Quasar Science Q-Rainbow RGBX User manual

QUASAR SCIENCE
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Q-Rainbow RGBX
Linear LED
V1.0 Firmware - V 0.82
©2018
Quasar Science, LLC
687 S. Anderson St.
Los Angeles, CA 90023
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2
FEATURES 5
INTRODUCTION 6
UNPACKING 7
OVERVIEW 8
BASIC OPERATION 9
STATUS LIGHTS 10
MANUAL MENU 10
MENU SHORT CUTS 12
CONFIG MENU 12
DEFAULT VALUES 13
MODES 14
MODE:MANUAL MODE 14
MODE:WIRED DMX 14
MODE:WIRELESS DMX 14
WIRELESS PAIRING 15
MODE:LEAD /FOLLOW 15
CONTROL OVER DMX 16
DMX PROFILES 16
DMX STANDARD PROFILES 16

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8BIT VS.16BIT 16
1: HSIC –8BIT –5CHANNELS 17
2: HSIC –16 BIT –7CHANNELS 17
3: HSI –8BIT –3CHANNELS 17
4: CROSSFADE WITH +/-GREEN –8BIT -3CHANNELS 17
5: CROSSFADE –8BIT –2CHANNELS 17
6: CCT &RGB –8BIT –7CHANNELS 17
7: CCT &RGB –16 BIT –9CHANNELS 17
8: RGB –8BIT –3CHANNELS 17
DMX FX PROFILES 21
9: HSIC +FX –8BIT –8CHANNELS 21
10: HSIC +FX –16 BIT –10 CHANNELS 21
11: CCT &RGB +FX –8BIT –10 CHANNELS 21
12: CCT &RGB +FX –16 BIT –12 CHANNELS 21
EFFECTS 26
EFFECT TYPES 26
RAINBOW EFFECT 26
SHORT CIRCUIT EFFECT 26
PAPARAZZI EFFECT 26
FIRE 1EFFECT 26
FIRE 2EFFECT 26
FIRE 3EFFECT 26
COP LIGHT 1EFFECT 26
COP LIGHT 2EFFECT 26
DEMO EFFECT 26
MANUAL EFFECTS 27
DMX EFFECTS 27
INVISIBLE GREEN 28
RDM 28
DISCOVERY/IDENTIFY 28
RDM OPTIONS 28
SHORTCUTS 29

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POWER 30
AC POWER 30
DC POWER 30
BATTERY USAGE 30
UPDATING FIRMWARE 31
TROUBLESHOOTING 31
WARRANTY 32
CONTACT 33

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Features
2000k-6000k Crossfade White Light with RGB Color
Mixing (RGBX)
Wireless by
DMX over Cat5
Manual Interface with OLED Screen
Universal AC Power 90v-256v
DC Battery Option 10v-26v
Lead / Follow Mode
On Board Effects
RDM Compatible
Lengths: 2’ 4’ 8’

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Introduction
Based on the Crossfade Linear LED (X) which utilizes our 2000k and 6000k diodes to create
variable broad spectrum white light, the Rainbow adds red, green and blue (RGB) diodes to the
mix.
RGB + Crossfade = RGBX
When desaturating a color, such as red, using only RGB systems, the desired light level is
achieved by mixing in the green and blue diodes.
With RGBX, the Crossfade broad spectrum light manages the saturation level at a preselected
color temperature, such as 2000 kelvin, by washing the red with independent white light.

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As illustrated above with RGB derived white light, wide gaps in the spectral distribution
compromise color response.
With the RGBX system, the broad spectral curve provides a more balanced distribution, leveling
the peaks and valleys, which more accurately renders natural colors and skin tones.
Unpacking
Each Rainbow comes with an 8” True 1 Power Cable, 2 Rubber Q-Boots, a Quick Start Guide,
and a Q-Upgrade Cable.

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Overview
The Rainbow Layout
The Control Screen
Controller Endcap

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Basic Operation
The menu system is design to be easy an intuitive.
Select a Parameter:
Press the Left and Right arrows until desired function is selected.
Edit a Parameter:
When a Parameter is selected, there will be selection carets next to it.
To edit the Parameter, Press Enter, and the selection carets will move down to the Value.
Press the Left and Right buttons to set the value.
Press Enter to Save.
The selection carets will then return to the parameter.
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Status Lights
The Rainbow Status Lights
Solid Red Light - Data Received
No Red Light - No Data Received or Wireless/Status Lights are turned off.
Solid Green Light - Lamp is paired and receiving transmission.
Slow Flashing Green Light - Wireless DMX is paired but transmitter not found.
Fast Flashing Green Light - Wireless DMX is pairing.
No Green Light - Lamp is unpaired and ready to pair or Wireless/Status Lights are
turned off.
Manual Menu
> Intensity 0% to 100% by 1% increments
> Color Temp
Using our Crossfade Clean Color 2000k and 6000k diodes, we color mix to
achieve desired color temperature through the range.
2000K to 6000K by 100k increments
> +/- Green Adds Green and Magenta to balance the White Level as desired.
100M to 0G to 100G
> Saturation 0 to 100% by 1% increments

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> Hue 0° to 360°
> CT Preset (Color Temperature Presets – Automatically changes the Color temperature to
desired setting and sets the saturation at 0%).
3200k
4000k
5000k
5600k
6000k
2000k
2800k
> Color Preset(Hue Color Presets – Automatically changes the Hue to desire setting and sets
the saturation at 1000%)
Blue
Cyan
Green
Red
Yellow
Orange
Magenta
> Effects (See Effects Page 31)
Rainbow
Short Circuit
Paparazzi
Fire 1
Fire 2
Fire 3
Cop light 1
Cop light 2
Demo
> Config
DMX Address
DMX Profile
Lead/Follow
Wireless On/Off
Status Lights On/Off
RDM On/Off
Firmware Version
Lamp Hours
Reset to Default
BACK to Main Menu

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Menu Short Cuts
See Short Cuts Page 34.
Config Menu
DMX Address 001 to 508 (Does not allow address to be outside of 512)
DMX Profiles
1. HSIC – 8bit,
2. HSIC - 16 bit
3. HSI - 8bit
4. XFade with CC - 8bit
5. XFade - 8 bit
6. CCT & RGB - 8 bit
7. CCT & RGB - 16 bit
8. RGB - 8 bit
9. 9: HSIC + FX – 8bit
10. HSIC + FX - 16 bit
11. CCT & RGB + FX - 8 bit
12. CCT & RGB + FX - 16 bit
Lead/Follow (See Mode: Lead / Follow Page 15)
Lead
Follow1
Follow2
Follow3
Follow4
Follow5
Wireless On/Off - Disables the wireless transceiver
Status Lights On/Off - Turns off the status lights for use on camera
Invisible Green On/Off
Automatically uses the RGB diodes to achieve white light at 0CCI.
(see Invisible Green Page 28)
RDM Enabled/Disabled
Turns off the ability for the Rainbow to send/receive RDM
(see RDM Page 28)
Terminate On/Off – Adds termination to the Out of the DMX if needed

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Firmware Displays the Firmware Version of the Rainbow
Lamp Hours Displays the Hours the Rainbow has been powered on
Reset to Default Sets the Rainbow back to all its default values
Default Values
Parameters
Intensity:100%
Color Temp: 3200k
+/- Green: 0G
Hue: 0 degree
Saturation: 0%
CT Preset: None
Color Preset: None
Effect: None
Config
DMX Profile: 01 – HSIC – 8 bit
DMX Address: 001
Lead / Follow: Off
Wireless DMX: Off
Status Lights: On
RDM: Off
Terminate: Off

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Modes
The Rainbow can operate in several modes.
•Manual mode with on screen controls
•DMX through the Cat5 ports
•Wireless DMX with on board Lumen Radio chip
•Lead / Follow Mode for controlling many Rainbows from one.
Mode: Manual Mode
When the Rainbow is running in Manual mode, parameters can be
changed directly on each unit with the on board controls and OLED
screen. No need for a controller to be present.
Mode: Wired DMX
Rainbow has 2 - RJ45 ports for control over 512 DMX. Conventional
DMX 5 pin to RJ45 converters can be used. The pinout of the RJ45 is
Pin 1: DMX +, Pin 2: DMX – Pin 3: Ground.
When the Rainbow is controlled with DMX, the screen displays the
address set in the Config for the Rainbow.
Each Rainbow has a DMX IN port and DMX out port, which allows daisy chaining of Rainbows.
Mode: Wireless DMX
Each Rainbow is equipped with an Lumen Radio Timo chip for
wireless connectivity.
All Rainbows are backwards compatible with W-DMX Transmitters.
For wireless operation, go to Config->Wireless ON
DMX
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Wireless Pairing
To Link a Rainbow lamp to a transmitter,
Go to Config->Wireless, Set to ON, Config->Status Lights to ON
If the Wireless DMX is flashing, press and hold the Link button to Unpair.
On the DMX Transmitter, tap the Link button to Pair.
The Wireless DMX Light will start to Flash and turn solid once paired.
Mode: Lead / Follow
Lead/Follow Mode allows one Rainbow lamp to control many
lamps at once. The Lead transmits DMX data wired or wirelessly
to the followers. When the Lead changes levels, the follows will
change as well. Applies to on board FX as well.
To use Lead/Follow Mode, go to Config->Lead/Follow. Set the
Leader to Lead and set all the Followers to Follow 1 to match the
leader. Follow 2-6 is used with effects to do the same effect with
different timings. This will run the same effects, intensities and
levels but not in sync.
To use wired, plug Cat5 cable into the Out of the Leader into the
In of the Followers. Repeat out of the Followers and into the next. The data light should
be illuminated on all the followers.
To use wirelessly, on the Followers, press and hold the Link button to Unpair the
lamp. Next tap the Link button on the Leader. On all the Followers, the Wireless
signal light should begin flashing and then remain solid.

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When in Lead / Follow mode, the lamp is set to the following config:
Lead / Follow: Lead
DMX Profile: 10 – HSIC + Effects – 16 bit
Lead / Follow: Follow 1
DMX Profile: 10 – HSIC + Effects – 16 bit
DMX Address: 001
Lead / Follow: Follow 2
DMX Profile: 10 – HSIC + Effects – 16 bit
DMX Address: 011
Setting the lamp into Follow mode will turn off any effects running.
Control Over DMX
The Rainbow can be controlled through DMX with standard DMX protocol control.
DMX Profiles
The Rainbow has 3 types of DMX Profiles
1. DMX Standard Profiles
2. DMX Profiles with DMX Control of Built in FX
3. DMX Profiles with Extended DMX Control of Built in FX
DMX Standard Profiles
8bit vs. 16bit
With 8 bit profiles, each parameter is given 1 DMX channel.
With 16 bit profiles, Intensity and Hue/Crossfade are given an additional DMX channel to allow
for smoother dimming and finer control of the Rainbow.

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1: HSIC – 8 Bit – 5 Channels
HSIC – Hue, Saturation, Intensity, Color Temperature and +/- Green Control. This mode is great
if all you have are sliders.
2: HSIC – 16 Bit – 7 Channels
Hue, Saturation, Intensity, Color Temperature and +/- Green Control.
Intensity and Hue are 2 channels each.
3: HSI – 8 bit – 3 channels
HSI – Hue, Saturation, Intensity
White Light is locked at 4000K.
4: Crossfade with +/-Green – 8 Bit -3 channels
Intensity, Color Temperature and +/- Green Control.
5: Crossfade – 8 bit – 2 Channels
Intensity and Color Temperature.
6: CCT & RGB – 8 bit – 7 Channels
Intensity, Color Temperature and +/- Green Control,
Crossfade from White to Color, Red, Green Blue.
7: CCT & RGB – 16 bit – 9 Channels
Intensity, Color Temperature and +/- Green Control, Crossfade from White to Color, Red, Green
Blue.
Intensity and Crossfade are 2 channels each.
This mode is preferred for lighting consoles
8: RGB – 8 bit – 3 Channels
Red, Green Blue
White Light is locked at 4000K.

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Profile 1
HSIC – 8 Bit
5 DMX Channels
Channel
Function
Value
Percentage
Description
Default %
/ DMX
1
Intensity
0-255
0-100
0
2
Color Temp
0-255
0-100
2000K to 6000K
0
3
G +/-
Plus and Minus Green
50% / 128
0-10
0-4
No Effect
11-20
5-8
Full Minus Green
21-119
8-46
-99% to -1%
120-145
47-57
Neutral
146-244
57-96
1% to 99%
245-255
96-100
Full Plus Green
4
Hue
0-255
0 to 360
0° to 360°
0
5
Saturation
0-255
0-100
White Light to RGB
0
Profile 2
HSIC – 16 Bit
7 DMX Channels
Channel
Function
Value
Percentage
Description
Default %
/ DMX
1/2
Intensity
0-65,535
0-100
0
3
Color Temp
0-255
0-100
2000K to 6000K
0
4
G +/-
Plus and Minus Green
50% / 128
0-10
0-4
No Effect
11-20
5-8
Full Minus Green
21-119
8-46
-99% to -1%
120-145
47-57
Neutral
146-244
57-96
1% to 99%
245-255
96-100
Full Plus Green
5/6
Hue
0-65,535
0 to 360
0° to 360°
0
7
Saturation
0-255
0-100
White Light to RGB
0
Profile 3
HSI 8 bit
3 DMX Channels
Channel
Function
Value
Percentage
Default %
/ DMX
1
Intensity
0-255
0-100
0
2
Hue
0-255
0 to 360
0° to 360°
0
3
Saturation
0-255
0-100
4000K to RGB
0
*The white light value in this mode is 4000K

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Profile 4
Crossfade & CC - 8 bit
3 DMX Channels
Channel
Function
Value
Percentage
Description
Default %
/ DMX
1
Intensity
0-255
0-100
0
2
Color Temp
0-255
0-100
2000K to 6000K
0
3
G +/-
Plus and Minus Green
50% / 128
0-10
0-4
No Effect
11-20
5-8
Full Minus Green
21-119
8-46
-99% to -1%
120-145
47-57
Neutral
146-244
57-96
1% to 99%
245-255
96-100
Full Plus Green
Profile 5
Crossfade - 8 bit
2 DMX Channels
Channel
Function
Value
Percentage
Description
Default %
/ DMX
1
Intensity
0-255
0-100
0
2
Color Temp
0-255
0-100
2000K to 6000K
0
Profile 6
CCT & RGB – 8 Bit
7 DMX Channels
Channel
Function
Value
Percentage
Description
Default %
/ DMX
1
Intensity
0-255
0-100
0
2
Color Temp
0-255
0-100
2000K to 6000K
0
3
G +/-
Plus and Minus Green
50% / 128
0-10
0-4
No Effect
11-20
5-8
Full Minus Green
21-119
8-46
-99% to -1%
120-145
47-57
Neutral
146-244
57-96
1% to 99%
245-255
96-100
Full Plus Green
4
Crossfade
0-255
0-100
White Light to RGB
0
5
Red
0-255
0-100
0
6
Green
0-255
0-100
0
7
Blue
0-255
0-100
0

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Profile 7
CCT & RGB – 16 Bit
9 DMX Channels
Channel
Function
Value
Percentag
e
Description
Default %
/ DMX
1/2
Intensity
0-65.535
0-100
0
3
Color Temp
0-255
0-100
2000K to 6000K
0
4
G +/-
Plus and Minus
Green
50% / 128
0-10
0-4
No Effect
11-20
5-8
Full Minus Green
21-119
8-46
-99% to -1%
120-145
47-57
Neutral
146-244
57-96
1% to 99%
245-255
96-100
Full Plus Green
5/6
Crossfade
0-65,535
0-100
White Light to RGB
0
7
Red
0-255
0-100
0
8
Green
0-255
0-100
0
9
Blue
0-255
0-100
0
Profile 8
RGB 8 bit
3 DMX Channels
Channel
Function
Value
Percentage
Description
Default %
/ DMX
1
Red
0-255
0-100
0
2
Green
0-255
0-100
0
3
Blue
0-255
0-100
0
*The white light value in this mode is 4000k