Robe REDMix 3-192 User manual

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Tableofcontents
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1.Safetyinstructions......................................................................................................................................................3
2.Fixtureexteriorview...................................................................................................................................................5
3.Installation..................................................................................................................................................................5
3.1Mountingthefixture............................................................................................................................................5
3.2Changingthelens‐array........................................................................................................................................6
3.3Connectiontothemains......................................................................................................................................7
3.4DMX512connection............................................................................................................................................8
3.5Master/slaveconnection......................................................................................................................................8
3.6Stand‐aloneoperation..........................................................................................................................................9
4.REDMix3•192‐DMXprotocol.................................................................................................................................10
5.Controlmenumap....................................................................................................................................................13
6.Fixturemenu.............................................................................................................................................................15
6.1FixtureAddress...................................................................................................................................................16
6.2Fixtureinformation.............................................................................................................................................16
6.3Personality..........................................................................................................................................................17
6.4Manualmode......................................................................................................................................................18
6.5Testsequences...................................................................................................................................................19
6.6Stand‐alonesetting.............................................................................................................................................19
6.7Specialfunctions.................................................................................................................................................20
7.RDM..........................................................................................................................................................................21
8.Errorandinformationmessages..............................................................................................................................22
9.Technicalspecifications............................................................................................................................................23
10.Cleaningandmaintenance.....................................................................................................................................25
10.1Replacingthemainfuse...................................................................................................................................25
10.2Replacingtheairfilters.....................................................................................................................................25
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FORYOUROWNSAFETY,PLEASEREADTHISUSERMANUALCAREFULLY
BEFOREPOWERINGORINSTALLINGYOURREDMix3‐192!
Saveitforfuturereference.
Thisdevicehasleftourpremisesinabsolutelyperfectcondition.Inordertomaintainthisconditionandtoensurea
safeoperation,itisabsolutelynecessaryfortheusertofollowthesafetyinstructionsandwarningnoteswrittenin
thismanual.
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Themanufacturerwillnotacceptliabilityforanyresultingdamagescausedbythenon‐observanceofthismanual
oranyunauthorizedmodificationtothedevice.
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Pleaseconsiderthatdamagescausedbymanualmodificationstothedevicearenotsubjecttowarranty.
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TheREDMix3‐192wasdesignedforindooruseanditisintendedforprofessionalapplicationonly.Itisnotfor
householduse.
1.Safetyinstructions
DANGEROUSVOLTAGECONSTITUTINGARISKOFELECTRICSHOCKISPRESENTWITHINTHISUNIT!
Makesurethattheavailablevoltageisnothigherthanstatedontherearpanelofthefixture.
Thisfixtureshouldbeoperatedonlyfromthetypeofpowersourceindicatedonthemarkinglabel.Ifyouarenot
sureofthetypeofpowersupplied,consultyourauthorizeddistributororlocalpowercompany.
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AlwaysdisconnectthefixturefromACpowerbeforecleaning,removingorinstallingthefuses,oranypart.
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Makesurethatthepowerswitchissettooff‐positionbeforeyouconnectthefixturetothemains.Thepowerplug
hastobeaccessibleafterinstallingthefixture.Donotoverloadwalloutletsandextensioncordsasthiscan
resultinfireorelectricshock.
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Donotallowanythingtorestonthepowercord.Donotlocatethisfixturewherethecordmaybedamagedby
personswalkingonit.
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Makesurethatthepowercordisnevercrimpedordamagedbysharpedges.Checkthefixtureandthepowercord
fromtimetotime.
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Referservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.
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ThisfixturefallsunderprotectionclassI.Thereforethisfixturehastobeconnectedtoamainssocketoutletwith
aprotectiveearthingconnection.
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Donotconnectthisfixturetoadimmerpack.
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DonotlookstraightatthefixturefrontLEDsduringoperation.Theintenselightbeammaydamageyoureyes.
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Ifthefixturehasbeenexposedtodrastictemperaturefluctuation(e.g.aftertransportation),donotswitchiton
immediately.Thearisingcondensationwatermightdamageyourdevice.Leavethedeviceswitchedoffuntilithas
reachedroomtemperature.
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Donotshakethefixture.Avoidbruteforcewheninstallingoroperatingthefixture.

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Thisfixturewasdesignedforindooruseonly,donotexposethisunittorainorusenearwater.
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Whenchoosingtheinstallationspot,pleasemakesurethatthefixtureisnotexposedtoextremeheat,moistureor
dust.
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Airventsandslotsinthefixture´sheadandbaseareprovidedforventilation,toensurereliableoperationofthe
deviceandtoprotectitfromoverheating.
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Theopeningsshouldneverbecoveredwithclothorothermaterials,andnevermustbeblocked.
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Thisfixtureshouldnotbeplacedinabuilt‐ininstallationunlessproperventilationisprovided.
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Onlyoperatethefixtureafterhavingcheckedthatthehousingisfirmlyclosedandallscrewsaretightlyfastened.
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Alwaysuseasecondarysafetycablewhenmountingthisfixture.
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Makesurethattheareabelowtheinstallationplaceisblockedwhenrigging,deriggingorservicingthefixture.
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DonotblockthefrontobjectiveLEDswithanyobjectwhenthefixtureisunderoperation.
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Thefixturebecomesveryhotduringoperation.Allowthefixturetocoolapproximately20minutespriorto
manipulatewithit.
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Operatethefixtureonlyafterhavingfamiliarizedwithitsfunctions.Donotpermitoperationbypersonsnot
qualifiedforoperatingthefixture.Mostdamagesaretheresultofunprofessionaloperation!
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Pleaseusetheoriginalpackagingifthefixtureistobetransported.
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Pleaseconsiderthatunauthorizedmodificationsonthefixtureareforbiddenduetosafetyreasons!
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Ifthisdevicewillbeoperatedinanywaydifferenttotheonedescribedinthismanual,theproductmaysuffer
damagesandtheguaranteebecomesvoid.Furthermore,anyotheroperationmayleadtodangerslikeshort‐
circuit,burns,electricshock,crashetc.

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2.Fixtureexteriorview
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3.Installation
3.1Mountingthefixture
Ensurethatthestructure(truss)towhichyouareattaching
thefixturesissecure.
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Thefixtureissupplywithmountingbracketwhichallowstrussinstallationorcanserveasastandforplacing
directlyonthestage.Themountingbracketconsistsoftwopartsanditisdesignedinawaythatnotoolisneeded
toadjustdesiredfixtureposition.
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1.Lensarray
2.Mountingbracket
3.Covers
4.Lens‐arraylock
5.Lens‐arraySecurity
locks
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Rearpanelofthefixture
1.Powerswitch
2.DMXinput/output(5‐pinXLR)
3.LEDdisplay
4.Mainsinput
5.Mainsoutput
6.DMXinput/output(3‐pinXLR)
7.Modebutton
8.Enterbutton
9.Upbutton
10.Downbutton

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Thefixturecanberiggedinanyorientationonatrusswithoutalteringitsoperationcharacteristics.Theholeinthe
mountingbrackethasadiameterof10mm.
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Theinstallationofthefixturehastobebuiltandconstructedinawaythatitcanhold10timestheweightfor1
hourwithoutanyharmingdeformation.
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Foroverheaduse,alwaysinstallasafetyropethatcanholdatleast10timestheweightofthefixture.Youmust
onlyusesafetyropewithscrew‐oncarbine.Pullthesafetyropethroughthemountingbracketofthefixtureand
overthetrussingsystem.
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3.2Changingthelensarray
TheREDMix3•192hasa25°lens‐arraymodulefittedasstandard,andisalsosuppliedwithaglassholderforfrost
filtersandagridmodule.
Ifyouwishtochangethelensmodule,followthisprocedure:
1.Switchthefixtureoff.
2.Shiftthesecuritylock(1)tothe“open“position(blackmark).
3.Pressandholdthelensmodulelock(2)onthesidecoverofthefixtureheadandgentlyliftthemodule(3)
upwardatthesidewherethislockispressed.
4.Pressandholdthelensmodulelock(2)ontheoppositesideofthefixtureheadandgentlyliftthelensmodule
(3)
fromitsplacingandremoveit.
5.Fitthenewlensmoduleintothefixtureheadandgentlypushitdownwarduntilthemodulesnapsin.
Makesurethatthelensmodulelocks(2)areproperlylocked.
6.Shiftthesecuritylock(1)tothe“locked”position(redmark)tosecurethelensmoduleintheplacing.
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Ensurethesecuritylockisinthe“locked”position(REDmark)beforestartingthefixtureoperation.
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Itispossibletoinstallaplasticfilmintotheglassholdermoduleinordertogetfrostlight.
1.Uninstallthe25°lens‐arraymodule(1)asdescribedabove.
2.Inserttheplasticfilm(2)intotheslotsunderpartitionsintheglassholdermodule.
3.Installtheglassholdermodulebacktothefixture´sheadasdescribedabove.
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Theshape(dimensions)oftheplasticfilmdependsonitsthicknessandelasticity.Weadvicetouse2shapesof
plasticfilms:
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 Thickness=<0.5mmThickness>0.5mm
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Maximumthicknessofthefilmshouldnotexceed0.8mm.
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3.3Connectiontothemains
Ifitisnecessary,installasuitableplugonthepowercord,notethatthecoresinthepowercablearecolored
accordingtothefollowingtable.
Core(Eu)Core(US)ConnectionPlugTerminalMarking
BrownBlackLive L
LightblueWhiteNeutral N
Yellow/GreenGreenEarth 
Thisdevicefallsunderclassoneandmustbeearthed(grounded)!
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TheREDMix3•192allowstoconnectseveralfixturesinadaisychainofpowercable.Usea3‐conductor1.5mm2
patchcordforconnectingfixtureseachother.Neededtypesofthecableconnectorsarestatedinthechapter
“Technicalspecifications“undersection.
Themax.numberofconnectedfixturesdependsontheinputvoltage:
4fixturesatpowersupply=230V(“FuLL”powermode)
2fixturesatpowersupply=120V(“FuLL”powermode)
Donotoverloadthesupplylineandtheconnectingleads.
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Wiringandconnectionworkmustbecarriedoutbyqualifiedstaff!
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3.4DMX512connection
Thefixtureisequippedwithboth3‐pinand5‐pinXLRsocketsforDMXinputandoutput. Onlyuseashieldedtwisted‐
paircabledesignedforRS‐485and3‐pin/5‐pinXLR‐connectorsinordertoconnectthecontrollerwiththefixture
oronefixturewithanother.
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WiringoftheXLRconnectors:
DMXoutputDMXinput
XLRmountingsockets(rearview):   XLRmountingplugs(rearview):
   
1– Shield 2 - Signal (-) 3- Signal (+) 4– Not connected 5– Not connected
TobuildaDMXchain
1. ConnecttheDMXoutputofthecontrollerdirectlywiththeDMXinputofthefirstfixtureintheDMXchain.
2. ConnecttheDMXoutputofthefirstfixtureintheDMXchainwiththeDMXinputofthenextfixture.
3. AlwaysconnecttheDMXoutputwiththeinputofthenextfixtureuntilallfixturesareconnected.
Donotoverloadthelink.Max.32fixturesmaybeconnectedonaDMXlink.
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Caution:Terminatethelinkbyinstallingaterminationplugintheoutputofthelastfixture.Theterminationplugis
amale3‐pinXLRplugwitha120OhmresistorsolderedbetweenSignal(–)andSignal(+).
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3.5Master/slaveconnection
Tobuildamaster/slave‐chain:
ConnecttheDMXoutputofthemasterfixtureinthedatachainwiththeDMXinputofthefirstslave.Always
connectoutputwiththeinputofthenextslaveuntilallslavesareconnected(upto32fixtures).
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Caution:ItisnecessarytoinserttheXLRterminationplugs(with120Ohm)intotheinputofthemasterfixtureand
intotheoutputofthelastslaveonthedatalinkinordertoensurethepropertransmissiononthedatalink.
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3.6Standaloneoperation
Thefixturesonadatalinkarenotconnectedtothecontrollerbutcanexecutepre‐setprogramswhichcanbe
differentforeveryfixture.Tosettheprogramtobeplayed,seethe"Stand‐alonesetting"(menu"St.AL.").
"Stand‐aloneoperation"canbeappliedtothesinglefixtureortomultiplefixturesoperatingsynchronously.
Synchronousoperationofmultiplefixturesrequiresthattheymustbeconnectedonadatalinkandoneofthemis
setasamaster(mastermode)andtherestastheslaves(slavemode).
Tosetthefixtureasthemasterorslave,seethe"Addressing"(menu"A001").
Onlyonefixturecanbesetasthemaster.
Themasterfixturestartssimultaneousprogramstartintheotherslavefixtures.Allfixtureshaveadefinite,
synchronizedstartingpointwhenplayingbacktheirprograms.Thenumberofrunningprogramisthesameinall
slavesanddependsonthemaster'schoice(menu"St.AL.“).Everyfixturerunsitsprogramrepeatedly,startingthe
programstepNo.1whenrequestedbythemaster.
Example:
Iftheslavefixturehasashorterprogramlength,itwillcontinuouslyrepeatitsprogramuntilthemasterfixture
finishesitsownprogramandrestartsitsprogramrunning(slave1‐prog.step3willnotbefinished).
Iftheslavefixturehasalongerprogramlength,itwillrestartatprog.step1beforeitcompletesallitsprog.steps
(slave2‐prog.step5willnotbeplayed)‐seethepicturebellow.
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Note:DisconnectthefixturesfromtheDMXcontrollerbeforemaster/slaveoperating,otherwisedatacollisions
canoccurandthefixtureswillnotworkproperly!
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4.REDMix3•192DMXprotocol
Version1.1 
Mode/Channel
ValueFunctionTypeof
control
12345
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‐
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1
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1
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0‐255
RedLEDs‐AllArrays
RedLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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proportional
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‐
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2
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2
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0‐255
GreenLEDs‐AllArrays
GreenLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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proportional
‐
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‐
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3
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3
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‐
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0‐255
BlueLEDs‐AllArrays
BlueLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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proportional
‐
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‐
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4
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4
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‐
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0‐255
WhiteLEDs‐AllArrays
WhiteLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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proportional
1
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1
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‐
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‐
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5
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0‐255
RedLEDs‐Array1
RedLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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proportional
2
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2
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‐
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6
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0‐255
GreenLEDs‐Array1
GreenLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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proportional
3
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3
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‐
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‐
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7
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0‐255
BlueLEDs‐Array1
BlueLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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proportional
4
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4
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8
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0‐255
WhiteLEDs‐Array1
WhiteLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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proportional
5
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5
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9
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0‐255
RedLEDs‐Array2
RedLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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proportional
6
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6
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‐
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‐
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10
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0‐255
GreenLEDs‐Array2
GreenLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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proportional
7
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7
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‐
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11
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0‐255
BlueLEDs‐Array2
BlueLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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proportional
8
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8
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‐
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12
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0‐255
WhiteLEDs‐Array2
WhiteLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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proportional
9
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9
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13
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0‐255
RedLEDs‐Array3
RedLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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proportional
10
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10
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14
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0‐255
GreenLEDs‐Array3
GreenLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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proportional
11
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11
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15
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0‐255
BlueLEDs‐Array3
BlueLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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proportional
12
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12
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16
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0‐255
WhiteLEDs‐Array3
WhiteLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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proportional
13
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13
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17
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0‐255
RedLEDs‐Array4
RedLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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proportional
14
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14
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18
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0‐255
GreenLEDs‐Array4
GreenLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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Mode/Channel
Value
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Function
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Typeof
control
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12345
15
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15
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19
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0‐255
BlueLEDs‐Array4
BlueLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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proportional
16
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16
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20
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0‐255
WhiteLEDs‐Array4
WhiteLEDssaturationcontrol(0‐100%)
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proportional
17
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5
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1
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0‐7
8‐15
16‐23
24‐31
32‐39
40‐47
48‐55
56‐63
64‐71
72‐79
80‐87
88‐95
96‐103
104‐111
112‐119
120‐127
128‐135
136‐143
144‐151
152‐159
160‐167
168‐175
176‐183
184‐191
192‐199
200‐207
208‐215
216‐223
224‐231
232‐239
240‐247
248‐255
ColourMacros
Nofunction
Macro1
Macro2
Macro3
Macro4
Macro5
Macro6
Macro7
Macro8
Macro9
Macro10
Macro11
Macro12
Macro13
Macro14
Macro15
Macro16
Macro17
Macro18
Macro19
Macro20
Macro21
Macro22
Macro23
Macro24
Macro25
Macro26
Macro27
Macro28
Macro29
Macro30
Macro31
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step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
step
18
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17
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6
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2
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0‐31
32‐63
64‐95
96‐127
128‐143
144‐159
160‐191
192‐223
224‐255
Shutter,Strobe
Shutterclosed
Shutteropen
Strobe‐effectfromslowtofast
Shutteropen
Openingpulsesinsequencesslow‐‐>fast
Closingpulsesinsequencesfast‐‐>slow
Shutteropen
Randomstrobe‐effectsfromslowtofast
Shutteropen
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step
step
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step
proportional
proportional
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ValueFunctionTypeof
control
12345
19
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18
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7
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‐
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3
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0‐255
Dimmer
Dimmerintensityfrom0%to100%
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proportional
20
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19
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8
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‐
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4
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0‐255
Dimmer,fine
Fineintensityfromlowtohigh
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proportional
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5.Controlmenumap
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Defaultsettings=Boldprint
MenuLevel1MenuLevel2MenuLevel3MenuLevel4MenuLevel5MenuLevel6
A001dM.Ad.001‐512
MA.SL.d.AbL
MASt.
SLA

InFoPoti.FuLLtotL 
rSEt 
EcOtotL 
rSEt 
FiLt.AL.PE.10......300  
EL.ti.
DM.In.rEd10‐255 
:
F.dim0‐255 
tEMP.Cur.t.boAr.. 
LEdS 
Hi.tE.boAr.. 
LEdS 
rSEtboAr.. 
LEdS 
VErS.IC1
IC2

PErSdM.Pr.Mod.1
Mod.2
Mod.3
Mod.4
Mod.5

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MenuLevel1MenuLevel2MenuLevel3MenuLevel4MenuLevel5MenuLevel6
dISP.d.OnOn,Off 
d.Int.20...100 
turn On,Off 
tEM.U.°C,°F
bALAOn,Off
C.bAL.rEd0..200..255 
GrEn0..........255 
bLuE0..237..255 
Stor
LOAdFuLL
EcO
In.Po.rEd10‐255 
:
F.dim0‐255 
Stor.
dFSE

MAn.M.PrE.C.rEd1rE1.1..rE1.3 
:
dimrdim0...dim.7 
Man.C.rEd10‐255 
:
F.dim0‐255 

TESt

St.AL.AutoOff
tESt
PrG.1
:
PrG.3

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MenuLevel1MenuLevel2MenuLevel3MenuLevel4MenuLevel5MenuLevel6
PLAYtESt
PrG.1
:
PrG.3
EditPrG.1St.01rEd1 0‐255
::::
PrG.3St.68S.tim.0‐25.5sec
CoPY

SPEC.rdML
rdMH
Adj.DMH rEd1 
: 
F.dimr 
CaL.U.rEd1 
: 
wh4 
Stor. 
uPd.M.
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6.Fixturemenu
Thecontrolpanelmenuallowstosetthefixtureaccordingtoyourneeds,obtaininformationonitsoperation,test
itsvariouspartsandlastlyprogramit,ifithastobeusedinaStand‐alonemode.
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Thefourcontrolbuttonsonthefronthavethefollowingfunctions:
MODEbutton‐leavesmenuwithoutsavingchanges.
ENTERbutton‐entersmenu,confirmsadjustedvaluesandleavesmenu.
UPandDOWNbuttons‐movebetweenmenuitemsonthesamelevel,setsvalues.
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Afterswitchingthefixtureon,thefixturedisplayshowsthecurrentDMXaddress:
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
UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstoscrollthroughthevariousmenuitems.Toselectdesireditem,presstheENTER.
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6.1FixtureAddress
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UsethismenutosettheDMXaddressofthefixtureorsetthefixtureasaMaster(Slave).
dM.Ad.‐‐‐DMXaddressing.SelectthissubmenutosetaDMXstartaddress.
TosetaDMXaddress.
1. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstofind“A001“menu.
2. PresstheENTERbutton.
3. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstoselectdesiredstartaddress.
4. PresstheENTERbuttontoconfirmthechoice.
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
MA.SL.‐‐‐Master/slaveaddressing.Selectthissubmenutosetthefixtureasamasterorslave.Option"d.AbL"
deactivatesmaster/slavesetting.
Tosetafixtureasamasterorslave.
1. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstofind“A001“menu.
2. PresstheENTERbutton.
3. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstoselect“MA.SL.“item.
4. PresstheENTERbutton.
5. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstoselecteithermaster(MASt)orslave(SLA)
6. PresstheENTERbuttontoconfirmthechoice.
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Note:Afterswitchingon,theREDMix3•192willautomaticallydetectwhetherDMX512dataisreceivedornot.
IfthereisnodatareceivedattheDMXinput,thedisplaywillstarttoflash“A001”withactuallysetaddress.
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6.2Fixtureinformation
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Usethismenutoreadusefulinformationaboutthefixturestatus.
Todisplaydesiredinformation. 
1.UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstofindthe“InFo“menu.
2.PresstheENTERbutton.
3.UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstoselecttherequiredmenuitem.
4.PresstheENTERbuttontoconfirmthechoice.
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Po.ti.‐‐‐PowerOnTime.UsethemenuitemtoreadthenumberofoperationhoursforeachLEDsoperating
mode.
FuLL‐‐‐Maxlightoutputfromthefixture.
totL‐thefunctionshowsthetotalnumberoftheoperationhoursinthe“FuLL”modesincethe
REDMix3•192hasbeenfabricated.
rESEt‐thefunctionshowsthenumberoftheoperationhoursthattheREDMix3•192
hasbeenpoweredoninthe“FuLL”modesincethecounterwaslastreset.Inordertoresetthis
counterto0youhavetopressandholdtheUPandDOWNbuttonsandatthesametimepress
theENTERbutton.
EcO‐‐‐Economicalmode.
totL‐thefunctionshowsthetotalnumberoftheoperationhoursinthe“EcO”modesincethe
REDMix3•192hasbeenfabricated.
rESEt‐thefunctionshowsthenumberoftheoperationhoursthattheREDMix3•192
hasbeenpoweredoninthe“EcO”modesincethecounterwaslastreset.Inordertoresetthis
counterto0youhavetopressandholdtheUPandDOWNbuttonsandatthesametimepress
theENTERbutton.
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FiLt‐‐‐Filters.Regularcleaningoftheairfiltersisveryimportantforthefixture´slifeandperformance.Cumulation
ofdust,dirtandfogfluidresiduesreducesthefixture´slightoutputandcoolingability.Thetwoitemsofthismenu
helpyoutokeepcleaningperiodoftheairfilters.
AL.PE.‐‐‐Setalertperiod‐cleaningscheduleforthefixturedependsontheoperatingenvironment.
Itisthereforeimpossibletospecifyaccuratecleaninginterval.Thisfunctionallows
youtochangethecleaningintervaloftheairfilters.This“alert“valueis50hoursandit
issetasdefault.Inspectthefixturewithinits50hoursofoperationtoseewhethercleaning
isnecessary.Ifcleaningisrequired,cleanallairfiltersandchangethevalueinthismenu
onacceptablelevel.Min.levelofalertperiodis10hours,max.is300hours.
EL.ti.‐‐‐Elapsedtime‐theoptionallowsyoutoreadthetimewhichremainstocleaningairfilters.
Thetimeperiodissetinthemenumentionedabove.
Expiredtimeperiodissignalizedbythemessage”FiLt”ondisplay.
Cleanthefiltersandresetthismenuitem(pressingandholdtheUPandDOWNbuttonsandat
thesametimepresstheENTERbutton).
DM.In.‐‐‐DMXvalues.SelectthisfunctiontoreadDMXvaluesofeachchannelreceivedbythefixture.

tEMP‐‐‐FixtureTemperatures.Selectthismenutoreadthetemperaturesofthefixture:
Cur.t.‐‐‐thecurrenttemperatureofthefixtureinside.
Hi.tE.‐themenuitemshowsthemax.temperaturesofthefixtureinsidesince
theREDMix3•192hasbeenfabricated.
rSEt‐‐‐themenuitemshowsthemaximumtemperaturesofthefixtureinsidesincethecounter
waslastreset.Inordertoresetthiscounterto0youhavetopressandholdtheUPandDOWN
buttonsandatthesametimepresstheENTERbutton.
Note:Theambienttemperatureshouldnotexceed40°C.
Measuringpoints:
LEdS.‐‐‐thetemperatureoftheLEDsmodule.
boAr.‐‐‐thetemperatureonthePCBinthefixturehead.
Thetemperaturescanbedisplayedineither°Cor°Funits‐seeoption“tEM.U“inthemenu“Pers“.  
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VErS.‐‐‐SoftwareVersions.Selectthisfunctiontoreadthesoftwareversionsofthefixtureprocessors:
IC1‐‐‐theprocessorcontrolsLEDsmodule
IC2‐‐‐EEprom
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6.3Personality
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UsethismenutomodifytheREDMix3•192operatingbehaviour.
DM.Pr.‐‐‐DMXpreset.SelectthismenuitemtosetadesiredDMXmode.Pleaserefertothechapter"DMX
protocol"fordetaildescriptionofeachDMXmode.
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DiSP.‐‐‐Displayadjusting.Thisfunctionallowsyoutochangethedisplaysettings.
d.On‐‐‐thisfunctionallowsyoutokeepthedisplayonortoturnoffautomatically2minutes
afterlastpressinganybuttononthecontrolpanel.
d.Int.‐‐‐selectthisfunctiontoadjustthedisplayintensity(20‐min.,100‐max.).
turn‐‐‐selectthisfunctiontoturnthedisplayby180°.
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tEM.U.‐‐‐TemperatureUnit.Usethismenuinordertodisplaythefixturetemperaturesindesiredunits:°Cor°F.
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bALA‐‐‐BalanceUsethismenuitemtoenable(On)ordisable(Off)thewhitebalancewhichissetinthe“White
colourbalance“menubelow.Ifthisfunctionissetoff,theREDMix3•192willusemaximumvalues(255)of
saturationforred,greenandbluecolour.Thisfunctionhastobesetonbeforeadjustingawhitebalance.

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C.bAL.‐‐‐WhiteColourBalance.Themenugivesaccesstothesettingofthewhitebalance.
Tosetwhitecolourbalance.
1. UseaDMXcontrollerorthe“Man.C.“menutosetallLEDsonmax.saturation.
2. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstofindthe“Pers.“menu.
3. PresstheENTERbutton.
4. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstoselectthe“C.bAL“menu.
5. PresstheENTERbuttonandthe“rEd“itemwillappearonthedisplay.
6. PresstheENTERbuttonandusetheUP/DOWNbuttonstosetnewmax.valuefortheredLEDs.
7. PresstheENTERbuttontoconfirmthechoice.
8. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstoselectnextcolour,the“GrEn“.
9. Repeatsteps6‐7forthischannel.
10. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstoselectthelastcolour,the„bLuE“andrepeatsteps6‐7forthiscolour.
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LoAd‐‐‐LoadofLEDs.Themenuallowstochoose2differentoperatingmodesforfixture´sLEDs.
FuLL‐‐‐Maximumlightoutput.Note:inthismode,thetotallumenmaintenanceis70%at
10,000hours.
EcO.‐‐‐Thelightoutputisdecreasedby20%.Thetotallumenmaintenanceis70%at
60,000hours.
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In.Po.‐‐‐Initeffectpositions.Usethisfunctiontosetalleffectstothedesiredpositionstowhichtheywillmove
afterswitchingthefixtureon(ifDMXisnotbeingreceived).
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dF.SE.‐‐‐DefaultSettings.Themenuitemsetsallfixtureparameterstothedefault(factory)values.
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6.4Manualmode
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UsethismenuforcontrolthefixturewithoutconnectedDMXconsole.
PrE.C.‐‐‐Preseteffectscontrol.Selectthismenutocalluppresetpositionsofthechanneleffects.
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Man.C.‐‐‐Manualeffectcontrol.Selectthismenutocontrolallchannelsviabuttonsofthecontrolboard.
Tocontrolfixturechannels.
1. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstofind“Man.C“menu.
2. PresstheENTERbutton.
3. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstoselectdesiredeffect(channel).
Listofcontrolchannels:
“rEd1”‐“rEd4”‐redLEDssaturations
“GrE1“‐“GrE4“‐  greenLEDssaturations
“bLu1“‐“bLu4“‐blueLEDssaturations
“Whi1“‐“Whi4“whiteLEDssaturations
“MACr“‐   colourmacros
“Stro.“‐astrobe,shutter
“dimr“‐adimmer
4. PresstheENTERbuttonandusetheUP/DOWNbuttonstosetvalue,presstheENTERbuttontoconfirmit.
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6.5Testsequences
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Usethismenutorundemo‐testsequenceswithoutanexternalcontroller,whichwillshowyousomepossibilities
ofusingtheREDMix3•192.
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6.6Standalonesetting
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Thefixturesonadatalinkarenotconnectedtothecontrollerbutcanexecutepre‐setprogramswhichcanbe
differentforeveryfixture.“Stand‐aloneoperation”canbeappliedtothesinglefixtureortomultiplefixtures
operatingsynchronously.
Synchronousoperationofmultiplefixturesrequiresthattheymustbeconnectedonadatalinkandoneofthemis
setasamaster(“MASt“)andtherestastheslaves(“SLA“).Upto32fixturescanbeconnectedinamaster/slave
chain.Onlyonefixturecanbesetasthemaster.
Note:DisconnectthefixturesfromtheDMXcontrollerbeforemaster/slaveoperating,otherwisedatacollisionscan
occurandthefixtureswillnotworkproperly.Seethechapters“Stand‐aloneoperation“and“Master/slave
connection“.
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Auto.‐‐‐Automaticplayback.Thisfunctionallowsyoutoselecttheprogramwhichwillbeplayedafterswitching
thefixtureon.Selectedprogramwillbeplayedcontinuouslyinaloop.
1. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstofind“St.AL.“menu.
2. PresstheENTERbutton.
3. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstoselect“Auto“item.
4. PresstheENTERbutton.
5. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstoselectdesiredprogram.
6. PresstheENTERbuttontoconfirmthechoice.
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PLAY‐‐‐Playingprogram.Byentertothismenuacompleteoverviewofallprogramsisoffered,fromwhichthe
programtoberuncanbeselected.
1. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstofind“St.AL.“menu.
2. PresstheENTERbutton.
3. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstoselectdesiredprogram.
4. PresstheENTERbutton.Theselectedprogramrunsinaloop.
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Edit‐‐‐Editingaprogram.Thefixtureoffers3freelyeditableprograms(EPG.1‐EPG.3)eachupto68steps.Every
programstepincludesafadetime‐thetimetakenbythestep´schannelstatustoreachthedesiredlevelanda
steptime‐thetotaltimeoccupiedbythestepintheprogram.
E.g.If“F.tim.“=5secondand“S.tim.“=20second,effectswillgotothedesiredpositionduring5secondsandafter
thattheywillstayinthispositionfor15secondsbeforegoingtothenextprog.step
1. 1.UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstofind“St.AL.“menuandpresstheENTERbutton.
2. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstoselect“Edit“menuandpresstheENTERbutton.
3. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstoselectaprogramyouwanttoedit(PrG.1‐PrG.3andpressENTERbutton.
4. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstoselectadesiredprogramstep("St.01"‐"St.68")andpressENTERbutton.
5. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstoselectachannelyouwanttoeditandpresstheENTERbutton.
Listofeditableitems:
“P.End”‐atotalnumberoftheprogramsteps(value1‐68).Thisvalueshouldbesetbeforestart
Programming(e.g.ifyouwanttocreateprogramwith10steps,setP.End=10).
“rEd1”‐“rEd4”–aredLEDssaturation(0‐255)
“GrE1“‐“GrE4“–agreenLEDssaturation(0‐255)
“bLu1“‐“bLu4“–ablueLEDssaturation(0‐255)
“Whi1“‐“Whi4“–awhiteLEDssaturation(0‐255)

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“MACr“‐   colourmacros(0‐255)
“Stro.“‐astrobe,shutter(0‐255)
“dimr“‐adimmer(0‐255)
“F.tim.“‐  afadetime,(0‐25.5)seconds
“S.tim.“‐   steptime,value(0‐25.5)seconds
“COPY“.–thisitemduplicatesthecurrentprog.steptothenextprog.step.Theitem“P.End”isincreased
automatically.
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6. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstosetaDMXvalueofthechannelandthenpresstheENTERbutton.
7. UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstoselectnextchannelandpresstheENTERbutton.
8. Afterhavingsetallchannelsinthecurrentprogramstep,presstheMODEbuttontogobyonemenulevel
backandselectanotherprogramstep.
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6.7Specialfunctions
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rdML‐‐‐Code.ThismenuitemshowsthefirstpartoftheRDMidentificationcode.
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rdMH‐‐‐Code.ThismenuitemshowsthesecondpartoftheRDMidentificationcode.
AdJ‐‐‐EffectAdjustment.ThemenuallowscalibrationofeachLEDsarray.
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dMH‐‐‐DMXValues.ThemenuitemenablestocontrolallLEDsbeforecalibratingeachLEDsarray.
CAL.U‐‐‐Calibratingunit.ThemenuservesforfinecurrentcalibrationofLEDsduringfixtureburn‐inat
afactory.EachLEDarraycanbecalibratedseparately.Usersshouldnotchangethesetting.
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uPd.M.‐‐‐Updatingmode.ThemenuitemallowsyoutoupdatesoftwareinthefixtureviaeitherserialorUSBport
ofPC.
Thefollowingarerequiredinordertoupdatesoftware:
‐PCrunningWindows95/98/2000/XPorLinux
‐DMXSoftwareUploader
‐FlashcableRS232/DMXNo.13050624(ifyouwanttouseaserialportofPC)
‐DreamBox(ifyouwanttouseanUSBportofPC)
Note1:Softwareupdateshouldexecuteaqualifiedperson.Ifyoulackqualification,donotattempttheupdate
yourselfandaskforhelpyourROBEdistributor.
Note2:DMXaddress,programs1‐3andallitemsinthemenu"PErS"willbesettotheirdefaultvalues.
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Toupdatesoftwareinthefixture:
I.InstallationoftheDMXSoftwareUploader.
1.DMXSoftwareUploaderprogramisavailablefromtheROBEwebsiteatWWW.robe.cz.
2.Makeanewdirectory(e.g.Robe_Uploader)onyourharddiskanddownloadthesoftwaretoit.
3.Unpacktheprogramfromthearchive.(IftheRobefixtureisproducedinbothmagneticandelectronic
ballastversion,nameofDMXSoftwareUploaderisthesameforbothversions).
II.Fixturesoftwareupdating.
1. DeterminewhichofyourportsisavailableonyourPCandconnectit:
‐withtheDMXinputofthefixtureifyouusingtheflashcableRS232/DMX
‐withtheDMXinputoftheDreamBoxifyouusingtheUSBcable.
DisconnectthefixturefromtheotherfixturesinaDMXchain.Turnboththecomputerandthefixtureon.
Makesurethelampisswitchedoff(onlyifthefixtureinvolvesalamp).
2. Switchthefixturetotheupdatingmode:
1UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstofind“SPEC.“menu.
2PresstheENTERbutton.
3UsetheUP/DOWNbuttonstoselect“uPd.M.“item.