Stairville MATRIXX FX-440 DMX User manual

Owner‘s Manual
LED MATRIX
FLOWER EFFECT
MATRIXX FX-440 DMX

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Congratulations on your purchase of this LED Effect Light.
To get the most from your equipment you must read all of this manual
before using it rst time.
Table of Contents
1. Safety Instruction .......................................................................... 3
2. Technical Specification................................................................... 4
3. How To Setup The Unit ................................................................ 5
3.1 Control Panel ......................................................................... 5
3.2 Main Function ...................................................................... 6
4. How To Control The Fixture.......................................................... 9
4.1 Master/Slave pre-prog. Function............................................ 9
4.2. Easy Controller (by CA-8) ...................................................... 9
4.3 DMX Controller .................................................................... 10
5. DMX 512 Configuration.............................................................. 10
6. DMX512 Connection ................................................................. 11
7. Troubleshooting.......................................................................... 12
8. Fixture Cleaning.......................................................................... 13
9. Disposal ...................................................................................... 13

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1. Safety Instruction
You have to carefully read the instruction, which includes impor-
tant information about the installation, usage and maintenance.
• Please keep this User Guide for future consultation. If you sell the unit
to another user, be sure that he also receives this instruction booklet.
• Unpack and check carefully there is no transportation damage before
using the unit.
• Before operating, ensure that the voltage and frequency of power sup-
ply match the power requirements of the unit as stated in this manual.
• It’s important to ground the yellow/green conductor to earth in order to
avoid electric shock.
• The unit is for indoor use only. Use it only in a dry location. Exposing the
device to rain or moisture would cause the risk of electrical shock or re.
• The unit must be installed in a location with adequate ventilation, at
least 50 cm from adjacent surfaces. Be sure that no ventilation slots are
blocked.
• Disconnect the device from the mains power before any servicing or
maintenance.
• Maximum ambient temperature is TA: 40°C. Don’t operate it where the
temperature is higher than this.
• In the event of serious operating problem, stop using the unit imme-
diately. Never try to repair the unit by yourself. Repairs carried out by
unskilled people can lead to damage or malfunction. Please contact the
nearest authorized technical assistance centre. Always use the same
type spare parts.
• Do not connect the device to any dimmer pack.
• Do not look directly at the LED light beam while the xture is on.
• There are no user serviceable parts inside the xture. Do not open the
housing or attempt any repairs by yourself. If the xture shows any vis-
ible damage or in the unlikely event, that your xture may require serv-
ice, please contact your nearest dealer.
• Due to the magnifying type lens, please keep the lens out of contact
with direct sunlight. Direct sunlight can cause heat to build up inside of
the unit, which will seriously damage the device.
• Don’t connect more that 20 units to one AC mains power supply lead.
Otherwise it could be overloaded and break down.

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2. Technical Specification
• Featuring 144 high brightness, each controllable LEDs, the Matrix LED
delivers fabulous text patterns, geometric gures, dynamic scanning,
rolling, rotating and zooming effects.
• Great built-in lighting shows under Master/Slave operation triggered by
music.
• Optional CA-8 easy controller for enjoying instant lighting shows at you
ngertips.
• LED display for easy navigation.
• Input Voltage: 100V~240V 50/60Hz
• Power consumption: 15W
• LED: Total 144pcs,
• Red 36pcs, Green 36pcs, Blue 36pcs, White 36pcs
• Dimension: 280 x 192 x 243mm
• Weight: 2.9 kg

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3. How To Setup The Unit
3.1 Control Panel
qDisplay: To show the various menus and the selected functions
LED
wDMX On DMX input present
eMASTER On Master Mode
rSLAVE On Slave Mode
tSOUND Flashing Sound activation
Button
yMENU To select the programming functions
uDOWN To go backward in the selected functions
iUP To go forward in the selected functions
oENTER To conrm the selected functions
aSensitivity: Adjust sensitivity of the sound control.
sMicrophone: Receive music for the sound active.
dOnly for remote control: By connect to the 1/4” microphone jack to
control the unit for Stand by, Function and Mode function.

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fDMX output: For DMX512 link, use 3-pin XLR plug cable to link the
next unit.
gDMX input: For DMX512 link, use 3/5-pin XLR plug cable to input DMX
signal.
hMains output: Connect to supply mains power for the next unit.
jMains input: Connect to supply mains power.
3.2 Main Function
To select any of the given functions, press the MENU button until the
required one is shown in the display. Select the function by pressing the
ENTER button and the display will blink. Use the DOWN / UP buttons to
change the mode. Once the required mode has been selected, press the
ENTER button to setup or it will automatically return to the main functions
without any change after idling 10 seconds. To return to the functions with-
out any change press MENU button. The main functions are shown below:

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DMX 512 Address Setting
Press the MENU button up to when the is showing on the display.
Press the ENTER button and the display will blink. Use DOWN / UP but-
ton to change the DMX512 address. Once the address has been selected,
press the ENTER button to setup or automatically exit the menu mode
without any change after 10 seconds. To go back to the previous functions
without any change press the MENU button again.
Channel mode
Press the MENU button up to when the is shown on the display.
Pressing ENTER button and the display will blink. Use DOWN / UP but-
ton to select the (4 channels) or (144 Channels) mode.
Once the mode has been selected, press the ENTER button to setup or
automatically exit menu mode without any change after 10 seconds. To go
back to the functions without any change press the MENU button.
Slave mode
Press the MENU button up to when the is shown on the display.
Press the ENTER button and the display will blink. Use the DOWN / UP
buttons to select the (master) or (slave 1) or (slave
2) mode. Once the mode has been selected, press the ENTER button to
setup or automatically exit the menu mode without any change after 10
seconds. To go back to the functions without any change press the MENU
button again.
Show mode
Press the MENU button up to when the is shown on the display.
Press the ENTER button and use the DOWN / UP buttons to select the
(random show) or (show 1) or (show 2) . . . up to
(show 12). Once the mode has been selected, press the ENTER
button to setup or automatically exit the menu mode without any change
after 10 seconds. To go back to the functions without any change press
the MENU button again.
Sound mode
Press the MENU button up to when the is shown on the display.

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Press the ENTER button, then use DOWN / UP buttons to select the
(sound on) or (sound off) mode. Once the mode has been
selected, press the ENTER button to setup or automatically exit the menu
mode without any change after 10 seconds. To go back to the functions
without any change press the MENU button again.
Blackout mode
Press the MENU button up to when the is shown on the display.
Press the ENTER button and use the DOWN / UP buttons to select
(blackout) or (normal). Once the mode has been selected, press the
ENTER button to setup or automatically exit the menu mode without any
change after 10 seconds. To go back to the functions without any change
press the MENU button again.
Display inverse
Press the MENU button until is blinking on the display. Use DOWN /
UP button to select (normal) or (inverse), press ENTER button
to setup. Back to the functions without any change press MENU button.
Self test
Press the MENU button up to when the is blinking on the display.
Press the ENTER button and the unit will run the built-in program for self-
testing. To go back to the functions press the MENU button.
Fixture Hours
Press the MENU button up to when the is blinking on the display.
Pressing ENTER button and the display will show the number of work-
ing hours of the unit. To go back to the functions press the MENU button
again.
Software version
Press the MENU button up to when the is blinking on the display.
Press the ENTER button and the display will show the version of software
of the unit. To go back to the functions press the MENU button again.

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4. How To Control The Fixture
You can operate the unit in two ways:
1. By master/slave built-in preprogram function
2. By easy controller
3. By DMX controller
No need to turn the unit off when you change the DMX address, as new
DMX address setting will be effected at once. Every time you turn the unit
on, it will show “7871” on the display. After that the unit will be ready to
receive DMX signal or run the built-in programs.
4.1 Master/Slave pre-prog. Function
By linking the units in master/slave connection, the rst unit will control the
other units to give an automatic, sound activated, synchronized light show.
This function is good when you want an instant show. You have to set the
rst unit in master mode and select (random show), (show
1) or … or (show 12) and speed. Its DMX input jack will have noth-
ing plugged into it, and Its master LED will be constantly on and sound
LED will ash to the music. The other units will have to select (nor-
mal) or (2 light show) mode, Their DMX cables plugged into the
DMX input jacks (daisy chain) and the slave LED lights will constantly on.
2-light show
In slave mode, means the unit works as the master unit and
means 2-light show. In order to create a great light show, you can
set on the second unit to get contrast movement to each other,
even if you have two units only.
4.2. Easy Controller (by CA-8)
The easy remote control is used only in master/slave mode. There is a ter-
minator for connecting the easy controller inside the xture. By connecting
the cable into DMX IN waterproof cable entry gland to the CA-8 terminator
of the rst xture, you will nd that the remote control on the rst xture
will control all the other xtures for Stand by, Function and Mode functions.
Blackout Blackout the unit
Function 1. Sound white strobe
2. Sound colour strobe
Select Show
(Show 1-12)
Mode Sound/Strobe
(LED OFF)
Show
(LED ON)

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4.3 DMX Controller
Using universal DMX controller to control the units, you have to set DMX
address from 1 to 512 channel so that the units can receive the DMX
signal.
Press the MENU button up to when the is shown on the display.
Press the ENTER button and the display will blink. Use the DOWN / UP
button to change the DMX512 address.
Once the address has been selected, press and keep the ENTER button
pressed up to when the display stops blinking or storing automatically 8
seconds later. To go back to the functions without any change press the
MENU button again. If you use this function please refer to the following
diagram to address your DMX512 channel for the rst 4 units.
4 channels:
144 channels:
5. DMX 512 Configuration
4 CH mode:

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144 CH mode
4 channels as a group, please refer to the DMX conguration of 1-4 chan-
nels to control the other channels when you choose 144 channels mode.
Under this mode, you can control the 144 LEDs separately.
6. DMX512 Connection
The DMX 512 is widely used in intelligent lighting control, with a maximum
of 512 channels.
1. Connect the xture together in a “daisy chain” by XLR plug cable
from the output of the xture to the input of the next xture. The cable
cannot be branched or split to a “Y” cable. Inadequate or damaged

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cables, soldered joints or corroded connectors can easily distort the
signal and shut down the system.
2. The DMX output and input connectors are pass-through to maintain
the DMX circuit when one of the units’ power is disconnected.
3. At last xture, the DMX cable has to be terminated with a terminator
to reduce signal errors. Solder a 120 ohm 1/4W resistor between pin
2 (DMX-) and pin 3 (DMX+) into a 3-pin XLR-plug and plug it in the
DMX-output of the last xture.
4. Each lighting xture needs to have an address set to receive the data
sent by the controller. The address number is between 0-511 (usually
0 & 1 are equal to 1).
5. 3 pin XLR connectors are more popular than 5 pins XLR.
3 pin XLR: Pin 1: GND, Pin 2: Negative signal (-), Pin 3: Positive signal (+)
5 pin XLR: Pin 1: GND, Pin 2: Negative signal (-), Pin 3: Positive signal (+),
Pin4/5: not used
7. Troubleshooting
Following are a few common problems that may occur during operation.
Here are some suggestions for easy troubleshooting:
A. The unit does not work, no light and the fan does not work
1. Check the mains power supply and mains fuse.
2. Check the mains outlet for proper functioning.
3. Check the power on LED.
B. Not responding to DMX controller
1. DMX LED should be on. If not, check DMX connectors, cables to see
if they link properly.
2. If the DMX LED is on and no response to the channel, check the ad-
dress settings and DMX polarity.
3. If you have intermittent DMX signal problems, let a technician check
the pins on connectors or on PCB of the unit or the previous one.
4. Try to use another DMX controller.
5. Check if the DMX cables run near or run alongside to high voltage ca-
bles that may cause damage or interference to DMX interface circuit.
C. Some units don’t respond to the easy controller
1. You may have a break in the DMX cabling. Check the LED for the re-
sponse of the master/slave mode signal.
2. Wrong DMX address in the unit. Set the proper address.

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D. No response to the sound
1. Make sure the unit does not receive DMX signal.
2. Check the microphone to see if it is working by tapping on the mic.
E. One of the channels is not working well
1. The stepper motor might be damaged or the cable connected to the
PCB is broken.
2. The motor’s drive IC on the PCB might be out of condition.
8. Fixture Cleaning
The cleaning of internal must be carried out periodically to optimise light
output. Cleaning frequency depends on the environment in which the
xture operates: damp, smoky or particularly dirty surrounding can cause
greater accumulation of dirt on the xture’s optics.
• Clean with soft cloth using normal glass cleaning uid.
• Always dry the parts carefully.
• Clean the external optics at least every 20 days. Clean the internal op-
tics at least every 30/60 days.
9. Disposal
Do not dispose of the device at the end of his operating life
in your normal domestic waste. This device is subject to the
European Guidelines 2002/96/EC.
• Have the product disposed of by a professional disposal company of by
your communal disposal facility.
• Observe the currently applicable regulations. In case of doubt contact
your disposal facility.
• Dispose of packaging materials in an environmentally responsi-
ble manner.

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