Sweetlight FR-252 MK2 User manual

USER MANUAL
Sweetlight FR-252 MK2
DMX-controlled RGB 3-Segment LED Batten

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■Introduction
Dear customer,
congratulations on the purchase of this quality item and the trust having been put in us
with this decision. To take full advantage of all possibilities and for your own safety and
the safety of your environment, please read these operating instructions carefully
before you start using the unit.
■Security advice before use
Warning: Read this section carefully before installing, powering,
operating, cleaning or servicing this product!
The following symbols are used to identify important safety information in this manual:
DANGER!
Safety hazard. Risk
of injury or death.
WARNING!
Hazardous voltage.
Risk of severe or
fatal electric shock.
WARNING!
Fire hazard.
WARNING!
Read manual before
installation and
operation.
General advice:
1. Read this manual completely before using the product.
2. Keep this manual in your records for future reference.
3. Follow all instruction printed in this manual, otherwise warranty
may be void.
4. Follow all printed security advice on the product itself. The lighting
flash with arrowhead within an equilateral triangle makes you
aware of non-insulated AC mains voltage inside the unit. The
exclamation mark within an equilateral triangle makes you aware of
important operating and maintenance instructions in the literature
attached to this product.
5. Take care of enough distance between this product and sources of
hum and noise like electric motors and transformers.
6.
Carry this product with greatest care. Punches, big forces and
heavy vibration may damage this product mechanically.
7.
The manufacturer takes no responsibility for injury or damage
caused by not following the safety precautions and instructions
printed in this manual.
Warning! Class 1M LED product.
1. Do not look into the beam from a distance of less than 40 cm (16
inches).

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2.
Do not stare into the beam for extended periods at a short
distance.
3. Do not view the beam directly with optical instruments such as
magnifiers.
Protection from electric shock:
1. Do not connect the AC power plug to the unit before assembly has
been completed.
2. Only connect this unit to a mains socket outlet with protective earth
connection, ground-fault (earth-fault) protection a
nd overload
protection.
3. Where the mains plug or an appliance coupler is used as a dis-
connect device, the disconnect device shall remain readily
operable.
4.
To pull the AC Cord out of the wall outlet or the unit’s AC socket,
never pull the cable itself, but only the AC plug.
5.
Disconnect the unit from AC supply by pulling the AC plug out of
the wall outlet or the unit’s AC socket before any kind of cleaning
on the product. Use smooth and dry cloth only for cleaning. Check
all connection cables before reconnecting the unit.
6. Do not expose this unit to any dripping or splashing liquids, and do
not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the unit. Do
not operate this unit near to open water or in high humidity.
7. Choose the position of the AC cord according to the lowest risk of
damage by foot steps or by squeezing it. Take especially care of
the AC cord outlet on the unit as well as the AC plug and wall outlet
at the other end of the cable.
8. Do not open the unit for service purpose, as there are no user-
serviceable parts inside. Warranty will be void in any case of
unauthorized service by the user or other not authorized persons.
Protection from fire:
1.
Take care of not placing the unit near sources of heat (e.g.
powerful amplifiers, fog machines).
2. Allow at least about 6” (15cm) between this unit and other devices
or a wall to allow for proper cooling.
3. Be sure this fixture is kept at least 0.5m away from any flammable
materials (decoration etc.).
4. Do not stick filters, masks or other materials directly on the LEDs or
the LED cover screen.
5.
Take always care of sufficient air convection in the unit’s
environment to avoid overheating, especially when mounting in a
closed environment. Make sure air convection slots are not
blocked. Do not operate this uni
t in environmental temperatures
exceeding 35 degrees Celsius.
6. Check the total maximum power of your AC wall outlet if you

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connect several units to one wall outlet and avoid any overloading.
Protection from injury and damage:
1. Never use any accessories or modifications not authorized by the
manufacturer of this unit.
2.
Choose a location for operation where the unit is protected from
vibration and where a fixed mounting position is provided. In case
of overhead-mounting, follow appropriate rigging rules and your
country’s regulations for rigging safety. See appendixes if any.
3. Before plugging the AC cord in the wall outlet, check whether the
AC mains voltage and frequency is the same as this product is
specified for. Whenever your AC plug should not match the wall
outlet, contact you dealer immediately.
4. If fluids have spilled into the unit or small parts have intruded the
unit, immediately switch off the unit and hand it over to the
authorized service for a security check.
5. Disconnect the unit from AC supply by pulling the AC plug out of
the wall outlet or the unit’s AC socket during a thunder-storm in
order to avoid any damage on the unit due to AC voltage peaks.
6. In cause of not correct function of this unit or damaged AC cord or
other damaged parts, pull immediately the AC plug out of the wall
outlet and hand the unit over to the authorized service for a
security check.
7. To meet all aspects of functionality and security during mainte-
nance work to be preformed on this unit, all parts should be
replaced by genuine spare parts. Consequently, take care of your
dealer or maintenance company to be authorized by the
manufacturer.
■Health advice
This unit produces and absorbs electromagnetic radiation. The strength of radiation and
the sensitivity for disturbing interference matches the CE and FCC requirements. A
corresponding sign is printed on the backside of the unit. Any change or modification
may affect the behavior of the unit concerning electromagnetic radiation, with the CE
requirements eventually not to be met any more. The manufacturer takes no
responsibility in this case.
■Functional advice
This unit is immune to the presence of electromagnetic disturbances – both conducted
and radiated - up to a certain level. Under peak conditions, the unit is classified to show
a “class C” performance criteria and may encounter temporary degradation or loss of
function which may need manual help to recover. In such case, disconnect the AC
power from the unit and reconnect it again to recover.

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■Environmental advice
This unit is build to conform to the ROHS standards and the WEEE
directive
2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
the European Union.
Under these regulations, the product shall not be
discarded into regular garbage at the end of its life, but shall be returned
to authorized recycling stations.
■Unpacking
Please check that the box contains the following items:
Main parts: 1 pcs. Sweetlight FR-252 MK2 main unit
1 pcs. mains cable
1 pcs. operation manual
If any part is missing, please contact your dealer immediately for replacement.
■Getting started: choosing a location
Risk of fire: The Sweetlight FR-252 MK2 has been designed to work in
dry indoor environments at environmental temperatures up to 35
degrees Celsius. For proper operation, the unit must be operated with
unobstructed air convection to its outside metal case.
Do not:
- Operate the Sweetlight FR-252 MK2 in environments with more than 35
degrees environmental temperature or more than 75% relative humidity.
- Operate the Sweetlight FR-252 MK2 in any closed environment smaller than
10cbm, unless forced air convection is provided.
■ Getting started: secure mounting
The Sweetlight FR-252 MK2 can be mounted in various ways:
Floor standing operation
•Turn the brackets to the lower side of the unit.
•Place the unit in a secure position where it can neither be touched by anyone or
could possibly become an objective for anyone to stumble.
•Make sure to comply with cooling requirements of the used power supply if any.

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Hanging/Rigging, ceiling-mounted operation
Risk of injury: Overhead mounting requires extensive experience,
including among others calculating working load limits, good knowledge
of the installation material being used, and periodic safety inspection of
all installation material and the unit. If you lack such qualifications, do
not attempt the installation yourself. Improper installation can result in
body injury. Be sure to complete all rigging and installation procedures
before applying power to the unit.
•The unit should be installed out of reach of people and outside areas where
persons may walk by or be seated.
•Make sure that the installation area can hold a minimum point load of 10 times the
device’s weight.
•In fixed installations, fix the unit with self-locking screws/nuts to the mounting point.
•When mounting the unit to truss be sure to secure an appropriately rated clamp to
the hanging yoke using a M10 screw fitted through the center hole of the hanging
yoke.
•Where required, secure the installation with an appropriate safety cable. Always
use a certified safety cable that can hold 12 times the weight of the device when
installing the unit. This secondary safety attachment should be installed in a way
that no part of the installation can drop more than 20cm if the main attachment
fails.
•Never stand directly below the device when mounting, removing, or servicing the
fixture. Make sure the area below the installation place is free from unwanted
persons during rigging, de-rigging and servicing.
•The operator has to make sure that the safety-relating and machine-technical
installations are approved by an expert before using them for the first time. The
installations should be inspected every year by a skilled person to be sure that
safety is still granted.
•Make sure to comply with cooling requirements of the used power supply if any.
■ Getting started: making AC supply connections
Risk of fire / Safety risk
The Sweetlight FR-252 MK2 has an AC outlet that is designed to carry
loads of no more than 8A. Do not connect any high-power devices such
as audio power amplifiers, fog machines etc. to this outlet. Make sure
that all connected devices in a chain fed by the first device do not
exceed a maximum of 8A current consumption. All units must be
properly and separately earthed.

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■Operation
User interface overview:
1 MODE selection button
2 UP-Button
3 DOWN-Button
4 Display showing the Mode, DMX-address, etc.
5 DMX input
6 DMX output
7 AC output
8 AC input
Upon the user’s choice, the unit can work stand-alone with fixed colors or may be
controlled by external DMX-controllers. Available modes:
“A” Mode (Auto / DMX Master)
Press the MODE button (1) until the first digit on the display show “A”, indicating
operation in “A” mode. In this mode, a chaser or strobe preset can be displayed by the
unit. Use the UP/DOWN buttons (2/3) to choose one of the 25 presets as shown in the
list below.
In “A” mode, The unit does not receive any values from the DMX input but generates its
own chases and creates related DMX values on the output with channels 001 to 012 so
that similar units can show the same chase pattern if they are connected by DMX and
set to ”Slave Individual” mode “SLI” (see DMX channel assignment under “notes”). The
level at all programs is 100%. The speed is set to 2Hz (120 BPM) with hard switching
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If you leave mode “A” for any reason and come back later into mode “A”, the unit will
recall the last chosen color preset (even if the unit was switched off in between). The
factory default is A10. Hence switching on the unit for the first time directly gives a light
output and the user then may choose any other pattern out of the following:
A10 Chase 1 with Mood 0 ….. A17 Chase 1 with Mood 7
A20 Chase 2 with Mood 0 ….. A27 Chase 2 with Mood 7
A30 Chase 3 with Mood 0 ….. A37 Chase 3 with Mood 7
A40 all white strobe (16 Hz)
A41 all red strobe (16 Hz)
A42 all green strobe (16 Hz)
A43 all blue strobe (16 Hz)
“CI“ Mode (Colour Individual Preset Mode)
Press the MODE button (1) until the first two digits on the display show “CI”, indicating
operation in “CI” mode. In this mode, a combination of different colours for the three
sections of the LED panel can be chosen as a static preset. Use the UP/DOWN buttons
(2/3) to choose one of the 13 color presets as shown in the list below. Changing the
setting becomes effective directly. The output level us maximum.
In “CI” mode, the unit does not receive any values from the DMX input but generates its
own set of mixed colours for the three LED panel section. It creates related DMX values
on the output with channels 001 to 012 so that similar units can show the same colour if
they are connected by DMX and set to “Slave Individual” mode “SLI” (see DMX channel
assignment under “notes”).
If you leave mode “CI” for any reason and come back later into mode “CI”, the unit will
recall the last chosen color preset (even if the unit was switched off in between).
Display
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
CI0
OFF
OFF
OFF
CI1
Red
Green
Red
CI2
Green
Red
Green
CI3
Blue
Red
Blue
CI4 Red Blue Red
CI5
Green
Blue
Green
CI6
Blue
Green
Blue
CI7 Green Orange Green
CI8
Lavender
Frog
Lavender
CI9
Pink
Turquoise
Pink
“C” Colour Mode
Press the MODE button (1) until the first digit on the display shows “C”, indicating
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panel can be chosen as a static preset. Use the UP/DOWN buttons (2/3) to choose
one of the 13 color presets as shown in the list below. Changing the setting becomes
effective directly. The output level us maximum.
In “C” mode, the unit does not receive any values from the DMX input but generates
related DMX values on the output according to the selected color, so that further units
can show the same behaviour if they are connected by DMX signal cables and set to
Slave Mode “SLA”.
If you leave mode “C” for any reason and come back later into mode “C”, the unit will
recall the last chosen color (even if the unit was switched off in between).
Available colour presets:
C 0
all off
C 7
Lime
C 1
Red
C 8
Orange
C 2
Green
C 9
Marine
C 3
Blue
C10
Frog
C 4
Yellow
C11
Lavender
C 5 Pink C12 Candy
C 6
Turquoise
C13
White
“dI” Mode (DMX Individual Mode)
Press the MODE button (1) until the display shows “dI”, indicating operation in “dI”
(DMX Individual) mode. Shortly after that, the display shows the DMX starting address.
In this mode, the unit receives DMX values on a packet of twelve channels for
individual DMX control of the 3 segments, and mirrors the received data on the DMX
output. You can choose any DMX starting address by simply using the UP/DOWN
buttons (2/3). The chosen DMX-address comes effective approximately 3 seconds later
and will show up on the display (4) in alternation to the “dI”. This allows control of the
unit by any external DMX signal. Once such signal is received, a LED on the lower right
side of the “d” in the display indicates that a DMX signal is present. All settings are
stored even when the device is switched off. Factory default = channel 001.
Addressing has hence to be done as follows:
001 first Device (ch1-12) *factory default*
013 second device (ch13-24)
025 third device (ch25-36) and so on.
The twelve channels control the unit as follows:
CH1: Segment 1/Red intensity
CH2: Segment 1/Green Intensity

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CH3: Segment 1/Blue intensity
CH4: Segment 1/ value 000-127 = Master dimmer (overall weighting to the values received on
CH1/2/3), Strobe off
value 128-227 = Strobe (128= slow / 227= max. speed 23 Hz)
value 228-255 = Master dimmer full on, Strobe off
CH5: Segment 2/Red intensity
Ch6: Segment 2/Green Intensity
CH7: Segment 2/Blue intensity
CH8: Segment 2/ value 000-127 = Master dimmer (overall weighting to the values received on
CH1/2/3), Strobe off
value 128-227 = Strobe (128= slow / 227= max. speed 23 Hz)
value 228-255 = Master dimmer full on, Strobe off
CH9: Segment 3/Red intensity
Ch10: Segment 3/Green Intensity
CH11: Segment 3/Blue intensity
CH12: Segment 3/ value 000-127 = Master dimmer (overall weighting to the values received on
CH1/2/3), Strobe off
value 128-227 = Strobe (128= slow / 227= max. speed 23 Hz)
value 228-255 = Master dimmer full on, Strobe off
“d” Mode (DMX Mode)
Press the MODE button (1) until the display shows “d”, indicating operation in “d”
(DMX) mode. Shortly after that, the display shows the DMX starting address. In this
mode, the unit receives DMX values on a packet of four channels for mutual DMX
control of all 3 segments, and mirrors the received data on the DMX output. You can
choose any DMX starting address by simply using the UP/DOWN buttons (2/3). The
chosen DMX-address comes effective approximately 3 seconds later and will show up
on the display (4) in alternation to the “d”. This allows control of the unit by any external
DMX signal. Once such signal is received, a LED on the lower right side of the “d” in
the display indicates that a DMX signal is present. All settings are stored even when the
device is switched off. Factory default = channel 001. Setting are stored even if the
device is switched off. The four channels control the unit as follows:
DMX channel
Value Range
Function
CH1
000-255
Out1 level
CH2
000-255
Out2 level
CH3
000-255
Out3 level
CH4 000-127 Master level
128-227
Tact (128=slow / 227=max. speed 23 Hz)
228-255
Master level full on, Tact off
Addressing has to be done as follows:
001 first device (CH 1-4) *factory default*
005 second device (CH 5-8)
009 third device (CH 9-12)
013 fourth device (CH 13-16) and so on.