LED Engine XB-SD User Manual v0.3
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1. 4 A 9 V Select Chaser 3m Edit Chaser 1 A 6V Change Value 2 d 3 gt Scroll between colors in the RGB group 7 lt 4 8 gt Scroll between RGB groups 1 6 4 A 9 V Scroll between Steps 10m Copy values from previous group to current color group 10m 3 sec press copy all the values from previous step 6m amp 10m 3 sec press Erase Chaser 5m Return to Select Chaser Mode 1m Enter Macro Mode 14 to 9 V Run chaser that corresponds to button number 1m amp 10m Return to Select Chaser Mode 10m Run Chaser 1 A 6V Fade Time 34 8W Wait Time 4A 9W Stop 4 A 9 V Select Step 10m Run Chaser 5m Return to Select Chaser Mode Mode DMX m Receive DMX 13 Please check for the latest updates and changes on the TRAXON website 2008 2009 TRAXON TECHNOLOGIES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WWW TRAXONTECHNOLOGIES COM 10 09 V0 32. affect the wave For example by pressing buttons 1 6 while holding button 10 you can literally see the frequency changes of the wave by pressing buttons 1 6 while holding buttons 10 and 4 you can see the changes in the amplitude of the wave Chaser Macro MODE The display will show MODE CHASER By pressing buttons 4 amp 9 you may choose the relevant CHASER Total 9 Chasers Editing a Chaser Once in CHASER mode press button 3 the display will show the CHASER editing interface Current Chaser number Current Step number is 7 Es o fol Changing the channel values is done the same way as in MANUAL mode Button 1 6 Value up down Button 2 3 Scroll Between the colors RGB in current color group Button 7 8 Scroll Between the color groups RGB1 to RGB6 Button 4 9 Scroll Between steps To reset all color groups in current step instantly press both buttons 6 amp 10 simultaneously To reset a CHASER press and hold buttons 6 amp 10 simultaneously for about 3 seconds until Chaser Cleared is displayed When you press two buttons 1 amp 6 simultaneously the level will change from zero to full and from full to zero at instance To copy previous color group over the current one instantly press button 10 To copy values of all channels from previous step over the current one press and hold button 10 for about 3 seconds In order to return to c
3. can enable the Master Dim feature for DMX Mode if you wish to control the master level of all the outputs No Channels You can limit the maximum number of control channels from 1 to 18 For example if number of working channels set to 9 channel mode outputs 10 18 will be a copy of 1 9 If number of working channels set to 3 outputs 4 6 7 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 will be a copy of 1 3 Autoaddressing ON OFF Enables disables the Auto addressing function To save the changes just go back to MANUAL MODE by pressing button 5 12 LED Engine XB SD Express users guide Buttons Unlocking 1m amp 5m 3 sec press Mode Manual 5m Mode Manual 1 A 6V Change Value 2 d 3 gt Scroll between colors in the RGB group 7 lt 4 8 gt Scroll between RGB groups 1 6 10m Copy values from previous group to current color group 10m 3 sec press enter system utilities System utilities 4 4 9 W Scroll between options 1 A 6 V Change current option s value 5m Go back to Manual Mode Mode FX No button hold 1 A 6 V Change wave frequency 2 A 7 V Change wave speed 3 A 8V Change Shift between colors 4m Hold to enable 1 A 6 V Change wave Amplitude 2 A 7 V Change wave offset 9m Hold to enable 1 A 6 V Change master RED 2 A V Change master GREEN 3 A 8 V Change master BLUE 10m Hold to preview the outputs on the LCD display Mode Chaser
4. change from zero to full and from full to zero at instance To copy previous color group over the current one instantly press button 10 FX MODE e E Bt EO This mode allows you to create astonishing visual effects of running wave that will spread among the 18 channels of the LED Engine XB SD By changing its eight parameters you can create various wave effects You can choose between 9 different presets by pressing buttons 4 and 9 To select a desired preset press button 10 You can now modify the preset s settings as follows 6 7 BI o po To access other features of the FX MODE hold button 4 for the Amplitude and Offset Settings or hold button 9 for the RGB master level settings Ls 7 BI o fol e 7 s o o While holding those buttons press corresponding buttons to change desirable feature For example while holding button 4 press buttons 1 6 to change The Amplitude Explanation of abbreviations e Frq changed by the 1 6 buttons The frequency of the wave i e number of wave cycles within the range of the channels Values range 1 127 the wave runs in direction from first to 18 s channel 128 255 the wave runs in direction from 18 s to first channel Examples Frequency value of 25 Frequency value of 45 e Spd changed by the 2 7 buttons The speed of the running wave The higher the value the faster wave runs e Sft changed by
5. the 3 8 buttons The color shift of the wave You can create an offset between the color inside the wave thus splitting the wave into 3 different waves wave of Red color Green and Blue colors The higher the number the bigger shift between the waves Value of 0 no shift e Ampl changed by the 1 6 buttons while holding button 4 The amplitude magnitude of the wave i e the height of a waveform above or below its zero baseline You can change the magnitude of the wave from 0 zero fluctuation to 200 twice the normal fluctuation Examples Amplitude value of 100 Amplitude value of 50 e Offst changed by the 2 7 buttons while holding button 4 The output level offset of the wave i e the value of the wave baseline When set to 0 the baseline is on 50 of the output level You can change the offset from 100 to 100 Examples Offset value of 0 Offset value of 30 e Red Grn Blu changed by the 1 6 2 7 3 8 buttons respectively while holding button 9 The RGB master level settings You can control the master volume of each color of the wave with this feature Note When LCD backlight turns off a visual representation of the first 16 channels will appear on the screen This screen also will appear if you hold the button 10 You can also change all of the parameters described above while holding button 10 so you ll see a visual representation of how the changes
6. Cra gt lt Om USER MANUAL LED ENGINE XB SD LED Engine XB SD Models Model Number Model Name ee For LED type Mains Supply Ports PX IC 5060100 LED Engine XB SD 1W 216 220V 6 1W K2 350mA 220V PX 1C 5060200 LED Engine XB SD 1W 216 110V 6 1W K2 350mA 110V PX IC 5030100 LED Engine XB SD 3W K2 108 220V 3 K2 700mA 220V PX 1C 5030200 LED Engine XB SD 3W K2 108 110V 3 K2 700mA 110V PX ID 5120100 LED Engine XB SD Rackmount 1W K2 432 220V 12 1W K2 350mA 220V PX ID 5120200 LED Engine XB SD Rackmount 1W K2 432 110V 12 1W K2 350mA 110V PX ID 5060100 LED Engine XB SD Rackmount 3W K2 216 220V 6 K2 700mA 220V PX 1D 5060200 LED Engine XB SD Rackmount 3W K2 216 110V 6 K2 700mA 110V System components 1 LCD display with Backlight timing option 10 push buttons DMX 512 input and output 3 pin XLR connectors DMX 512 addressing Operating voltage 115v 230v 5 modes of operation a DMX 512 control i Control of up to 36 channels 12 RGB outputs b Chaser mode i Up to 9 chasers Each chaser made of up to 32 steps with custom fade and delay timing options c Macro mode i Turns the LED Engine XB SD panel into quick chaser selection keypad d FX Mode i Create astonishing wave effects e Master Transmitter mode i Transmits at the DMX line all current channels levels 7 Extra Features a Channels doubling i You can limit the maximum number of control channels from 1 to 36
7. System Utilities To enter System Utilities Menu Press button 5 until LED Engine XB SD is in MANUAL MODE 11 Press and hold button 10 for about 3 seconds until the display is presented as below 6 7 ts 9 lo Press button 4 or 9 to scroll between the options Press button 1 or 6 to change the value The available options are 1 2 3 5 Back Light set the backlight time out in seconds DMX Address set DMX starting address for a DMX mode COMM MODE Master Slave If set to Master LED Engine XB SD switches its DMX port to Output and operates as a DMX transmitter of its own Channels at starting address 1 Very useful when there is need for a synchronous operation of LED Engine XB SD Devices Note In DMX mode LED Engine XB SD operates as usual If set to Slave LED Engine XB SD never operates as transmitter Reset All Memory If you want to clear all the settings and chasers to defaults press and hold button 6 for about 5 seconds until unit reboots Buttons Lock ON OFF If set to ON the buttons will automatically lock up whenever the LCD backlight goes off To unlock the buttons press and hold the 1 and 5 keys simultaneously until you get a message Buttons Unlocked Note If LED Engine XB SD was turned off while its buttons were locked they will be initially locked upon powering up next time 6 If set to OFF Buttons will never lock up Master Dim You
8. b Master Dim i You can enable the Master Dim feature for DMX Mode if you wish to control the master level of all the outputs OO ES Getting started Connect your LED system s to LED Engine XB SD Connect LED Engine XB SD to the mains LED Engine XB SD will start at the last state it was turned off at only if the last state was Chaser Macro FX Manual or DMX Choose relevant MODE by pressing button 5 Note In case you get a Buttons Locked message on LCD screen when you press one of the buttons the LED Engine XB SD is in Button Lock mode To unlock the buttons press and hold the 1 and 5 keys simultaneously until you get a message Buttons Unlocked Remember The buttons will lock up again as soon as LCD backlight goes off You can disable the auto buttons locking in the System Utilities menu Manual MODE st 7 B EI o Each output which consists of three channels R G B by default is represented by a color group For example output 1 channels 1 3 is represented by color group 1 which is shown as R1 G1 B1 see figure above The letter represents a color R for red G for green B for blue and the digit next to the letter represents a number of a color group Button 1 6 Value up down Button 2 3 Scroll Between the colors RGB in current color group Button 7 8 Scroll Between the color groups RGB1 to RGB6 When you press two buttons 1 amp 6 simultaneously the level will
9. e way that channels are controlled For example If No Channels setting is set to 3 then the unit will occupy only 3 DMX channels Note if the Master Dim is ON then LED Engine XB SD will also occupate an additional channel for the master fader 10 If there is no need for using external DMX 512 input and you want a number of LED Engine XB SD controllers to operate in synchronization with another LED Engine XB SD we shall call it MASTER LED Engine XB SD then the COMM MODE of MASTER LED Engine XB SD in the chain should be set to Master Note in this case Master Dim should be disabled and the No Channels should be the set to the same value on all of the units including the MASTER LED Engine XB SD DMX 512 Auto addressing MODE The DMX 512 Auto addressing MODE allows easy chaining of LED Engine XB SD controllers without manually assigning each controller its own DMX address In this mode each LED Engine XB SD in the chain occupies a number of channels as set in No Channels setting and each LED Engine XB SD that is connected next in chain will be automatically assigned a DMX address that comes next in order To enter the DMX 512 Auto addressing MODE you must first set the Autoaddressing setting to ON in the System Utilities Menu then press button 5 until the display shows as below le 7 ts 9 lo Note when the Autoaddressing setting is ON the DMX MODE will be replaced with ADMX MODE LED Engine XB SD
10. haser main menu press button 5 If changes were made to the chaser the following screen will appear Press button 1 if you want to save the changes or button 5 do discard the changes you made to the current chaser Running Chaser Select the relevant CHASER by pressing buttons 4 amp 9 and press button 10 to run the selected CHASER 6 7 fs BI fo Explanation of abbreviations e Fade changed by the 1 6 buttons The fade time for each step You can change the fade time in steps of 0 2s e Wait changed by the 2 7 buttons The delay time after each step before fading to a new one You can change wait time in steps of 0 2 second e ST changed by the 4 9 buttons The step number in currently running chaser The gt sign in the lower right corner means that the chase is Running If you press buttons 4 9 during chase run it will enter pause mode the sign will show instead of gt later you can select desirable step with 4 9 buttons To resume running the chaser press button 10 e CHS is a current chaser number To return to previous mode press button 5 Note When LCD backlight turns off a visual representation of the first 16 channels will appear on the screen Press any button to get back Ls 7 s i lo This screen also will appear if you hold the button 10 You can also change all of the parameters described above while holding button 10 so you ll see a v
11. isual representation of how the changes affect the steps For example by pressing buttons 1 6 while holding button 10 you can literally see how the changes in Fade affect the fade time for each step Macro MODE Macro MODE is a mode that turns your LED Engine XB SD keypad into a Macro keypad where each button represents corresponding chaser from 1 to 9 To enter Macro MODE press button 1 from the Chaser MODE Ja G g LED Engine XB SD will run the first chaser If you wish to select a different chaser just press its corresponding button button 1 for chaser 1 button 2 for chaser 2 and so on If you want to get back to Chaser MODE press buttons 1 and 10 together DMX 512 MODE Press button 5 until the display shows as below O E BI HMH Es The DMX Address of LED Engine XB SD is changeable in the System Utilities Menu In order LED Engine XB SD controller to be able to receive DMX 512 the COMM MODE should be set to Slave Note if the DMX signal is lost LED Engine XB SD will retain the last values received If you want to control the master level of all outputs via external DMX 512 console then the Master Dim setting should be set to ON on all the LED Engine XB SD units in the chain Note if the master level is set to O value while Master Dim is ON then the values of all the outputs will be O The number of channels No Channels setting that is set on the LED Engine XB SD also affects th
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