User manual version 1.64
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1. Dimensions 25 50 lo 6 o o OI TORO eS Ol 50 1835 Smartline 1220 Smartline4 610 SmartLine2 E Dimensions not fully checked on units 205 265 Weight Important Fixture and yoke Power Input voltage Earth leakage Connectors Power requirements Standby Maximum const Maximum const Start up peak Approvals Miscellaneous Enclosure rating Control input Documentation by Corporate Text amp Design www ctxd com Release DRAFT a approx 16kg 35 3 lbs Pixelline approx 12kg 26 5 lbs PixelLine4 approx 6kg 13 2 lbs PixelLine2 If closely stacking PixelLine units it is im portant to reduce the output intensity to no more than 30 of the maximum in order to prevent overheating 100 to 240V AC 47 to 63Hz autosensing The PixelLine units are equipped with heat sensors throughout their circuitry to ensure 0 39mA ndi f protection The units will begin to reduce out Supplied with cable only live neutral amp earth put automatically in stages once the internal o 230V 50Hz 115V 60Hz temperature exceeds 60 C 3 watts 3 watts 330 watts 330 watts PixelLined 220 watts 220 watts PixelLine4 amps amps The peak value occurs only at first power up and lasts only for a period measured in microseconds CE IP20 not protected against moisture ingress USITT DMX512 input connector pin out below PIN 1 Ground PIN 52. Not used PIN 2 Data dies Not used BUREAU VERITAS M Certification N UK 9000034 Ga RANGE sales pixelrange com salesUSA pixelrange com
3. a chase has been programmed using Fab gt C 1 and or PPab gt Ce and also that ModE gt EF M is selected Check also that PRob gt LEVL is not set at zero Standalone RGBW mixing not working Check that one or more colour values have been set within MAN section and also that the ModE gt MANU is selected Firmware upgrades Firmware upgrades are released from time to time in order to provide new operational features The Pixelline has been designed to allow straightforward firmware upgrading via its DMX interface a PixelU2D USB device and a computer Please contact PixelRange technical support for details Fuse access The single fuse is located on the rear panel Use a small flat blade screw driver to twist the fuse holder anti clockwise until the carrier can be extracted to reveal the fuse Fuse types PixelLine2 20mm 4A T4AH250VP time delay ceramic body d Pixelline4 20mm A TAAH250VP time delay ceramic body Pixelline 20mm 6 3A T6 3AL250VP time delay ceramic body gt e e e Using master mode to drive other units This unit can control any number of other PixelRange fixtures via DMX links with out the need for a control desk Set this unit as master PERS gt dATA gt MAST and ensure all others are set to slave PERS gt JATA gt SLAV Connect all fixtures via DMX daisy chain Note Don t forget to terminate the devices at either end of the chain see the section DMX links and terminati
4. a master intensity input d1 and t64bT have an optional master intensity depending on the setting of PERS gt MINT IF the MINT setting is aM then no output will occur until a level greater than zero is applied to the master intensity channel s See pages 4 and 5 for details Note It is good practice to perform a factory reset before these fixtures are used on any new installation This will ensure that settings like the MINT option are set to off and do not create the potential for confusion See page 1 for details of how to perform a factory reset No response during DMX control If live DMX is connected the right hand decimal point on the dis play should flash if not check the DMX cable s and the desk output Erratic operation during DMX control Check that the final fixture within the DMX daisy chain is cor rectly terminated with a 120 ohm terminator plug Erratic operation during DMX control Check that the selected ModE matches the personality being used on the control desk Erratic operation during DMX control Ensure that only one DMX device in the daisy chain is set as master Rapid colour intensity changes not occurring Check whether the tungsten dimmer mode is selected PERS gt dIMP gt TUNG This would slow the reaction times of the emitters and could mean that rapid changes are blended into each other Choose FINE for a faster reacting dimmer mode Standalone chase effects not working Check that
5. cell B 7 Mast int c B cell B 8 Mast Int W cell B 9 Mast int c 10 Mast Int f The 16 bit master intensity channels are enabled only when the PERS gt MINT option is set to ol For 8 bit master intensity control use the high coarse intensity channel c Coarse or high channel f Fine or low channel For 8 bit master intensity control use the high coarse intensity channel PixelLine2 gt Ho B toin Channel layouts for DMX mode on PixelLine4 When using dif mode the manner in which LED emitters are assigned to DMX channels is directly deter mined by the PERS gt RES option The dit mode does not use chase effects The first channel of the fixture occurs at the DMX address selected using Fiddf and successive channels for the fixture follow from there Channel dit PE S 3 1 R all cells 2 G dll cells 3 B all cells 4 Mast int c 5 Mast Int f 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 IZ 18 dit PRESA R all cells G all cells B all cells W all cells Mast int c Mast Int f dit FES 6 R cells A B G cells A B B cells A B R cell C D G cell C D B cell C D Mast int c Mast Int f dit FE5 8 R cells A B G cells A B B cells A B W cells A B R cells C D G cells C D B cells C D W cells C D Mast int c Mast Int f Ms RESz12 R cell A G cell A B ce
6. cells A B C B cells A B C W cells A B C R cells D E F G cells D E F B cells D E F W cells D E F Mast int c Mast Int f dit RES 9 R cells A B G cells A B B cells A B R cells C D G cells C D B cells C D R cells E F G cells E F B cells E F Mast int c Mast Int f DMX channel layouts checked on units dit RES 1 2 R cells A B G cells A B B cells A B W cells A B R cells C D C cells C D B cells C D W cells C D R cells E F G cells E F B cells E F W cells E F Mast int c Mast Int f na PES 18 R cell A G cell A B cell A R cell B G cell B B cell B R cell C G cell C B cell C R cell D G cell D B cell D R cell E G cell E B cell E R cell F G cell F B cell F Mast int c Mast Int f dit RES 24 R cell A G cell A B cell A W cell A R cell B G cell B B cell B W cell B R cell C G cell C B cell C W cell C R cell D G cell D B cell D W cell D R cell E G cell E B cell E W cell E R cell F G cell F B cell F W cell F Mast int c Mast Int f Troubleshooting Display panel is blank Press a control panel but ton if the display still does not show check the input power and fuse No response during DMX control Check whether a master intensity input is required H E B E 1b E and GH E modes always require
7. User Manual gt N General set up Mount the fixture in the required position The integral yoke can act as a floor stand or hanger Important e When suspended off ground always use two independent fixing points Also always use two safety wires rated to a minimum of AOkg 88lbs SL6 3OKg 66lbs SLA or 15Kg 33lbs SL2 around the yoke Where external control is to be used connect a DMX lead XLR 5 pin female to the input socket at the rear of the fixture DMX in XLR 5pin male connector Power in socket Connector required Neutrik PowerCon NAC3FCA locking knob 3 Where other fixtures are to be used in a control daisy chain con nect a DMX lead XLR 5 pin male to the output socket at the rear of the fixture co 6 e O i e C 4 L 0 NM Power out socket Connector required Neutrik PowerCon NAC3FCB DMX out v XLR 5pin female connector Y CS Connect power to the fixture using a Neutrik PowerCon connector Insert the connector and twist it clockwise until it clicks into place Important e f power daisy chaining fixtures do not exceed a total load of 3kW in a single daisy chain subject to supply and cabling restrictions Please see page 7 for maximum power requirements per fixture and also Start up peak details Use the control panel to access the internal menu and choose the appropriate operation mode and related settings see over cs b
8. Using the yoke The Pixelline yoke has an adjustable foot at each end to allow it to function as an effective floor stand or be folded away to allow multiple units to be closely stacked o O O Yoke folded flat Yoke feet extended for use as a floor stand Important Please see the warning on page 7 regarding the stacking of PixelLine fixtures Operation modes The PixelLine provides a range of operation modes These are selected using the ModE section of the control menu cif Allows RGBW control via DMX input Internal chase effects are not available within this mode MANL Provides RGBW colour mixing independently of any external control Use the internal control menu MAN section to select the required colour values EF M Allows the display of the dual internal chase effects independently of any external control Use the internal control menu PRob section to select the required chase effects speeds and cross fades cH tE 16tE B E q4E Provides control of individual emitter RGBW mixing and selection of the dual internal chase effects via DMX input Requires 32 PL6 24 PL4 or 12 PL2 DMX channels Provides control of RGBW mixing and selec tion of the dual internal chase effects via DMX input Requires 11 DMX channels fly T Allows RGBW control via DMX input using two 8bit channels per colour Internal chase effects are not available within this mode PixelLine personalities a
9. a ec ote ru Ca Ca Sets the base DMX address from which the control channels will begin Shows the main processor software revision No changes are possible within this option Press amp while viewing this option to see the software sub revision Shows the display controller software revision No changes are possible within this option Selects the primary internal chase effect See Chase effects for descriptions Select Mad gt EF M to show the selected chase Selects the cross fade speed between the steps of the selected C 1 chase effect Selects the speed of the selected C 1 chase effect Selects the master intensity level of chase effects C 1 and Ce Selects the secondary internal chase effect See Chase effects for descriptions Select ModE gt EF i to show the selected chase Selects the cross fade speed between the steps of the selected Ce chase effect Selects the speed of the selected C chase effect Sets the red intensity Select MadE gt MANU manual to show the result Sets the green intensity Select MadE gt MANU manual to show the result Sets the blue intensity Select ModE gt MANU manual to show the result Sets the white intensity Select ModE gt MANU manual to show the result Selects number of channels required to control all emitters Options are 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 or 24 Emitters are grouped together accordingly Only on some models Determines whether this fixture will act a
10. fixtures are needed then use a DMX booster to allow up to 32 more fixtures to be at tached e Never split a DMX cable to form two branches a Y split If separate branches are required use a powered DMX splitter Ensure that the devices at each end of the daisychain are both terminated using a 120 ohm resistor usually contained within a separate XLR connector that has no cable the resistor forms a link between pins 2 and 3 Control desks are usually internally terminated It is possible to get away with breaking some of the above rules particularly on smaller installations that have short cable runs and few fixtures However results can be unpredictable and problems will inevitably hit you at the very worst time During your show Please see the Troubleshooting section for useful fault finding tips Control menu contents Held PERS gt m a e za Es E s F1 ro Mm E ra mq am m D 3 Ee m C 9 r1 Lh 9 La ra l gs I A m sa E y rm za zj ru Ew E ra ru tht tE HHE 5 ca E Dm lt I 4 l a C3 I zz 4 ZJ S 5 I2 R EX Un a I E 4 ra bi q l m LI ry g CL Ln aM ra zo CL ru uw LER E E a ra 9 E Ga Yoh un q e 35 E FINE Pixelline only Pixelline4 only PixelLine2 only a c
11. ll A R cell B G cell B B cell B R cell C G cell C B cell C R cell D G cell D B cell D Mast int c Mast Int f dits PES 16 R cell A G cell A B cell A W cell A R cell B G cell B B cell B W cell B R cell C G cell C B cell C W cell C R cell D G cell D B cell D W cell DJ Mast int c Mast Int f The 16 bit master intensity channels are enabled only when the PERS gt MINT option is set to aM For 8 bit master intensity control use the high coarse intensity channel c Coarse or high channel f Fine or low channel For 8 bit master intensity control use the high coarse intensity channel Channel layouts for DMX mode on PixelLine6 When using d 1 mode the manner in which LED emitters are assigned to DMX channels is directly determined by the PERS gt RES option The d mode does not use chase effects The first channel of the fixture occurs at the DMX address selected using Hdd and successive channels for the fixture follow from there Channel Mi PE S 3 R all cells G all cells B all cells Mast int c na RES 4 R all cells G all cells B all cells W all cells Mast Int f Mast int c Mast Int f dit FES 6 R cells A B C G cells A B C B cells A B C R cells D E F G cells D E F B cells D E F Mast int c Mast Int f dis FES 8 R cells A B C G
12. on 2 Set each slave to ModE gt dis 3 Set the master to either create chases or static colours Chases Select ModE gt EF Mand then use PRob gt C 1 and Cg to create the required effects see the Chase effects table Static colours Select ModE gt MANU and then use MAN gt PEd DRN bL UE and WhIT to mix the colour Note The setting of PERS gt RES determines how the DMX channels are output when mixing static colours PERS gt RES 4 or 96 or 144 sends out separate red green blue and white levels in repeated 4 channel blocks i e to 4 25 to 28 etc The RES 1 setting links all DMX output channels so that all emitters can be controlled by a single setting MAN gt PEd Set each slave DMX address using RddF gt dit as appropriate For static colour mixing you can either set all fixtures to DMX channel 1 or position them at the beginning of the four channel cells AUG 1 ACS ABYS AB13 ABST or A fe 1 The outputs within each cell will be the same For chases six separate cells are output in groups of 4 DMX channels to give RGBW values per cell Set the address of each slave fixture according to which of the 6 cells you want them to appear within or to begin with for multi cell fixtures RBG 1 for cell A RBC2S for cell B ABHI for cell C FB 13 for cell D ABST for cell E or A fe 1 for cell F Master mode not fully checked on unit Specifications
13. p Xfade Ch23 to 24 Master intensity 16bit DMX Ch1 to 8 RGBW colour mixing Ch9 to 11 C 1 Effect Speed amp Xfade Ch12 to 14 Ce Effect Speed amp Xfade Ch15 to 16 Master intensity 16bit DMX Chl to 4 RGBW colour mixing Ch5 to 7 L 1 Effect Speed amp Xfade Ch8 to 10 Ce Effect Speed amp Xfade Ch11 to 12 Master intensity 16bit 16bit RGBW control using 2x the number of DMX channels determined by PERSz PES PERSSMINT set to aM provides a master intensity No chase effects are selectable Menu contents are not yet confirmed Channel layouts for remote effects modes The table below shows how colour mixing chase effects master intensity and dimmer select controls are mapped to DMX channels for the H tE StE and b E modes In all modes the first channel of the fixture occurs at the DMX address selected using Hddf and successive channels for the fixture follow from there Channel E B E 16 E CYTE 1 R all cells R cell A R cell A R cell A 2 G dll cells G cell A G cell A G cell A 3 B all cells B cell A B cell A B cell A 4 Wa all cells W cell A W cell A W cell A 5 E 1 Effect R cell B R cell B R cell B 6 C 1 Speed G cell B G cell B G cell B 7 C 1 Xfade B cell B B cell B B cell B 8 Ce Effect W cell B W cell B W cell B 9 Ce Speed E 1 Effect R cell C R cell C 10 2 Xfade E 1 Speed G cell C G cell C 11 Master int c C 1 Xfade B cell C B cell C 12 Mas
14. pink 104 107 gB Static yellow 108 111 g7 Static light blue 112 115 8 Static purple 116 119 29 Static red 120 123 3B Static green 124 127 31 Static cool white These are not yet confirmed exit the menu completely Master slave data indication The right hand decimal point data dot of the display is used to indicate the mas ter slave settings and also the presence of a DMX input signal as shown below E Data dot ON Master mode Data dot FLASHING Slave mode DMX data input present Data dot OFF Slave mode no DMX data present Notes Ensure that only one DMX device in the chain is set as master e g the desk Use PERS gt dHTH to change between master and slave modes e When set to master mode the fixture will scroll MASTER in place of a DMX address when not within the menu e If the display has been set to auto off HISP gt RaoFF the data dot will remain active but at a lower brightness DMX links and termination This section provides useful advice for gaining reliable operation from your DMX installation e Use good quality flexible twisted pair cable that has a nominal characteristic impedance of 120 ohms Microphone cables have a lower impedance and a higher capacitance which can lead to data errors Use a daisychain arrangement to link fixtures together so that the output of one fixture is connected to the input of the next Connect no more than 32 devices to a single DMX run If further
15. re available for a variety of controllers Please see www pixelrange com for details Factory reset perform this prior to new use To clear previous settings At the rear panel press the middle two buttons and amp amp for two seconds while the current address and mode are being displayed The four digit display will show FACT then SET to indicate that the fixture has been returned to its default condition This is useful to remove any settings that might cause confusion in a new configuration e g master intensity settings General notes Using the menu Ensure that only one DMX eT RANGE When not in the menu the four digit display scrolls the device in the chain is set as master e g the lighting desk This fixture is usually set to slave mode This fixture is shipped with the DMX address set to B t The four digit display can be set to switch off when not in use To restore press current DMX address and mode The display s right hand decimal point data dot is used to indicate status see below e Press amp to enter the menu The four digit display will show HddFP Use and to move between menu options or to change a value within an option Press to enter an option or to fix a changed value within an option and return to the previous option level Note If you do not press to fix a value operation will revert to the previously set mode at the next power on amp To alter
16. s a master controlling others When controlled via DMX this fixture must be set to SLAW Ms and t amp bT modes only When set oM this enables the master intensity channel The master intensity is always 16bit For 8bit control use the high initial mint channel When set aM this option scrolls through the primary colours at power on to demonstrate correct operation of the emitters Determines the intensity of the four digit control panel display Values range from O dimmest to 15 brightest When set to HaFF the control panel display will blank out 60 seconds after the menu is exited The data dot indicator will remain active Provides a choice of two dimmer curves FINE or TUNG to suit particular circumstances See next page for descriptions of each option RGBW control using an external DMX control input PERS gt MINT set to aN provides a master intensity in dit and 1 amp bT modes No chase effects are selectable Displays the resulting RGBW levels that are set via the MAN section of the internal menu External DMX control is not possible in this mode a the chase effect s determined within the PF aG section External DMX control is not possible in this mode DMX Ch1 to 24 RGBW colour mixing Ch25 to 27 L 1 Effect Speed amp Xfade Ch28 to 30 Ce Effect Speed amp Xfade Ch31 to 32 Master intensity 16 bit DMX Ch1 to 16 RGBW colour mixing Ch17 to 19 L 1 Effect Speed amp Xfade Ch20 to 22 Ce Effect Speed am
17. ter int f Ce Effect W cell C W cell C 13 Ce Speed R cell D R cell D 14 Allmodels C2 Xfade G cell D G cell D 15 Master int c B cell D B cell D 16 Master int f W cell D W cell D 17 C 1 Effect R cell E 18 Pixelline2 C 1 Speed G cell E 19 coy C 1Xfade B cell E 20 Ce Effect W cell E 21 Ce Speed R cell F 22 Ce Xfade G cell F 23 Master int c B cell F 24 Master int f W cell F 25 C 1 Effect 26 ee E 1 Speed 27 i E 1 Xfade 28 Ce Effect 29 Ce Speed 30 Ce Xfade 31 Master int c 32 Master int f c Coarse or high channel f Fine or ne low channel For 8 bit master intensity control use the high coarse intensity channel Cell locations PixelLine4 gt Channel layouts for DMX mode on PixelLine2 When using alt mode the manner in which LED emitters are as signed to DMX channels is directly determined by the PERS gt RES option The d mode does not use chase effects The first channel of the fixture occurs at the DMX address selected using Add and successive channels for the fixture follow from there Channel dits dit dit dits RES 3 PES 4 PE S 6 FES 8 R all cells R all cells R cell A R cell A 2 G dll cells G all cells G cell A G cell A 3 B all cells B all cells B cell A B cell A 4 Mast int c W all cells R cell A W cell A 5 Mast Int f Mast int c G cell A R cell B 6 Mast Int f B cell A G
18. this mode use uL M Press amp to exit from a menu option and eventually PERS gt dI5P Chase effects This section describes each of the internal chase effects that are selectable either via the control menu PRob gt L 1 Ce gt EFEC or using DMX values sent from an external source To use the internal effects set the todE option either to EF M for internal menu control or HtE 54E or B E for external DMX control DMX EFEC Chase effect description value value 0 3 og Of 47 84 Rainbow forward chase 6 cell 8 11 Bg Rainbow reverse chase 6 cell 12 15 83 Cool white forward chase 6 cell 16 19 B Cool white reverse chase 6 20 23 8S Cool white outer inner outer chase 24 27 Bb 50 50 duty cycle cool white strobe 28 31 871 50 50 duty cycle red strobe 32 35 BB 50 50 duty cycle purple strobe 36 39 99 50 50 duty cycle yellow strobe 40 43 1 50 50 duty cycle green strobe 44 47 11 Pulse white strobe 48 51 ig Pulse light blue strobe 52 55 13 Pulse rainbow strobe 56 59 14 Pulse red green blue strobe 60 63 15 Rainbow forward strobe cells together 64 67 15 Rainbow reverse strobe cells together 68 71 17 Yellow blue strobe cells together 72 75 18 Horizontal split rainbow chase 76 79 19 6 cell yellow blue chase 80 83 28 6 cell red blue chase 8487 21 3cellred yellow chase 88 91 ge 3 cell RGB forward chase 92 95 23 3 cell rainbow forward chase 96 99 24 3 cell RGB reverse chase 100 103 g5 Static salmon
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