WiFLY RGBW8C User Manual
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1. A AD RGBWSC W WiFLY RGBW8C i 1 3 4 Oo GREEN CYAN BLUE PURPLE MAGENTA WHITE 7 o O P oP uun eg 5 6 Y 8 O CHANNEL SOUND MANUAL BLACK PRESET PRESET PRESET BANK RGBW U l t ti WiFly RGBW8C General Information Unpacking Thank you for purchasing the WiFly RGBW8C by ADJ Products LLC Every WiFly RABW8C has been thoroughly tested and has been shipped in perfect operating condition Carefully check the shipping carton for damage that may have occurred during shipping If the carton appears to be damaged carefully inspect your fixture for any damage and be sure all equipment necessary to operate the unit has arrived intact In the event damage has been found or parts are missing please contact our toll free customer support number for fur ther instructions Please do not return this unit to your dealer without contacting customer support first Introduction The WiFly RGBWS8C is a 64 channel RGB RGBW or RGBA LED wireless DMX controller Up to 8 LED fixtures or fixture groups can independently be controlled via four fixture buttons The units control panel includes 9 Static Color Chase buttons which contain pre programmed colors and chase programs 3 programma ble color preset buttons 4 multi function faders that control RGBW intensities as well as program speed fade time and mast2. OUT XLR terminals located on all DMX fixtures most controllers only have a DATA OUT terminal DMX Linking DMX is a language allowing all makes and models of different manufactures to be linked together and operate from a single controller as long as all fixtures and the controller are DMX compli ant To ensure proper DMX data transmission when using several DMX fixtures try to use the shortest cable path possible The order in which fixtures are connected in a DMX line does not influence the DMX addressing For example a fixture assigned a DMX address of 1 may be placed anywhere in a DMX line at the beginning at the end or anywhere in the middle Therefore the first fixture controlled by the controller could be the last fixture in the chain When a fixture is assigned a DMX address of 1 the DMX controller knows to send DATA assigned to address 1 to that unit no matter where it is located in the DMX chain Data Cable DMX Cable Requirements For DMX and Master Slave Operation DMX controller and unit require a approved DMX 512 110 Ohm Data cable for data input and data output Figure 1 We recommend Accu Cable DMX cables If you are making your own cables be sure to use standard 110 120 Ohm shielded cable This cable may be purchased at almost all professional sound and lighting stores Your cables should be made with a male and female XLR connector on either end of the cable Also remember that DMX cable must be daisy
3. Please see the chase chart on page 13 3 Once your desired chase program has been selected use the faders 10 11 12 amp 13 to adjust the chase speed fade time LED intensity and white LEDs Auto Mode 1 Press the AUTO button and the corresponding LED above the but ton will light 2 Use the faders 10 11 12 amp 13 to adjust the LED intensity fade time and chase speed Channel Bank Mode 1 Press the CHANNEL BANK 9 button and the corresponding LED above the button will light 2 Use the faders 10 11 12 amp 13 to adjust channels 1 4 3 Press the CHANNEL BANK 9 button again and the corresponding LED below the button will light 4 Use the faders 10 11 12 amp 13 to adjust channels 5 8 Color Macros Mode 1 Press the COLOR MACROS 4 button and the corresponding LED above the button will light 2 Press any of the 9 color macros 14 or use the fader 1 5 to adjust the preferable static color fader 2 6 to adjust fade time fader 3 7 to control output intensity and fader 4 8 to control the white LEDs ADJ Products LLC www adj com WiFly RGBW8C_ Page 12 WiFly RGBW8C Operation 10 11 12 amp 13 RGB Fade Mode 1 Press the RGB FADE button and the corresponding LED above the button will light 2 Use the faders 10 11 12 amp 13 to adjust the LED intensity fade time and chase speed Manual RGBW Color Mode 1 Press the MANUAL RGBW button and the corresponding LED above th
4. Pressing this button will activate the auto pro gt g Z ga gram The Auto Program can be controlled using the following o a 5 2 a The 1 5 FADER 13 will control the program speed Y i A The 2 6 FADER 12 will control the fade speed zi Ae 18 E fi The 3 7 FADER 11 will control the RGB LEDs intensity Q a t The 4 8 FADER 10 will control the white LEDs intensity 7 SOUND ACTIVE MODE Pressing this button will activate the sound active mode the sensitivity of the sound active mode can be adjusted using knob located on the rear of the controller Other adjustmenst can be made using the following The 2 6 FADER 12 will control the fade speed The 3 7 FADER 11 will control the RGB LEDs intensity ADJ Products LLC www adj com WiFly RABW8C Page 7 ADJ Products LLC www adj com WiFly RABW8C Page 8 WiFly RGBW8C 10 11 12 13 Controls and Functions The 4 8 FADER 10 will control the white LEDs intensity RGB FADE Pressing this button activates RGB FADE The RGB FADE can be controlled using the following The 1 5 FADER 13 will control the program speed The 2 6 FADER 12 will control the fade speed The 3 7 FADER 11 will control the RGB LEDs intensity The 4 8 FADER 10 will control the white LEDs intensity CHANNEL BANK Pressing this button activates the CHANNEL BANK Pressing this button will switch between the two channel banks Channels 1 4 a
5. This is not a service contract and this warranty does not include maintnance cleaning or periodic check up During the period specified above ADJ Products LLC will replace defective parts at its expense with new or refurbished parts and will absorb all expenses for warranty service and repair labor by reason of defects in material or workmanship The sole responsibility of ADJ Products LLC under this warranty shall be limited to the repair of the product or replacement thereof including parts at the sole discretion of ADJ Products LLC All products covered by this warranty were manufactured after August 15 2012 and bear indentifying marks to that effect ADJ Products LLC reserves the right to make changes in design and or improvements upon its products without any obligation to include these changes in any products theretofore manufactured No warranty whether expressed or implied is given or made with respect to any accessory supplied with products described above Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law all implied warranties made by ADJ Products LLC in connection with this product including warranties of merchantability or fitness are limited in duration to the warranty period set forth above And no warranties whether expressed or implied including warranties of merchantability or fitness shall apply to this product after said period has expired The consumer s and or Dealer s sole remedy shall be such repair or repla
6. chained and cannot be split Figure 1 ADJ Products LLC www adj com WiFly RABW8C Page 4 WiFly RGBW8C DMX Set Up Notice Be sure to follow figures two and three when making your own cables Do not use the ground lug on the XLR connector Do not con nect the cable s shield conductor to the ground lug or allow the shield conductor to come in contact with the XLR s outer casing Grounding the shield could cause a short circuit and erratic behavior COMMON Figure 2 PVE RRC eet ee eee 1 H a XLR Male Socket XLR Female Socket XLR Pin Configuration 1 I 1 1 Ground 2 Cold 2 Cold 1 Ground Pin 1 Ground 1 Li 1 I Pin 2 Data Compliment negative 1 I 1 Li i 3 Hot 3 Hot Pin 3 Data True positive POPA PES EAE EAP E EE A A 4 Figure 3 Special Note Line Termination When longer runs of cable are used you may need to use a terminator on the last unit to avoid erratic behavior A terminator is a 110 120 ohm 1 4 watt resistor which is con nected between pins 2 and 3 of a male XLR connector DATA and DATA This unit is inserted in the female XLR connector of the last unit in your daisy chain to terminate the line Using a cable terminator ADJ part number Z DMX T will decrease the possibilities of erratic behavior Termination reduces signal errors and avoids signal transmission problems O and interference It is always advisable A p to connect a DMX terminal Resistance 120 Ohm 1 4 W bet
7. via 3 pin DMX data cable or using the WiFly DMX signal to eliminate data cables NOTE To set up properly follow the set up instructions associated with your WiFly fixture or WiFly TransCeiver 1 When using 3 pin DMX data cables the WiFly DMX switch 19 must be in the OFF position 2 When using the WiFly DMX signal the WiFly DMX switch must be in the ON position The antenna must be extended and upright 3 Set the WiFly channel the WiFly channel must match the set chan nel of the fixtures that you are controlling If the channels are not the same you will not be able to control the fixtures The WiFly channel can be set from 0 15 If the WiFly controller is transmitting a WiFly signal the WiFly indicator 21 will glow red ADJ Products LLC www adj com WiFly RGBW8C_ Page 11 WiFly RGBW8C Operation Note When the power is switched Off and then back On the controller will return to the last operating mode Sound Active Mode 1 Press the SOUND button 7 and the corresponding LED above the button will light 2 Use the SOUND SENSITIVITY knob located at the rear to adjust the sound sensitivity level 3 Use the faders 10 11 amp 12 to adjust the LED intensity amp fade time The 1 5 fader 13 cannot be used in this mode Chase Mode 1 Press the CHASE button 2 and the corresponding LED above the button will light 2 Press 1 of the 9 COLOR buttons 14 located in the Color Chases region to activate a chase
8. ODE this fader will create your color to remain static ADJ Products LLC www adj com WiFly RGBW8C Page 9 WiFly RGBW8C Controls and Functions In CHANNEL BANK MODE this fader will control the 1 5 channels 14 COLORS CHASES PRESETS Press the COLOR buttons to activate desired COLOR MACROS or when in CHASE MODE the color buttons will activate chases See the built in chases on page 13 WiFly RGBW8C Controls and Functions Rear Panel AAAA n n 2 l f 1 DMX OUT POWER IN o WIRELESS DMX ON on 1248 p 2 A OFF O FUNCRION O 0 WY P A IZVDC 500mA SENSITIVITY FF 13 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 15 POWER SWITCH Use this switch to power on off the controller 16 DC INPUT Accepts a DC 9V 12V 300mA minimum power supply 17 DMXOUT Used to send DMX signal to the compatable LED fixtures 18 SOUND SENSITIVITY Use this knob to adjust the sound sensitivity 19 WIFLY DMX ON OFF SWITCH Use this switch to power on off the WiFly wireless DMX 20 ANTENNA This is used to send WiFly wireless signal 21 WIFLY INDICATOR This indicator glow red when the controller is transmitting a WiFly signal 22 DIPSWITCHES These are used to set the WiFly Radio Address ADJ Products LLC www adj com WiFly RGBW8C Page 10 WiFly RGBW8C WiFly Set Up There are two ways that the controller can run DMX connected
9. are subject to change without any prior written notice ADJ Products LLC www adj com WiFly RABW8C Page 15 ADJ Products LLC 6122 S Eastern Ave Los Angeles CA 90040 USA Tel 323 582 2650 Fax 323 725 6100 Web www adj com E mail info adj com A D J Supply Europe B V Junostraat 2 6468 EW Kerkrade Follow Us On HOM Netherlands facibositeom amadeand service adj eu www adj eu mig Tel 31 45 546 85 00 Fax 31 45 546 85 99
10. cement as is expressly provided above and under no circumstances shall ADJ Products LLC be liable for any loss or damage direct or consequential arising out of the use of or inability to use this product This warranty is the only written warranty applicable to ADJ Products LLC Products and supersedes all prior warranties and written descriptions of warranty terms and conditions heretofore published MANUFACTURER S LIMITED WARRANTY PERIODS e Lighting Products 1 year 365 days Limited Warranty Such as Special Effect Lighting Intelligent Lighting UV lighting Strobes Fog Machines Bubble Machines Mirror Balls Par Cans Trussing Lighting Stands etc excluding LED Laser Products and lamps e Laser Products 90 Day Limited Warranty L E D Products 3 year 1095 days Limited Warranty excluding motors PCB boards and power supplies which have a 1 year 365 day Limited Warranty and batteries which have a 180 day limited warranty Only the L E D s carry a 3 year warranty ADJ Products LLC www adj com WiFly RABW8C Page 14 WiFly RGBW8C Specifications Specifications POWER SUPPLY 12V DC 500mA UL Approved POWER CONSUMPTION 3 6W OUTPUT 3 Pin XLR AUDIO TRIGGER DIMENSIONS Built In Microphone 13 L x 5 75 W x 2 H 327mm L x 140mm W x 48mm H 3 Ibs 1 3 kgs 1 Year 865 Days WEIGHT WARRANTY Please Note Specifications and improvements in the design of this unit and this manual
11. e button will light 2 Press any of the 9 color buttons or use the RGBW faders to make your own desired color 3 Use the faders 10 11 12 amp 13 to adjust the LED intensities Preset Mode Using these buttons you are able to save and recall a chase color or program 1 To save a chase color or program press 1 of the 3 PRESET but ton for at least 3 seconds When all of the LEDs flash 3 times this informs you that the save was successful 2 To recall the saved chase color or program press the correspond ing PRESET button WiFly RGBW8C Chase Chart BUTTONS IN COLORS CHASES REGION CHASE MODE DESCRIPTION RED button Red Green chase ORANGE button Green Blue chase YELLOW button Red Blue chase GREEN button Red Cyan chase CYAN button Green Purple chase BLUE button Yellow Blue chase PURPLE button Red Green Blue Yellow Purple Cyan White chase MAGENTA button Red Green Blue Red Blue Yellow Cyan Yellow chase WHITE button Yellow Purple chase ADJ Products LLC www adj com WiFly RGBW8C_ Page 13 WiFly RGBW8C Warranty MANUFACTURER S LIMITED WARRANTY A ADJ Products LLC hereby warrants to the original purchaser ADJ Products LLC products to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a prescribed period from the date of purchase see specific warranty period on reverse This warranty shall be valid only if the product is purchased within
12. e controlled When you press the button the fourth time both Y s 4 4 LEDs will turn off indicating that you cannot control the fixtures vo z 0 28 lt lt i F g 2 CHASE BUTTON Press this button to activate chase mode Press y 6 any of the color buttons in the COLORS CHASES grid 14 to select 9 z 5 6 7 your desired chase See the chart on page 13 for the different chases a a E BLACKOUT Activates and deactivates blackout mode 89 zi 4 COLOR MACROS Press this button to activate the COLOR z ji 3 MACROS When this mode is active you can press any of the color but o tons located in the COLOR CHASE grid 14 The COLOR MACROS can be controlled using the following The 1 5 FADER 13 will create your own color to remain static The 2 6 FADER 12 will control the fade speed The 3 7 FADER 11 will control the RGB LEDs intensity The 4 8 FADER 10 will control the white LEDs intensity 5 MANUAL RGBW Pressing this button activates manual RGBW When this mode is active you can press any of the color buttons located in the COLORS CHASE grid 14 The 1 5 FADER 13 will con trol the red LEDs intensity the 2 6 FADER 12 will control the green an u E i LEDs intensity the 3 7 FADER 11 will control the blue LEDs intensity a a 3 y and the 4 8 FADER 10 will control the white LEDs intensity be 9 M 5 6 AUTO PROGRAM
13. er dimmer There are 8 buttons used to select the operation mode including RGB Fade Auto Run Color Macro Channel Bank Chase Sound Active Manual RGBW and Blackout modes The WiFly RGBW8C is one of the simplest and most versatile LED controllers available today It is ideal for D J s nightclubs lounges bars and anyone that wants easy con trol of LED Par s Bar s Flood s or Panel s Customer Support ADJ Products LLC provides a toll free customer support line to provide help and to answer any question should you encounter problems during your set up or initial operation You may also visit us on the web at www adj com for any comments or sugges tions Service Hours are Monday through Friday 8 00 a m to 4 30 p m Pacific Standard Time Voice 800 322 6337 Fax 323 582 2941 E mail support americandj com Warning To prevent or reduce the risk of electrical shock or fire do not expose this unit to rain or moisture ADJ Products LLC www adj com WiFly RGBW8C Page 2 WiFly RGBW8C General Instructions To optimize the performance of this product please read these operating instructions carefully to familiarize yourself with the basic operations of this unit These instructions contain important safety information regarding the use and maintenance of this unit Please keep this manual with the unit for future reference WiFly RGBW8C e 9 Static Colors e RGBW Faders To Create Desired Color e 9 Chases e Au
14. nd Channels 5 8 Press the CHANNEL BANK button once and the corresponding LED located above will light This means you are controlling Channels 1 4 of your fixture Press the button a sec ond time and the corresponding LED located to the left of the button will light You are now in control of Channels 5 8 of your fixture 4 8 FADER This fader has two functions This fader can be used to control the white LEDs intensity in MANUAL RGBW MODE AUTO PROGRAM CHASE MODE RGB FADE COLOR MACROS amp SOUND ACTIVE MODE In CHANNEL BANK MODE this fader will control the 4 8 channels 3 7 FADER This fader has three functions This fader can be used to control the blue LEDs intensity in MANUAL RGBW MODE In AUTO PROGRAM CHASE MODE RGB FADE COLOR MACROS amp SOUND ACTIVE MODE this fader will control the RGB LEDs output intensity In CHANNEL BANK MODE this fader will control the 3 7 channels 2 6 FADER This fader has three functions This fader can be used to control the green LEDs intensity in MANUAL RGBW MODE In AUTO PROGRAM CHASE MODE RGB FADE COLOR MACROS amp SOUND ACTIVE MODE this fader will control the fade time In CHANNEL BANK MODE this fader will control the 2 6 channels 1 5 FADER This fader has four functions This fader can be used to control the red LEDs intensity in MANUAL RGBW MODE In AUTO PROGRAM CHASE MODE amp RGB FADE this fader will con trol program speed In COLOR MACROS M
15. the United States of America including possessions and territories It is the owner s responsibility to establish the date and place of purchase by acceptable evidence at the time service is sought For warranty service you must obtain a Return Authorization number RA before sending back the product please contact ADJ Products LLC Service Department at 800 322 6337 Send the product only to the ADJ Products LLC factory All shipping charges must be pre paid If the requested repairs or service including parts replacement are within the terms of this warranty ADJ Products LLC will pay return shipping charges only to a designated point within the United States If the entire instrument is sent it must be shipped in it s original package No accessories should be shipped with the product If any accessories are shipped with the product ADJ Products LLC shall have no liability whatsoever for loss of or damage to any such accessories nor for the safe return thereof This warranty is void if the serial number has been altered or removed if the product is modified in any manner which ADJ Products LLC concludes after inspection affects the reliability of the product if the product has been repaired or serviced by anyone other than the ADJ Products LLC factory unless prior written authorization was issued to purchaser by ADJ Products LLC if the product is damaged because not properly maintained as set forth in the instruction manual
16. to RGB Fade Color Macros Chase Manual RGBW Channel Bank and Sound Active Modes e Adjustable Program and Fade Speed e Adjustable Sound Sensitivity e Built In ADJ s WiFly TransCeiver Wireless DMX Blackout WiFly RGBW8C Product Registration The WiFly RGBWS8C carries a 1 year 865 days limited warranty Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase and warranty You may also register your product online at www americandj com All returned service items whether under warranty or not must be freight pre paid and accompany a return authorization R A number If the unit is under warranty you must provide a copy of your proof of purchase invoice Please contact ADJ Products LLC customer support for a R A number Features ADJ Products LLC www adj com WiFly RGBW8C Page 3 WiFly RGBW8C DMX Set Up Power Supply Before plugging your unit in be sure the source voltage in your area matches the required voltage for your ADJ WiFly RGBW8C The ADJ WiFly RGBWS8C is 120v only Only use the included power supply to power WiFly RGBW8C DMX 512 DMX is short for Digital Multiplex This is a universal pro tocol used by most lighting and controller manufactures as a form of communication between intelligent fixtures and controllers A DMX controller sends DMX data instructions from the controller to the fix ture DMX data is sent as serial data that travels from fixture to fixture via the DATA IN and DATA
17. ween PIN 2 DMX and PIN 3 DMX of the last fixture Figure 4 ADJ Products LLC www adj com WiFly RGBW8C Page 5 WiFly RGBW8C DMX Set Up 5 Pin XLR DMX Connectors Some manufactures use 5 pin DMX 512 data cables for DATA transmission in place of 3 pin 5 pin DMX fixtures may be implemented in a 3 pin DMX line When inserting stan dard 5 pin data cables in to a 3 pin line a cable adaptor must be used these adaptors are readily available at most electric stores The chart below details a proper cable conversion 3 Pin XLR to 5 Pin XLR Conversion 3 Pin XLR Female Out 5 Pin XLR Male In Conductor Ground Shield Data True signal Pin 3 Pin3 Not Used PF Pin 4 Do Not Use Not Used Po Pin 5 Do Not Use ADJ Products LLC www adj com WiFly RGBW8C Page 6 WiFly RGBW8C Controls and Functions WiFly RGBW8C Controls and Functions 1 FIXTURE SELECTION The WiFly RGBW8C can control up to 8 LED fixtures Press one of the buttons and the corresponding LEDs above the button will light indicating which LED fixture can be controlled O O Example Press the 1 2 button one time and the left LED will light indicating that fixture 1 can now be controlled Press the button a second time and yy oon the right LED will light indicating that fixture 2 can now be controlled Press 2 o 3 the button a third time and both LEDs will light indicating that both fixtures 3 a can now b
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