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Unpacking: 

Thank you for purchasing the Illusion Dotz 4.4 by ADJ 

Products, LLC. Every Illusion Dotz 4.4 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 Illusion Dotz 4.4 is a DMX intelligent, moving head 

fixture. The Illusion Dotz 4.4 can be a 12 channel, 14 channel, or 59 

Channel DMX unit. The fixture can operate in three different operating 

modes; show mode, sound-

active, or 

under DMX control

The Illusion 

Dotz 4.4 can be used as a stand alone unit or in a

 master/slave con

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figuration.

 For best results use fog or special effects smoke to enhance 

the beams projections. 

Customer Support:

  ADJ  Products,  LLC  provides  a  toll  free  cus-

tomer 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 

suggestions. Service Hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.

 

Voice:   

(800) 322-6337

 

Fax:    

(323) 582-2610

 

E-mail:  

[email protected]

Warning! 

To prevent or reduce the risk of electrical shock or fire, do 

not expose this unit to rain or moisture. 

Warning! 

This may cause severe eye damage. Avoid looking directly 

into the light source at all times!

  Illusion Dotz 4.4         

                             General Information

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Table of Contents

Unpacking......................................................................3

Introduction....................................................................3

Customer  Support......................................................................3

Safety Precautions......................................................................4

Features.........................................................................5

Handling Precautions..................................................................6

Registration......................................................................6

Mounting.........................................................................7-8

DMX Set-Up...........................................................................9-11

System Menu............................................................................12

Operation............................................................................31-32

Kling-Net/ArtNet Control...........................................................33

DMX Traits............................................................................34-44

Fuse Replacement....................................................................46

Cleaning..................................................................46

Trouble Shooting.......................................................................46

Warranty.........................................................................47

Specifications....................................................................50

Summary of Contents for Illusion Dotz 4.4

Page 1: ...rands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies ADJ Products LLC and all affiliated companies hereby dis claim any and all liabilities for property equipm...

Page 2: ...ults use fog or special effects smoke to enhance the beams projections Customer Support ADJ Products LLC provides a toll free cus tomer support line to provide help and to answer any question should y...

Page 3: ...d by the manufacturer See page 46 for cleaning details Heat This fixture should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other appliances including amplifiers that...

Page 4: ...your purchase All returned service items whether under warranty or not must be freight pre paid and accompany a return authorization R A number The R A number must be clearly written on the outside of...

Page 5: ...avels from fixture to fixture via the DATA IN and DATA 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...

Page 6: ...mination 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...

Page 7: ...e to change channel numbers Edit A Edit B Edit C Max Channel PAN Preset User modes Test Reset M Pan Tilt Reset Pan Tilt Test Chan PAN Test function Panel Ctrl PAN XXX Adjustment of the lamp Calibrate...

Page 8: ...t set the address that is currently assingned to the unit Then set Channel 1 s Illusion Dotz 4 4 System Menu Illusion Dotz 4 4 System Menu value to 7 Channel 2 s value to 7 and Channel 3 s value to 57...

Page 9: ...ion or press MODE to exit MOVEMENT SPEED With this function you can set the pan and tilt Illusion Dotz 4 4 System Menu movement speed 1 Press the MODE button to access the main menu Press the UP or DO...

Page 10: ...uttons until RDM PID is displayed and press ENTER 4 XXXXXX will be displayed XXXXXX represents the units current RDM ID 5 Press ENTER or press MODE to exit Illusion Dotz 4 4 System Menu DEVICE IP ADDR...

Page 11: ...tons until Head Fan is displayed press ENTER 3 Either Auto Fan Speed default Low Fan Speed or High Fand Speed will be displayed use the UP and DOWN buttons to Illusion Dotz 4 4 System Menu toggle betw...

Page 12: ...your selection or press MODE to exit Dimmer Curve DIM CURVE Select 1 of 5 dimming curves See page 45 for the dimming curve chart Illusion Dotz 4 4 System Menu 1 Press the MODE button to access the ma...

Page 13: ...can run the individual scenes either automatically i e with the adjusted Step Time 1 Access the main menu and press the UP or DOWN buttons so that Function is highlighted then press ENTER 2 Press the...

Page 14: ...will display the timer password 1 Press the MODE button to access the main menu Press the UP or DOWN buttons so that Information is highlighted then press ENTER Illusion Dotz 4 4 System Menu 2 Press...

Page 15: ...ion 4 Press MODE to exit Illusion Dotz 4 4 System Menu TEST RESET MOTORS With this function you can reset the Pan Tilt motors 1 Press the MODE button to access the main menu Press the UP or DOWN butto...

Page 16: ...bsequently used to create the user defined programs Universal DMX Control This function allows you to use a uni versal DMX 512 controller such as the Elation DMX Operator or Elation Show Designer to c...

Page 17: ...ENTER 6 For your Slave units access the main menu and press the UP or DOWN buttons so that Function is highlighted then press ENTER 7 Press the UP or DOWN buttons until Disp Set is displayed and press...

Page 18: ...BLACKOUT BY MOVEMENT 246 255 NO FUNCTION 12 LAMP ON OFF RESET PROGRAMS 0 79 NORMAL 80 84 ALL MOTOR RESET 85 96 NO FUNCTION 97 99 OTHER MOTOR RESET 100 119 INTERNAL PROGRAM 1 120 139 INTERNAL PROGRAM 2...

Page 19: ...ue Function 1 0 255 PAN MOVEMENT 8bit 2 0 255 PAN FINE 16bit 3 0 255 TILT MOVEMENT 8bit 4 0 255 TILT FINE 16bit 5 ALL RED 0 255 0 100 6 ALL GREEN 0 255 0 100 7 ALL BLUE 0 255 0 100 8 SHUTTER STROBE 0...

Page 20: ...4 14 Channel DMX Mode Channel Value Function 11 AUTO PROGRAMS 0 10 PROGRAM 1 11 20 PROGRAM 2 21 30 PROGRAM 3 31 40 PROGRAM 4 71 80 PROGRAM 8 81 90 PROGRAM 9 91 100 PROGRAM 10 101 110 PROGRAM 11 111 12...

Page 21: ...1 RED 3 0 255 0 100 12 GREEN 3 0 255 0 100 13 BLUE 3 0 255 0 100 14 RED 4 0 255 0 100 15 GREEN 4 0 255 0 100 16 BLUE 4 0 255 0 100 17 RED 5 0 255 0 100 18 GREEN 5 0 255 0 100 19 BLUE 5 0 255 0 100 Ill...

Page 22: ...MS 0 10 PROGRAM 1 11 20 PROGRAM 2 21 30 PROGRAM 3 31 40 PROGRAM 4 71 80 PROGRAM 8 81 90 PROGRAM 9 91 100 PROGRAM 10 101 110 PROGRAM 11 111 120 PROGRAM 12 121 130 PROGRAM 13 131 140 PROGRAM 14 141 150...

Page 23: ...ON 59 LAMP ON OFF RESET PROGRAMS 0 79 NORMAL 80 84 ALL MOTOR RESET 85 96 NO FUNCTION 97 99 OTHER MOTOR RESET 100 119 INTERNAL PROGRAM 1 120 139 INTERNAL PROGRAM 2 140 159 INTERNAL PROGRAM 3 160 179 IN...

Page 24: ...ll 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...

Page 25: ...ADJ Products LLC www adj com Illusion Dotz 4 4 Instruction Manual Page 48 Illusion Dotz 4 4 Notes ADJ Products LLC www adj com Illusion Dotz 4 4 Instruction Manual Page 49 Illusion Dotz 4 4 Notes...

Page 26: ...fications and improvements in the design of this unit and this manual are subject to change without any prior written notice Illusion Dotz 4 4 Specifications Auto Sensing Voltage This fixture contains...

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