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Rainbow PP™
Operation
Power Supply:
Before plugging your unit in, be sure the source
voltage in your area matches the required voltage for your
American DJ® Rainbow PP™. The American DJ® Rainbow
PP™ are available in a 120v and 220v version. Because line
voltage may vary from venue to venue, be sure to plug your
fixture into a wall outlet with a matching power supply before
attempting to operate.
Operating Modes and Set Up:
Rainbow PP™ Control:
This will allow you to control your
Rainbow Tubes with the Rainbow PP controller. You can choose
one of the 30 programs to run, and control the speed and inter-
val time of each program.
1. The Rainbow Tubes™ connect to the Rainbow PP™ by the
3-pin cables that are attached to the Rainbow Tubes™.
2. Connect your first Rainbow Tube™ in your chain to the 3-pin
Output connection on the Rainbow PP™.
3. Continue to daisy chain the Rainbow Tubes™ in your chain.
Attached to each Rainbow Tube™ is a Male 3-pin connect-
and a Female 3-pin connector. Use the attached 3-pin
cables to link your units together. Remember that the Male
3-pin connector is the input and the Female 3-pin connector
is the output. The first unit in the chain will use the female 3-
pin connector only. The last unit in the chain will use the
male 3-pin connector only.
4. You will also have to link the power cords to each other, as
you did with the 3-pin cables.
Note: You should ONLY link up to 140 Rainbow Tubes™ to
Please carefully read and understand the instructions in this
manual thoroughly before attempting to operate 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.
Rainbow PP™
General Instructions
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Rainbow PP™
Operation cont.
one power source. If more Rainbow Tubes are being used
you can continue to link them by the 3-pin cables but you
should use more then one power source.
5. After you set up your complete system, switch on the power
to the Rainbow PP™.
6. Press the SET UP button, and the LCD screen will read
“Tube QTY: 0000”. You have to set the number of Rainbow
Tubes™ that you have connected to the Rainbow PP™.
Press the UP or DOWN buttons to select the quantity
of tubes. Press the MODE button to go to the program mode.
7. Press the MODE button to go through the different programs.
See page 8 for a list of the programs.
8. To adjust the interval, and speed time and flash rate of a pro-
gram, choose your program and press the SET UP button.
NOTE: Programs 1-8 and 30 do not have adjustable fea-
tures.
9.
Interval
time adjustment is 0 -100, 0 is shortest time
between color changes and chases, and 100 being longest.
Run Speed
adjustment is 0 - 100, 0 is the slowest speed
and 100 is the fastest speed.
Flash
(strobing) adjustment is 0 -100, 0 is the slowest stobe,
and 100 is the fastest is will strobe.
Universal DMX Control:
This mode allows you to use a univer-
sal DMX-512 controller such as the LSC
®
DMX Operator™ or
Show Designer™.
1. To control the Rainbow Tubes in DMX mode, follow the set-
up procedures under
Rainbow PP Control
, as well as the
set-up procedures included with your DMX controller.
2. Connect your DMX controller to the Rainbow PP™ XLR Input
connection. Set the quantity of Rainbow Tubes™ that are
connected to the Rainbow PP™. Press the SET UP button,
and the LCD screen will read “Tube QTY: 0000”. You have to
set the number of Rainbow Tubes™ that you have connected
to the Rainbow PP™. Press the UP or DOWN buttons to
select the quantity of tubes.
