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Astera LED Technology GmbH 

   

 

 

          

 
           Technical Reference 

Manual for AX10 SpotMax™                                           

 

2020-08-26 

 

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V

ERSION 

H

ISTORY

 

07.05.2015 

Initial version 

27.06.2017 

Rework safety instructions, Dimmer Curve Added 

17.07.2018 

Translation paragraph removed, the word “PIN” capitalized, DMX Table 

changed to Profile, Input Select updated with new options, Numeric DMX 
tables added, Lee Color Gel Index added 

29.08.2018 

Dimmer Curve table updated 

26.08.2020 

Added 8.15.1 DMX Profiles, referenced to DMX profiles on website 

 

Removed old DMX Tables 

 

Renamed to Technical Reference Manual 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for SpotMax AX10

Page 1: ...AX10 SPOTMAX User Manual...

Page 2: ...Menu Options 13 7 9 Menu Shortcuts 13 7 10 INPUT SELECT 14 7 11 Select a Static Color 15 7 12 DMX Settings 16 7 13 Dimmer Curve 16 7 14 DMX Fail 17 7 15 RUNTIME 18 7 16 UNPAIR CRMX 18 7 17 STANDALONE...

Page 3: ...26 Page 2 Contact Information Astera LED Technology GmbH Stahlgruberring 36 81829 Munich Germany 49 89 2155253 0 Technical support Europe 49 89 21552253 1 America 1 954 578 8881 Asia 86 755 28237295 E...

Page 4: ...radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not...

Page 5: ...other optical instrument that may concentrate the light output Use only Astera approved accessories to diffuse or modify the light beam The exterior surfaces of the light can become hot up to 70 C 15...

Page 6: ...the AsteraApp between one and twenty hours The battery is specified to last for 300 full discharge cycles Its runtime will have decreased to 70 by then To increase the battery life it is recommended t...

Page 7: ...ord is plugged in the display will show a battery with moving bars for approx 30 60 seconds after which it will stop and the icon will show a full battery 4 4 CHARGING Charge the light immediately aft...

Page 8: ...elow NOTE Each filter has its name inscribed on the edge FLOOD or WALLWASH In order to attach the filter the filter must be slid into the Filter Slots then pressed down firmly and clipped in under the...

Page 9: ...do a RESET SETTINGS Chapter 7 20 between setups The fixture is not working correctly it does not display the color or effect chosen The fixture may still be operating under a previous setting It is g...

Page 10: ...AsteraRGB values for a certain color temperature S RGB or CIE1931 values can be calculated to AsteraRGB by pressing the corresponding buttons The primaries of the AsteraRGB are defined as White Point...

Page 11: ...olled by CRMX wireless DMX the built in receiver is compatible with all LumenRadio CRMX transmitters as well as W DMX G2 G3 G4 and G4S transmitters G4 and G4S in 2 4 GHz mode only You can also use an...

Page 12: ...address or battery runtime For more details on working with the AsteraApp please refer to chapter 8 7 5 CONTROL BY WIRELESS DMX To pair your light to a CRMX or W DMX transmitter make sure that Your l...

Page 13: ...ch to one input source The light is latched to REMOTE CONTROL mode INPUT SELECT is set to STANDALONE The light can no longer be controlled by any wireless signal The light is latched to CRMX mode The...

Page 14: ...y in hours Set parameters of the standalone engine The light can react to the loss of AC power input Information about the light radio pin firmware version battery status etc Reset all user settings t...

Page 15: ...3 sold 2009 15 is accepted all other sources are ignored Only CRMX W DMX wireless DMX is accepted all other sources are ignored The following table shows what sources are accepted for each setting Sou...

Page 16: ...A number of predefined colors are available while scrolling through the menu See below for a full table By entering the INDEX COLOR menu a number of predefined colors similar to those of common gels a...

Page 17: ...setting the right dimmer curve avoids steppy dimming response Several curves are available By default the STANDARD curve is active Name Intended use Features Good compromise between response and smoot...

Page 18: ...l show a 4000K white as soon as the DMX signal is lost The light will go dark if DMX signal is lost The light will switch temporarily to standalone mode if the DMX signal is lost and show for example...

Page 19: ...er than calculated More details on the built in battery can be found at chapter 4 2 For additional power savings refer to the AsteraApp manual 7 16UNPAIR CRMX Once your light is paired to a CRMX or W...

Page 20: ...lor The AsteraApp can control sets of lights individually The set address can be 1 to 254 This setting is normally done by the set wizard in the AsteraApp Several lights can form a virtual big light P...

Page 21: ...ADE The virtual light is split and shows four colors at a time SIMPLE RUNNING A running light the background and the running pixels color can be set DOUBLE RUNNING Two pixels are running in opposite d...

Page 22: ...rging state of the battery in percent Gives information about the LED calibration stored in the light for service reference only 7 20RESET SETTINGS Return the light to the default settings This may be...

Page 23: ...ace your Android device with the lights It communicates to the Android device by Bluetooth and controls the lights by UHF 8 1 PAIR YOUR LIGHT WITH THE ASTERAAPP The connection is secured by a 4 digit...

Page 24: ...ach light replays them autonomously until a new effect is sent Lights can be grouped into sets This way they can be controlled separately and also effects can stretch over up to 32 lights 8 3 CHANGE T...

Page 25: ...pes of sets are available 8 4 1 SYNC SET All lights that are assigned to a Sync Set can be controlled together They will do exactly the same CREATE A SYNC SET On the AsteraApp main screen first press...

Page 26: ...an have up to 32 positions Once the correct number is entered press Confirm Now your lights will flicker every two seconds To add a light to the currently shown positon of this set press its button Wa...

Page 27: ...below it Again the colors can be adjusted too After the effect is adjusted it may be saved back to the main screen by pressing the save button AN EFFECT CAN BE HIGHLY CUSTOMIZED The speed tells how l...

Page 28: ...ion After all positions show the same color a new cycle is started Several variations of running lights are available The Fire effect shows a random flickering effect The background color and the colo...

Page 29: ...ted with the color wheel effect it mimics the color change of a traditional color wheel showing intermediate colors during the change 0 All four colors are exchanged on every beat 1 Same as 0 but the...

Page 30: ...add a new program tile press the icon 1 While adding a tile either a default Static Red or the currently running program can be selected Additionally special function tiles are available 8 9 1 Functi...

Page 31: ...l currently targeted lights 8 10 1 Set Sub Masters Each Set has its own brightness slider Additionally there is a master slider that controls the brightness of all Sets simultaneously This is very sim...

Page 32: ...ils on the built in battery can be found at chapter 4 2 8 12ANTI FLICKER The PWM refresh rate of this light is 599 4 Hz by default This frequency can be freely adjusted between 200 Hz and 1205 Hz to f...

Page 33: ...ys The sensitivity can be adjusted to meet your environment A lower value makes a false alarm more unlikely In case a potential thief is taking the light away while ignoring the alarm he will most lik...

Page 34: ...no battery runtime is wasted This can be either done manually or automated Press the small arrow to open the standby menu By pressing the Now buttons standby can be switched on or off for all current...

Page 35: ...hts you wish to setup chapter 7 7 Then press Done Please refer to chapter 7 10 INPUT SELECT and chapter 7 12 DMX Settings for details on the available settings 8 15 1 DMX Profiles A number of DMX Prof...

Page 36: ...ference Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2020 08 26 Page 35 8 15 2 DMX Channel Assignment The current channel assignment can be always reviewed in the lower part of the screen It is automatically calculated ba...

Page 37: ...Astera LED Technology GmbH Technical Reference Manual for AX10 SpotMax 2020 08 26 Page 36 9 MENU OVERVIEW...

Page 38: ...immer Curve Added 17 07 2018 Translation paragraph removed the word PIN capitalized DMX Table changed to Profile Input Select updated with new options Numeric DMX tables added Lee Color Gel Index adde...

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