BB&S Pipeline 4 Way Controller, Manual, Page: 8 / 14

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DMX Operation:
Starting up:
At start up, d isplay reads out the DMX address.
When a DMX cable is connected and the Pipeline 4 way controller receives a valid DMX signal from a DMX controller,
the unit will indicate that DMX is being received by turning on the DMX present indicator in the display.
(See Introduction)
If a unit is started up without DMX present it will start up in manual mode, but will switch to DMX
mode as soon as a DMX signal is detected.
Setting the DMX address:
After power up, the Pipeline 4 way controller will show the set DMX address e.g.: "A. 1"
If a different dmx address is desired:
- Press:
MENU
The display writes: "Addr"
- Press:
ENTER
Navigate to the desired DMX address using the
Up
and
Down
buttons
- Press: ENTER to select the desired address.
Channel Control:
(See DMX Channel Chart )
The Pipeline 4 way controller has 3 different control modes in both 8 or 16 bit. Individual, All or CCT
Individual : Controls every pipe connected to the Pipeline 4 way controller individually
All : Controls all pipes connected to the Pipeline 4 way controller as one - Useful for fixtures with just one color
temperature.
CCT : Only useable with 3200/5600K pipes combination.
Loss of DMX signal:
The unit will stay in DMX mode even if DMX signal is lost. The behaviour of the the unit in case of the signal
loss can be set in the menu under Mode - noDMX (see Software Menu Tree)
Tweaking
: (only functional when using 3200 and 5600K pipes)
The Pipeline 4 way controller in
- CCT 8bit mode (strobe-off) uses :
2 channels: 1.Intensity 2.Color
- CCT 16bit mode (strobe-off) uses :
4 channels: 1.Intensity Coarse 2.Intensity Fine 3.Color Coarse 4. Color Fine
Example below shows a configuration using two pairs of 3200K and 5600K pipes of similar lenght.
E.g.: 1 x 3200K 1 Foot, 1 x 3200K 3 Foot, 1 x 5600K 1 Foot, 1 x 5600K 3 Foot
The values and their output:
Intensity Channel Value 0%-------------------------------------------------------100%
intensity: 0% 100%
COLOR Channel value 0%-------------------------50%------------------------100%
Colordistribution: 3200K@100% 3200K@50% 3200K@0%
Colordistribution: 5600K@0% 5600K@50% 5600K@100%
Example:
Unit is set to: CCT 8bit mode
Channel 1 is set to 50
= The intensity level is set at 50%
Channel 2 is set to 25 = The Color is set to 3200 @ 75% and 5600K @ 25%
You can bring down the intensity without affecting the color.
(If tubes have been set to 4300K or unknown, they will not switch on when using CCT mode)