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The City Theatrical PDS-750-TR 

Thank you for using the City Theatrical PDS-750-TR™.   Every effort has been made to 
anticipate your questions in this manual, but if you have any questions that we don’t answer 
here, or you want to discuss a special application, please feel free to contact us directly at City 
Theatrical. 
 
The CTI PDS-750-TR is a portable power supply unit provided with DMX 512 / Color Kinetics® 
data management circuitry.  It is designed to provide 24VDC power and standard DMX512 
distribution connections with DMX field addressing capability for Color Kinetics Fixtures, 
including ColorBlast® 6, ColorBlast 12, and iColor Cove® (other CK fixtures are also supported, 
check with your favorite lighting shop or City Theatrical for details). 

Cautions 

The PDS-750-TR is intended for use only by qualified professionals.  Connection, installation 
and hanging of this equipment must be performed in accordance with all pertinent local, regional 
and national safety codes and regulations.   
 
The PDS-750-TR is intended for indoor use only. 
 
Keep the unit dry!  Do not operate the unit if it gets wet! 
 
Do not operate in excessive heat/direct sunlight. 
 
Be sure installation provides adequate ventilation.  Both the front and the back side of the unit 
must be clear of obstruction and allow free airflow. 
 
There are no user-serviceable parts inside!  Refer to qualified service personnel! 

Compliance Certifications 

ETL Listed, Conforms to UL 508A 
cETL Listed, Certified to Can/CSA Standard 22.2 14-95 

Compatibility with Color Kinetics Equipment 

The CTI PDS-750-TR is produced under license and with the cooperation and approval of Color 
Kinetics Inc. and is the 

only

 such entertainment power supply and control system approved for 

such use.  City Theatrical, Inc. and Color Kinetics, Inc. have made every effort to assure that the 
CTI PDS-750-TR is fully compatible and will operate reliably with Color Kinetics CB and iColor 
Cove fixtures. 

Color Kinetics Fixtures Supported 

The PDS-750-TR will power and control the following Color Kinetics Fixtures: 

  ColorBlast 12:  12 units, 1 per output 

  ColorBlast 6:  24 units, 2 per output 

  ColorBurst 6:  24 units, 2 per output 

  ColorBurst 4:  48 units, 4 per output 

  Colorsplash 2:  24 units, 2 per output 

  iColor Cove:  96 units, 8 per output 

Summary of Contents for Color Kinetics PDS-750-TR

Page 1: ...PDS 750 TR Touring Power Supply Operator s Manual Rev 1 2 2004 City Theatrical Inc Patent Pending ...

Page 2: ...el Features 5 Mains Power Requirements 5 Connecting Color Kinetics fixtures to the PDS 750 TR 5 Operating Modes CB Pass Thru or Stand Alone 6 CB Mode 6 Pass Thru Mode 6 Stand Alone Effects Mode 7 Using the Mini Zapi 10 Installing the PDS 750 TR 10 Software Options 11 Specifications 12 FIGURES Figure 1 PDS 750 TR Front Panel 4 Figure 2 PDS 750 TR Back Panel 5 Figure 3 PDS 750 TR with C Clamps 10 ...

Page 3: ...door use only Keep the unit dry Do not operate the unit if it gets wet Do not operate in excessive heat direct sunlight Be sure installation provides adequate ventilation Both the front and the back side of the unit must be clear of obstruction and allow free airflow There are no user serviceable parts inside Refer to qualified service personnel Compliance Certifications ETL Listed Conforms to UL ...

Page 4: ...hru Mode Alternating Red Green Stand Alone Mode 2 Reset Switch Press to reset the PDS 750 TR s system microprocessor 3 DMX Address Switches Left to right 100 s 10 s 1 s Set address to 000 for Pass Thru mode Set address to any valid address 001 4761 for CB mode 4 Configuration Switch Selects Stand Alone Routines Also may be used for special functions 5 Channel Overload Indicator Lights if internal ...

Page 5: ...male Panel Mount connector a re generated optically isolated DMX output the Unit switches to passive hard wired pass thru if power is lost 10 Fixture Output 1 4P XLR Female for connection of Color Kinetics fixtures 11 Fan do not obstruct 12 Fuse 10A 3AG Mains Power Requirements The PDS 750 TR is is compatible with 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz Mains Power The unit is provided with a panel mount IEC Input c...

Page 6: ...er of the output that fixture is connected to With the DMX Address set to 001 Fixture 1 DMX 1 2 3 Fixture 2 DMX 4 5 6 etc To put the unit into CB Mode simply set the DMX Address switches to a desired address other than 000 The unit can be set to any valid DMX address however please note that any starting address over 476 will disable some outputs Configuration system setup for CB DMX managed mode ...

Page 7: ... the DMX Address switches and the Config switch Configuration Switch Settings for different Stand Alone Effects 0 No Stand Alone function The System will operate normally in Pass Thru or CB Modes depending on the DMX Address switch settings 1 Fixed Color The DMX address BCDs are used to adjust the red green and blue components DMX 100s controls the red 0 is off and 9 is full DMX 10s controls green...

Page 8: ...enta Red 4 Cross Fade The Cross Fade effect changes from one preset color to another than back again The DMX 100s switch sets the starting color and the DMX 10s switch sets the ending color The user specified speed is controlled by the DMX 1s switch The following speeds are provided 0 5 sec 1 10 sec 2 30 sec 3 1 min 4 2 min 5 15 min 6 30 min 7 1 hr 5 The random color effect produces random colors ...

Page 9: ...3 Yellow 4 Blue 5 Magenta 6 Cyan 7 White 8 9 Black The strobe rate is controlled by the DMX 1s digit The following rates are provided 0 20 sec 1 13 sec 2 10 sec 3 7 5 sec 4 5 sec 5 4 sec 6 3 sec 7 2 sec 7 Variable color strobe steps from color to color Red Green Yellow Blue Magenta Cyan White in a user definable time period at a strobe rate that is also user definable The same strobe rate that is ...

Page 10: ... stops Power the system down 7 Power the system back up to test the units Installing the PDS 750 TR The PDS 750 TR can be mounted to a pipe or truss using standard theatrical C clamps The Unit is provided with holes on each side of the case cover for attaching the C clamps and with a hole in the left edge of the case cover for a safety cable When mounting the PDS 750 TR in this way all necessary c...

Page 11: ...ddress the second light as the CTI min zapi will only address units as CK Light 1 2 Stand Alone features are not available with Ver 1 04 software Version 1 04a This is a low noise version that is otherwise identical in operation to 1 04 With version 1 04a the PDS 750 only outputs level changes to the fixture ports Since the CB fixtures hold the last the valid level data level sent until they recei...

Page 12: ...igurable fade and chase routines for stand alone operation In Stand Alone Mode selected routine is output to DMX Pass Thru for synchronized Stand Alone operation of many CB Supply systems DMX 512 Interface DMX Input via 5P XLR Male Isolated and repeated DMX Pass Thru via 5P XLR Female DMX Address interface utilizing 3 Rotary BCD Switches for DMX Address configuration CK Output Configuration 12 out...

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