User Manual
Document PN: 50847
www.enttec.com
Covered by US patent 08950901
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DMX Address Menu
The DMX start address is the most important parameter
to be defined when setting up your lights. By default the
fitting will be set to 001.
The addressing will depend on the current selected
personality. For example if the light is set to RGBAW mode
(5 channels), the DMX address range will be 001 – 508.
Personality Menu
The ALEPH2 ET Mk2 has six different personalities or
operational modes, which can either be selected
remotely from any standard RDM controller tool or
locally using the control panel. The light behaves
differently in each mode, since the DMX channel
distribution changes according to the desired working
personality. Set the desired personality before patching
your lights in any lighting desk or control system.
1 – 8BIT RGBAW MODE (5 Channel)
This basic mode will turn the ET into a 5-channel light,
allowing to drive each available colour as an
independent dimmer. Each DMX channel uses 8-Bit
resolution where 000 is OFF, 255 is Full intensity, as
described in the following chart.
2 – 8BIT RGBW MODE (4 Channel)
As some lighting control systems do not support RGBAW
lights, we have implemented a RGBW mode so the fitting
can be used with any controller. Each DMX channel uses
8-Bit resolution where 000 is OFF, 255 is Full intensity, as
described in the following chart.
3 – 8BIT (6CHANNEL) MODE
This basic mode will allow you to drive each colour using
8-Bit resolution, setting the values from one of the 6 DMX
channels where 000 is OFF, 255 is Full intensity, as
described in the following chart.
Example 1: to turn all the channels to full intensity, set all
the channels to 255 value:
Example 2: to turn only the red group colour to full
intensity, set the first channel to 255 value:
The smart dimming in this personality follows an “s” curve
resulting in a smooth LED output all along the 8 bits range.
4 - 16BIT (12 CHANNEL) MODE
This mode will allow you to drive each colour using 16 bits
resolution; setting the values from one of the 12 DMX
channels from 000 to 255 where the first channel of each
group will be (HIGH) and the following channel the (LOW)
one, as described in the following chart.
This personality gives the user full control on the output
dimming, so any colour combination can be generated.
5 - EXTENDED (9 CHANNEL) MODE
This extended mode offers a wide variety of output effects,
turning the ALEPH2 ET Mk2 into a very versatile unit, using 9
DMX channels, as described in the following chart.
COLOUR GROUP INTENSITY (CH1-CH5)
operate as described
in the RGBAW personality plus they can be modified or
affected by the strobe function or master dimmer channel,
as described further in this section. Although these 6
channels have no effect when the true CCT mode is
activated (9
th
channel > 010)
STROBE DURATION (CH6)
this channel works in conjunction
with the strobe frequency from CH7. It will only take any
effect if the channel 7
th
> 10.
It defines the duration of the ON state and linearly increases
the time from 2.5 milliseconds when 000 to 650
milliseconds when 255.
NOTE
: Strobe duration time must be lower than Strobe
frequency for flashing. If duration time is equal or greater
than frequency, the light will be continuously ON.
STROBE FREQUENCY (CH7)
will turn the ALEPH2 ET Mk2 bar
into a versatile multi-colour strobe with user adjustable
frequency. The strobe feature can be activated by setting
the channel to a value between 011 and 255. In the same
range, the strobe frequency can be adjusted by varying the
