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OPERATION MANUAL 

 

 
JB SYSTEMS

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LEDCON-XL 

7.  [UNIT ID] BUTTON:

 this button is used to set the DMX configuration for each Unit 

8.  INFORMATION DISPLAY

 

9.  [UNIT] BUTTONS:

 used to activate or deactivate the unit (group) 

10.  [FIXED  COLOR 

–  CHASES]  BUTTONS:

  These  buttons  have  different  functions,  depending  on  the 

selected working mode: 

  [FIXED COLORS] MODE:

 You can select 9 different predefined colors. 

  [CHASE 2]:

 You can select 8 different chases and a random chase. (sound activated or not) 

11.  [MODE SELECT] BUTTONS:

 3 buttons used to set the controller in different working modes: 

  [FIXED COLORS]:

 

select this mode if you want to use the “fixed color” buttons (10).

 

  [CHASE MODE]:

 used to select two different  chase modes:

 

 

[CHASE  1]:

  select  this  mode  if  you  want  to  select  one  of  the  12  color  chases  using  the 

[chase 1 / spectrum mix] fader (12). In [Chase1] mode the yellow LED is lit. All projectors will 
change into the same color at the same time

 

 

[CHASE  2]:

  select  this  mode  if  you  want  to  use  the  controller  as  a  4  or  8  channel  DJ  light 

modulator.  You  can  use  the  [  fixed  colors 

–  chases]  buttons”  (10)  to  select  the  different 

chase programs. In [Chase2] mode the yellow LED blinks.

 

  [SPECTRUM MIX]:

 select this mode if you want to select one of the 32 different colors using the 

[chase 1 / spectrum mix] fader (12).

 

12.  [CHASE 1 

–SPECTRUM MIX] FADER:

 used to select one of the available color chases:

 

 

Left side of the fader indicates the different chases. 

 

The right side of the fader indicates the different colors. 

Important remark:

 

There’s also a function called 

“color fade” 

which is very nice 

for “background 

lighting” applications. Select this function to fade gently from one color to another. You can adjust 
the fade-over time with the color-fade fader(13).

 

13.  [SPEED/FADE] FADER:

 used to select the chase speed or color fade time:

 

 

Left side of the fader indicates the chase speed, ranging from 2,5s to 0,1s. 

 

In “fixed color” mode you can adjust the fade-over time between 2 colors from 2,5s to 0,1s. 

 

Right side of the fader indicates the color fade time, ranging from 12s to 2,5s. 

14.  [MASTER] FADER:

 used to control the overall dimming of the LEDs.

 

15.  [STROBE] FADER: 

used to control the strobe function and strobe speed

 

16.  [BLACKOUT] BUTTON: 

used to set all the colors at zero level.

 

17.  [FULL ON] FLASH BUTTON:

 used to set all the colors at maximum level.

 

18.  [UV]  BUTTON: 

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ed  to  activate  the  UV  function  of  projectors  that  include  UV  LED’s  (like  6-in-1 

projectors). The projectors will react in a different way, depending of the mode they are in:

 

 

In [FIXED COLORS] mode: only the UV effect will be on, all other colors will go out. 

 

In  [CHASE]  and  [Spectrum  mix]  mode:  All  UV  leds  will  be  always  on  while  the  normal  color 
programs keep on running. 

19.  [SOUND  TO  CHASE]  BUTTON:

  used  to  toggle  the  chase  mode  between  sound  controlled  mode  and 

static mode.

 

IMPORTANT: SOUND SENSITIVITY

: it is possible to adjust the sensitivity of the microphone that 

will control the sound chase programs. 

 

Select the CHASE 1 or CHASE 2 mode

 

 

Press  the  [SOUND  TO  CHASE]  button  for  about  3  seconds,  till  the  green  SOUND  TO  CHASE 
LED starts blinking

 

 

[Sound ..] (sound followed by 2 numbers) will appear on the display. This is the sound sensitivity 
of the microphone. 

 

Now you can use the [STROBE] fader to adjust the sensitivity to your needs (depending on how 
loud you will play your music). You can read the value on the display. 

 

When you have found the right setting, press the [SOUND TO CHASE] button again for about 3 
seconds to exit this sound adjustment mode 

 

This new value is now stored in your unit 

 
 

Summary of Contents for LEDCON XL

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Page 3: ...e programmed colors with adjustable fade over time Static chase mode 12 different color chases with manual speed control Sound chase mode 12 different color chases with audio triggering via the audio input or the integrated microphone Spectrum mix 32 different spectrum mix colors including color fades The extra fader section is comparable to our SCENEMASTER SCM 1 This makes it possible to control ...

Page 4: ...qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard Never let the power cord come into contact with other cables In order to avoid a hazard the unit shall only be used with the AC adaptor delivered with it If the AC adaptor is damaged a same model adaptor shall be used only In order to prevent electric shock do not open the cover Apart from the mains fuse there are no user serviceable parts inside Never ...

Page 5: ...rking mode Manual mode lights up progressively depending on the fader position Scene mode dark while no scene is programmed empty lit while a scene is programmed but not active blinking while a scene is programmed and active shown on the output 4 SCENE MANUAL BUTTON used to toggle between manual mode and scene mode Manual mode each of the 16 CHANNEL faders can be used to manually set the output le...

Page 6: ...u can adjust the fade over time with the color fade fader 13 13 SPEED FADE FADER used to select the chase speed or color fade time Left side of the fader indicates the chase speed ranging from 2 5s to 0 1s In fixed color mode you can adjust the fade over time between 2 colors from 2 5s to 0 1s Right side of the fader indicates the color fade time ranging from 12s to 2 5s 14 MASTER FADER used to co...

Page 7: ...that this USB connector is NOT used for updates or to connect the unit to a PC Instead this USB connector makes it very easy to add wireless DMX to the unit Just add the optional WTR DMX DONGLE from BRITEQ and you will get wireless DMX No extra settings to be made in the setup menu just follow the procedure in the user manual supplied with the WTR DMX DONGLE from BRITEQ The separate WTR DMX DONGLE...

Page 8: ...m LED is lit B Use the SCENE MANUAL button 4 to set the controller to MANUAL C Use the CHANNEL faders 1 to make an empty scene all faders are closed status leds are dark D Keep the PROGRAM button 5 pressed status leds of channels with scenes are lit and push the FLASH buttons 2 of the scenes that you want to remove The status leds 3 of the deleted scenes will turn dark E Press the SCENE MANUAL 4 a...

Page 9: ...robe channel D M S JB systems Dimmer Music Strobe channel REMARK the dimmer channel and the strobe channel are generated by the LEDCON XL This means that if you use the simple RGB RGBW etc mode in a projector without dim and strobe channel you will still have a general dimmer and strobe control to control the unit USE WITH 4 BARS Our new 4 bars will have a special LC XL or LEDCON XL mode to be com...

Page 10: ...TROLLER You can connect an extra DMX controller to the DMX input of the LEDCON XL if you want to control more fixtures via the same DMX line To don t interfere with the commands of the LEDCON XL 100 channels will automatically be added to the channels coming from the external controller EXTERNAL CONTROLLER output LEDCON XL output DMX channel 001 DMX channel 101 DMX channel 002 DMX channel 102 DMX ...

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