Congratulations on your purchase of LiteGear’s E-Control
TM
, DMX Dimmer Pack, 4x4-V3!
About E-Control 4x4-V3
E-Control 4x4-V3 is one of LiteGear’s economical DMX decoders that also allows for local,
manual control. Its light weight and low profile lends itself to being built into nearly any rig
and can adapt to any situation, whether DMX control is required or not, through the use of its
onboard controls. The 4x4-V3 is adaptable to a number of situations, allowing for the control
of multicolor red-green-blue-white/amber (RGBW/A) LED rigs in addition to one circuit of RGB
LiteRibbon®, two circuits of Hybrid LiteRibbon, and four circuits of Single LiteRibbon.
Note: When being used as part of a DMX rig, the 4x4-V3 requires the use of third party equipment
(sold separately), such as a lighting console, that generates a DMX512 signal; Ethernet-based
protocols are not supported at this time.
DMX Mode:
The 4x4-V3 DMX Controller can be addressed using the onboard control buttons ( ) that
allow for setting the DMX start value. To access DMX Mode, press until you see appear
next to “DMX ADDR” on the digital display. From this screen, use the buttons to set the
desired start address for the 4x4-V3. There is an additional DMX address (000) that acts as a test
channel for the LED outputs [see “
Troubleshooting
”].
Note: The process of addressing the 4x4-V3 only sets the start address for the first output. The three
subsequent outputs are then automatically assigned the three subsequent channels (i.e. addressing
the 4x4-V3 to start address 217 would assign channels 217, 218, 219, and 220 to the 4x4-V3).
4ch Dimm Mode (non-DMX):
The 4x4-V3 DMX Controller can be operated using the onboard control buttons ( ) that
allow for setting individual brightness levels for LED outputs 1 through 4. To access 4ch Dimm
Mode, press until you see appear next to the desired LED output (DIMMERch1 through
DIMMERch4) on the digital display. From this screen, use the buttons to set the individual
brightness for each channel from 0 to 255.
Additional Features:
The 4x4-V3 DMX Controller has a built-in “lock out” function that will automatically save the
current settings should there be a power outage. The settings will only save once the 4x4-V3
has locked out, which takes approximately five seconds. The 4x4-V3 will return to the last saved
settings on startup.
This dimmer is not “flicker-free.” It has been used successfully at frame rates up to
48fps. Always perform a camera test before shooting at rates above 24fps.
Rigging
Point
Rigging
Point
Digital
Display
DMX
In
DMX
Out
Power
In
(from DC)
Power
Out
(to LED)
Control
Buttons
