THRILL Compact PAR Mini LED
User Guide
WARNING!
Read the
Safety and Installation Guide
supplied
with this product before installing or using this
product.
Fixture overview
1
Multi-function bracket
7
DMX Out
2
LED emitters
8
AC Mains in
3
Hand wheel
9
Secondary attachment
point
4
IR receiver
10
control panel
5
DMX IN
11
AC Mains out
6
Microphone
12
Clamp attachment point
Using the control menu
The control menu is shown below. To
access the menu, press the MENU
button. Scroll through options with the
▼
(down) and
▲ (up) buttons. Press ENTER to select an option.
To return to a higher level in the menu, press MENU. To exit the
menu, press and hold MENU or wait a few seconds.
The default menu settings are shown in
bold
.
Menu
Sub-menu
Explanation
Set DMX address
Select 3-channel DMX mode
Select 6-channel DMX mode
Set Slave fixtures
Set Master fixtures
-
Show selection off
Select preprogrammed show.
Select auto-trigger speed from
1
-8
Toggle sound activation on/off
Set microphone sensitivity
Black out if DMX lost
Run stand-alone show
Hold last values if no DMX
-
Toggle display on/off
Inverted/normal display
Manual mode, select effect
and set level from 0 to 255.
Run fixture test routine
Readout fixture hours
Readout firmware version
Reset to default values
DMX mode operation and settings
DMX channel mode (
)
The Compact PAR Mini LED has 2 DMX modes that use 3 or 6
channels. The 3 channel mode provides color mixing with 0-
100% control of each color; red, green, blue.
In 6-channel mode, the Compact PAR Mini LED provides
color mixing, 36 popular preset colors, full-range dimming, and
strobe effects. The DMX command tables list all functions and
their values.
To set 3 channel or 6 channel DMX mode:
Press MENU to enter the control menu.
Scroll to
. Press ENTER to confirm.
Scroll to the desired mode:
or
.
Press ENTER to save your selection.
DMX address (
)
A DMX controller uses either 3 or 6 DMX channels to control the
Compact PAR Mini LED. The DMX address is the first channel
used. If fixtures are set to 6 channel DMX mode and the first
fixture’s DMX address is set to 1, then it receives instructions on
DMX channels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The next fixture could then
be set to a DMX address of 7.
For independent control, each fixture must have its own unique
control channels. For symmetric control, identical fixtures can be
set to the same DMX address.
Assign an address for the fixture on the DMX controller. Then set
that address on the Compact PAR Mini LED as follows:
1. Press MENU to enter the control menu.
2. Scroll to
. Press ENTER.
3. Scroll to the address that you assigned to the fixture.
Press ENTER to save the address.
DMX state (
)
The fixture runs in DMX mode whenever it receives DMX
signals. When there is no DMX signal, the fixture can be set to
run in Show Mode (
), black out (
), or hold the last
DMX values received (
).
For Show Mode operation, DMX
state must be set to
.
To select behavior when there is no DMX signal:
Select
in the control menu and press ENTER.
Select the desired behavior:
,
, or
.
Press ENTER to save your selection.
DMX commands, 3 Channel Mode
Ch.
Value Function
DMX commands, 6 Channel Mode
Ch.
Value
Function
1
0-7
8-15
16-131
132-139
140-181
182-189
190-231
232-239
240-247
248-255
Shutter
Closed
Open
Strobe, slow to fast
Open
Pulse, fast close/slow open
Open
Pulse, slow close/fast open
Open
Random strobe
Open
2
0-255
Dimmer
, intensity 0-100%
3
0-255
Red
, intensity 0-100%
4
0-255
Green
, intensity 0-100%
5
0-255
Blue
, intensity 0-100%
6
0-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
56-60
61-65
66-70
71-75
76-80
81-85
86-90
91-95
96-100
Color presets
Off
Color 1
Color 2
Color 3
Color 4
Color 5
Color 6
Color 7
Color 8
Color 9
Color 10
Color 11
Color 12
Color 13
Color 14
Color 15
Color 16
Color 17
Color 18
Ch.
Value
Function
6
101-105
106-110
111-115
116-120
121-125
126-130
131-135
136-140
141-145
146-150
151-155
156-160
161-165
166-170
171-175
176-180
181-185
186-190
191-192
193-214
215-221
222-243
244-247
248-251
252-255
Color 19
Color 20
Color 21
Color 22
Color 23
Color 24
Color 25
Color 26
Color 27
Color 28
Color 29
Color 30
Color 31
Color 32
Color 33
Color 34
Color 35
Color 36
Off (no preset color)
Continuous color scroll,
fast to slow
Color scroll stop
Reverse color scroll,
slow to fast
Random colors, fast
Random colors, medium
Random colors, slow
Show mode operation and settings
Show mode lets you run a standalone light show without a DMX
controller. Shows can be triggered by sound, or automatically
triggered at eight speeds.
To enable Show Mode operation, set the DMX state setting
to
.
Show selection (
)
Four shows are available. To select a preprogrammed show:
Press MENU to enter the control menu.
1. Scroll to
and press ENTER.
2. Select
and press ENTER.
3. Select a show from
to
, or select
to disable
Show Mode. Press ENTER.
Music trigger (
)
The fixture’s built-in microphone triggers effect and color
changes in sync with music. To enable sound activation:
1.
Select
in the control menu and press ENTER.
2.
Select
to enable sound activation or
to disable it.
3.
Press ENTER to save your selection.
To adjust microphone sensitivity for the volume of the music:
1. Turn on the music source and set it to the desired volume.
2. Select
in the control menu and press ENTER.
3. Press
▼ or ▲ to decrease or increase the sensitivity level.
4. When the fixture responds as desired, press ENTER.
Auto trigger speed (
)
To use auto trigger in Show Mode:
1.
Turn off sound activation as described above.
2.
Select
in the control menu and press ENTER.
3.
Scroll to
. Press ENTER.
4. Select a trigger speed from 1 (slow) to 8 (fast). Press
ENTER.
Master/slave mode operation and settings
Up to 32 Compact PAR Mini LEDs can be linked in a chain and
set to master/slave operation, where the first Compact PAR Mini
LED
in the chain is set to operate as the “master” that controls
the others. This provides synchronized operation without a
controller.
1
2
4
7
3
5
6
9
11
12
10
8
1
0-255
Red 0-100%
2
0-255
Green 0-100%
3
0-255
Blue 0-100%
