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CAUTION!

Unplug mains lead before opening the housing!

FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY 

BEFORE YOU INITIAL START - UP!

1. Safety instructions

Every person involved with installation and maintenance of this product has to:

- be qualilfied

- follow the instructions of this manual

CAUTION!

 Be careful with your operations. With a high voltage  you can suffer

a dangerous electric shock when touching the wires inside the unit!

This product has left our premises in absolutely perfect condition. In order to maintain this condition and to 

ensure a safe operation, it is absolutely necessary for the user to follow the safety instructions and warning 

notes written in this manual.

To prevent from danger of accident ,the device has to be fixed on flat, non-f lam-

mable surface  in compliance with the installing instruction included in this manual.

 

Important:

The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance of this 

manual or any unauthorized modification to the product.

Always ground the unit.

The electric connection, repairs and servicing must be carried out by a qualified employee.

Do not connect this unit to a dimmer pack.

Use  a source of AC power that complies with local building and electrical rules.AC power has to have both 

overload and short circuit protection

2. Operating determinations

This product was designed for indoor use only.

If the unit has been exposed to drastic temperature fluctuation (e.g. after transportation), do not switch it on 

immediately. The arising condensation water might damage your unit. Leave the unit switched off until it has 

reached room temperature.

Avoid brute force when installing or operating the unit.

When choosing the installation-spot, please make sure that the unit is not exposed to extreme heat, moisture 

or dust. 

Only operate the unit after having checked that the housing is firmly closed and all screws are tightly fas

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tened.

The maximum ambient temperature 40° C must never be exceeded.

Operate the unit only after having familiarized with its functions. Do not permit operation by persons not quali-

fied for operating the unit. Most damages are the result of unprofessional operation!

Please use the original packaging if the product is to be transported.

Please consider that unauthorized modifications on the unit are forbidden due to safety reasons!

Summary of Contents for REDpower 1-72

Page 1: ...version 1 1 ...

Page 2: ...e operating 7 6 REDPower 1 72 Control menu map 8 7 REDPower 1 72 DMX protocol 9 8 Control board 10 8 1 Addressing the REDPower 1 72 10 8 2 Program running 10 8 3 Manual mode 11 8 4 Test sequences 12 8 5 Stand alone mode 12 8 6 Special functions 12 9 Control of the REDPower 1 72 via RS 232 14 9 1Wiring an RS 232 serial port 14 9 2 Selecting a zone 14 9 3 Setting a serial port of PC 14 9 4 Zone comm...

Page 3: ...epairs and servicing must be carried out by a qualified employee Do not connect this unit to a dimmer pack Use a source of AC power that complies with local building and electrical rules AC power has to have both overload and short circuit protection 2 Operating determinations This product was designed for indoor use only If the unit has been exposed to drastic temperature fluctuation e g after tr...

Page 4: ...ord and fit a suitable plug A 3 prong grounding type plug must be installed following the manufacturer s instructions The earth has to be connected 1 Power Indicator 2 Control board 3 DMX Output 4 DMX Input 5 LED Zone 1 output 6 LED Zone 2 output 7 RS 232 Output 8 Fuse Holder 9 Power Cord Pin 1 Not connected Pin 2 Received Data Pin 3 Transmitted Data Pin 4 Pin 5 Signal Ground Pin 6 Pin 7 Pin 8 Pin...

Page 5: ...m in housing of the driver Ensure that instalation place is enough ventilated Always use 2 clamps to fasten the REDPower 1 72 on a truss 4 3 Data cables The data cables that connect the REDPowers each other are wired 1 1 that is pins with the same numbers are connected together Only use a shielded twisted pair cable designed for RS 485 and 5 pin XLR connectors DMX 512 XLR female plug DMX 512 XLR m...

Page 6: ...r 1 72 installation Multiple REDPower 1 72 installation Connect the DMX output of the first REDPower 1 72 with the DMX input of the next REDPower 1 72 Always connect one output with the input of the next REDPower 1 72 until all fixtures are connected In this way up to 32 fixtures can be chained together At the last REDPower 1 72 the data link has to be terminated with a terminator A termination pl...

Page 7: ...ut with the input of the next slave until all slaves are connected Up to 32 fixtures can be connected in master slave chain 4 Insert the termination plug with 120 Ohm into DMX input of the master fixture and into the DMX output of the last slave fixture in the link in order to ensure proper transmission on the data link 5 Connect the fixtures to the mains 6 See chapter Stand alone mode in order to...

Page 8: ... P 1 E P 2 E P 3 S 01 S 30 End rE1 0 255 FA t 0 255 S tI 0 255 MAn COP rE1 0 255 Gr1 0 255 bL1 0 255 MAC 0 255 Str 0 255 diM 0 255 tSt St A MSt E P 1 P06 SLA SPE VEr bAL On OFF C bA rE b 0 200 Gr b 0 255 bL b 0 215 Zon Z 00 Z 08 d MP Mo 1 Mo 2 Mo 3 i bL On OFF Prt dMH dYn C Li rE1 128 255 Gr1 128 255 Wh2 128 255 UPd No YES ...

Page 9: ...51 152 159 160 167 168 175 176 183 184 191 192 199 200 207 208 215 216 223 224 231 232 239 240 247 248 255 Macro selection No function Macro 1 Macro 2 Macro 3 Macro 4 Macro 5 Macro 6 Macro 7 Macro 8 Macro 9 Macro 10 Macro 11 Macro 12 Macro 13 Macro 14 Macro 15 Macro 16 Macro 17 Macro 18 Macro 19 Macro 20 Macro 21 Macro 22 Macro 23 Macro 24 Macro 25 Macro 26 Macro 27 Macro 28 Macro 29 Macro 30 Macr...

Page 10: ... the starting DMX address from which the REDPower 1 72 will respond to the DMX controller Setting the DMX start channel for DMX operating 1 Connect REDPower 1 72 to the mains 2 Browse through the menu by pressing the UP and DOWN buttons until the display shows current addres 001 Confirm by pressing ENTER button and 001 will start to flash frequently 3 Use the UP and Down buttons to select the desi...

Page 11: ... it by pressing ENTER Both Fade time and Standing time use the same conversion table in order to convert DMX value to the time value DMX Time sec DMX Time min DMX Time min DMX Time min DMX Time min 1 0 1 50 4 2 105 18 4 160 42 7 215 77 2 0 4 55 5 110 20 2 165 45 4 220 80 7 5 2 5 60 6 115 22 170 48 2 225 84 4 10 10 65 7 120 24 175 51 230 88 2 15 22 5 70 8 2 125 26 180 54 235 92 20 40 75 9 4 130 28 ...

Page 12: ...and slave at a time or first slave s and after that master Running program has to be the same on all fixtures Note If the master runs its editable program EP1 EP2 or EP3 all slaves will execute their own editable pro grams EP1 EP2 or EP3 according the master but both fade time FA t and standing time S tI for each step will be taken from the master s step slave times are eliminated in each step 8 6...

Page 13: ...ng are required in order to update software PC running Windows 95 98 2000 XP or Linux DMX Software Uploader Flash cable RS232 DMX No 13050624 Note1 Software update should execute a qualified person If you lack qualification do not attempt the update yourself and ask for help your ROBE distributor Note 2 DMX address programs and all settings will be set to their default values To update software in...

Page 14: ... in main menu of the ArPower 72 press ENTER use UP and DOWN buttons to select Zon The option enables to select desired number of the zone from 0 to 8 Press ENTER use UP and DOWN buttons to select zone number and press ENTER to confirm selection 9 3 Setting a serial port of PC The serial port of your personal computer hould be configured as follows 9600 Baud 8 Data Bits Non Parity One Stop Bit No F...

Page 15: ... means DMX value of the green colour 0 255 b means DMX value of the blue colour 0 255 means end of character sequence values of colours have to be separated by a comma Examples zone 0 234 126 165 zone 1 5 18 28 Type 3 Colour mixing RGBW The syntax of the command is zone Z r g b w Z means number of zone 0 9 r means DMX value of the red colour 0 255 g means DMX value of the green colour 0 255 b mean...

Page 16: ...mode LED module connection RJ45 Maximum total cable length between one LED zone output and all its connected LED modules 80 metres at max load DMX channels Mode 1 11 channels Mode 2 6 channels Mode 3 4 channels Control and programming Protocol USITT DMX 512 One DMX protocol mode for RGB light sources One protocol modes for RGBW light sources Control options DMX Auto trigger Operation modes Master ...

Page 17: ...holder on the rear side of the REDPower 1 72 with a fitting screwdriver from the housing anti clockwise 3 Remove the old fuse from the fuse holder 4 Install the new fuse in the fuse holder 5 Replace the fuse holder in the housing and fix it Specifications are subject to change without notice ...

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