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W-DMX

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G

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USER

MANUAL

BLACKBOX

WHITEBOX

MICRO

PROBOX

Latest revision: January 2019

www.wirelessdmx.com

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Summary of Contents for W-DMX G5

Page 1: ...W DMX G5 USER MANUAL BLACKBOX WHITEBOX MICRO PROBOX Latest revision January 2019 www wirelessdmx com ...

Page 2: ...User Manual English 2 This page was intentionally left blank ...

Page 3: ...renced are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners whose protected rights are acknowledged Copyright Wireless Solution Sweden Sales AB Wireless Solution Sweden Sales AB Stureparksva gen 7 451 55 Uddevalla Sweden Tel 46 522 511 511 Fax 46 522 440 885 E Mail helpdesk wirelessdmx com Web www wirelessdmx com ...

Page 4: ...7 DOUBLE UP MODE 12 5 8 REPEATER MODE 12 5 9 SWITCHING OFF UNV 2 12 5 10 RDM 13 5 11 ADAPTIVE FREQUENCY MASK 13 6 USER INTERFACE 14 7 HARDWARE 15 7 1 BLACKBOX SERIES 15 7 1 1 BLACKBOX F 2 DOUBLE UP EXPLAINED 15 7 1 2 CONTENTS INCLUDED 15 7 2 WHITEBOX SERIES 16 7 2 1 WHITEBOX DOUBLE UP EXPLAINED 16 7 2 2 WHITEBOX INSTALLATION GUIDE 17 7 2 3 MAINS WIRE INSTALLATION AND TERMINATION 18 7 2 4 CONTENTS ...

Page 5: ...hting professionals Connection installation and hanging of this equipment must be performed in accordance with all pertinent local regional and national safety codes and regulations This equipment shall not be used to operate moving scenery or moving truss structures DMX triggered motors hoists or lifting devices including but not limited to stage lifts operated by DMX hydraulic systems or any mov...

Page 6: ... Product has been thoroughly tested before use Wireless Solution Sweden Sales AB cannot take responsibility for any interference that may be caused by a third party device and cause malfunction of the wireless transmission 2 Warranty Wireless Solution Sweden AB s warranty obligations are limited to the terms set forth below Wireless Solution Sweden AB as defined below warrants this W DMX branded h...

Page 7: ...G5 BlackBox R 512 WhiteBox F 1 WhiteBox F 2 Micro F 1 Micro R 512 ProBox F 2500 UglyBox G5 All G5 products are backward compatible to Generation 3 In order to operate in compatibility mode please refer to 5 5 in this manual By using the product in a compatible mode you will lose some of the best features present in G5 Please refer to our helpdesk service if you want to find more about which featur...

Page 8: ...ing fixed frequency channels W DMX uses Adaptive Frequency Hopping technology to continually check the radio channels for interferences and to rapidly move operation to clear radio channels The checks are carried out in combination with another advanced technology time division multiple access This technology makes the most efficient use of every visited frequency channel In order to guarantee a m...

Page 9: ... be an infinite number of receivers all paired with a single transmitter 5 2 Unlinking devices There are two ways to unlink devices individual unlink or group unlink Individual unlink Press and hold the red function button on each receiver for 5 seconds The LINK LED should turn off Group unlink Press and hold the red function button on the transmitter for 5 seconds All paired and powered receivers...

Page 10: ... RX LED will turn on Repeat the same procedure to change from RX to TX Changing FLEX mode in an F 2 or F 2500 In any F 2 or F 2500 models the FLEX mode works the same as above However unlike previous generations you change modes with RADIO A button The changes are the following TX TX Both universes operate as transmitters RX RX Both universes operate as receivers RX TX Unit operates as a repeater ...

Page 11: ...z G4S 5 8 GHz G5 2 4 GHz G5 5 8 GHz G5 5 2 GHz G5 2 4 GHz Double Up G5 5 8 GHz Double Up G5 5 2 GHz Double Up 4 Press and hold the red function button to save and exit NOTE All changes shall be made to the transmitter It s necessary to re link all receivers after changing control modes Triple band and double up are not available in the Micro series If you can t scroll through these modes Please ch...

Page 12: ...do so 1 Set the device to G3 mode 2 Cycle through the radio direction like in 5 4 3 The cycle sequence in F 2 units is TX TX RX RX RX TX 4 Use this last sequence to make your F 2 unit to repeat 5 Pair the first transmitter in the chain to the RX side of the F 2 unit in G3 Mode 6 Establish the TX link with succeeding receivers 5 9 Switching Off UNV 2 With F 2 models you can switch off RADIO B When ...

Page 13: ... they do not have any transmitting capabilities to ping RDM back to the controller 5 11 Adaptive Frequency Mask Adaptive Frequency Mask can be enabled to activate the frequency hopping This will only work from modes G4S and above Activating this feature will enable the automatic hopping spread through the 13 channels in 2 4 GHz or in the 5 GHz spectrum To learn more about how this works you can ch...

Page 14: ... indicates signal strength 4 TX Device operating as a transmitter 5 RX Device operating as a receiver 6 LINK On a transmitter it states it s ready to establish a link On a receiver if off indicates it s got no active link if on it indicates it s already paired to a transmitter If blinking intermittently it indicates that it has lost its link either the transmitter is out of range or turned off 7 D...

Page 15: ...d Please use a UL ETL certified power supply Limited power supply LPS rated 12VDC 1 25A max to power from 12V batteries contact manufacturer 7 1 1 BlackBox F 2 Double Up explained G3 G4S G5 Mode 1 Universe A In 2 Universe A Out 3 Universe B In 4 Universe B Out Double Up Mode 1 Universe 1 In Out 2 Universe 2 In Out 3 Universe 3 In Out 4 Universe 4 In Out 7 1 2 Contents included When you purchase a ...

Page 16: ... 12V batteries contact manufacturer Please note the nominal copper wire diameter for the 12V connector is 2 5mm2 or a minimal diameter of 0 5mm2 5 AC power input Uac 110 240V 50 60 Hz for other voltage and frequency options contact manufacturer N EARTH L Nominal copper wire diameter single or multiple for the 220V connector is 1 5mm2 minimal is 0 5mm 7 2 1 WhiteBox Double Up explained G3 G4S G5 Mo...

Page 17: ...der to achieve best results the transmitter and receiver must be in line of sight of each other Fig 1 Fig 2 Insert the back plate into the wall mount screws Fig 1 and slide the WhiteBox down to fix it into place Fig 2 Fig 3 Once adjusted the WhiteBox should fix into place Please note that in order to prevent water getting inside the chassis the unit must be mounted exclusively with the antennas fa...

Page 18: ...d tight or closed with a gland cap if not in use If not closed it may create condensation inside the box and damage the electronics and will not be covered by warranty The mains connection is a 3 pole 5 08mm type PCB mounted terminal block with polarity engraved on the PCB and shown in 7 2 of this document Installing the cover and overlay Before closing the cover lid connect the overlay flat FFC c...

Page 19: ... 20º to 50º Celsius Max humidity 90 IP 66 Pre heat is needed for temperatures lower than 5ºC the product should not be shut down in freezing conditions in order to prevent power supply failure and or complete inability to operate For working conditions outside this limit contact manufacturer Dimensions W x D x H 245 x 160 x 45 mm 9 6 x 6 3 x 1 8 Net 1 2 Kg 2 2 lb NOTE Power or DMX cables are not t...

Page 20: ...FE Customers should expect up to 8 hours of charge in RX mode and up to 4 hours in TX mode These estimations vary depending on the battery and working conditions of the product 7 3 1 Contents included When you purchase a new Micro unit the following items are included Micro device R 512 or F 1 User Manual USB adaptor with universal plugs Velcro strap Working Temperature 0º to 45º Celsius storage t...

Page 21: ... 1 25A max to power from 12V batteries contact manufacturer 10 AC Power Supply connector standard PowerCon 20A Uac 110 240V 50 60 Hz for other voltage and frequency options contact manufacturer 11 EtherCon RJ45 port 7 4 1 Contents included When you purchase a new ProBox the following items are included ProBox F 2500 device User Manual 2x Antenna Adapter 90 Deg 2x 3dBi Antenna DC connector Working ...

Page 22: ...es For that it s necessary to obtain a W DMX Dongle this is a USB to DMX interface that connects straight to any device We encourage to get one per W DMX kit The software interface can be found on Wireless Solution s website www wirelessdmx com download New firmware versions can be found on Wireless Solution s RMA portal www wirelessdmx com rma Instructions 1 Connect the dongle to your computer an...

Page 23: ... and 10 13 Transmitting on 7 9 only In the configurator you will see 13 channels vertically these are the wi fi channels Each square in the configurator represents a W DMX channel each 1 MHz wide Because the most common Wi Fi protocols are 22 MHz wide you will see 22 W DMX channels per Wi Fi channel Because wi fi channels overlap if for example you block out Wi Fi channel number 1 you will take ou...

Page 24: ...case see the next section on IP Addressing 3 Close the window That s it You are now ready to Configure DMX modes Hover over the port icon and click on the settings There are several modes available for you to choose from Here s the more important ones 1 ArtNet DMX This option allows you to convert an ArtNet stream and output it as DMX The device supports Artnet I II III Choose this for receiving A...

Page 25: ...5 255 254 Art Net primary range Do not use on Internet connected systems Device s IP address To change the device s IP address select the device and expand IP Address Settings There are several options with configuring the IP addresses of the device 1 Manually Configured You can manually assign the IP address subnet mask and gateway of the device to be on the same ranges as your private network 2 ...

Page 26: ...ll antennas point to the same axis wireless waves have a radial pattern that should be valued There are a number of accessories that can help maintaining directionality Fig 2 There are limitations to how wireless waves propagate through air Physical barriers like glass concrete and walls will limit the transmission range Always try to have clear line of sight between transmitters and receivers ...

Page 27: ... to multiple receivers it s worth masking out channels with the Co Existence dongle so they don t end up interfering with each other In a setup like this where you have one Micro R 512 linked to each universe of the BlackBox F 2 transmitters you should separate each BlackBox to a of the spectrum Each screen shows the spectrum split into to accommodate all 4 BlackBox F 2 units The masking only need...

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