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Rainbow PP II™
Operation
Power Supply:
Before plugging your unit in, be sure the source
voltage in your area matches the required voltage for your
American DJ® Rainbow PP II™. The American DJ® Rainbow
PP II™ are available in a 120v and 220v version. Because line
voltage may vary from venue to venue, be sure to plug your
fixture into a wall outlet with a matching power supply before
attempting to operate.
Operating Modes and Set Up:
Rainbow PP II™ Control:
This will allow you to control your
Rainbow Tubes with the Rainbow PP II controller. You can
choose one of the 30 programs to run, and control the speed
and interval time of each program.
1. The Rainbow Tube IIs™ connect to the Rainbow PP II™ by
the 3-pin cables that are attached to the Rainbow Tube IIs™.
2. Connect your first Rainbow Tube™ in your chain to the 3-pin
Output connection on the Rainbow PP II™.
3. Continue to daisy chain the Rainbow Tubes™ in your chain.
Attached to each Rainbow Tube II™ is a Male 3-pin connect-
and a Female 3-pin connector. Use the attached 3-pin
cables to link your units together. Remember that the Male
3-pin connector is the input and the Female 3-pin connector
is the output. The first unit in the chain will use the female 3-
pin connector only. The last unit in the chain will use the
male 3-pin connector only.
4. You will also have to link the power cords to each other, as
you did with the 3-pin cables.
Note: You should ONLY link up to 140 Rainbow Tube IIs™ to
one power source. If more Rainbow Tube IIs are being used
you can continue to link them by the 3-pin cables but you
should use more then one power source.
5. After you set up your complete system, switch on the power
to the Rainbow PP II™.
6. Press the SET UP button, and the LCD screen will read
“Tube: 0000”. You have to set the number of Rainbow
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Operation cont.
Tube IIs™ that you have connected to the Rainbow PP II™.
Press the UP or DOWN buttons to select the quantity
of tubes. Press the MODE button to go to the program mode.
7. Press the MODE button to go through the different programs.
See page 8 for a list of the programs.
8. To adjust the interval, and speed time and flash rate of a pro-
gram, choose your program and press the SET UP button.
NOTE: Programs 1-8 and 30 do not have adjustable fea-
tures.
9.
Interval
time adjustment is 0 -100, 0 is shortest time
between color changes and chases, and 100 being longest.
Run Speed
adjustment is 0 - 100, 0 is the slowest speed
and 100 is the fastest speed.
Flash
(strobing) adjustment is 0 -100, 0 is the slowest stobe
speed, and 100 is the fastest strobe speed.
Universal DMX Control:
This mode allows you to use a univer-
sal DMX-512 controller such as the Elation
®
DMX Operator™
or Show Designer™.
Note: When Channel 1 is in use it will
override/disable the static colors on channels two (2), three
(3), and four (4). Instead when Channel 1 is in use channel
two will control speed, channel three will control interval,
and channel 4 will control the strobe function.
1. To control the Rainbow Tube IIs in DMX mode, follow the set-
up procedures under
Rainbow PP II Control
, as well as the
set-up procedures included with your DMX controller.
2. Connect your DMX controller to the Rainbow PP II™ XLR
Input connection. Set the quantity of Rainbow Tube IIs™ that
are connected to the Rainbow PP II™. Press the SET UP
button, and the LCD screen will read “Tube QTY: 0000”. You
have to set the number of Rainbow Tube IIs™ that you have
connected to the Rainbow PP II™. Press the UP or DOWN
buttons to select the quantity of tubes.
3. Press the MODE button on the Rainbow PP II until the LCD
screen shows “DMX 512 MODE”.
4. Press the SET UP button to enter the address setting.
