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FXLD1218FR5I LED FIXTURE
Version 1.1
OWNER’S MANUAL
05/11/2022
www.lightronics.com
Lightronics Inc.
509 Central Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23454
757 486 3588
controller, then you may be able to operate without the
terminator.
OPERATION
A control panel on the back of the unit is used to set
the operating options. It consists of an LED display
and four buttons (MENU, UP, DOWN, and ENTER).
Push MENU to access the operating options. When
you reach the option you want to set or change - use
UP or DOWN to set a value. Push ENTER to save your
changes and activate the option. See the "MENU
NAVIGATION" diagram for additional details.
There are 8 operation modes: DMX 5 channel, DMX 9
channel, Color Fade, Color Change, Color Select,
Manual Level (5 selections), Demo, & Sound Mode.
The display will default to
0XXC
, this indicates the
current LED plate temperature. The fan on the unit will
only turn on when temperature is at or above 45
℃
and
will turn back off at or below 34
℃
. The display will go
blank after 30 seconds with no buttons pushed.
DMX OPERATION
For DMX operation the FXLD1218FR5I fixture can be
configured as a 5 channel or 9 channel unit.
Use the
dxxx
(5 ch) or
A.xxx
(9 ch) menu to set the
starting address of the unit. You can select the starting
address of the unit with the UP and DOWN buttons.
In DMX operation, a flashing decimal on the display
indicates that there is NO DMX signal present. The
decimal will be off when a DMX signal is present.
Detailed information on DMX channel operation is
given in the tables DMX VALUES AND FUNCTIONS.
MANUAL OPERATION
COLOR FADE (CF01)
The Color Fade mode cycles smoothly through a
sequence of colors. Use the
CF01
menu to set the
speed and activate the option. The range is from 00 to
99 with 99 as the fastest.
Color Change (CC01)
The color change mode cycles through a variety of
colors at a user defined speed. Use the
CC01
menu to
set the speed at which the colors change. The range is
from 00 to 99 with 99 as the fastest.
Color Select (CS01)
For additional manual operations you can use the
Color Select menu (
CS01
) to select a color and level.
R, G, B, W, A MANUAL LEVEL CONTROL
Individual color levels can be controlled manually using
the
r000, g000, b000, E000, and Y000
menus. Use
the UP and DOWN buttons to change the level, then
push ENTER when done. The range is 000 - 255.
DEMO MODE (dENo)
The Demo mode is a stand-alone mode designed to
test the unit. The Demo mode will not work if the unit is
receiving DMX. Return back to DMX operation to exit
Demo mode.
SOUND MODE (Soun)
The unit reacts to sounds by cycling through
preprogrammed color selections at full brightness.
Sound mode can also be activated in 9 channel mode
with DMX channel 9 set to 240-255. Intensity can be
controlled with DMX channel 1 (0-255).
Dimmer Delay (dEL0)
The operation of this function has been discontinued.
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
TROUBLESHOOTING
Check that you have power applied to the unit.
Check the DMX control cable. (In DMX mode, the
decimal LED on the display will flash if no DMX is
present).
Check the address settings of the unit and the
controller.
CAUTION DO NOT OPEN UNIT
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
RISK OF FIRE
