6
Troubleshooting
•
Display panel is blank:
Press a control panel but-
ton, if the display still does not show, check the
input power and fuse.
•
No response during DMX control:
Check whether
a master intensity input is required.
4+E
,
8+E
,
16+E
and ,
24+E
modes always require a master
intensity input.
DMX
and
16bT
have an optional
master intensity, depending on the setting of
PERS
>
MINT
. If the
MINT
setting is
On
then no output
will occur until a level greater than zero is applied
to the master intensity channel(s). See pages 4
and 5 for details.
Note: It is good practice to perform a factory
reset before these fixtures are used on any new
installation.
This will ensure that settings like the
MINT
option
are set to off and do not create the potential
for confusion. See page 1 for details of how to
perform a factory reset.
•
No response during DMX control:
If live DMX is
connected, the right hand decimal point on the dis-
play should flash - if not, check the DMX cable(s)
and the desk output.
•
Erratic operation during DMX control:
Check that
the final fixture within the DMX daisy chain is cor-
rectly terminated with a 120 ohm terminator plug.
•
Erratic operation during DMX control:
Check that
the selected
MODE
matches the personality being
used on the control desk.
•
Erratic operation during DMX control:
Ensure that
only one DMX device in the daisy chain is set as
master.
•
Rapid colour/intensity changes not occurring:
Check whether the tungsten dimmer mode is
selected (
PERS
>
dIMR
>
TUNG
). This would slow
the reaction times of the emitters and could mean
that rapid changes are blended into each other.
Choose
FINE
for a faster reacting dimmer mode.
•
Standalone chase effects not working:
Check that
a chase has been programmed using
PROG
>
C1
and/or
PROG
>
C2
and also that
MODE
>
EF M
is selected. Check also that
PROG
>
LEVL
is not
set at zero.
•
Standalone RGBW mixing not working:
Check that
one or more colour values have been set within
MAN
section and also that the
MODE
>
MANU
is
selected.
Firmware upgrades
Firmware upgrades are released from time to time
in order to provide new operational features. The
PixelLine has been designed to allow straightforward
firmware upgrading via its DMX interface, a PixelU2D
USB device and a computer.
Please contact PixelRange technical support for
details.
Fuse access
The single fuse is located on the rear panel. Use a small flat blade screw driver to
twist the fuse holder anti-clockwise until the carrier can be extracted to reveal the
fuse.
Using master mode to drive other units
This unit can control any number of other PixelRange fixtures via DMX links, with-
out the need for a control desk.
1 Set this unit as
master
(
PERS
>
DATA
>
MAST
) and ensure all others are set
to
slave
(
PERS
>
DATA
>
SLAV
). Connect all fixtures via DMX daisy-chain.
Note:
Don’t forget to terminate the devices at either end of the chain - see the
section ‘DMX links and termination’.
2 Set each slave to
Mode
>
DMX
.
3 Set the master to either create chases or static colours:
Chases
: Select
Mode
>
EF m
and then use
PROG
>
C1
and
C2
to create
the required effects (see the ‘Chase effects’ table).
Static colours
: Select
Mode
>
MANU
and then use
MAN
>
RED
,
GRN
,
BLUE
and
Whit
to mix the colour.
Note: The setting of
PERS
>
RES
determines how the DMX channels are
output when mixing static colours:
PERS
>
RES
=4 (or 96 or 144) sends out
separate red, green, blue and white levels in repeated 4 channel blocks: i.e.
1 to 4, 25 to 28, etc. The
RES
=1 setting links all DMX output channels so that
all emitters can be controlled by a single setting (
MAN
>
Red
).
4 Set each slave DMX address (using
ADDR
>
DMX
) as
appropriate:
• For static colour mixing you can either set all fixtures to DMX channel 1
or position them at the beginning of the four channel cells:
A001
,
A025
,
A049
,
A073
,
A097
or
A121
. The outputs within each cell will be the
same.
• For chases, six separate cells are output in groups of 4 DMX channels to
give RGBW values per cell. Set the address of each slave fixture according
to which of the 6 cells you want them to appear within, or to begin with
(for multi-cell fixtures): (
A001
for cell A,
A025
for cell B,
A049
for cell C,
A073
for cell D,
A097
for cell E or
A121
for cell F).
Fuse types
PixelLine2: 20mm 4A (T4AH250VP) time delay, ceramic body
PixelLine4: 20mm
??A
(T4AH250VP) time delay, ceramic body
PixelLine6: 20mm 6.3A (T6.3AL250VP) time delay, ceramic body
Master mode not fully checked on unit
