Astera ART3 User Manual

ART3

Wireless DMX Receiver/Transmitter

User Manual

Manual Version: V3.1.11
Release Date: June 21, 2010

Astera LED Technology GmbH

Add.:Götzeroth 6, 54483 Kleinich/Germany Tel.:[phone] Email:[e-mail]

This instruction manual is part of the device and persons operating the device must have access to it at any time.
Safety precautions mentioned in the instruction manual have to be observed.
If the device is being sold, this instruction manual has to be included.

Translations

If the device is being sold, this instruction manual has to be translated into the national language of the destina­tion country.
If discrepancies occur in the translated text, the original instruction manual has to be used to solve them tor the
manufacturer has to be contacted.

©2010, Astera LED Technology GmbH

All rights reserved
Kleinich, Germany

Table of Contents Chapter 1

1 Table of Contents

1 Table of Contents......................................................................................3

2 Safety........................................................................................................4

3 Getting Started.........................................................................................5

3.1 Introduction................................................................................................5

3.2 Overview....................................................................................................6

3.3 Mounting/Connection...................................................................................7

3.4 LCD Display.................................................................................................7

3.5 Navigation...................................................................................................7

3.6 Radio PIN .................................................................................................8

4 Operation Modes.......................................................................................9

4.1 DMX Transmitter.........................................................................................9

4.2 RC Transmitter ...........................................................................................9

4.3 DMX Receiver............................................................................................10

4.4 RC Receiver...............................................................................................11

4.5 Control Lamps...........................................................................................12

5 Setup.......................................................................................................13

6 Technical Data........................................................................................17

7 Troubleshooting......................................................................................19

8 Appendix.................................................................................................21

8.1 Appendix 1: DMX tab for RC Transmitter mode............................................21

8.2 Appendix 1: Customizable Programs...........................................................23

9 Disposal...................................................................................................25

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Safety

2 Safety

Before you operate the unit, read this manual carefully.
Make sure to keep the manual, in case you need to consult
this manual again or you give the unit to another person.
Always make sure to include this manual if you hand out the
unit to another person.
Keep in mind that this manual cannot address all possible
dangers and environments. Please use your own caution
when operating.

Do not operate the unit in areas where the usage of radio
frequency or mobile phones is prohibited, like for example
in airplanes, or when it may cause interference or danger.

Only qualified personnel may repair this product.
Don't open the case.

This device conforms to CE -or- FCC regulations, see type
label!
It radiates in the 868 MHz or 915 Mhz bands. (See page 19
for details.
Always make sure, that your national regulations allow the
use of this device!

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Getting Started Chapter 3

3 Getting Started

3.1 Introduction

Astera's ART3 is a wireless DMX receiver/transmitter that can be used to control a setup of
Astera Lamps and/or third party lamps with a DMX control desk.
There are five operation modes:

1. DMX Transmitter:

Transmits one DMX universe that will be
received by all light fixtures or Wireless
DMX receivers that are set up appropri­ately.

2. RC Transmitter:

the ART3 controls Wireless Astera lamps,
the same way an ARC2 remote control
would do but the parameters are set by an
DMX control table. The whole light setup
can be controlled in a way the ARC2 would
do but there is a DMX desk in control.
The basic advantages of this operation
mode are a higher range and that data is only sent during changes. With only 20 DMX chan­nels you can control a whole setup of lamps.

3. DMX receiver:

one DMX universe can be received.

4. RC Receiver

This mode is useful to integrate third party
RGB lamps into a remote controlled light
setup. Up to 32 RGB fixtures can be con­nected to the DMX output, all controllable
individually. The ART3 will replay all the programs that can be set up by the remote control.

5. Control Lamps

The ART1 can work as a simple remote
control to set programs and colors similar
to the ARC2 remote control. This is useful
if you forget to bring your ARC2.

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Overview

3.2 Overview

Power socket Antenna

LCD Display

Navigate through menu

Navigate through menu Confirm

DMX in/out

Power on/off

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move back(while navigating
around menu)

Color Meaning XLR

red Ready to transmit, XLR is INPUT INPUT

red, flickering Transmitting, XLR is INPUT INPUT

green Ready to receive, XLR is OUTPUT OUTPUT

green, flickering Receiving, XLR is OUTPUT OUTPUT

Getting Started Chapter 3

3.3 Mounting/Connection

3.4 LCD Display

Definition of symbols:

[1] - Receiving
[3] - Transmitting
[4] - Settings are stored in the memory
(shown by a short blinking of this symbol)

[5] - Synchronization between units is active

[8] - Battery status

3.5 Navigation

Navigation is done over the plus and minus buttons below the LCD display. Enter confirms a
selection or moves deeper in the navigation. Back aborts a selection or moves up in the nav­igation.

In the top level of the navigation you can choose between the 5 operation modes and the
setup menu.

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