Chroma Color Block PSU-30 Quick Start Manual

Color Block PSU-30 Quick Start Guide V1.0 Color Block PSU-30 Quick Start Guide V1.0 PN: 602-0505

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Quick Start Guide

Color Block™ PSU-30

For a full product manual please visit www.ac-et.com

Color Block PSU-30 Quick Start Guide V1.0 Color Block PSU-30 Quick Start Guide V1.0

1. Overview

The Color Block PSU-30 is a 2U 19” rack mounted unit that supplies power and data to a maximum of 30 Color Block
DB4 or Color Block 2 LED fixtures through 6 XLR4 outputs. It can be controlled in 16 modes via ANSI E1.11 USITT
DMX 512-A, or can operate independently as a standalone system.
For the purpose of clarification, the Color Block DB4 is a fixture that contains 4 cells, with each cell comprising of 3
LEDs; the Color Block 2 is a fixture that contains 48 high output LEDs set into 12 single-optic RGBA clusters that are
grouped into 4 cells.
Note: To ensure proper functionality, Date/Time must be set before operation. Look Store will function when
Date/Time are set. Time is reset when battery is replaced or when the PSU-05B is reset.

2. Cabling

1. Install the proper male connector to the trailing lead and connect power with input of 100-240V, 50-60 Hz.

2. Connect input data ANSI E1.11 USITT 512-A from an external source or lighting control console through a male
XLR-5. A pass through connection is available on the female XLR-5.

3. Connect power and output data through 6 individual female XLR-4 to the Color Block DB4 or Color Block 2
fixtures. A maximum of five daisy-chained Color Block fixtures can be connected to each XLR4 output. Return
lines are not required but the total length of each chain must not exceed 60m/~200ft.

Note:

: :

: See diagram in full User Manual.

3. Control Menu

The control menu items are accessed via the LCD display with the following controls:

• Right hand button (red) = Enter (hold for 2 seconds to save)

• Left hand button (blue) = Exit without saving

• Wheel = Adjusts values or scrolls through menu items

Menu Options Function

DMX Address

To set DMX start address, press Enter, turn wheel to adjust DMX start address, press Enter for 2
seconds to save

Control Mode

There are 10 DMX controlled modes for the Color Block DB4 system (CB1) and 16 DMX controlled
modes for the Color Block 2 system (CB2). Go to “System” and select either “CB1” or “CB2”. There
are 3 grouping options (Individual, Block, All) with 3 control options for each (FX, HSI and RGB):

Mode Ch Group System: CB1 System: CB2
1 67 Variable 7FX + 20xHSI 7FX + 20xHSI
2 60 Cell 20xHSI 20xHSI
3 60 Cell 20xRGB(w/ *Magic Amber) 20xRGB(w/ *Magic Amber)
4 21 Block 6FX + 5xHSI 6FX + 5xHSI
5 15 Block 5xHSI 5xHSI
6 15 Block 5xRGB(w/ *Magic Amber) 5xRGB(w/ *Magic Amber)
7 9 All 6FX + HSI 6FX + HSI
8 3 All HSI HSI
9 3 All RGB(w/ *Magic Amber) RGB(w/ *Magic Amber)
10 80 Cell Not Available 20xRGBA
11 80 Cell Not Available 20xRGBI(w/ *Magic Amber)
12 20 Block Not Available 5xRGBA
13 20 Block Not Available 5xRGBI(w/ *Magic Amber)
14 4 All Not Available RGBA
15 4 All Not Available RGBI(w/ *Magic Amber)
16 1 Any Look Select Look Select

When DMX is Lost If DMX is not detected press Enter, turn wheel to selection, press Enter for 2 seconds to save. Off –

will snap to off; Hold – will hold last valid DMX state; Trig – will default to Time Trigger operation;
Look 1-42 – will snap to the Look of your choice

Look Store

There are 42 internal FX Looks (1-9 are preset). To replay a Look, press Enter and scroll through
the Looks. 2 ways to record or edit a Look:

• Simple, with DMX console: set to Mode 1. Use DMX console to adjust the internal FX engine.
Scroll to Look Store - press Enter, scroll to desired Look location and press Enter for 2
seconds to save.

• Advanced, standalone: (To edit or record without a DMX console, please see the full User
Manual available at www.ac-et.com)

Time Triggers

Press Enter and scroll to Time Trigger – press Enter. Press Enter to toggle between Day, Hour (24),
Minutes and Look to be triggered - adjust setting with scroll wheel. Time Triggers will occur on all
7 days unless specified. The triggers will be activated when the mode “When DMX is Lost” is set to
Trig.

Set Day and Time

Press Enter. Press Enter to toggle between Day, Hour (24) and Minutes, scroll wheel to adjust and
press Enter for 2 seconds to save.

Displ Backlight

To set LCD backlight to go off after 5 seconds, press Enter and scroll wheel to On (permanently) or
Off (after 5 seconds) and press Enter for 2 seconds to save setting.

Reset to Default

Press Enter for 2 seconds to reset all menu items to factory defaults: DMX address = 001, Control
Mode = 1 (67 channels HSI+FX), DMX Lost = Hold, Looks = default, Display = On, Frequency =
360, System = CB2

System

To set PSU-05B for the Color Block DB4 (CB1) or the Color Block 2 (CB2) system press Enter, scroll
wheel to select CB1 or CB2, press Enter for 2 seconds to save.

Frequency

360, 600, 1200 and 2400 frequency settings available for the LED scan rate to be synchronised
with the video camera. Press Enter, scroll wheel to select frequency, press Enter for 2 seconds to
save.

Sync Mode

Press Enter and use the scroll wheel to select Master or Slave. Press Enter for 2 seconds to save
settings.

4. Further Information

Please refer to the Chroma-Q Color Block PSU-30 manual for more detailed information. A copy of the manual can be
found at the Chroma-Q website – www.chroma-q.com – under Support.

Variable

Group

Cell

Group

Block
Group

All

Group

Cell

Group

Block
Group

All

Group

Mode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ch1 Group H-1 R-1 Speed H-1 R-1 Speed H-1 R-1 R-1 R-1 R-1 R-1 R-1 R-1
Ch2 Speed S-1 G-1 Fan S-1 G-1 Fan S-1 G-1 G-1 G-1 G-1 G-1 G-1 G-1
Ch3 Fan I-1 B-1 Range I-1 B-1 Range I-1 B-1 B-1 B-1 B-1 B-1 B-1 B-1
Ch4 Range H-2 R-2 Step H-2 R-2 Step A-1 I-1 A-1 I-1 A-1 I-1
Ch5 Step S-2 G-2 Int. FX S-2 G-2 Int. FX R-2 R-2 R-2 R-2
Ch6 Int. FX I-2 B-2 Int.Fan I-2 B-2 Int.Fan G-2 G-2 G-2 G-2
Ch7 Int.Fan H-3 R-3 H-1 H-3 R-3 H-1 B-2 B-2 B-2 B-2
Ch8 H-1 S-3 G-3 S-1 S-3 G-3 S-1 A-2 I-2 A-2 I-2
Ch9 S-1 I-3 B-3 I-1 I-3 B-3 I-1 R-3 R-3 R-3 R-3
Ch10 I-1 H-4 R-4 H-2 H-4 R-4 G-3 G-3 G-3 G-3
Ch11 H-2 S-4 G-4 S-2 S-4 G-4 B-3 B-3 B-3 B-3
Ch12 S-2 I-4 B-4 I-2 I-4 B-4 A-3 I-3 A-3 I-3
Ch13 I-2 H-5 R-5 H-3 H-4 R-5 R-4 R-4 R-4 R-4
and so on up to:
Total 67 60 60 21 15 15 9 3 3 80 80 20 20 4 4