eldoLED DimWheel Colour Quick Start Manual

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Quick Start Guide DimWheel Colour DimWheel Series

How to connect, configure, mount and operate your DimWheel

1. Connecting your DimWheel

Strain relief

Recommended: Fixate wires
with tie-wraps that are looped
through indicated holes.

DMX in +
DMX in

-

DMX in shield

LedSync out shield
LedSync out

-

LedSync out +

Strain relief

Strain relief

Ext in +
Ext in

-

Show mode

When operating DimWheel in show
mode, you can connect a momentary
action switch to the ‘Ext in’ connectors
for show selection (optional).

ShowMaster

To upload show sequences you have
created with ShowMaster, connect your
TOOLbox to the DimWheel’s ‘DMX in’
connectors (optional).

Power

Connect the DimWheel to a
12-32V DC, SELV equivalent
power supply.

DMX

Connect your DMX network to
the DimWheel’s ‘LedSync out’
connectors.

VDC

-

VDC +

12-32V

DC IN

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DimWheel

Show
Selection Switch

2. Configuring your DimWheel

Configure your DimWheel by setting the DIP switches on the front:

DIP switch 6 and 7 are non-influential.

3. Mounting your DimWheel

The DIP switches remain accessible after installation. When carrying out
changes in the DIP switch settings, turn the DimWheel off and on again (by
pressing the knob twice) to activate the new settings.
The DimWheel is compatible with most standard faceplates. For UK-style electri­cal wall mounting boxes (BS4662), you can use the eldoLED faceplate kit with
lightpipe.

Faceplate, wallbox and screws are not included with your DimWheel.

1-channel mode for general white lighting applications

2-channel mode for colour temperature control

3-channel mode for full colour (RGB) applications

4-channel mode for full colour (RGB-W/A) applications

colour mode

show mode (chase)

show mode (broadcast)

8-bit network resolution

16-bit network resolution

12ON34567

12ON34567

12ON34567

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12ON34567

12ON34567

12ON34567

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12ON34567

4. Operating your DimWheel

Turn the light on Change brightness Turn the light off

BrightnessBrightness

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Quick Start Guide DimWheel Colour DimWheel Series

Advanced operation for 2-channel mode (CW/WW)

Advanced operation for 3/4-channel (RGB/RGBW) colour mode

Advanced operation for 3/4-channel (RGB/RGBW) show mode

5. Creating/uploading show sequences

The DimWheel comes with 4 default show sequences and is set to show 2 by default:
Show 1: red fading into green, green into blue, blue into red, red... etc.
Show 2: red fading into green, green into blue, blue into white, white into red... etc.
Show 3: red changing into green, green into blue, blue into red, red... etc.
Show 4: red changing into green, green into blue, blue into white, white into red... etc.

You can create and manage your own custom show sequences and upload these to your DimWheel with ShowMaster. Upload the shows you created with the
TOOLbox via the DimWheel’s DMX in connectors. To fi nalize the upload of a pla ylist, turn the DimW heel of f an d on agai n by pressin g the knob. For more det ails abo ut
working with ShowMaster, see the TOOLbox user manual (www.eldoled.com/support).

Turn the light on

Activate configuration mode Set colour temperature Save setting and return

to basic operation

Turn the light on Activate configuration mode Set colour Save colour setting

Set saturation Save setting and return

to basic operation

Turn the light on Activate configuration mode Set show speed Save setting and return

to basic operation

2 sec

Cool white / Warm white

2 sec

Saturation

100% 50% 0%

2 sec