Nitec Hex-Par 12, White-Par 12 User Manual

LED PAR with 6-in-1

RGBAW+UV LEDs

projects perfectly mixed

and finely tunable colors

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SAFETY / GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

INTRODUCTION
Features
Specications

OVERVIEW
Rear view

DIMENSIONS

CONTROL MENU OVERVIEW
Control Panel
Function Menu

UFI OPERATION

DMX FUNCTION CHART
11-channel mode
6-channel mode

STAND-ALONE OPERATION

INFRARED (IR6) REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION

MASTER/SLAVE OPERATION (via DMX cable)

MASTER/SLAVE OPERATION (via UFI wi-)

OPERATING MODE PRIORITY RANK

MAINTENANCE

- HEX-PAR 12

- Power cord

- User Manual

- Warranty Card

PACKING CONTENT

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SAFETY

General instruction

• The products referred to in this manual conform to the European Community Directives and are there­fore marked with

.

• The unit is supplied with hazardous network voltage (230V~). Leave servicing to skilled personnel only.
Never make
risk an electric shock.

•
cording to standard EN 60598-1). It is, moreover, recommended to protect the supply lines of the units
from indirect contact and/or shorting to earth by using appropriately sized residual current devices.

installer. Check that the main frequency and voltage correspond to those for which the unit is designed
as given on the electrical data label.

• This unit is not for home use, only professional applications.

- in places subject to vibrations or bumps;

- in places with a temperature of over 40 °C.

an inspection or contact the manufacturer directly.

plant for a disposal which is not harmful to the environment.

Warnings and installation precautions

damage and the guarantee becomes void. Furthermore, any other operation may lead to dangers like
short circuit, burns, electric shock, etc.

• Always additionally secure the projector with the safety rope. When carrying out any work, always com­ply scrupulously with all the regulations (particularly regarding safety) currently in force in the country

• Shields, lenses or ultraviolet screens shall be changed if they have become damaged to such an extent

• The lamp (LED) shall be changed if it has become damaged or thermally deformed.

trigger epileptic seizures in photosensitive persons or persons with epilepsy.

• Do not touch the product’s housing when operating because it may be very hot.

WARNING! Before carrying out any operations with the unit, carefully read this instruction
manual and keep it with cure for future reference. It contains important information about
the installation, usage and maintenance of the unit.

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INTRODUCTION

HEXPAR 12 is an LED PAR with 6-in-1 RGBAW+UV LEDs that
projects perfectly mixed and nely tunable color.

FEATURES

- 12 x 10W Hex-color RGBAW+UV LED

- Die-cast housing designed for ecient cooling and road-worthy durability

- High-frequency LED modulation for icker-free video playback

- Four selectable dimming curves

- Gel frame and gel frame holder included

- Power In and Out connections for linking mutliple units

- Built-in sound-active and auto (stand-alone) programs

- USB port for optional UFI wi- transceiver for wireless DMX control

- Infrared sensor for optional IR6 remote control

SPECIFICATIONS

Light Source:
Output:
Beam Angle:
Field Angle:
Strobe:
Dimming:
PWM Frequency:
Control modes:

DMX Channels:
Menu:
Mains:
Power:
Power connections:
Power Linking:
Data connections:
Housing:
Finish:
IP rating:
Cooling:
Dimensions:
Weight:

12 x 10W RGBAW+UV LED



lux @ 5m
25°
45°
0 - 30 Hz
0-100% dimming, 4 selectable dimming curves
1200 Hz
DMX, Auto, Sound-Active, Koala wireless DMX
(with optional UFI transceiver), IR (with optional IR6 controller)
6 / 11
4-digit LED display
100 - 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz (auto-ranging)
W
IEC power In/Out
Up to 9 units @ 120V ~ Up to 16 units @ 230V
3-pin XLR In/Out for DMX
Die-cast Aluminium
Matte Black
IP20
Passive
253 x 290 x 98 mm

3.2 KG

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MASTER/SLAVE OPERATION (via UFI wi- transceiver)

HEX-PAR 12 units can operate in Master/Slave mode wirelessly using the optional UFI wi-
transceiver. The master UFI-enabled unit can be operated in stand-alone mode, with the
UFI set to transmit. The slave units should all be set to slave mode, with the UFI set to
receive.

Note: Slave units should be congured before conguring master unit
Note: All units should be set to same DMX address, mode and UFI channel

Setup as below:

SLAVE UNITS:

Press MENU button until 6-CH or 11-CH is displayed
Press ENTER
Set DMX address to d 1
Set UFI to preferred receiving channel (1-16)
Attach UFI to the HEX-PAR 12's USB port

MASTER UNIT:

Press MENU button until DMX mode is displayed that matches slave conguration
Press ENTER
Set DMX address to d 1
Set to Auto or Sound-Active mode
Set UFI to chosen transmitting channel (1-16)
Attach UFI to the HEX-PAR 12's USB port

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OPERATING MODE PRIORITY RANK

Higher priority control modes override lower priority modes

1. UFI

2. DMX (wired)

3. Infrared (IR6 remote)

4. Manual (onboard menu)

OVERVIEW

Power Out

Microphone

Display

Safety
Cable

anchor

DMX

In/Out

Power In

UFI Port

Menu

Buttons

Rear View

Adjustment

knob

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MASTER/SLAVE OPERATION (via DMX cable)

When multiple HEX-PAR 12 units are used together, Master/Slave mode enables the
assignment of one master unit and multiple slave units. The master unit can be operated
in stand-alone mode (i.e., auto program or sound-active mode -- not DMX mode). The
slave units should all be set to slave mode as described below.

Note: Slave units should be congured and connected before linking to master unit

Setup as below:

SLAVE UNITS:

Press MENU button until 6-CH or 11-CH is displayed
Press ENTER
Set DMX address to d 1
Connect DMX cable from master unit to DMX In connector
Link following slave units in similar cable conguration

MASTER UNIT:

Set to Auto or Sound-Active mode
Link to slave units, beginning from the master DMX Out connector

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DIMENSIONS

6

94

98

13

84

253

290

200

INFRARED (IR6) REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION

The IR6 infrared controller enables remote control of the HEX-PAR 12.

To pair the IR6 to the HEX-PAR 12, follow these steps:

1. Press MENU button until SEr is displayed

2. Press ENTER

3. Press UP or DOWN to turn infrared operation ON or OFF

4. Press ENTER

IR6 BUTTON FUNCTIONS

AUTO : Run auto programs
FADE : Fade auto programs
SPEED : Enable speed adjustment of auto programs
+ / - : Increase / decrease speed of auto programs

SOUND : Activate sound-active mode
SENSITIVITY : Enable sound sensitivity adjustment
+ / - : Increase / decrease sound sensitivity

MANUAL : Enable static color selection
0-9 : Select static colors
R : Select red
G : Select green
B : Select blue
A : Select amber
W : Selec t white
UV : S elect UV

+ / - : Increase / decrease output of each color

% : Enable adjustment of total light output level
+ / - : Increase / decrease total light output

STROBE : Enable adjustment of strobe rate
+ / - : Increase / decrease strobe rate
STROBE : Press again to turn o strobe

BLACKOUT : Turn o all light output
BLACKOUT : Press again to exit blackout mode

Note: : If IR6 remote is not responding, press BLACKOUT to conrm

that blackout mode was not mistakenly activated

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BUTTON FUNCTION

Menu

Selects operating mode or exits submenus

Up

Scrolls up through option lists or selects higher value

Down

Scrolls down through option lists or selects lower value

Enter

Activates displayed menu option or selected value

MODE OPTIONS / VALUES DESCRIPTION

CONTROL MENU OVERVIEW

CONTROL PANEL

FUNCTION MENU

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6-CH d001–512

6-channel DMX mode

11-CH d001–512

11-channel DMX mode

C-- C1–63

Static color selection

P1

Auto Program 1

P2

Auto Program 2

P3

Auto Program 3

P4

Auto Program 4

S-- S--1–100

Program speed for P1–P4

Snd1

Sound-active Program 1

Snd2

Sound-active Program 2

Sens u--0–100

Sound sensitivity

R000–255 (Red)

G000–255 (Green)

B000–255 (Blue)

OFF

dIM1

dIM2

dIM3

On

OFF

SEr Turns infrared on or o

P--

(automatic)

Snd

(sound-active)

dIM Dimmer speed settings

A000–255 (Amber)

W000–255 (White)

P000–255 (UV)

U--

Custom static colors
Mix red, green, blue, amber, white and UV

STAND-ALONE OPERATION

PRESET COLOR MODE

Press MENU button until C-- is displayed
Press ENTER
Press UP or DOWN to select C1 - C63
Press ENTER

AUTO PROGRAM MODE

Press MENU button until P-- is displayed
Press ENTER
Press UP or DOWN to select P1 - P4
Press ENTER

SELECTING PROGRAM SPEED

Press MENU button until S-- is displayed
Press ENTER
Press UP or DOWN to select speed
Press ENTER

SOUND-ACTIVE MODE

Press MENU button until Snd is displayed
Press ENTER
Press UP or DOWN to select Snd1 or Snd2
Press ENTER

ADJUSTING SOUND SENSIVITY

Press MENU button until Sens is displayed
Press ENTER
Press UP or DOWN to adjust mic sensitivity
Press ENTER

COLOR MIXING MODE

Press MENU button until U-- is displayed
Press ENTER to scroll to each color setting for amber, cool white, and warm white
Press UP or DOWN to adjust output (r---, g---, b---, A---, W---, P---)

SELECTING DIMMER CURVES

Press MENU button until dIM is displayed
Press ENTER
Press UP or DOWN to select dimmer curve (OFF, dIM1, dIM2, dIM3)
Press ENTER

ACTIVATING INFRARED REMOTE MODE

Press MENU button until SEr is displayed
Press ENTER
Press UP or DOWN to select On or OFF
Press ENTER

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RECEIVING

TRANSMITTING

To enable wireless DMX operation via the optional UFI wi- transceiver:

1) Set the HEX-PAR 12 starting DMX address

2) Set the UFI sending/receiving channel

3) Attach the UFI to the HEX-PAR 12 USB port

4) Use Dipswitch 5 to select UFI send or receive mode.

UFI OPERATION

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DMX FUNCTION CHART

9

Channel

Function

Value

Percent/Setting

1

Red

000 --- 255

0–100%

2

Green

000 --- 255 0–100%

3

Blue

000 --- 255

0–100%

4

Amber

000 --- 255

0–100%

7

Color Macros

(Overrides Ch . 1–6)

000 --- 015

No function

016 --- 255

Color macros

8

Strobe

(when CH 9 is 000–031 )

000 --- 015

No function

016 --- 255

Slow to fast

Speed

(when CH 9 is 032–223)

000 --- 255 Slow to fast

Sound Sensitivity

(when CH 9 is 224–255 )

000 --- 010

O

011 --- 255

Controls the sound sensitivity level

9

Mode

000 --- 031

No function

032 --- 063

Pulse eect 0 – 100%

CH1~ 6 must be
active

064 --- 095

Pulse eect 100% –0%

096 --- 127

Pulse eect 100% –0– 100%

128 --- 159

Auto fade transition

160 --- 191

Auto snap transition ( 6 colors)

192 --- 223

Auto snap transition ( 63 colors)

224 --- 255

Sound -active mode

10

Dimmer

000 --- 255 0–100%

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Dimmer Speed

000 --- 051

Default dimmer speed set from menu

052 --- 101

Dimmer speed mode o

102 --- 152

Dimmer speed mode 1 (fast speed)

153 --- 203

Dimmer speed mode 2 (medium speed)

204 --- 255

Dimmer speed mode 3 (slow speed)

1

Red

000 --- 255

0–100%

2

Green

000 --- 255

0–100%

3

Blue

000 --- 255

0–100%

4

Amber

000 --- 255

0–100%

11-Channel Mode

6-Channel Mode

5

White

000 --- 255 0–100%

6

UV

000 --- 255

0–100%

5

White

000 --- 255

0–100%

6

UV

000 --- 255

0–100%