Philips ColorDial Pro User Manual

ColorDial Pro

User Guide

Getting Started with ColorDial Pro

ColorDial™ Pro is a simple-to-operate lighting controller designed for use with

intelligent LED lighting xtures. With ColorDial Pro, you can play back and modify
a set of eight scenes, each of which consists of a built-in effect and user-editable
effect settings.

ColorDial Pro offers six effects:

Fixed Color Custom Wash

Color Wash Random Color

Rainbow Wash White

Effect settings differ depending on the selected effect. For example, you can change the
speed and direction of the Color Wash effect , or the temperature of the White effect.

A System Settings menu lets you perform such actions as locking the menus, changing the
display language from English to another available language (such as French, Spanish, or
Italian), setting backlight and menu timeouts, performing basic light setup, and so on.

Typical ColorDial Pro Installations

An installation using ColorDial Pro as a lighting controller typically
includes one ColorDial Pro, an Ethernet switch with one or more
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports, an Ethernet-enabled power / data
supply, and Philips Color Kinetics color-changing LED lighting xtures
connected to one or more power / data supply ports.

The example on the left shows a typical low-voltage installation.

ColorDial Pro is connected to one of the four PoE ports on a

D-Link DES-1008PA PoE Ethernet switch (available from Philips
Color Kinetics). An sPDS- 60ca power / data supply is connected to
a non-PoE port on the Ethernet switch, and a run of iColor Cove
QLX xtures is connected to one of the 4-pin output ports on the
sPDS-60ca.

ColorDial Pro

Ethernet PoE switch

sPDS60-ca

The example on the right shows a typical line-voltage installation.
As in the low-voltage example, ColorDial Pro is connected to a
PoE port on the Ethernet switch. In this case, however, an Ethernet
Data Enabler is connected to the switch, and a run of ColorBlast
Powercore xtures are connected to the Data Enabler.

E See the ColorDial Pro Installation Instructions and

Product Guide for complete installation and conguration

details. Visit www.colorkinetics/ls/controllers/colordialpro/
for downloads.

ColorDial Pro

Ethernet PoE switch

Ethernet

Data Enabler

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iColor Cove QLX
xtures

ColorBlast Powercore
xtures

Scene 4

Rainbow Wash

Brightness 80%

Playback Mode

Main Menu

Select Scene
Edit Current
Save as Scene
Exit

Locked

Menu Mode

Playback Mode and Menu Mode

Playback Mode lets you toggle between the eight stored scenes, adjust the brightness
level of the current scene, and turn connected lights on and off. Menu Mode lets you
edit the current scene (change the effect and its related settings), and save your edits to
a scene.

Navigation and Selection

ColorDial Pro starts up in Playback Mode. When ColorDial Pro initially powers on, the
Philips logo appears briey on the LCD screen, and the scene currently stored as Scene 1
begins playing back on all connected lights.

► To select the next stored scene in order, press the faceplate button.

► To enter Menu Mode from Playback Mode, press and hold the rotary dial.

LCD screen

Rotary dial

Faceplate button

► To make selections in Menu Mode, turn the rotary dial to highlight a menu

selection then press the rotary dial to conrm the selection.

► To access the System Settings menu, simultaneously press and hold the rotary

dial and the faceplate button, turn the rotary dial to highlight System Settings, and
press the rotary dial to conrm.

When ColorDial Pro is idle, it automatically returns to Playback Mode by exiting one
menu level at a time. (You can adjust the menu idle timeout using the System Settings
menu.)

Locking and Unlocking Menu Mode

To prevent accidental interruption of scene playback, you might want to lock the menus
available in Menu Mode. For convenience, you can temporarily access menus without
unlocking them.

► To lock Menu Mode:

In Menu Mode, select System Settings > Setup UI > Lock Menus.1.

Select ON.2.

Press the rotary dial to conrm. 3.

Select Exit until you return to Playback Mode.4.

► To access menus without unlocking Menu Mode:

Press and hold the rotary dial to display the Locked message. 1.

Press the rotary dial three times to enter Menu Mode. (To display the System 2.
Settings menu option, press and hold the faceplate button while pressing the rotary
dial three times.)

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► To unlock Menu Mode:

Press and hold the rotary dial to display the Locked message. 1.

Press and hold the faceplate button while pressing the rotary dial three times.2.

Select System Settings > Setup UI > Lock Menus.3.

Select OFF.4.

Press the rotary dial to conrm. 5.

Select Exit until you return to Playback Mode. 6.

Working with Scenes

Edit Fixed Color

Change Effect

Hue
Saturation
Exit

Scene 4

Rainbow Wash

Brightness 80%

OFF

Brightness 0%

A scene consists of a built-in effect and user-editable effect settings. ColorDial Pro has
eight scenes, 1 – 8. When you select a scene, it automatically displays on all connected
lighting xtures.

You can edit the currently playing scene by changing its assigned effect and associated
effect settings. You can preserve your changes by saving them as a scene.

► To select a scene:

In Playback Mode, press the faceplate button to step through the stored scenes ▪

1 – 8, in order.

In Menu Mode, select Select Scene, and select the desired scene. ▪

► To change the current scene’s brightness (0% – 100%):

In Playback Mode, turn the rotary dial. ▪

► To turn off lights and to resume playback of the current scene:

In Playback Mode, press and quickly release the rotary dial to pause current scene ▪

playback. The screen displays OFF and the brightness is set to 0%.

Press and quickly release the rotary dial again to resume current scene playback ▪

at the previous brightness level, or turn the rotary dial clockwise to increase the
brightness from 0%.

► To edit a scene:

Select the scene you want to edit.1.

In Menu Mode, select Edit Current.2.

To change the scene’s effect, select Change Effect, then select the effect type.3.

To change an effect setting, select the setting and use the rotary dial to modify 4.
the setting as desired. Press the rotary dial to conrm your changes.

See “Changing Effect Settings” below for specic instructions for each setting.5.

Repeat step 4 for each effect setting you want to change.6.

Select Exit until you return to Playback Mode.7.

E Selecting a scene automatically

begins scene playback.

E Editing a scene changes the

properties of the currently playing
scene. Changes are not preserved until
you save the scene.

► To save the current scene:

Make any desired changes to the current scene’s effect and effect settings.1.

In Menu Mode, select Save As Scene.2.

Select a scene location, 1 through 8, to which to save the current scene. The LCD 3.
screen displays a Stored message to conrm.

Changing Effect Settings

Effect settings differ depending on the selected effect. For example, you can change the
speed and direction of the Color Wash effect , or the temperature of the White effect.

► To edit an effect setting:

In Menu Mode, select Edit Current. Change the effect type, if desired.1.

Select the setting you want to change from the effect type’s Edit menu2.

Turn the rotary dial to modify the setting as desired, then press the rotary dial to 3.
conrm your selection.

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E Keep in mind that saving the

current scene replaces the scene

previously assigned to that location.

E See the table on the next page for

descriptions of the six built-in ColorDial

effects and their related settings.

► To edit Custom Wash colors:

Edit Colors

Number Colors
Color 1

Color 2
Exit

From the Edit Custom Wash menu, select Edit Colors > Number Colors.1.

Turn the rotary dial to select from 2 to 6 colors for the Custom Wash effect. 2.

Press the rotary dial to conrm your selection.3.

From the Edit Colors menu, select a color (for instance, Color 1).4.

Select Red, Green, or Blue, and turn the rotary dial to set the intensity from 0% 5.
to 100%. Press the rotary dial to conrm your selection. Repeat as needed until
you’ve set the RGB value you want, then select Done.

Repeat steps 4 and 5, as needed, for each color in the Custom Wash effect.6.

Select Exit.7.

Effects and Their Settings

Fixed Color Displays a single color on all xtures.

Hue Select a hue from around the color wheel (red > green > blue > red)

Saturation Set a color saturation from 0% to 100%

Color Wash Produces a smooth hue transition on all xtures

simultaneously, progressing through the color spectrum.

Speed Set effect transition time, from 5 seconds to 10 minutes

Direction Set how effects appear to move — left > right or right > left

Rainbow Wash Produces a smooth transition through the color

spectrum. Colors appear to follow each other from xture to xture.

Speed Set effect transition time, from 5 seconds to 10 minutes

Direction Set how effects appear to move — left > right or right > left

Width Set the width of the rainbow, from 4 – 36 nodes

Custom Wash Produces a marching color transition across all

xtures, progressing through two to six selected colors.

Speed Set effect transition time, from 5 seconds to 10 minutes

Direction Set how effects appear to move — left > right or right > left

Width Set the width of each of block of color, from 1 – 32 nodes

Edit Colors Select the number of colors and their RGB values

Random Color Displays a sequence of random colors on all

xtures, either fading or snapping from color to color.

Speed Set effect transition time, from 5 seconds to 10 minutes

Fade Determine whether color transitions fade or snap

White Displays RGB white light on all xtures, with user-specied

color temperature.

Temperature Select cooler or warmer white light

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Changing System Settings

Backlight Timeout

15

Secs to fade down
Click to save

UI Timeout

8

Secs to mode change
Click to save

Systen Setup

F/W: 2.1.2

S/N: 8888888811

IP: 10.99.99.11

MAC: 00:0A:C5:FF:FF:11

Language

English

Español
Français
Italiano

Main Menu

Select Scene
Edit Current
Save as Scene
System Settings
Exit

The System Settings menu lets you perform maintenance and administrative actions
such as changing the display language from English to another available language, setting
backlight and menu timeouts, performing basic light setup, and so on. Because you
typically access system settings when rst conguring ColorDial Pro and rarely after
that, the System Settings menu is hidden during normal operation.

► To access the System Settings menu from Playback Mode:

Simultaneously press and hold the rotary dial and the faceplate button. The Main 1.
Menu appears with the System Settings menu option included.

Select System Settings. 2.

Displaying System Information

The Information screen displays the currently installed rmware release number, and
the device’s serial number, IP address, and MAC address.

► To display system information:

In Menu Mode, select System Settings > Information. 1.

Press the rotary dial to return to the System Settings menu. 2.

Setting the Display Language

By default, ColorDial Pro menus appear in English. You can set the menus to appear
in other available languages. (Additional languages may become available with future
rmware updates. Visit www.colorkinetics.com/support/downloads/ for information on
rmware updates.)

► To set the display language:

In Menu Mode, select System Settings > Language. 1.

Select the desired language. 2.

Setting Backlight and Display Timeouts

The backlight timeout determines how long the LCD display backlight remains on when
ColorDial Pro is idle (after the last user action with the rotary dial or faceplate button).
The display timeout determines how long the current screen continues to display when
ColorDial Pro is idle. When idle, ColorDial Pro automatically returns to Playback Mode
by exiting one menu level at a time, according to the display timeout. By default, the
backlight timeout is 15 seconds, and the display timeout is 8 seconds.

► To set the backlight timeout:

In Menu Mode, select System Settings > Setup UI > Backlight Timeout. 1.

Turn the rotary dial to select the desired backlight timeout, from 0 to 255 2.
seconds, then press the rotary dial to conrm your selection. (When set to 0, the
backlight always stays off.)

► To set the display timeout:

In Menu Mode, select System Settings > Setup UI > UI Timeout. 1.

Turn the rotary dial to select the desired display timeout, from 3 to 255 seconds, 2.
then press the rotary dial to conrm your selection.

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Restoring Factory Default Settings

Factory Reset

No

Yes

Kinet Mode

1

Kinet Mode
Click to save

Lights / Port

72

Total number lights
Click to save

Universe

0

Universe number
Click to save

You may want to restore the factory default settings for ColorDial Pro. When you do so,
all saved changes to scenes and system settings are overwritten with the default settings.

► To restore the factory default settings:

In Menu Mode, select System Settings > Setup UI > Factory Reset. 1.

Select Yes. ColorDial Pro returns to Playback Mode and starts playing back scene 1 2.

with the default effect and settings

Setting Up Lights

The Setup Lights menu lets you adjust conguration settings, such as the DMX universe
that ColorDial Pro controls and the number of lights per power / data supply port. Most
installations function properly with the default settings, so usually no changes are needed.
In certain instances, however, you may need to adjust these settings.

E An installation may contain power

/ data supplies with different DMX

universe settings. ColorDial Pro will

control only those power / data supplies

with a matching DMX universe setting.

Setting the DMX Universe

By default, ColorDial Pro is set to control DMX universe 0 (zero). All Philips Color
Kinetics power / data supplies also come factory-set to DMX universe 0. If the DMX
universe of a connected power / data supply has been changed — for example, in a
complex installation spanning multiple DMX universes — you must change the Universe
setting in ColorDial Pro to match it.

► To set the DMX universe that ColorDial Pro controls:

In Menu Mode, select System Settings > Setup Lights > Universe. 1.

Turn the rotary dial to select a DMX universe (0 – 255), then press the rotary dial 2.
to conrm your selection.

Setting KiNET Mode

KiNET™ is a high-performance Ethernet protocol engineered by Philips Color Kinetics
for LED lighting control. Most Philips Color Kinetics power / data supplies support
KiNET version 1 (the default in ColorDial Pro). However, Data Enabler EO and sPDS­480ca power / data supplies require KiNET version 2.

► To set KiNET mode:

In Menu Mode, select System Settings > Setup Lights > Universe. 1.

Turn the rotary dial to select version 1 or 2, then press the rotary dial to conrm 2.
your selection.

E Most xtures have one node, but

some xtures have multiple nodes.
For example, an iColor Flex SLX string
has 50 nodes, while a 4 ft ColorGraze
Powercore xture has four nodes.

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Setting the Number of Lights Per Power / Data Supply Port

For KiNET version 1, the Lights / Port setting in ColorDial Pro should equal or exceed
the number of sequentially addressed nodes connected to the power / data supply. By
default, ColorDial Pro is set to 72 nodes per power / data supply port, which is sufcient
for most installations.

For KiNET version 2 (Data Enabler EO or sPDS-480ca), set the lights per port to equal
the maximum number of nodes connected to a power / data supply port.

► To set the number of lights per power / data supply:

In Menu Mode, select System Settings > Setup Lights > Lights / Port. 1.

Turn the rotary dial to select the total number of nodes you want, then press the 2.
rotary dial to conrm your selection.

Setting the Number of Power / Data Supply Ports

Num Ports

1

Total number ports
Click to save

For KiNET version 2 only, the Num Ports setting in ColorDial Pro should equal
the number of power / data supply ports with connected lights. (To ensure optimal
operation, lights should be connected to power / data supply ports in sequence, starting
with port 1 — ports 1 through 5 on an sPDS480ca, for example.)

► To set the number of power / data supply ports:

In Menu Mode, select System Settings > Setup Lights > Num Ports. 1.

Turn the rotary dial to select the total number of ports you want, then press the 2.
rotary dial to conrm your selection.

Firmware Updates

ColorDial Pro rmware is periodically updated to improve device performance
and functionality.

► Todeterminethecurrentrmwareversion:

In Menu Mode, select System Settings > Information. The current rmware version 1.
is listed in the F/W: eld.

Press the rotary dial to exit.2.

► ToupdatetheColorDialrmware:

Visit www.colorkinetics.com/support/downloads/ to download the latest rmware ▪
image, a rmware updater program, and instructions.

ColorDial Pro and Ethernet Controller Keypad

You can install ColorDial Pro in a secure area to limit
access and avoid accidental interruption of scene playback
by connecting a Philips Color Kinetics Ethernet Controller
Keypad to a PoE port on your Ethernet switch. You can
use the Ethernet Controller Keypad to trigger stored
ColorDial Pro scenes, adjust xture brightness and
turn connected xtures of f and on. Ethernet Controller
Keypad must have the latest rmware installed.

E For more details, download the ColorDial

Pro Product Guide from www.colorkinetics/ls/
controllers/colordialpro/

Philips Color Kinetics
3 Burlington Woods Drive
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803 USA
Tel [phone]

Tel [phone]
Fax [phone]
www.colorkinetics.com

Ethernet Controller

Keypad

ColorDial Pro

Ethernet

PoE switch

Ethernet

Data Enabler

ColorBlast Powercore
xtures

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