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RAINBOW TUBE
CONTROLLER
(order code: LEDJ03)
USER MANUAL
LEDJ RAINBOW TUBE CONTROLLER SAFETY
WARNING
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY
BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP!
Keep this equipment away from rain,
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Every person involved with the installation, operation & maintenance of this
equipment should:
- Be competent
- Follow the instructions of this manual
CAUTION! TAKE CARE USING THIS EQUIPMENT!
HIGH VOLTAGE-RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK!!
CAUTION!
moisture and liquids.
Before your initial start-up, please make sure that there is no damage caused during
transportation. Should there be any, consult your dealer and do not use the equipment.
To maintain the equipment in good working condition and to ensure safe operation, it is
necessary for the user to follow the safety instructions and warning notes written in this
manual.
Please note that damages caused by user modifications to this equipment are not
subject to warranty.
LEDJ RAINBOW TUBE CONTROLLER SAFETY
IMPORTANT:
The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused
by the non-observance of this manual or any unauthorised modification to the
equipment.
• Never let the power-cable come into contact with other cables. Handle the
power-cable and all mains voltage connections with particular caution!
• Never remove warning or informative labels from the equipment.
• Do not open the equipment and do not modify the equipment.
• Do not connect this equipment to a dimmer-pack.
• Do not switch the equipment on and off in short intervals, as this will
reduce the system’s life.
• Only use the equipment indoors.
• Do not expose to flammable sources, liquids or gases.
• Always disconnect the power from the mains when equipment is not in
use or before cleaning! Only handle the power-cable by the plug. Never
pull out the plug by pulling the power-cable.
• Make sure that the available voltage is between 220v/240v.
• Make sure that the power-cable is never crimped or damaged. Check the
equipment and the power-cable periodically.
• If the equipment is dropped or damaged, disconnect the mains power supply
immediately. Have a qualified engineer inspect the equipment before
operating again.
• If the equipment has been exposed to drastic temperature fluctuation (e.g.
after transportation), do not switch it on immediately. The arising
condensation might damage the equipment. Leave the equipment switched
off until it has reached room temperature.
• If your product fails to function correctly, discontinue use immediately. Pac k
the unit securely (preferably in the original packing material), and return it to
your Prolight dealer for service.
• Only use fuses of same type and rating.
• Repairs, servicing and power connection must only be carried out by a
qualified technician. THIS UNIT CONTAINS NO USER SERVICEABLE
PARTS.
• WARRANTY; One year from date of purchase.
OPERATING DETERMINATIONS
If this equipment is operated in any other way, than those described in this manual, the
product may suffer damage and the warranty becomes void.
Incorrect operation may lead to danger e.g.: short-circuit, burns, electric shocks,
lamp failure etc.
Do not endanger your own safety and the safety of others!
Incorrect installation or use can cause serious damage to people and property!
LEDJ RAINBOW TUBE CONTROLLER FUNCTIONS
Functions:
I) RAINBOW TUBE SIGNAL OUTPUT
A) POWER SWITCH
B) DOWN
C) UP
D) FUNCTION SET
E) SELECTABLE DISPLAY MODE
F) LCD SCREEN
G) DMX – 512 SIGNAL OUTPUT
H) DMX – 512 SIGNAL INPUT
J) POWER INPUT (DC 9V – 12V)
LEDJ RAINBOW TUBE CONTROLLER INTRODUCTION
Your Rainbow Tube Controller carton should contain the following:
1. The Controller itself
2. A 12V DC power supply
3. A mains cable with a 13A plug on one end and a 3 pin round plug on the other end.
Introduction
This Dedicated controller will allow you to control your Rainbow Tubes. You can choose one of
the internal programs, or when used with a DMX controller you can create your own
programmes.
Connecting the Tubes to the Controller
1. Using the mains cable supplied, connect the first tube, then continue to link via the 3-pin
connectors from one tube to the next up to a maximum of 60 tubes. If you wish to use more
than 60 tubes then you will require another mains cable to power the next 60 tubes and so
on.
2. Plug the 4 pin round socket (that is connected to your controller by a short lead) into the 4 pin
plug on your first Rainbow Tube, then continue to link all your tubes together in series.
3. Plug the 12V power supply into the socket on the back of the controller
4. You can now power up your tubes and controller.
5. Press the SET UP button, and the LCD screen will read “Tube: 0000”. You have to set the
number of Rainbow Tubes that you have connected to the dedicated controller. Press the UP
or DOWN buttons to select the quantity of tubes. Press the MODE button to go to the
programme mode.
6. Press the MODE button to go through the different programmes.
7. To adjust the interval, and speed time and flash rate of a programme, choose your
programme and press the SET UP button.
Note: Programmes 1 – 5 and 30 do not have adjustable features.
LEDJ RAINBOW TUBE CONTROLLER PROGRAMMES
Programmes
1 Dimmer 12 Slow Flow 2
2 Blackout 13 Roll Chase 1
3 Static Red 14 Roll Chase 2
4 Static Green 15 Multi-Colour
5 Static Yellow 16 Fast Flow 1
6 Static Blue 17 Fast Flow 2
7 Static Purple 18 2 colour Chase
8 Static Cyan 19 2 Colour Flow
9 Static White 20 Colour Fade
10 Colour Changing 21 Auto Run
11 Slow Flow 1 22 Tube Set-up
1. Press the Set up Button in any of the 22 modes, followed by the
Up & Down to control. R xx , G xx, B xx.
Select R,G,B Dimming by pressing the UP and DOWN key.
• Select Run Speed: 1 – 100
• Select Flash Freq: 1 – 100
• Colour type: Select 2 colour Flow or 2 Colour Chase (range: 0 – 20)
• Unit times: Running times for each type of display in auto-run mode.
• Set address: (Yes): Please set sequential addressing for all of the Rainbow Tubes
(set address when starting up for the first time, or amending array order, or
quantity minus or plus so as to get the correct display) The address will be stored
in the Rainbow Tube once it is set.
• Very large arrays and patterns of Rainbow Tubes can be created by using multiple
Rainbow Tube Controllers and setting the start address to follow on from the finish
address of the previous controller.
• DMX Channel: (0): No DMX control, via the Keypad on the top of the Controller.
LEDJ RAINBOW TUBE CONTROLLER PROGRAMMES (CONT)
When used with a DMX controller:
The DMX starting address can be any value from 1 – 509.
• Tube amount: Rainbow Tube controller amount setting (1 – 1000pcs, 1M/1pcs)
For example: One DMX controller controls 2 pieces of Rainbow Tube controller. Set
the first controller’s DMX address value as “1”, it would occupy channels 1 - 4, then
the second one’s DMX address value should be set as “5”, and it would
occupy channels 5 – 8 etc.
3. UP: Plus parameter
4. Down: parameter
5. Enter DMX mode with DMX signal and receive 4 channel DMX signals, adjust the
starting address (1 – 512) by pressing “UP” or “DOWN” buttons.
CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2 CHANNEL 3 CHANNEL 4
SET DIMMER
0 - 11
Blackout
12 - 23
Red Chase
24 - 35
RED DIMMER
0 - 255
N/A
N/A
GREEN DIMMER
0 - 255
N/A N/A
Chase Speed
0 – 254
BLUE DIMMER
0 - 255
N/A
255 – Full on
Green Chase
36 - 47
N/A
Chase Speed
0 – 254
N/A
255 – Full on
Yellow Chase
48 - 59
N/A
Chase Speed
0 – 254
N/A
255 – Full on
Blue Chase
60 - 71
N/A
Chase Speed
0 – 254
N/A
255 – Full on
Purple Chase
72 - 83
N/A
Chase Speed
0 – 254
N/A
255 – Full on
Cyan Chase
84 – 95
N/A
Chase Speed
0 – 254
N/A
255 – Full on
White Chase
96 - 107
N/A
Chase Speed
0 – 254
N/A
255 – Full on
Random Col Chase
108 - 119
Colour Speed
0 - 255
Chase Speed
0 – 254
N/A
255 – Full on
Slow Flow 1 Flow Speed Flash Speed N/A
120 – 131 0 - 255 0 - 255
LEDJ RAINBOW TUBE CONTROLLER PROGRAMMES (CONT)
Slow Flow 2
132 - 143
Roll Chase 1
144 - 155
Roll Chase 2
156 - 167
Rainbow Flow
168 - 179
Fast Flow 1
180 – 191
Fast Flow 2
192 - 203
2 colour Chase
204 - 215
2 Colour Flow
216 - 227
Colour Fade
228 - 239
Auto Run
240 - 255
• The fourth DMX channel (0 – 255) selects “2 colour flow” or “2 colour chase”
0 - 11 RED & GREEN 132 - 143 YELLOW & BLUE
12 - 23 RED & YELLOW 144 - 155 YELLOW & PURPLE
24 - 35 RED & BLUE 156 - 167 YELLOW & CYAN
36 - 47 RED & PURPLE 168 - 179 YELLOW & WHITE
48 - 59 RED & CYAN 180 - 191 BLUE & PURPLE
60 - 71 RED & WHITE 192 - 203 BLUE & CYAN
72 - 83 GREEN & YELLOW 204 - 215 BLUE & WHITE
84 - 95 GREEN & BLUE 216 - 227 PUPLE & CYAN
96 - 107 GREEN & PURPLE 228 - 239 PURPLE & WHITE
108 - 119 GREEN & CYAN 240 - 255 CYAN & WHITE
120 - 131 GREEN & WHITE
Features
Flow Speed
0 - 255
Flow Speed
0 - 255
Flow Speed
0 - 255
Flow Speed
0 - 255
Colour Speed
0 - 255
Colour Speed
0 - 255
Flow Speed
0 - 255
Flow Speed
0 - 255
Fade Speed
0 - 255
Flow Speed
0 - 255
Flash Speed
0 - 255
Chase Speed
0 - 255
Chase Speed
0 – 255
Chase Speed
0 – 255
Chase Speed
0 – 255
Chase Speed
0 – 255
Chase Speed
0 – 255
Chase Speed
0 – 255
N/A N/A
Chase Speed
0 – 255
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
See Table
Below
See Table
Below
N/A
• Weight: 1.114kg
• Size: 210mm x 125mm x 44mm
• Communication Mode: DMX-512
• 3-Pin Power connection
• 4-Pin Control connection
• DMX input/output 3-Pin XLR
LEDJ RAINBOW TUBE CONTROLLER DMX SET UP
DMX-512:
• DMX (Digital Multiplex) is a universal protocol used as a form of communication
between intelligent fixtures and controllers. A DMX controller sends DMX data
instructions form the controller to the fixture. DMX data is sent as serial data that travels
from fixture to fixture via the DATA “IN” and DATA “OUT” XLR terminals located on all
DMX fixtures (most controllers only have a data “out” terminal).
DMX Linking:
• DMX is a language allowing all makes and models of different manufactures to be
linked together and operate from a single controller, as long as all fixtures and the
controller are DMX compliant. To ensure proper DMX data transmission, when using
several DMX fixtures try to use the shortest cable path possible. The order in which
fixtures are connected in a DMX line does not influence the DMX addressing. For
example; a fixture assigned to a DMX address of 1 may be placed anywhere in a DMX
line, at the beginning, at the end, or anywhere in the middle. When a fixture is assigned
a DMX address of 1, the DMX controller knows to send DATA assigned to address 1 to
that unit, no matter where it is located in the DMX chain.
DATA Cable (DMX cable) requirements (for DMX operation):
• The LEDJ Rainbow Tube controller can be controlled via DMX-512 protocol. The DMX
address is set via the LCD display and keyboard on the control unit. Your DMX Rainbow
Tube controller requires a standard 3-pin XLR connector for data input/output (figure 1).
Further DMX cables can be
purchased from all good sound and
lighting suppliers or Prolight dealers.
Please quote:
CABL10 – 2M
CABL11 – 5M
CABL12 – 10M
Figure 1
Also remember that DMX cable must be daisy chained and
cannot be split.
LEDJ RAINBOW TUBE CONTROLLER DMX SET UP
Notice:
• Be sure to follow figures 2 & 3 when making your own cables. Do not connect
the cable’s shield conductor to the ground lug or allow the shield conductor to
come in contact with the XLR’s outer casing. Grounding the shield could cause a
short circuit and erratic behaviour.
Special Note: Line termination:
• When longer runs of cable are used, you may need to use a terminator on the
last unit to avoid erratic behaviour.
Termination reduces signal
transmission problems and
interference. It is always
advisable to connect a DMX
terminal, (resistance 120 Ohm
1/4W) between Pin 2 (DMX-) and
Figure 4
Using a cable terminator (part number CABL90) will decrease the
possibilities of erratic behaviour.
5-Pin XLR DMX Connectors:
• Some manufactures use 5-pin XLR connectors for data transmission in place of
3-pin. 5-Pin XLR fixtures may be implemented in a 3-pin XLR DMX line. When
inserting standard 5-pin XLR connectors in to a 3-pin line a cable adaptor must
be used. The Chart below details the correct cable conversion.
3- Pin XLR to 5-PIN XLR Conversion
Conductor 3-Pin XLR out 5-Pin XLR in
Ground shield Pin 1 Pin 1
Negative (-) Pin 2 Pin 2
Positive (+) Pin 3 Pin 3
LEDJ RAINBOW TUBE CONTROLLER REFERANCE CHART
DMX Dipswitch Quick Reference Chart
Dip Switch Position
DMX DIP SWITCH
SET
0=OFF
1=ON
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5
0 0 0 0 0 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 256 288 320 352 384 416 448 480
1 0 0 0 0 1 33 65 97 129 161 193 225 257 289 321 353 385 417 449 481
0 1 0 0 0 2 34 66 98 130 162 194 226 258 290 322 354 386 418 450 482
1 1 0 0 0 3 35 67 99 131 163 195 227 259 291 323 355 387 419 451 483
0 0 1 0 0 4 36 68 100 132 164 196 228 260 292 324 356 388 420 452 484
1 0 1 0 0 5 37 69 101 133 165 197 229 261 293 325 357 389 421 453 485
0 1 1 0 0 6 38 70 102 134 166 198 230 262 294 326 358 390 422 454 486
1 1 1 0 0 7 39 71 103 135 167 199 231 263 295 327 359 391 423 455 487
0 0 0 1 0 8 40 72 104 136 168 200 232 264 296 328 360 392 424 456 488
1 0 0 1 0 9 41 73 105 137 169 201 233 265 297 329 361 393 425 457 489
0 1 0 1 0 10 42 74 106 138 170 202 234 266 298 330 362 394 426 458 490
1 1 0 1 0 11 43 75 107 139 171 203 235 267 299 331 363 395 427 459 491
0 0 1 1 0 12 44 76 108 140 172 204 236 268 300 332 364 396 428 460 492
1 0 1 1 0 13 45 77 109 141 173 205 237 269 301 333 365 397 429 461 493
0 1 1 1 0 14 46 78 110 142 174 206 238 270 302 334 366 398 430 462 494
1 1 1 1 0 15 47 79 111 143 175 207 239 271 303 335 367 399 431 463 495
0 0 0 0 1 16 48 80 112 144 176 208 240 272 304 336 368 400 432 464 496
1 0 0 0 1 17 49 81 113 145 177 209 241 273 305 337 369 401 433 465 497
0 1 0 0 1 18 50 82 114 146 178 210 242 274 306 338 370 402 434 466 498
1 1 0 0 1 19 51 83 115 147 179 211 243 275 307 339 371 403 435 467 499
0 0 1 0 1 20 52 84 116 148 180 212 244 276 308 340 372 404 436 468 500
1 0 1 0 1 21 53 85 117 149 181 213 245 277 309 341 373 405 437 469 501
0 1 1 0 1 22 54 86 118 150 182 214 246 278 310 342 374 406 438 470 502
1 1 1 0 1 23 55 87 119 151 183 215 247 279 311 343 375 407 439 471 503
0 0 0 1 1 24 56 88 120 152 184 216 248 280 312 344 376 408 440 472 504
1 0 0 1 1 25 57 89 121 153 185 217 249 281 313 345 377 409 441 473 505
0 1 0 1 1 26 58 90 122 154 186 218 250 282 314 346 378 410 442 474 506
1 1 0 1 1 27 59 91 123 155 187 219 251 283 315 347 379 411 443 475 507
0 0 1 1 1 28 60 92 124 156 188 220 252 284 316 348 380 412 444 476 508
1 0 1 1 1 29 61 93 125 157 189 221 253 285 317 349 381 413 445 477 509
0 1 1 1 1 30 62 94 126 158 190 222 254 286 318 350 382 414 446 478 510
1 1 1 1 1
Dip Switch Position DMX Address
#9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
#8
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
#7
0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
#6
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
31 63 95 127 159 191 223 255 287 319 351 383 415 447 479 511
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