Squareled MRX Bar MKII User Manual
SquareLED - MRX Bar MKII
Manual | MRX Bar MKII (LED BAR 18x12W RGBW OUTDOOR)
Caution!
• Be careful with your operations. With a dangerous voltage you can suer a dangerous electric shock when
touching the wires!
• Avoid looking directly into the light source!
• Keep this device away from rain and moisture!
• Make sure it is grounded when using it!
• Unplug mains lead before opening the housing!
• For your own safety, please read this user manual carefully before you initial start-up.
• Every person involved with the installation, operation and maintenance of this device has to
- be qualied
- follow the instructions of this manual
- consider this manual to be part of the total product
- keep this manual for the entire service life of the product
- pass this manual on to every further owner or user of the product
- download the latest version of the user manual from the Internet
Introduction
Thank you for having chosen Kongfu 18 Matrix MKII. You will see you acquired a powerful and versatile device.
Unpack your item. Before you initial start-up, please make sure that there is no damage caused by transportation. Should there be any, consult your dealer and do not use the device.
Safety instructions
This device has left our premises in absolutely perfect condition. In order to maintain this condition and to ensure
a safe operation, it is absolutely necessary for the user to follow the safety instructions and warning notes written in this user manual.
Always disconnect from the mains, when the device is not in use or before cleaning it. Keep away children and
amateurs from the device! There are no serviceable parts inside the device. Maintenance and service operations
are only to be carried out by authorized dealers.
Manual | MRX Bar MKII (LED BAR 18x12W RGBW OUTDOOR)
Installation
Read ‘Safety information’ before installing the xture
The xture is designed for indoor use only and must be used in a dry location with adequate ventilation. Ensure
that none of the xture’s ventilation slots are blocked. Fasten the xture to a secure structure or surface. Do not
stand it on a surface or leave it where it can be moved or fall over. If you install the xture in a location where it
may cause injury or damage if it falls, secure it as directed in this user manual using a securely anchored safety
cable that will hold the xture if the primary fastening method fails.
Fastening the xture to a at surface
The xture can be fastened to a hard, xed, at surface that is oriented at any angle. Ensure that the surface and
all fasteners used can support at least 10 times the weight of all xtures and equipment to be installed on it.
Fasten the xture securely. Do not stand it on a surface or leave it where it can be moved or fall over. If you install
the xture in a location where it may cause injury or damage if it falls, secure it as directed below with a securely
anchored safety cable that will hold the xture if the primary fastening method fails.
Mounting the xture on a truss
The xture can be clamped to a truss or similar rigging structure in any orientation. When installing the xture
hanging vertically down, you can use an open-type clamp such as a G-clamp. When installing in any other orientation, you must use a half-coupler clamp that completely encircles the truss chord.
To clamp the xture to a truss:
1. Check that the rigging structure can support at least 10 times the weight of all xtures and equipment to be
installed on it.
2. Block access under the work area.
3. Fold the legs of the mounting bracket together and bolt a rigging clamp securely to the mounting bracket. The
bolt used must be M10, grade 8.8 steel minimum. It must pass through both mounting bracket legs and be
fastened with a self-locking nut.
4. Working from a stable platform, hang the xture with its clamp on the truss and fasten the clamp securely.
5. Secure the xture with a safety cable as directed below.
Securing with a safety cable
Secure the xture with a safety cable (or other secondary attachment) that is approved for the weight of the
xture so that the safety cable will hold the xture if a primary attachment fails. Loop the safety cable through
the eyebolt in the back of the xture and around a secure anchoring point. Do not loop the safety cable around
the xture’s mounting bracket only, as this will leave the xture unsecured if it separates from the bracket.
Manual | MRX Bar MKII (LED BAR 18x12W RGBW OUTDOOR)
DMX-512 connection/connection between xtures
Occupation of the XLR-connection:
If you are using controllers with this occupation, you can connect the DMX-output of the controller directly with
the DMX-input of the rst xture in the DMX-chain. If you wish to connect DMX-controllers with other XLRoutputs, you need to use adapter-cables.
Building a serial DMX-chain:
Connect the DMX-output of the rst xture in the DMX-chain with the DMX-input of the next xture. Always
connect one output with the input of the next xture until all xtures are connected.
DMX-512 connection with DMX terminator:
For installations where the DMX cable has to run a long distance or is in an electrically noisy environment, such
as in a discotheque, it is recommended to use a DMX terminator. This helps in preventing corruption of the digital
control signal by electrical noise. The DMX terminator is simply an XLR plug with a 120 resistor connected between pins 2 and 3, which is then plugged into the output XLR socket of the last xture in the chain.
Caution:
At the last xture, the DMX-cable has to be terminated with a terminator. Solder a 120 resistor between Signal
(–) and Signal (+) into a 3-pin XLR-plug and plug it in the DMX-output of the last xture.
Connection with the mains: Connect the device to the mains with the enclosed power supply cable.
Fixture overview
Manual | MRX Bar MKII (LED BAR 18x12W RGBW OUTDOOR)
Operation
The Kongfu 18 Matrix MKII can operate in three dierent modes. In each mode you can run the xture as a stand
alone xture or in a master/slave conugration. This next section will detail the dif-ferences in the operating
modes.
Addressing
All xtures should be given a DMX starting address when using a DMX signal, so that the correct xture responds
to the correct control signals. This digital starting address is the channel number from which the xture starts to
listen to the digital control information sent out from the DMX controller. The allocation of this starting address is
achieved by setting the correct number on the display located on the base of the device.
You can set the same starting address for all xtures or a group of xtures, or make dierent address for each
xture individually.
If you set the same address, all the units will start to listen to the same control signal from the same channel
number. In other words, changing the settings of one channel will aect all the xtures simultaneously.
If you set a dierent address, each unit will start to listen to the channel number you have set, based on the
quantity of control channels of the unit. That means changing the settings of one channel will aect only the
selected xture.
In the case of the Kongfu 18 Matrix MKII, which is 6/19/29/77 channels xture. If you set, for example, the
address in the 19 channel mode to channel 20, the device will use the channel 20 to 38 for control.
Universal DMX Control
This function allows you to use a universal DMX-512 controller to control the chases and patterns, dimmer and
strobe. A DMX controller allows you to create unique programs tailored to your individual needs.
Note: Always set MENU to address mode(A.001-A.512) when using DMX control!
Stand-alone Mode
In this mode, you can run internal program without a controller.
1. Press the MENU button until “Prxx” is displayed, and press ENTER.
2. Press the UP or DOWN button to select from “Pr01” to “Pr26”, which represent 25 preset programs.
3. The unit will run built-in programs.
Sound Active Mode
This mode allows either single unit or several units linked together, to run to the beat of the music.
1. Press the MENU button until “Auto”/“Aud1” is displayed, and press ENTER.
2. Press the UP or DOWN button so that “Aud1” is displayed. Press ENTER. The unit will now run to the beat of the
music.
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