Owner's manual

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2. MEET THE AURORA™ EFFECT LIGHT
CONTROL FEATURES
6-channel LED DMX Effect Light•
Variable electronic strobe•
Built-in automated programs•
Built-in sound activated programs•
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
1 High-powered, 9 W Tri-Color LED•
Autoranging power supply, AC110-240V, 50/60Hz•
DIP Switch Settings
Function DIP Switches: ON DIP Switches: OFF
Auto Run 10 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9
Sound Active 9, 10 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8
Master/Slave 1 2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10
DMX Set DMX Address 10
DMX Channel Values
Channel Value What It Does...
1 0 <-> 255 Beams Rotate Right
255 <-> 0 Beams Rotate Left
2 0 <-> 1 White
2 <-> 249 Strobe (Slow <-> Fast)
250 <-> 255 RGB values (Ch. 3-5)
3 0 <-> 255 Blue Intensity
4 0 <-> 255 Green Intensity
5 0 <-> 255 Red Intensity
6 0 <-> 10 No Function
11 <-> 33 RGB Effect
34 <-> 58 Blue Effect
59 <-> 81 Green Effect
82 <-> 105 Blue & Green Effect
106 <-> 129 Red Effect
130 <-> 153 Red & Blue Effect
154 <-> 177 Red & Green Effect
178 <-> 201 RGB Effect
202 <-> 249 Auto Chase
250 <-> 255 Sound Active Chase
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3. SETUP
Fuse Replacement
With a fl at head screwdriver, wedge the
fuse holder out of its housing. Remove the
damaged fuse from its holder and replace
with exact same type fuse. Insert the fuse
holder back in its place and reconnect
power.
Connecting A Bunch of Polaris™eseses
You will need a serial data link to run light shows using a DMX-512
controller or to run shows on two or more fi xtures set to sync in mas-
ter/slave operating mode. The combined number of channels required
by all the fi xtures on a serial data link determines the number of fi x-
tures the data link can support.
Fixtures on a serial data link must be daisy chained in one single line.
Also, connecting more than 32 fi xtures on one serial data link without
the use of a DMX optically-isolated splitter may result in deterioration
of the digital DMX signal.
The maximum recommended cable-run distance is 500 meters (1640
ft). The maximum recommended number of fi xtures on a serial data
link is 32 fi xtures.
Data/DMX Cabling
To link fi xtures together you’ll need data cables. You should use data-
grade cables that can carry a high quality signal and are less prone to
electromagnetic interference.
For instance, Belden© 9841 meets the specifi cations for EIA RS-485
applications. Standard microphone cables will “probably” be OK, but
note that they cannot transmit DMX data as reliably over long distanc-
es. In any event, the cable should have the following characteristics:
2-conductor twisted pair plus a shield
Maximum capacitance between conductors – 30 pF/ft.
Maximum capacitance between conductor & shield – 55 pF/ft.
Maximum resistance of 20 ohms / 1000 ft.
Nominal impedance 100 – 140 ohms