Owner manual

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RockLite™ Fab5 Manual Rev. A © 2013 Blizzard Lighting, LLC
Each wiCICLE
®
acts as both a transmitter and a receiver, depending on whether
a DMX source is applied to the integral XLR connector. This is an extremely
powerfulfeatureofthesystem,however,italsorequires1pieceofduediligence,
and that is the removal of extraneous DMX signals from your lighting rig BEFORE
proceeding.
SO: BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE, YOU SHOULD DISABLE ANY BUILT-
IN PROGRAMS IN THE FIXTURES YOU WISH TO CONNECT AND/OR SET
THEM AS SLAVES PRIOR TO RETURNING THEM TO DMX MODE (IF AP
-
PLICABLE). Most xtures contain a built-in automatic, sound active or
custom program which is designed to operate with the xture NOT con
-
nected to a DMX chain.
Someoftheseprogramswillautomaticallyrununlessthextureissettoslave
mode.ThesexturestypicallysenseDMXautomaticallyandswitchtoDMXmode
upon receiving DMX signal (our Pucks do that!)
If you plug a wiCICLE
®
“receiver”intoanautosensingxturesetasa“master,
“chances are good that the wiCICLE
®
“receiver” will begin transmitting the master
program. Most times, this is undesirable, and taking the two seconds to switch
these programs off will solve a lot of ails.
Got that done? Good! Then let’s proceed!
1. Plug the wiCICLE
®
Receiverintothe“DMXIN”connectorofthextureand
verify it is receiving power (the STATUS LED should illuminate.)
2. Connect the AC/DC adaptor to the wiCICLE
®
Transmitter and verify it is receiv-
ing power (the STATUS LED should illuminate.)
3. Press the RECESSED SELECTOR BUTTON on the Transmitter to select the
operating channel group. (The system will store this setting for future use)
The 7-Color Status LED will change color to indicate the current channel group:
· GROUP 1: RED
· GROUP 2: GREEN
· GROUP 3: YELLOW
· GROUP 4: BLUE
· GROUP 5: VIOLET
· GROUP 6: CYAN
· GROUP 7: WHITE
4. Follow the same procedure on the Receiver to select the channel group.
5. Once both the transmitter and receiver(s) are both set to the same channel
group,connectthetransmittertotheDMXcontrollerortheDMXoutofaxture
on your DMX chain.
6. Once a DMX signal is provided to the transmitter, the status LED will blink RED
slowly until communication is established with the receiver. The status LED on
thereceiver(s)willashGREEN slowly until communication is established.
7.Oncetheclearestchannelisauto-selected,thestatusLEDswillblinkquickly
on both the transmitter and receiver. NOTE: The color of the LED DURING
operation does not indicate channel group, instead it indicates whether the unit
is transmitting or receiving. That’s It!
NOTE: “GROUP” number
also corresponds to the
“GROUP” setting on our
LightCaster™ wireless DMX
Transceiver.