User guide

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1. Turn the unit off.

2. With the unit off, press and hold the <EDIT/REC> & <LEFT> but-

tons.

3. Continue to hold the button combination until KONTROL 5 Skywire’s

LED display shows “UP--.”

4. Release the button combination, then press any button to proceed

with the upgrade.

5. Once upgrade is complete, KONTROL 5 Skywire™ will display the

“OK” message (ot) as indicated above.

3.7 Skywire™ Wireless DMX

KONTROL 5 Skywire releases you from the crushing chains of cable-fed DMX

lighting. It features 512 auto-assigning frequencies in 7 groups allowing up

to 7 systems to run simultaneously in the same space, completely free of

interference! It’s capable of reliable wireless communication for over 1000

feet, line-of-sight!

Butrst,you’llneedaBlizzardwiCICLE®receiverorLightcaster™wireless

transceiver (sold separately) to act as a receiver for your lights. This receiver

(FEMALEXLRCONNECTOR)isconnectedattheinputoftherstDMXxture.

The 7-color coded frequencies of the Kontrol 5 Skywire™ match up perfectly

with all Blizzard wireless DMX products.

NOTE: 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APPLICABLE).Mostxturescontainabuilt-inautomatic,sound

activeorcustomprogramwhichisdesignedtooperatewiththexture

NOT connected 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“mas-

ter, “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!