User Manual

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LB-Hex User Manual Rev. B © 2017 Blizzard Lighting, LLC
USING THIS FIXTURE WITH THE wiCICLE® WIRELESS
DMX SYSTEM
Inadditiontotheunbridledthrillyoualreadyreceivedthersttimeyoupluggedinyourxture,you’ll
bedelightedtoknowthatThisxturealsoworksseamlesslywithourwiCICLE
®
Wireless DMX system,
without additional power.
•ONLYxturesbearingthislogoarecertiedforusewiththewiCICLE
®
without external power.
• Unauthorized modication and/or using the wiCICLE
®
with un-
approved xtures may cause damage to the wiCICLE
®
or xture.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS BLIZZARD LIGHTING RESPON-
SIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE FROM SUCH OPERATION.
• Fixtures bearing the above logo MUST only use cable and connectors
which separate chassis/case ground from cable shielding. Cabling with the shield connected to the con-
nector’scase/chassismaycausemalfunctionanddamagetothewiCICLE
®
orxture.
•wiCICLE
®
transmitters have additional power requirements and therefore cannot be powered directly
fromthexture.YouwillneedtoutilizethesuppliedAC/DCadaptortodrivewiCICLE
®
transmitters in
your system.
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 RETURN-
ING 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“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 receiving 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 trans-
mitter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 communi-
cation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 cor-
responds to the “GROUP” setting
on our LightCaster™ wireless DMX
Transceiver.