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TABLE OF CONTENTS HotBox™ LED 1 1. Getting Started 3 What’s In The Box? 3 Getting It Out Of The Box 3 Powering Up! 3 Getting A Hold Of Us 3 Safety Instructions (Don’t Stick Your Hand In The Toaster!) 4 2. Meet The HotBox™ LED 5 Features 5 DMX Quick Reference 5 The HotBox™ Pin-up Picture 6 3.
1. GETTING STARTED What’s In The Box? • 1 x HotBox™ Professional LED PAR Fixture • A totally rockin’ DMX Cable • This Lovely User Manual Getting It Out Of The Box Congratulations on purchasing one of the most rocking box-shaped PAR fixtures anywhere! Now that you’ve got your HotBox™ (or hopefully, HotBoxes!), you should carefully unpack the box and check the contents to ensure that all parts are present and in good condition.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Please keep this User Guide for future use. If you sell the unit to someone else, be sure that they also receive this User Guide. • ALWAYS make sure that you are connecting to the proper voltage, and that the line voltage you are connecting to is not higher than that stated on the decal or rear panel of the fixture. • This product is intended for indoor use only. • To prevent risk of fire or shock, do not expose fixture to rain or moisture.
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Figure 1: The HotBox™ Pin-Up Picture High Power 4-in-1 Quad Color LEDs Heavy-Duty Cast Aluminum Enclosure Dual Mounting Yokes & Adjustment/Locking Knobs Figure 2: The Rear Connections DMX Out AC Power Out HotBox Manual Rev.
3. SETUP Fuse Replacement CAUTION! The HotBox™ utilizes a high-output switch-mode power supply with an internal fuse. Under normal operating conditions, the fuse should not require replacement. The fuse is field replaceable, however it is an advanced procedure suited to qualified individuals. Should your HotBox™ fuse require replacement, please contact Blizzard Lighting for instructions, or to return your unit for service.
USING THIS FIXTURE WITH THE wiCICLE® WIRELESS DMX SYSTEM In addition to the unbridled thrill you already received the first time you plugged in your fixture, you’ll be delighted to know that This fixture also works seamlessly with our wiCICLE® Wireless DMX system, without additional power. • ONLY fixtures bearing this logo are certified for use with the wiCICLE® without external power. • Unauthorized modification and/or using the wiCICLE® with unapproved fixtures may cause damage to the wiCICLE® or fixture.
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 dilligence, and that is the removal of extraneous DMX signals from your lighting rig BEFORE proceeding.
Cable Connectors Cables must have a male XLR connector on one end and a female XLR connector on the other end. (Duh!) CAUTION: Do not allow contact between the common and the fixture’s chassis ground. Grounding the common can cause a ground loop, and your fixture may perform erratically. Test cables with an ohm meter to verify correct polarity and to make sure the pins are not grounded or shorted to the shield or each other.
Fixture Linking (Master/Slave Mode) 1. Connect the (male) 3 pin connector side of the DMX cable to the output (female) 3 pin connector of the first fixture. 2. Connect the end of the cable coming from the first fixture which will have a (female) 3 pin connector to the input connector of the next fixture consisting of a (male) 3 pin connector. Then, proceed to connect from the output as stated above to the input of the following fixture and so on.
4. OPERATING ADJUSTMENTS The Control Panel All the goodies and different modes possible with the HotBox™ LED are accessed by using the control panel on the rear of the fixture. There are 4 control buttons below the LED display which allow you to navigate through the various control panel menus.
Control Panel Menu Structure Addr d001 - d512 To choose the DMX address SLAU SL.AU To run the fixture in slave mode CHnd 9CH 9 channel DMX mode 8CH 8 channel DMX mode 5CH 5 channel DMX mode 4CH 4 channel DMX mode 3CH 3 channel DMX mode SP -- SP00 -SP15 Speed adjustments (0-15) Pr -- Pr00 -Pr30 Built-in programs (0-30) ASC - AC00 -AC15 Auto mode (0-15) FAdE FA00 -FA15 Fade settings (0-15) FLAS FL00 -FL15 Flash / strobe speed (0-15) rL -- r.000 - r.
DMX Mode Allows the unit to be controlled by any universal DMX controller. 1.) The default mode for the fixture is DMX, which appears as d001 on the LED Readout. To Addr,then hit . select a different DMX address, using the
DMX Values In-Depth (9-Channel Mode) Channel Value What It Does 1 000 <--> 255 Dimmer (0% <--> 100%) 2 000 <--> 255 Red Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 3 000 <--> 255 Green Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 4 000 <--> 255 Blue Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 5 000 <--> 255 White Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 000 <--> 014 015 <--> 255 Strobe Dimming Strobe (Slow <--> Fast) 000 032 064 096 128 160 192 224 Fade, Color Change, Sound Active No Function Fade In (Ch. 8 Controls Speed) Fade Out (Ch.
DMX Values In-Depth (HSV Mode) Ch. Value What It Does 1 000 <--> 255 Hue 2 000 <--> 255 Saturation 3 000 <--> 255 Value DMX Values In-Depth (4/5-Channel Mode) Ch. Value What It Does (5 Ch.) What It Does (4 Ch.
5. APPENDIX A Quick Lesson On DMX DMX (aka DMX-512) was created in 1986 by the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) as a standardized method for connecting lighting consoles to lighting dimmer modules. It was revised in 1990 and again in 2000 to allow more flexibility. The Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA) has since assumed control over the DMX512 standard. It has also been approved and recognized for ANSI standard classification.
Keeping Your HotBox™ As Good As New The fixture you’ve received is a rugged, tough piece of pro lighting equipment, and as long as you take care of it, it will take care of you. That said, like anything, you’ll need to take care of it if you want it to operate as designed. You should absolutely keep the fixture clean, especially if you are using it in an environment with a lot of dust, fog, haze, wild animals, wild teenagers or spilled drinks.
Tech Specs! Weight & Dimensions Length 4 inches (102 mm) Width 5 inches (127 mm) Height 5 inches (127 mm) Weight 3.5 lbs (1.60 kg) Power Operating Voltage 100-250VAC, 40-60 Hertz Fuse 2A 250V Power Consumption 47W Light Source LED 7x 10W 4-in-1 LEDs 100,000 hours. Optical Beam Angle 25 degree optics standard 26 degree beam 30 degree field Thermal Max. Operating Temp.
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