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TABLE OF CONTENTS The Puck™ QFX LED PAR Can 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 Puck™ QFX LED PAR Can 5 Features 5 DMX Quick Reference (3/4/9 & 16-Channel Modes) 5 The Puck™ QFX Pin-up Picture 7 Rear Connections 7 3.
1. GETTING STARTED What’s In The Box? • 1 x Puck™ QFX Flat LED PAR Fixture • 1x IEC Power Cord • This Lovely User Manual Getting It Out Of The Box Congratulations on being completely and utterly qtastic! Now that you’ve got The Puck™ QFX (or hopefully, QFX’s!), 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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DMX Quick Reference (9-Channel Mode) Channel What It Does 1 Dimmer (0% <--> 100%) 2 Strobe (Slow <--> Fast) 3 Built-in Colors 4 Built-in Programs 5 Speed Contol (Slow <--> Fast) 6 Pixel Effects 7 Pixel Color Adjustment 8 Pixel Speed Contol (Slow <--> Fast) 9 Microphone Sensitivity (Slow <--> Fast) DMX Quick Reference (4-Channel Mode) Channel What It Does 1 Red Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 2 Green Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 3 Blue Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 4 White Intensity (0% <--> 100%)
Figure 1: The Puck™ QFX Pin-Up Picture 10-Watt QuadColor LED’s Ridiculously thin! Locking Knobs Dual Mounting Yokes Figure 2: The Rear Connections DMX Out DMX In LED Control Panel AC Power In/Out Microphone The Puck™ QFX Manual Rev.
3. SETUP Fuse Replacement With a flat 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 Puck™ QFX Flat LED PAR Cans You will need a serial data link to run light shows using a DMX512 controller or to run shows on two or more fixtures set to sync in master/slave operating mode.
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.
4. OPERATING ADJUSTMENTS The Control Panel All the goodies and different modes possible with the Puck™ QFX are accessed by using the control panel on the side of the fixture. There are 4 control buttons below the LED display which allow you to navigate through the various control panel menus. Menu DOWN UP enter
Control Panel Menu Structure Addr A001 - A512 Sets the Fixture DMX Start Address CHnd 3CH Sets the Fixture to 3 Channel Mode 4CH Sets the Fixture to 4 Channel Mode 9CH Sets the Fixture to 9 Channel Mode 16CH SLNd NASt Sets the Fixture to be the Master SL 1 Sets the Fixture to Slave Mode 1 SL 2 Sets the Fixture to Slave Mode 2 0 -100 Microphone Sensitivity (Low <--> High) SENS SHND Sets the Fixture to 16 Channel Mode SOUN Sound Active Modes SOU1 Sound Active M
DMX Mode Allows the unit to be controlled by any universal DMX controller. 1.) The default starting DMX address for the fixture is A001 on the LED readout. To select a different starting DMX address, press the
DMX Values In-Depth (16-Channel Mode) Channel Value What It Does Channel Value 1 000 <--> 255 1st Red Pixel Intensity 9 000 <--> 255 What It Does 3rd Red Pixel Intensity 2 000 <--> 255 1st Green Pixel Intensity 10 000 <--> 255 3rd Green Pixel Intensity 3 000 <--> 255 1st Blue Pixel Intensity 11 000 <--> 255 3rd Blue Pixel Intensity 4 000 <--> 255 1st White Pixel Intensity 12 000 <--> 255 3rd White Pixel Intensity 5 000 <--> 255 2nd Red Pixel Intensity 13 000 <--> 255 4th Red
DMX Values In-Depth (4-Channel Mode) Channel Value What It Does 1 000 <--> 255 Red Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 2 000 <--> 255 Green Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 3 000 <--> 255 Blue Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 4 000 <--> 255 White Intensity (0% <--> 100%) DMX Values In-Depth (3-Channel Mode) Channel Value What It Does 1 000 <--> 255 Dimmer (0% <--> 100%) 2 000 <--> 015 016 <--> 255 No Function Strobe (Slow <--> Fast) 000 <--> 127 128 <--> 255 Built-in Programs Speed Control 3 Static Colors 1
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 Puck™ QFX 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 8.25 inches (210 mm) Width 4.125 inches (104.78 mm) Height 7.5 inches (190 mm) Weight 4.20 lbs (1.92 kg) Power Operating Voltage Auto-ranging 90V ~ 230V 50/60 Hz Fuse 3A 250V Power & Current 120V, 60Hz; 91W, 1.16A (max operating), 1.2A (inrush) Power Factor .
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