Chroma-Q® Color Force Compact™ User Manual Version 1.8.1 August 2014, Software Version 1.7/1.
Warranty Statement Chroma-Q warrants to the original purchaser, with proof of purchase, that its delivered products shall be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of 12 months from date of shipment. Chroma-Q will repair, or at its option, provide an equivalent item or replace, the defective product during the stated warranty period.
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1. Product overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 2. Operation .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 2.1 Unpacking the units ....................................................................................................................................
1. Product overview The Chroma-Q® Color Force Compact™ is a powerful creative lighting tool that works in perfect harmony with the popular Color Force™ range. The Compact is a cost-effective workhorse, ideal for a wide range of applications. Utilising core LED technology from the Color Force range, the fixture provides 1700 lumens in a cost-effective, slim, compact profile.
15-way Power Supply Unit (PSU15) The Color Force Compact PSU15 supplies power and data to a maximum total of 15 Color or Studio Force Compact fixtures. The PSU15 features 3 XLR4 outputs and each output with a maximum capacity of up to 5 fixtures daisy-chained together. The PSU15 can be controlled remotely through an external DMX control console via XLR 5-pin cable or with the wireless option.
2.2 Cabling The Color Force Compact system use XLR 4-pin connectors for power and control data input and through. The chassis are ground bonded. Power Supply Output Configuration: PSU15 Maximum of 5 units per output Output 3 Output 2 Output 1 WARNING! PSU15 Output: Maximum of 5 fixtures per output – 48VDC, 6A per output. Cable: The total cable length of the daisy chain per output must not exceed 60m/200ft. Input: 100-120V~, 10A; 200-240V~, 5A; 50-60Hz Fuse type & size: T12.
Power and control data outputs from the power supply to the fixture are through an XLR 4-pin cable. The drain wire should be connected to the chassis of the XLR. XLR 4-pin Cable: Pin # Function Minimum Cable size 1 Ground (-ve) 2.50mm² (14 AWG) 2 Control data minus (-) 0.35mm² (22 AWG) 3 Control data plus (+) 0.35mm² (22AWG) 4 48V DC (+ve) 2.50mm² (14 AWG) Chassis Cable shield/drain wire 0.
2.3 Mounting The Color Force Compact fixture is built with a mounting yoke for floor, wall and truss mounting applications. The yoke features an added pair of holes for height adjustment. The fixture enclosure mounted on the top holes of the yoke allows the fixture to face upwards and perpendicular. The fixture mounted on the bottom holes of the yoke allows the fixture to face upwards only. Note: Secure the fixture with a safety bond. A provision for a fixing hold is built into the enclosure.
The PSU15 can be rack-mounted or hung from a truss with a pair of “Rack Ears” brackets fastened with 3 x M5 FH/CS screws onto each side or on the top of each side. Rack-mount Truss-mount The PSU-300 has a unique Magic Box interlocking enclosure which facilitates easy rack mounting when used in pairs and easy truss mounting via captive nut insert. For truss mounting, we recommend the use of a ½”-13UNC x ¾” long bolt to avoid damage.
2.4 Optical Accessories An optional frosted or clear glass lens is included in the package to adjust the light output of the Compact fixtures. An accessory plate is also included to hold and lock in place accessories such as top hats, half top hats, barndoors, egg crate louvers and others. Glass change procedure: Screws: 4 x M5 flathead screws Tool: Torque screwdriver with PH #2 Torque: 15 in-lb 1. Remove the 4 screws 2.
2.5 Chevrons The “chevron” markings that are stamped on the front of the fixture indicate the side of the fixture that should be adjacent to the wall or cyclorama. Cyc/Wall 2.6 Control The PSU15 and PSU-300 can operate as stand-alone units or be controlled remotely via ANSI E1.11 USITT DMX512-A protocol. The control functions can be accessed through the LCD display at the front with 4 push buttons.
System: The control system of the PSU15 can be set to control Color Force Compact RGBA fixtures, Studio Force D, V and Phosphor V Compact fixtures. The control system of the PSU-300 can be set to control Color Force Compact RGBA fixtures, Studio Force D, V, Phosphor V Compact fixtures, Color Block 1 and Color Block 2 Plus fixtures. To set the control system, 1. From the Main Menu, press Up or Down to select System, System then press Enter 2. Press Up or Down to select from the following options: 3.
Control Modes Modes for Color Force Compact fixture: The Color Force Compact fixture consists of a single LED engine with 4 circuits of 7 (Red, Green, Blue, Amber) LEDs each, for a total of 28 LEDs. Control Modes – System - Color: Group Ch PSU15 Ch PSUPSU 300 Display Description Description Single 52 22 FxHSI gives 2 colour channels for hue, saturation and a separate intensity channel for each single fixture and 7 channels for pre-programmed effects.
All 5 5 sRGBI gives 3 control channels directly affecting the intensity of the corresponding Red, Green and Blue LED (with *Magic Amber), 1 channel affecting the intensity of all the RGB channels, and 1 channel for intensity effects for all the fixtures on all the outputs. 1 1 Look sel gives 1 control channel to select from the programmed scenes in the look store. Mastr StandAlon Master Standalone – assigns the unit to be the Master unit where stand-alone control options are set.
Control Modes for Studio Force V Compact fixture: The Studio Force V Compact fixture consists of a single LED engine with 14 Cold White and 14 Warm White LEDs. Control Modes – System – Varywhite Grouping Ch PSU15 Ch PSUPSU 300 Display Description Single 30 10 WW/CW gives 1 channel for Warm White LEDs and 1 channel for Cold White LEDs in every single fixture for a total of 2 channels per single fixture.
Note: PSU-300 Control Modes for Color Block fixtures: (Control Modes – System – CB1 and CB2) See PSU 5 Way and Color Block Manuals for details Other Control Options (All Models): Internal FX engine is integrated in the software with variable parameters to create an unlimited amount of unique lighting effects. (see 2.7 DMX Protocol for list of parameters) Note: All internal FX are referenced back to the group base HSI colour and intensity levels.
PSU15 Software V1.
PSU15 Software V1.7, System: Varywhite Mode Name Group Ch Description 1 WW/CW Single 30 15 x WW + 15 x CW 2 CTI Single 30 15 x CT + 15 x Int 3 WW/CW All 2 WW + CW 4 CTI All 2 CT + Int 16 Look sel 1 Look Select 17 Mastr StandAlon Master Standalone 18 Slave StandAlon Slave Standalone PSU15 Software V1.
PSUPSU -300 Software V1.8, System: Daylight Mode Name Group Ch Description 1 Dim4x Single 20 5 x CW CW CW CW 2 Dim1x Single 5 5 x CW 3 Dim1x All 1 CW 4 FxDim All 2 Int Fx + CW 16 Look sel 1 Look Select 17 Mastr StandAlon Master Standalone 18 Slave StandAlon Slave Standalone PSUPSU -300 Software V1.
Look Store In this menu, 31 internal preset Looks (effects) are available for stand-alone operation, 1-23 are pre-programmed. To replay a Look in stand-alone operation, 1. From the Main Menu, scroll and select Look Store 2. In Look Store, Store scroll and select the Look number 3. Press Enter for 2 seconds to save. To replay a Look with a remote DMX control console, 2. 1. From the Main Menu, scroll and select Control Mode In Control Mode, Mode select Look sel sel (Control Mode 16) 3.
3. Press Enter to access the memory data 4. Press the Up/Down buttons and select the channel number 5. To edit the channel level, press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to adjust the level (shown as 0-255) 6. Press Enter to toggle back to the channel number. When the desired effect is created press Enter for 2 seconds to save the edited Look.
and then the main menu. This will unlink previous signal connections. Proceed to set the transmitter unit. Upon completion of a successful link with the transmitter unit, the main menu displays “w w_” and the DMX signal level is indicated by the horizontal bars beside it. (5 bars maximum) The menu display will indicate “wx wx” wx if there is no signal connection. B.
Technical In this mode, the frequency settings of the unit can be changed, and addressing software for the Compact LED engines can be uploaded. 1. From the Main Menu, scroll and select Technical 2. In Technical, Technical select either Frequency or Upload Heads Heads Frequency: Frequency The power supply unit has four frequency settings available - 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600. This allows for the LED scan rate to be synchronised with the video camera and avoid a flickering effect. 1.
All menu items are reset to factory defaults: PSU15 PSU-300 DMX address 001 001 Control Mode RGBA RGBA When DMX is Lost Hold Hold Looks 01 01 System Color Color Frequency 1200 1200 Fan Speed Live Software Uploads: The control software for the operation of the Compact fixtures can be uploaded directly from the Chroma-Q Uploader to the Compact power supply unit via the XLR 5-pin connection with both units powered and no need to access the control menu. 1. Power-up the Compact PSU. 2.
2.7 DMX Protocol (PSU15 V1.7, PSU-300 V1.
Channel 8 Hue for fixture 1 Saturation for fixture 3 Green for fixture 3 Channel 9 Channel 10 Saturation for fixture 1 Intensity for fixture 3 Blue for fixture 3 Intensity for fixture 1 Hue for fixture 4 Red for fixture 4 Channel 11 Hue for fixture 2 Saturation for fixture 4 Green for fixture 4 Channel 12 Saturation for fixture 2 Intensity for fixture 4 Blue for fixture 4 Channel 13 Intensity for fixture 2 Hue for group fixture 5 Red for fixture 5 ...
Channel 1 Red for fixture 1 Intensity Effects 0 Static 1-63 Fade on, fade off . Variable range, 63 the fastest 64-127 Fade on, snap off. Variable range, 127 the fastest 128-191 Snap on, fade off. Variable range, 191 the fastest. 192-255 Snap on, snap off (strobe). Variable range, 255 the fastest.
Channel 1 Colour Speed Hue for output 1 Red for output 1 Saturation for output 1 Green for output 1 Intensity for output 1 Blue for output 1 Hue for output 2 Red for output 2 Saturation for output 2 Green for output 2 Intensity for output 2 Blue for output 2 0-255 Variable speed of colour scrolling. From static at 0 to maximum at 255. Channel 2 Colour Fan 0-255 Variable fan of colour between / within groups. All units are the same colour at 0.
Channel 1 Red for output 1 Intensity Effects 0 Static 1-63 Fade on, fade off . Variable range, 63 the fastest 64-127 Fade on, snap off. Variable range, 127 the fastest 128-191 Snap on, fade off. Variable range, 191 the fastest. 192-255 Snap on, snap off (strobe). Variable range, 255 the fastest.
Channel 1 Control Mode 11 (PSU15) Control Mode 12 (PSU15) Control Mode 6 (PSU-300) 6fx + HSI Control Mode 7 (PSU-300) HSI [PSU15/PSU-300 = 9ch] [PSU15/PSU-300 = 3ch] Colour Speed Hue for all fixtures 0-255 Variable speed of colour scrolling. From static at 0 to maximum at 255. Channel 2 Colour Fan Saturation for all fixtures 0-255 Variable fan of colour between / within groups. All units are the same colour at 0.
Control Mode 13 (PSU15) Control Mode 14 (PSU15) Control Mode 15 (PSU15) Control Mode 8 (PSU-300) Control Mode 9 (PSU-300) RGBA Control Mode 10 (PSU-300) 1s + RGBI RGB [4ch] (with *Magic Amber) [5ch] (with *Magic Amber) [3ch] Channel 1 Red for all fixtures Red for all fixtures Intensity Effects 0 Static 1-63 Fade on, fade off. Variable range, 63 the fastest 64-127 Fade on, snap off. Variable range, 127 the fastest 128-191 Snap on, fade off. Variable range, 191 the fastest.
Channel 1 Channel levels and the corresponding Look numbers: Channel Level (%) Look 0 OFF Description 1–2 1 Full Colour Scroll (5 sec) 3–5 2 Full Colour Scroll (10 sec) 6–9 3 Full Colour Scroll (30 sec) 10–11 4 Warm Colour Scroll (5 sec) 12–15 5 Warm Colour Scroll (10 sec) 16–19 6 Warm Colour Scroll (30 sec) 20–22 7 Cold Colour Scroll (5 sec) 23-25 8 Cold Colour Scroll (10 sec) 26–27 9 Color Colour Scroll (30 sec) 29-32 10 Red Full 33–35 11 Pink Full 36-38 12 Orange
3. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting is a process of elimination. First, rule out the other field factors (i.e. bad connections, faulty cables and power supplies). For technical support and/or parts, please contact your selling dealer or the offices listed in this manual. Symptom Possible Cause Solution Fixture does not respond to DMX control. PSU is set to wrong or different DMX address. Check DMX address and Mode settings. Bad cable connection between DMX control and PSU.
4. Specification 4.1 Technical specifications Color Force Compact Product Code CHCFCRGBA Net Dimensions 212mm x 196mm x 152mm / 8.4” x 7.7” x 6” (Without Fixings) - Width x Height x Depth Net Weight (Without Fixings) 4 kgs / 8.5 lbs Shipping Dimensions - Width x Height x Depth 267mm x 254mm x 241mm / 10.5" x 10" x 9.5" Shipping Weight 5.
Hot Lumen Output (Combined) 1700 Red 350 Green 960 Blue 90 Amber 700 Optics Specialised close focus lens Beam Angle 14º (approx.) Beam Angle With Optional Frosted Lens 21º (approx.) Beam Distribution Asymmetrical direct illumination CCT Adjustable 1,000 – 10,000K Colour Gamut Performance enhanced CRI 92 Lamp Life L70 at 50,000 hours Operating Temperature 0ºC - 40ºC **As per IEC60529 ingress protection rating code.
5-way Power Supply Unit Product Code CHPSU300 Net Dimensions (Without Fixings) – W x H x D 219mm / 8.6”, 88mm / 3.5”, 279mm / 11” Net Weight 3.8kg / 8.4lb Power Input Rating 100-120VAC, 4A; 200-240VAC, 2A; 50-60Hz Power Factor 0.
4.2 Drawings Color Force Compact www.chroma-q.com Color Force Compact User Manual 38 V1.8.
Color Force Compact PSU15 www.chroma-q.com Color Force Compact User Manual 39 V1.8.
PSU 5 Way for Compact www.chroma-q.com Color Force Compact User Manual 40 V1.8.
4.3 Wireless Card Installation Instructions for installing W-DMX option on PSU15 When upgrading PSU15 with the W-DMX option please follow the steps below: 1. Open the unit by removing the M3x6 screws that hold the cover. Save the screws. Put the cover aside and make sure the ground harness is not damaged 2. Check if the addressing card has a standoff attached, if not use the standoff and lock washer provided to create the mounting point for the W-DMX card as shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 3.
Figure 2 4. Attach the W-DMX card using the pan head M3x6 provided; make sure that the connector on the card fits nicely on the mating connector on the addressing PCB existing in the unit. Make sure that the antenna cable is routed opposite to the power supplies towards the wall of the unit. Figure 3 5. Take the Antenna bracket subassembly and attach it to the chassis using the M3x6 flat screws provided Figure 4 6. Screw in the antenna then fold it in the existing space so it doesn’t get damaged.
Figure 5 7. 5. Reattach the cover using the screws saved Maintenance With care, the Color Force Compact fixture and power supply unit will require little maintenance. However, as the unit is likely to be used in a stage environment we recommend periodical internal inspection and cleaning of any resulting dust and cracked oil residue. Do not spray liquids on the front or rear panel. If the front enclosure requires cleaning, wipe with a mild detergent on a damp cloth. www.chroma-q.
