User manual Magic Cube 3D effect panel
Musikhaus Thomann Thomann GmbH Hans-Thomann-Straße 1 96138 Burgebrach Germany Telephone: +49 (0) 9546 9223-0 E-mail: info@thomann.de Internet: www.thomann.de 04.05.
Table of contents Table of contents 1 General information................................................................................................................................. 1.1 Further information........................................................................................................................... 1.2 Notational conventions.................................................................................................................... 1.3 Symbols and signal words.....
Table of contents 6.7 Functions in 81-channel DMX mode........................................................................................ 40 6.8 Functions in 83-channel DMX mode........................................................................................ 42 6.9 Functions in 98-channel DMX mode........................................................................................ 43 4 Magic Cube 3D effect panel 7 Technical specifications..................................................
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General information 1 General information This user manual contains important information on the safe operation of the device. Read and follow all safety notes and all instructions. Save this manual for future reference. Make sure that it is available to all persons using this device. If you sell the device to another user, be sure that they also receive this manual. Our products and user manuals are subject to a process of continuous development.
General information 1.1 Further information On our website (www.thomann.de) you will find lots of further information and details on the following points: Download This manual is also available as PDF file for you to download. Keyword search Use the search function in the electronic version to find the topics of interest for you quickly. Online guides Our online guides provide detailed information on technical basics and terms.
General information 1.2 Notational conventions This manual uses the following notational conventions: Letterings The letterings for connectors and controls are marked by square brackets and italics. Examples: [VOLUME] control, [Mono] button. Displays Texts and values displayed on the device are marked by quotation marks and italics. Examples: ‘24ch’ , ‘OFF’ . 1.3 Symbols and signal words In this section you will find an overview of the meaning of symbols and signal words that are used in this manual.
General information Signal word Meaning DANGER! This combination of symbol and signal word indicates an immediate dangerous situation that will result in death or serious injury if it is not avoided. WARNING! This combination of symbol and signal word indicates a pos‐ sible dangerous situation that can result in death or serious injury if it is not avoided.
General information Warning signs Type of danger Warning – suspended load. Warning – danger zone.
Safety instructions 2 Safety instructions Intended use This device is intended for use as an electronic lighting effect by means of LED technology. The device is designed for professional use only and is not suitable for use in households. Use the device only as described in this user manual. Any other use or use under other operating con‐ ditions is considered to be improper and may result in personal injury or property damage. No liability will be assumed for damages resulting from improper use.
Safety instructions Safety DANGER! Danger for children Ensure that plastic bags, packaging, etc. are disposed of properly and are not within reach of babies and young children. Choking hazard! Ensure that children do not detach any small parts (e.g. knobs or the like) from the unit. They could swallow the pieces and choke! Never let children unattended use electrical devices. DANGER! Electric shock caused by high voltages inside Within the device there are areas where high voltages may be present.
Safety instructions WARNING! Risk of epileptic shock Strobe lighting can trigger seizures in photosensitive epilepsy. Sensitive persons should avoid looking at strobe lights. NOTICE! Risk of fire Do not block areas of ventilation. Do not install the device near any direct heat source. Keep the device away from naked flames. NOTICE! Operating conditions This device has been designed for indoor use only. To prevent damage, never expose the device to any liquid or moisture.
Safety instructions NOTICE! Possible damage due to installation of a wrong fuse The use of different types of fuses can cause serious damage to the unit. Fire hazard! Only fuses of the same type may be used.
Features 3 Features Special features of this LED panel with 3D effect and segment control: n 108 RGB SMD LEDs, each 0.
Installation and starting up 4 Installation and starting up Unpack and check carefully there is no transportation damage before using the unit. Keep the equipment packaging. To fully protect the product against vibration, dust and moisture during transportation or storage use the original packaging or your own packaging material suitable for transport or storage, respectively.
Installation and starting up Ceiling or wall mounting The Quick-lock openings on the case bottom are used for secure mounting. To these, Omega brackets or flight adapters (Half Coupler, Trigger Clamps, C-hooks, etc.) are attached. The safety cable must be threaded through the safety eyelet on the bottom of the device.
Installation and starting up A Quick-lock openings B Safety cable eyelet. C Quick-lock openings for omega bracket Multiple units can be linked together with separately available mounting rails and fixing lugs. Secure each individual device additionally with a safety cable, which is threaded through the safety eyelet on the unit's rear side. WARNING! Risk of injury caused by falling objects Make sure that the installation complies with the standards and rules that apply in your country.
Installation and starting up NOTICE! Risk of overheating The distance between light output and the illuminated surface must be more than 1.5 m (19.7in). Provide sufficient ventilation. The ambient temperature must always be below 40 °C (104 °F). NOTICE! Possible data transmission errors For error-free operation make use of dedicated DMX cables and do not use ordi‐ nary microphone cables. Never connect the DMX input or output to audio devices such as mixers or ampli‐ fiers.
Installation and starting up Create all connections while the device is off. Use the shortest possible high-quality cables for all connections. Take care when running the cables to prevent tripping hazards.
Installation and starting up Connections in ‘DMX’ mode Connect the DMX input of the device to the DMX output of a DMX controller or other DMX device. Connect the output of the first DMX device to the input of the second one and so on, to form a series connection. Such a chain may consist of up to 30 DMX devices. Make sure that the output of the last device in the chain is terminated by a resistor (110 Ω, ¼ W). With active display, a dot is lit in the first digit when the unit is in DMX mode.
Installation and starting up Connections in ‘Master / Slave‘ mode 22 Magic Cube 3D effect panel When you configure a group of devices in ‘Master / Slave’ mode, the first device controls the others and allows an automatic, music-controlled and synchronized show. This feature is espe‐ cially useful to start a show without much programming. Connect the DMX output of the master unit to the DMX input of the first slave unit.
Installation and starting up Please note that this device must not be connected to a dimmer.
Connections and controls 5 24 Connections and controls Magic Cube 3D effect panel
Connections and controls 1 [Power In] Lockable input socket (Power Twist) for power supply. 2 [Power Out] Lockable output socket (Power Twist) for the power supply of further units. 3 Fuse holder Should the fuse have blown, disconnect the unit from the power supply and replace the fuse with a new fuse of the same type. 4 [DMX In] DMX input. 5 [DMX Out] DMX output. 6 Safety cable eyelet 7 Display. 8 Button [MODE] Calls up the main menu or a submenu.
Connections and controls 9 Button [Setup] Confirms a selected value. 10 Button [Up] Increases the displayed value by one. 11 Button [Down] Decreases the displayed value by one.
Operating 6 Operating 6.1 Starting the device Connect the device to the power supply to start operation. After a few seconds the unit is ready for use. 6.2 Main menu Press [Mode] to activate the main menu. Press again [Mode] or [Up] | [Down] to call up further menu items. To activate the respectively shown menu item, press [Setup]. Use [Up] and [Down] to change the respectively indicated value, and [Setup] to confirm it. With [Mode] you return to the previous menu level.
Operating Auto mode Press [Mode] repeatedly until the display shows ‘AUTO’ . The unit now operates in automatic stand-alone mode. Programme mode Press [Mode] repeatedly until the display shows ‘Pro’ . Press [Setup] to then select with [Up] | [Down] one of the programmes ‘Pr.01’ … ‘Pr.28’ . If you select ‘Pr.01’ you can press [Setup] and then call up with [Up] | [Down] one of 50 pro‐ grammed colour patterns which will then light up constantly (display shows ‘CO.01’ … ‘CO.50’ ).
Operating Slave mode Press [Mode] repeatedly until the display shows ‘SLAv’ . The device is now working in slave mode, i.e. it will exactly copy the movement of the controlling master device, correct wiring provided. Color mode Press [Mode] or [Up] | [Down] repeatedly until the display shows ‘Colr’ . Press [Setup].
Operating Sound mode 30 Magic Cube 3D effect panel Press [Mode] repeatedly until the display shows ‘Soud’ . The device now shows a sound-con‐ trolled colour sequence. Press [Setup] to then select with [Up] | [Down] the sensitivity of the built-in microphone for sound control between ‘SU.00’ (low) and ‘SU.31’ (high).
Operating Dimmer curve Press [Mode] repeatedly until the display shows ‘Set’ . Press [Setup]. Use [Up] | [Down] to select the menu item ‘Cur’ and confirm with [Setup]. With [Up] | [Down] you can select one of the following dimmer curves. The dimmer curve determines how the brightness increases or decreases depending on the set DMX value.
Operating Reset Press [Mode] repeatedly until the display shows ‘SEt’ . [Setup]. Use [Up] | [Down] to select the menu item ‘Rst’ and confirm with [Setup]. Use [Up] | [Down] choose between ‘Yes’ (carry out reset) and ‘No’ (no reset) and confirm with [Setup]. Behaviour on DMX failure Press [Mode] repeatedly until the display shows ‘SEt’ . [Setup]. Use [Up] | [Down] to select the menu item ‘FAIL’ and confirm with [Setup].
Operating DMX synchronisation Press [Mode] repeatedly until the display shows ‘SEt’ . [Setup]. Use [Up] | [Down] to select the menu item ‘SYNC’ and confirm with [Setup]. With [Up] | [Down] you can choose how connected devices behaves in case of a disturbed DMX transmission: ‘ON’ (devices are synchronised with each other) and ‘Off’ (no synchronisation). Confirm the selection with [Setup]. Firmware version Press [Mode] repeatedly until the display shows ‘InFo’ . Press [Setup], the display shows ‘Ver’ .
Operating 6.
Operating 6.
Operating 6.
Operating Channel Value Function 12 0…255 Intensity green (0 % to 100 %), segment 3, if channels 2, 3 and 4 = 0 13 0…255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %), segment 3, if channels 2, 3 and 4 = 0 14 Strobe effect 0…10 Without function 11…255 Strobe effect, increasing speed 6.
Operating Channel Value Function 3 0…255 Intensity green (0 % to 100 %), all segments 4 0…255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %), all segments 5 0…255 Intensity red (0 % to 100 %), segment 1, if channels 2, 3 and 4 = 0 6 0…255 Intensity green (0 % to 100 %), segment 1, if channels 2, 3 and 4 = 0 7 0…255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %), segment 1, if channels 2, 3 and 4 = 0 8 0…255 Intensity red (0 % to 100 %), segment 2, if channels 2, 3 and 4 = 0 9 0…255 Intensity green (0 % to 100 %), seg
Operating Channel 15 Value Function 6…10 Colour 1 11…15 Colour 2 246…250 Colour 49 251…255 Colour 50 Programme selection 0…15 Without function 16…23 Programme 2 24…31 Programme 3 216…223 Programme 27 224…231 Programme 28 232…255 Sound control Magic Cube 3D effect panel 39
Operating Channel Value Function 16 0…255 Process speed of the selected programme, if channel 15 = 16…231 0…255 Sensitivity of the built-in microphone for the music control, if channel 15 = 232…255 17 Strobe effect 0…10 Without function 11…255 Strobe effect, increasing speed 6.
Operating Channel Value Function 3 0…255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %), area 1 4 0…255 Intensity red (0 % to 100 %), area 2 5 0…255 Intensity green (0 % to 100 %), area 2 6 0…255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %), area 2 79 0…255 Intensity red (0 % to 100 %), area 27 80 0…255 Intensity green (0 % to 100 %), area 27 81 0…255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %), area 27 Magic Cube 3D effect panel 41
Operating 6.
Operating Channel Value 83 Strobe effect Function 0…10 Without function 11…255 Strobe effect, increasing speed 6.
Operating Channel Value Function 5 0…255 Intensity red (0 % to 100 %), segment 1, if channels 2, 3 and 4 = 0 6 0…255 Intensity green (0 % to 100 %), segment 1, if channels 2, 3 and 4 = 0 7 0…255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %), segment 1, if channels 2, 3 and 4 = 0 8 0…255 Intensity red (0 % to 100 %), segment 2, if channels 2, 3 and 4 = 0 9 0…255 Intensity green (0 % to 100 %), segment 2, if channels 2, 3 and 4 = 0 10 0…255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %), segment 2, if channels 2, 3 and 4
Operating Channel Value Function 18 0…255 Intensity green (0 % to 100 %), area 2 19 0…255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %), area 2 92 0…255 Intensity red (0 % to 100 %), area 27 93 0…255 Intensity green (0 % to 100 %), area 27 94 0…255 Intensity blue (0 % to 100 %), area 27 95 Colour selection 0…5 Without function 6…10 Colour 1 11…15 Colour 2 246…250 Colour 49 251…255 Colour 50 Magic Cube 3D effect panel 45
Operating Channel Value 96 Programme selection 97 98 46 Function 0…15 Without function 16…23 Programme 2 24…31 Programme 3 216…223 Programme 27 224…231 Programme 28 232…255 Sound control 0…255 Process speed of the selected programme, if channel 15 = 16…231 0…255 Sensitivity of the built-in microphone for the music control, if channel 15 = 232…255 Strobe effect Magic Cube 3D effect panel
Operating Channel Value Function 0…10 Without function 11…255 Strobe effect, increasing speed Magic Cube 3D effect panel 47
Technical specifications 7 Technical specifications Light source 108 × RGB SMD LED, 0.8 W Optical properties Beam angle Control DMX 160° ArtNet Number of DMX channels 9, 14, 17, 81, 83, 98 Input connections Power supply Lockable input socket (Power Twist) DMX control XLR chassis socket, 3-pin Power supply Lockable output socket (Power Twist).
Technical specifications Fuse 5 mm × 20 mm, 1 A, 250 V, slow-blow Degree of protection IP20 Mounting options Ceiling mounting, wall mounting Quick-lock openings for omega bracket Further information Dimensions (W × H × D) 500 mm × 413 mm × 133 mm Weight 5.
Plug and connection assignments 8 Plug and connection assignments Introduction This chapter will help you select the right cables and plugs to connect your valuable equip‐ ment so that a perfect light experience is guaranteed.
Troubleshooting 9 Troubleshooting NOTICE! Possible data transmission errors For error-free operation make use of dedicated DMX cables and do not use ordi‐ nary microphone cables. Never connect the DMX input or output to audio devices such as mixers or ampli‐ fiers. In the following we list a few common problems that may occur during operation.
Troubleshooting Symptom Remedy The unit does not work, no light Check the mains connection. Apparently no function despite proper power supply Check if the unit is in DMX mode or in ‘slave’ mode. If so, check the unit in another mode. No response to the DMX con‐ troller 1. Check whether the DMX controller is switched on. Check the DMX connectors and cables for proper con‐ nection. 2. Check the address settings and the DMX polarity. 3. Try using another DMX controller. 4.
Cleaning 10 Cleaning Optical lenses Clean the optical lenses, that are accessible from the outside, regularly in order to optimize the light output. The frequency of cleaning depends on the operating environment: wet, smoky or particularly dirty surroundings can cause more accumulation of dirt on the optics of the device. n Clean with a soft cloth using our lamp and lens cleaner (item no. 280122). n Always dry the parts carefully.
Protecting the environment 11 Protecting the environment Disposal of the packaging mate‐ rial For the transport and protective packaging, environmentally friendly materials have been chosen that can be supplied to normal recycling. Ensure that plastic bags, packaging, etc. are properly disposed of. Do not just dispose of these materials with your normal household waste, but make sure that they are collected for recycling. Please follow the notes and markings on the packaging.
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