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Order codes: LEDJ252B (Black Housing)

LEDJ252BZ (White Housing)LEDJ252BP (Chrome Housing)

Performer 18 HEX MKII 18 x 12W six-colour LEDs

(RGBWAUV)User Manual

www.prolight.co.uk Performer 18 HEX MKII User Manual 2

Safety advice

WARNINGFOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP!• Beforeyourinitialstart-up,pleasemakesurethatthereisnodamagecausedduringtransportation.

• Shouldtherebeanydamage,consultyourdealeranddonotusetheequipment.

• Tomaintaintheequipmentingoodworkingconditionandtoensuresafeoperation,itisnecessaryfortheusertofollowthesafetyinstructionsandwarningnoteswritteninthismanual.

• Pleasenotethatdamagescausedbyusermodificationstothisequipmentarenotsubjecttowarranty.

IMPORTANT:The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance of this manual or any unauthorised modification to the equipment.

OPERATING DETERMINATIONSIfthisequipmentisoperatedinanyotherway,thanthosedescribedinthismanual,theproductmaysufferdamageandthewarrantybecomesvoid.Incorrectoperationmayleadtodangere.g:short-circuit,burnsandelectricshocksetc.

Donotendangeryourownsafetyandthesafetyofothers!

Incorrectinstallationorusecancauseseriousdamagetopeopleand/orproperty.

CAUTION!KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT AWAY FROM RAIN, MOISTURE AND LIQUIDS

CAUTION! TAKE CARE USING THIS EQUIPMENT!HIGH VOLTAGE-RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK!!

• Neverletthepowercablecomeintocontactwithothercables.Handlethepowercableandallmainsvoltageconnectionswithparticularcaution!

• Neverremovewarningorinformativelabelsfromtheunit.

• Donotopentheequipmentanddonotmodifytheunit.

• Donotconnectthisequipmenttoadimmerpack.

• Donotswitchtheequipmentonandoffinshortintervals,asthiswillreducethesystem’slife.

• Onlyusetheequipmentindoors.

• Donotexposetoflammablesources,liquidsorgases.

• Alwaysdisconnectthepowerfromthemainswhenequipmentisnotinuseorbeforecleaning!Onlyhandlethepower-cablebytheplug.Neverpullouttheplugbypullingthepower-cable.

• Makesurethattheavailablemainssupplyvoltageisbetween100~240VAC,50/60Hz.

• Makesurethatthepowercableisnevercrimpedordamaged.Checktheequipmentandthepowercableperiodically.

• Iftheequipmentisdroppedordamaged,disconnectthemainspowersupplyimmediatelyandhaveaqualifiedengineerinspecttheequipmentbeforeoperatingagain.

• Iftheequipmenthasbeenexposedtodrastictemperaturefluctuation(e.g.aftertransportation),donotconnectpowerorswitchitonimmediately.Thearisingcondensationmightdamagetheequipment.Leavetheequipmentswitchedoffuntilithasreachedroomtemperature.

• Ifyourproductfailstofunctioncorrectly,stopuseimmediately.Packtheunitsecurely(preferablyintheoriginalpackingmaterial),andreturnittoyourProLightdealerforservice.

• Onlyusefusesofsametypeandrating.

• Repairs,servicingandpowerconnectionmustonlybecarriedoutbyaqualifiedtechnician.THISUNITCONTAINSNOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTS.

• Thislightingfixtureisforprofessionaluseonly-itisnotdesignedfororsuitableforhouseholduse.Theproductmustbeinstalledbyaqualifiedtechnicianinaccordancewithlocalterritoryregulations.Thesafetyoftheinstallationistheresponsibilityoftheinstaller.Thefixturepresentsrisksofsevereinjuryordeathduetofirehazards,electricshockandfalls.

• Warning!RiskGroup2LEDproductaccordingtoEN62471.Donotviewthelightoutputwithopticalinstrumentsoranydevicethatmayconcentratethebeam.

• WARRANTY:Oneyearfromdateofpurchase.


Product overview & technical specifications

TheAluPerformerParHEXpunchesoutastonishinglevelsofcolouridealforuplightinginlargevenues,generalstagewashandillumination.Featuring18x12Wsix-colourLEDsthePerformerHEXoffersshadowfreelightoutputacrossawidecolourspectrum.

•18x12Wsix-colourLEDs(RGBWAUV)

•Beamangle:40°

•DMXchannels:6or10selectable

•Staticcolour,colourchange,colourfade,autorun,soundactiveandmaster/slavemodes

•0-100%dimmingwithvariablestrobe

•Bracketallowsformultipleriggingandfloorstandingapplications

•4pushbuttonmenuwithLEDdisplay

•Captivepowerconnection

•3-PinXLRinput/output

•Fancooled

Performer 18 HEX MKII

Specifications Performer 18 HEX MKII

Powerconsumption 220W

Powersupply 100~240V,50/60Hz

Fuse T2.5A250V

Dimensions 290x270x255mm

Weight 2.6kg

Ordercodes LEDJ252B(Blackhousing)

LEDJ252BZ(Whitehousing)

LEDJ252BP(Chromehousing)

0m 1m 2m 3m 4m 5m

40°

40° - LuxFULL ONRGBWAUV

1340021304480104075602080N/A

334353312202591887521N/A

1480237498115840232N/A

83513328064.8472130N/A

68685.317941.430283.4N/A

290mm

270mm

01-Earthpoint

02-LEDdisplay

03-Functionbuttons

04-3-PinXLRinput

05-3-PinXLRoutput

06-Captivepowerconnection

07-FuseF2A250V

Inthebox:1 x fixture & 1 x user manual

04 05

MENU UP DOWN ENTER

PERFORMER 18 HEX(RGBWAUV) MKII

www.prolight.co.uk

POWER:100-240V~50/60Hz

DMX OUTDMX IN

FUSE:T2.5A 250V

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Operating instructions

DMX mode:

ToselecttheDMXaddress,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowd001ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselecttheDMXaddressbetween000-512.

Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

DMX channel mode:

OperatinginaDMXcontrolmodeenvironmentgivestheuserthegreatestflexibilitywhenitcomestocustomisingorcreatingashow.Inthismodeyouwillbeabletocontroleachindividualtraitofthefixtureandeachfixtureindependently.ToaccesstheDMXchannelmode,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshow-6CHor10CHontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectbetween6and10channel.


6 channel mode: 10 channel mode:

Channel Value Function

1 000-255 Red(0-100%)

2 000-255 Green(0-100%)

3 000-255 Blue(0-100%)

4 000-255 White(0-100%)

5 000-255 Amber(0-100%)

6 000-255 UV(0-100%)

Channel Value Function

1 000-255 Masterdimmer(0-100%)

2 000-255 Strobe(slow-fast)

3 000-049 ManualDMX

050-099 Colourchange

100-149 Colourfade

150-199 Colourfadein/out

200-255 Soundactive

4 000-255 Chase/fade(slow-fast)

5 000-255 Red(0-100%)

6 000-255 Green(0-100%)

7 000-255 Blue(0-100%)

8 000-255 White(0-100%)

9 000-255 Amber(0-100%)

10 000-255 UV(0-100%)

Staticcolourmode r.000~r.255Rg.000~g.255Gb.000~b.255Bu.000~u.255Wy.000~y.255AP.000~P.255UV

Colourchangemode CC00~CC99

Colourfademode CP00~CP99

Automode dE00~dE99

Soundactivemode bEbE

DMXmode 6CH,10CH

Addresssetting d001~d512

MenusystemColour, auto, sound and master/slave modes:

Please note: To link the units for use in any of the colour, sound or master/slave modes, please set the unit(s) into 6 channel DMX mode first.


Colour change mode:

Toaccesscolourchangemodepress“MENU”untilthedisplayshowsCC--ontheLEDdisplay.Press“ENTER” toconfirmthesetting.Usethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoajustthespeedbetweenCC00~CC99.Pressthe“ENTER” buttontoconfirmthesetting.


Colour fade mode:

Toaccesscolourfademodepress“MENU”untilthedisplayshowsCP--ontheLEDdisplay.Press“ENTER” toconfirmthesetting.Usethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoajustthespeedbetweenCP00~CP99.Pressthe“ENTER” buttontoconfirmthesetting.


Auto mode:

Toaccessautomodepress“MENU”untilthedisplayshowsdE--ontheLEDdisplay.Press“ENTER” toconfirmthesetting.Usethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoajustthespeedbetweendE00~dE99.Pressthe“ENTER” buttontoconfirmthesetting.


Static colour mode:

Toaccessthestaticcolourmodepress“MENU”untilr.225showsontheLEDdisplay.Nowusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectthebrightnessbetweenr.000~r.255.Pressthe“ENTER” buttonandrepeatforgreen(G),blue(b),white(u),amber(y)andUV(P).

Value: 000 - 255 (000 = low brightness, 255 = high brightness)


Master/slave mode:

Tosetthemasterunit,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearofthemasterunittoselectyourdesiredprogram(soundactive,auto,staticcolourorcolourfade).Tosettheotherunitsinslavemode,pressthe“MENU”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowd001ontheLEDdisplayandpressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Theunitswillnowruninsequencewiththemasterunit.


PleaseensurethatallslaveunitsaresettothesameDMXchannelmodeasthemasterunit.

Sound active mode:

Toaccessthesoundactivemode,pressthe“MODE”buttonontherearoftheunittoshowbEbEontheLEDdisplay.Theunitwillnowrespondtosound.

Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MODE”button.

Operating instructions


Setting the DMX address:

TheDMXmodeenablestheuseofauniversalDMXcontroller.Eachfixturerequiresa“startaddress”from1-512.Afixturerequiringoneormorechannelsforcontrolbeginstoreadthedataonthechannelindicatedbythestartaddress.Forexample,afixturethatoccupiesoruses7channelsofDMXandwasaddressedtostartonDMXchannel100,wouldreaddatafromchannels:100,101,102,103,104,105and106.Chooseastartaddresssothatthechannelsuseddonotoverlap.E.g.thenextunitinthechainstartsat107.

DMX 512:

DMX(DigitalMultiplex)isauniversalprotocolusedasaformofcommunicationbetweenintelligentfixturesandcontrollers.ADMXcontrollersendsDMXdatainstructionsformthecontrollertothefixture.DMXdataissentasserialdatathattravelsfromfixturetofixtureviatheDATA“IN”andDATA“OUT”XLRterminalslocatedonallDMXfixtures(mostcontrollersonlyhaveadata“out”terminal).

DMX linking:

DMXisalanguageallowingallmakesandmodelsofdifferentmanufacturestobelinkedtogetherandoperatefromasinglecontroller,aslongasallfixturesandthecontrollerareDMXcompliant.ToensureproperDMXdatatransmission,whenusingseveralDMXfixturestrytousetheshortestcablepathpossible.TheorderinwhichfixturesareconnectedinaDMXlinedoesnotinfluencetheDMXaddressing.Forexample;afixtureassignedtoaDMXaddressof1maybeplacedanywhereinaDMXline,atthebeginning,attheend,oranywhereinthemiddle.WhenafixtureisassignedaDMXaddressof1,theDMXcontrollerknowstosendDATAassignedtoaddress1tothatunit,nomatterwhereitislocatedintheDMXchain.

DATA cable (DMX cable) requirements (for DMX operation):

ThisfixturecanbecontrolledviaDMX-512protocol.TheDMXaddressissetonthebackoftheunit.YourunitandyourDMXcontrollerrequireastandard3-pinXLRconnectorfordatainput/output,seeimagebelow.

Also remember that DMX cable must be daisy chained and cannot be split.

DMX setup

FurtherDMXcablescanbepurchasedfromallgoodsoundandlightingsuppliersorProLightConceptsdealers.Pleasequote:

CABL10 – 2mCABL11 – 5mCABL12 – 10m


Notice:

Besuretofollowthediagramsbelowwhenmakingyourowncables.DonotconnectthecablesshieldconductortothegroundlugorallowtheshieldconductortocomeincontactwiththeXLRsoutercasing.Groundingtheshieldcouldcauseashortcircuitanderraticbehaviour.

Special note:

Line termination:

Whenlongerrunsofcableareused,youmayneedtouseaterminatoronthelastunittoavoiderraticbehaviour.

Using a cable terminator will decrease the possibilities of erratic behaviour. (3-pin - Order ref: CABL9O, 5-pin - Order ref: CABL89)

5-pin XLR DMX connectors:

Somemanufacturesuse5-pinXLRconnectorsfordatatransmissioninplaceof3-pin.5-pinXLRfixturesmaybeimplementedina3-pinXLRDMXline.Wheninsertingstandard5-pinXLRconnectorsintoa3-pinlineacableadaptormustbeused.Thediagrambelowdetailsthecorrectcableconversion.

Terminationreducessignaltransmissionproblemsandinterference.itisalwaysadvisabletoconnectaDMXterminal,(resistance120Ohm1/4W)betweenpin2(DMX-)andpin3(DMX+)ofthelastfixture.

5-pin XLR (socket)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)Pin 4: N/CPin 5: N/C

3-pin XLR (socket)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)

3-pin XLR (socket)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)

5-pin XLR (socket)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)Pin 4: N/CPin 5: N/C

DMX setup


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