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User Instructions

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American DJ®

Accu UFO

Table of Contents

Unpacking......................................................................3

Introduction....................................................................3

Customer Support......................................................................3

Safety Precautions......................................................................4

General Information.....................................................................5

Features.........................................................................5

Registration......................................................................5

Mounting..............................................................................6

Set-Up.............................................................................7

System Menu............................................................................10

Editing Program.........................................................................23

Error Codes...............................................................................28

Operation...........................................................................30

DMX Traits.................................................................................32

Fuse Replacement....................................................................34

Cleaning..................................................................34

Trouble Shooting.......................................................................34

Warranty.................................................................35

Specifications....................................................................36

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Summary of content (18 pages)

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American DJ ® American DJ ® Accu UFO Table of Contents Unpacking......................................................................3 Introduction....................................................................3 Customer Support......................................................................3 Safety Precautions......................................................................4 General Information.....................................................................5 Features..............
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Accu UFO Introduction Unpacking: Thank you for purchasing the Accu UFO by American DJ®. Every Accu UFO has been thoroughly tested and has been shipped in perfect operating condition. Carefully check the shipping carton for damage that may have occurred during shipping. If the carton appears to be damaged, carefully inspect your fixture for any damage and be sure all equipment necessary to operate the unit has arrived intact.
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Accu UFO General Information Accu UFO Mounting To optimize the performance of this product, please read these operating instructions carefully to familiarize yourself with the basic operations of this unit. These instructions contain important safety information regarding the use and maintenance of this unit. Please keep this manual with the unit, for future reference.
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Accu UFO Set Up SOUND Power Supply: Before plugging your unit in, be sure the source volt- INPUT OUTPUT 1 2 3 American DJ® - www.americandj.com - Accu UFO Instruction Manual Page 7 INPUT OUTPUT Set Up SOUN POWER DMX+,DMX-,COMMON cables. Do not use the ground lug on the XLR connector. Do not connect the cable’s shield conductor to the ground lug or allow the shield conductor to come in contact with the XLR’s outer casing.
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Accu UFO Set Up 5-Pin XLR DMX Connectors. Some manufactures use 5-pin DMX- 512 data cables for DATA transmission in place of 3-pin. 5-pin DMX fixtures may be implemented in a 3-pin DMX line. When inserting standard 5-pin data cables in to a 3-pin line a cable adaptor must be used, these adaptors are readily available at most electric stores. The chart below details a proper cable conversion.
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Accu UFO System Menu ADDRESS MENU AOO1 - A511 (Value) - This is where you set the DMX address of the unit. TEST MENU T-01 - T-XX (Test) - Tests the functions of each channel. There are nine channels. Note: Some channels cannot be tested. PLAY MENU RUN - Runs the unit as a “master” or in a stand alone mode. The unit will run a internal program mode. AUDI (Audio) - Runs the unit as a “master” or in a stand alone, sound active mode. AUTO - This is a precaution mode in case the DMX signal is lost.
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Accu UFO System Menu On-Board System Menu. The Accu UFO ccomes with an easy to navigate system menu. This next section will detail the functions of each command in the system menu. To access the main menu press the MODE/ESC button on the front of the unit. Tap the UP or DOWN butons until you reach function you wish to change. When you reach the function you wish to change tap the enter button. Again, tap the UP or down buttons to change the function.
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Accu UFO System Menu lost DMX signal and press ENTER. RESE MAIN MENU - ALL - When you activate the reset function, the fixture will begin the reset motion. Accu UFO CLMT - With this function you can clear the running time of the fixture. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “TIME” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. Tap the UP button until “CLMT” is displayed, press ENTER. 1. Access the main menu. 4. Press ENTER to confirm. 2.
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Accu UFO System Menu Accu UFO System Menu FINE MENU - 5. Press the UP or DOWN button to adjust the microphone sensitivity between “M-01 - M-99”. between 8bit and 16bit. 6. Press ENTER to confirm when you have reached your desired microphone sesitivity level. FINE - This function will switch the pan/tilt movement 1. Access the main menu. 3. Tap the UP button until “FINE” is displayed, press ENTER. 4.
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Accu UFO System Menu 6. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. FLIP - This function will reverse the display 180º. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “DISP” is displayed. 3. Tap the UP button until “FLIP” is displayed, press ENTER. 4. Press the UP or DOWN buttons to select either “ON” to activate this function, or “OFF” to deactivate this function. 5. Press ENTER to confirm. 6. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu.
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Accu UFO System Menu 1. Access the main menu. Accu UFO System Menu 2. Tap the UP button until “SPEC” is displayed, press ENTER. 4. The display will show “V-1.0”, the display may also show, “V2.0”, “V-9.9” etc. 3. Tap the UP button until “DFSE” is displayed, press ENTER. 5. Press MODE/ESC to exit. 4. The display will show “ON/OFF”. ADJU - Use this function is used to make sure all motors 5. Press the UP button to display “ON” to activate this function, or “OFF” to deactivate this function.
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Accu UFO Editing Program EDIT - This menu item allows you to write a program into the memory (EEPROM) via the control panel or via the external controller. Please see pages 25-27 for detailed instructions. STEP - With this function you can program the number of steps in your individual Program. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “EDIT” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. Tap the UP button until “STEP” is displayed, press ENTER. 4.
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Accu UFO Editing Program Accu UFO Editing Program Editing procedure 1: Using the control board only. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “EDIT” is displayed. Press ENTER. 3. The display will show “SCXX”, the “X” again stands for the scene number. For example, “SC01” is displayed, it means you will be editing scene 1, press ENTER. You can change the scene number by pressing the UP button. 4. Press ENTER, the display will show “C-X”, the “X” again stands for the channel number.
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Accu UFO Editing Program Editing procedure 3: Record the selected scenes automatically from external controller: 1. Access the main menu. 2. Select “EDIT” by pressing the UP or DOWN buttons, press ENTER. 3. Press the UP button until the display shows “STEP”, press ENTER. 4. Now adjust and set the number of steps by pressing the UP or DOWN buttons. Press ENTER to confirm the number of steps, and “PASS” will display briefly. 5. Now press the DOWN button until “REC” is displayed, and press ENTER. 6.
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Accu UFO Error Codes 03Er – TILT movement error: If the head is not located in the default tilt position after startup or after a reset command. This message will appear after a fixture reset, if the tilt magnetic-indexing circuit malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet is missing) or there is a stepper motor failure (defective motor or a defective motor IC drive on the main PCB). Accu UFO Operation Operating Modes: The Accu UFO can operate in three different modes.
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Accu UFO Operation 5. Select a mode, and press ENTER to confirm. 6. Press MODE/ESC if you want to return to the main menu. 7. You can invert the pan and tilt functions in the system menu by following the directions on page 16. Master-Slave Operation (Sound Active or Auto Program): This function will allow you to link up to 16 units together and operate without a controller. The units can run a built-in program or run in sound actiive mode.
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Accu UFO Channel 7 Value 181 - 190 191 - 200 201 - 210 211 - 220 221 - 230 231 - 240 241 - 255 8 DMX Traits cont.
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Accu UFO Warranty MANUFACTURER’S LIMITED WARRANTY A. American DJ, Inc. hereby warrants, to the original purchaser, American DJ and American Audio products to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a prescribed period from the date of purchase (see specific warranty period on reverse). This warranty shall be valid only if the product is purchased within the United States of America, including possessions and territories.