AX5 TriplePAR™ User Manual
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 1 CONTENTS 2 3 Package Contents .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Safety and Handling ............................................................................................................................................ 3 3.1 Bracket ........................................................................................
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 This instruction manual is part of the device and persons operating the device must have access to it at any time. Safety precautions mentioned in the instruction manual have to be observed. If the device is being sold, this instruction manual has to be included. This manual is valid for lights with firmware version 5.6.6 and up.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2 2017-09-08 PACKAGE CONTENTS • • • • TriplePAR™ Filter FLOOD Filter WALLWASH Quick Start Guide 3 SAFETY AND HANDLING Before you operate this unit read the manual carefully. Always make sure to include the manual if you pass/rent/sell the unit to another user. Keep in mind that this manual cannot address all possible dangers and environments. Please use your own caution when operating. This product is for professional use only.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ • • • • • • • Never store the battery when fully drained. Always recharge immediately when empty. Make sure to fully charge all units before storing them. Partially charged batteries will lose capacity. Fully recharge every 6 months if not used. The battery may only be replaced with an original spare part from Astera. Follow applicable laws and regulations for transport, shipping, and disposal of batteries.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 The AX5 TriplePAR™ is fitted with a foldable bracket. This is beneficial for storage, transportation and charging because the legs fold parallel to each other. The ergonomic handle also allows easy carrying. REMOVING THE BRACKET: STEP 1: Push the bracket-lock sliders inwards. STEP 2: Slide the bracket upwards.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 3.2 HANGING THE AX5 THE THREAD AND BOLT: The thread fixing and bolt are for hanging the AX5. The thread fixing is 3/8” and it can be removed by removing the 2 screws to fit other clamps. The location hole in the bracket is 14.2mm. This 3/8” thread fitting works with the same bolt that is used to hang AX1 and AX3 Lamps.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 SAFETY WIRE AND CARABINER: When hanging the AX5 it is to be secured with a safety wire and carabiner, each able to hold at least 40kg. Make sure the light cannot drop more that 20cm in case the primary mounting fails.
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Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 3.4 FILTER INSERT A FILTER: STEP 1: Slide the filter noses into the matching slots. When using the Wallwash Filter, make sure to align its triangles with the charging pins to ensure its elliptical beam gets displayed correctly. STEP 2: Open the filter release by either pressing the button from the side or pulling it from the top outwards.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 3.5 BATTERY WHILE RUNNING ON BATTERY, THE LIGHT ADJUSTS ITS OUTPUT TO MEET THE REQUIRED MINIMUM RUNTIME.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 R) or the AsteraApp™ between one and twenty hours. The battery is specified to last for 300 full discharge cycles. Its runtime will have decreased to 70% by then. To increase the battery life it is recommended to recharge as early as possible and not let the light run until the battery is depleted. If operated below 20°C, the battery runtime may be slightly shorter than predicted.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 If charged in a flight case, make sure it is open. It is recommended to charge the lights at an ambient temperature between 0°C and 35°C. A normal charge cycle will take five to seven hours, but may take much longer if the light is hot. The light is designed to be charged while powered off. If it is connected to AC and powered on, it may charge at reduced current if enough power is available and the battery temperature is below 45°C.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 3.9 AC WIRING The light is equipped with Neutrik True1 Powercon input and output connectors. With this cable the light can be charged or wired for permanent installations. They are rated IP65 even while a connector is plugged in.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 4 SPECIFICATION LED power: Illuminants: Luminous Flux*: Emittance*: Beam Angle: Input Voltage: Inrush Current: Battery Runtime: Wireless Module: Operating Temperature: Relative Humidity: Size with bracket: Size without bracket: Weight: IP Rating: 45W 3 x 15W RGBAW Philips LEDs 1080Lm (bei Weiß 3200K) 4800lx (2m; Weiß 3200K) 13° 90-264V 47-63Hz 1.8A/115VAC 1.0A/230VAC COLD START 70A/230VAC up to 20hrs (seamless runtime) EU: 868.0-869.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 6 OPERATION 6.1 ASTERARGB COLOR SPACE The lights work with a specially optimized RGB color space, the AsteraRGB color space. It is designed to eliminate the need to control each color individually to display a certain color. Instead, the light calculates the optimum combination of all colors based on an RGB value. It considers each LED chip’s temperature as well as an optimal color rendering.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 6.2 WAYS TO CONTROL The light can be controlled in several ways: Use Astera’s ARC1 infrared remote control, point it at individual lights and press the desired effect. Note that the IR sensor is on the AX5’s rear side. The AsteraApp™ is an efficient way to quickly create a customized light show.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 6.4 CONTROL BY THE ASTERAAPP™ Your light has a built in standalone engine. It can display static colors or replay a number of predefined effect patterns with a customizable color palette. With the AsteraApp™ these effects can be created and be sent to the light by the built in UHF receiver. The effects are just triggered and then each light replays it autonomously until it receives a new effect. Lights can be grouped into sets.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 6.7 CONTROL PANEL 6.7.1 Blue Mode Blue mode is an easy way to pair your light with the AsteraApp. To enter Blue Mode, hold down the POWER button for 3 seconds while the light is switched on. It will start to flicker blue. 6.8 STATUS SCREEN The status screen is shown after power up. The light also returns to the status screen if no keys are pressed for three minutes.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 6.9 MAIN MENU OPTIONS The main menu can be entered from the status screen by pressing MENU or +. To cycle between the main menu entries, press the + or – keys. Pressing MENU again will go back to the status screen. Main menu: INPUT SELECT Main menu: Used to change the input source or set it to AUTO. STATIC COLOR Entering this menu resets all STANDALONE settings to default and makes the light display a static color.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 6.11 INPUT SELECT The light accepts several input sources. By default, it is set to AUTO. In this mode, it listens to all sources, and the first source that becomes active is latched. Once a source is latched, the light will not listen to any other source anymore. This latched source is cleared by powering down the light or changing the INPUT SELECT manually.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 6.12 SELECT A STATIC COLOR To make the light show a static color, enter this menu. Immediately when it’s entered, all previous STANDALONE settings are cleared to default and the INPUT SELECT is latched to STANDALONE. This is valid until the next power-up only. To make sure the light also shows a static color after the next power up, set INPUT SELECT to STANDALONE and not AUTO.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 6.13 DMX SETTINGS Main menu: DMX SETTINGS DMX Settings: DMX TAB A number of DMX tables are available, see below for details. DMX Settings: STROBE For each of the tables, the strobe channel can be enabled or disabled. DMX Settings: A number of dimmer curves are available while the light is controlled by DMX.
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Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 6.13.1.4 RGB CCT DIM IND S CHANNEL 1 2 3 4 VALUE 0..255 0..255 0..255 0..4 4..255 5 6 0..255 0..4 4..255 7 0..3 4 5 6 7..255 FUNCTION RED GREEN BLUE COLOR TEMPERATURE (CCT) no effect display color temperature; CCT overwrites the RGB setting Formular: CCT = 2000 + 20*DMX-Value Example: 50 -> 3000K 100 -> 4000K 150 -> 5000K Dimmer INDEX COLOR no effect display index color (common gels); INDEX COLOR overwrites both, RGB and CCT.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 6.13.1.8 Effect Modes There are two effect modes available. They offer a comprehensive control of the built in standalone engine. Settings that can otherwise only be changed on the LCD menu or by the AsteraApp™ can be directly adjusted by DMX. The two effect modes only differ in the way the color palette of four colors is set: either by RGB or by a single channel, like a color wheel. In that case, common gels can be selected directly.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 6.14 DIMMER CURVE The dimmer curve sets how the light responds to intensity levels and changes. Most important, setting the right dimmer curve avoids steppy dimming response. Several curves are available. By default, the “STANDARD” curve is active.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 6.16 RUNTIME Main menu: RUNTIME RUNTIME 1h The light is able to adjust its power to meet a certain runtime on battery. The runtime is always calculated for a full battery. RUNTIME 20h EXAMPLE: If the light is required to light during an eight hour event, and one hour of setup time is scheduled, then the runtime should be set to nine hours immediately after the first power up.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 6.17 UNPAIR CRMX Main menu: UNPAIR CRMX Once your light is paired to a CRMX or W-DMX™ transmitter, it cannot be paired to another one until it is unpaired. This can be either done by using the button on the transmitter that is currently paired or on the light directly. If you wish to unpair your CRMX wireless DMX receiver from a Lumen Radio or W-DMX™ transmitter, go to UNPAIR CRMX and press enter.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 6.18 STANDALONE Main menu: STANDALONE Standalone: PROGRAM Select one of the predefined patters, see table below. Standalone: INTENSITY Sets the dimmer level. Standalone: SPEED The time that one cycle of the program takes to complete. Standalone: FADE The fade behavior between each step of the program. 0% means, no fading 100% means full fading, fade-is directly followed by fade-out.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 6.18.1 Predefined Programs The predefined programs may use more than one pixel. To display these effects properly with your light, it is first necessary to group them into Flow-Sets and control them by the AsteraApp™ (see chapter 7.4). If several lights are grouped into a Flow-Set, they form a virtual big light with several pixels.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 6.20 INFO Main menu: INFO Radio PIN: 0000 Read/set the RADIO PIN. To change the pin, press ENTER. Adjust each digit with the + and – keys, cycle through the digits with the MENU key. When finished, press ENTER again. Serial number: 000-00000 43xx Tells the serial number of the light and the CPU type (43xx). Firmware version 5.2.20.U HW001 The firmware version and hardware version of the light.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 7 USING THE LIGHT WITH THE ASTERAAPP™ The buttons of the AX5 only allow a basic operation of the light. To gain full control over all features, the AsteraApp™ should be used. The AsteraApp™ is an efficient way to quickly create a customized light show. It can group several lights together, address individual lights or groups of lights, and send complex effects with a user defined color palette to all lights in range.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 7.2 POWERFUL LIGHT CONTROL Your light has a built in standalone engine. It can display static colors or replay a number of predefined effect patterns with a customizable color palette. With the AsteraApp™ these effects can be created and be sent to the light by the built in UHF receiver. The effects are just triggered and then each light replays them autonomously until a new effect is sent. Lights can be grouped into sets.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 7.4 CREATE A SET Before the more powerful effects can be reviewed, it is recommended to create a Flow-Set first. Each light can be assigned to one set. Two types of sets are available: 7.4.1 SYNC SET All lights that are assigned to a Sync-Set can be controlled together. They will do exactly the same. CREATE A SYNC-SET: On the AsteraApp™ main screen, first press the Targets button (1) and then the “+” sign (2) to add a new target.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 7.4.2 2017-09-08 FLOW SET By using a Flow-Set, lights can also be controlled together. But additionally, they are assigned to positions inside the Flow-Set and so form a virtual light with several pixels. All effects, like a running light, are stretched over this virtual light. CREAT A FLOW-SET: On the AsteraApp™ main screen, first press the Targets button (1) and then the “+” sign (2) to add a new target.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 7.6 CHANGING THE EFFECT On the AsteraApp™ main screen, press “Wedding” (1), then enter the editor (2). Set “Crossfade” to 0% and “Speed” to around 2 seconds. You should see a clean running light now. The White light will run over a pink background. The effect can be changed by sliding the effect picker and choosing a sub-effect below it. Again the colors can be adjusted, too.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 7.7 LIST OF EFFECTS The effects’ patterns are pre-defined and cannot be modified by the user. They are preprogrammed inside of each light. Still they can be parameterized. These effects are: A static color is displayed. There are also options that show two, three or four static colors at a time. The Flow-Set is then divided into several parts of equal length: Fading colors. The four defined colors are displayed one after the other.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 7.8 CHASER EFFECTS IN DEEP To display chaser effects it is recommended to setup a Flow-Set with a multiple of four positions. This is the way they will be shown best. Those four positions could then be arranged in the corners of a dance floor for example. Use the tap-sync button to tap the beat of the music; the Chaser Effects will base their color changing on that beat then.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 7.9 THE MAIN SCREEN Here each program is represented by a tile. Those tiles can be edited and freely positioned. Several pages of tiles are available. To move or delete a tile, press the pen icon (2). A popup will show the available actions. To add a new program tile, press the “+” icon (1). 7.9.1 While adding a tile, either a default “Static Red” or the currently running program can be selected.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 7.10 BRIGHTNESS Additionally to each programs brightness slider mentioned in chapter 7.6, a master brightness control is available. As soon as more than one Set is created and at least one set is currently targeted, a sub-master for each Set is shown. Otherwise, only one slider is available. It controls the brightness of all currently targeted lights. 7.10.1 Set Sub-Masters Each Set has its own brightness slider.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 7.11 RUNTIME The light is able to adjust its power to meet a certain runtime on battery. The runtime is always calculated for a full battery. Example: If the light is required to light during an eight hour event, and one hour of setup time is scheduled, then the runtime should be set to nine hours immediately after the first power up.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 7.13 THEFT ALARM Your light is equipped with a theft alarm. A motion sensor in the light detects when it is moved/taken away and a small siren will sound to deter potential thieves. First make sure your Radio Pin is different from 0000. See chapter 7.1 how to change it. Then press the “ON” button. Press “Activate”. All targeted lights will flash shortly to indicate that they are now armed.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 7.14 ENTER AND LEAVE STANDBY The standby is intended to be used between setup and event (see chapter 3.5.1Error! R eference source not found.). After setup is completed, all lights may be switched to standby mode and woken up later when the event starts. This ensures that no battery runtime is wasted. This can be either done manually or automated. Press the small arrow to open the standby menu.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 7.15 DMX SETTINGS In order to efficiently use the light with DMX, some setting can be adjusted by the AsteraApp™. Press the “DMX Configuration” button. Adjust all settings to your requirements, then press “Send”. Your lights will start to flicker. Tap the lights you wish to setup (chapter 6.8). Then press “Done”. Please refer to chapter 6.11, INPUT SELECT, and chapter 6.13, DMX Settings, for details on the available settings. 7.15.
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Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 10 VERSION HISTORY 26.06.2017 27.06.2017 30.06.2017 Initial version Rework safety instructions, attachments added First release version 11 STATEMENT 11.1 WARNING: CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS UNIT NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USER’S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT. 11.
Astera LED Technology GmbH User Manual for AX5 TriplePAR™ 2017-09-08 11.3 THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION. 11.4 SHIELDED CABLES MUST BE USED WITH THIS UNIT TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CLASS B FCC LIMITS. 11.
