USER MANUAL Wireless DMX Receiver/Transmitter (ART3) Manual Version: Release Date: 3.2.20 July. 23rd.2010 Astera LED Technology GmbH Address : Nahestrasse 68-70, 55593 Rüdesheim an der Nahe, Germany Tel.: +49(0)6536-355361 Email: sales@astera-led.
1 Table of Contents 1 Table of Contents......................................................................................2 2 Safety........................................................................................................3 3 Getting Started.........................................................................................4 3.1 Introduction................................................................................................4 3.2 Overview.....................................
2 Safety Before you operate the unit, read this manual carefully. Make sure to keep the manual, in case you need to consult this manual again or you give the unit to another person. Always make sure to include this manual if you hand out the unit to another person. Keep in mind that this manual cannot address all possible dangers and environments. Please use your own caution when operating.
3 Getting Started 3.1 Introduction Astera's ART3 is a wireless DMX receiver/transmitter that can be used to control a setup of Astera Lamps and/or third party lamps with a DMX control desk. There are five operation modes: 1. DMX Transmitter: Transmits one DMX universe that will be received by all light fixtures or Wireless DMX receivers that are set up appropriately. 2.
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3.3 Mounting/Connection 3.4 LCD Display Definition of symbols: [1] - Receiving [3] - Transmitting [4] - Settings are stored in the memory (shown by a short blinking of this symbol) [5] - Synchronization between units is active [8] - Battery status 3.5 Navigation Navigation is done over the + and – buttons. Enter confirms a selection or moves deeper in the navigation. Back aborts a selection or moves up in the navigation.
4 Operation Modes As there are numerous settings, it is recommended to do a FACTORY RESET before setting them up. This can be found in the SETUP menu (chapter 5) As already explained in paragraph 3.1 on page 5, there are five basic operation modes: 1. DMX transmitter 2. RC transmitter 3. DMX receiver 4. RC receiver 5. Control Lamps To select a different operation mode, press the plus and minus key until you find the desired mode. Then press Enter to confirm. 4.
When choosing the RC Transmitter mode you can control ART3 transmitters as well as wireless Astera lamps. Two values can be set in the RC Transmitter mode: RC DMX Address Chooses the ART3's input DMX address from 0-511. DMX Tab Three DMX tabels that control the lamps can be chosen. Each one has a predefined set of DMX channels and their effects on the lamps. A table showing the DMX channels for each tab can be found in Appendix 1.
4.4 RC Receiver To start this mode, choose RC RECEIVER in the top navigation, confirm with Enter. By using the RC Receiver mode, third-party RGB lamps can be integrated in a light setup that is not controlled by Wireless DMX but by the ARC2 remote control. Up to 32 externally connected RGB fixtures can be controlled individually. The ART3 has to be setup to the number of connected pixels, to replay programs correctly. This is done using the AUTO PIXELS parameter.
Color 2 Color 3 Color 4 Sets color 2 that is used to display programs Sets color 3 that is used to display programs Sets color 4 that is used to display programs 4.5 Control Lamps To start this mode, choose CONTROL LAMPS in the top navigation and confirm with Enter. The ART-1 can be used as a remote control, providing basic functionality of the ARC2 remote control.
5 Setup The setup offers advanced settings that can be done before or after an event like factory reset, forming groups of lamps, calibrating colors and setting a keylock when giving away the ARC2. To enter the SETUP menu, while in the top level of the navigation press the minus button ( - ) until you see SETUP, then confirm with Enter. If you are not sure in which level you are, press the home button, to get to the top level.
RGB S RGB S..: For each pixel there are three channels RGB and one channel stroboscope. RGB RGB S S..: All RGB channels are followed by all stroboscope channels. Effect Mode Fix: The 4 user colors are controlled by one channel per color (generates basic colors). Effect Mode RGB: The 4 user colors are controlled by three DMX channels each. Strobe: Single: Multiple: Off: DMX Failure: Remote Setup: One DMX channel is supplied for the control of the stroboscope function and all pixels will strobe Identical.
Standalone AC Failure Manual White Calibration: to keep the last input signal (for example 1 color) until another input source is chosen. Auto Automatically chooses an input source Emergency Light If no AC signal is detected, the light turns white. No Action no action Blackout If no AC signal, all light turns black. You can enable automatic white calibration or manually adjust the red, green and blue levels that are used to display white color.
6 Technical Data General Temperature (operation) 5 °C – 40 °C Temperature (transport) -25 °C – 55 °C (70 °C for 24h) Altitude up to 2000 m over sea level Environment indoor Input Power 110-240V, 50-60Hz AC Radio Frequency RF coverage 50m up to 300m Frequency Europe: 868.000 MHz – 869.
7 Troubleshooting Faulty condition Cause Troubleshooting Units are out of sync Adjustment of the SPEED parameter Press SEND button or change can cause deviation between the PROGRAM. units; also the units will drift out of sync after a few hours. Units behave incorrectly Due to the vast number of settings, Do FACTORY RESET on units and/or one can not always predict behavior remote control. of the units, if setup was already done earlier.
8 Appendix 8.1 Appendix 1: DMX tab for RC Transmitter mode SIMPLE RGB STANDARD EXTENDED 1, 2, 3 Color of all lamps in group 1 4, 5, 6 Color of all lamps in group 2 7, 8, 9 Color of all lamps in group 3 10, 11, 12 Color of all lamps in group 4 1 Dimmer 2 Strobe 3 Program 4 Speed 5 Fade 6 Direction: 0..63 loop+ffw, 64..127: ffw, 128..190: rew, 191..255: loop+rew 7 Send to groups 8 Send-mode: 00..10 send on modify, 11..245: do not send, 246..
9, 10, 11 C1 (color channel 1) 12, 13, 14 C2 (color channel 2) 15, 16, 17 C3 (color channel 3) 18, 19, 20 C4 (color channel 4) 21 Set-Address: if > 0: dont use groups setting, send to this set#
8.2 Appendix 1: Customizable Programs Name ONE COLOR STATIC TWO COLOR STATIC THREE COLOR STATIC FOUR COLOR STATIC ONE COLOR FADE Light Effect Used colors All pixels show the same color C1 Same as ONE COLOR STATIC, but C1 C2 not all pixels show the same color, C1 C2 C3 they are divided into 2, 3 or 4 parts. C1 C2 C3 C4 All pixels show the same color, but C1 C2 C3 C4 the color changes between all four USER COLORS.
9 Disposal Follow local ordinances and/or regulations for disposal! PACKAGING: The unit is shipped in protective packaging. This packaging can be recycled! UNIT: Don't throw the unit into the garbage at the end of its lifetime.
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. Translations If the device is being sold, this instruction manual has to be translated into the national language of the destination country.
