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TABLE OF CONTENTS Blade™ RGBW 1 1. Getting Started 3 What’s In The Box? Getting It Out Of The Box Powering Up! Getting A Hold Of Us Safety Instructions (Don’t Stick Your Hand In The Toaster!) 3 3 3 3 4 2. Meet The Blade™ RGBW 5 Features DMX Quick Reference The Blade™ RGBW Pin-up Picture 5 5 7 3.
1. GETTING STARTED What’s In The Box? • 1 x Blade™ RGBW Moving Head Fixture • An Ever-So-Handy Power Cord • A Sweet Mounting Bracket • This Lovely User Manual Getting It Out Of The Box Congratulations on purchasing one of the coolest, fastest LED fixtures anywhere! Now that you’re the proud owner of a Blade™ RGBW (or hopefully, BLADES!), you should carefully unpack the box and check the contents to ensure that all parts are present and in good condition.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Please keep this User Guide for future use. If you sell the unit to someone else, be sure that they also receive this User Guide. • ALWAYS make sure that you are connecting to the proper voltage, and that the line voltage you are connecting to is not higher than that stated on the decal or rear panel of the fixture. • This product is intended for indoor use only. • To prevent risk of fire or shock, do not expose fixture to rain or moisture.
2. MEET THE Blade™ RGBW Moving Head MAIN FEATURES: • 36x 5-watt R/G/B/W CREE® LED’s • User selectable 11 or 15 DMX channels • Razor-sharp 1.
DMX Quick Reference (15-Channel Mode) Channel What is does 1 Pan 2 Tilt 3 X-Axis Trim (16-bit) 4 Y-Axis Trim (16-bit) 5 Pan/Tilt Speed (Fast <--> Slow) 6 Red Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 7 Green Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 8 Blue Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 9 White Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 10 Custom Color (0% <--> 100%) 11 Strobe (Slow <--> Fast) 12 Dimmer (0% <--> 100%) 13 Built-in Programs + Sound Active 14 Built-in Color Macros 15 Fixture ID Address Selection Blade™ RGBW User Manual R
Figure 1: The Blade™ RGBW Pin-Up Picture High Power 5-watt CREE® LED’s Head/Arms LCD Readout Carrying Handle Control Panel Figure 2: The Rear Connections Power In Power Out DMX In Blade™ RGBW User Manual Rev.
3. SETUP Fuse Replacement CAUTION! The Blade™ RGBW utilizes a high-output switch-mode power supply with an internal fuse. Under normal operating conditions, the fuse should not require replacement. The fuse is field replaceable, however it is an advanced procedure suited to qualified individuals. Should your Blade™ RGBW fuse require replacement, please contact Blizzard Lighting for instructions, or to return your unit for service.
Cable Connectors Cables must have a male XLR connector on one end and a female XLR connector on the other end. (Duh!) CAUTION: Do not allow contact between the common and the fixture’s chassis ground. Grounding the common can cause a ground loop, and your fixture may perform erratically. Test cables with an ohm meter to verify correct polarity and to make sure the pins are not grounded or shorted to the shield or each other.
Fixture Linking (Master/Slave Mode) 1. Connect the (male) 3 pin connector side of the DMX cable to the output (female) 3 pin connector of the first fixture. 2. Connect the end of the cable coming from the first fixture which will have a (female) 3 pin connector to the input connector of the next fixture consisting of a (male) 3 pin connector. Then, proceed to connect from the output as stated above to the input of the following fixture and so on.
4. OPERATING ADJUSTMENTS The Control Panel All the goodies and different modes possible with the Blade™ RGBW are accessed by using the control panel on the front of the fixture. There are 4 control buttons below the LCD display which allow you to navigate through the various control panel menus. MENU UP DOWN ENTER Main Menu To navigate through the LCD control panel main menu, use the buttons to highlight any icon (up to scroll right, down to scroll left).
Control Panel Menu Structure Address 001-512 Sets the DMX Address RunMode DMX Auto Sound DMX Mode (11/15ch) TestMode Pan Tilit Auto Red Green Blue White 000-255 Language Chinese English SetUp ID Code PanReverse TiltReverse FaderDelay Blade™ RGBW User Manual Rev.
Control Panel Menu Structure (Continued) SignalLink CodeWheel TempSwitchSet TemperatureSet ScreenSaver DisplayReverse FactorySet Reset (Motor) MotorxOffset MotoryOffset SysInfo Blade™ RGBW User Manual Rev.
Address - DMX Channel Selection Allows the unit to be controlled by any universal DMX controller. 1.) The default mode for the fixture is DMX, which appears as 001 on the LCD Readout. To select a different DMX address, use the buttons to highlight the Address icon and push . Then use the use the buttons to choose your desired starting DMX address, then hit again to confirm your choice. 2.) Note: This fixture does not require additional settings to run as a slave.
Setup Mode ID Address ID Address mode allows you to utilize up to 850 fixtures on only 1 DMX universe while maintaining full individual control over each fixture. You can assign ID addresses to your fixtures within the Navigate to the SetUp menu settings. SetUp icon on the LCD display using the buttons Id Code and and press . Then use buttons to highlight press the button.
DMX Values In-Depth (15-Channel Mode) Channel Value What It Does 1 000 <--> 255 Pan 2 000 <--> 255 Tilt 3 000 <--> 255 X-Axis Trim (16-bit) 4 000 <--> 255 Y-Axis Trim (16-bit) 5 000 <--> 255 Pan/Tilt Speed (Fast <--> Slow) 6 000 <--> 255 Red Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 7 000 <--> 255 Green Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 8 000 <--> 255 Blue Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 9 000 <--> 255 White Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 10 000 <--> 255 Custom Color (R/G/B/W setup in Test Mode) 11 000 <--> 255
Channel Value 15 000 010 020 030 040 050 060 070 080 090 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> <--> What It Does 009 019 029 039 049 059 069 079 089 099 109 119 129 139 149 159 169 179 189 199 209 219 229 239 249 255 No Function Fixture ID 1 Fixture ID 2 Fixture ID 3 Fixture ID 4 Fixture ID 5 Fixture ID 6 Fixture ID 7 Fixture ID 8 Fixture ID 9 Fixture I
5. APPENDIX A Quick Lesson On DMX DMX covers (and is an abbreviation for) Digital MultipleXed signals. It is the most common communications standard used by lighting and related stage equipment. DMX provides up to 512 control “channels” per data link. Each of these channels was originally intended to control lamp dimmer levels. You can think of it as 512 faders on a lighting console, connected to 512 light bulbs.
Keeping Your Blade™ RGBW As Good As New The fixture you’ve received is a rugged, tough piece of pro lighting equipment, and as long as you take care of it, it will take care of you. That said, like anything, you’ll need to take care of it if you want it to operate as designed. You should absolutely keep the fixture clean, especially if you are using it in an environment with a lot of dust, fog, haze, wild animals, wild teenagers or spilled drinks.
Tech Specs! Weight & Dimensions Length 13.4 inches (34 cm) Width 9.5 inches (24 cm) Height 14.8 inches (37.5 cm) Weight 11.5 lbs (5.2 kg) Power Operating Voltage AC 120VAC, 60 Hertz Power Consumption 148W, 1.84A (full white) Power Factor .67 Light Source LED 36x 5-watt R/G/B/W CREE® LED’s Optical Beam Angle 1.1° (8° with diffuser lens) Thermal Max. Operating Temp.
Luminous Intensity 1 Meter 2 Meter Lux/Meter Diffuser No Diffuser Diffuser No Diffuser Red 1,600 9,700 530 6,600 Green 2,400 13,900 740 8,070 Blue 3,400 21,000 1,030 13,520 White 2,680 23,800 1,000 12,870 All 10,200 69,000 2,920 41,000 Blade™ RGBW User Manual Rev.
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