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TABLE OF CONTENTS SkyBox™ Chroma 1 1. Getting Started 4 What’s In The Box? 4 Getting It Out Of The Box 4 Powering Up! 4 Getting A Hold Of Us 4 Safety Instructions (Don’t run with scissors!) 5 2. Meet The SkyBox™ Chroma 6 Features 6 DMX Quick Reference 6 The SkyBox™ Chroma Pin-up Picture 7 3.
LITHIUM-ION BATTERY WARNINGS & INFO 1. CAUTION! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY AND/OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE, DO NOT TAMPER WITH THE CHARGING CIRCUITRY IN THIS FIXTURE. The use of other types of chargers may result in personal injury or equipment damage. Under no circumstances attempt to connect the battery pack to any power supplies or other equipment that is not specifically and expressly designated for use with this model battery pack. 2.
1. GETTING STARTED What’s In The Box? • 1 x SkyBox™ Chroma Professional LED PAR Fixture • 1 x Mounting Bracket • This Lovely User Manual Getting It Out Of The Box Congratulations on purchasing one of the most unique box-shaped, dual layer LED fixtures you will find anywhere! Now that you’ve got your SkyBox™ Chroma (or hopefully, CHROMA’s!), 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 SKYBOX™ CHROMA LED PAR CONTROL FEATURES • • • • • • • • • • RGBAW+UV dual layer color mixing via a total of 9* 15W 6-in-1 LEDs White outer casing illuminates via three internal, separately controllable LEDs 2.
Figure 1: The SkyBox™ Chroma Pin-Up Picture 6x 15w 6-in-1 RGBAW+UV Top Mounted LEDs (Layer 1) Ultra Durable Plastic and Steel Housing Translucent White Casing with 3x 15w RGBAW+UV LEDs Hidden Inside (Layer 2) 4-Button LCD Control Panel Figure 2: The Rear Connections Antenna Power Switch DMX In DMX Out AC Power In SkyBox™ Chroma Manual Rev.
3. SETUP Connecting A Bunch of SkyBox™ Chroma Fixtures You will need a serial data link to run light shows using a DMX-512 controller or to run shows on two or more fixtures set to sync in master/slave operating mode. The combined number of channels required by all the fixtures on a serial data link determines the number of fixtures the data link can support. Fixtures on a serial data link must be daisy chained in one single line.
Ready to move on? Well alrighty! 1. If you’re using an external wireless DMX transmitter like our wiCICLE® transmitter or LightCaster® transceiver, plug it into the “DMX OUT” connector of the controller and verify it is receiving power. If you are using a DMX controller with a built-in DMX transmitter like our KONTROL 5 SKYWIRE™, enable the DMX transmitter on that unit.
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 SkyBox™ Chroma are accessed by using the control panel on the rear of the fixture. There are 4 control buttons below the LCD display which allow you to navigate through the various control panel menus.
Control Panel Menu Structure Addr CHnd AUTO SPEED FADE STROBE MANUAL RED GREEN BLUE AMBER WHITE UV SOUND DIMMER RF-ID IR MODE OUT MOD 001 - 512 18CH 15CH 11CH 6CH 00 - 64 00 - 15 00 - 15 00 - 15 To choose the DMX address 18 channel DMX mode 15 channel DMX mode 11 channel DMX mode 6 channel DMX mode Static Colors (0-62) & Auto Modes (63 & 64) Built-in Program Speed (fast <--> slow) Fade Speed (fast <--> slow) Strobe speed (slow <--> fast) Custom Color Mixing 00
DMX Mode Allows the unit to be controlled by any universal DMX controller. Tip: Push the
Strobe (White) 1.) Navigate the menu using the
Using the IR Remote Control (sold separately) You need to set the fixture to “IR mode” via the LCD control panel prior to using the IR remote control. To do this, just repeatedly press the
DMX Values In-Depth (6-Channel Mode) Ch. Value What It Does 1 000 <--> 255 Red Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 2 000 <--> 255 Green Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 3 000 <--> 255 Blue Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 4 000 <--> 255 Amber Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 5 000 <--> 255 White Intensity (0% <--> 100%) 6 000 <--> 255 UV Intensity (0% <--> 100%) DMX Values In-Depth (11-Channel Mode) Ch.
DMX Values In-Depth (15-Channel Mode) Ch.
(18-Channel Mode, Continued) Ch.
5. APPENDIX A Quick Lesson On DMX DMX (aka DMX-512) was created in 1986 by the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) as a standardized method for connecting lighting consoles to lighting dimmer modules. It was revised in 1990 and again in 2000 to allow more flexibility. The Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA) has since assumed control over the DMX512 standard. It has also been approved and recognized for ANSI standard classification.
Keeping Your SkyBox™ Chroma 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 Width 6.81 inches (173 mm) Depth 6.81 inches (173 mm) Height 12 inches (305.8 mm) Weight 9.3 lbs (4.5 kg) Power Operating Voltage 100-240VAC, 50-60 Hertz Power Consumption 40W, .57A, pf:.62 Light Source LED 9x 15W 6-in-1 LEDs 100,000 hours.
6.81 in (173 mm) Dimensional Drawings 11.3 in (285.8 mm) 12 in (305.8 mm) 12.6 in (318.8 mm) 6.81 in (173 mm) SkyBox™ Chroma Manual Rev.
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