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TABLE OF CONTENTS The Puck™ Q12+ LED PAR Can 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 Puck™ Q12+ LED PAR Can 5 Features DMX Quick Reference (3/5/12-Channel Modes) The Puck™ Q12+ Pin-up Picture 5 5 7 3.
1. GETTING STARTED What’s In The Box? • 1 x Puck™ Q12+ Flat LED PAR Fixture • 1x IEC Power Cord • This Lovely User Manual Getting It Out Of The Box Congratulations on being completely and utterly qtastic! Now that you’ve got The Puck™ Q12+ (or hopefully, Pucks!), 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 PUCK™ Q12+ FLAT LED PAR FIXTURE MAIN FEATURES • Superior RGBAW Color Mixing via 12 x 10-watt quad-color LED’s (4 x 2.5W = 10W, 6 each RGBA & RGBW) • Variable electronic strobe • Variable electronic dimmer (0 – 100%) • User selectable 3 (color macros), 5 (Red/Green/Blue/Amber/White dimming) or 12 DMX channels • Built-in chase macros & sound active via DMX • Full RGBAW color mixing plus 31 built-in colors in Standalone, Master/Slave and DMX modes.
DMX Quick Reference (3-Channel Mode) Channel 1 2 3 What It Does Dimmer (0-15 off, 16-255 Dim <--> Bright) Strobe (0-15 off, 16-255 strobe slow <-> fast) Color Select Value Red 001-004 005-008 009-012 013-016 017-020 021-024 025-028 ON 029-031 ON 032-035 036-039 040-043 044-047 048-051 052-055 056-059 060-062 063-066 067-070 071-074 075-078 079-082 083-086 087-090 091-093 094-097 098-101 102-105 106-109 110-113 ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON 114-117 118-120 ON Green ON ON Blue ON Am
Figure 1: The Puck™ Q12+ Pin-Up Picture Quad-Color LED’s Ridiculously thin! Dual Mounting Yokes Figure 2: The Rear Connections DMX In DMX Out AC Power In/Out LED Control Panel Microphone The Puck™ Q12+ Manual Rev.
3. SETUP Fuse Replacement With a flat head screwdriver, wedge the fuse holder out of its housing. Remove the damaged fuse from its holder and replace with exact same type fuse. Insert the fuse holder back in its place and reconnect power. Connecting A Bunch of Puck™ Q12+ Flat LED PAR Cans You will need a serial data link to run light shows using a DMX512 controller or to run shows on two or more fixtures set to sync in master/slave operating mode.
Each wiCICLE® acts as both a transmitter and a receiver, depending on whether a DMX source is applied to the integral XLR connector. This is an extremely powerful feature of the system, however, it also requires 1 piece of due dilligence, and that is the removal of extraneous DMX signals from your lighting rig BEFORE proceeding.
4. OPERATING ADJUSTMENTS NOTE: After making any change, the unit will return to the correct mode in about 10 seconds. DMX Mode Allows the unit to be controlled by any universal DMX controller. Addr 1.) The default mode for the fixture is DMX, which appears as on the LED Readout. Use the button then the and buttons to choose a channel between 1 and 512. Press again to confirm. 2.) To change between 3 and 6 channel DMX mode, select . Select either to confirm.
To Show the Fixture Running Hours: 1.) Select FhrS from the control panel, then hit to confirm. Menu Conventions Addr ChNd = “ADDR,” DMX Address Set/Adjust = “CHMD,” Channel Mode Adjust 3/5/12 Ch = “3 Ch,” 3/5/12-Channel DMX Mode SLNd = “SLMD,” Slave Mode Adjust NASt = “MAST,” Master, set the unit to Master Mode. SLAv = “SLAV” Slave, set the unit to Slave Mode. StbY = “STBY,” Standby, unit is in Slave with no Master Fixture. SHNd SouN CoLo AUto FAdE = “SOUN,” Sound Active Mode.
Quick Tips & Tricks: Problem: The Puck LED readout says “StbY,” (Standby), no output.” Solution: The Puck is in Slave mode with no master fixture connected. Press
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 Puck™ Q12+ 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 8.25 inches (210 mm) Width 3.75 inches (95.25 mm) Height 7.5 inches (190 mm) Weight 5.2 lbs (2.4 kg) Power Operating Voltage Auto-ranging 100 V ~ 240 V 50/60 Hz Fuse 3A 250V Power & Current 120 V, 60 Hz; 96 W, 1.27 A (operating), 1.30 A (inrush) 230 V, 50 Hz; 96 W, 0.42 A (operating), 0.
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