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Preparing for Use
After the installation,
make sure that the LED flashes steadily
from every intended point of operation
when operating the remote control,
and by watching the IR LED indicator
(located on the IR Sensor’s body).
By fine tuning its location using this
method, you will achieve the maximum
coverage of the room.
Signs of improper IR Sensor’s
positioning are a “jumping” displayed
level, or level differences between the
level indicated on the Remote IR Control
and the level displayed on the rear LED
of the fixture. Also, a non steadily
flashing LED in the pick-up IR Sensor
is an indication that the IR signal is not
being received properly.
Testing the
Configuration
Power up the Studio fixture and make
sure that it operates properly by watch-
ing the scrolling model name of the fix-
ture in the rear LED display.
If it does not operate properly,
turn the unit off immediately and
disconnect the IR Sensor.
Check that the fixture operates
properly in a stand alone Manual mode.
If the problem appears to be
the IR Sensor, call Lowel Technical
Support (800-334-3426), and do not
attempt to reconnect the Sensor.
Note: In cases where no DMX console
is connected, attaching the Sensor
automatically gives control of the DMX
chain to the IR DMX Controller, provid-
ed the Controller has been ‘enabled’
(see pg. 4). If a DMX console is con-
nected to the start of the DMX chain,
and a Sensor has also been connected
to the first fixture, the chain can be con-
trolled by either source but the console
has default control, when fixture is
powered up.
IR Sensor™
Preparing for DMX-512
control using the
IR DMX Controller
and IR Sensor.
Whether you intend to control single
or multiple Lowel Fluo-Tec dimmable
fixtures (or other DMX-512 dimmable
fixtures (★) with the IR DMX Controller,
you must first assign DMX addresses
to them using the following procedure:
1 Power up the Lowel Fluo-Tec
fixture and make sure it is not con-
nected to a DMX-512 console.
2 Press the fixture MODE button
repeatedly to scroll the LED
to DMX Address.
3 Hold down the fixture MODE
button for 4 seconds.The DMX
address will flash, and you can then
set or change that address by using
the Up/Down arrows to select
an address for 1- 64 fixtures.
Addresses must be from 1-64.
Care must be taken in properly
addressing the fixtures in multiple
unit configurations.
It is also recommended to set
the sensing (or master) fixture
to address #1 and the rest in
ascending order (#2, #3, etc.)
as they are physically positioned
in the DMX-512 daisy chain.
DMX-512 connections to multiple
fixtures must be daisy chained from
the 1st fixture’s DMX Out connector
to the 2nd fixture’s DMX In
connector, then from the 2nd fixture’s
DMX Out connector to the 3rd
fixture’s DMX In connector, etc.
For proper DMX-512 operation,
the final fixture must have a DMX
terminator plugged into its DMX Out
connector.
4 After selecting the desired
DMX-512 address, hold down the
fixture’s MODE button for 4 seconds,
and the address will be saved in the
fixture, even when it is turned off and
unplugged, until it is reset again as
described above.
Note:
While being controlled by DMX-
512 console or IR DMX-512 Controller,
the only button in the rear control panel
of the Lowel Fluo-Tec fixture that is
operational is the MODE button. Manual
dimming, change of DMX-512 address,
resetting hours of lamp operation,
and memory save/recall functions are
disabled during these two modes of
operation. As soon as an IR signal
is detected by the attached IR Sensor,
the rear LED display of the fixture
will show its DMX-512 address
★ For adding other DMX-512
dimmable fixtures to the chain,
see mfr.s instructions for DMX
addressing.