User manual AVOLITES ART 2000 POWERCUBE

[. . . ] Avolites Ltd ART2000 Power Cube User Manual Related to software versions Main:24 Sept 2009 PDE: 23 Sept 2009 This manual and the products it describes are intellectual property of Avolites Ltd. England PowerCubeUser-V1 28/09/2009 16:52:00 Useful Avolites phone numbers:Avolites England Sales and service* Fax Email Website (+44) (0) 20 8965 8522 (+44) (0) 20 8965 0290 name@avolites. com http://www. avolites. com Service out of hours*(+44) (0) 831 17 8888 Distribution of Avolites products in USA:Avolites America Sales and service* Fax (+1) 423 938 2057 (+1) 423 938 2059 *Before contacting Avolites for service enquiry please ensure that you have the product serial number and the Software version (shown at switch on). The latest version of this manual (MS Word 2000 & PDF) and ART2000 Power Cube Software can be downloaded from the Internet. The small print : No Liability for Consequential Damages Avolites has a policy of continuous product and documentation improvement. As such the detail within this manual may not match the operation of the ART2000-PC. In no event shall Avolites be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages or loss whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of profits, business interruption, or other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use or inability to use the ART2000-PC even if Avolites Ltd. [. . . ] There are up to 8 multipin connectors, each of which carries 6 channels (Harting-type connectors may carry 8 channels). PowerCubeUser-V1 28/09/2009 16:52:00 Do not connect or disconnect the multipin connectors whilst channels are turned on, as this may cause arcing which will damage the connectors. You can also program 12 memories into the ART2000 Power Cube, which is useful in case of emergency, or for very simple setups where you do not need a control console. Bookmark not defined. . 3. 6 Support from your reseller or Avolites direct If you require support for this product please do not hesitate to call your local supplier or Avolites Direct. When contacting any support staff always have the serial number to hand as we use this to track your support case. The serial number can eb found just above the large AVOLITES logo on the front panel and should start with A2KPC- and then four digits If the unit stops performing as it should we would kindly ask you to call support in and out of office hours to state the problem. This will help us identify the problem as we will have the opportunity to ask you to do some test with the unit in situation. This direct interaction is of great value to the product development PowerCubeUser-V1 28/09/2009 16:52:00 Non urgent problems or remarks can be relayed to Avolites later on. Telephone number of your local supplier Avolites Sales and service* Avolites Service out of hours* . . (+44) (0) 20 8965 8522 (+44) (0) 831 17 8888 4. The User Interface The ART2000 Power Cube uses a cursor key matrix and three dedicated switches to navigate the functions Cursor key matrix controls the Up/Down and Left/Right direction. To enter a function or accept a selection press the centre key marked [OK]. A bulb with animated light rays is used as a hart beat indicator (not shown in this document screen examples) Typical screen after power-up: DMX 001 Artnet 000. 001 Status: running Faders: Test on --------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 The status line indicates the mode the system is in, System Status modes: · · · Running OK Warning Reset (normal operation mode) (see System log for details) (after power up and manual reset) 5. Main Function List The ART2000 uses menus contained in a list, pressing the menu key will open the list and the cursor UP / DOWN can be used to select the desired function è Press the [Menu] Key to start the Menu system è Use [Down] to step through the menu items from the top of the list è Use [UP] to step through the menu items from the bottom of the list è Press [OK] to select a function. Single level function è Change a single setting (using [UP] and [DOWN]) è Press [OK] to select or safe the setting and terminate the function. Multi level function è Select a Channel or function (using [UP] and [DOWN]) è Press enter to select the channel and move to the channel Attribute or Function detail PowerCubeUser-V1 28/09/2009 16:52:00 è Use [UP] and [DOWN] to change the attribute or Function detail è Press [OK] to save the channel attribute or select the function detail è If there are more then one function detail (like the IP address) then the [LEFT] and [RIGHT] key can be used to navigate the details è Press Enter to safe each channel attribute or function detail. Note: Pressing [MENU] when in a function will restart that function Note: Single settings and attributes that have more then 10 entries can be auto-incremented by holding the [UP] or [DOWN] Key for more then 2 seconds Note: A short description of the function is given on the LCD below the menu selection Note: After a power-up or reset, pressing the Menu key will start the menu at the DMX function. Functions · · · · · · · · · · DMX ARTNET LINE ADDRESS MODE CURVE LIMIT PRE-HEAT MEMORY STORE FADER MODE LEVELS IP SETTINGS · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ADRESS MASK GATEWAY PANEL LOCK PHASE SETUP DATE & TIME EVENT LOG SOFTWARE VERSIONS SERIAL, MAC, RDM ID S SYSTEM STATUS FLCIKER FINDER USER SETTINGS SYSTEM WIPE ALL PowerCubeUser-V1 28/09/2009 16:52:00 6. DMX Start address in Start mode Changing the Start Address è Press the [Menu] Key è Press [DOWN] to select the DMX function and press [OK] è Press [UP] or [Down] to select the DMX address and press [OK] to select and save the address. DMX 001 Artnet 000. 001 Status: running Faders: Test on --------------- DMX -------------Start Address 001 Note: Holding the [Up] or [Down] for more than 2 seconds will trigger the value to auto-increment or auto-decrement Tip: pressing [Left] or [Right] will clear the address to 000 7. DMX Start address in Patch mode Changing a DMX patch è Press the [Menu] Key è Press [DOWN] to select the DMX function and press [OK]. è Press [UP] or [Down] to select the desired channel and press [Right] to move to the control to the DMX address field. è Press [UP] or [Down] to select the desired DMX address. è press [OK] to save the address, and to return to channel selection. DMX patch Artnet 000. 001 Status: running Faders: Test on --------------- DMX -------------Channel Patch All 000 01 002 02 003 è When done press the [Menu] key to exit this function. Note: To load a 1:1 patch , at the channel select menu level, scroll to All and press the [Right] The control will move to the DMX address selection, then set the desired DMX Start Address for the module to start from (dimmer channel 1) and select. Note: DMX address 000 parks a channel, it can then not be controlled by the DMX inlet or ArtNet data stream. Note: for US style patching (all channels parked) use channel select All and then set the Patch to 000 and press [OK], after this patch the desired PowerCubeUser-V1 28/09/2009 16:52:00 channels as normal. Note: At the DMX menu level, Holding the [Up] or [Down] for more than 2 seconds will trigger the value to auto-increment or auto-decrement 8. ARTNET Start address in Start mode Changing the Start Address è Press the [Menu] Key è Press [DOWN] to select the ARTNET function and press [OK] è Press [UP] or [Down] to select the ARTNET universe and press [OK] to save this. OR è Press [RIGHT] to select the Start Address field. [. . . ] IP Settings, IP, IP mask and Gateway Shows the current IP address of the dimmer module when an Ethernet card is detected. The IP address and Mask can be changed in this menu Only the IP address is given as an example, IP mask and Gateway follow the same operation. IP address è Press the [Menu] Key è Press [UP] to select the IP SETTINGS function and press [OK] è Press [UP], [Down] to select the desired data group to change and press [OK] DMX 001 Artnet 000. 001 Status: running Faders: Test On ---------IP SETTINGS ------------Address 192. 168. 000. 001 Mask 255. 255. 255. 000 Gateway 102. 102. 102. 102 è Press [Left] or [right] to navigate the Address è Press [UP], [Down] to change the value for each of the four fields. è Press [Left] or [right] to navigate back to Address è Press [UP], [Down] to navigate to Mask or Gateway then press [Left] or [right] to navigate the field è Press [UP], [Down] to change the value for each of the four fields. [. . . ]