MINI LED MANAGER - Lighting Controller JBSYSTEMS LIGHT - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL MINI LED MANAGER JBSYSTEMS LIGHT

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Thank you for buying this JB Systems® product. To take full advantage of all possibilities, please read these operating instructions very carefully.

FEATURES

This unit is radio-interference suppressed. This product meets the requirements of the current European and national guidelines. Conformity has been established and the relevant statements and documents have been deposited by the manufacturer.

• Extremely versatile power supply for all kinds of passive RGB LED-projectors.

• Different standalone working modes:

• Fixed color mode: Instant access to 16 pre-programmed colors

• Auto chase mode: 16 different color chases with 8 different speeds.
  Sound chase mode: 16 different color chases with audio triggering

• Fade chase mode: 16 different color chases fading smoothly at 8 different speeds.

• Any wall-switch can be used to turn the LED output on/off, even when used in DMX-mode!

• All functions can be controlled:

• Directly on the on the Mini Led Manager

• With an optional LEDCON-01 or LEDCON-02 remote
• With a 300Watt LED Manager

• By any standard DMX-controller

• Several Mini Led Managers can be used in Master/slave mode to create high power, fully synchronized setups.

• 100Watt power 24Vdc output. (R + G + B) with short-circuit protections

• 4 DMX channels needed: Ch1=red, Ch2=green, Ch3=Blue, Ch4=Dimmer/strobe.
• Enclosure prepared for easy installing against the wall.
• No fan cooling: completely silent!

BEFORE USE

Check the contents:

Check that the carton contains the following items:

• Mini Led Manager
• Mains cable
  Output conversion cable
• User manual

Some important instructions:

• Before you start using this unit, please check if there's no transportation damage. Should there be any, do not use the device and consult your dealer first.
• Important: This device left our factory in perfect condition and well packaged. It is absolutely necessary for the user to strictly follow the safety instructions and warnings in this user manual. Any damage caused by mishandling is not subject to warranty. The dealer will not accept responsibility for any resulting defects or problems caused by disregarding this user manual.
• Keep this booklet in a safe place for future consultation. If you sell the fixture, be sure to add this user manual.
• To protect the environment, please try to recycle the packing material as much as possible.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS:

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the top cover. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel only.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the use or the presence of un-insulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.

The exclamation point within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operation and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying this appliance.

This symbol means: indoor use only

This symbol means: Read instructions

This symbol means: Lamp Control Gear

• To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
• To avoid condensation to be formed inside, allow the unit to adapt to the surrounding temperatures when bringing it into a warm room after transport. Condense sometimes prevents the unit from working at full performance or may even cause damages.
• This unit is for indoor use only.
• Don't place metal objects or spill liquid inside the unit. No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on this appliance. Electric shock or malfunction may result. If a foreign object enters the unit, immediately disconnect the mains power.
• No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the appliance.
• Don't cover any ventilation openings as this may result in overheating.
• Prevent use in dusty environments and clean the unit regularly.
• Keep the unit away from children.
• Inexperienced persons should not operate this device.
  Maximum save ambient temperature is 40^ . Don't use this unit at higher ambient temperatures.
• Always unplug the unit when it is not used for a longer time or before you start servicing.
• The electrical installation should be carried out by qualified personal only, according to the regulations for electrical and mechanical safety in your country.
• Check that the available voltage is not higher than the one stated on the rear panel of the unit.
• The socket inlet shall remain operable for disconnection from the mains.
• The power cord should always be in perfect condition: switch the unit immediately off when the power cord is squashed or damaged. It must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard
• Never let the power-cord come into contact with other cables!
• This appliance must be earthed to in order comply with safety regulations.
• In order to prevent electric shock, do not open the cover. Apart from the mains fuse there are no user serviceable parts inside.
• Never repair a fuse or bypass the fuse holder. Always replace a damaged fuse with a fuse of the same type and electrical specifications!
• In the event of serious operating problems, stop using the appliance and contact your dealer immediately.
• Please use the original packing when the device is to be transported.
• Due to safety reasons it is prohibited to make unauthorized modifications to the unit.

MAINTENANCE

• Clean by wiping with a polished cloth slightly dipped with water. Avoid getting water inside the unit. Do not use volatile liquids such as benzene or thinner which will damage the unit.
• Since this unit uses a cooling fan, the interior of the device should be cleaned annually using a vacuum cleaner or air-jet.

Attention: We strongly recommend internal cleaning to be carried out by qualified personnel!

FUNCTIONS

1. INTERNAL MICRO: used for sound activated chases.
2. DMX INPUT: 3pin male XLR-connector used to connect universal DMX-cables. This input receives instructions from a DMX-controller or from another Mini Led Manager when used in master/slave mode.
3. DMX OUTPUT: 3pin female XLR-connector used to connect the Mini Led Manager with the next DMX appliance in the chain or with another Mini Led Manager when used in master/slave mode. The mini LED Manager can also be used as controller for other LED projectors like for example "LED PAR56/64"
4. ON/OFF SWITCH: used to switch the unit on/off.
5. DIP SWITCHES: when used in DMX mode (DIP10 = OFF) you can set the DMX-starting address of the unit. When used in stand-alone mode (master, DIP10 = ON), you can use the DIP-switches to set different pre-programmed options.
6. AUTO DMX ADDRESS BUTTON: see further to learn how to set the DMX address easily.
7. OUTPUT CABLE: used to connect different 24Vdc common anode LED projectors. (max. load: 100W) The cable uses a special 4pin female connector. You can use the supplied conversion cable to easily connect different projectors.
8. OUTPUT MONITOR: you can check the separate output state of the 3 colors (red, green and blue)
9. ANALOG SWITCH INPUT: used to connect any external analog switch. This external switch can be used to switch the general output of the Mini LED Manager on/off. (external blackout) See further for more information on how to connect the analog switch.
10. MAINS INPUT: with IEC socket and integrated fuse holder, connect the supplied mains cable here.
11. MAINS FUSE: Always replace this fuse with a fuse that has the same characteristics! (250V/3,15A)

DIP SWITCH SETTINGS

Dip switch 10:

Dipswitch setting	Function
↓ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	DIP10 = OFF → DMX / Slave operation You can use the automatic DMX addressing feature (see further) or traditional DIP-switches. Use the dipswitches 1~9 to set the DMX address from 0 to 511. The first 9 DIP-switches correspond to a certain DMX-value:
	DIP	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9
	Value	1	2	4	8	16	32	64	128	256
	You can combine the values of these switches to obtain any starting address between 1 and 512: Begin address = 01 → switch 1=ON values: 1 Begin address = 05 → switch 1+3=ON values: 1+4 = 5 Begin address = 09 → switch 1+4=ON values: 1+8 = 9 Begin address = 13 → switch 1+3+4=ON values: 1+4+8 = 13 ... Begin address = 62 → switch 2+3+4+5+6=ON values: 2+4+8+16+32 = 62
↓ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	DIP10 = ON → Master operation (stand-alone) Use the dipswitches 1~9 to set the mode, speed, patterns, fixed color color...etc functions. Below each of these functions is explained in detail.

Dip switches 1&2: Mode (Sound/auto/fade/forced color):

Dipswitch setting	MODE
↓ON 12345678910	SOUND: internal microphone triggers the selected patterns.
↓ON 12345678910	AUTO: the selected pattern runs automatically at the desired speed.
↓ON 12345678910	FADE: the colors of the selected pattern fade smoothly at the desired speed.
↓ON 12345678910	FIXED COLOR: use DIP-switches 6, 7, 8 & 9 to select the desired colors.

Dip switches 3,4 & 5:Speed (from fast to slow):

Dipswitch setting	Auto/FadeMode
ON 12345678910	Speed 1	Fast
ON 12345678910	Speed 2
ON 12345678910	Speed 3
ON 12345678910	Speed 4
ON 12345678910	Speed 5
ON 12345678910	Speed 6
ON 12345678910	Speed 7
ON 12345678910	Speed 8	Slow

DIP switches 6,7,8 & 9: Chase & Color:

Dipswitch setting	SOUND & AUTO MODE	FIXED COLOR MODE
ON 12345678910	Standard chase	White
ON 12345678910	Bright chase	Red
ON 12345678910	Mood chase	Orange
ON 12345678910	Spectrum random chase	Amber
ON 12345678910	Spectrum sequence chase	Yellow
ON 12345678910	Dynamic chase	Light Yellow
ON 12345678910	Chase Red – Cyan	Apple Green
ON 12345678910	Chase Green – Purple	Light Green
ON 12345678910	Chase Blue – Red	Green
ON 12345678910	Chase Yellow – Blue	Cyan
ON 12345678910	Chase Red – Green	Blue
ON 12345678910	Chase Yellow – Green	Deep Blue
ON 12345678910	Chase Cyan – Orange	Purple
ON 12345678910	Chase Green - Light purple	Light Purple
ON 12345678910	Chase Red – Yellow	Magenta
ON 12345678910	Chase Gold Yellow - Blue	Pink

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION

The electrical installation should be carried out by qualified personal only, according to the regulations for electrical and mechanical safety in your country.

How to connect the LED-projectors to the output of the unit:

Important: Switch the Mini Led Manager OFF before you install the LED-projectors! The maximum total load of the Mini Led Manager is 100W, spread over 3 colors: each of the 3 colors has a max. load of 33W! Make sure not to overload the output cable!

The output cable (6) uses a special 4pin connector. Two different types of passive LED projectors can be connected:

A. LED Projectors with a special 4pin connector (ex. LED STRIP):

This is the easiest way to make the connections. Fix all projectors properly and daisy chain their in/output cables until you reach the

maximum allowed load. Make sure to fasten the plastic ring of the connector.

WELL CONNECTED

B. LED Projectors with open wires (ex. LED GROUND LIGHT):

Use the supplied conversion cable and connect the internal 4 wires to the corresponding 4 wires of the LED projectors. (in most cases the colors of the wires match with the LED colors) Make sure not to exceed the maximum allowed load:

• White wire: This is the common wire (anode)
• Red wire: This the power for the red LEDs (max. 33W)
• Greenwire: This the power for the green LEDs (max. 33W)
• Blue wire: This the power for the blue LEDs (max. 33W)

Electrical installation in Master/slave-mode:

• You need to "daisy chain" the DMX in/outputs of 2 or more units with a good quality balanced cable

• Switch the unit with the free DMX-input connector to master, the other units are automatically switched as slaves. The DIP-switches on the slave units are disabled.

Electrical installation in Master/slave-mode with the LEDCON-02 (or LEDCON-01) remote:

• You need to "daisy chain" the DMX in/outputs of 1 or more units with the output of the LEDCON-02 remote using a good quality balanced cable

LEDCON-01 or LEDCON-02

• The LEDCON-02 remote will be used to control all connected slaves. The Mini Led Managers are automatically switched as slaves. The DIP-switches on the slave units are disabled.

Electrical installation in DMX-mode:

• The DMX-protocol is a widely used high speed signal to control intelligent light equipment. You need to "daisy chain" your DMX controller and all the connected units with a good quality balanced cable

• To prevent strange behavior of the light effects, due to interferences, you must use a 90 to 120 terminator at the end of the chain. Never use Y-splitter cables, this simply won't work!

• DIP-switch 10 must be set to OFF on all units. Each unit in the chain needs its proper start address so it knows which commands from the DMX-controller it has to decode. When you need a lot of power you can use several Mini Led Managers and give them the same start address. See the previous chapter to learn how to set the DMX addresses.

Connecting an external analog switch for blackout:

Using any ordinary on/off switch, you can put the output of the Mini LED Manager in blackout, even if it's controlled by DMX: for example you can use a regular "wall switch" to turn the LED-light on/off at any moment!

• Connected wall switch in OFF position (contacts open): output = ON
• Connected wall switch in ON position (contacts closed): output = OFF (blackout)

AUTOMATIC DMX ADDRESSING

How to set the DMX addresses:

There are 3 ways to set the DMX-address of the units. If you use setting options A or B you MUST set ALL DIP-switches to OFF position.

A. Setting individual DMX-addressesper mini LED Manager:

• Make sure that ALL DIP-switches are set to OFF position!
• Make sure the DMX cables of all units are connected.
• Connect the first unit to a universal DMX controller.
• Connect all units to the mains so they are switched on.
• Set all DMX-channels on your DMX-controller to zero (value 000).
• Set the DMX-channel, that you want to assign as DMX-start address on your mini LED Manager to maximum (value 255)
• Press the "Auto DMX address" button (6) on the mini LED Manager shortly.
• If you want to set another unit to the same DMX-start address, simply press it's "Auto DMX address" button (6) and it will receive the same address.
• Done!

An example to make things clear:

We will set the DMX start address of a mini LED Manager to 106:

• Connect the mini LED Manager to the DMX-controller as described above and make sure all is switched on.
• Set all DMX-channels on the controller to zero (000)
• Now set DMX-channel 106 to maximum (255)
• Press the "Auto DMX address" button (6) on the mini LED Manager shortly.
• Done! Your mini LED Manager now has DMX address 106!

B. Automatic DMX-addressing, starting from any given start address:

To save a lot of time (imagine the time it takes to set the DIP switches of 16 units...) you can set the DMX addresses of all units in the DMX-chain just by the push of a button. No need to calculate the

starting address of each individual unit, this will be done for you!

• Make sure that ALL DIP-switches are set to OFF position!
• Make sure the DMX cables of all units are connected.
• Connect the first unit to a universal DMX controller.
• Connect all units to the mains so they are switched on.
• Set all DMX-channels on your DMX-controller to zero (value 000).
• Set the DMX-channel, that you want to assign as DMX-start address on your mini LED Manager, to maximum (value 255)
• Press the "Auto DMX address" button (6) on the first mini LED Manager in the chain for about 5 seconds.
• Done! The first mini LED Manager in the chain will receive the DMX-start address you chose and it will automatically calculate and program the DMX addresses of all the other units in the DMX-chain!

An example to make things clear:

We want to set the DMX-addresses of 16 units, the DMX start address of the first mini LED Manager must be 202:

• Connect all mini LED Manager to the DMX-controller as described above and make sure all are switched on.
• Set all DMX-channels on the controller to zero (000)
• Now set DMX-channel 202 to maximum (255)
• Press the "Auto DMX address" button (6) on the first mini LED Manager in the chain for about 5seconds.
• Done! The first mini LED Manager in the chain will receive DMX-start address 202 and it will automatically calculate and program the DMX addresses of all the other units in the DMX-chain! This means that the 2^nd mini LED Manager automatically receives address 206, the 3^rd has address 210, ..., until the 16^th mini LED Manager who automatically receives start address 262.

You just programmed 16 mini LED Manager, this took you about 10seconds!!!

Remark: you can mix the units with other DMX-effects that don't have the automatic DMX-addressing option. In that case you still have to set the DMX-addresses of these DMX-effects manually! You can also mix the Mini LED Managers with other JB Systems LED products that have the auto DMX-feature. They will also automatically receive their DMX-addresses.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

A. Standalone 1unit:

• Connect the LED projectors to the Mini Led Manager as indicated in the previous chapters.
• Switch the unit on and refer to the chapter "DIP SWITCH SETTINGS" to make yourself familiar with the various functions of the faders and buttons.

B. Two or more units in master/slave setup:

• Connect the LED projectors to the Mini Led Managers as indicated in the previous chapters.
• Connect the units with each other as explained in the chapter about electrical installations.
• Switch the Mini Led Managers on. You can only use the controls on the master unit, the controls on the slaves are disabled. Refer to the chapter "DIP SWITCH SETTINGS" to make yourself familiar with the various functions of the faders and buttons on the master unit.

C. Connect the optional LEDCON-02 (or LEDCON-01) for remote control:

In most cases the MINI LED MANAGER will be installed on a wall, close to the LED-projectors. If you want to have easy access to its functions, you can connect the LEDCON-02 (or LEDCON-01) remote controller to the (first) Mini Led Manager. The other connections are identical to those of the standalone or master/slave setups. Don't forget to perform the automatic addressing on the LEDCON-02!!!

D. Controlled by universal DMX-controller:

• Connect the LED projectors to the Mini Led Manager(s) as indicated in the previous chapters.
• Connect the Mini Led Manager(s) with all other DMX-appliances in the DMX-chain.
• Switch all units on and set the proper DMX-addresses. (don't forget to set DIP-switch 10 to OFF)
• Switch your universal DMX-controller on and refer to the DMX chart below to control the connected Mini Led Managers:

DMX512 Configuration
Ch1	Ch2	Ch3	Ch4
RED	GREEN	BLUE	DIMMER/STROBE
255 100%	255 100%	255 100%	248-255 OPEN 201-247 191-200 SOUND CHASE 8-190 0-7 CLOSED
0 0%	0 0%	0 0%

SPECIFICATIONS

Power Input:

AC 230V~50Hz

Fuse:

3,15A / 250V slow blow (20mm glass)

Output voltage to LEDs:

DC 24V common anode

Output power to LEDs:

1x 100W max

Red: 33W max.
Green: 33W max.
Blue: 33W max.

DMX connections:

3pin XLR (DMX-512 standard)

DMX channels:

4 (CH1: red, CH2: green, CH3:blue, CH4:dimmer/strobe)

Audio input:

None, internal microphone

Size:

255× 110× 88mm

Weight:

1,82kg

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