Order codes: LEDJ352 - Black Housing

LEDJ352A - White Housing

Rapid QB1 HEX Battery Uplighter

User Manual

www.prolight.co.uk Rapid QB1 HEX User Manual 2

Safety advice

WARNINGFOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP!• Beforeyourinitialstart-up,pleasemakesurethatthereisnodamagecausedduringtransportation.

• Shouldtherebeanydamage,consultyourdealeranddonotusetheequipment.

• Tomaintaintheequipmentingoodworkingconditionandtoensuresafeoperation,itisnecessaryfortheusertofollowthesafetyinstructionsandwarningnoteswritteninthismanual.

• Pleasenotethatdamagescausedbyusermodificationstothisequipmentarenotsubjecttowarranty.

IMPORTANT:The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance of this manual or any unauthorised modification to the equipment.

OPERATING DETERMINATIONSIfthisequipmentisoperatedinanyotherway,thanthosedescribedinthismanual,theproductmaysufferdamageandthewarrantybecomesvoid.Incorrectoperationmayleadtodangere.g:short-circuit,burnsandelectricshocksetc.

Donotendangeryourownsafetyandthesafetyofothers!

Incorrectinstallationorusecancauseseriousdamagetopeopleand/orproperty.

CAUTION!KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT AWAY FROM RAIN, MOISTURE AND LIQUIDS

CAUTION! TAKE CARE USING THIS EQUIPMENT!HIGH VOLTAGE-RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK!!

• Neverletthepowercablecomeintocontactwithothercables.Handlethepowercableandallmainsvoltageconnectionswithparticularcaution!

• Neverremovewarningorinformativelabelsfromtheunit.

• Donotopentheequipmentanddonotmodifytheunit.

• Donotconnectthisequipmenttoadimmerpack.

• Donotswitchtheequipmentonandoffinshortintervals,asthiswillreducethesystem’slife.

• Onlyusetheequipmentindoors.

• Donotexposetoflammablesources,liquidsorgases.

• Alwaysdisconnectthepowerfromthemainswhenequipmentisnotinuseorbeforecleaning!Onlyhandlethepower-cablebytheplug.Neverpullouttheplugbypullingthepower-cable.

• Makesurethattheavailablemainssupplyvoltageisbetween100~240VAC,50/60Hz.

• Pleasenote:Batteryfusemustbefittedbeforeuse.

• Makesurethatthepowercableisnevercrimpedordamaged.Checktheequipmentandthepowercableperiodically.

• Iftheequipmentisdroppedordamaged,disconnectthemainspowersupplyimmediatelyandhaveaqualifiedengineerinspecttheequipmentbeforeoperatingagain.

• Iftheequipmenthasbeenexposedtodrastictemperaturefluctuation(e.g.aftertransportation),donotconnectpowerorswitchitonimmediately.Thearisingcondensationmightdamagetheequipment.Leavetheequipmentswitchedoffuntilithasreachedroomtemperature.

• Ifyourproductfailstofunctioncorrectly,stopuseimmediately.Packtheunitsecurely(preferablyintheoriginalpackingmaterial),andreturnittoyourProLightdealerforservice.

• Onlyusefusesofsametypeandrating.

• Repairs,servicingandpowerconnectionmustonlybecarriedoutbyaqualifiedtechnician.THISUNITCONTAINSNOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTS.

• Thislightingfixtureisforprofessionaluseonly-itisnotdesignedfororsuitableforhouseholduse.Theproductmustbeinstalledbyaqualifiedtechnicianinaccordancewithlocalterritoryregulations.Thesafetyoftheinstallationistheresponsibilityoftheinstaller.Thefixturepresentsrisksofsevereinjuryordeathduetofirehazards,electricshockandfalls.

• Warning!RiskGroup2LEDproductaccordingtoEN62471.Donotviewthelightoutputwithopticalinstrumentsoranydevicethatmayconcentratethebeam.

• WARRANTY:Oneyearfromdateofpurchase.

• Pleasenote:Batteriesareclassedasconsumableitemswhicharecoveredfor90daysfromdateofpurchase.

www.prolight.co.uk Rapid QB1 HEX User Manual 3

0m 1m 2m 3m 4m 5m

25° - LuxFULL ONRGBWAUV

492098816803892260788N/A

1230246.7419.897.3563.5197.1N/A

54711018743.225187.6N/A

25°

30861.810524.314149.3N/A

19739.567.215.690.231.5N/A

Product overview & technical specifications

RapidQB1HEXisaportablebatterypowereduplighteroutputtingultra-smoothcoloursfromrichsaturatedhuestosubtlepastelshades.Thecompactandrobusthousingdesignmakesthisfixtureextremelyportableandeasilyconcealable.Theinternallithiumbatteryhasanautonomyforupto18hoursinsinglecolourmodeandupto5.5hoursofcolourfadingandchases,whilethechargingtimeisonly5hours.Thelightsourceiscomposedof4x12Whigh-powerRGBWAUVLEDsandtheextractablefootallowsyoutoadjustthetiltangle.Theon-boardwirelesstransceivermakesforatrulycablefreeoperationandisW-DMXcompatible.

Rapid QB1 HEX

•4x12Wsix-colourLEDs(RGBWAUV)

•Beamangle:25°(fieldangle:45°)

•1,230Lux@2m(fullon)

•1.2kHzrefreshrate

•DMXchannels:6/8or12selectable

•Wirelesscontrol(W-DMXSwedencompatibletransceiver)

•Staticcolour,colourchange,colourfade,auto,soundactiveandmaster/slavemodes

•0-100%dimmingandvariablestrobe

•M10riggingpointforclamp

•Adjustablefootforangledfloorstandingapplications(upto25°)

•Safetybond/securitychainpoint

•4pushbuttonmenuwithLEDdisplay

•Rechargeablebatteryforwirelessapplications

•Maximumruntime:upto18hours(singlecolour),5.5hours(colourchange/fade),3hours(fullon)*

•Chargingtime:5hours(whenunitpoweredoff),9hours(whentheunitispoweredon)

•IECpowerinput/output

•3-PinXLRinput/output

•SuppliedwithIRremote

Specifications Rapid QB1 HEX

Powerconsumption 55W

Powersupply 100~240V,50/60Hz

Fuse F3.15A250V

Battery 14.8V5200mAh

Batteryfuse F5A250V

Dimensions 204x138x144mm

Weight 3kg

Ordercodes LEDJ352-BlackHousingLEDJ352A-WhiteHousing

*battery life subject to usage and the temperature where the fixture is situated.

Please note: Battery fuse must be fitted before use.

138mm 144mm

204mm

www.prolight.co.uk Rapid QB1 HEX User Manual 4

Technical specifications

01-Earthpoint

02-LEDdisplay

03-Functionbuttons

04-Chargeindicator

05-WirelessDMXindicator

06-IRreceiver

07-Microphone

08-M10riggingpoint

09-On/offswitch

10-Adjustablefoot

11-3-PinDMXinput

12-3-PinDMXoutput

13-IECpowerinput

14-IECpoweroutput

15-FuseF3.15A250V

16-BatteryfuseF5A250V

Inthebox:1 x fixture, 1 x IR remote, 1 x fuse, 1 x power cable & 1 x user manual

MENUCHARGE

INDICATOR DOWN UP ENTER MIC

09

11

12

10

16

01

13

15

14

MENUCHARGE

INDICATOR DOWN UP ENTER MIC

04

06 03

05 08

07

02

www.prolight.co.uk Rapid QB1 HEX User Manual 5

Operating instructionsOperating instructions

d 0 0 1

d 5 1 2A d d r DMX address setting

C H a n Channel modes

6 C H

8 C H

1 2 C H

F A i L DMX signal fail

H o L d

b L a C

a U t o

C o L o

r E d

G r E E

b L U E

A N b E

u H I t

U v

0 0 0

2 5 5Colour mix mode

S p 0 1

S p 0 9Colour fade mode

P r o G

S t a t

A U t o

S t r o

F A d E

S o U n

C o 0 1

C o 2 7Static colour mode

F A 0 1

F A 0 5

S p 0 1

S p 0 9Auto mode

S E 0 1

S E 0 9Sound active

S t 0 0

S t 1 0Strobe

MENU_

www.prolight.co.uk Rapid QB1 HEX User Manual 6

Operating instructions

MENU

o n

o F FE C o Eco mode (available in 3

or more colour programs)

o n

o F Fi r IR remote control

u 3. 0 0u E r Software version

- - - -H o U r Fixture run time

- - -b A t t Remaining Battery life (percentage)

- - - Ct E N p Fixture temperature

U i F i

S E t t

t - rt r a n

r E c E

Wireless DMX Signal Setting

Pair(whenintransmitmode)Clear(whenintransmit/receivemode)

C L E A

o n

o F F

P A i r

Wireless DMX Tx/Rx Setting

Master(transmitmode)Slave(receivemode)

www.prolight.co.uk Rapid QB1 HEX User Manual 7

Operating instructions

Channel Value Function

1 000-255 Reddimmer(0-100%)

2 000-255 Greendimmer(0-100%)

3 000-255 Bluedimmer(0-100%)

4 000-255 Whitedimmer(0-100%)

5 000-255 Amberdimmer(0-100%)

6 000-255 UVdimmer(0-100%)

6 channel mode:

Channel Value Function

1 000-255 Reddimmer(0-100%)

2 000-255 Greendimmer(0-100%)

3 000-255 Bluedimmer(0-100%)

4 000-255 Whitedimmer(0-100%)

5 000-255 Amberdimmer(0-100%)

6 000-255 UVdimmer(0-100%)

7 000-255 Masterdimmer(0-100%)

8 000-010 Nofunction

011-255 Strobe(slow-fast)

8 channel mode:

DMX mode:

OperatinginaDMXcontrolmodeenvironmentgivestheuserthegreatestflexibilitywhenitcomestocustomisingorcreatingashow.Inthismodeyouwillbeabletocontroleachindividualtraitofthefixtureandeachfixtureindependently.

ToaccesstheDMXaddressmode,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsonthefrontoftheunittoshowd001ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstosettherequiredDMXaddress.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting. Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

DMX channel mode:

ToaccesstheDMXchannelmode,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsonthefrontoftheunittoshowCHAnontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochooseoneofthe6/8or12DMXchannelmodes.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.

Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

www.prolight.co.uk Rapid QB1 HEX User Manual 8

Operating instructions

Channel Value Function

1 000-255 Reddimmer(0-100%)

2 000-255 Greendimmer(0-100%)

3 000-255 Bluedimmer(0-100%)

4 000-255 Whitedimmer(0-100%)

5 000-255 Amberdimmer(0-100%)

6 000-255 UVdimmer(0-100%)

7 000-255 Masterdimmer(0-100%)

8 000-010 Nofunction

011-255 Strobe(slow-fast)

9 000-010 Nofunction

011-200 Colourmacros

201-255 Whitemacros

10 000-017 Nofunction

018-034 3colourfade(RGB)

035-051 3colourfade(CMY)

052-068 4colourfade(RGBW)

069-085 4colourfade(RGBA)

086-102 5colourfade(RGBWA)

103-119 6colourfade(RGBWAUV)

120-136 9colourfade(RGBWAUVCMY)

137-153 3colourchange(RGB)

154-170 3colourchange(CMY)

171-187 4colourchange(RGBW)

188-204 4colourchange(RGBA)

205-221 5colourchange(RGBWA)

222-238 6colourchange(RGBWAUV)

239-255 9colourchange(RGBWAUVCMY)

11 000-255 Programspeed(slow-fast)

12 000-255 Soundactive

12 channel mode:

www.prolight.co.uk Rapid QB1 HEX User Manual 9

Operating instructions

Wireless DMX operation:

TooperatethefixtureinwirelessDMXyouwillneedtoconnectthefixturetoaW-DMXcompatiblewirelessDMXTransmitter.FirstlyclearthefixtureswirelessDMXmemorybyfollowingtheinstructionsbelow.TopairthefixtureandtransmittermakesurethewirelessDMXindicatorisoff.

ToturnwirelessDMXon,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoshowUiFi ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectSEtt.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselecton.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.

ToputtheunitintoWirelessDMXreceivemode,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoshowUiFi ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectt-r.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectrECE.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Pressthepairbuttononthetransmitter.ThewirelessDMXindicatorwillstartflashingfast.Oncethepairissuccessfultheindicatorwillturnsolidyellow.

ToturnwirelessDMXoff,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoshowUiFi ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectSEtt.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectoff.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

TolinkmultipleRapidQB1viawirelessmaster/slaveseeWirelessmaster/slaveoperation.

Clear wireless DMX memory:

ToclearthewirelessDMXmemory,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoshowUiFi ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectSEtt.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectCLEA.Pressandholdthe“ENTER”buttonfor5secondstoerasethewirelessDMXmemory.TheWirelessDMXindicatorwillgooff.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

Pleasenote:WhenthefixtureisinWirelessDMXtransmitmodethewirelessDMXmemoryoftheTransmitterunitandallreceivingunitswillbecleared.WheninWirelessDMXreceivemodethewirelessDMXmemoryofthatonereceivingunitwillbecleared.

Wireless DMX indicator information:

WhentheWirelessDMXindicatorLEDisilluminated,thefixtureispaired.

WhentheWirelessDMXindicatorLEDisflashingfast,thefixturessettingsfromthelastpairaresavedbutthefixtureisn’tpairedwiththetransmitter.

WhentheWirelessDMXindicatorLEDisflashingslow,thefixturesispairedwiththetransmitterbutisn’treceivingsignal.

WhentheWirelessDMXindicatorLEDisoff,thefixturesdoesn’thaveanyrememberedwirelessDMXsettingsandisn’tpairedwithatransmitter.

www.prolight.co.uk Rapid QB1 HEX User Manual 10

Operating instructions

DMX Signal Fail:

ToaccesstheDMXsignalfailsetting,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoshowFAiLontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenHoLd(Hold),bLaC(Blackout)orAUto(Automode).Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

Colour mix mode:

Toaccessthecolourmixmode,pressthe“MENU”buttontoshowCoLoontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochooserEd.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectthebrightnessofRedbetween000~255.Value: 000 - 255 (000 = low, 255 = high). Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandrepeatforGrEEGreen,bLUEBlue,uHItWhite,ANbEAmberandUvUV.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.

Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

Built-in programs:Toaccessthebuilt-inprograms,pressthe“MENU”buttontoshowProGontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectoneofthe5built-inprograms(staticcolour,colourfade,auto,soundorstrobe).

StAt-Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectbetweenCo01~Co25.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.

FAdE-Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectthefadeprogrambetweenFA01~FA05.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectthefadespeedbetweenSP01~SP09.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.(01 = slow speed, 09 = fast speed).

AUto-Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselecttheautospeedbetweenSP01~SP09.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.(01 = slow speed, 09 = fast speed).

SoUn-Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectthesoundsensitivitybetweenSE01~SE09.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.(01 = low sensitivity, 09 = high sensitivity).

_

Co01-Red

Co02-Green

Co03-Blue

Co04-White

Co05-Amber

Co06-UV

Co07-Cyan

Co08-Magenta

Co09-Yellow

Co10-Purple

Co11-Orange

Co12-LimeGreen

Co13-Lavender

Co14-Yellow/Orange

Co15-Pink

Co16-LightBlueCo17~Co27-Whitecolourtemperaturemacros

www.prolight.co.uk Rapid QB1 HEX User Manual 11

Operating instructions

Built-in programs (cont.):Stro-Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectthestrobespeedbetweenSt00~St10.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.(00 = strobe off, 09 = strobe fast).

Master/slave operation:

Tosetthemasterunit,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoshowUiFi ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectt-r.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselecttran.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Thenselectyourdesiredprogram.Tosettheotherunitsinslavemode,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoshowUiFi ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectt-r.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectrECE.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Theunitwillnowruninsequencewiththemasterunit.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

PleaseensurethatallslaveunitsaresettothesameDMXchannelmodeasthemasterunit.

Wireless master/slave operation:

FirstlyclearthefixtureswirelessDMXmemorybyfollowingtheinstructionsClearwirelessDMXmemory.Tosettheunitsintomaster/slavefollowtheinstructionsabove(Master/slaveoperation).Topairthemasterunitwiththeslave(s),pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoshowUiFi ontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectSEtt.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstoselectPAir.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontopair.ThewirelessDMXindicatorwillstartflashingfast.Oncethepairissuccessfultheindicatorwillturnsolidyellow.

Software version:

Todisplaythesoftwareversion,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsonthefrontoftheunittoshowuErontheLEDdisplay.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandthesoftwareversionwillbedisplayed.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

Fixture hours:

Todisplaythefixturehours,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsonthefrontoftheunittoshowHoUrontheLEDdisplay.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandthefixturehourswillbedisplayed.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

Remaining battery life:

Todisplaythebatteriescharge,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsonthefrontoftheunittoshowbattontheLEDdisplay.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandthebatterychargewillbedisplayedbetween000~100(0-100%).Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

www.prolight.co.uk Rapid QB1 HEX User Manual 12

Operating instructionsOperating instructions

Battery reference information:

WhenthebatterychargeindicatorLEDisilluminatedred,thefixtureisrecharging.

WhenthebatterychargeindicatorLEDisilluminatedyellow,thefixturehaslessthan30%charge.

WhenthebatterychargeindicatorLEDisilluminatedgreen,thebatteryischarged.

Therechargingtimeforthebatteryis5hourswhentheunitispoweredoffand9hourswhentheunitispoweredon.Thebatteryusagetimefromfullychargedisdependantonthemodeandbrightnessofthefixture.

Formoreinformationpleaseseethefeaturesonpage3.

Eco mode:

Tosetthefixtureintoecomode,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsonthefrontoftheunittoshowECoontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenonorofF.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

Pleasenote:Ecomodeallowsthefixturetorunlongerfromasinglechargewhenusedina3ormorecolourprogramwithaslightreductioninintensity.

Fixture temperature:

Todisplaythefixturetemperature,pressthe“MENU”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonsonthefrontoftheunittoshowtENPontheLEDdisplay.Pressthe“ENTER”buttonandthefixturetemperaturewillbedisplayed.Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

IR remote:

ToturntheIRremotefunctionon/off,pressthe“MENU”buttontoshowirontheLEDdisplay.Nowpressthe“ENTER”buttonandusethe“UP”and“DOWN”buttonstochoosebetweenonoroFF.Pressthe“ENTER”buttontoconfirmthesetting. Toexitoutofanyoftheaboveoptions,pressthe“MENU”button.

Reset factory settings:

Toresettheunitsfactorysettings,pressthe“MENU”and“ENTER” buttonstogether,theunitwillshowuAitontheLEDdisplay.Theunitwillnowresettothefactorydefaultsettings.

www.prolight.co.uk Rapid QB1 HEX User Manual 13

Operating instructions

ON/OFF

Auto Sound Strob

M/S FadeSpeed

Full EcoAdd

Green BlueRed

White Amber

CyanOrg Pink

UV

01

03

06

09

04

10

02

05

12

11

07

08

A B C

D E F

G H I

IR remote functions:

01-Setstheunitintoblackoutoff/on(LEDon/off)

02-Setsthestaticcolour(seechartkeyforcolours)

03-Runstheautomode,usethe‘Speed’buttonfollowedbythe‘’and‘’buttonstoadjusttheautospeed

04-Runsthesoundprogram,usethe‘’and‘’buttonstoadjustthesoundsensitivity

05-Runsthestrobeprogram,usethe‘’and‘’buttonstoadjustthestrobespeed

06-Setstheauto/fadespeed.Pressthisbuttonfollowedbythe‘’and‘’buttonstoadjusttheprogramspeed

07-Setstheunitineithermasterorslavemode

08-Runsthefademode,usethe‘Speed’buttonfollowedbythe‘’and‘’buttonstoadjustthefadespeed

09-SetstheDMXaddress.Pressthisbuttonfollowedbythe‘’and‘’buttonstoadjusttheDMXaddress.Pressthisbuttonagainfollowedbythe‘’and‘’buttonstoadjusttheDMXchannel

10-Setstheunitinfullon.Pressthisbuttonfollowedbythe‘’and‘’buttonstoadjustbrightness(000-255)

11-SetstheunitinEcomode.Pressthisbuttonfollowedbythe‘’and‘’buttonstoturnecomodeon/off

12-Adjuststheauto,fadeandstrobespeed,soundsensitivity,DMXaddress/channel,fullonbrightnessandturnstheecomodeon/off.

A-Red

B-Green

C-Blue

D-White

E-Amber

F-UV

G-Orange

H-Cyan

I-Pink

www.prolight.co.uk Rapid QB1 HEX User Manual 14

Setting the DMX address:

TheDMXmodeenablestheuseofauniversalDMXcontroller.Eachfixturerequiresa“startaddress”from1-511.Afixturerequiringoneormorechannelsforcontrolbeginstoreadthedataonthechannelindicatedbythestartaddress.Forexample,afixturethatoccupiesoruses7channelsofDMXandwasaddressedtostartonDMXchannel100,wouldreaddatafromchannels:100,101,102,103,104,105and106.Chooseastartaddresssothatthechannelsuseddonotoverlap.E.g.thenextunitinthechainstartsat107.

DMX 512:

DMX(DigitalMultiplex)isauniversalprotocolusedasaformofcommunicationbetweenintelligentfixturesandcontrollers.ADMXcontrollersendsDMXdatainstructionsformthecontrollertothefixture.DMXdataissentasserialdatathattravelsfromfixturetofixtureviatheDATA“IN”andDATA“OUT”XLRterminalslocatedonallDMXfixtures(mostcontrollersonlyhaveadata“out”terminal).

DMX linking:

DMXisalanguageallowingallmakesandmodelsofdifferentmanufacturestobelinkedtogetherandoperatefromasinglecontroller,aslongasallfixturesandthecontrollerareDMXcompliant.ToensureproperDMXdatatransmission,whenusingseveralDMXfixturestrytousetheshortestcablepathpossible.TheorderinwhichfixturesareconnectedinaDMXlinedoesnotinfluencetheDMXaddressing.Forexample;afixtureassignedtoaDMXaddressof1maybeplacedanywhereinaDMXline,atthebeginning,attheend,oranywhereinthemiddle.WhenafixtureisassignedaDMXaddressof1,theDMXcontrollerknowstosendDATAassignedtoaddress1tothatunit,nomatterwhereitislocatedintheDMXchain.

DATA cable (DMX cable) requirements (for DMX operation):

ThisfixturecanbecontrolledviaDMX-512protocol.TheDMXaddressissetonthebackoftheunit.YourunitandyourDMXcontrollerrequireastandard3-pinXLRconnectorfordatainput/output,seeimagebelow.

Note: DMX cable must be daisy chained and cannot be split.

DMX setup

FurtherDMXcablescanbepurchasedfromallgoodsoundandlightingsuppliersorProLightConceptsdealers.Pleasequote:

CABL10 – 2mCABL11 – 5mCABL12 – 10m

www.prolight.co.uk Rapid QB1 HEX User Manual 15

Notice:

Besuretofollowthediagramsbelowwhenmakingyourowncables.DonotconnectthecablesshieldconductortothegroundlugorallowtheshieldconductortocomeincontactwiththeXLRsoutercasing.Groundingtheshieldcouldcauseashortcircuitanderraticbehaviour.

Special note:

Line termination:

Whenlongerrunsofcableareused,youmayneedtouseaterminatoronthelastunittoavoiderraticbehaviour.

Using a cable terminator will decrease the possibilities of erratic behaviour. (3-pin - Order ref: CABL90, 5-pin - Order ref: CABL89)

5-pin XLR DMX connectors:

Somemanufacturesuse5-pinXLRconnectorsfordatatransmissioninplaceof3-pin.5-pinXLRfixturesmaybeimplementedina3-pinXLRDMXline.Wheninsertingstandard5-pinXLRconnectorsintoa3-pinlineacableadaptormustbeused.Thediagrambelowdetailsthecorrectcableconversion.

Terminationreducessignaltransmissionproblemsandinterference.ItisalwaysadvisabletoconnectaDMXterminal,(resistance120Ohm1/4W)betweenpin2(DMX-)andpin3(DMX+)ofthelastfixture.

5-pin XLR (female)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)Pin 4: N/CPin 5: N/C

3-pin XLR (female)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)

3-pin XLR (male)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)

5-pin XLR (male)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)Pin 4: N/CPin 5: N/C

DMX setup

www.prolight.co.uk Rapid QB1 HEX User Manual 16

WEEE notice

Correct Disposal of this Product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)

(Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

Thismarkingshownontheproductoritsliterature,indicatesthatitshouldnotbedisposedwithotherhouseholdwastesattheendofitsworkinglife.Topreventpossibleharmtotheenvironmentorhumanhealthfromuncontrolledwastedisposal,pleaseseparatethisfromothertypesofwastesandrecycleitresponsiblytopromotethesustainablereuseofmaterialresources.

Householdusersshouldcontacteithertheretailerwheretheypurchasedthisproduct,ortheirlocalgovernmentoffice,fordetailsofwhereandhowtheycantakethisitemforenvironmentallysaferecycling.

Businessusersshouldcontacttheirsupplierandcheckthetermsandconditionsofthepurchasecontract.Thisproductshouldnotbemixedwithothercommercialwastesfordisposal.