Installation Steps - JB Systems Light TUBELED Manual De Instrucciones

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CONTROLS (FRONT)
1. LCD DISPLAY: shows you all necessary information about working mode, parameters etc.
2. MODE BUTTON: used to choose the desired working mode and patterns. The display shows
another function every time you push the button. Keep the button pressed if you want to browse
faster through all possible modes. (see further for the possible options to choose from)
3. SETUP BUTTON: used to set the parameters of the selected mode or pattern. Almost every pattern
can have its own parameters. These parameters are saved for every pattern individually.
 Interval: this is the waiting time between two steps in a chase pattern.
With the UP/DOWN buttons you can select a value between 000 and 100. (000 = short
interval time * 100 = longer interval time)
Press SETUP again to confirm the selected parameter.
 Speed: this is the speed of the chase pattern.
With the UP/DOWN buttons you can select a value between 000 and 100. (000 = low
speed * 100 = high speed)
Press SETUP again to confirm the selected parameter.
 Flash: here you can select the strobe or flash rate of the TUBELED™.
With the UP/DOWN buttons you can select a value between 000 and 100. (000 = no strobe
function * 100 = high flash rate)
Press SETUP again to confirm the selected parameter.
 Tube: used to set the number of TUBELED™ tubes connected to the controller. You only
need to setup the number of tubes once. Most of the patterns won't work properly when the
number of connected tubes doesn't correspond to the selected number on the controller.
Remark: The setup function is not available on all patterns or working modes.
4. UP BUTTON: used to choose a higher value for the selected parameter.
5. DOWN BUTTON: used to choose a lower value for the selected parameter.
6. POWER ON/OFF: Used to switch the controller on and off. The last working mode is saved when
the controller is switched off.
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CONNECTIONS (REAR)
7. DMX INPUT: The TUBELED™ controller only receives DMX signals so it must be connected as any
other light effect in the DMX line. The 3pin male XLR-connector receives instructions from any
universal DMX-controller. In the next chapter we explain how to set up the DMX addresses.
8. DMX OUTPUT: The 3pin female XLR-connector is used to connect the controller with the next unit
in the DMX chain.
9. TUBELED SIGNAL CABLE: connect this cable to the first led tube in the chain. Extra 5m or 10m
signal cable extensions are optionally available.
10. DC POWER INPUT: Used to connect the supplied 12V / 500mA DC adapter to the controller.

INSTALLATION STEPS:

To be sure that the TUBELED™ system works properly you must follow the steps below every
time you change the number of tubes, put tubes at different locations or simply disconnect en
reconnect one or more tubes:
 INSTALL ALL TUBES: Refer to the installation manual included with each TUBELED™ for proper
installation.
 INSTALL THE CONTROLLER:
Put the controller in a suitable place. Eventually you can fix the controller to the wall.
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Connect the supplied DC adapter to the controller
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Connect the signal output to the signal input of first led tube.
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 TEST CONNECTIONS: we will test the connection between the controller and the led tubes.
Switch the controller on
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o Use the MODE button to select "test mode"
Press the SETUP button. (display shows "Connection OK if tubes are red") As the display
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states: if all led tubes are "red", the connections are OK.
 SET THE NUMBER OF TUBELEDS: To be able to produce nice programs, the controller needs to
know how many tubeleds are connected.
Go to any of the "non static" patterns.
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Press the setup button until the display shows "Tubes : 0000"
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Use the up and down buttons to set the exact number of connected tubes.
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o Press the setup button again to confirm.
Remark: If the number of connected tubes doesn't match the number set on the controller, the
system will not work properly. Some tubes will even not work at all!
 PROPER ADDRESSING: automatically sets the addresses of the connected tubes. Perform this
action always when you connect a different number of tubes:
Use the MODE button to select "address mode"
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o Press the SETUP button. During the initializing process the display shows "initializing addr.
Waiting..." When the initializing is done, the display shows "OK! Address is done"
At this point the setup is finished if you use the TUBELED™ system in standalone mode. Look further
on how to use the DMX capabilities.
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