Blizzard Lighting Q6A The Puck (Rev C) - Manual (Page 9)

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The Puck Q6A / Q6W Manual Rev. C Copyright (c) 2011-12 Blizzard Lighting, LLC
Each wiCICLE ® acts as both a transmitter and a receiver, depending on whether
a DMX source is applied to the integral XLR connector. This is an extremely
powerful feature of the system, however, it also requires 1 piece of due dilli-
gence, and that is the removal of extraneous DMX signals from your lighting rig
BEFORE proceeding.
SO: BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE, YOU SHOULD DISABLE ANY
BUILT-IN PROGRAMS IN THE FIXTURES YOU WISH TO CONNECT AND/
OR SET THEM AS SLAVES PRIOR TO RETURNING THEM TO DMX MODE
(IF APPLICABLE). Most fixtures contain a built-in automatic, sound
active or custom program which is designed to operate with the fixture
NOT connected to a DMX chain.
Some of these programs will automatically run unless the fixture is set to slave
mode. These fixtures typically sense DMX automatically and switch to DMX
mode upon receiving DMX signal (our Pucks do that!)
If you plug a wiCICLE ® “receiver” into an autosensing fixture set as a “mas-
ter, “chances are good that the wiCICLE ® “receiver” will begin transmitting the
master program. Most times, this is undesirable, and taking the two seconds to
switch these programs off will solve a lot of ails.
Got that done? Good! Then let’s proceed!
1. Plug the wiCICLE ® Receiver into the “DMX IN” connector of the fixture and
verify it is receiving power (the STATUS LED should illuminate.)
2. Connect the AC/DC adaptor to the the wiCICLE ® Transmitter and verify it is
receiving power (the STATUS LED should illuminate.)
3. Press the RECESSED SELECTOR BUTTON on the Transmitter to select the
operating channel group. (The system will store this setting for future use)
The 7-Color Status LED will change color to indicate the current channel group:
· GROUP 1: RED
· GROUP 2: GREEN
· GROUP 3: YELLOW
· GROUP 4: BLUE
· GROUP 5: VIOLET
· GROUP 6: CYAN
· GROUP 7: WHITE
4. Follow the same procedure on the Receiver to select the channel group.
5. Once both the transmitter and receiver(s) are both set to the same chan-
nel group, connect the transmitter to the DMX controller or the DMX out of a
fixture on your DMX chain.
6. Once a DMX signal is provided to the transmitter, the status LED will blink
RED slowly until communication is established with the receiver. The status
LED on the receiver(s) will flash GREEN slowly until communication is estab-
lished.
7. Once the clearest channel is auto-selected, the status LEDs will blink quickly
on both the transmitter and receiver. NOTE: The color of the LED DURING
operation does not indicate channel group, instead it indicates whether the
unit is transmitting or receiving. That’s It!
NOTE: “GROUP” number
also corresponds to the
“GROUP” setting on our
LightCaster™ wireless DMX
Transceiver.