Electrical connections flash patterns, Electrical connections, Troubleshooting – Code 3 Zenith User Manual
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ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
FLASH PATTERNS
YELLOW: Alternating / Simultaneous selection.
(It is assumed that all BLUE wires are connected together.)
Connect to either +V or GROUND (GND).
Heads with YELLOW connected to +V fire at the same time.
Heads with YELLOW connected to GND fire at the same time.
Heads with YELLOW connected to +V will ALTERNATE with heads that have
YELLOW connected to GND.
SPLIT COLOR HEADS:
Z1000 heads with 2 colors always alternate from side to side within themselves.
The YELLOW wire reverses the direction so that two heads can either flash the
same color at the same time or different colors at the same time.
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
INSTALLATION OF 4 HIDE-A-LED™ USING AN ON/OFF SWITCH AS
WELL AS A MOMENTARY SWITCH TO SELECT FLASH PATTERNS
(NOT SUPPLIED)
POWER-UP RESET:
After installing the system it is best to do a POWER-UP RESET the
first time to ensure that all heads are in sync.
Touch
BLUE wires to +V (RED wire) while applying power.
Release
BLUE wires. All heads will reset to Pattern #2.
If you have installed a pattern select push-button, press and hold pat-
tern select while turning power switch ON.
To select a flash pattern, touch BLUE to +V or press pattern select
switch to increment the flash pattern. The heads will remember the
selected pattern even if power is removed.
STANDARD PATTERNS
#
Pattern:
Frequency: Description:
1
Quad Flash
1.25 Hz
75 Quad Flashes Per Minute
2
Double Flash
1.25 Hz
75 Double Flashes Per Minute
3
Triple Flash
1.53 Hz
92.3 Triple Flashes Per Minute
4
DeciBlast
1.42 Hz
85.5 Deci Flashes Per Minute
5
Single Flash
1.25 Hz
75 Single Flashes Per Minute
6
Mega Flash
1.90 Hz
114 Single Flashes Per Minute
7
Triple+Burst
1.37 Hz
82.5 Triple+Burst Flashes Per Minute
8
Steady On
Steady on.
Split Color = Fast Mega
CYCLE PATTERNS
9
Cycle All
Cycle through patterns 1 to 7
10
Double-Triple+Burst
2 Double, 2 Triple+Burst cycle
11
Cycle Classic
1 Double, 1 Quad, 2 Mega cycle
12
Quad-Mega
3 Quad, 4 Mega cycle
13
Single-Quad
2 Single, 2 Quad cycle
14
DeciBlast-Quad
2 DeciBlast, 2 Quad cycle
15
Single-Triple-DeciBlast
2 Single, 2 Triple, 2 DeciBlast cycle
16
Mega-Triple+Burst
1 Mega, 1 Triple+Burst cycle
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STANDARD PATTERNS:
The HIDE-A-LED™ ships with only the standard patterns enabled. To enable
cycle flash patterns follow the procedure below.
CYCLE PATTERNS:
You may add patterns 9 through 16 by following this procedure:
1) Touch BLUE wires to +V (RED wire) while applying power.
If you have installed a pattern select push-button, press and hold pattern select
while turning power switch ON.
2) Hold BLUE wires on +V for 5 SECONDS (heads will not be flashing during
this time). After 5 SECONDS the heads will flash once or twice to indicate the
flash pattern list that has been selected:
ONE FLASH = Standard Patterns only.
TWO FLASHES = Standard + Cycle Patterns.
3) Remove the BLUE wires from +V (or release push-button).
You may switch the pattern set at any time as many times as you wish. All
heads will remember the pattern set that was selected even when power is
removed.
TROUBLESHOOTING
HEAD NOT FLASHING:
Check the RED and BLACK wires for a reversed connection. (Reverse connec-
tion will not damage the unit). Check RED and BLACK wires for either a bad
splice or a corroded ground connection.
HEADS NOT SYNCHRONIZING:
Check for a short circuit on the BLUE wire to either +V or GROUND.
Saltwater on the wire connections will short circuit the sync signal on the BLUE
wire. Check for non-functional heads in the system. If any one of the heads has
a bad GROUND connection it can cause the sync signal to become corrupted.
If any one of the heads has it’s RED and BLACK wires reverse connected it will
corrupt the sync signal.
FLASH PATTERN CHANGING:
If the flash pattern changes on it’s own there may be an intermittent short be-
tween the BLUE wire and +V. Check for water in the wiring connections. If any
one of the heads in the system has an intermittent GROUND connection it can
also cause the flash pattern to change.
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ON/OFF
FUSE
PATTERN SELECT
ALTERNATE FLASHING
RED
BLACK
BLUE
YELLOW
YELLOW
TO +V
YELLOW
TO - GND
RED
BLACK
BLUE
YELLOW
YELLOW
TO +V
YELLOW
TO - GND
ALTERNATE FLASHING
ALTERNATE FLASHING
ALTERNATE FLASHING
CHASSIS
GROUND
RED
ORANGE
BLUE
BLACK
RED
BLACK
BLUE
RED BLACK
BLUE
YELLOW
BLUE
RED
The Z1000 will also synchronize with any HIDE-A-LED™ SD24 or BULL
LED™ head. The wiring colors and functions are identical.