Mode Lighting ColourStyle User manual

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This manual is in three sections:

1. Getting Started: Specifications, installation, and using the controls (p. 2)

2. The Quick-Setup Assistant – rapidly getting results (p. 10)

3. Advanced Setup: The Engineer’s Menu, and advanced configuration (p. 22)

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Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................

Technical Specification.....................................................................................................................................

How do I ?...............................................................................................................................................................

Getting Started.....................................................................................................................................................

Rear Terminal Connections...........................................................................................................................

DMX Wiring...........................................................................................................................................................

Number of DMX Devices Connected.....................................................................................................

Basics - Taking a First Look at the Display.............................................................................................

Using ColourStyle512 for the First Time – Quick Setup.................................................................

Using Sound-to-Light.........................................................................................................................................

Using Favourites...................................................................................................................................................

Select a Scene to be a Favourite from the Scenes Menu............................................................

Editing a Favourite..............................................................................................................................................

To Edit the Favourite’s Name........................................................................................................................

To Edit the Favourite’s Master Brightness ...........................................................................................

To Edit the Favourite’s Master Speed......................................................................................................

To Edit the “Recall at Power-up” Setting..................................................................................................

Master Speed and Master Brightness....................................................................................................

Using Quick Setup if the ColourStyle Has Been Used Before...................................................

Entering Engineer’s Mode for Detailed Configuration.................................................................

Configure Menu..................................................................................................................................................

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Mode Lighting - ColourStyle User Guide

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The DMX Generator can be installed in a standard 47mm UK-type double-gang

backbox. All cable connections are made on the rear of the product.

Connect a 15v DC power supply to the supply terminals on the back of the product.

(see p.6)

On the Mode PSU, supplied with the ColourStyle, the +wire has a white stripe on

it, and the – wire has no stripe.

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Connect an LED fixture Use the DMX screw-terminals on the rear of the

product 5

Create standard colours and patterns Use the Quick Setup Assistant 10

Change the overall brightness Use the scroll wheel to set “Master Brightness” 20

Change the speed of a sequence Use the scroll wheel to set “Master Speed” 20

Create custom colours and patterns Add fixtures, create scenes and create sequences

using the CCoonnffiigguurraattiioonnmenu options On CD

Use a PIR sensor to activate a sequence Set a “trigger” for one of the contact inputs On CD

Check to see if a DMX fixture is working Use the slider controls in the Test DMX Fixture feature On CD

Recall scenes using a web browser Find out or set the ColourStyle’s IP address, and use

a web browser On CD

Monitoring DMX scenes using a web

browser

Use the DMX Output Test feature to access all

channels individually or the DMX Fixture Test feature

to control an individual fixture

On CD

Find out the IP address Use Network Setup in the CCoonnffiigguurraattiioonnmenu On CD

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ColourStyle from Mode Lighting is a fully-programmable, network-enabled DMX

control system.

It is a stand-alone product, that can be configured to produce patterns on DMX

fixtures in a few minutes, without having to use PC-based configuration software.

ColourStyle’s many features enable you to get up and running very quickly, or to

edit and create fully definable scenes, sequences and triggers in precise detail.

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DMX Channels

DMX Standard

DMX refresh rate

Power Supply

Networking

Analogue channels

Contact inputs

Audio Input

Real-time clock

LCD Screen

Physical Size 35mm deep

Weight

Standard Fascia

Finishes

2 complete universes of 512 channels each

DMX 1990 A

Configurable, 36Hz Max

15v DC, 300mA, (included)

Ethernet 10/100 MHz - Auto uplink detection

Built-in web server

Te lnet command server

3 independent 0-10v outputs, 50mA

3 volt-free contact inputs

Line-level mono audio input for beat triggering

Built-in real-time clock, with 6-month battery back-up

128x64 pixel, monochrome with configurable RGB

backlight

Fits standard 47mm-deep UK double-gang backbox

255 grammes, without fascia

Stainless Steel

Polished Brass

Polished Chrome

White

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Any Combination

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ColourStyle is intended for use in fixed installations, and therefore has rising-clamp

screw-terminal connections for the DMX.

The following is a summary of common DMX pin-outs on other connectors:

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ColourStyle should be connected at one end of the daisy-chain, and not in the

middle. However, the default outputs created by the QQuuiicckkSSeettuuppAAssssiissttaannttare

transmitted from both universes, and therefore it would be possible to have one

chain of DMX fixtures connected to output A, and another connected to output B.

Avoid long runs with power or high-voltage cables, as noise pickup can interfere

with the signal that reaches the DMX fixtures.

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3 2 1

1 White/

Orange 2 Orange 7+8 Brown+

Brown/White

DMX Standard

5-pin XLR

(male, pins view)

3-pin XLR

(male, pins view)

Standard RJ-45

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On the back of the Box are terminals for DC power, two DMX universes, and three

pairs of configurable terminals that may be used as analogue outputs or trigger

inputs..

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There are two separate, fully independent, DMX “Universes” on a ColourStyle. Each

has DMX +, DMX – and Screen connections via screw-terminals, as shown above.

DMX fixtures are usually wired together using a daisy-chain. The furthest device in

the chain needs to be terminated with a 120Ωresistor between DMX+and DMX-.

For a trouble-free installation it is recommended that you use good quality shielded

cable with a twisted pair for the data, with a minimum size of 24AWG.

The DMX standard suggests a maximum length of cable of 300m, before signal

repeaters are used.

DMX wiring should not be T’d off, or star-wired. ‘Y’ connections should not be used,

as they will cause degradation in the signal quality.

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DC Power supply input

A and B are

independent 512-channel universes of DMX Audio input

DMX Universe

Outputs

0-10V output, or

contact closure input

Ethernet Socket

3 pairs of config-

urable terminals

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The ColourStyle is unusual in that you can connect multiple fixtures to one DMX

universe even if you want to control them totally independently of each other. This is

because the ColourStyle allows you to change any DMX channel level or group of

channels’ levels at a time without having to specify the levels of all the other channels.

For further details see the section on creating custom Scenes (see CD).

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Using the ColourStyle looks and feels very much like using a pocket MP3 player: you

set up scenes as if they were songs, and sequences are handled much like play-lists.

You can assign Favourite looks for quick access.

Configuring the DMX Generator is performed entirely using a combination of the

scroll-wheel, the “Back” button, the “Select” button and three soft-keys.

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“Back” button used to return to the

previous menu

“On / Off” button

used to “mute” the DMX output

“Select” button,

used to activate a menu option

Soft-key buttons

for selecting spe-

cial features

LCD Screen

(backlit)

Scroll wheel. Used to move between

menu options or

adjust values.

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The three pairs of con-

figurable terminals on

the rear of ColourStyle

can be configured as

either Contact Inputs or

Analogue outputs (see

page 32).

They are wired as

follows:

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1) Switch Input

2) Button Input

3) Fuorescent Ballast

Output

1) 2) 3)

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Up to 32 “loads” may be connected to each DMX universe. Modern DMX fixtures

do not present a full unit of “load” to the DMX output, and therefore more than 32

may be used. For example all DMX fixtures from Mode Lighting are 1/10th load, and

therefore 320 may be connected to each DMX Universe.

If you need to connect more than 32 fixtures-worth of “loads” then use a DMX

signal amplifier or booster.

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For further informa-

tion on DMX wiring

and termination see:

“Recommended

Practice for DMX512,

A Guide for Users

and Installers” by Adam Bennette,

available from PLASA.

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3. The bottom left-button is “On/Off”, or “Mute”.

The button is red when the output has been “muted”, and all DMX channels will be

transmitted with a value of 0.

4. The three middle buttons next to the screen on the Left-Hand Side act as soft-keys.

In some menus these have special functions, which are indicated by icons on the left-

hand side:

The icon/text on the screen next to the three buttons below indicate the function of

the soft-keys (for example in the image above they are add (+) , delete (-) and Edit (!).

Some menus may not have soft-keys options, in which case the three middle buttons

do not perform any function.

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Each menu has three parts: the title, the menu options, and the scroll bar. Some

menus also have up to three extra soft-key features indicated by icons on the left

hand side.

1. The top-left button, which is next to the menu title, takes the user back to the previous

menu screen from any sub-menu. This “Back” button action is uniform throughout

the system’s operation, and is just like the “Back” button on your computer’s web

browser.

When the back button is available it will illuminate orange.

2. The bottom-right button is the “Select” button, which is used to select menu

options, to tick or un-tick toggle options, or to execute commands, or to move to the

next menu. This is just like clicking on items in a computer’s web-browser.

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Menu title

options

Soft key

feature

Scroll bar

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To return to the previous screen:

- Highlight the BBaacckkoption and then press the select button

- Press the BBaacckkbutton, on the top-left of the

ColourStyle

- Highlight the Fixture and press sseelleecctt.

33..You are then asked if you plan to use the Sound-to-Light feature. This is so that if

you don’t need it then the day-to-day user interface won’t confuse users by

including the Sound-to-Light on/off switch as part of the main menu.

And that’s it!

The ColourStyle will create standard static solid colours, standard rolling-block

colours and cascading colours automatically, filling both DMX universes so that it

doesn’t matter which one has been used.

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The QQuuiicckkSSeettuuppAAssssiissttaannttrapidly configures your ColourStyle with default colours

and sequences suitable for the fixtures that you have connected.

When your new ColourStyle512 is first

switched on the following screen is shown:

- For quick-setup, choose YYeess:

- Highlight the YYeessoption in the centre of the screen and press the select button

- Press the soft-key next to the ✓icon.

11..If you select NNooor ✓ instead then you will be able to configure the ColourStyle

using the CCoonnffiigguurraattiioonnmenu options (see page 21 for further details)

You can choose between a single zone (fixtures

of one type are configured to do the same

scenes at the same time), or multiple-zones

(many different fixture types with independent

control).

- To configure a single zone, press SSeelleeccttor the <✓> button.

The ColourStyle will then ask you two questions in order to configure standard

scenes and sequences, for a single zone.

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The ColourStyle will confirm that you wish

to proceed:

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- Highlight the OOKKoption in the centre of the screen, and then press the select button

- Press the soft-key next to the ✓icon.

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White

Red

Orange Red

Orange

Gold

Ye l l o w

Green-Yellow

Lawn Green

Chartreuse

Green

Jade

Mint

Aquamarine

Cyan

Sky Blue

Deep Sky Blue

Royal Blue

Blue

Violet

Purple

Indigo

Magenta

Hot Pink

Deep Pink

Crimson

Short Rainbow

Long Rainbow

Hot Colours

Warm Colours

Cool Colours

Pastel Chase

Arc Line

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From the mmaaiinnmmeennuu, shown below, the user has the option to select a Favourite out-

put, or a specific Scene or Sequence.

In the main menu all four of the buttons on the left of

the screen will be illuminated blue to show that they

are available.

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The MMuullttii--ZZoonneeQQuuiicckkSSeettuuppAAssssiissttaannttenables you to

quickly configure different fixture types or groups,

perhaps in different areas in a building, each with

the standard scenes for independent operation.

A zone is a group of identical fittings.

If you answered “NNoo” to configuring a single

zone system then you will be asked if you want

to configure a multi-zone system:

To configure a multi-zone system, press SSeelleecctt

or the <✓> button.

The system will start at the first zone, and will

walk you through the setup, step-by-step:

In a multi-zone system it may be more conven-

ient for you to connect different zones to differ-

ent DMX universes, you are therefore given the

option of choosing which universe the fixtures in

the zone are connected to.

Press OOKKto continue.

Scroll the highlight bar onto either DMX Universe A or DMX Universe B.

Press the SSeelleeccttbutton or the ✓soft-key to continue.

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ColourStyle has a built-in beat trigger system to give you a stunning lightshow, controlled

directly from your sound system.

To use sound-to light, connect a line-level audio source to the ColourStyle’s audio

input. ColourStyle detects beats, and uses them step through the current sequence.

If “Sound-to-Light” was selected during the Quick Setup Assistant then it can be

enabled and disabled by toggling button 4.

The musical notes icon changes to show whether the sound-to-light is currently

controlling sequences.

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Enter CCoonnffiigguurraattiioonnmode by pressing: 4 (following the instructions on page 22)

Scroll down to “SSoouunndd--ttoo--LLiigghhttSSeettuupp”, and

press SSeelleecctt

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Next, select the type of fixture used in this zone:

Move the highlighted bar to the fixture you are

using.

Press the SSeelleeccttbutton or the ✓soft-key to

continue.

Next you will be asked to specify the DMX

channel that is used. If you are configuring sev-

eral zones, then the start-channel given is the

next-available DMX channel, taking into

account all of the fixtures that have already

been added in previous zones.

If you need to, then use the scroll wheel to

adjust the starting channel.

Press the SSeelleeccttbutton or the ✓soft-key to

continue.

You will then need to specify how many fixtures are in this zone:

If you need to then use the scroll wheel to adjust the number of fixtures.

Press the SSeelleeccttbutton or the ✓soft-key to continue.

You will then be asked if you want to configure another zone.

Highlight YYeessor NNooand then press SSeelleecctt, or use the <✓> or <✘> soft keys to

proceed.

If you are configuring another zone, then follow the on-screen instructions again.

The ColourStyle will now create scenes and sequences for each zone, as well as

“master” favourites that control all zones.

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Favourites may be renamed to indicate their use. You may have as many favourites

as you need.

Favourites are required if you want to set triggers (see p. 30 on the CD) from

external inputs or the IR remote control to activate colours or patterns on the

ColourStyle.

There are three ways of creating a new Favourite:

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From the mmaaiinnmmeennuupress the ffaavvoouurriitteesssoft key to display the list of favourites

Press the +soft-key to add the current “look” as a favourite.

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From the mmaaiinnmmeennuupress the SScceenneesoft key to

display the list of scenes

Highlight the scene that you want to add to the

Favourites list

Press the ✭soft key to add the scene, a message

will show that this has been done.

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A favourite is a combination of scenes/sequences with a master brightness level

and a master speed setting. A single “favourite” therefore defines a complete “look”

for the output of your ColourStyle. A venue with ColourStyle installed would typi-

cally set up favourites for common events.

Favourites are accessed by pressing the button next to the FFaavvoouurriitteessoption, which

is at the top of the mmaaiinnmmeennuu:

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You can view the incoming audio beats using the “beat monitor”, which is shown in

the SSoouunndd--ttoo--LLiigghhttSSeettuuppmenu.

For each beat a black blob will fly across the

screen from left to right.

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“SShhoowwSSoouunndd--ttoo--LLiigghhtt” will be highlighted. Use

the sseelleeccttbutton to tick or un-tick this item.

Press BBaacckkto return to the ccoonnffiigguurraattiioonnmenu.

Press BBaacckkagain to return to the mmaaiinnmmeennuu.

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