RANDOM COLOR CONTROL SPEED EXAMPLE OF COLOR WASH EFFECT SWITCH# 7 8 9 In Color Wash, Speed is defined as the amount of time which External Control Speed of 20 seconds, full saturation, full brightness, in a clock- The Random Color effect produces a randomly generated set 0 No blue elapses between the initial display of the starting color in cycle wise direction (ROYGBIV) of colors at user-definable speeds. Colors step in discrete If you are using a Color Kinetics controller or DMX512 con- 1 Lightest blue 2 A little more one (red in ROYGBIV, or violet in VIBGYOR), and its next dis- increments from one hue to the next. troller to control your Color Kinetics lights, you need to set 3 A bit more play which begins cycle two. There are 64 different speeds each light to external control mode, (switches 10, 11, and 12) 4 Still more CHOOSE THE EFFECT: RANDOM COLOR 10 11 12 5 Even more which can be set in the Color Wash effect, ranging from as COLOR Switches #10 and 11: OFF ON and then set the DMX address for each light (switches 1–9). 6 More intense fast as .5 seconds to as long as 2 hours to complete a single 7 Most intense Switch #12: ON OFF For details about external control, skip directly to the External cycle. Switches #1-6 control the speed options. For the fastest Control section, on the other side of this sheet. With additive color mixing, you can mix reds, greens and speed (.5 sec.), all switches between #1-6 are OFF. For the CROSS FADE CHOOSE THE VARIATIONS: RANDOM COLOR Stand-alone Control blues to produce secondary colors. The following illustration slowest speed (2 hrs.), all switches between #1-6 are ON. The The Random Color Effect can be varied by Speed, Saturation shows how secondary colors are produced: The Cross Fade effect causes the light to smoothly move from and Starting Color. Only certain Color Kinetics fixtures have stand-alone control. following table illustrates the available options, switch settings Lighting Effects Guide Desired one color to another. The Cross Fade differs from a Color In stand-alone control mode, the light displays one of its built- and their binary equivalents. SPEED Color Mix COLOR WASH SPEED Wash in that it alternates between only two colors while the ® in effects. It will repeat the same effect for as long as it is In Random Color, Speed is defined as the amount of time a FOR COLOR KINETICS LIGHTS WITH DIP SWITCHES Color Wash cycles through the entire spectrum of colors. The being powered. Green Green single color is displayed before it “jumps” to the next color. SWITCH# 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cross Fade slowly increases the intensity of one color of light Yellow Green and Red There are 32 different speeds which can be set for the If you’re using stand-alone control, proceed directly to the next 0 0.5 sec while simultaneously reducing the intensity of another color. Random Color effect, ranging from as fast as .05 seconds to section to choose the desired effect. Magenta Blue and Red 1 0.6 sec For example, a Cross Fade set to begin with red and end in 2 0.7 sec as long as 3 minutes before jumping to the next color. 3 0.8 sec blue will first display a fully intense red, then mix in a bit of Cyan Green and Blue Switches #1-5 control speed. For the fastest speed (.05 sec.), EFFECTS 4 0.9 sec blue (producing pinkish hues), then mix more blue (to produce White Red, Green, Blue 5 1.1 sec all switches between #1-5 are OFF. For the slowest speed (3 Effects work in stand-alone control mode only. See the previ- 6 1.2 sec magenta hues), then display fully intense blue, and reverse the min.), all switches between #1-5 are ON. The following table ous section on Control if you are controlling your lights with (Remember additive color mixing!) 7 1.4 sec process (magenta, pink, red) before beginning the next cycle 8 1.6 sec iillustrates the available options, switch settings and their an external controller. Let’s look at one more example before we move on to the next 9 1.9 sec (red-pink-magenta-blue-magenta-pink-red). 10 2.2 sec binary equivalents. There are six types of effects possible in stand-alone mode: effect. Refer to the table below. If you’d like to produce purple 11 2.5 sec CHOOSE THE EFFECT: CROSS FADE RANDOM COLOR SPEED (or “magenta”) hues, you’ll need to mix red (switches #1-3) 12 2.9 sec • Fixed Color • Color Wash Switch #11: ON 13 3.3 sec SWITCH# 1 2 3 4 5 and blue (switches #7-9). That means that switches #4-6 (the 14 3.8 sec Switches #10 and 12: OFF 0 0.05 sec • Cross Fade • Random Color greens) should remain in the off position. 15 4.4 sec 1 0.06 sec Color Kinetics Incorporated 16 5 sec CHOOSE THE VARIATIONS: CROSS FADE 2 0.08 sec 10 Milk Street, Suite 1100 • Fixed Color Strobe • Variable Color Strobe 17 5.8 sec The Cross Fade can be varied by choosing one of eight start- 3 0.12 sec Boston, MA 02108 18 6.7 sec Synchronizer and Multi Synchronizer have one additional 4 0.15 sec Tel 888 Full RGB 19 7.7 sec ing colors and one of eight ending colors at one of eight dif- 5 0.21 sec Tel 617 423 9999 effect: 20 8.8 sec ferent speeds. 6 0.25 sec 21 10.2 sec Fax 617 423 9998 7 0.3 sec • Chasing Rainbow 22 11.7 sec [email protected] STARTING COLOR 8 0.4 sec 23 13.4 sec SWITCH# 4 5 6 www.colorkinetics.com 9 0.5 sec 24 15.4 sec In the Cross Fade effect, switch- FIXED COLOR 0 Black 10 0.75 sec 25 18 sec es #4-6 govern which color 1 Red 11 1 sec 26 20 sec Fixed Color allows the static display of any one of 512 possi- 2 Green 12 1.2 sec 27 24 sec begins the fade. Choose one of ©2000-2002 Color Kinetics Incorporated. All rights reserved. 3 Yellow 13 1.5 sec ble colors. A Fixed Color Effect is generated by blending the 28 27 sec Chromacore, Color Kinetics, the Color Kinetics logo, ColorBlast, EXAMPLE OF FIXED COLOR EFFECT the following eight colors: 4 Blue SPEED 14 2 sec ColorPlay, iColor, iPlayer, QuickPlay, and Smartjuice are registered 29 30 sec primary colors of Red, Green and Blue. 5 Magenta trademarks, and ColorBurst and iColor Cove are trademarks of Color Full Intensity Red black, red, green, yellow, blue, COLOR 15 2.5 sec 30 35 sec Kinetics Incorporated. 6 Cyan 16 3.5 sec To select Fixed Color, first set the switches for the Fixed Color 31 40 sec magenta, cyan or white. PUB-000020-00 Rev 01 7 White 17 4.5 sec 32 45 sec effect. Throughout this guide, this symbol n indicates that the 18 5 sec Specifications subject to change without notice. SPEED 33 50 sec ENDING COLOR 19 7.5 sec switch should be ON. 34 1 min In the Cross Fade Effect, 20 10 sec 35 1.1 min 21 12 sec CHOOSE THE EFFECT: FIXED COLOR 36 1.3 min Switches #1-3 govern which SWITCH# 1 2 3 22 15 sec 37 1.5 min Switches #10, 11 and 12: ON color to fade to before it revers- 0 Black 23 20 sec COLOR WASH 38 1.8 min 1 Red 24 25 sec 39 2 min es back to the Starting Color. CHOOSE THE VARIATION: FIXED COLOR 2 Green 25 30 sec LET’S GET STARTED 40 2.3 min The Color Wash effect moves sequentially around the spectrum Choose one of the following 3 Yellow 26 45 sec The variation on Fixed Color is choosing one of 512 discrete 41 2.7 min Certain Color Kinetics lights and controllers have DIP switch- 4 Blue 27 1 min of colors in either clockwise (ROYGBIV) or counterclockwise colors. 42 3 min eight colors: black, red, green, 5 Magenta es for programming. Use these switches to choose the con- COLOR 28 1.5 min 43 3.5 min (VIBGYOR) direction, repeating the same cycle over and over, magenta, blue, yellow, cyan or 6 Cyan 29 2 min trol, effects, and variations for each light. To determine 44 4 min DISCRETE COLOR at user-definable speeds. 7 White 30 2.5 min 45 4.5 min white. whether the product you are interested in is programmed by Switches #1-3 control hues of red. Switches #4-6 control hues 31 3 min To select Color Wash, first set the switches for the Color Wash 46 5 min DIP switches go to the support section of Color Kinetics of green. Switches #7-9 control hues of blue. To illustrate the 47 5.5 min Do not set the Starting Color and Ending Color to the same website at http://pro.colorkinetics.com/support. effect (remember that ON is the UP position). 48 6 min color. If you want a static color display, choose the Fixed SATURATION principles behind the DIP switch configurations let’s look at 49 6.5 min In the Random Color Effect, you can vary the Saturation by blue (display of reds and greens follow similar principles). In CHOOSE THE EFFECT: COLOR WASH 50 7 min Color effect. CONTROL Switches #10 and 11: ON 51 8 min choosing light Saturation (pastels) or full Saturation. Switch #6 general, the fewer switches in the on position, the lighter the SPEED There are two control methods to chose from: stand-alone 52 9 min controls the amount of Saturation. For light Saturation, set shade of color which is displayed. So, to get a very light “sky Switch #12: OFF 53 10 min In Cross Fade, Speed is defined as the amount of time that control, and external control. In stand-alone control, the 54 12 min Switch #6 OFF. Full Saturation is achieved by setting Switch blue,” turn on only switch #7. The next hue would be switch CHOOSE THE VARIATIONS: COLOR WASH elapses between the initial display of the Starting Color to the light uses its own built-in effects. In external control, the light 55 15 min #6 ON. #8 only and so on. The Color Wash can be varied by speed, saturation, bright- 56 20 min Ending Color and back again. There are eight different speeds receives data from an external controller. 57 25 min ness and cycle direction. 58 30 min for the Cross Fade effect, ranging from as fast as 5 seconds STARTING COLOR EFFECTS 59 40 min for the round trip to as long as 1 hour to complete the round You can choose from one of Certain Color Kinetics controllers, are pre-programmed with TABLE 1: DIP SWITCH SETTINGS 60 50 min eight different starting colors SWITCH# 7 8 9 61 1 hr trip. Switches #7-9 control the speed options. For the fastest 0 starting color 1 an assortment of lighting effects. Not all Color Kinetics Lights 62 1.5 hrs speed (5 sec.), all switches between #7-9 are OFF. For the in the Random Color Effect. 1 starting color 2 SWITCH # 123456789101112 63 2 hrs have stand alone control. slowest speed (1 hr.), all switches between #7-9 are ON. The From these eight different 2 starting color 3 VARIATIONS table below illustrates all available speed options and their starting points it will cycle 3 starting color 4 FIXED Add levels of Add levels of Add levels of 4 starting color 5 On On On SATURATION COLOR binary equivalents: through a set of 128 colors 5 starting color 6 Every effect has its own set of variations, which you can can Red Green Blue COLOR In the Color Wash effect, you can vary the saturation by which step in discrete incre- 6 starting color 7 use to customize the effect. 7 starting color 8 Cycle choosing light saturation (pastels) or full saturation. Switch #7 SWITCH# 7 8 9 ments of at least 25% of the COLOR Speed Satura- Bright- Do the Dip WASH Direc- On On controls 0 5 sec color spectrum so no two col- .5 sec - 2 hrs tion ness In order to select or change the control, effects, or variations tion saturation. For light saturation, set switch #7 OFF. For full satu- 1 10 sec 2 30 sec ors in a row will have similar values. for products that use DIP switches, you must disconnect the Ending Color Starting Color Speed ration, set switch #7 ON. 3 1 min CROSS Switches #7-9 govern the Starting Color. The table above illus- red, green, blue, red, green, blue, from starting color On 4 2 min power to the light, set the DIP switches, and then repower FADE cyan, magenta, yellow, cyan, magenta, yellow, to ending color and BRIGHTNESS SPEED 5 15 min trates all available options and their binary equivalents: white, black white, black back again the unit. New Shows will not be displayed until the unit In the Color Wash effect, switch #8 controls the level of bright- 6 30 min Starting Color 7 1 hr EXAMPLE OF RANDOM COLOR EFFECT is repowered. RANDOM ness. The brightness, or intensity, of the light can be set to Speed Satura- red, green, blue, On At a speed of every 2 seconds, fully saturated, starting with COLOR .05 sec - 3 min tion cyan, magenta, yellow, either half intensity or full intensity. For half intensity, set switch EXAMPLE OF CROSS FADE EFFECT (With Synchronizer and Multi Synchronizer, there is no white, black Color 1 #8 OFF. For full intensity, set switch #8 ON. Starting from red, fading to blue at a speed of 30 seconds need to disconnect and repower the units; new shows are FIXED Color Strobe Rate round trip 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 displayed as soon as you set the DIP switches.) COLOR On CYCLE DIRECTION red, green, blue, cyan, 20/sec - 2/sec ON STROBE magenta, yellow, white, black The direction of the sequential flow of colors can be controlled 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 We suggest you set the DIP switches with a blunt object such OFF in the Color Wash effect through switch #9. When switch #9 ON as a stylus or pen cap, not with a sharp object, which may VARIABLE Cycle Speed Strobe Rate OFF COLOR Direc- On On is OFF, the direction of the flow of colors is clockwise from red In this example, if a second light is set to the same settings as damage the switches. STROBE (color advance) 20/sec - 2/sec tion to violet (ROYGBIV). When switch #9 is ON, the direction of the example above except for Starting Color, each would THE WORLD ACCORDING TO COLOR KINETICS the flow of colors is counterclockwise from violet to red (VIB- change colors at the same rate but not follow the same color If you look at nothing else in this guide, don’t miss the DIP Switch PC-DMX PC Address On GYOR). display. Settings Table (Table 1). This table is the key to what each DIP switch setting governs. You’ll see from this table that in general, Dip Switches #10-12 determine the effect or the control method. DMX512 DMX512 Address Dip Switches #1-9 govern the variations or the DMX address. FIXED COLOR STROBE VARIABLE COLOR STROBE SPEED DMX ADDRESS TABLE SPEED EXTERNAL CONTROL Strobes are a “stop action,” or rapid series of very short Speed refers to the time it takes for a rainbow cycle to repeat. SWITCH# 1 2 3 4 5 Color Kinetics lights can be operated via either stand-alone or intense light flashes which can make actions seem intermittent. For instance, if you set speed to 10 seconds, then 10 seconds Light DMX Binary Light DMX Binary 0 0.07% external control. External control allows you to use either a # Ch.# # 123456789 # Ch.# # 123456789 will elapse between one appearance of a color and its next In the Fixed Color Strobe effect, the same color is strobed at 1 0.13% 11 0 86 256 255•••••••• DMX512 controller or a PC to control your lights. 2 0.20% appearance on any one light. Alternatively, if 12 lights are 24 3•• 87 259 258 • • each flash. 3 0.26% 37 6•• 88 262 261 • • • projecting a rainbow vertically against a wall, it will take 10 To control the lights externally, you must set the lights to exter- CHOOSE THE EFFECT: FIXED COLOR STROBE 4 0.33% 410 9• • 89 265 264 • • nal control mode and assign each light a DMX address. 5 0.39% seconds for a color to be chased across the 12 light rainbow. 51312 • • 90 268 267 • • • • Switch #11: ON 6 0.46% 61615•••• 91 271 270 • • • • Speed options range from 2 seconds to 2 hours. Select speed There are two methods of external control: DMX512, and Switches #10 and 12: OFF 7 0.52% 71918 • • 92 274 273 • • • 8 0.65% by setting switches 1 through 4 as shown in the following PC DMX. 82221••• 93 277 276 • • • CHOOSE THE VARIATIONS: FIXED COLOR STROBE 9 0.78% 92524 • • 94 280 279 • • • • • table 10 1.00% 10 28 27•• •• 95 283 282 • • • • The Fixed Strobe effect can be varied by Color and Strobe CHASING RAINBOW SPEED DMX512 11 1.20% 11 31 30 •••• 96 286 285 • • • • • To make the light receive DMX data from a DMX512 Rate. 12 1.40% 12 34 33 • • 97 289 288 • • 13 1.60% controller, Switches #10, 11 and 12 should be in the 13 37 36 • • 98 292 291 • • • • SPEED SWITCH# COLOR 14 2.00% BINARY 14 40 39••• • 99 295 294 • • • • NO. SPEED 1234 OFF position. 15 2.30% 15 43 42••• 100 298 297•••• In the Fixed Color Strobe Effect, switches #1-3 AND #4-6 gov- 16 2.90% 0 2 sec 16 46 45•••• 101 301 300 • • • • 17 3.60% 1 5 sec 10 11 12 ern which single color will be displayed during the flash. 17 49 48 • • 102 304 303•••• • • 18 4.20% 2 10 sec ON 18 52 51•• •• 103 307 306•••• Choose one of the following eight colors: black, red, green, 19 4.90% 3 20 sec 19 55 54 •• •• 104 310 309 • • • • • 20 5.90% 4 30 sec OFF yellow, blue, magenta, cyan, or white. Both Switches #1-3 20 58 57• ••• 105 313 312 • • • • 21 7.20% 5 45 sec 21 61 60 •••• 106 316 315•• ••• • AND #4-6 must be configured in exactly the same way. The 22 8.50% 6 1 min DMX512 operates at 250,000 baud. 22 64 63•••••• 107 319 318 ••••• • 23 10% 7 2 min following table illustrates the available colors and their set- DMX512 controllers include: 23 67 66 • • 108 322 321 • • • 24 12% 8 5 min 24 70 69 • • • 109 325 324 • • • tings: 25 15% 9 10 min • Synchronizer and Multi Synchronizer 25 73 72 • • 110 328 327 • • • • • 26 18% 10 15 min • iPlayer 26 76 75 • • • • 111 331 330•• •• SWITCH# 1 2 3 4 5 6 27 22% 11 30 min 27 79 78 ••• • 112 334 333 • • • • • 28 26% 12 40 min • Smart Jack 3 Adapter (USB) 0 Black 13 1 hr 28 82 81 • • • 113 337 336 • • • 29 33% 1 Red 14 1.5 hr • Most professional lighting control consoles 29 85 84••• 114 340 339 • • • • • 30 38% 2 Green 15 2 hr 30 88 87••••• 115 343 342••••• 31 49.9% 3 Yellow PC DMX 31 91 90•••• 116 346 345 • • • • • 4 Blue 32 94 93• ••• • 117 349 348 • • • • • To make the light receive DMX data from a PC, set switch #10 COLOR 5 Magenta STEP SIZE 33 97 96 • • 118 352 351••••• • • CYCLE DIRECTION 6 Cyan Step size is the distance between sequential colors displayed to ON and Switches #11 and 12 to OFF. 34 100 99•• •• 119 355 354 • • • • 7 White The direction of the flow of colors can be controlled in the 35 103 102 •• •• 120 358 357 • • • • • STROBE RATE Variable Color Strobe through Switch #6. When Switch #6 is by a light. Step sizes range from 16 to 384. Lower step values 10 11 12 36 106 105 • • • • 121 361 360 •••• produce colors that are closer to each other in the color spec- ON 37 109 108 •• •• 122 364 363•••••• In the Fixed Color Strobe Effect, Switches #7-9 govern the OFF, the direction of the flow of colors is clockwise from Red 38 112 111•••• •• 123 367 366 ••• •• • strobe rate which can be set from as fast as 20 flashes per to Violet (ROYGBIV). When Switch #6 is ON, the direction the trum (Red-Orange-Yellow-Green-Blue-Indigo-Violet); higher step OFF 39 115 114 • • • • 124 370 369 • • • • • values produce colors that are further apart. In other words, in 40 118 117 • • • • • 125 373 372 • • • •• second to as slow as 2 flashes per second. For the fastest flow of colors is counterclockwise from Violet to Red (VIBGY- PC DMX operates at 115,200 baud. 41 121 120 •••• 126 376 375 • • • ••• • speed (20/sec.), all switches between #7-9 are OFF. For the the lowest step value setting, the lights in a chain will display 42 124 123•• •••• 127 379 378 • • • •• • OR). PC DMX controllers include: slowest speed (2/sec), all switches between #7-9 are ON. The colors of a similar hue during a single cascade. In higher step 43 127 126 •••••• 128 382 381 • • • ••• • STROBE RATE • Smart Jack 1 Adapter (Serial) 44 130 129 • • 129 385 384 • • table above illustrates all available options and their binary value settings, the lights in a chain will display a rainbow of 45 133 132 • • 130 388 387•• •• In the Variable Color Strobe Effect, Switches #7-9 govern the equivalents: colors during a single cascade. 46 136 135 • • • • 131 391 390 • • • • strobe rate which can be set from as fast as 20 flashes per DMX Addresses 47 139 138 • • • 132 394 393 • • • • To select the step size, set switches #5–7 as shown in the fol- To control the lights using an external controller, you must 48 142 141 • • • • 133 397 396 •• •• SWITCH# 7 8 9 second to as slow as 2 flashes per second. For the fast-est 49 145 144 • • 134 400 399 •••• •• lowing table. For a Chasing Rainbow without repeating colors 0 20/sec speed (20/sec.), Switches #7-9 are OFF. For the slowest assign each light a DMX address. You can assign the same 50 148 147 • • • • 135 403 402 • • • • displayed at once, follow the number-of-lights/step-size settings 51 151 150 • • • • 136 406 405 • • • • • 1 13/sec speed (2/sec), Switches #7-9 are ON. The following table DMX address to multiple lights, causing them to receive the 2 10/sec as indicated below. This effect is possible only when using a 52 154 153•••• 137 409 408 •• •• 3 7.5/sec illustrates all available options and their binary equivalents: same data and display the same effects. 53 157 156 • • • • 138 412 411•• •• •• chain of 4, 6, 8, 9 or 12 lights. You can run other numbers of 54 160 159••••• • 139 415 414 •••• •• 4 5/sec In external control mode, DIP switches 1–9 control the DMX 5 4/sec lights, of course, but colors will repeat during the cascade. 55 163 162 • • • 140 418 417 •••• SWITCH# 7 8 9 56 166 165•• •• 141 421 420 • • • • 6 3/sec CHASING RAINBOW STEP SIZE address. The DMX Address Table at right shows the light

STROBE RATE 57 169 168 • • • 142 424 423 • • • • • • 7 2/sec 0 20/sec number, DMX channel number, and binary dip switch settings 1 13/sec 58 172 171••••• 143 427 426••••• 59 175 174 • • • • • 144 430 429•••••• EXAMPLE OF FIXED COLOR STROBE EFFECT 2 10/sec OF SWITCH# for Color Kinetics lights. . 3 7.5/sec . 60 178 177 • • • • 145 433 432 •• •• LIGHTS STEP SIZE NO Strobing Red at a rate of 20 flashes/second BINARY NO 567 4 5/sec Since each Color Kinetics light uses three DMX channels, (red, 61 181 180•••• 146 436 435•• •• •• 0 — 16 5 4/sec 62 184 183••• •• • 147 439 438 •• •• •• 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 — 32 green, and blue,) the DMX address indicates the first of three 6 3/sec 63 187 186 • • • • • 148 442 441• ••• •• 2 — 96

ON STROBE RATE 64 190 189• •••• • 149 445 444 •••• •• 7 2/sec consecutive DMX channels that the light receives. For exam- 3 12 128 65 193 192 • • 150 448 447•••••• •• OFF 4 9 170 ple, a light set to DMX Channel Number 1 listens to channels 66 196 195•• •• 151 451 450 • • • • EXAMPLE OF VARIABLE COLOR STROBE EFFECT 5 8 192 67 199 198 •• •• 152 454 453 • • • • • 1, 2, and 3. 6 6 256 68 202 201 • • • • 153 457 456 • • • • Speed of 10% advance, Clockwise Direction, Strobe Rate of VARIABLE COLOR STROBE 7 4 384 Refer to the Recommended Practice for DMX512 guide for 69 205 204 •• •• 154 460 459•• • ••• 10/sec additional guidelines. This guide is available from PLASA and 70 208 207•••• •• 155 463 462 ••• ••• Strobes are a “stop motion,” or rapid series of very short SATURATION 71 211 210 • • • • 156 466 465 • • • • • 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 USITT. 213••••• 157 469 Chasing Rainbow can be set to light or full saturation. Light 72 214 468 • • • • • intense light flashes which can make actions seem intermittent. ON 73 217 216 •• •• 158 472 471••• • ••• The Variable Color Strobe Effect cycles through a sequence of saturation produces pastel colors. Full saturation produces fully PLASA LTD. 74 220 219•• •• •• 159 475 474 • • • • • • OFF 75 223 222 •••• •• 160 478 477• ••• ••• colors, generating strobes of different colors. saturated colors. 7 Highlight House St. Leonard’s Road This Speed will display advancing complementary colors. 76 226 225 • • • • 161 481 480 •••• Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 3WH 77 229 228 • • • • 162 484 483•• •••• CHOOSE THE EFFECT: For a Chasing Rainbow at full saturation, set switch #8 ON. United Kingdom 78 232 231••• ••• 163 487 486 •• •••• 79 235 234 • • • • • 164 490 489• • •••• VARIABLE COLOR STROBE 10 11 12 CHASING RAINBOW For a Chasing Rainbow at light saturation, set switch #8 OFF. Tel 01 323 410335 80 238 237 • • • • • • 165 493 492 •• •••• Switches #10 and 12: ON ON 81 241 240 •••• 166 496 495•••• •••• Chasing Rainbow uses a series of fixtures to produce a cas- DIRECTION Fax 01 323 646905 Switch #11: OFF OFF 82 244 243•• •••• 167 499 498 • ••••• cading, revolving rainbow of light. The effect is similar to each The direction of the chase can be set using switch #9. For a www.plasa.org.uk 83 247 246 •• •••• 168 502 501• • ••••• CHOOSE THE VARIATIONS: Chasing Rainbow from low numbered DMX addresses to high, 84 250 249• ••••• 169 505 504 •••••• color being chased by all the other colors in the rainbow. USITT INC. 85 253 252 •••••• 170 508 507•• •••••• VARIABLE COLOR STROBE set switch #9 ON. NOTE: The Chasing Rainbow effect is only available with 6443 Ridings Road The Variable Color Strobe Effect can be varied by Speed, Synchronizer and Multi Synchronizer. Set each light for For a Chasing Rainbow from high numbered DMX addresses Syracuse, NY 13206 Cycle Direction and Strobe Rate. External DMX Control (switches 10, 11, and 12 OFF) and set to low, set switch #9 OFF. USA SPEED the controller as follows: EXAMPLE OF CHASING RAINBOW EFFECT Tel 800 93 USITT (938 7488) In the Variable Color Strobe Effect, Switches #1-5 govern the Tel 315 463 6463 CHOOSE THE EFFECT: Speed of 10 seconds, Step Size of 128, full saturation, pattern of colors displayed during the flash of the strobe. The Fax 315 463 6525 CHASING RAINBOW 10 11 12 moving from low DMX address to high. pattern of colors displayed depends on how fast the colors are www.ffa.ucalgary.ca/usitt Switches #11 and 12: ON ON advancing through the spectrum. This advance is measured as 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Switch #10: OFF OFF a percentage around the spectrum. At the lower Speeds, each ON strobe will flash sequential colors since it is slowly advancing CHOOSE THE VARIATIONS: OFF through the spectrum. Faster Speeds will flash colors further CHASING RAINBOW apart in the spectrum, with the fastest Speed flashing comple- The Chasing Rainbow effect can be varied by Speed, Step mentary colors. The following table illustrates all available Size, Saturation, and Direction. Speed options and their binary equivalents.

A GLOSSARY OF TERMS with the naked eye. The other colors we can identify are due to variations in brightness and DIP SWITCH: DIP switches are tiny binary devices located in every Color Kinetics light, sig- normal operating conditions—that’s 11.4 years of continuous use! An LED is a p-n junction, ROY G. BIV: An acronym used by many to remember the order of the longest to the short- SHOW: In stand-alone operation, a show is the display generated by one complete cycle of saturation. naling either ON or OFF. With a single dip switch there are two possible combinations or solid-state diode that emits light through the combination of specially prepared high purity est wavelengths of the visible spectrum (R=red, O=orange, Y=yellow, G=green, B=blue, an effect. BRIGHTNESS: Also known as “intensity” or “luminance” of light. A measure of the rate of settings, with two dip switches there are 22 or 4 possible settings, and so on. With nine semiconductor material and two additives. One additive produces negatively charged output I=indigo, V=violet). DMX AND DMX512: DMX is a shortened form of “digital multiplex.” It describes a stan- STAND-ALONE: Refers to a method of Control. Stand-alone means that the unit is controlled flow of light energy (luminous flux) per unit area leaving a surface in a particular direction. switches, a total of 512 (remember DMX512), or 29, combinations are possible. Color (excess electrons) and the other produces positively charged material (a shortage of elec- dard method of data transmission that makes possible the interconnection of lighting control SATURATION: This Variation refers to the purity of color, or the amount of white light which by the built-in microprocessor, thus utilizing the built-in effects which are controlled by the Kinetics products use a “base zero” address where a given setting is determined by the sum trons, or holes, which act as positive charges). COLOR: Color specification can be described in many ways, but in general, three qualities equipment by different manufacturers. The DMX512 protocol was developed in 1986 by a has been mixed into a color. More technically, it describes how much of a color is near the unit’s DIP switches. of the value of the switches in the ON (or “up”) position, plus one. describe “color:” brightness (the intensity of the color), hue (the wavelength which determines committee of the USITT (United States Institute for Theater Technology) to provide a standard ON: (Dip Switch Position) A switch is considered to be ON if it is in the UP position. dominant wavelength. Primary colors are fully saturated, while pastels are less saturated. how similar it is to one or a combination of the perceived colors red, yellow, green or blue), interface with which to control dimmers from lighting consoles. In DMX512, each data link LED: (Light Emitting Diode) The source of light used by Color Kinetics lights and the secret to Throughout the guide, we will use the symbol to indicate a switch is ON. and saturation (the amount of white light mixed in). We can see approximately 200 hues supports up to 512 dimmers. their ultra-long source life, LEDs have a predicted source life rated at 100,000 hours under