Blizzard Lighting Micro SwitchBlade - Manual (Page 11)

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SwitchBlade™ Micro User Manual Rev. A (c) Copyright 2014 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 diligence, and that
is the removal of extraneous DMX signals from your lighting rig BEFORE proceed-
ing.
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 APPLI-
CABLE). Most fixtures contain a built-in automatic, sound active or cus-
tom 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 “master,
“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 wiCICLE ® Transmitter and verify it is receiv-
ing 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 channel
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 established.
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 opera-
tion 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.