City Theatrical PDS-750 TRX, User Manual

Page 1: ...PDS 750 TRX Power Data Supply User s Manual Rev 1 0 2021 City Theatrical Inc SHoW DMX Transceivers are covered by U S Patent 7 432 803 and other patents pending ...

Page 2: ...onnections 10 Ethernet Connections 10 SHoW DMX Operation 10 USB A Port 10 To install a firmware update 10 The Menus 10 PDS 750 TRX main menu 10 The Setup Wizard 11 Input Setup 11 Control Method 12 Port Setup 13 Source Selection 13 Personality 13 miniZapi 14 Scene Setup 14 RDM Setup 15 Misc Setup 15 Internal Scenes Stand Alone Routines 16 Fixed Color 16 Cross Fade 17 Color Wash 17 Color Wave 6 Ligh...

Page 3: ...1 Tables Table 2 Neo SHoW ID Tables 19 Table 3 Neo Adaptive SHoW ID Table 21 Safety Notices Please read this entire manual before using your new equipment Please keep the manual in a safe place so you can refer to it in the future as required The CTI PDS 750 TRX is intended for use only by qualified professionals Connection installation and hanging of this equipment must be performed in accordance...

Page 4: ...able parts inside Refer to qualified service personnel Aucune maintenance ne doit être effectuée pour les pièces situées dans l appareil Les réparations et la maintenance doivent être executes uniquement par une personne qualifiée RF Exposure The antenna s used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20cm from all persons and must not be collocated or op...

Page 5: ...receiver Streaming ACN Art Net or Ki Net or with the built in MasterBlast Stand Alone routines Whatever control data you use is output from the unit s DMX512 output Built In 3 Port Managed Ethernet Switch When using one of the Ethernet control protocols you can assign the PDS 750 TRX system PDS and fixtures to one or two of the virtual DMX512 universes and assign a different virtual DMX512 univers...

Page 6: ...llows SHoW DMX to avoid all Wi Fi interference in an otherwise saturated spectrum This is accomplished simply by selecting a Max Technology SHoW ID from the onboard user interface or via RDM Max Technology gives SHoW DMX the potential of a clear channel to broadcast its show on and allows the existing Wi Fi broadcasts in the area to be completely undisturbed by the wireless DMX broadcast In most c...

Page 7: ...he Ventilation Grille is an active part of the cooling system and should be kept clear and free of obstruction as should the fan assembly on the right side of the unit Figure 2 PDS 750 TRX Rear View Connections All of the input output and power connections are located on the back of the PDS 750 TRX including Mains Power powerCON with separate fuse each unit is provided with a powerCON to NEMA 5 15...

Page 8: ...rd wire insulation color code is Mains Hot Brown Mains Neutral Blue Safety Earth Ground Green Yellow Color Kinetics CKDMX Output Pinout The PDS 750 TRX CKDMX XLR 4P Output pinout is as follows PIN Signal CK Cable Wire Color Pin 1 24VDC Red Pin 2 n c Pin 3 Data White Pin 4 DC Common Black This pinout matches all Philips Color Kinetics ColorBlast 12 TRX ColorBlast 12 TR and iW Blast 12 TR fixtures a...

Page 9: ...th a button pad for user control and an LCD screen that displays menu settings configuration options performance data and any other text or graphics that relate to unit function Press the Enter center button to access the menus and press the Up or Down buttons to move through the menus When you reach a menu that you want to work in simply press Enter to begin editing Press Enter again to save your...

Page 10: ...in Ethernet Input mode If power to the unit is lost this Ethernet pass thru will not function SHoW DMX Operation Confirm the Antenna is installed and extended Configure the SHoW ID to match the SHoW ID setting of the SHoW DMX Transmitter sold separately being used See Appendix A SHoW DMX Configuration Options on page 19 and the SHoW DMX Users Manual for details For SHOW DMX Neo compatibility see A...

Page 11: ...s the CKDMX ports sequentially Select any DMX address from 1 512 Universe when Ethernet is selected SHoW ID When SHoW DMX is selected Sets the SHoW ID hopping pattern and bandwidth setting for use in a SHoW DMX wireless DMX system A Quick Start Setup Label is provided on the top of the unit Figure 5 Quick Start Setup Label For more advanced and detailed configuration proceed to the menu for the fe...

Page 12: ...ng to standard Art Net convention PRG Alpha displays universes according to PRG s Alpha numeric convention Decimal displays Universes with decimal labels 1 256 o PRG Merge by default multiple sources for the same Universe are HTP merged Auto Art Net Default LTP 1 Way 2 Way 3 Way 4 Way E1 31 sACN selects streaming DMX over ACN and enables the sACN configuration options below o Universe 1 63999 sele...

Page 13: ... the whole unit with Base Address or set individual starting addresses for each Port with Port 1 Address through Port 12 Address Base Address 1 512 Port 1 Address 1 512 Port 2 Address 1 512 Port 12 Address 1 512 Source Selection Select Universe in Ethernet control methods select a source for the whole unit with All Sources or set individual Sources for each Port with Port 1 Source through Port 12 ...

Page 14: ...ar Curve Set 8 bit mode Set 16 bit mode Scene Setup In the Scene Setup menu you can assign any one of the stand alone routines to each of 6 Scenes and then configure the unit to play those Scenes in the order and times you select using the Fade Time and Follow Time settings Fade Time sets the fade time within the routine assigned to the Scene e g the time for a cross fade between colors in Color W...

Page 15: ...s Color 2 R 00 FF G 00 FF B 00 FF Scene 2 as above Scene 3 as above Scene 4 as above Scene 5 as above Scene 6 as above RDM Setup Proxy Enable Enabled Disabled Device Label user entered 32 characters Unique ID factory set Misc Setup Data Hold T Out Infinite Set Time 0h mm ss s up to 1hr 49min 12 5sec Panel Lockout 5 240 seconds Disabled To clear Panel Lockout press and hold the Right and Left Butto...

Page 16: ...Advanced Setup and select Enter Button Under Control Method select Internal Scenes Use up down arrows to navigate to Port Setup and select Enter Button use the Down Button to scroll to Personality and select Enter Button Under All Personality select RGBAW 8 bit Back up to the Setup Menu and scroll to Scene Setup to assign Stand Alone Routines to Scenes 1 6 and configure the Routines selected Set u...

Page 17: ...spectrum cross fade between six lights where the six lights are sequentially addressed DMX1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 etc The effect is of a color spectrum or rainbow moving around the sequentially addressed fixtures The adjustable parameter is the fade rate To adjust the fade rate go to the Color Wave 6 Lgt routine and press Enter A blinking cursor will appear under the fade time Adjust the fade time by pr...

Page 18: ...om Fade This show routine is similar to the color wash routine except that color selection is random The adjustable parameter is the fade rate To adjust the fade rate go to the Random Color routine and press Enter A blinking cursor will appear under the fade time Adjust the fade time by pressing the Up and Down buttons Fade time is adjustable between 2 Seconds and 2 hours PDS 750 TRX will continua...

Page 19: ...d provides further resistance to interference susceptibility or creation Neo Mode supports Adjustable Broadcast Power Limited Bandwidth Limited Burst and uses 66 new SHoW IDs providing 16 hopping patterns in each Bandwidth setting Choosing Max Technology is as simple as using the onboard user interface or RDM to select one of the two Max Bandwidth SHoW IDs 165 or 166 rather than any other of the 6...

Page 20: ... Limited Low Wi Fi 1 6 131 Neo 15 Limited Low Wi Fi 1 6 132 Neo 16 Limited Low Wi Fi 1 6 SHoW ID Mode Hopping Pattern Bandwidth 133 Neo 1 Limited Mid Wi Fi 5 9 134 Neo 2 Limited Mid Wi Fi 5 9 135 Neo 3 Limited Mid Wi Fi 5 9 136 Neo 4 Limited Mid Wi Fi 5 9 137 Neo 5 Limited Mid Wi Fi 5 9 138 Neo 6 Limited Mid Wi Fi 5 9 139 Neo 7 Limited Mid Wi Fi 5 9 140 Neo 8 Limited Mid Wi Fi 5 9 141 Neo 9 Limite...

Page 21: ...n Adaptive Spread Spectrum Frequency Hopping broadcast format in which the system detects interference and adapts its frequency hopping channel set automatically to avoid it Neo Adaptive Mode supports Adjustable Broadcast Power and uses 4 new Adaptive Mode SHoW IDs Latency is also reduced to 7mS max in Adaptive Mode Table 2 Neo Adaptive SHoW ID Table SHoW ID Mode Universe Bandwidth 201 Neo Adaptiv...

Page 22: ...ooth you could give them RDM Labels like DJ Boot Left and DJ Booth Right Unique ID The RDM unique ID is factory set and unique for each RDM responder PDS 750 TRX is a fully compliant RDM Receive Responder and can be monitored and configured via wireless RDM using the SHoW DMX RDM Monitor embedded in the SHoW DMX Transmitter The following device information is available via wireless RDM Unique RDM ...

Page 23: ...a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which ca...

Page 24: ...red antenna impedance is 50 ohms 5792M FCC IC Approved Antennas Manufacturer Model Type Connector Gain Nearson S151AH 2450S Omni whip SMA plug reverse polarity 5dBi Nearson S141AH 2450 Omni whip SMA plug reverse polarity 2dBi Nearson S131AH 2450 Omni whip SMA plug reverse polarity 2dBi Nearson DG102N 2 4 5 25 Omni whip SMA plug reverse polarity via provided Antenna Cable 5dBi Centurion WCP2400 MMC...

Page 25: ... EC For more details on legal combinations of power levels and antennas contact City Theatrical Inc Do not use this product near water for example in a wet basement or near a swimming pool Avoid using this product during an electrical storm There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning Product Installation and Configuration Guide City Theatrical Inc 2011 Q52 Regulatory information Ra...

Page 26: ...Page 26 of 29 5792M SHoW DMX Neo Radio CE Declaration of Conformity ...

Page 27: ...Page 27 of 29 Appendix C Philips ColorBlast 12 TRX Control Flow Chart ...

Page 28: ...on to the 24V Data and Common signals of the PDS 750 TRX CKDMX outputs while the fourth position is connected to the PDS 750 TRX s chassis ground The unit is provided with a pin out label see right to facilitate installation wiring The 6505 Terminal Adapter may be factory installed on your PDS 750 TRX at the time of order or may be field installed by qualified personnel Mechanical Rugged NEMA 1 St...

Page 29: ... Model number on bottom of unit is 6500 Neo SHoW DMX Neo equipped sticker on face of power supply Menu item Misc Firmware Radio Type is Neo CE Available in firmware version 1 3 4 and above Firmware Hardware For power supplies shipped before October 1st 2011 both firmware and radio hardware are require to be compatible with SHoW DMX Neo systems City Theatrical has created an upgrade kit for purchas...