Solid Apollo DMX BOSS, Product Manual

Page 1: ...or Creation with Independent ColorVariations Easy to Use Interface Up to 32 Controllable DMX Channels Product Features This manual reviews Toll Free 866 592 3873 Email sales solidapollo com www SolidApollo com White Gloss FlatTouch Screen Interface DMX XLR Input Output RJ45 DMX Output Wi Fi Router Built in for Smartphone orTablet Control Optional RF Remote Control Control non DMX LED Lights with o...

Page 2: ...ck of the unit so no access is required Depending on the type of surface used to mount the DMX Boss specific screws and tools will be required Please refer to your local hardware store for advice The DMX Boss comes with two antennas for maximum clear wireless range 1 Remove the red plastic caps The DMX Boss and each antenna is labelled ANT 1 and ANT 2 Screw them down until they are snug on their r...

Page 3: ...ndividually or simutaneously using the XLR out plug and or the RJ45 output 1 2 Prepare the wires from the 12V DC power supply To plug them in first depress the button over the matching wire insert the wire then release the button Check the wire is held snug If the wire pulls out repeat step one and place the wire further in the correct hole Repeat the previous step for the second wire PRODUCT MANU...

Page 4: ...annels 9 10 11 12 12V Power Supply XLR Out XLR In Using XLR Connection Ports for DMX enabled fixtures such asWallWashers 1 Begin by connecting the DMX lights to the DMX Boss by connecting them using the XLR ports on the top of the DMX Boss A total of 32 channels are available for a total of 8 separate lighting zones 4 color channels in each zone forcolorssuchasred green blueandwhite TheXLRconnecti...

Page 5: ...res such as LED Light Strips 2 ThedataportplugcanbeusedontheleftsideoftheDMXBosstoconnectdirectlytoDMXcontrolledlightsorcan beusedwithRGB WlightsusingareceivertoconvertDMXsignalsto4channelRGB Wsignals Toconnectdirectly toDMXcontrolledlights pluginthedatacableintotheDMXBossandthenplugintotheDMXcontrolledlighting fixtures in a row On each lighting zone set the channel for that zone refer to the user...

Page 6: ...eiver by using the XLR port on the top of the DMX Boss At the DMX enabled lighting fixture use the XLR ports to connect anotherWireless DMXTransmit ter Receiver and then connect the lighting fixtures similar to example 1 on page 4 Refer to the user manual for theWireless DMXTransmitter Receiver for correct installation and use A total of 32 channels are available for a totalof8separatelightingzone...

Page 7: ...st access colors and or fine tune colors TheW button is used for 2 purposes 1 To turn ON OFF the White Channel If you are also using single color LED Lights together with the color Changing Lights and 2 To dim up and down theWhite color In order to dim up down the white color you will need to place your finger on top of theW letter and keep it there until the white channel dims up down until the d...

Page 8: ...ll dim up or down all channels including the 4thWhite Channel If you want to dim separately the white color please see previous step 3 Zone Selection With these buttons you can easily select which zone you want to work with independently or in group For example if you want to change the color of Zone 1 select the number one in the zone section area 10 and then use the color wheel 2 to select your ...

Page 9: ...pplicationyouhavedownloaded 4 When the application starts up it will ask if you want to establish a network connection Please select YES You willgettothesettingspagewhereyouhavetoselect ADD 5 Once you press Add you will be prompted if you want to establish a LAN connection or Wi Fi Connection Select addWifi 6 After youwillbepromptedtointroduceseveralparameters a For the SSID use the name of the ro...

Page 10: ... other colors can be selected individually or as a group to fast access colors and or fine tune colors TheW button is used for 2 purposes 1 To turn ON OFF theWhite Channel If you are also using single color LED Lights together with the color Changing Lights and 2 To dim up and down theWhite color In order to dim up down the white color you will need to place your finger on top of theW letter and k...

Page 11: ...p and down With this button you can increase and decrease the speed at which the lights change color in the fading and chasing color programs 11 Play Pause button Use this button to play or pause any program 10 Zone Selection With these buttons you can easily select which zone you want to work with independently or in group For example if you want to change the color of Zone 1 select the number on...

Page 12: ...at corresponds to the zone you want to use 6 Now move your finger clockwise on the color wheel to until the synchronization is over 5 10 seconds If done correctly the light now will respond to the ON Off Button Selecting Colors There are 2 ways you can select colors for each zone Receiver Follow the following steps 1 Select a zone number from 1 8 to be controlled and use the color wheel to change ...

Page 13: ...fter that you will press the Blue This will give us a normal purple If we want to make it more intense we need to remove or dim down the Blue color We can do this by pressing the BLUE Button This will start dimming down the blue while maintaining the RED at 100 Level Basic Control Instruction for color buttons Short press of color buttons ON OFF that color Long Press of color button Dim up or down...

Page 14: ...the zone selection buttons 1 8 2 Using the color wheel or the color buttons See creating custom colors define the color you wish to use 3 Once that is done press the Save button for 2 3 seconds Side Note You can also memorize a solid color color changing effects or a mix of them 4 You can save more solid colors and or programs by repeating steps 1 3 One color or Program per each Zone Receiver To S...

Page 15: ...hronized Zone 1 on your Remote to that zone 5 You can now select Zone 1 on your remote at any time to control the lights hooked up to that specific receiver 6 You can Create up to Six zones by repeating steps 1 6 on this page Zone 1 AAA Batteries Not Included PRODUCT MANUAL DMX BOSS Wi Fi Controller Toll Free 866 592 3873 Email sales solidapollo com www SolidApollo com Optional Remote Setup Instru...

Page 16: ... then adjust the colors in all those zones PRODUCT MANUAL DMX BOSS Wi Fi Controller Toll Free 866 592 3873 Email sales solidapollo com www SolidApollo com Remote Operation Once you have successfully synchronized your optional remote with a receiver and created your first zone you can add additional zonesinasimilarfashion folloingsteps1 6onthepreviouspage ThispagewillshowyouhowtouseyourRemote andit...

Page 17: ...rightness of your RGB Lights while pressing and holding down Brightness Down will dim your RGB lights Program Speed Control Control the speed of the color changing programs with the Slow Down Program and Speed up Program buttons which adjust the speed of the currently playing program in any of six zones Press and Hold down to slow down or speed up each program or tap to adjust in precise increment...

Page 18: ...t the zone s the programs will play in then select P this will play the first program To continue to the next program press P again to return to the previous press P The programs are not connected in a loop and can only be accessed by going within program 1 to 9 AddWhite Color Button PRODUCT MANUAL DMX BOSS Wi Fi Controller Toll Free 866 592 3873 Email sales solidapollo com www SolidApollo com Col...

Page 19: ...uttonandafterthatyouwillpresstheBlue Thiswillgiveusanormalpurple Ifwewanttomakeitmore intense we need to remove or dim down the Blue color We can do this by pressing and keeping pressed the BLUE Button This will start dimming down the blue while maintaining the RED at 100 Level In a nutshell Short press of color buttons ON OFF that color Long Press of color button Dim up or down that color Running...

Page 20: ...hereforewemustnowassignthecolorchosentoanyofthe6memoryslotsavailableforeachzone Wewillusethesamebuttons we use to select a zone but this time they will be used to select a memory slot inside each zone Assign the color to any of the 6 buttons by pressing any number from 1 to 6 You can save more solid colors or programs by repeating steps 1 4 in this section To save specific programs 1 Select the zo...

Page 21: ...r Toll Free 866 592 3873 Email sales solidapollo com www SolidApollo com Controller 12V DC Operation Transformer not included 32 DMX Channels 4 per zone Total 8 Zones Wi Fi 2 4 GHzTransmission Remote 3 AAA Batteries Batteries not included 6 Zone Control Technical Information ...