TMB ProPlex IQ Two 416, User Manual

Page 1: ... 1 ProPlex IQ Two 416 USER MANUAL TMB 24 7 Technical Support US Canada 1 818 794 1286 Toll Free 1 877 862 3833 877 TMB DUDE UK 44 0 20 8574 9739 Toll Free 0800 652 5418 e mail techsupport tmb com ...

Page 2: ...gn 4 ArtNet sACN universes to 16 DMX outputs Full RDM functionality RDM Manager software available for system setup and feedback Web interface manage large networks locally or remotely Large touchscreen for quick easy setup and operation Rugged tour ready ProPlex Blue Box RackMount chassis Front and Rear Panels ...

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Page 5: ... touch screen When the device is turned on it shows the following welcome screen To begin press anywhere on the screen and a touch screen calibration screen will appear The main status screen is displayed showing the important information about the IQ Two 416 node Configuration Assigned ID name for ProPlex IQ Two fixture Mask Protocol DMX refresh rate Easy priority Src loss source loss Status Netw...

Page 6: ...ng the ArtNet protocol the universes start from universe 0 When using sACN numbering begins with universe 1 General Information The ProPlex IQ Two 416 has 2 status LEDs for each DMX port Each port has an assigned switch defining which universe the port depends on Switch ports 1 8 as A port group or B port group outputs Switch ports 9 16 as C port group or D port group outputs Because there a maxim...

Page 7: ...the ProPlex IQ 416 is set up as four independent splitters Ports 1 2 3 4 Assigned to port group B Ports 5 6 7 8 Assigned to port group A Ports 9 10 11 12 Assigned to port group D Ports 13 14 15 16 Assigned to port group C ...

Page 8: ... 8 When using the IQ Two 416 as 2x8 port DMX splitter the configuration will look like this Ports 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Assigned to port group A Ports 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Assigned to port group C ...

Page 9: ...nfiguration Menu By pressing the Configuration button a new configuration submenu will appear There are six pages 1 Node setup 2 Protocol setup 3 Protocol setup 4 IP setup 5 Configuration profiles 6 Defaults ...

Page 10: ...d ProPlex IQ Two 416 is default By pressing this button a new window will appear Using the virtual keyboard the name can be changed By pressing the shift Level 2 Select key button on the virtual keyboard all letters will change to capital letters and symbols will exchange ...

Page 11: ...ed to Base 16 or decimal counting system Screen lock time By pressing the Screen lock time section a new window will appear Screen lock time This setting will change the time after which the ProPlex IQ Two will lock the screen Enter a value from 5 to 600 5 to 600 seconds LCD LED brightness By pressing the LCD LED brightness section a new window will appear Select from three settings OFF Dimmed Ful...

Page 12: ... a protocol to efficiently transport DMX universes over the network It is comparable to ArtNet in many aspects The multicast option allows very easy configuration sACN is a popular protocol to control large number of RGB LEDs Both are Ethernet protocols for sending DMX universes over the network with a few minor differences ArtNet allows the user to use the RDM protocol When using the sACN protoco...

Page 13: ...e the console with the higher channel 512 value will have control over the universe On source loss By pressing the On source loss section a new window will appear Hold output setting After source loss there is no action at all old data remains in output Blackout setting After DMX source loss the last value will not be held and there will be a blackout after delay drop all DMX channels to 0 Stop DM...

Page 14: ...oss timeout section a new window will appear Source loss timeout value This setting changes the time after which the ProPlex IQ Two will start the blackout or stop DMX output on source loss Enter a value from 5 to 120 5 to 120 seconds Protocol Setup ...

Page 15: ...is sent For example when setting is at 40Hz the color fades will appear more fluid but it will take more resources from the system than 20Hz setting Sometimes this setting is called also FPS frames per second What is Adaptive DMX speed setting DMX speed mode that adapts to ArtNet data speed This is the best way to reduce latency and improve response for very fast effects IP Setup IP address By pre...

Page 16: ...gned subnetwork mask replace the current network subnet mask to the desired mask NOTE When Easy IP setting is ON mask settings may not be changed to custom ones Easy IP By pressing the Easy IP section a new window will appear This setting ensures that software will search for all masks not only for a specified one When Easy IP setting is turned ON the subnet mask may not be changed ...

Page 17: ...ation must be named in order to save Choose configuration to be saved User cfg 1 or User cfg 2 For example naming User config 1 as Show 1 And User config 2 as Amazing show Press the Record button in order to save the chosen configuration ...

Page 18: ... 18 The previous menu will appear Either load or delete the saved configuration By pressing Load Record or Delete buttons a confirmation window will appear Press OK to confirm or X to retreat ...

Page 19: ...OUT RDM settings etc Protocol defaults Resets all protocol related settings sACN ArtNet settings Touch screen calibration Opens touch screen calibration menu Factory defaults Resets all settings and restarts the system After pressing Load Reset buttons a new confirmation window will appear Press OK to confirm or X to retreat ...

Page 20: ...ars display the DMX value depending on the DMX value if DMX value is 255 then the green bar will be full if DMX value is 0 there will be no green bar In this example from channel 1 and 3 5 there is 100 value 255 but from channel 6 512 there are no DMX values By pressing touch screen once again a new menu will appear Here the user can see basic information about the output chosen to view Press the ...

Page 21: ...tch to the next port setting e g if editing port 1 settings press this button to switch to port 2 Press the down arrow to switch to the previous port settings e g if editing port 2 settings press this button to switch to port 1 Press the green home button to return to the main menu Universe Assign the universe for selected DMX port By pressing this section a new window will appear Set the universe...

Page 22: ...ant devices over a standard DMX line This protocol allows configuration status monitoring and management of these devices in such a way that does not disturb the normal operation of standard DMX512 devices that do not recognize the RDM protocol source http www rdmprotocol org Note Use the RDM when using sACN protocol because sACN doesn t support it If using sACN and want to RDM functionality switc...

Page 23: ... touchscreen calibration reset setting can be seen Now press the red dots to calibrate the touch screen There will be four dots total one in each corner of the screen Calibration has been completed when you see the message shown above Unlocking the screen By default the IQ Two 416 automatically locks the screen when idle for 60 seconds To unlock the screen press and hold key symbol for four second...

Page 24: ...es and makes managing multiple nodes on a network extremely easy The Software also includes a RDM management suite for devices connected the IQ nodes or via a ProPlex RDMigo Cable ProPlex IQ Ethernet to DMX nodes can also be remotely configured via their onboard webserver Using a PC or Mac internet browser connect to individual IQ nodes by typing their IP address into the internet address bar For ...

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Page 26: ...NIMUM AMBIENT TEMPERATURE 20 C COOLING CONVECTION OPERATING HUMIDITY 10 80 CONTROL PROGRAMMING ETHERNET PORTS 1 ARTNET SACN UNIVERSES 4 MAX DMX PORTS 16 DMX CONNECTORS NEUTRIK XLR 5 FEMALE DMX PORT ISOLATION OPTICAL UP TO 1000V ETHERNET CONNECTOR NEUTRIK ETHERCON RJ45 NETWORK PROTOCOLS ARTNET SACN E1 31 WARRANTY INFORMATION WARRANTY 2 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY TMB 24 7 Technical Support US Canada 1 81...