Ryger Defender DMX Range Instruction Manual

V3 Instruction Manual Ryger Electronics, Gladstone St, Langley Mill, Notts, England. NG16 4EN Manufacture of Lighting Effects and Control Systems for the Entertainment Industries ...

for the mobile, pub or club installation. Featuring standalone operation or control from Ryger’s range of DMX Controllers. These units will serve many applications. Although relatively inexpensive the Defender Range is constructed to a high specification using microstepped stepper motors throughout and a strong anodised aluminium extrusion casing. ...

BROWN LIVE YELLOW / GREEN EARTH $ BLUE NEUTRAL If you are unsure of the mains connection please contact an electrician or your dealer DMX and Standalone Connections Two XLR connectors carry the DMX or Standalone data. To connect units to each other or a controller use straight wired XLR leads . Connect the heads in a daisy chain fashion See standalone or DMX operation for more detailed information. 3 pin XLR connections Defender 3 pin XLR 1 Screen 2 Hot (+) 3 Cold (-) Male XLR DMX In Female XLR DMX Out 1 2 3 1 2 3 DMX Connections Vie ...

To remove the bracket unscrew and remove the thumb screw. Retain both bracket and screw for future use when transporting the unit. Lamp Economy Dip switch 9 on the rear of the Defender sets lamp economy mode. This has the effect of operating the lamp at about 90% of its normal brightness. If the Defender is left powered up but all of the DMX channels are zero, the unit will go into a standby mode ,turning off the lamp. The unit will remain in standby until it receives a DMX command to light the lamp. These two features will increase the life of the lamp greatly. Focusing T ...

with a Dichoric reflector is used in the defender range it is recommended that the lamp is not run with the lamp pins higher than the bulb of the lamp as this may shorten the lamp life. Do not mount the unit where it will be exposed to excessive vibration, smoke or moisture and ensure that there is at least 100mm clearance around the fan and vents. Stand Alone Modes (No controller) In Stand alone mode the head will move to its own built in pattern without a controller. If you have more than one head the units can be synchronised so that they all move a ...

heads as you like. Use 3 core microphone cable for short runs and a data cables for longer runs. On long cable runs a termination resistor may be required on the output of the last scanner. Pan Reverse (Standalone only) Changes pan direction on Masters or Slaves. All other movement is synchronised to Master. Tilt Reverse (Standalone only) Changes tilt direction on Masters or Slaves. All other movement is synchronised to Master. DMX Operation The Defender Range can be operated from Ryger’s own purpose built controller or any DMX controller. All that is require ...

Tracks DMX Input. Tilt Operation Decimal Hex Result 0-255 0-FF Full Up to Full Down Tracks DMX input Colour/Gobo Operation Decimal Hex Description 0 0 Cyan Bar 12 0c Blue Small Spot 24 18 White Large Spot 36 36 Red Star 48 30 Magenta Squares 60 3c Green Ryger 72 48 Yellow Dots 84 54 Orange Stars 96 60 Green/Orange Spot circle 108 6c Yellow/Blue Circle In-between these values is a blank, DMX to wheel position is linear from 0-108. Values greater than 108 will rap around and go back through the gobos Values greater then 215 will give Cyan/Bar Rotate Operation D ...

for short runs or a data cables for longer runs. From most DMX desks the DMX is presented on a 5 pin XLR. To connect the Defenders to this you will need the conversion cable detailed below. The DMX cabling needs to be ‘daisy chained’ in and out of each unit. At the end of the DMX run a 100 Ohm termination resistor should be used across the hot (+) and cold (-) pins. DMX Controller Out In Out In Out In DMX Operation Termination 3 pin XLR to 5 pin XLR wiring Defender Standard 3 Pin XLR 5 Pin XLR 1 Screen to 1 Screen 2 Hot (+) ...

lamp. If this occurs check the ventilation of the unit and the correct operation of the fan. Ensure that the unit is mounted to allow at least 100mm clearance for vents. Fuse changing If the unit stops working check the external fuse . If the fuse has blown It should be replaced with a 5A fuse. Disconnect the power to the unit before changing the fuse. Ensure that the fuse holder tightly grips the new fuse. Lamp Changing First disconnect the power supply to the unit. Unscrew the thumb screw at the base of the front panel. Slide out ...