CLAYPAKY Mini-B LED Washlight User Guide

: May 15, 2024
: CLAYPAKY

Table of Contents

SETUP
OPTION
INFORMATION
SET UP MENU
OPTION MENU
OPTION MENU
OPTION MENU
INFORMATION MENU
MANUAL CONTROL MENU
TEST MENU
ADVANCED MENU
Customer Support
References
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CLAYPAKY Mini-B LED Washlight

SETUP

IMPORTANT: Please note all the default setting are highlighted in a grey color.

Main Menu| Level 1| Level 2| Level 3| Choices / Values
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SETUP| DMX Address|

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| 001 – 512
DMX Channels|

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| Basic RGBW
Basic RGBW 16 bit
Extended RGBW
Extend. RGBW 16 bit
Ethernet Interface| Protocol|

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| Disabled Art-Net sACN
Custom IP Address| IP address byte 1 IP address byte 2 IP address byte 3 IP address byte 4| 0 – 255 0 – 255 0 – 255 0 – 255
Custom IP Mask| IP mask byte 1 IP mask byte 2 IP mask byte 3 IP mask byte 4| 0 – 255 0 – 255 0 – 255 0 – 255
Universe|

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| 000 – 255
Start Channel|

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| 001 – 512
Ethernet to DMX|

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| No
Yes

OPTION

Main Menu| Level 1| Level 2| Level 3| Choices / Values
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OPTION| Pan / Tilt| Invert Pan|

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| On / Off
Invert Tilt|

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| On / Off
Swap Pan-Tilt|

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| On / Off
Encoder Pan-Tilt|

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| On / Off
P/T Homing mode|

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| Standard Sequenced
Pan Home Def Pos|

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| 0 degree 90 degrees 180 degrees 270 degrees
Tilt Home Def Pos|

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| 0 % 12.5 % 25 % 50 % 75 % 87.5 % 100 %
P/T Enable|

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| On / Off
Pan Enable|

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| On / Off
Tilt Enable|

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| On / Off
Display|

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| On / Off
Fan Mode|

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| Auto SLN Constant Theatre
Main Menu| Level 1| Level 2| Level 3| Choices / Values
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OPTION| Zoom Repositioning|

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| On / Off
Special Functions| Pan/Tilt speed|

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| Normal Fast Boost
Dimmer curve|

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| Curve 1 Curve 2 Curve 3 Curve 4 Curve 5
RGB Gamma|

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| Gamma 1.0 Gamma 1.5 Gamma 2.2
PWM Frequency|

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| 600 Hz 1200Hz 2000 Hz 4000 Hz 6000 Hz 25000 Hz
Setting| Default Preset|

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| Reset To Default Go Back
User Preset 1|

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| Load preset 1 Save to preset 1
User Preset 2|

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| Load preset 2 Save to preset 2
User Preset 3|

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| Load preset 3 Save to preset 3

INFORMATION

Main Menu	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Choices / Values
INFORMATION	System Errors

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| Read / Reset
Fixture Hours| Total Hours|

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| Read
Partial Hours|

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| Read
LED Hours| Total Hours|

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| Read
Partial Hours|

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| Read / Reset
System Version| Disp|

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| Fw.rev.
Net|

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| Fw.rev.
CTR 1 XY|

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| Fw.rev.
CTR 2|

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| Fw.rev.
DMX Monitor| Channels|

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| Bit
Fans Monitor| Base Fan|

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| Percentage %
LED Fan|

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| Percentage %
Network parameters|

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| IP Address

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| IP Mask

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| MAC Address
RDM Unique ID|

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| ID: xxxxxxxxxxxx
MANUAL CONTROL| Reset|

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| Yes / No
Channels|

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| Value
TEST|

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| Pan / Tilt

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| Colour

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| Zoom

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| All
ADVANCED| Access Code 1234| Upload Firmware|

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| 1234
Recover|

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| Yes / No
Basic2/Ext.2|

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| Enable Disabled

Setup – DMX ADDRESS
PLEASE NOTE: Without the DMX input signal, the displayed address (DMX Address) blinks.
It lets you select the address (DMX Address) for the control signal. A DMX address between 001 and 512 can be selected.
Setup – DMX CHANNEL MODE
This lets you select the projector operating mode, selecting one of the four available modes (see DMX Channel Function):

Basic RGBW
Basic RGBW 16 bit
Extender RGBW
Extended RGBW 16 bit

Setup – ETHERNET INTERFACE
It lets you set Ethernet settings to be assigned to the projector as indicated below:
Protocol It lets you select the control protocol.
Custom IP Address
It lets you to set the select the “IP Address” Art-net to be assigned, according to the control unit used, with values between 000 and 255.
Custom IP Mask
It lets you to set the select the “IP Mask” Art-net to be assigned, according to the control unit used, with values between 000 and 255.
Setup – Ethernet Interface – UNIVERSE
It lets you set the “DMX Universe” to be assigned to a series of projectors with values between 000 and 255.
Setup – Ethernet Interface – START CHANNEL
It lets you set the first/start IP address for the fixture.
Setup – Ethernet Interface – ETHERNET TO DMX
It lets you enable/disable the transmission of the Ethernet protocol by DMX signal to all the connected projectors:

NO : DMX transmission disabled.
YES : DMX transmission enabled.

Option – PAN / TILT
INVERT PAN
It lets you enable (ON) Pan reverse movement. Select OFF to turn off or disable this option.
INVERT TILT
It lets you enable (ON) Tilt reverse movement. Select OFF to turn off or disable this option.
SWAP PAN-TILT
It lets you enable (ON) Pan and Tilt channel inversion (and simultaneously Pan fine and Tilt fine). Select OFF to turn off or disable this option.
ENCODER PAN-TILT
It lets you enable (ON) or disable (OFF) Pan and Tilt Encoder operations.
P/T HOMING MODE
It lets you set the initial Pan and Tilt Reset mode.

Standard: Pan & Tilt are simultaneously reset.
Sequenced: Tilt is reset first followed by Pan.

PAN HOME DEF POS
It lets you assign the Pan channel “home” position at the end of Reset (without a DMX input signal), selecting one from the 4 available positions

0 degree
90 degrees
180 degrees
270 degrees

TILT HOME DEF POS
It lets you assign the Tilt channel “home” position at the end of Reset (without a DMX input signal), selecting one from the 7 available positions:

0%
12.5%
25%
50%
75%
87.5%
100%

PAN / TILT ENABLE
Allows you to disable Pan and Tilt movement (Select OFF) to use the fixture as a follow-spot. Select ON to disable this option.
PAN / TILT ENABLE
Allows you to disable the Pan and Tilt control from the control signal (Select OFF). Select ON to disable this option.
PAN ENABLE
Allows you to disable the Pan control from the control signal (Select OFF). Select ON to disable this option.
TILT ENABLE
Allows you to disable the Pan control from the control signal (Select OFF). Select ON to disable this option.
Option – DISPLAY
It lets you activate (ON) display brightness reduction after about 30 seconds in idle status. Select OFF to turn off or disable this option.

Option – FAN MODE
Defines the cooling mode:

Auto : Cooling increase/decrease in correlation to the LED module temperature
SLN : Fan power at minimum range.
Constant : Fan power at maximum range.
Theatre: Fan power always at a constant range, light output constantly reduced

Option – SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

PAN/TILT SPEED
Lets you select two different Pan and Tilt speeds:

Normal
Fast
Boost

DIMMER CURVE
Lets you select four different Dimmer channel curves (see details below):

Curve 1
Curve 2
Curve 3
Curve 4
Curve 5

Note: The Dimmer Curve 5 has all the Leds synchronized, for balanced behavior in white.

RGB GAMMA

Lets you select three different RGBW gamma curves (see details below):

Gamma 1.0
Gamma 1.5
Gamma 2.2

Option – SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

PWM FREQUENCY
Lets you select ten different base frequencies of LEDs:

600
1200
2000
4000
6000
25000

Option – SETTINGS

Used to save 3 different settings of the items in the option menu and relevant submenus.

Default preset (*)
User preset 1
User preset 2
User Preset 3
- Load preset ‘X’ is used to recall a previously stored configuration.
- Save to preset ‘X’ is used to save the current configuration.

(*) DEFAULT PRESET
It lets you restore default values on all option menu items and relevant submenus.

Information – SYSTEM ERRORS
It displays a list of errors that occurred when the projector was turned on.
To reset the SYSTEM ERRORS list, press OK. A confirmation message appears (Are you sure you want to clear error list?) Select YES to confirm reset.

Information – FIXTURE HOURS
It lets you view projector working hours (total and partial).
Total counter
It counts the number of projector working life hours (from construction to date).
Partial counter
It counts the number of projector partial working life hours from the last reset to date.

Press OK to reset the partial counter. A confirmation message appears on the display (Are you sure ?). Select YES to confirm reset.

Information – SYSTEM VERSION
It lets you view the software versions for each electronic board in the projector:

Disp
Net
Ctr1-XY
Ctr2-Motor

Information – DMX MONITOR

It lets you view the level of projector DMX channels in bit

Information – FANS MONITOR

It lets you view the percentage of work of each fan installed in the projector:

Base Fan (Base cooling fan)
Led Fan (LED cooling fan)

Information – NETWORK PARAMS

Lets you view the projector “Network” parameters meaning:

IP address : Internet Protocol address (two projectors must not have the same IP address)
IP mask: 255.0.0.0
Mac address : Media Access Control; the projector’s Ethernet Address

Information – UID
Shows the exclusive address of the fixture to use communicate via RDM.

Manual Control – RESET

It lets you reset the projector from the projector control panel.

Manual Control – CHANNEL
It lets you set the channel DMX levels from the projector control panel (value between 0 and 255 bit or between 0% and 100%).

It lets you test the correct operations of effects using pre-saved Tests:

Pan / Tilt
Colour
Zoom
All

Note: To access the “Advanced Menu”, enter the code (1234).

Advanced – UP LOAD FIRMWARE

It lets you transfer the firmware from one fixture to all the other connected to the same line. A confirmation message will appear on the display “Are you sure?” Select YES to confirm or NO to abort the operation.
IMPORTANT: It is possible to transfer the firmware only with the same fixtures models.
IMPORTANT: We recommend to upload the firmware to a maximum 5/6 units per time.

Advanced – CALIBRATION

It lets you make small mechanical adjustments on some effects/channels to perfectly align projectors from the control panel.

Advanced COLOR CALIBRATION

It lets you to make a fine electronics adjustments on the colours parameters to get a better consistency within a group of fixtures.
Default setting Off

Red 125-255
Green 125-255
Blue 125-255
White 125-255

IMPORTANT : The setting has to be activated on the fixture through the FUNCTION parameter. Value 078-082 Bits.

Advanced – MENU LOCKING

It allows you to assign a password to lock the access to the ADVANCED menu to avoid any wrong setting or operation by people there are not from the technical staff. The default Unlock Code is: 1234
IMPORTANT : If necessary to reset any custom code go to Option Setting Default Preset Reset to default, it will set all the default setting and restore the coder to 1234.

Advanced RECOVER

The recover function allows to restore the functionality of the electronic boards following a fail during the firmware update process to the fixture. Please refer to the “Recover function” tech document for the detail of the procedure.

Advanced Basic2/Ext.2

It allows to activate two old DMX modes where is not included the Colour Crossfade DMX parameter. Selecting “Enable” will be visible and selectable below the DMX Mode option this DMX modes.