Menu Functions

Colour Mode

CCT

White light with variable colour temperature and green/magenta control

HSI

Vivid colours with Hue and Saturation control

RGBW

Direct control of Red, Green, Blue and White channels.  See Calibrated RGBW option below also

XY

Calibrated colour control using X,Y coordinates

GEL

Select from over 300 industry standard lighting gels

CCT-HSI

Crossfade between CCT and HSI modes

CCT-RGBW

Crossfade between CCT and RGBW modes.  See Calibrated RGBW option below also

CCT-XY

Crossfade between CCT and XY modes

CCT-GEL

Crossfade between CCT and GEL modes

Effects Mode

No Effect

All effects disabled

Candle & Fire

Realistic candle are firelight effect with control over preset, intensity, speed and colour

Emergency Lights

Emergency lights such as police and ambulance with control over preset, colour, flashes, speed and pause time

Television

Changes CCT and green/magenta to simulate light cast by TV screen, with control over speed, dynamic range and CCT

Party

Dynamic colour changing party lights with control over palette, speed, transition type and transition speed

Pulse

Pulse of light fading in and out with control of frequency and pulse speed

Paparazzi

Random camera flash-bulb effect with control of speed, decay speed and CCT

Colour Cycle

Cycle through the spectrum of saturated colours with control over speed

Strobe

Strobe effect with control over frequency, brightness & duty cycle

Random

Create a random pattern of flashes with control over frequency, length & variation

Dual Level

Set two different light levels and instantly switch between then using Flash button, DMX or external trigger signal

Sync Flash

Used to create flashes of a defined duration, similar to a Studio Strobe light. A modelling level can also be set.

Flash Frames

Use this mode to create flashes tightly synchronised to the camera shutter. Must be used in conjunction with a sync source such as Creamsource Flashbandit

Calibrate Sync

Run 'Calibrate Sync' procedure to correctly synchronise a camera shutter to the Vortex, when using external sync source

User Preset

User Preset Options

Restore Preset Level - When enabled the brightness level of the preset will also be restored

Clear All User Presets - Delete all User Presets

Save All User Presets To USB - If a USB drive is connect, will save all presets to the drive

Load Presets From USB - Choose which file to load

Store, restore and clear User Presets for Effects and Colour modes

Use the quick keys to rename, delete or save a preset to USB.

Preset

Select from a range of CCT and Colour presets for recall of commonly used colours

Fixture Settings

Fan Mode

Auto - Variable speed fan control based on temperature of fixture

Quiet - Fans run at constant low speed

Medium - Fans run at constant medium speed

High - Fans run at constant high speed

Pause - Fans are stopped temporarily until until fixture heats up (should not be used for long periods of time)

Dimming Curve

Linear - Linear dimming curve

Exponential - Smoothest dimming at low levels

Logarithmic - Smoothest dimming at high levels

S Curve - Smoothest dimming at low and high levels

Calibrated RGBW

Activate calibrated colour space for RGBW modes. This uses the Kodak Pro Photo Colour Gamut / Plasa standard E1.54. The white point is set to 3200K for RGBW modes, and is adjustable in CCT-RGBW crossfade modes (Feature released in Firmware V2.0.0)

High Speed

Enables High Speed mode for shooting at high frame rates.  Disable for best colour accuracy and dimming performance

Blackout On Startup

Select to force the fixture to power on with the fixture output turned off.  When DMX is received, the fixture will turn on.  If not selected, then fixture will power on with the last used output level

Display Always On

If selected, then display backlight is always on.  If not selected, then the display backlight will turn off after 10 seconds of DMX control

Battery Power Limit

Set power limit (in Watts) when running on battery power.   Set to maximum to disable power limiting.

DMX Settings

DMX Address

Set DMX Address from 1 to 508

DMX Mode

Choose active DMX Mode

DMX Smoothing

Off - No smoothing is applied to DMX data, fastest response time

Smooth - Interpolation over two DMX frames for smooth dimming, reduced response time

Super Smooth - Interpolation over five DMX frames for super smooth dimming, slow response time

DMX User Presets

Up to four DMX user presets can be saved, for quick recall of DMX Address, Mode, Dimming Curve, Smoothing mode and sACN address

When enabled fixture will forward incoming sACN or CRMX DMX packets out of the DMX ports (both XLR connectors)

Link

CRMX Settings

CRMX Enabled - Enable or disable LumenRadio receiver

Mode - Select from Receiver or Transmitter

CRMX Unlink - Unlink LumenRadio from all transmitters (shortcut - hold LINK button for two seconds)

Receiver Linking - Set Linking key, Connection Mode (Classic or CRMX2), Output (A-H) and initiate manual link

Transmitter Link - Start linking procedure when in Transmitter mode

Transmitter Power - Choose transmitter power level from 5-100mW

CRMX BLE Enabled - Enable to allow bluetooth devices to communicate with LumenRadio TimoTwo

Remove BLE Pin - removes BLE pin in case it has been forgotten

DMX Settings

Shortcut to DMX Settings Menu (see DMX SETTINGS above for a detailed description)

sACN & Network

Network Summary - Displays all network addresses and settings on one screen

sACN Enabled - Turns on the streaming ACN protocols

sACN Universe - Select sACN Universe to receive

DHCP Enabled - Automatically assigns the IP address of the fixture

Static IP Addr - Shows the assigned static IP. By default this is 192.168.1.99

Subnet Mask - Shows the current subnet mask address. Default value is 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway - Displays the default gateway for the fixture which is 192.168.1.1

Restore Defaults - Reverts all network settings to their default values

Master Mode

When enabled this unit will act as a master and transmit colour data over DMX port to other Creamsource fixtures. Note: configuration settings are not transmitted.

Manage Settings

Rename Fixture

Change the name of the fixture.  This name is shown over RDM and CRMX connections

Save Settings to USB

Save all settings to USB drive, so can be shared to other fixtures.  

Load Settings from USB

Load all settings from USB drive.  Optionally also restore DMX Address

Restore All Defaults

Restore all fixture settings to the factory defaults. Note: User Presets will not be cleared.

Advanced

Sync Options

Send Sync via DMX - Sync signal will be sent over the DMX port. Note that normal DMX data is disabled when this is enabled and a status icon will be visible in status bar

Receive Sync via DMX - The fixture will receive sync signal via DMX port if this is enabled. Note that normal DMX data is disabled when this is enabled and a status icon will be visible in status bar

Camera Sync Phase - Setup the camera sync phase

Invert Input Level - Select this to invert input level on the Sync pin (logic HIGH input becomes logic LOW and visa-versa)

Demo Multi-Zone

When enabled, the fixture will automatically start the multi-zone sequence. Show all your friends.

USB Service Mode

Use the USB port to connect to PC for service related functions

Language

Change the system language

Information

Show system information such as Serial Number, IP Address, Hardware type