Blizzard Lighting Kontrol 5 Skywire
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Blizzard Lighting Kontrol-5 Skywire (Blizzard Control 5 with built-in Wireless DMX)
The Blizzard Lighting Kontrol5 Skywire is the well loved Kontrol 5 DMX controller with a built-in wireless DMX transmitter.
The perfect compact DMX controller to compliment any LED lighting fixtures
with 3/4/5-channel modes. Its 5 conveniently labeled red, green, blue, white and
amber sliders make for ultra easy color-mixing control!
The Kontrol 5 will allow you to control up to 16 fixtures composed of 10
channels each and up to 16 programmable scenes. Its sixteen chase banks can
contain up to 200 steps composed of saved scenes or manual inputs in any order.
Programs can be triggered by music, automatically or manually. Plus, all chases
can be executed at the same time.
On the surface of the Kontrol 5, you will find various programming tools such as
5 RGBAW/universal channel sliders, quick access fixture and scene buttons, and
an LED display indicator for easier navigation of controls and menu functions.
• DMX512/1990 Standard
• Controls 16 fixtures of up to 10 channels, 160 channels total
• 16 preset scene/color banks, 8 per page
• Record up to 16 chases with up to 200 scenes per chase
• 5 sliders for direct control of channels
• Built-in microphone for music mode
• Auto mode program controlled by fade time sliders
• DMX out: 3-pin XLR
• LED information display
• Blackout function and instant strobe with variable speed fader
• USB Backup/Restore of Data
Control
• Protocol: USITT DMX-512
• DMX Channels: 160
• Output 3-pin XLR
• LED information display panel
USB Data Format
• USB Specification: 1.0
• Disk Format: FAT16 / FAT32 ONLY
• Maximum Disk Size: 4GB
Power
• 9-12 VDC, .3A (From included power supply)
Operating Temperature
• Max. Operating Temp.: 104 degrees F (40 degrees C) ambient
Dimensions
• Length: 10.2 inches (255 mm)
• Width: 5.6 inches (142 mm)
• Height: 2.75 inches (69.5 mm)
• Weight: 3.25 lbs (1.5 kg)
Warranty
• 2-year limited warranty.
NOT working right. I have this set up with RGB "unplugged" pucks and Wicycle receivers. For months now, I've been trying to work with Blizzard Lighting regarding "flickering" of the lights as a result of using this controller wireless, sending in equipment to get "fixed."<br /> <br /> When all fixtures are connected to this controller via DMX cables, there are NO issues. But once you try to use the Skywire feature, the lights flicker (quickly turn all white before going back to pre-programmed color) sporadically. I just got the controller back from Blizzard and they claimed it was "fixed," but as before I sent it in, the flickering STILL continues!!!!<br /> <br /> I have been waiting very patiently before writing this review. Yes, Blizzard has been making good-faith efforts to fix the problem. But even their techs admit that they're having manufacturing issues at their overseas facility!! What? Why put something like this on the market when you haven't got it working right?<br /> <br /> I'm still holding out that the matter gets resolved. Unfortunately, I don't see it happening. I'm very angry over this and I certainly cannot recommend ANYONE using this product until they figure out what's wrong!
Works great for me and took about three minutes to understand and setup. DMX addressing is different than from my other boards but honestly I'm new to that game and that could just be the way it is. Once I got the addressing down, it worked seamlessly. Couldn't be more convenient!
