ProPlex IQ Two 88 2x
USER MANUAL
v1.1

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ProPlex IQ Two 88 2x User Manual
v1.1
Effective 18 February 2021

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SPECIFICATIONSPowerPower Consumption
Fuse
Ethernet Ports
DMX Ports
DMX Connectors
DMX Port Isolation
Ethernet Connectors
Ethernet Type
Network Protocols
Cooling
Operating Temperature
WidthDepth
HeightWeight100-240 VAC 50-60 Hz
10.2 A
1.0A 250V
28Neutrik XLR5 Female (NC5FAV)
Optical, up to 1000V
Neutrik EtherCon RJ45
1 GbpsArtNet, sACN (E1.31)
Convection-20º to +40º C
19.0 in / 482.6 mm
8.38 in / 212.8 mm
1.72 in / 43.7
6.83 lbs 3.1 kg

DIMENSIONS
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3OVERVIEW

NOTE! Ethernet port 1 supports PoE Input

LED STATUS INFORMATION

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CONFIGURATIONIQ Two can be configured locally on the device by using control panel buttons, or remotely throughthe Ethernet ports by accessing a built-in web page with web browser, or with ProPlex Software.

Access Main menu functions using the navigation pad next to the LCD display.
While in home screen: Press any of the directional buttons to activate the selection window marked
green and choose CONFIG menu or any of eight ports for configuration.

At the bottom of the home screen are two indicators. ETH1 and ETH2
indicate the status of the two Ethernet ports located at the back ofthe unit.
RED: None of the ports are connected or active.
GREY: Port is inactive
GREEN: The port is connected and active (1Gbps)
ORANGE: The port is connected and active (10/100 Mbps)

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MENU TREE

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PORT SETUP
Press any of the directional buttons on the home screen to activate
selection window marked green.
Press <SELECT> to access the desired menu.
Use <UP> and <DOWN> buttons to scroll through the menus.
<LEFT> menu button can be used as secondary <BACK> button and<RIGHT> button can be used for navigation or as a secondary<SELECT> button.

IN: Port is configured as DMX Input

Green bar indicates the amount of data being received

R -: RDM function has been enabled

PORT SETUP

Press <SELECT> or <RIGHT> to enter the Port submenu or <LEFT> toreturn to the home screen. Select any of eight ports to set the desiredvalues.

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UNIVERSE SET

Press <SELECT> button to access the Universe submenu.
Press <UP> or <DOWN> to set the universe.
Press <LEFT> or <RIGHT> to decline or confirm, <SELECT> to accept.

DIRECTION

Press <SELECT> to access the DMX Direction submenu.
Press <UP> or <DOWN> to assign the port direction (OUT/ IN) for each DMX port.
Press <SELECT> or <RIGHT> to accept, <LEFT> to decline changes.

RDM

Press <SELECT> to access the RDM submenu.
Press <UP> or <DOWN> to enable or disable RDM function.
Press <SELECT> or <RIGHT> to accept, <LEFT> to decline changes.

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PRIORITY

Press <SELECT> to access the Priority submenu.
Press <UP> or <DOWN> to set desired priority number (0-200).
Press <LEFT> or <RIGHT> to decline or confirm, <SELECT> to accept.
When signal is lost for the highest priority port, the DMX signal will be taken from the port with thenext highest priority.

PROTOCOL SETUP

While in the home screen, press any of directional buttons to activate selection window.
Navigate selection window to CONFIG and press <SELECT> to access CONFIG submenu.
Press <SELECT> or <RIGHT> to enter the Protocol Setup submenu or <LEFT> to return to the homescreen.

PROTOCOL

Press <DOWN> or <UP> to choose between ArtNet or sACN lightning
protocols.
Press <SELECT> or <RIGHT> to set or <LEFT> to decline.
Press <LEFT> to return to the home screen.

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EASY PRIORITY
Press <DOWN> or <UP> buttons to turn the Easy Priority ON or OFF.
Press <SELECT> or <RIGHT> to set or <LEFT> to decline.
Press <LEFT> to return to the home screen.
When two or more of the same universes are entering the node, theconsole with the higher channel 512 value will have control over theuniverse is Easy Priority is turned ON.

SOURCE LOSS ACTION
Press <DOWN> or <UP> buttons to choose what happens if the source
is lost.
Press <SELECT> or <RIGHT> to set or <LEFT> to decline.
Press <LEFT> to return to the home screen.
When the "Hold values" (DEFAULT) setting is chosen, after the source
DMX is lost, the ProPlex IQ Two 88 2x holds the last DMX values it hasreceived and continues to output these values until incoming DMX has
been restored.
When the "Blackout" setting is chosen, after the source DMX is lost, all DMX values willchange to 0 and be held at this value until incoming DMX is restored.

SOURCE LOSS TIMEOUT
Press <UP> or <DOWN> to set Source loss timeout (5-120s)
Press <LEFT> or <RIGHT> to decline or confirm, <SELECT> to accept.
This setting determines how long the IQ Two 2x will wait beforeusing the Source Loss setting. This time is set in seconds (5120). Once the source loss timeout time has been reached, theIQ Two will revert to the Source Loss timeout setting.

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DMX RATE
Press <DOWN> or <UP> buttons to choose DMX refresh rate value.
Press <SELECT> or <RIGHT> to set or <LEFT> to decline.
Press <LEFT> to return to the home screen.
The DMX refresh rate setting controls how many times per second thedevice outputs DMX over 5-pin XLR connectors. Some DMX devices
work better using different refresh rate settings. For high-speed
devices like LED walls and displays, using the “Adaptive” option can
improve response time by matching the incoming refresh rate of DMX
coming from the source.

2X IDLE RESEND
Press <DOWN> or <UP> to choose 2x Idle respond time (0.5s-4.0s).
Press <SELECT> or <RIGHT> to set or <LEFT> to decline.
Press <LEFT> to return to the home screen.
This setting determines the time ArtNet will refresh the signal after idling.
Select from 0.5s, 1s, 2s or 4s. This only applies to ProPlex IQ Two DMX
connectors set to input mode. Some consoles may not resend a DMX
packet if there is no change in the value. ArtNet idle resend time ensures
ArtNet regenerates this unchanged value as some devices like media
servers and moving light need recurring DMX over ArtNet even if nochange in values exist.

UNIVERSE FORMAT
Press <DOWN> or <UP> to choose how Universe format for DMX ports
will be displayed at the home screen. Press <SELECT> or <RIGHT> toset or <LEFT> to decline.
Press <LEFT> to return to the home screen.

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NETWORK SETUP

Press <SELECT> or <RIGHT> to enter the Network Setup submenu or <LEFT> to return to the homescreen.

IP ADDRESS
Press <UP> or <DOWN> to change value for each highlighted window.
Press <LEFT> or <RIGHT> to navigate selection window.
Press <DOWN> and then <LEFT> or <RIGHT> to decline or confirm,<SELECT> to accept changes for the IP address.

MASK
Press <UP> or <DOWN> to change value for each highlighted window.
Press <LEFT> or <RIGHT> to navigate selection window.
Press <DOWN> and then <LEFT> or <RIGHT> to decline or confirm,<SELECT> > to accept changes.
To change the assigned subnet mask, replace the current network
subnet mask with the desired network subnet mask. NOTE: If Easy IP
setting is ON, mask settings cannot be changed.

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EASY IP
Press <DOWN> or <UP> to turn the Easy IP ON or OFF.
Press <SELECT> or <RIGHT> to set or <LEFT> to decline.
Press <LEFT> to return to the home screen.
This setting ensures that the software searches for all masks. Subnet
mask cannot be changed if Easy IP is on. This setting is very useful for
most networking situations where subnet filtering is not required. The
IQ Two will automatically find and output ArtNet and sACN information
regardless of IP or Subnet Mask settings. Turning off Easy IP is usefulwhen using subnet filtering to help separate different areas of a network
when used in conjunction with a managed switch network. An exampleof this would be multiple TV studios with independent networks all attached to one console.

NODE SETUP

Press <SELECT> or <RIGHT> to enter the Node Setup submenu or <LEFT> to return to the homescreen.

INFO

Info menu gives the information about the software version currently onthe device.
Press any button to return to NODE submenu.

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LCD/LED BRIGHTNESS
Press <DOWN> or <UP> to choose the brightness of LCD display andLED state.
Press <SELECT> or <RIGHT> to set or <LEFT> to decline.
Press <LEFT> to return to the home screen.

UNIVERSE FORMAT
Press <DOWN> or <UP> to choose how Universe format for DMX ports
will be displayed at the home screen. Press <SELECT> or <RIGHT> toset or <LEFT> to decline.
Press <LEFT> to return to the home screen.

CONFIGURATION

Press <SELECT> or <RIGHT> to enter the Configuration submenu or <LEFT> to return to the homescreen.

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USER CONFIGURATION

Press <SELECT> or <RIGHT> to record user desired configuration settings.
It is possible to save two different configurations.
Press <SELECT> in order to record the current configuration.
Press <LEFT> to decline.

By pressing Record, another window will pop up to confirm or decline
recording.
Navigate to decline by pressing <LEFT> and confirm by pressing<RIGHT>
Press <SELECT> to confirm or decline changes.

If the user chooses to record current settings, it will return user toprevious window. Recorded configuration is now visible as config 1.

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When recorded, user configuration can be:•••

Overwritten
LoadedDeletedDEFAULTS
Press <DOWN> or <UP> buttons to choose default settings for
Output defaults (will reset all DMX port related settings)
Protocol defaults (will reset all protocol related settings (sACN/ArtNetsettings).
Reset all values to their default setting.
Press <SELECT> or <RIGHT> to set or <LEFT> to decline.
Press <LEFT> to return to the home screen.

By pressing any of three default settings, another window will pop up to confirm or decline changes.
Navigate to decline by pressing <LEFT> and confirm by pressing <RIGHT>.

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LIMITED WARRANTY
ProPlex Data Distribution Devices are warranted by TMB against defective materials orworkmanship for a period of two (2) years from the date of original sale by TMB.
TMB’s warranty shall be restricted to the repair or replacement of any part that proves to be
defective and for which a claim is submitted to TMB before the expiration of the applicablewarranty periods.
This Limited Warranty is void if the defects of the Product are the result of:• Opening the casing, repair, or adjustment by anyone other than TMB or persons specificallyauthorized by TMB• Accident, physical abuse, mishandling, or misapplication of the product.
• Damage due to lightning, earthquake, flood, terrorism, war, or act of God.
TMB will not assume responsibility for any labor expended, or materials used, to replace and/orrepair the Product without TMB’s prior written authorization. Any repair of the Product in the field,
and any associated labor charges, must be authorized in advance by TMB. Freight costs on
warranty repairs are split 50/50: Customer pays to ship defective product to TMB; TMB pays toship repaired product, ground freight, back to Customer.
This warranty does not cover consequential damages or costs of any kind.
A Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) Number must be obtained from TMB prior to return ofany defective merchandise for warranty or non-warranty repair. For all repairs please contact TMB
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RETURN PROCEDURE
Please send returned merchandise prepaid and in the original packing. Freight call tags will not be
issued for shipping the product to TMB, but TMB will pay the freight for return to the customer.
Clearly label package with a Return Merchandise Authorization Number (RMA #). Products
returned without an RMA # will delay service. Please contact TMB and request an RMA # prior toshipping the unit. Be prepared to provide the model number, serial number, and a brief
description of the cause for the return. Be sure to properly pack the unit; any shipping damage
resulting from inadequate packaging is the customer’s responsibility. TMB reserves the right to use
its own discretion to repair or replace product(s). Proper UPS packing or double boxing will
better ensure product integrity when shipped.

Note: If you are given an RMA #, please include the following information on a piece of paper
inside the box:
1) Your name2) Your address3) Your phone number
4) The RMA #5) A brief description of the symptoms

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CONTACT INFORMATIONLOS ANGELES HEADQUARTERS
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