Appendix

4. Operation

Control Panel Description

Programming

Panel

The Followspot 1200’s control panel includes the Programming Panel, the Power Panel and the DMX Panel. Refer to page 6 for a description of the Power Panel, and to page 10 for a description of the DMX Panel.

The Programming Panel allows the user to configure the Followspot 1200’s functions with a 4-digit blue LED display and four buttons located directly under the LED display.

The table below explains the functions of those buttons.

Button

Function

<MENU>

Used to scroll to a function or to

return to a previous menu option

 

<ENTER>

Selects a menu option

<UP>

Scrolls through the menu

options in ascending (forward)

 

order

<DOWN>

Scrolls through the menu

options in descending

 

(backward) order

 

 

Navigation Functions

Display

Function Change

Function Selection

Function Value

Saving a Value

Function Timer

Programming Modes

The Followspot 1200’s navigation functions allow the user to setup all the fixture’s parameters, as described in the Menu Map and the programming procedures.

The Followspot 1200’s display has four 7-segment, blue LED modules.

To select a function, press <MENU> repeatedly until the desired function shows on the display.

Alternatively, if the display shows a function name, you could press <UP> or <DOWN> to look for another function.

To select a function, press <ENTER>. The display will start blinking.

To exit the current function without making any change, press <MENU>.

Press <UP> or <DOWN> to select a value for the current function while the display is blinking.

While the display is blinking, press <ENTER> to save the selected value for the current function.

After selecting a function value, you have eight seconds to press <ENTER> to save the value on the display. Otherwise, the display will exit the current function without saving the new value.

The Followspot 1200 has two programming modes, Normal and Offset. The Normal mode is for regular operation, while the Offset mode is for home adjustments.

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1200 specifications

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