4.OPERATION

Control Panel

Operation

To access the control panel functions, use the four buttons located underneath the display. Please refer to the Product Overview to see the button locations on the control panel.

Button

Function

<MENU>

Press to find an operation mode or to back out of the current menu

option

 

<UP>

Press to scroll up the list of options or to find a higher value

<DOWN>

Press to scroll down the list of options or to find a lower value

<ENTER>

Press to activate a menu option or a selected value

Menu Map

Mode

Programming Steps

Description

 

DMX Address

512

 

d__1-d512

Sets the DMX starting address

 

Auto Programs

 

AUTO

Sets Auto Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Program

S--

 

S__1-S100

Selects Auto Program speed (slow to fast)

 

Speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound Active

 

SNd

Sets Sound Active mode

 

Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuration

(DMX)

Starting Address

Set the product in DMX mode to control with a DMX controller.

1.Connect the product to a suitable power outlet.

2.Turn the product on.

3.Connect a DMX cable from the DMX output of the DMX controller to the DMX input socket on the product.

When selecting a starting DMX address, always consider the number of DMX channels the selected DMX mode uses. If you choose a starting address that is too high, you could restrict the access to some of the product’s channels.

The Cubix™ 2.0 uses up to 7 DMX channels in its 7-channel DMX mode, which defines the highest configurable address to 506.

If you are not familiar with the DMX protocol, download the DMX Primer from the CHAUVET® website.

To select the starting address, do the following:

1.Press <MENU> repeatedly until 512 shows on the display.

2.Press <ENTER>.

3.Use <UP> or <DOWN> to select the starting address.

4.Press <ENTER>.

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Chauvet 2 user manual Control Panel Operation, Configuration, Menu Map, Starting Address

2 specifications

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