Chauvet DMX-44 Programming, Ent Er Ing Pro Gr Am M Ode, CR E AT E a SC EN E, ED IT a SC ENE

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Programming

A program (bank) is a sequence of different scenes (or steps) that will be called up one after another.

In the DMX-44, 30 programs can be created of 8 scenes in each.

ENT ER ING PRO GR AM M ODE

1)Press the PROGRAM button for 3 seconds until an LCD dot next to the label PROG blinks. This indicates that the user is in programming mode.

CR E AT E A SC EN E

A scene is a static lighting state. Scenes are stored in banks. There are 30 bank memories on the

controller and each bank can hold 8 scene memories. The DMX-44 can save 240 scenes total.

Action

1)Press and hold the PROGRAM button for 3 seconds.

2)Select a SCANNER (fixture) to program.

3)Compose a look by moving the FADERS. (Changes in fixture attribute such as colors and gobos.) Press Page Select to access Channels 9~16 on the faders.

4)To program another SCANNER press the SCANNER button you have just finished programming then select another SCANNER button to program.

5)Repeat steps 2 ~ 4 until you have your look.

6)Tap Midi/Add button to prepare to store.

7)Choose a BANK (01~30). Use the Up and Down arrow Bank buttons to change if necessary.

8)Select a SCENES button to store. All LEDs will blink 3 times. The LCD will now display the bank and scene number that is stored.

9)Repeat steps 2 ~ 8 to record more scenes. ( Read Important notes on the right ->)

10)To exit program mode, hold the PROGRAM button for 3 seconds. The controller will default to a BLACKOUT when exiting the programmer.

Notes

Deselect Blackout if LED is lit.

A SCANNER button represents one lighting fixture.

You can access channels 9~16 by pressing the Page Select button. This is necessary for fixtures that use more than 8 channels of control. When switching pages it will be necessary to move previously moved faders up then down to activate.

Pressing the same Scanner button again will hold the parameters changed for that fixture in the program scene.

There are 8 scenes available in every bank.

SCANNER COPY:

You can copy the settings in one SCANNER to another. Just press and hold a previously programmed SCANNER, then press another SCANNER button to record onto.

Press the BLACKOUT button to deselect.

ED IT A SC ENE

Action

1)Press the PROGRAM button for 3 seconds.

2)Locate the scene in the program BANK. Use BANK UP/DOWN to navigate program banks.

3)Select the SCENE in the program BANK to edit.

4)Adjust FADERS to change the look.

5)Press the Midi/Add button then the SCENE button again previously selected for editing.

Notes

Deselect Blackout if LED is lit.

!Remember the scene number on the controller that you will edit, otherwise, you could overwrite the contents of another scene.

DMX-44 User Manual

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Revised: 2006-01-13 21:30:19

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Chauvet DMX-44 user manual Programming, Ent Er Ing Pro Gr Am M Ode, CR E AT E a SC EN E, ED IT a SC ENE