ADDING A STEP TO A CHASE

Action

1)Press and hold the PROGRAM button for 3 seconds to enter programming mode.

2)Press the desired CHASE (1~6) button.

3)Press the TAPSYNC/Display and the display will display the scene and bank number. This displays the scene you will be adding (STEP LED must be on),

4)Use the BANK UP/DOWN buttons to scroll through the chase and arrive at the step number for which you would like to add or append a scene/step to.

5)Press MIDI/ADD button and one step number will be added to the previously displayed step number.

6)Press the SCENE button that corresponds to the scene to be copied.

7)Press MIDI/ADD button again to add the new step.

8)Press and hold the PROGRAM button for 3 seconds to exit programming mode.

DELETE A SCENE/STEP IN A CHASE

Action

1)Press and hold the PROGRAM button for 3 seconds to enter programming mode.

2)Press the desired CHASE (1~6) button that contains the scene to be deleted.

3)Press the TAPSYNC/DISPLAY button to switch the LED display to steps.

4)Select the scene/step to be deleted using the BANK UP/DOWN buttons.

5)Press AUTO/DEL button to delete the step/scene.

6)Press and hold PROGRAM button for 3 seconds to exit.

DELETE A CHASE

Action

1)Press and hold the PROGRAM button for 3 seconds to enter programming mode.

2)Press the CHASE button (1~6) to be deleted.

3)Press and hold the AUTO DEL button and the respective CHASE button then release to delete the chase. All LED’s will blink 3 times.

Notes

Notes

Remember that we use scene and steps interchangeably.

Notes

Scenes will remain programmed on the controller. Only the chase is affected.

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DMX512 specifications

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