CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS

1.SCANNER BUTTONS - Used to Select any or all of 12 fixtures This is what selects which DMX channels go to the fixtures.

Scanner 1 controls Channel 1 to 16

Scanner 2 controls Channel 17 to 32

See addressing of fixtures on page 7 for more information

2.SCENE BUTTONS - Used to store Scenes in program mode or playback your scenes in playback mode

3.LCD DISPLAY - Displays values and settings depending on the chosen function.

4.BANK BUTTONS ( OR )- Selects which Bank you want to use. (there are 30 selectable banks total.)

5.CHASE - Used to select chases (1-6).

6.PROGRAM - Used to activate program mode Display blinks when activated.

7.MIDI / REC - Used to control MIDI operation or to Record each step for Scene and Chases.

8.AUTO/DEL- Select AUTO speed in chase mode or Deletes Scenes and or chases .

9.MUSIC / BANK COPY- Used to trigger sound activation in Chase mode or to copy a bank of scenes from one to another in Program Mode

10.BLACKOUT - Disables or enables all channel outputs

11.TAP SYNC / DISPLAY - In Auto Chase mode used to change

rate of chase also to change LCD Display in Manual Chase.

12.FADE TIME SLIDER - Used to adjust the FADE TIME. Fade Time is the amount of time it takes the DMX Operator

to completely change from one scene to another.

For example; if the fade time slider is set to 0 (zero) a scene change will be instant. If the slider is set to ‘30s’ it will take the DMX Operator 30 sec- onds to complete the change from one scene to the next.

13.SPEED SLIDER - Used to adjust the rate of chase speed in Auto Mode.

14.PAGE SELECT - Used to select faders between PAGE A (1-8) and PAGE B (9-16) of each Scanner Button

15.FADERS (1-8) - Used to adjust the intensity from 0% to 100% or DMX output level from 0 to 255 of each channel

REAR CONTROLS

16.MIDI IN- Receives MIDI data.

17.DMX POLARITY SELECT- Changes the polarity setting of the DMX output.

18.DMX OUT- Used to send DMX signal to fixtures or Packs.

19.DC INPUT- Accepts a DC 9~12V, 300 mA minimum, power supply.

16

 

17

18

 

19

MIDI IN

DMX POLARITY

DMX OUT

 

DC INPUT

 

 

SELECT

 

 

 

 

1:GND

1:GND

 

-

+

 

2:DATA -

2:DATA +

 

 

 

 

3:DATA +

3:DATA -

 

 

 

 

 

 

+9V-+12V 300mA Min.

 

 

 

 

DMX512 ADDRESSING

WHEN ADDRESSING YOUR FIXTURES FOLLOW THE STARTING ADDRESS IN THIS BOOK NOT THE ADDRESSING FOUND IN YOUR FIXTURE MANUAL

DMX 512 is a type of protocol that sends out up to 512 multiplex channels at once down a common cable. Each channels has a value from 0 to 255. You set the address for each receiver(fixture) by using Dip switches or some type of digital readout

Each Dip switch has an ADDRESS based on binary code.

Dip switch

#1

#2 #3 #4

#5

#6

#7

#8 #9

Value

1

2

4

8

16

32

64

128 256

YOU SELECT THE ADDRESS WANTED BY ADDING THE TOTAL OF DIP SWITCHES ON.

Dip switch #10 is not used with DMX but normally to select some Function ie: Master / Slave, Sound Activation or to receive DMX Control.

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Elation Professional DMX-512 specifications Controls & Functions, Rear Controls, DMX512 Addressing