High End Systems Configuring DL.2 Fixtures, Setup Configuration Using the Menu System

CHAPTER 2

Setup and Configuration

Configuring DL.2 Fixtures

Before programming the DL.2 fixtures from a DMX512 console, you need to:

•Identify the DMX Source for the fixture

•Select the Protocol type to determine the DMX channel range this fixture will utilize

•Select a Fixture Number to identify this fixture on the DL.2 fixture link (required if you will be synchronizing output between fixtures).

•Assign a valid Start Channel (the first channel in the unique range of DMX channels designated by the console for this fixture)

You can configure fixtures directly using the DL.2 menu system or remotely using the Content Management Application.

Setup Configuration Using the Menu System

All setup parameters are located on the DL2 fixture’s menu DMX Screen. For detailed information on using the DL.2 Menu System,

see Chapter 3: The DL.2 Menu System on page

21.

DMX Source defines the source of DMX data and has two options:

•DMX512—Data is transmitted over standard DMX cables.

•Art-Net—Data is transmitted over Ethernet cables using the Art-Net protocol. Set the number of DMX Universes (and

DL.2 Ethernet Subnetworks containing this fixture from 0–16).

Choose from three DMX Protocol types:

•Standard protocol requires 170 channels and enables all DL.2 parameters for direct DMX control.

•Dual protocol reduces the fixture footprint to 132 channels by implementing only two graphic objects.

•Single protocol simplifies DL.2 control to a single graphic object and uses 94 channels.

Select a valid Start Channel in the Start Channel field by using the up and down arrows on the multidirectional button to step through the numbers 1-512. For more information on choosing valid DL.2 DMX Start Channels, see Determining a DMX Start Channel on page 38.

•Standard protocol valid start channel = 1–343.

•Dual protocol valid start channel = 1–381.

•Single protocol valid start channels = 1–419.

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