Adding Fixtures
Once you have started synchronized preset playback on the link, you can add other fixtures to the link anytime you want. A fixture added after synchronized preset playback has begun will start playing the scene most closely matching the timeline set by the first fixture. (It will not necessarily begin with scene 1, and it might begin in the middle of a scene.)
When the first fixture wraps to scene 1, the added fixture also wraps to scene 1 and continues playing its scenes normally according to the scenes’ delay times.
Capturing Presets
Preset capturing is a way to automate the creation of scenes on multiple Technobeam fixtures connected to a DMX 512 link. You use a DMX
This procedure assumes you are already familiar with your controller; if not, consult the controller’s documentation. It also assumes you have some familiarity with using the menu system on Technobeam; if not, review Chapter 3 and this chapter.
1.Connect a DMX 512 controller and Technobeam fixtures on a DMX 512 link as described in Chapter 2.
2.Make sure all Technobeam fixtures are configured for their respective full protocols (see “Fixture Types” on page
3.Create a scene on the controller. The DMX protocols for Technobeam are listed in Appendix A.
4.Make sure all construct values on the controller are constant. There cannot be any mirror movement or
5.Go to the first fixture you want to store the scene on.
6.Navigate to the PRST menu.
7. Press <Enter>, then use the <Up> and <Down> arrow keys to navigate to the CAPT option.
8.Press <Enter>, then use the <Up> and <Down> arrow keys to select a
scene to capture to. If you select SCN2, as shown, you will capture DMX data from the controller into the fixture’s scene 2.
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