American DJ MYDMX 2.0 User manual

myDMX 2.0

Table of contents

I Before We Start

1. What's New to myDMX 2.0

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2. The myDMX 2.0 Package

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3. Fixture Profiles 5

II Getting Started

1. Installation 6

2. Setup 6

3. Editor 8

4. User 10

III Scene Builder

1. Arranging Fixtures 12

2. Controlling Fixtures 14

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3. Effects

IV Other Features

1. Easy Remote (coming soon) 19

myDMX 2.0 I Before We Start

I Before We Start

Welcome to myDMX 2.0- a powerful and easy to use DMX lighting control app for PC and Mac. This
manual will guide you through using the software. For a quick overview of the software jump straight to
the Getting Started topics.

1. What's New to myDMX 2.0

myDMX 2.0 has been re-built from the ground up. Here we will give an overview of the most important
new features.

We have been asked to develop a Mac version of the software for many years. myDMX 2.0 is now PC
and Mac compatible.

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New Design

The software features a new design, which includes new icons, faders, colors and preset components
allowing for a quicker and more pleasant workflow. Quickly jump to a color or position with the new
popup preset components and change the scene color on the User screen.

myDMX 2.0 I Before We Start

The Scene Builder

The Scene Builder allows you to do everything you used to do with the original Effects Generator and
more. Arrange lighting fixtures, draw effects directly onto fixtures and set your effects in real-time.
The ‘Linear Fan’ effect allows you to create color gradients and position fans.

SSL2 Fixture Profile Format

SSL2 fixture profiles allow more information to be stored about the personality of a lighting fixture.
This allows for quicker and easier programming. For example, if you have an LED bar with several
segments, you can control each segment individually whilst still having global control of master
dimmer and macro channels.

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myDMX 2.0 I Before We Start

2. The myDMX 2.0 Package

What's in the box

Your package should include the following:

-CD with the software

-USB-DMX interface

-USB cable

The latest software versions and user manuals are available from our website.

Software

The following software is included:

-myDMX 2.0 - DMX lighting programming app (PC and Mac)

-Scan Library – Used to build your own fixture profiles (PC only)

-EasyView – A real-time 3D visualizer (PC only)

-Hardware Configuration Tools – A USB-DMX interface management app (PC only)

-Easy Remote – Remote control of myDMX 2.0(iPad/Android Tablet)

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3. Fixture Profiles

All of the attributes of a DMX device are saved in a special file called the “Fixture Profile” or .SSL2 file.
The more accurate the fixture profile, the easier it will be to program your
If you have an incomplete fixture profile, myDMX 2.0 will not understand the
and therefore it will be more difficult for you to program your lighting fixtures.

There is a profile for almost every fixture on the market. Fixture profiles can be created and edited with
the "Scan Library" editor software. For more details on how to make Scan Library profiles, see the Scan
Library topic.

lighting with myDMX 2.0.

lights you want to control