Elation STAGE SETTER-8 User Instructions

User Instructions

STAGE SETTER-8

Rev. 2/05

Elation Professional

4295 Charter Street

Los Angeles Ca. 90058

www.elationlighting.com

Elation Professional®

A Division of the American DJ Group of Companies

4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA

Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Web: www.elationlighting.com

E-mail: [e-mail]

Introduction:

Thank you for purchasing the Elation Professional® Stage Setter 8.™
To optimize the performance of this product, please read these operat­ing instructions carefully to familiarize yourself with the basic opera­tions of this unit. The Elation® Stage Setter 8

™

is a unique 16 channel
DMX controller. This unit has been tested at the factory before being
shipped to you, there is no assembly required.

Customer Support:

Elation® provides a toll free customer support line, to provide set
up help and to answer any question should you encounter problems
during your set up or initial operation. You may also visit us on the web
at www.elationlighting.com for any comments or suggestions.

Service Hours are Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Pacific Standard Time.
Voice: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Warning! To prevent or reduce the risk of electrical shock or

fire, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture.

Caution! There are no user serviceable parts inside this unit.

Do not attempt any repairs yourself, doing so will void your man­ufactures warranty. In the unlikely event your unit may require
service please contact your nearest Elation® dealer.

Do not discard this cartoon in the trash. Please recycle when
ever possible.

Upon unpacking, carefully inspect your unit for any damage
that may have occurred during shipping. If damage may have
occurred, do not plug the unit in, please contact your dealer as
soon as possible.

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Sta ge Sette r 8™ Introducti on

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1-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY

A. Elation® hereby warrants, to the original purchaser, Elation® products to be free of manu­facturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of 1 Year (365 days) from the
date of purchase. This warranty shall be valid only if the product is purchased within the
United States of America, including possessions and territories. It is the owner’s respon

­sibility to establish the date and place of purchase by acceptable evidence, at the time
service is sought.

B. For warranty service, send the product only to the Elation

® factory. All shipping charges

must be pre-paid. If the requested repairs or service (including parts replacement) are within
the terms of this warranty, Elation

® will pay return shipping charges only to a designated

point within the United States. If the entire instrument is sent, it must be shipped in its origi

­nal package. No accessories should be shipped with the product. If any accessories are
shipped with the product, Elation® shall have no liability whatsoever for loss of or damage
to any such accessories, nor for the safe return thereof.

C. This warranty is void if the serial number has been altered or removed; if the product is
modified in any manner which Elation

® concludes, after inspection, affects the reliability of

the product; if the product has been repaired or serviced by anyone other than the Elation®
factory unless prior written authorization was issued to purchaser by Elation

®; if the product

is damaged because not properly maintained as set forth in the instruction manual.

D. This is not a service contract, and this warranty does not include maintenance, clean­ing or periodic check-up. During the period specified above, Elation® will replace defective
parts at its expense, and will absorb all expenses for warranty service and repair labor by
reason of defects in material or workmanship. The sole responsibility of Elation

® under

this warranty shall be limited to the repair of the product, or replacement thereof, including
parts, at the sole discretion of Elation

®. All products covered by this warranty were manu-

factured after January 1, 1990, and bear identifying marks to that effect.

E. Elation

® reserves the right to make changes in design and/or improvements upon its

products without any obligation to include these changes in any products theretofore manu

­factured.

F. No warranty, whether expressed or implied, is given or made with respect to any acces

­sory supplied with products described above. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable
law, all implied warranties made by Elation

® in connection with this product, including war-

ranties of merchantability or fitness, are limited in duration to the warranty period set forth
above. And no warranties, whether expressed or implied, including warranties of merchant­ability or fitness, shall apply to this product after said period has expired. The consumer’s
and or Dealer’s sole remedy shall be such repair or replacement as is expressly provided
above; and under no circumstances shall Elation® be liable for any loss or damage, direct or
consequential, arising out of the use of, or inability to use, this product.

G. This warranty is the only written warranty applicable to Elation® Products and super­sedes all prior warranties and written descriptions of warranty terms and conditions here­tofore published.

Sta ge Sette r 8™ Warranty

Introduction..........................................................................2

Features..............................................................................4

Overview.............................................................................5

Set-Up...............................................................................6

Frt Panel Controls and Functions.................................................8

Rear Panel Controls and Functions............................................13

General Operation:

Operating Modes.................................................. ....................15

Master Scenes...........................................................................15

Flash Scenes.............................................................................16

Programming Chase Patterns:

2x8 and 8x8 Modes....................................................................17

1x16 Mode.................................................................................18

MIDI Operation..........................................................................19

LCD Value Change....................................................................20

Memory Dump...........................................................................21

Technical Specifications............................................................22

War ranty.......................... ................ ................ ............23

Improvements and changes in specifications and design to this
manual and unit may be made at any time without prior notice.

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Sta ge Sette r 8™ Co ntents

Technical Specifications:

DC Input...............................................DC 12~20V, 500 m A min.

DMX OUT...........................................................3-pin XLR female

MIDI In/Thru.................................................5 pin multiple socket

Patterns...........................12 patterns, including 8 programmable

patterns and 4 built-in patterns

Dimensions..........................................................310x222x71mm

Steps...........................................Up to 32 steps for each pattern

Weight.................................................................................2.4 Kg

Sta ge Sette r 8™ Technical Speci fication s

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Sta ge Sette r 8™ Introducti on

FEATURES:

Stage Setter 8™ features include:

• 2 x 3-pin XLR OUT

• Three different operating modes: 2 x 8, 8 x 8, and 1 x 16

• 12 pattern option: 4 built in and 8 user programmable

• 32 steps (scenes) per a program

• MIDI compatible

• Fog machine output button

• Scene crossfader

• Tap SYNC button

• 8 Bump Buttons

• Back up memory protection

• Full functional, 4 digit LCD display

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Sta ge Sette r 8™ Memory Dump

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Memory Dump:

This functions allows you to reset the unit’s default settings. Caution:
This will erase all user programs. To reset the unit:

1. Be sure main power is off.

2. Hold Bump Buttons 2, 3, 6, and 7 down.

3. While holding down the above Bump Buttons turn main
power on.

4. The unit will now return to the default settings.