USER INSTRUCTIONS
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4295 Charter Street |
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rev. 4/04 |
Los Angeles Ca. 90058 |
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www.elationlighting.com |
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CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS....................................................................... |
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REAR CONTROLS......................................................................................... |
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DMX-512 ADDRESSING.............................................................................. |
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PROGRAMMING SCENES........................................................................ |
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PROGRAMMING SCENES REVIEW:....................................................... |
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COPY:....................................................................................... |
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SCENE |
EDITING:................................................................................... |
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DELETE SCENE :................................................................................. |
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RESET ALL SCENES:............................................................................ |
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COPY BANK OF SCENES:................................................................. |
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DELETE BANK OF SCENES:................................................................ |
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PROGRAMMING CHASES..................................................................... |
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EDITING CHASES.................................................................................... |
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INSERT A STEP:.................................................................................... |
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DELETE A STEP:.................................................................................... |
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DELETE A COMPLETE CHASE:........................................................... |
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DELETE ALL CHASES:.......................................................................... |
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PLAYBACK SCENES & CHASES............................................................... |
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MANUAL RUN SCENES:.................................................................... |
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MANUAL RUN CHASES:.................................................................... |
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AUTO RUN SCENES:.......................................................................... |
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AUTO RUN CHASES:......................................................................... |
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MUSIC |
RUN SCENES:........................................................................ |
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MUSIC RUN CHASES:.......................................................................... |
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MIDI OPERATION....................................................................................... |
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TROUBLE SHOOTING................................................................................. |
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CABLE TERMINATION................................................................................ |
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DIP SWITCH DMX ADDRESS CHARTS........................................................ |
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This is the order you program the DMX Operator. |
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BANK |
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Midi Rec |
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Music Bank-copy |
Tapsync Display |
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SPEED |
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up to 6 of 240 scenes |
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Elation Professional® |
- DMX OPERATOR User Manual page 1 |
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/DELSelect AUTO speed in chase mode or Deletes Scenes and or chases .
9.MUSIC / BANK COPYUsed 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 seconds 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 INReceives MIDI data.
17.DMX POLARITY SELECTChanges the polarity setting of the DMX
output.
18.DMX OUTUsed to send DMX signal to fixtures or Packs.
19.DC INPUTAccepts a DC 9~12V, 300 mA minimum, power supply.
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MIDI IN |
DMX POLARITY |
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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 |
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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.
Elation Professional® - DMX OPERATOR User Manual page 3 |
Elation Professional® - DMX OPERATOR User Manual page 4 |
Most fixtures start receiving on the address selected
EXAMPLE:
Setting ADDRESS at 1 unit starts at CHANNEL 1
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Setting ADDRESS for |
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Dip switch |
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Some units start receiving one more than the ADDRESS selected. Example: Elation Patend Light, Elation Professional Mighty Scan
EXAMPLE:
Setting ADDRESS at 0 unit starts at CHANNEL 1 all Dip switches OFF
Setting ADDRESS for |
Setting ADDRESS for |
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Dip switch # 5 = 16 |
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DIP SWITCH DMX ADDRESS DIP SWITCH DMX ADDRESS
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Dip switch total = 16 |
Dip switch total = 48 |
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CHANNEL 49 |
Elation Professional® - DMX OPERATOR User Manual page 5 |
Elation Professional® - DMX OPERATOR User Manual page 6 |
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