Elation Professional RMD-1220 User Manual

User Instructions

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RMD-1220

Rack Mount Dimmer-12Channel

24-004-2355-00
Rev1.0

It is important to read this instruction book prior to installing or using your new

roduct for the first time.

Contents

Operation Guide

Contents

Important Safety Introductions.................................................1

For Your Safety

Caution

General Introduction...................................................................2

Features

Physical Dimensions

Technical Specifications............................................................3

Power Requirements
Dimming Capacity
Dimmer Output Connections
Control Inputs
Dmx Output
DMX Input
Physical
Environment(Oprating)

Overview.....................................................................................4

Front View.............................................................................................................4

Rear View..............................................................................................................6

Main Power & Output Termination........................................................................7

Operation Guide.........................................................................8

Menus....................................................................................................................8

1) Home(Live display)............................................................................................8

2) Local Control......................................................................................................9

3) Address............................................................................................................10

4) Scenes REC.....................................................................................................12

5) Play Scene.......................................................................................................14

6) Curves..............................................................................................................16

7) Setup................................................................................................................17

8) Information........................................................................................................21

7) SETUP

22. Secondly tap ENTER button to release
all parameter to default or use ESC
button exit without record.

Factory Default

Confirm

ESC

ENTER

8) INFORMATION

This menu is used to view the software version and the internal dimmer pack
temperature.

1. Use UP/DOWN button to select and tap
ENTER button to enter INFORMATION
menu. You can use >> button to scroll
Software Version and Temperature.

SOFTWARE

MENU

Ver00.01 Jun07

ESC

ENTER

3. Tap >> button to select Temperature and
use ENTER button to enter in. Two
temperature are displayed, one for the
left heat sink(dimmer1~6) and the other
for the right heat sink(dimmer 7~12).
Tap ESC or ENTER button will return to
previous menu.

Information

MENU

Temperature

ESC

ENTER

2. Tap ENTER button to select Software
Version, the LCD will show you the
version number and date. Tap ESC or
ENTER button will back to the previous
menu.

4. Tap ESC button to exit and back to

Information
Software Version

ESC

TEMPERATURE

L=+029 R=+029

ESC

HOME page.

MENU

MENU

ENTER

MENU

ENTER

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Operation Guide

Important Safety Instructions

7) SETUP

16. Use >> button to select and tap
ENTER button to enter FAN COOLING
menu. This menu allow you to control
how the internal cooling fans operate.

The menu gives you a choice of Normal,

Full On and Silent.

FAN COOL[Normal]

Normal

ESC

18. When selected Full On,all the time
the Fans keep in full speed on.

FAN COOL[Silent]

Silent

ESC

MENU

ENTER

MENU

ENTER

FAN COOL[Normal]

MENU

Normal

ESC

ENTER

17. Use >> button to scroll Normal, Full On
or Silent. When selected Normal, the dimmer
pack will keep temperature not higher than 70
degree C.

FAN COOL[Full On]

MENU

Full On

ESC

ENTER

19. When selected Silent, The Fans are running
in lower speed and the temperature not
higher than 90 degree C.

For Your Safety

Never open this product under any circumstances. Any repairs or internal
adjustments should be made only by a trained technician.

Never operate this product with the cover removed.

Do not use your unit immediately after transporting it from a cold place to
a warm place, as condensation cause the unit to malfunction.

To prevent fire or shock hazard,keep your unit away from humid areas and
abnormally hot places.

The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no
objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

The ventilation should not be impeded by covering the ventilation opening
with items, such as newspaper, table-cloths, curtains, etc.

Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,
stoves, or other apparatus that produce heat.

Caution

This product must be grounded.

20. Tap ENTER button to save your set
or use ESC button to exit without
record.

Factory Default

MENU

Confirm

ESC

ENTER

FAN COOL[Silent]

Silent

ESC

21. Use >> button to select and tap
ENTER button to enter DEFAULT
menu.

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ENTER

MENU

No user serviceable parts inside, do not attempt repairs. Should you product
fail, contact your local dealer.

Improvement and changes to

All Rights Reserved!

This product is not for domestic use .

specifications, design and this

manual, may be made at any time

All Rights Reserved!

This product should be installed and serviced only by suitable qualified personnel.

without prior notice.

Provide occasional ventilation during use.

Disconnect the power when not use for extended period.

Do not use the unit in places subject to excessive humidity, vibration or
bumps.

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General Instructions

Operation Guide

Thanks for you purchasing Botex RMD-1220 Rack Mount Dimmer. RMD-1220 is
designed to build and expand your lighting control console.It is compact, portable
and easy to operate by menus.

Features

-19"/2U rack mount

-12 channel modular digital dimmer pack,12 ways x 20A per channel

- High speed Micro Processor

- Standard USITT DMX-512 (1990)

- Dual fan cooling

- Dual SCR thyristor

- 16 digital in 2 lines LCD display

- 20A UL approved MCB x 12

- Power Requirement:AC 120V~60Hz

- Connector: Terminal

- ArtNET(Ethernet protocol) available

Physical Dimensions

7) SETUP

12. Use >> button to select and tap
ENTER button to enter DMX Failed menu.
This menu contains ArtNET Failed Off,
Hold, Off After 10min, DMX fail ArtNET

and GoScene##.

DMX Failed

MENU

Off

ESC

ENTER

14. When selected GoScene##, tap >> button
to activate cursor.

13. In this page, tap UP/DOWN button to
scroll Off, Hold,

DMX Failed

Off

ESC

Off After 10min, DMX

Fail ArtNET or GoScene##.

DMX Failed
GoScene01

ESC

MENU

ENTER

MENU

ENTER

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DMX Failed

MENU

GoScene02

ESC

ENTER

16. In DMXFailed menu, you can
tap ENTER button to save your set
or use ESC button to exit without
record.

15. Tap UP/DOWN button to scroll
GoScene## from 01~99

DMX Failed
GoScene02

ESC

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MENU

ENTER

Operation Guide

7) SETUP

Technical Specification

Power Requirements

Voltage: 120V AC
Frequency: 60Hz

7. Use >> button to select and tap
ENTER button to enter ArtNET Failed
menu. This menu contains ArtNET Failed

Off, Hold, Off After 10min, ArtNET fail DMX
and GoScene##.

ArtNET Failed

Off

MENU

8. In this page, tap UP/DOWN button to
scroll Off, Hold,

ESC

ENTER

Fail DMX or GoScene##.

9. When selected GoScene##, tap >> button
to activate cursor.

ArtNET Failed
GoScene99

MENU

10. Tap UP/DOWN button to scroll the
GoScene## from 01~99.

ESC

ENTER

ArtNET Failed

Off

ESC

Off After 10min, ArtNET

ArtNET Failed
GoScene01

ESC

ENTER

ENTER

MENU

MENU

All RMD-1220 Rack Mount Dimmers must be grounded for safety use.

Dimming Capacity

Each pack contains twelve dimmers each with a Maximum load of 20A(4.6kW)
per dimmer-total 55.2kW per dimmer pack.

Dimmer output Connections

RMD-1220 dimmer pack is available in terminal strips connector.

Control Inputs

USITT DMX512(1990) multiplexed digital control and ArtNET(Ethernet protocol)
are available

DMX Output

Via 3Pin/5Pin XLR female XLR socket.

DMX Input

Via 3Pin/5Pin XLR male XLR socket and ArtNET(Ethernet protocol).

Physical

Length: 482mm
Width: 501mm
Height: 89mm

11. In ArtNET Failed menu, you can
tap ENTER button to save your set
or use ESC button to exit without
record.

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ArtNET Failed

GoScene99

ESC

ENTER

MENU

Weight: 21.5Kg(approx.)

Environment(Operating)

Temperature:0 C~37 C
Relative humidity:60%~90%
Condensation level: Zero

RMD-1220 is suitable only for use in a dry, internal environment.

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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Overview

Operation Guide

Front View

7) SETUP

This menu is to select what action the dimmer pack shoud follow. There are 5 modes
available in this menu----- Protocol Assign, ArtNET Failed,DMX Failed, Fan Cooling
and Default.

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Rack Mount Dimmer - 12 channel, 20 Amps per channel

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1. Tap UP/DOWN to scroll SETUP menu.

ENTER

MENU

2. Tap >> button to select the mode you want

SETUP

ArtNET Failed

ESC

3. Tap ENTER button to enter the mode
you selected, say Protocol Assign.

enter in.

SETUP

Protocol Assign

ESC

Protocol Assign

Chan DDDDDDDDDDDD

ESC

ENTER

8

3

DMX

ArtNET

2

POWER

10

4

6

5

4

3

11

Protocol Assign

ChanDDD DDDDDDDDD

ESC

5. Tap UP/DOWM button to swap between D(DMX) and A(ArtNET),Tap ENTER
button to save or tap ESC to exit without record. The page will back to step 1.

Protocol Assign

2

1

ChanDDD DDDDDDDDA

ESC

ENTER

MENU

MENU

4. Tap >> button to move cursor and select
Channel 1~12.

SETUP

Protocol Assign

ESCENTER

MENU

ENTER

MENU

MENU

ENTER

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6. Repeat the step from 3~5, you can complete your set for Protocol Assign mode.

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Operation Guide

Overview

6) CURVES

This menu is used to select a dimmer curve for any or all the dimmer in system. There
are 3 dimmer curves available to choice from L-Linear, S-Square and N-NO-DIM.

1. Tap UP/DOWN button to scroll to CURVES
menu.

CURVES(Linear)

MENU

CURVES

CH:

ESC

CH:

2. Tap ENTER button to enter CURVES

ESC

3. You can tap >> button to move cursor from

bar 1 to bar 12.

4. Tap UP/DOWN button to select , and tap ENTER button

ENTER

menu. The cursor is blinking on bar 1.

CURVES(Linear)

CH:

ESC

Linear, Square or NO-DIM

to save your setup. The LCD page will back to step 1.

CURVES(Square)

CH:

ESC

S

CURVES(NO-DIM)

CH:

ESC

S

N

N

ENTER

MENU

MENU

5. Repeat the step 2~4,you can complete
your setup for Dimmer Curve.

Tap ESC button to jump to previous page and

CURVES

CH:

ESCENTER

the current page will not be recorded.

MENU

ENTER

MENU

ENTER

MENU

ENTER

Front View

1. 2x16 LCD Display

Shows the current activities or adjustments of menus.

2. DMX LED Indicator

This LED blinks when DMX signal is present.

3. POWER LED Indicator

This LED will light when power source is connected.

4. ArtNET LED Indicator

This LED will blink when an available Ethernet network is connected.

5. MENU Button

This button is used to access set-up menus.

6. >> Button

This button is used to scroll the sub-menus or move the cursor to right.

7. UP( )/DOWN( ) Button

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Tap UP/DOWN button to scroll through or adjust desired levels, menu
options during operation.

8. ESC Button

Tap this button to go back the previous menu level or escape without record.

9. ENTER Button

All functions must press ENTER button to activate.

10. ArtNET Port

With RJ 45 standard network port, use to connect your PC.

11. Channel Dimmer Module(x12)

The channel dimmer module is incorporated with a 20A UL approval MCB
(Circuit Breaker) and SCRs (Silicon Controlled Rectifier) .

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Overview

Operation Guide

Rear View

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OUT

IN

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1. DMX Input

The XLR connector is used to receive an incoming DMX signal

2. DMX Output

Used to connect to DMX Input socket of next RMD-1220 for parallel control

3. Power Input

Single phase input:AC 120V~60Hz,total 75A
Three~phase input:AC 120V ~60Hz, total 75A per chase

4. Output wiring port

Use to connect to 12 channels output

PIN1:Ground
PIN2:Data ­PIN3:Data +
PIN4,5:NC

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5) PLAY SCENE

6. Tap UP/DOWN button to scroll the
scene display mode(Once or Loop),
Fade time(Fad1s,from 1s~10s) and
the last scene(E01~E99).

<Once>Fad1s E99

MENU

Sc01

ESC

8. Tap ESC button to back to step 1 and use
UP/DOWN button select sub-menu Scene.

Single Sc01

ENTER

MENU

Live

ESC

10. Tap UP/DOWN button to scroll the Scene
number. And then tap ENTER button to
play the Scene you selected,the bar 1~12
will display the output.

ENTER

7.Tap ENTER button to Pause

9.Tap ENTER button to enter Scene menu.

<Onc >Fad1s E99e

Sc01

ESC

" " or Play " " the Scene.
When one scene completed, Scene
number will increase 1 and the bar
1~12 will display the output.

ENTER

PLAY SCENE

Scene

ESC

Single Sc01

ENTER

MENU

Live

ESC

ENTER

MENU

MENU

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Single Sc01
Live

ESC

ENTER

MENU

11.Tap ESC button to exit .

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Operation Guide

Overview

5) PLAY SCENE

1. Tap UP/DOWN button scroll to
PLAY SCENE menu to perform
scene out.

PLAY SCENE

Scene

ESC

3. Tap ENTER button to enter Chase.

MENU

ENTER

PLAY SCENE
Chase

ESC

ENTER

2. In this menu, there are 2 sub-menus,
Chase and Scene.
You can tap >> button to select the

sub-menu you want to enter in.

<Once>Fad1s E99

Sc01

ESC

ENTER

Main power & Output Termination

MENU

MENU

<Once>Fad1s E99

Sc01

ESC

ENTER

5. Tap >> button to move cursor.

MENU

4. Tap UP/DOWN to scroll Scene number.

<Onc >Fad1s E99e

MENU

Sc01

ESC

ENTER

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Operation Guide

Operation Guide

Menus

There are 8 menus for RMD-1220:

1)Home(Live Display)

2)LOCAL CONTROL

3)ADDRESS,

4)SCENE REC

5)PLAY SCENE

6)CURVES

7)SETUP

8) INFORMATION.

1)Home (Live Display)

Power on this unit, the POWER led will be lit and the LCD shows "Initialize...", then
enter Home(Live Display) mode automatically. Home as the ROOT position, except
LOCAL CONTROL and PLAY SCENE, all menu pages will jump to Home page after
free hand for 5 seconds.

Initialize...

12345678

LIVE

9012

4) Scenes REC

6.Tap ESC BACK Step 1 and use >> button to select Assign sub-menu, tap ENTER
button enter in.

SCENE: [Copy]

MENU

Scene07:ENTER

ESC

ENTER

7. Tap >> button to move cursor to next
channel.

SCENE[Assign]00%

MENU

S0 :1234567890121

ESC

ENTER

SCENE[Assign]00%
S0 :1234567890121

ESC

SCENE[Assign]00%
S01:1 34567890122

ESC

8. Tap UP/DOWN button to scroll Scene
number and increase/decrease channel
level.

MENU

ENTER

MENU

ENTER

In Home mode, tap MENU button to enter set-up menus. Then you can tap UP/DOWN
button to scroll the menu pages.

ENTER

ENTERESC

MENU

ADDRESS

MENU

DMX-512A

ESC

ENTER

Tap ESC button to exit and back to Home page.

LOCAL COTROL00%

LIVE 123456789012

ESC

12345678

LIVE

9012

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9. Tap ENTER button to hold or release
the selected channel.

SCENE[Assign]05%

MENU

S02:1 34567890122

ESC

ENTER

SCENE[Assign]05%

S02:1 34567890122

ESC

ENTER

10. Tap ESC button to escape last page
without record.

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MENU

Operation Guide

Operation Guide

4) Scenes REC

1. Tap UP/DOWN button to scroll to
SCENES REC menu.

ENTER

MENU

2. Tap >> button to swap sub-menu between
Copy and Assign.

SCENE REC
Assign

ESC

3. Tap ENTER button to enter the Sub-menu you selected, and tap UP/DOWN
button to scroll scene number. In this mode, there are total 99 scenes, scene71~
scene 99 are build in patterns which can be covered with new scene, you can set
default to resume them.

SCENE: [Copy]

MENU

Scene0 :ENTER1

ESC

ENTER

SCENE REC
Copy

ESC

SCENE: [Copy]
Scene0 :ENTER6

ESC

ENTER

ENTER

MENU

MENU

2) LOCAL CONTROL

Local Control menu is to set the output level for the selected dimmers.

ENTER

ENTER

MENU

MENU

1. Use MENU button to enter set-up menus.
Tap UP/DOWN button to scroll to LOCAL
CONTROL menu.

LOCAL COTROL00%

LIVE 234567890121

ESC

ENTER

3. You can use >> button move cursor to
to select the channel you want to adjust.

LOCAL COTROL00%

LIVE 123456789012

ESC

2. Tap ENTER button to enter LOCAL CONTROL
menu. The selected channel will keep blinking.

LOCAL COTROL00%

LIVE 12345 7890126

ESC

MENU

4. Tap >> button move cursor to blinking
"ENTER" and ready to record.

SCENE: [Copy]

MENU

Scene07:ENTER

ESC

ENTER

5.Tap ENTER button to record input DMX signal
to current Scene. This page Scene number
will increase 1 after signal record. For example,
the Scene06 increased to Scene07 once Scene06
was recorded the input singal..

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SCENE: [Copy]
Scene06:ENTER

ESC

ENTER

MENU

4. You can use UP/DOWN button to adjust the
parameter(xx%) for the channel you last
selected.

LOCAL COTROL03%

LIVE 12345 7890126

ESC

MENU

5.Tap ESC button to exit.

ENTER

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LOCAL COTROL03%

LIVE 12345 7890126

ESC

MENU

ENTER

Operation Guide

Operation Guide

3) Address

This menu is used to set either the DMX512 start address or ArtNET address(SubNET
and Universe are available).

MENU

ENTER

MENU

ENTER

1. Tap UP/DOWN button to scroll to
ADDRESS menu.

ADDRESS

MENU

ArtNET

ESC

ENTER

3. Tap ENTER button to enter

DMX-512A sub-menu.

ADDRESS[DMX]

MENU

Start:001

ESC

ENTER

ADDRESS
DMX-512A

ESC

2. Tap >> button to select sub-menu
DMX-512A or ArtNET.

ADDRESS[DMX]
Start:001

ESC

4.Tap ENTER button to activate cursor,
then tap UP/DOWN button to scroll
Start address of 12 channels from
001 to 512.

3) Address

7. Tap ENTER button to save your set in memory. Then tap ESC button back
to step 2, use >> button select ArtNET sub-menu,tap ENTER button to
enter in.

ADDRESS

MENU

ArtNET

ESC

8. Similarly, in this menu, you can tap
>> button to swap between SubNET
and Universe.

ADDRESS[ArtNET]

MENU

SubNET:001

ESC

ENTER

9. Tap ENTER button to enter the menu

ADDRESS[ArtNET]
SubNET:001

ESCENTER

ENTER

ADDRESS[ArtNET]
Universe:001

ESC

ENTER

you selected, secondly tap ENTER
button to activate cursor.

MENU

MENU

5.Tap ENTER button to save your set or use ESC button to exit without record. The
page will back to the previous step, use >> button to select Patch mode.

ADDRESS[DMX]

MENU

Start:001

ESC

6.

Tap ENTER button to activate cursor,
then tap UP/DOWN button to scroll
address and channels, use >> button
to swap between channels and address.

ADDRESS[DMX]
Patch:CC>>001

ESCENTER

CC is channel from 1~12,
001 is address from 1~512

ADDRESS[DMX]
Patch:0 >>0011

ESC

MENU

ENTER

MENU

ENTER

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10. Tap UP/DOWN button to select from
000~255.

ADDRESS

MENU

ArtNET

ESC

ENTER

ADDRESS[ArtNET]

MENU

SubNET:001

ESC

ENTER

11. Tap ENTER button to save in memory
and tap ESC back to step7.

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