TABLE OF CONTENTS
FLOW CHART...........................................................................................1
CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS.......................................................................2
REAR CONTROLS.........................................................................................4
DMX-512 ADDRESSING..............................................................................4
PROGRAMMING SCENES........................................................................8
PROGRAMMING SCENES REVIEW:.......................................................9
SCENE COPY:.......................................................................................10
SCENE EDITING:...................................................................................10
DELETE SCENE :.................................................................................10
RESET ALL SCENES:............................................................................10
COPY BANK OF SCENES:.................................................................11
DELETE BANK OF SCENES:................................................................11
PROGRAMMING CHASES.....................................................................12
EDITING CHASES....................................................................................12
INSERT A STEP:....................................................................................12
DELETE A STEP:....................................................................................13
DELETE A COMPLETE CHASE:...........................................................13
DELETE ALL CHASES:..........................................................................13
USER INSTRUCTIONS
DMX-512
Specifications are subject to change without notice!
MIDI
CA PABLE
PLAYBACK SCENES & CHASES...............................................................14
MANUAL RUN SCENES:....................................................................14
MANUAL RUN CHASES:....................................................................14
AUTO RUN SCENES:..........................................................................14
AUTO RUN CHASES:.........................................................................15
MUSIC RUN SCENES:........................................................................15
MUSIC RUN CHASES:..........................................................................15
MIDI OPERATION.......................................................................................16
TROUBLE SHOOTING.................................................................................18
CABLE TERMINATION................................................................................18
DIP SWITCH DMX ADDRESS CHARTS........................................................20
FLOW CHART
9
8
7
6
This is the order you program the DMX Operator.
ADDRESS
FIXTURES
pg 4 to 7
PROGRAM SCENES
(up to 240)
pg 8 & 9
PLAYBACK SCENES
8 AT A TIME
30 BANKS OF 8
PROGRAM CHASES
up to 6 of 240 scenes
pg 12
pg 14
5
Chase 1
BANK
Chase 3
Chase 2
Rec
Midi
Program
3 4
Page B
Page A
2
SCENES
Chase 4
Page
Del
Auto
Select
Chase 5
Music
Bank-copy
Chase 6
Tapsync
BLACKOUT
Display
FADE TIME
SPEED
12 11 10
13
14
15
PLAYBACK CHASES
up to 240
pg 14
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9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
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7
8
9
10
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12
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1
SCANNERS
2
3
4
5
6
CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS
REAR CONTROLS
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/DEL- Select AUTO speed in chase mode or Deletes
Scenes and or chases .
9. MUSIC / BANK COPY- Used 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
16. MIDI IN- Receives MIDI data.
17. DMX POLARITY SELECT- Changes the polarity setting of the DMX
output.
18. DMX OUT- Used to send DMX signal to fixtures or Packs.
19. DC INPUT- Accepts a DC 9~12V, 300 mA minimum, power
supply.
16
MIDI IN
1:GND
2:DATA -
3:DATA +
17 18 19
DMX POLARITY
SELECT
1:GND
2:DATA +
3:DATA -
DMX OUT
DC INPUT
+-
+9V-+12V 300mA Min.
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 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9
Value 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256
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.
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Most fixtures start receiving on the address selected
EXAMPLE:
Setting ADDRESS at 1 unit starts at CHANNEL 1
Dip switch # 1 on
Setting ADDRESS for Setting ADDRESS for
17 unit starts at 49 unit starts at
CHANNEL 17 CHANNEL 49
Dip switch # 1 = 1 Dip switch # 1 = 1
“ # 5 = +16 “ 5 = 16
= 17 “ 6 = 32
= 49
Some units start receiving one more than the ADDRESS selected.
Example: Elation Patend Light, LSC Mighty Scan
EXAMPLE:
Setting ADDRESS at 0 unit starts at CHANNEL 1 all Dip switches OFF
Setting ADDRESS for Setting ADDRESS for
17 49
Dip switch # 5 = 16 Dip switch # 5 = 16
= 16 6 = 32
= 48
unit starts at 17 unit starts at 49
DIP SWITCH DMX ADDRESS
2 8 32 128
DIP SWITCH DMX ADDRESS
2 8 32 128
DIP SWITCH DMX ADDRESS
2 8 32 128
ON
1 2 3 54 7 9 1086
1 4 16 64 256
Dip switch total = 17
unit starts at
CHANNEL 17
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DIP SWITCH DMX ADDRESS
2 8 32 128
ON
1 2 3 54 7 9 1086
1 4 16 64 256
Dip switch total = 49
unit starts at
CHANNEL 49
ON
1 2 3 54 7 9 1086
1 4 16 64 256
Dip switch total = 16
unit starts at
CHANNEL 17
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ON
1 2
3
54 7 9 1086
1 4 16 64 256
Dip switch total = 48
unit starts at
CHANNEL 49
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