LSC Light Station User Instructions

LIGHT STATION

User Instructions

Light Station™ Introduction

Introduction: Thank you for purchasing the Light Station™

DMX controller from LSC®. To optimize the performance of this
product, please read these operating instructions carefully to famil­iarize yourself with the basic operations of this unit. The LSC® Light
Station™ is a unique, 16 channel programmable DMX controller
with MIDI capabilities. This unit features 60 programs, 30 built in
programs and 30 that you can create yourself. This unit also comes
with a memory back up battery to save and retain your data. This
unit has been tested at the factory before being shipped to you,
there is no assembly required.

Customer Support: LSC® provides a toll free customer sup-

port 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.lightstreamcontrols.com for
any comments or suggestions.
Service Hours are Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Pacic Time.
Voice: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Light Stream Controls

4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles Ca 90058
[phone]
[phone]
www.lightstreamcontrols.com

Warning! To prevent or reduce the risk of electrical shock or re,

do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. Clearing memory often
may cause damage to the memory chip, be careful not to re initial­ize your unit frequency often to avoid this risk. Only use the recom­mended AC/DC power adaptor.

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 LSC dealer.

Conformity: This product complies to EN 50081-1/EN 55022

pr EN 55103-1 (EMC emission) and EN 50082-1/EN 61000-4-2 pr
EN 55103-2 (EMC immunity).

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Light Station™ Set Up Light Station™ Function and Controls

Power Supply: Before plugging your unit in be sure the source volt-

age in your area matches the required voltage for your LSC® Light
Station.™ The Light Station™ is available in a 115v and 230v version.
Because line voltage may vary from venue to venue, you should be sure
to plug your power supply into a matching wall outlet before attempting to
operate you controller.

Data Cable (DMX Cable) Requirements:

Your xture and your controller require
a standard 3-pin XLR connector for data
input and data output (Figure 1). If you
are making your own cables be sure to
use standard two conductor shielded
cable (This cable may be purchased at
almost all pro sound and lighting stores).
Your cables should be made with a male
and female XLR connector on either end
of the cable. Also, remember that DMX

Figure 1

cable must be daisy chained and can not
be “Y”ed or split.

Notice: Do not use the ground lug on the XLR connector. Do not con-

nect the cableʼs shield conductor to the ground lug or allow the shield
conductor to come in contact with the XLRʼs outer casing. Grounding the
shield could cause a short circuit and erratic behavior.

XLR Male Socket

1 Ground

2 Cold

3 Hot

Special Note: Line Termination.

are used, you may need to use a terminator on the last unit to avoid erratic
behavior. A terminator is a 90 - 120 ohm 1/4 watt resistor which is con­nected between pins 2 and 3 of a male XLR connector (DATA + and DATA

-). This unit is inserted in the female XLR connector of the last unit in your
daisy chain to terminate the line. Using a cable terminator will decrease
the possibilities of erratic behavior.

XLR Female Socket

2 Cold

1 Ground

3 Hot

XLR Pin Conguration

Pin 1 = Ground

Pin 2 = Data Compliment (negative)

Pin 3 = Data True (positive)

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1. Flash Buttons (Channels 1-8):These button will serve three (3)

functions:

1. In manual mode these buttons will momentarily activate any
xtures assigned to those channels. These xtures will remain on
as long as you hold down the button. Releasing the button will
switch the xtures off.

2. When used in conjunction with the ADD/KILL (17) feature, these
buttons are used to activate stored channel assignments. You
may group a number of channels to be activated at once, then
store this group in one of 16 FLASH BUTTONS (1 & 13).

3. When the BLIND feature is enabled in chase mode, pressing the
SHIFT BUTTON (16) along with a channel FLASH BUTTON will
BLIND (black out) that channel.

2 Channel Indicators (1-8): These green LEDs will glow indicating

channel activity for channels 1-8. The intensity of the LEDʼs will
also vary according to the channels output. Low intensity is low

channel output, while high intensity is brighter channel output.

3. Channel Faders (1-8): These faders serve two functions:

1. In manual mode, these faders will control channel output.

2. In Program mode, these faders will act as a ON/OFF switch for a
program that has been assigned to it.

4. Master Fader: This fader will serve two functions.

1. This fader will act as a master output control for the Channel
Sliders 1-8 (3) when in Manual, Chase, or Cross Function Modes.

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2. When in CROSS MODE this slider is used to manually fade a
chase patterns steps, from one to the next. This CROSS FUNC­ TION will only operate with the fader channel (1-8).

5. A & B Indicators: These LEDʼs are used to indicate two steps cross

fading into each other during Cross Mode.

6. LCD Display: This high quality seven (7) segment LCD display

is used to display the present operating mode and parameters of the
running function.

7. Fade Time Fader: This slider is used to fade steps in Chase Mode.

Fade time may be adjusted from 0.1 seconds to 5 minutes. Fade
Time is the amount of time it take the chase program to fade from
one step to the next. A fade time of 1/10 of a second would be
almost instantaneous. A fade time of 30 seconds would take 30
seconds for one step to slowly fade out and advance to the next.

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13. Flash Buttons (channels 9-16): These button will serve three

functions:

1. In manual mode these buttons will momentarily activate any
xtures assigned to those channels. These xtures will remain on
as long you hold down the button. Releasing the button will switch
the xtures off.

2. When used in conjunction with the ADD/KILL (17) feature, these
buttons are used to activate stored channel assignments. You
may group a number of channels to be activated at once, then
store this group in one of 16 FLASH BUTTONS (1 & 13).

3. When the BLIND feature is enabled in chase mode, pressing the
SHIFT BUTTON (16) along with a channel FLASH BUTTON will
BLIND (black out) that channel.

14. Channel Indicators (9-16): These green LEDs will glow indicating

channel activity for channels 9-16.

8. Level Fader: This slider acts as a master output level for the

patterns when running in Chase Mode.

9. Dimmer Speed Fader: This slider controls the chase speed for

Channel Sliders 1-8. Chase speed can be adjusted from eight (8)
steps per second to one step per minute.

10. Switch Speed Fader: This slider controls the chase speed for

switched channels 9-16. Chase speed can be adjusted from one
step every 30 seconds to one step every 10 minutes.

11. Audio Fader: This unit can be set to run the chase programs to

sound. This slider adjusts the sensitivity of the internal microphone.

12. Latch Buttons (Channels 9-16): These button serve two functions.

The Latch Buttons levels are independent from Fade Time.
When operating in Assign Mode, these button will control any
channels linked by the Assign Function.

1. In Manual Mode, they are used as ON/Off buttons for any
xtures connect to channels 9-16.

2. In program mode, these buttons are used to trigger the various
programs that may have be assigned to these channels.

15. Cross Button: This button is used to activate and deactivate Cross

Mode. Cross Modeʼs activity is indicated by the Cross On and Cross
off LED indicators.

16. Shift Button: This button is used in conjunction various other button

to access different functions.

17. Add/Kill Button: This button is used to toggle through the ADD and

KILL functions. When in KILL mode, the yellow LED will glow.

18. Pattern Up/Button Setup Button: This button will serve two

functions:

1. In chase or program mode, this button is used to select the next
pattern or chase. The current pattern will be displayed in the
LCD display (6). Holding down this button will quickly advance
through the patterns. Tapping this button will increase the pattern
by one.

2. When used with the SHIFT BUTTON (16), this button will select
between Channel Flash and Assign Add/Kill modes.

19. Pattern Down/Fade Time Setup Button: This button will serve

two (2) functions:

1. In chase or program mode this button is used to decrease the

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