Run mode
Light show mode
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Fade mode
FAD
OFF
Allows you to set “fade” mode where the VR moves more slowly between
steps. The option swaps between On and Off when you press any of the
buttons.
Program clear
CLR
_
Press the middle button to clear all programmed positions.
If you have 4 VRs, you should set one to each of the 4 groups for the best light
show. You can change the Light Show Group using the LSG option. Experiment
with the group number settings to obtain the best results. You will find that the
best settings vary depending on how the VRs are positioned.
If you want a particular VR to always control the light show, set the LSE option
to On for that VR, and to Off for all the others.
The VR’s microphone has an automatic volume control which copes with a
wide variety of sound levels. The microphone is most sensitive to bass
frequencies, allowing it to sense the beat of the music. Quiet or high pitched
sounds will not trigger it.
Light show options
There are a number of options which you can set on the Controller VR to affect
how the light show is produced. These include Slow mode, Strobe inhibit and
Sound Off. The Colour and Gobo snap functions also affect light show mode.
Light shows with VRs and CE-range units
If you are using CE-range heads with VRs in light show mode, make sure that a
VR is controlling the light show by putting it first in the DMX line. Remember
that CE range units can only be set to Group 1 or Group 2 by turning dip switch
10 off or on.
If you have a CE-range head in control, then Groups 3 and 4 will not be
transmitted. Any VR heads set to group 3 or 4 will not do anything.
You don’t need to change the CE-mode option on the VR, as it automatically
senses that it is receiving CE light show information, and uses the correct
values.
If you are using “Light Show” on the CE controller, read the section “Using the
VR with Abstract CE equipment” for more information.
Other manufacturers’ units
In light show mode, the VR sends out non-standard commands to the slave VR’s
or CE range products. If you connect other manufacturers’ units to the DMX
line, they may respond incorrectly or not at all.
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