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TESTING FIXTURES
After you have addressed each Terra Drum fixture we recommend that you also test each
one prior to installation. This can be achieved with your RDM (Remote Device Management)
tool. Various third party DMX/RDM tools are available; we recommend the Acclaim Lighting
XMT-350 for this task.
TO TEST OPERATION USING THE ACCLAIM LIGHTING XMT-350
1 Connect an XMT-350 to the DMX input line of either a single fixture or multiple fixtures in
a pre-arranged daisy chain configuration.
2 Power on the fixture(s) and the XMT-350.
3 On the XMT-350, press the
MODE
button, then use
the arrow buttons to highlight the
SEND
function and
press the button to select.
4 Use the arrow buttons to determine the DMX output:
•
Use the left and right buttons to choose the DMX
address,
•
Use the up and down buttons to increase/
decrease the level at the chosen address.
Note: If you wish to send DMX values to all addresses simultaneously (rather than cycling
through them individually), when the XMT-350 is showing address 001, press the left button
once to change to
ALL CHANNELS
. Now when you set the level it will affect all emitters equally.
TO CHECK EMITTERS USING INTERNAL TEST MODES
You can also optionally check operation using either of two internal test modes.
1 Connect an XMT-350 to the DMX input line of the Terra Drum installation.
2 On the XMT-350, press the
MODE
button, then use the arrow buttons to highlight the
RDM
function and press the button to select. The XMT-350 will search for RDM devices
and after a short while the XMT-350 will display a list of all located fixtures. The fixture
highlighted in the list will flash its emitters to identify itself.
3 If necessary, use the up/down buttons to highlight an alternative fixture.
4 Press the button to view details for the chosen
fixture and then use the down button to highlight
the
DMX PERSONALITY
entry:
5 Press the button to view the options:
•
For a color (or dimmed white) chase, choose
PROGRAM TEST
,
•
For 100% static output on all emitters, choose
FULL OUTPUT TEST
.
6 Highlight the required test mode and press the button to select.
7 Press the button to return to the previous screen and then exit the RDM function
completely to allow the fixture to respond.
Note: To end the test, go back to the
DMX PERSONALITY
option and choose the original
configuration setting, eg RGBW.
TERRA DRUM HO
MODEL:
TERRA DRUM HO
MAN:
DMX START ADDRESS:
DMX SLOTS:
ACCLAIM
001
4
LABEL:
TERRA DRUM HO
DMX PERSONALITY:
RGBW
