Acclaim Lighting Unity SNS2019, User Manual

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UNITY CONFIGURATION VIA RDM
The use of RDM (Remote Device Management) with the Unity series allows the following
tasks to be completed remotely without having to visit each fixture:
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Configure the DMX address - see below,
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Set the channel mode - see page 38,
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Set the wireless channel - see page 39,
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Set the automation features (photocell) - see page 40,
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Set the solo behavior - see page 41,
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Test the emitter outputs - see page 42.
Various third party DMX/RDM tools are available; Acclaim Lighting recommends the XMT-350.
CONFIGURING THE DMX ADDRESS VIA RDM
When external control (wired or wireless) is used, the DMX start address of the fixture needs
to match the start address being used by the controlling device. Unity uses either five or
seven DMX channels (depending on the chosen channel mode - see page 38), beginning
with the one chosen here.
Note: The DMX address is completely independent of the Aria wireless channel setting.
TO CONFIGURE THE DMX ADDRESS USING THE XMT-350
1 Connect the XMT-350 to the DMX input line of the Unity 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:
3 On the XMT-350, press the right arrow button to change to the PATCH tab:
4 If necessary, use the up/down buttons to choose an alternative fixture.
5 Press the button to set the address for the currently
highlighted fixture:
6 Use the up/down buttons to set the required DMX
address and then press the button to store it
within the fixture.
7 The highlight will automatically move to the next fixture so that you can address it.
Repeat steps 4 to 6 until all fixtures are addressed.
ACTUAL ADDRESS:
PATCH TO ADDRESS:
OK CANCEL
001
001
Note: DMX addresses shown in brackets, e.g.
(001), have been temporarily assigned by the
XMT-350, but are not yet stored within the
fixture(s).
The fixture highlighted in the list should
show output from its emitters to identify
itself.