I N S T A L L A T I O N A N D I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L
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OPERATION
( Firmware Version: V1.6 Date: 2008-09-05)
SETTINGS
There are 3 buttons below the 3 digit LED display on the side of the unit. The buttons are : (From left to
right) [ HUNDREDS ] ,
[ TENS ] ,
[ ONES ].
All settings for Modes, DMX address, Personalities, etc., can be made by using the three buttons on the
back of the unit while power is on.. . (Note: Display goes out after no activity for approx 4 sec. Touch
any button once to bring it back on.)
There are 3 main operating Modes:
Normal, Fixed Color,
and
Locked.
Normal Mode:
Normal Mode is used for Setting DMX address, Personalities, and Stand-alone Effects.
This is the default mode for a new unit
DMX address:
To set, press the buttons repeatedly (or hold) to count up until the desired DMX
address ( 1-512 ), appears on the display. Wait a few seconds, the display will blink once quickly, and the
address is set live and retained in memory , even if you remove power.
(RDM
addressing sent from a remote unit will overwrite local DMX setting.)
PERSONALITIES:
There are 8 different personalities.
Each personality is made up of 3 settings: RESOLUTION (8 Bit /16 Bit), MASTER (On /Off), and
SMOOTHING (On/Off) which are explained in greater detail below.
The current active Personality # is displayed for about 1 second during power up. The format is Pxx
where xx is replaced by the active personality #01-08
.
To set the desired Personality, you must be in Normal mode (not Fixed Color mode).
To select the personality:
> Press the buttons until the desired personality address 601-608 ) appears in the display (see list below).
> Wait a few seconds, and a confirmation display will appear that shows a question mark
?
on the left,
followed by the personality #. This gives you an opportunity to either accept or reject the new setting.
To accept the personality, press the [ ONES ] button.
To reject the personality, press the [ HUNDREDS ] button ( below the
?
).
