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trolling unit and the others will react to the controlling units built-in
programs. Any unit can act as a Master or as a Slave however, only
one unit can be programmed to act as the “Master.”
Master-Slave Connections and Settings:
1. Daisy chain your units via the XLR connector on the rear of the
unit. Use standard XLR microphone cables to link your units to-
gether. Remember that the Male XLR connector is the input and
the Female XLR connector is the output. The first unit in the
chain (master) will use the female XLR connector only. The last
unit in the chain will use the male XLR connector only.
2. Using the Master unit, choose your desired mode or program and
connect the “Slave” unit or units.
3. On the “Slave” unit(s) press the MODE button until “SLAv.” is dis-
played. They will now follow the “Master” unit.
DMX Mode:
Operating through a DMX controller give the user the freedom to cre-
ate their own programs tailored to their own individual needs. This
fixture has 7 DMX Channel Modes.
1. This function will allow you to control each individual fixture’s
traits with a Elation
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DMX 512.
2. To run your fixture in DMX mode, plug in the fixture via the XLR
connections to any standard DMX controller.
3. Press the MODE button until “d.XXX” is displayed. Press the UP
or DOWN buttons to select your desired address. Once you have
set your desired DMX address press the SETUP button to choose
your desired DMX mode.
4. When you press the SETUP button until “d-PX” is displayed. “X”
represents the current DMX mode. Press the UP or DOWN
buttons to select your desired DMX mode.
d-P1 is 2 Channel mode
d-P2 is 3 Channel mode
d-P3 is 4 Channel mode
d-P4 is 6 Channel mode
d-P5 is 7 Channel mode
d-P6 is 12 Channel mode
d-P7 is 54 Channel mode
5. Please see pages 10-17 for the DMX values and traits.
Mega Tri Bar™ Operating Instructions
When the Channel 1 fader level is between the values of 88 and
230, the Channel 2 fader will control the speed of the macro/
program.
When the Channel 1 fader is between 231 and 255 (Sound
Active) the Channel 2 fader will control the sound sensitivity
level. Channel 2 will start at least sensitive to most sensitive.
Channel Value
Function
1 MACROS/PROGRAMS
0 - 10 OFF
11 - 21 RED
22 - 32 YELLOW
33 - 43 GREEN
44 - 54 CYAN
55 - 65 BLUE
66 - 76 PURPLE
77 - 87 WHITE
88 - 98 SLOW DREAM
99 - 109 FAST DREAM
110 - 120 COLOR FADE
121 - 131 COLOR CHANGE
132 - 142 FLOW 1
143 - 153 FLOW 2
154 - 164 FLOW 3
165 - 175 FLOW 4
176 - 186 DOUBLE FLOW 1
187 - 197 DOUBLE FLOW 2
198 - 208 MULTI COLOR
209 - 219 2 COLOR FLOW 1
220 - 230 2 COLOR FLOW 2
231 - 255 SOUND ACTIVE
2 SPEED/SOUND SENSITIVITY CONTROL
0 - 255 SLOW - FAST
Mega Tri Bar™ 2 Channel Mode - Traits & Values
