Beamz 154.060, Instruction Manual

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LED DISPLAY
The display shows light green, easy to read symbols that indicate following functions:
1. The first figure indicates the selected running light pattern (CHASE) (1
– 6)
2. The second figure shows which one of the 8 scenes has been selected.
3. The third and fourth figure shows which one of the 30 memory banks is active.
4. In AUTO MODE, a light dot is displayed in the bottom right corner.
5. The MUSIC MODE (music-control) is shown by a dot on the top right side of the display.
6. The BLACKOUT MODE is indicated by a flashing dot in the upper left corner.
7. In programming mode, a flashing dot appears on the bottom left side of the display.
PROGRAMMING OF THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS
Programming of the running light scenes
1. Make sure that all units to be controlled, are connected and set to the correct DMX start addresses.
2. Keep the program key (6) more than 2 seconds pressed to activate the programming mode. The green dot in the left
bottom corner should flash and continue to flash during the programming process.
3. Select the required unit via one of the SCANNER keys. Up to 16 channels per unit are available, 1 to 8 on page A and
9 to 16 on page B. Press the PAGE SELECT key until the LED next to the row 1 to 8 (PAGE A) lights up.
4. Set the desired light intensity, position of the mirror, colour or gobo via the slider controls. If required, press PAGE
SELECT to program a second set of 8 settings if the connected unit offers more than 8 channels.
5. To store these settings, press the MIDI/ADD or MIDI/REC key.
6. Select now with the BANK arrow keys (4) the requested memory bank where you want to store this scene. N.B. The
unit features a memory of 30 banks of which each can contain 8 scenes.
7. Press now one of the scene keys (2) and the settings will be stored. You can control this on the display. The second
figure indicates the scene number and the last two figures show the number of the selected memory bank. To confirm
the setting, the LED’s and the display flash a few times.
8. HINT: Please note the scene and bank numbers. It is difficult to search when all 240 memory locations are occupied.
9. Repeat steps 3 to 7 to program other scenes. N.B.! Switch the already programmed units off via the SCANNER keys
(1) otherwise the settings will be transferred.
10. To leave the programming mode, press the PROGRAM key until the flashing dot disappears. After the programming
mode, the unit switches automatically into BLACKOUT mode. Press the BLACKOUT key to switch this mode off.
CHANGE OF ALREADY PROGRAMMED SCENES
1) This function allows you to change already set scenes.
2) Press the PROGRAM key as described above.
3) Select the requested bank number via the BANK arrow keys (use your notes !).
4) Select now the requested scene via the correct scene key.
5) Make the new settings via the slider controls.
6) Press the MIDI/REC (or MIDI/ADD) key and then the scene key (see point 4) to store the new settings.
7) Attention! Select the correct scene key otherwise you will overwrite by mistake the settings of a scene that you did
NOT want to change.
COPYING OF SETTINGS
1) This function allows to copy settings from one unit to another unit. This features is easy and time saving especially for
the programming of running lights.
2) Press the SCANNER key of the unit from which you want to copy the settings and press at the same time the key
from the unit into which you want to copy the settings. Release both keys. The settings have been transferred.
COPYING SCENES
1) This function allows you to copy the settings from an already programmed scene to a new scene.
2) Switch the programming mode on by pressing the PROGRAM key until the green dot in the bottom left corner is
flashing.
3) Select the required memory bank via the BANK arrow keys which contains the scene that you wish to copy.
4) Press the correct scene key.