Chauvet Beamer 8, User Manual

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Beamer 8 User Manual Rev. 1 Page 9 of 17
4. O
PERATION
Control Panel
Operation
To access the control panel functions, use the four buttons located on each side of the
display. Please refer to the
Product Overview to see the button locations on the control
panel.
Button Function
<MENU>
Press to find an operation mode or to back out of the current menu
option
<UP>
Press to scroll up the list of options or to find a higher value
<DOWN> Press to scroll down the list of options or to find a lower value
<ENTER> Press to activate a menu option or a selected value
Menu Map
Main Level
Programming Levels Description
2-Ch
d__1–d511
2-channel DMX mode
16Ch
d__1–d497
16-channel DMX mode
C--
C__1–C__3
Static colors
P--
(automatic)
P__1–P__9
Automatic programs, 1–9
S--
S._01–S._99
Program speed
Snd
(sound-active)
Snd1–Snd9
Sound-Active programs
SEt
on
IR function on or off
oFF
DMX Personality
and Starting
Address
When selecting a starting DMX address, always consider the number of DMX channels
the selected DMX mode uses. If you choose a starting address that is too high, you could
restrict the access to some of the product’s channels.
The Beamer 8 uses up to 16 DMX channels in a 16Ch DMX mode, which defines the
highest configurable address to
497 .
If you are not familiar with the DMX protocol, download the DMX Primer from
www.chauvetlighting.com .
To select the starting address, do the following:
1. Press
<MENU> repeatedly until 2-Ch or 16Ch shows on the display.
2. Press <ENTER> and d 1–511 will show on the display.
3. Use <UP> or <DOWN> to select the starting address.
4. Press <ENTER> .
DMX Linking The Beamer 8 works with a DMX controller. Information about DMX is in the
CHAUVET DMX Primer, which is available from the Chauvet website
http://www.chauvetlighting.com/downloads/DMX_Primer_rev05_WO.pdf .
Configuration
(DMX)
Set the product in DMX mode to control with a DMX controller.
1. Connect the product to a suitable power outlet.
2. Connect a DMX cable from the DMX output of the DMX controller to the DMX input
socket on the product.