DMX-7 User Manual
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Product Overview (rear)
Item
Button or Fader
Function
1
Fog connector
Chauvet fog controller IEC connector
2
Strobe connector
Chauvet Mono Strobe ¼
”
connector for built in strobe controller
3
Audio input jack
Direct audio feed for use in sound-active mode
4
Polarity switch
May be used to correct signal polarity
5
DMX output
DMX control signal
6
DC Input jack
Main power feed 9V ~ 12V DC
7
On/Off power switch
Turn the controller On and Off
Common Terms
The following are common terms used in intelligent light programming.
Blackout is a state by where all lighting fixtures light output are set to 0 or off, usually on a temporary
basis.
DMX-512 is an industry standard digital communication protocol used in entertainment lighting
equipment. For more information read Sections
“
DMX Primer
”
and
“
DMX Control Mode
”
in the
Appendix.
Fixture refers to your lighting instrument or other device such as a fogger or dimmer of which you can
control.
Programs are a bunch of scenes stacked one after another. It can be programmed as either a single
scene or multiple scenes in sequence.
Scenes are static lighting states.
Sliders also known as faders.
Chases can also be called programs. A chase consists of a bunch of scenes stacked one after
another.
Scanner refers to a lighting instrument with a pan and tilt mirror; however, in the ILS-CON controller it
can be used to control any DMX-512 compatible device as a generic fixture.
MIDI is a standard for representing musical information in a digital format. A MIDI input would provide
external triggering of scenes using midi device such as a midi keyboard.
Stand Alone refers to a fixture
’
s ability to function independently of an external controller and usua
lly
in sync to music, due to a built in microphone.
Fade slider is used to adjust the time between scenes within a chase.
Speed slider affects the amount of time a scene will hold its state. It is also considered a wait time.
Shutter is a mechanical device in the lighting fixture that allows you to block the lights path. It is often
used to lessen the intensity of the light output and to strobe.
Patching refers to the process of assigning fixtures a DMX channel or.
Playbacks can be either scenes or chases that are directly called to execution by user action. A
playback can also be considered program memory that can be recalled during a show or running
mode.
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