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ERA 500 Hybrid IP User Guide
Adjusting settings via DMX
The fixture settings and operations listed below can be applied from the DMX controller on Channel 24, the
Fixture settings channel.
Commands sent on the fixture control channel override any settings entered in the fixture’s onboard control
menus.
Important!
To help you avoid accidentally applying a setting that may disrupt a light show, for example, the
commands must be held for 5 seconds before they are applied.
Lamp on/off
You can strike or douse the lamp via DMX with a Lamp ON or Lamp OFF command.
Blackout during changes
If you want to avoid changes in pan and tilt position or changes in effects being visible to the audience or
spectators, you can set the fixture to black out (close the shutter) during any of the following:
• Pan and/or tilt movement
• Change of color on the color wheel
• Change of gobo on either of the two gobo wheels
By default, the fixture does not black out during any of the above changes.
Resetting
You can reset any of the following:
• The entire fixture (reboot including a lamp restrike)
• All effects
• Pan and tilt positions
Resetting the effects or resetting pan and tilt without resetting the entire fixture can allow on-the-fly recovery
if an effect or the head loses its correct position. Resetting the entire fixture requires a lamp restrike and
involves a possible delay before the lamp is cool enough to restrike.
