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Exterior 400 Range user manual
Before running synchronized operation, you must set fixtures to one of the following in the
Synchronized
drop-down dialog box (see Figure 17):
•
Single Fixture
: operates in stand-alone mode independently of other fixtures
•
Master:
sends trigger signals to other fixtures, or
•
Synchronized:
client
– receives trigger signals from master fixture.
No more than one
fixture
may be the master.
Any
fixture
on the link, regardless of its position, may be the
master. All other
fixtures
must be set as
clients
.
Combining with other fixtures
An Exterior 400 Range running a stand-alone show can perform synchronized scene changes with other
Exterior 400 Range fixtures as well as Martin fixtures of the following types:
Stand-alone programming tips
If you want to keep things as simple as possible when programming synchronized operation, ensure that:
1.
Every fixture has the same number of scenes.
2.
Scene times are a few seconds longer on the master fixture than on
client
fixtures (this will ensure that
client
fixtures always have time to finish scenes before the master tells them to start the next scene).
It is important to note that the only commands transmitted by the master are scene change and show start
commands. No data about the
appearance
of the scene is transmitted between fixtures.
If you are programming a group of fixtures
to perform the same scenes with
synchronized master/
client
triggering, we
recommend that you:
1.
Use MUM to program a show on one
client
fixture
2.
Download and save this fixture’s
memory (program and settings) to
your PC using MUM’s Files menu (see
Figure 20), and then
3.
Upload the program and settings to
each subsequent fixture that you
connect to.
For a more detailed explanation of
synchronized operation and how
advanced effects can be created by
programming fixtures with a different
number of scenes, see the next section.
Synchronized stand-alone operation: detailed description
Note:
This section gives advanced information about stand-alone synchronized operation. You only need
to read it if you require help with problem diagnosis or if you want to program advanced
synchronized light shows.
The principles in stand-alone synchronized operation are as follows:
1.
A scene contains a fade section, followed by a wait section
2.
Each fixture can be individually programmed with up to 20 scenes, and each scene can have its own
individual fade and wait times.
3.
Scenes are numbered from 0 to 19.
4.
In synchronized operation, one master fixture issues commands to the other
client
fixtures to “go to
scene
xx
”, where
xx
is the scene number that the master will execute next.
5.
If a
client
has fewer scenes than the master, it will derive which scene to go to by dividing the number of
the scene it has been commanded to go to (scene 5, for example) by the total number of scenes that the
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Figure 20: Managing fixture settings and stand-alone
programs as files
