High End Systems Dichroic Theatre Series, User Manual

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ii Dichroic Theatre™ User Manual
Connecting Units to a ColorPower Supply Link ....................................................................... 2-3
Terminating the Link ................................................................................................................. 2-3
Connecting ColorPower to a DMX Link......................................................................................... 2-4
DMX Addressing ............................................................................................................................. 2-4
Determining Valid DMX Start Channels ................................................................................... 2-5
Setting the ColorPower Supply DMX Start Channel ................................................................ 2-5
Setting DMX Start Channels for Color Mixing Units ................................................................. 2-6
Manual DMX Addressing ........................................................................................................ 2-6
Automatic DMX Addressing.................................................................................................... 2-8
Reconfigurating the ColorPower Link....................................................................................... 2-9
Mounting the ColorPower™ Supply ............................................................................................... 2-9
Powering On Dichroic Theatre Units ........................................................................................... 2-10
Chapter 3: Operation
Verifying and Uploading Software ................................................................................................. 3-1
Accessing the Menu System ........................................................................................................... 3-1
Basic Navigation ........................................................................................................................ 3-2
Menu Options.................................................................................................................................. 3-2
ColorPower Menu Map ............................................................................................................. 3-2
(DMX) Menu .............................................................................................................................. 3-3
Set the DMX Start Channel (ADDR)....................................................................................... 3-3
Set the Addressing Mode (MODE) ......................................................................................... 3-3
Information (INFO) Menu ......................................................................................................... 3-5
Display the Software Version (VERS)..................................................................................... 3-5
Display the Mode (MODE)...................................................................................................... 3-5
Display the Unit Information (UNIT) ...................................................................................... 3-5
Control (CTRL) Menu ................................................................................................................ 3-6
Reset and Home (RST)............................................................................................................ 3-6
Unique Number (UNIQ) ......................................................................................................... 3-6
Test (TEST) Menu ...................................................................................................................... 3-6
Discovery (DiSC)..................................................................................................................... 3-6
Self Test (SELF) ....................................................................................................................... 3-7
DMX Programming ......................................................................................................................... 3-8
Parameter Descriptions ............................................................................................................. 3-8
Control Parameter (ColorPower)............................................................................................ 3-8
Homing ColorPower Supply Link Fixtures (ColorPower) ...................................................... 3-8
Color Parameters (ColorCommand, ColorMerge) ................................................................. 3-8
Beam Angle (ColorCommand) ............................................................................................... 3-8
ColorPower DMX Protocol Table.............................................................................................. 3-9
ColorCommand DMX Protocol Table....................................................................................... 3-9
ColorMerge DMX Protocol Table.............................................................................................. 3-9
Appendix A: Important Safety Information