High End Systems Dichroic Theatre Series, User Manual

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Dichroic Theatre™ User Manual Operation 3-3
(DMX) Menu
Use this Menu option to set the Start channel for the ColorPower supply as well as
colormixing fixtures linked to it. For more information on setting a DMX start
channel (see “DMX Addressing” on page 2-4).
Set the DMX Start Channel (ADDR)
1. To enter the Menu system, press and hold the <Menu> button until
dMX
appears on the LED display.
2. Using the <Up> and <Down> arrow buttons scroll to the desired start channel
value
(1-512)
the <Enter> button to select.
Set the Addressing Mode (MODE)
The ColorPower supply has three modes for DMX. Manual Addressing and Auto
Addressing are described here. Discovery (DISC) addressing is recomended for
troubleshooting situations only. You can find more information about the DISC mode
in “When to use Discovery addressing” on page 4-6.
Manual Addressing.
allows the user to assign DMX addresses to fixtures attached to
the link. Addresses may be assigned to any valid DMX address following the
ColorPower supply Start channel. As the addresses are selected, both fixture type
and address are stored in an on board EEPROM. Thereafter, ColorPower acquires its
addressing information from this EEPROM. If fixtures are added to the link after
selecting MANU, they will be assigned an invalid address. If fixtures are removed
from the link, they will be ignored. In either event, removal or addition of fixtures
will not change addressing, and thus will not change your show. The manual address
mode allows multiple fixtures to share the same DMX address when you require
more than one fixture to respond identically to the controller.
Use the following steps to manually address fixtures on the ColorPower link:
1. Press and hold the <Menu> button until
dMX
appears on the LED display
2. Press the <Enter> button to enter the DMX menu system. The first option will
be
AddR
.
3. Navigate to the
ModE
menu by pressing the UP button.
4. Press the <Enter> button to enter the addressing mode sub-menu system. The
first option will be the
AUTO
addressing mode.
5. Navigate to the
MANU
menu by pressing the UP button.
TEST
DISC
Discovers all color mixing units attached to this
ColorPower supply. Displays DONE when complete
SELF
INIT Displays
INIT
indicating that it is initializing. After a
pause the display alternates between
FULL
(DMX
=100) and
OPEN
(DMX = 0) with all the linked
fixtures responding.
FULL
OPEN
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