High End Systems Studio Command 1200, User Manual

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CHAPTER 2
Setup and Configuration
18 Studio Command Series User Manual
Note: Before you can upload new software, you must disconnect any controllers,
bypass any serial data distributors and/or data line optoisolators, and
bypass or make sure that any fixtures using RS-422 communications (such
as Dataflash
®
AF1000 xenon strobes, and Intellabeam
®
fixtures) are located
after the Studio Command fixtures on the link. These devices will block
communication with any other Studio Command fixtures on the link.
Assigning a DMX Start Channel
The DMX start channel identifies each fixture on a DMX link. If you plan to control your fixtures
with a DMX console (or using synchronized preset playback), you must assign a DMX start
channel to each fixture on the link.
If you always plan to use the fixture in stand-alone mode (without a controller or synchronized
preset playback), you can skip this section.
There are 512 available channels on each DMX link. These 512 channels are divided among all
the devices on a particular link. The number of channels a fixture requires on the link is the
fixture’s channel range. Studio Command fixtures require a 14-channel range. The DMX start
channel is the first channel available to a fixture in its channel range.
To assign a DMX start channel, access the fixture’s menu system via the alphanumeric LED
display and four menu navigation buttons on the fixture’s front panel.
The fixture’s channel range must not overlap any other device’s channel range on the link.*
When two devices on the same DMX link have overlapping channel ranges, one or both devices
will be disabled or behave erratically.
*Note: The single exception to the non-overlapping rule is if you want the fixtures to
respond to controller commands in exactly the same way. In this case, the
fixtures must be the same type (for example, two Studio Command fixtures) and
the fixtures must share the entire channel range.
<Up> arrow button: scroll upward
through menu items or options
<Down> arrow button: scroll downward
through menu items or options
<Menu> button: move back to the
previous menu level
(press and hold to enter the menu system) <Enter> button: select the
curent menu item or option
MENU ENTER
alphanumeric display