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4.6 STANDALONE operation
In standalone operation, up to 10 program steps can be stored in the Sparx 12, which can then
run in an endless loop. The images can be saved in two ways. Either you program the desired
DMX values directly on Sparx 12 and save them, or you set the DMX values via a connected DMX
console and then store them in the Sparx 12.
The menu items MODIFY, RUN and REMOTE can only be called up using a specific key combi-
nation. To do this, press and hold “ENTER”, and also press “ESC”. Before activating these menu
items, remove all other devices in the DMX line that send DMX, e.g. consoles or other spotlights
that are not configured as slave devices, as otherwise damage to the DMX drivers may occur.
Programming the standalone programme on the spotlight display:
Call up the STANDALONE, EDIT menu item. In the STEP NR+/- menu item, select the desired
step and you can change it and its channel parameters in the following menu items: In the MODI-
FY menu item, set the desired lighting scene and position and determine the individual sequence
times of the steps with FADE TIME and NEXT TIME (time for the complete step).
Use INSERT to insert an additional programming step. The DMX values of the previous step are
copied to the new step.
Use DELETE to delete a step. The display shows STEP NR: 1/X. Use the selection keys to move
to the desired step.
With RESET STEP you reset one step to its default values (DMX 000). The display shows STEP
NR: 1/X. Use the selection keys to select your step. CLEAR ALL resets the complete standalone
programming steps. Under MODIFY you will find STEP1/1 again. In the STANDALONE, TIME-
BASE menu item you have the possibility to change the Fade Time and Next Time from 1 second
to 1/10 second.
BEAMSHAPE ON / OFF - Setting whether a beamshape is mounted or not
In order to shorten the reset time of the headlamp, the option off - no beamshape can be set
here when the beamshape is not mounted, so that the headlamp does not attempt to initialize
the beamshape during the basic reset, which reduces the reset time of the headlamp.
Starting the standalone program:
Call up the STANDALONE menu and navigate to the RUN submenu. Confirm the selection by
pressing the key combination “ENTER” (press and hold) and simultaneously “ESC”. The display
then shows: S-ALONE: 01/XX and the program runs in an endless loop.
Deactivation: Press and hold the “ESC” key and then also press "ENTER". The menu jumps back
one level and RUN appears in the display.
Accept the DMX values from an external console:
To accept the DMX values of a connected console, you must first enable the Capture DMX in-
put. To do this, go to the CAPT DMX menu item. The display now shows CAPTURE DMX 01/01,
press the Enter key to switch to STARTCAPTURE. The Sparx 12 now reacts to the signals from
the external console.
Operation via master-slave function:
Connect the Sparx 12 via DMX lines and activate the REMOTE menu item for all slave devices.
To do this, navigate in the STANDALONE menu to the REMOTE sub-menu. Activate the REMOTE
function by pressing and holding “ENTER”, and also pressing “ESC”. The spotlight is in slave
mode when the display shows the status REMOTE INACTIVE or REMOTE ACTIVE.
REMOTE INACTIVE: The Sparx 12 is in slave mode but does not receive a DMX signal.
REMOTE ACTIVE: The Sparx 12 is in slave mode and receives a DMX signal.
The master device is programmed via the MODIFY menu item and started via RUN (press and
hold “ENTER” and also press “ESC”).
