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Self-Test
Used to activate the internal “self-test” program which shows all possibilities of the unit.
Press the MENU button untill
is blinking on the display.
Press the ENTER button to start the internal self-test program.
To go back to the functions press the MENU button.
Fixture Hours
Used to show the number of working hours of the unit.
Press the MENU button untill
is blinking on the display.
Press the ENTER button to show the number of working hours in the display.
To go back to the functions press the MENU button.
Reset
Used to force a reset of the unit.
Press the MENU button untill
is blinking on the display.
Press the ENTER to reset all channels to their standard position.
To go back to the functions press the MENU button.
Please also check the chapter about the DMX-channel configuration of the unit to find out how you can force
a reset by DMX.
HOW TO CONNECT THE UNIT BY DMX
The DMX-protocol is a widely used high speed signal to control intelligent light equipment.
You need to “daisy chain” your DMX controller and all the connected light effects with a
good quality XLR M/F balanced cable. To prevent strange behavior of the light effects, due
to interferences, you must use a 90
Ω
to 120
Ω
terminator at the end of the chain. Never
use Y-splitter cables, this simply won’t work!
Each light effect in the chain needs to have its proper starting address so it knows which commands from the
controller it has to decode.
HOW TO SET THE THE RIGHT STARTING ADDRESS:
Refer to the previous chapter (DMX-512 address setting) to learn how to set the starting address on this unit.
The starting address of each unit is very important. Unfortunately it is impossible to tell you in this user
manual which starting addresses you have to set because this completely depends on the controller you will
use… So please refer to the user manual of your DMX-controller to find out which starting addresses you
must set.
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DMX-CONFIGURATION OF IROCK 5C:
HOW TO OPERATE THE UNIT
Every time you turn the unit on, it will show Ir5c on the display and move all the motors to their ‘home’
position and you may hear some noises for about 20 seconds. After that the unit will be ready to receive
DMX signal or run the built-in programs.
You can operate the unit in three ways:
o
By master/slave built-in preprogram function
o
By CA-8 easy controller
o
By universal DMX controller
BY MASTER/SLAVE BUILT-IN PREPROGRAM FUNCTION:
Select this function when you want an instant show. By linking the units in master/slave
connection, the first unit will control the other units to give an automatic, sound
activated, synchronized light show. Its DMX input will have nothing plugged into it, and
its master-LED will be constantly on and sound-LED will flash to the music.
Important! This function only works when the blackout mode in the menu of the
master is set to OFF, otherwise nothing will happen! Read more about this
option in the “Main Menu” paragraph.
SLAVES have 2 working options:
The other units are set to slave mode (slave-
LED is constantly on). In order to create a great light show you can introduce
contrast movements (pan/tilt of slave is inversed)
In the menu of the slave units
you can go to option
and select:
o
Normal slave:
slave works in sync with the master.
o
2 light show:
slave works in opposite with the master.
o
and
only for color-change.
