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OWNERS MANUAL

 

         

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of 

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SM - 280  DMX LIGHTING CONTROLLER

              Version 

20080324 

Lightronics 

Inc. 

        509 

Central 

Drive 

 

Virginia 

Beach, 

 

VA 

 

23454 

        

 

 

757 

486 

3588 

 

chase steps. The scene will be inserted in front of 

 

(before) the step you select. 

 

4.  Push Bank and select the bank containing  the 
 

scene to be used for the new step by pushing a 

 

SCANNER/SCENES button (1-14). 

 

5.  Push Scene and select the scene for the new chase 
 

step using a SCANNER/SCENES button (1-22).  

 

6.  Push Auto/Insert.  The display bottom row will 
 

show the bank and scene you have selected. 

 

7.  Push Program/Record.  The scene will be  inserted, 
 

the display will update, and the controller 

 

indicators will flash briefly. 

 

DELETE A STEP IN A CHASE 

 

This will remove a step from a chase. Steps following 
the deleted step will close gap. 

 

1. Push Chase. 

 

2.  Select a chase using a SCANNER/SCENES button 
 

(1-14). The display top row will show the chase 

 

number, the number of steps in the chase and 000 

 

for the current step. 

 

3.  Push Up and or Down to scroll to the step which 
 

will be deleted. 

 

4.  Push Delete/Music.  The display bottom row will 
 

show the step you have selected. 

 

5.  Push Program/Record.  The step will be deleted, 
 

The display will update, and the controller 

 

indicators will flash briefly. 

 

DELETE ALL STEPS IN A CHASE 

 
This will clear the complete contents of a chase. 

 

1. Push Chase. 

 

2.  Hold down the SCANNER/SCENES button for the 
 

chase  to be cleared (1-14) and push Delete/Music.  

 

Release both buttons.

 

 
3.  Push the SCANNER/SCENES button for the  chase 
 

again.  The display will show the chase you 

 selected. 
 
 

 
 

4.  Push Program/Record.  The chase  will be cleared, 
 

and the controller indicators will flash briefly. 

 

COPY A SCENE BANK TO A CHASE 

 

This will copy the contents of any scene bank into a 
chase. 

 

1.  Push Chase and select a chase by pushing a 
 

SCANNER/SCENES button (1-14). 

 

2.  Push Copy and select the bank to be copied by 
 

pushing a SCANNER/SCENES button (1-14). 

 

The display top row will show the selected chase, the 
existing steps in the chase and the current step 
number.  The bottom row will show the scene bank 
you selected.  If  the chase already contains steps then 
the contents of the bank will be copied to the end of 
the chase. 
 
 

 

3. Push Program/Record.  The bank will be copied 
and the controller indicators will flash briefly. 

 

COPY A CHASE 

 

This will copy the contents of a chase to another one . 

 

1. Push Chase. 

 

2.  Hold down the SCANNER/SCENES button for the 
 

chase  which will be copied (1-14) and push Copy. 

 

3.  Push the SCANNER/SCENES button (1-14) for 
 

the chase which will receive the copy.  The 

 

display will show both chase numbers as follows. 

 
 
 

 

4.  Push Program/Record.  The chase will be  copied 
 

and the controller indicators will flash briefly. 

 

MANUAL SCENE OPERATION 

 

You can manually activate a scene (1-22) in any bank 
(1-14).  Make sure that Blackout is OFF 

 

1.  Push Bank and select the bank containing the scene 
 

you want to activate using a SCANNER/SCENES 

 button 

(1-14). 

 
 
 

Chase_Delet 

Delet _ Chase ** 

Chase_Copy 

Cha ** –> Cha ** 

E" cha <**> ***/ *** 

Copy _ Bank ** 

Summary of Contents for Show-Pro SM - 280

Page 1: ...Lightronics Inc 509 Central Drive Virginia Beach VA 23454 757 486 3588 SM 280 DMX LIGHTING CONTROLLER OWNERS MANUAL March 24 2008...

Page 2: ...unction Pan Tilt Color Dimming etc This information is contained in the fixture manual DMX CONNECTIONS Any system using DMX control should be connected together as a chain of devices The control cable...

Page 3: ...ses 7 Copy Copies fixture settings during setup Copies scenes and chase steps in program mode 8 Setup Group Setup Activates setup operation which enables you to control how the fixture will respond to...

Page 4: ...ON OFF Controls SM 280 main power 25 Pan Wheel Controls left right operation of fixtures when assigned 26 Tilt Wheel Controls up down operation of fixtures when assigned 27 Fog Machine Controls remot...

Page 5: ...as below 3 Use the Speed slider to scroll through the fixture channels and use the fade slider to set the channel to Y yes or N no reverse operation 4 Push Program Record to save the new setting The c...

Page 6: ...ctively and are shown in the display as X and Y They can be reassigned using the Setup mode COARSE FINE CONTROL The Fine button can be used with the Pan Tilt wheels and Up Down buttons to adjust the a...

Page 7: ...am Record to store the inserted scene The controller indicators will flash briefly DELETE A SCENE 1 Push Bank and select the bank containing the scene by pushing a SCANNER SCENES button 1 14 2 Push Sc...

Page 8: ...ogram mode is active ADD A STEP TO A CHASE This will add a scene at the end of a chase 1 Push Chase 2 Select a chase using a SCANNER SCENES button 1 14 The display top row will show the chase number t...

Page 9: ...be cleared 1 14 and push Delete Music Release both buttons 3 Push the SCANNER SCENES button for the chase again The display will show the chase you selected 4 Push Program Record The chase will be cle...

Page 10: ...t 2 Push Bank and select a bank 1 14 using a SCANNER SCENES button You can select more than one The bank s will begin cycling The speed and fade time are dependent on the setting of the Speed and Fade...

Page 11: ...exit from the setup mode EXTERNAL MEMORY CARD The SM 280 is supplied with a 4 MB external memory card which can be used to automatically record scene and chase program data When a card is installed th...

Page 12: ...erves the right to make any changes modifications or updates as deemed appropriate by Lightronics to products returned for service Such changes may be made without prior notification to the user and w...

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