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2518 IV.BOOK  Page 1  Tuesday, September 22, 1998  7:10 PM

Summary of Contents for DMX Controller 2518

Page 1: ...2518 DMX Controller user manual P N 510158...

Page 2: ...ssional A S Denmark All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from Martin Professional A S Denmark Printed in Denmark P N 5...

Page 3: ...3 2518 DMX Controller...

Page 4: ...nnecting a MIDI Device 6 Connecting to the Power Supply 6 section 3 Address and Mode Setting About Addresses and Modes 7 Setting an Address 8 section 4 Operation Manual Control 10 Programming Scenes 1...

Page 5: ...ediately repair or replace damaged power cords There are no user serviceable parts inside refer all service to a qualified technician F eatu re s 72 DMX channels 30 banks of 6 programmable scenes 6 fa...

Page 6: ...nnecting the output of the fixture closest to the controller to the input of the next fixture Connecting outputs to inputs is complicated a little by the fact that the connection sockets are not alway...

Page 7: ...evice with DMX pin out to a device with Martin pin out you must use a phase reversing cable that swaps the connections between pins 2 and 3 Output Input Polarity Martin pin 2 pin 3 DMX pin 2 pin 3 XLR...

Page 8: ...tin DMX Switch Pack each count as 1device 5 Always terminate the link Terminate the link by installing the provided termination plug in the output socket of the last fixture on the link The terminatio...

Page 9: ...o 15 meters 50 feet long Connecting to t he Power Supply W A R N I N G For safe operation the controller must be grounded earthed In s ta ll P lu g The 2518 DMX Controller is delivered without a plug...

Page 10: ...ctor mode speed is programmed on 1 or 2 additional channels Devices may be controlled in tracking mode if there are not enough channels but speed control will not be possible Controlling a light is ea...

Page 11: ...dependently so 2 RoboColor Pro 400s are together on channels 44 48 and 2 more are together on channels 56 60 They are set for 5 channel tracking mode because there is not enough room for 7 channel vec...

Page 12: ...mode speed control of these units will not be possible Button 1 Button 2 Button 3 Button 4 Button 5 Button 6 Ch Device Ch Device Ch Device Ch Device Ch Device Ch Device 1 36 1 RoboColor IIx 7 RoboColo...

Page 13: ...hannels from 1 to 36 are active a flashing LED indicates channels from 37 to 72 are active Status is indicated for 36 channels at a time press the channel master to see the status of the other channel...

Page 14: ...the same protocol This only works if their start channels map to the same fader 4 Deactivate fader control Press the button again to turn off fader control The LED goes out to indi cate manual contro...

Page 15: ...desired changes 3 Save the edited scene as described above Co py in g a S c e ne If you want to use the settings from one scene as the starting point for another scene you may copy the scene and edit...

Page 16: ...ach scene MIDI scenes can also be used to switch banks When a MIDI scene is executed the active bank automatically changes to the bank where the scene is stored If you have several MIDI devices MIDI r...

Page 17: ...scene in the active bank starting at scene 1 After scene 6 the next trigger pulse executes scene 1 again Scenes may also be executed manually in any order by pressing the scene buttons Ch a ngi ng Ba...

Page 18: ...a M ID I Tr igg e r Note A MIDI code may be used either as a trigger or to execute a MIDI scene but not both 1 Press Midi The display flashes 2 Press Auto 3 Optional Select a MIDI channel Press the u...

Page 19: ...n standby mode there is no DMX output from the controller Standby mode uses less current and is recommended whenever the controller is not being used for more than a few minutes to reduce wear and tea...

Page 20: ...tures do not respond respond erratically or continuously reset Bad data link connection Check data link connections cables and correct accord ingly DMX signal polarity reversed Swap pins 2 and 3 See s...

Page 21: ...nd 6 at the same time while applying power to the controller The channel LEDs chase upwards 3 Slide the 6 faders all the way up to the top 4 Press a DMX Channel button 5 To verify calibration slide ea...

Page 22: ...0 Hz US model 100 to 130 V 50 to 60 Hz Prog ra m mi ng C a pa c i ty Scenes 180 MIDI triggers 2048 DM X C a pa c ity 72 channels Tr i gg er S ou rc es adjustable timer MIDI internal microphone Re a r...

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