DMX Repeater Pro
User’s Guide
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to them. If DMX signal is lost, the Repeater Pro will begin the
scanning process all over again.
This personality allows one console to be moved easily between
multiple input locations without use of extension cables or patch
bays, or alternately to allow a back-up to rapidly take over from a
failing primary console.
In DMX Hub mode, active signal appearing at the “DMX IN” port will
take immediate priority over any other active signal.
Also see “More on DMX Hub Mode”.
Other Settings
Other global parameters available from the “Repeater Configuration”
screen are the keypad lock, DMX hold time, DMX speed and the
backlight brightness.
Keypad Lock:
This function provides basic security only. While the
keypad is locked, it is possible to scroll through menus to determine
current settings but any attempt to alter them will result in a “Keypad
Locked” message.
The keypad lock can also be invoked by pressing and holding the
Cancel key until the display reports “Keypad Locked” and the
up/down arrows are backlit red. To unlock the keypad, press and
hold the Cancel key until the displays reports the keypad is
unlocked.
DMX Hold Time
: This option determines how long the
DMX
Repeater Pro
will hold its ‘last look’ in the event of loss of DMX
signal. The choices are 0 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes
and Forever. The factory setting is 0 seconds.
Be careful how you use hold time.
While it can save a show when
someone kicks the DMX cable out of the wall, it can have an
undesirable outcome if you shut down a console without running
down the grand master first, since the levels that were present prior
to shutdown will be maintained.
DMX Speed
: The speed option specifies the refresh rate or how
often the ‘dimmer’ levels are updated. The maximum DMX refresh
rate is about 44 Hertz (Hz), but some equipment behaves erratically
at that rate. The DMX Repeater Pro can operate at three different
refresh rates: slow (34 Hz), medium (39Hz), fast (44 Hz). The factory
setting is fast.
