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Using the menu
•
When not in the menu, the four digit display scrolls the
current DMX address and mode. The display’s right hand
decimal point (data dot) is used to indicate status (see below).
• Press to enter the menu. The four digit display will show
ADDR
.
• Use and to move between menu options (or to change a
value within an option).
• Press to enter an option (or to fix a changed value within an
option and return to the previous option level).
Note: If you do
not press to fix a value, operation will revert to the
previously set mode at the next power on.
• Press to exit from a menu option (and eventually
exit the menu completely).
General notes
•
Ensure that only one DMX
device in the chain is set
as master (e.g. the lighting
desk). This fixture is usually
set to slave mode.
• This fixture is shipped with
the DMX address set to
001
.
• The four digit display can
be set to switch off when
not in use. To restore, press
. To alter this mode use:
PERS
>
DISP
.
MENU
ENTER
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Channel layouts within modes 4+E and EF d
Channel
4+E
EF d
1
Red
c1
Effect
2
Green
c1
Speed
3
Blue
c1
Xfade
4
Amber
§
c2
Effect
5
c1
Effect
c2
Speed
6
c1
Speed
c2
Xfade
7
c1
Xfade
Master int.
8
c2
Effect
-
9
c2
Speed
-
10
c2
Xfade
-
11 Master int.
-
The table right shows how
colour mixing, chase effects
and master intensity controls
are mapped to DMX channels
for the
4+E
and
EF d
modes.
In all modes, the first channel
of the fixture occurs at the DMX
address selected using
addr
and successive channels for the
fixture follow from there.
Channel layouts within modes DMX and 16BT
Channel
dmX
dmx)
dmx
(
RES
=1) (
RES
=3) (
RES
=4)
1
All
Red+Amb.
§
Red
2
Mast. int.* Green
Green
3
Blue
Blue
4
Mast. int.* Amber
§
5
Mast. int.*
When using the
DMX
and
16bt
modes, the
manner in which LED
emitters are assigned
to DMX channels is
determined by the
PERS
>
RES
option.
The
dmx
and
16bt
modes do not use
chase effects. The first
channel of the fixture
occurs at the DMX
address selected using
addr
and successive
channels for the fixture
follow from there.
coarse (c)
= High
channel for 16-bit,
fine
(f)
= Low channel
for 16-bit
Chan.
16bt
16bt
16bt
(
RES
=1) (
RES
=3) (
RES
=4)
1 All (coarse) R+A
§
(c)
Red (c)
2
All (fine)
R+A
§
(f)
Red (f)
3 Mast. int.* Green (c) Green (c)
4
Green (f)
Green (f)
5
Blue (c)
Blue (c)
6
Blue (f)
Blue (f)
7
Mast. int.* Amber (c)
§
8
Amber (f)
§
9
Mast. int.*
DMX links and termination
This section provides useful advice for gaining reliable operation
from your DMX installation:
• Use good quality flexible twisted pair cable that has a nominal
characteristic impedance of 120 ohms. Microphone cables have
a lower impedance and a higher capacitance, which can lead
to data errors.
• Use a daisychain arrangement to link fixtures together, so that
the output of one fixture is connected to the input of the next.
• Connect no more than 32 devices to a single DMX run. If further
fixtures are needed, then use a DMX booster to allow up to 32
more fixtures to be attached.
• Never split a DMX cable to form two branches (a Y-split). If
separate branches are required, use a powered DMX splitter.
• Ensure that the devices at each end of the daisychain are both
terminated using a 120 ohm resistor (usually contained within
a separate XLR connector that has no cable - the resistor forms
a link between pins 2 and 3). Control desks are often internally
terminated.
It is possible to get away with breaking some of the above rules,
particularly on smaller installations that have short cable runs and
few fixtures. However, results can be unpredictable and problems
will inevitably hit you at the very worst time: During your show.
Master/slave/data indication
The right hand decimal point (data dot) of the display is used to
indicate the master/slave settings and also the presence of a DMX
input signal, as shown below:
Data dot ON
Master mode
Data dot FLASHING
Slave mode (DMX data input present)
Data dot OFF
Slave mode (no DMX data present)
Notes:
•
Ensure that only one DMX device in the chain is set as master
(e.g. the desk).
•
Use
PERS
>
data
to change between master and slave modes.
•
When set to master mode, the fixture will scroll
MASTER
in
place of a DMX address (when not within the menu).
•
If the display has been set to auto off (
disp
>
aoff
), the data
dot will remain active but at a lower brightness.
*
Master intensity is only enabled for
dmx
and
16bt
modes when the
pers
>
mint
option is set to
on
. Master intensity always uses a single
8-bit channel and appears the final control channel.
§
PixelPar units are available with either RGB + Amber or RGB + White
emitters. Where an entry above shows Amber, this will be White on an
RGBW version of the fixture.
§
PixelPar units are available with either RGB + Amber or RGB + White
emitters. Where an entry above shows Amber, this will be White on an
RGBW version of the fixture.
