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SETUP AND CONFIGURATION
●FRONT PANEL OPERATION
A projector’s configuration can be set conveniently via push button and LCD display.
Launch the projector and press button ENTER for more than 5 seconds to unlock the panel, the LCD will show the function menu of the
projector, each main menu has its submenus and each submenu has a specific function. For details, please see the “OPERATION
MENU” section.
To set up or browse through its functions, press button UP or DOWN
Press button ENTER to save your settings or enter the submenu.
Press button UP or DOWN to change values(plus or minus)
Press button FUNC, it will return to the upper menu. If button FUNC not pressed, the default will show display status automatically.
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DMX START ADDRESS
Each unit must be given a DMX start address so that the correct projector responds to the correct control signals. This DMX start address is
the channel number from which the projector starts to “listen” to the digital control information being sent out from the controller. The unit
has 3 DMX modes. There are standard mode ,short mode and extended mode. For example standard mode has 31
c
hannels, so set the No. 1
projector’s address 001, No. 2 projector’s address 032, No. 3 projector’s address 063, No. 4 projector’s address094, and so on.
Launch the projector. Press button ENTER more than 5seconds to unlock panel.
Press button ENTER to display DMX address;
Press button UP and DOWN, you can set the address;
Press button ENTER to confirm; after powered on next time, the default will be last value saved
Press button FUNC, it will return to the upper menu
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STAND-ALONE MODE
Operate the projector without connecting with a controller, enable the master mode through the operation panel, the
projector will run in Stand-Alone mode automatically.
DMX address can be set at any number within 512.
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MASTER/SLAVE MODE
Many projectors can run synchronously in the Master/Slave mode by linking them with each other. First,
connect the first fixture’s DMX output to the second fixture’s DMX input using XLR-XLR control cable and then connect the second
fixture’s DMX output to the third fixture’s DMX input, and so on until all projector are connected in this way. Eventually connect the last
fixture’s DMX output to a DMX terminator. Set 1
st
projector as the master and others are Slaves. It’s advised thatthe
maximum quantity of projectors in a DMX chain is less than 32.
Start Addresses of all Slaves are 001; Operation mode of the Master can be set any mode for a Master’ and Slaves’ operation mode can be
set accordingly.
After Powered on, the group will run in Master/Slave Mode
