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Summary of Contents for AT DMX Control 480

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Page 2: ... 1 Setting up the projectors not defined in the projector library 11 6 2 Copying the projectors within the projector library 13 6 3 Deleting the projectors from the projector library 13 6 4 Creating editing the effect names 14 7 Special settings 14 7 1 LCD display adjusting 14 7 2 User setting 15 7 3 Changing the password 15 8 Remote adjusting the projectors 17 9 Uploading programs to the projecto...

Page 3: ...ying a scene 26 12 4 Creating a program 26 12 5 Deleting a program 29 12 6 Copying a program 29 12 7 Creating a record 30 12 8 Deleting a record 32 12 9 Copying a record 32 16 Runnig mode 33 15 1 Running scenes 33 15 2 Running programs 33 15 3 Running records 35 16 Factory default setting 37 17 Updating the fixture library 37 18 Technical specifications 38 19 Cleaning and maintenance 39 Appendix P...

Page 4: ...le after installing the device Make sure that the power cord is never crimped or damaged by sharp edges Check the device and the powercord from time to time Always disconnect from the mains when the device is not in use or before cleaning it Only handle the power cord by the plug Never pull out the plug by tugging the power cord This device falls under protection class I Therefore it is essential ...

Page 5: ...the power cable to the mains The polarity of the cable provided conforms with the current international standards should you need to replace the cable please note Cable EU Cable US Pin International Brown Black Live L Light blue White Neutral N Yellow Green Green Earth 3 2 Sound control If the DMX CONTROL 480 is supposed to work via a soundsignal connect the stereo jack female connector with the s...

Page 6: ...rting addresses every 24 steps You have to address every projector to the respective starting address Otherwise the channel assignment will not be correct All projectors with the same starting address will work synchronically Projector Starting address Projector Starting adress Projector 1 1 Projector 11 241 Projector 2 25 Projector 12 265 Projector 3 49 Projector 13 289 Projector 4 73 Projector 1...

Page 7: ...e button accesses the main menu 6 ESCAPE button For return to the main menu or submenu 7 ENTER button Confirming button 8 MEMORY CARD slot 9 NEXT GROUP button Function depends on menu where the button is used 10 INSERT COPY button Function depends on menu where the button is used 11 MANUAL button For manual control of the selected projector 12 SCENE button For scene running 13 PROGRAM button For p...

Page 8: ...oller is in Audio mode operation with sound control the sound signal has to be connected 31 8 16 BIT button For switching the pan tilt movement from 8 to 16 bit resolution 32 BLACKOUT button The blackout function closes the light output of all connected projectors via the shutter Please note that all other functions of the projectors are maintained and that the programs keep running 33 RUN A butto...

Page 9: ... saving the changes you have made MENU the button accesses the main menu PAN wheel TILT wheel the rotating wheels for adjusting the values of displayed items Special buttons and their functions will be described in respective sections Caution When you turn the device on the controller is in blackout mode Blackout LED shines The controller will be locked by pressing the CHANNEL RANGE LOCK button We...

Page 10: ... question appears SAVE CHANGES ESC ENT 4 Press ENTER to save the new allocation of projectors to the PROJECTOR SELECT buttons or ESC to leave this menu without changes Note If you didn t find your projector in the projector library see the chapter Projector library 5 4 Grouping the projectors In order to simplify a control of projectors is very useful to define the groups of projectors E g the fir...

Page 11: ...T Device num 001 Device order number in the projector library SPOT 150 XT Name of the projector 3 Use UP DOWN or TILT wheel to select free device position the 3rd line of the screen displays NO DEVICE and press ENTER The selected device position has to be between No 51 and No 100 4 Type the name of the new device max 16 characters Buttons used for typing and their functions are the following UP DO...

Page 12: ...reset FREE no function Important Effect abbreviations which are used in the special functions 1 PAN used in manual mode 2 TILT used in manual mode 3 PANFINE used in manual mode 4 TILTFINE used in manual mode 5 DIMMER must be used on channel with dimmer function for correct function of sliders INT A INT B 6 COLOR used in manual mode macro 7 GOBO used in manual mode macro These abbreviations have to...

Page 13: ... ENTER The following screen appears CONFIG UNIT Device num 001 Device order number in the projector library SPOT 150 XT 3 Use UP DOWN to select the free projector position where you want to copy a projector example 051 4 Press INSERT COPY the following screen appears COPY UNIT From 001 To 051 Target position 051 NO DEVICE Copied projector Use UP DOWN to select the projector you want to copy and pr...

Page 14: ...press ENTER 4 Type the name of the new abbreviation max 8 characters Buttons used for typing and their functions are the following UP DOWN TILT wheel finds characters LEFT RIGHT moves cursor left and right DEL deletes characters 5 Press ENTER and the safety question appears SAVE CHANGES ESC ENT 6 Press ENTER to save the new abbreviation or ESC to leave this menu without saving changes 7 Special se...

Page 15: ...G Start Val 100 S Blackout YES S Lock NO 3 Use UP DOWN or TILT wheel to adjust desired Start Val value 1 255 press RIGHT and adjust desired S Blackout value YES NO with UP DOWN then press RIGHT and adjust desired S Lock value YES NO with UP DOWN 4 Press ENTER and the safety question appears SAVE CHANGES ESC ENT 5 Press ENTER to save the adjusted values or ESC to leave this menu without saving chan...

Page 16: ...ORD Please verify new password 5 Enter the new password again and confirming screen appears SAVE CHANGES ESC ENT 6 Press ENTER to save the new password The controller is locked by pressing the CHANNEL RANGE LOCK button the initial screen has to be displayed CAUTION IF YOU CHANGE THE PASSWORD DO NOT FORGET TO MAKE A REMARK FOR THE SAKE OF OBLIVION ...

Page 17: ...ojectors have to be from ROBE XT series or AT series and have master slave operation 3 Use UP DOWN to select the desired projector according to its ID and press ENTER Next menu appears SELECT FUNCTION Remote config Menu for controlling the selected projector Upload program Menu for uploading programs to the selected projector 4 Use UP DOWN to select the Remote config menu and press ENTER The follo...

Page 18: ...ears on the display Select device This message allows you to select the projector included in previously selected from upload program whose program will be uploaded E g In step 3 you have selected program No 10 There are 5 active projectors in this program and you wish to upload program of projector No 3 to the selected projector 5 Press the respective PROJECTOR SELECT button and the data transfer...

Page 19: ...R The bank selection screen appears MMC Load Data Select bank 10 No of bank 0 60 for 32 MB MM Card from which the data will be loaded 4 Use UP DOWN or TILT wheel to select suitable bank 0 60 for 32 MB MM Card and press ENTER The controller starts loading data to its memory After loading the screen appears Data successfuly loaded Press Enter 5 Press ENTER to return to the menu Note Message Format d...

Page 20: ... channel by pressing LEFT RIGHT by moving the matching DMX CHANNEL FUNCTION slider by rotating the PAN wheel PAN TILT button LED has to shine 4 Adjust the DMX value of the selected effect channel by pressing UP DOWN by moving the matching DMX CHANNEL FUNCTION slider by rotating the TILT wheel PAN TILT button LED has to shine The flashing sign MAN appears in the top right hand corner of the screen ...

Page 21: ...ddress 049 11 3 Editing creating a chaser There are 20 presetted chasers in DMX CONTROL 480 with up to 60 steps per each The time length of the chaser step can be from 40 milliseconds to 5 04 seconds but can be extended up to 10 12 seconds during chaser running If none of the presetted chaser suit you you can edit them according to your requirements 1 Press ESC several times until the display show...

Page 22: ... CHASER From 20 To 20 4 Use UP DOWN to select the chaser which you want to copy to previously selected chaser and press ENTER The safety question appears SAVE CHANGES ESC ENT 5 Press ENTER to confirm the copying 11 5 Running a chaser The chaser can run during a scene program record running or manual controlling of the projectors The created chasers 1 20 are assigned to the PROJECTOR SELECT buttons...

Page 23: ...button No 1 6 Repeat the step 4 and assign next COLOR value to the PROJECTOR SELECT button No 2 In this way assign the desired colours to the buttons No 3 20 7 Press MACRO again The gobo bank screen appears MACRO MODE GOBO BANK Bank of gobo macros CH 01 08 Sld 007 Channel range and slider GOBO Val 001 Matching effect name and its DMX value 8 Select GOBO in the effect field by pressing LEFT RIGHT b...

Page 24: ...with a maximum of active projectors in run mode you can simply reduce the number of active projectors Press ENTER and the following screen appears MAKE SCENE 001 Scene number 1 750 NO DEVICE Name of assigned projector after pressing PROJECTOR button CH 01 08 Sld 001 Channel range and slider Val 000 Matching effect name Effect DMX value 0 255 4 Press the first PROJECTOR SELECT button whose projecto...

Page 25: ...e pan TltH 037 TltL 255 DMX values coarse tilt fine tilt 5 Repeat the step 4 for all projectors in the mask 6 Press ENTER The safety question appears SAVE CHANGES ESC ENT 7 Press ENTER and the scene is recorded or ESC to leave this menu without saving changes Note 1 By pressing RECALL during creating the scene you can recall previously stored scenes Example MAKE SCENE 004 Current scene No 4 SPOT 2...

Page 26: ... scene position e g 020 to which you want to copy another scene and press INSERT COPY The following screen appears COPY SCENE From 020 To 020 4 Use UP DOWN or TILT wheel to select the desired scene you want to copy e g 15 to the previously selected scene position and press ENTER The safety question appears SAVE CHANGES ESC ENT 5 Press ENTER to confirm this action Original scene is overwriten with ...

Page 27: ...ctor No 1 Projector No 2 Projector No 3 Projector No 10 These projectors will not be active Projectors mask during program running in the scene No 2 Projector No 1 Projector No 2 Projector No 6 Projector No 15 4 Fill items on the screen 1 Use UP DOWN to select desired program step 2 Press RIGHT and use UP DOWN or TILT wheel to assign the scene 1 750 If you want to view effects of the selected scen...

Page 28: ...OWN or TILT wheel to select the program step which you want to delete 2 Press DEL The safety question appears Delete step ESC ENT 3 Press ENTER to remove the program step or press ESC if you do not want delete the step Example You want to delete the step No 6 Step 05 Sce 011 Step 06 Sce 012 Step 07 Sce 013 Step 08 Sce 014 LStp NLop LStp NLop LStp NLop LStp NLop Prg time 40 0s Prg time 46 0s Prg ti...

Page 29: ...2 5 Deleting a program 1 Press ESC several times until the display shows the initial screen 2 Press MENU and use UP DOWN to scroll to the Make Program menu and press ENTER The following message appears MAKE PROGRAM Record 001 USED 3 Use UP DOWN or TILT wheel to select the program which you want to delete and press DEL The safety question appears Delete program ESC ENT 4 Press ENTER to confirm the ...

Page 30: ... projectors Press ENTER and the following screen appears Step 01 Prog 01 Record step 1 50 and assigned program 1 50 End Start step 01 Step from which the assigned program will start running Rec tim 50 00 Total record time in seconds from first step to current step included Fati 01 StTi 01 Fati Fade time multiplier 0 1 9 9 StTi Step time multiplier 0 1 9 9 Note 01 means 0 1 99 means 9 9 Note The pr...

Page 31: ...ecord step 1 Use UP DOWN or TILT wheel to select the record step which you want to delete 2 Press DEL The safety question appears Delete step ESC ENT 3 Press ENTER to remove the record step or press ESC if you do not want to delete this step Example You want to delete the step No 6 Step 05 Prog 011 Step 06 Prog 012 Step 07 Prog 013 Step 08 Prog 014 Start step 01 Start step 01 Start step 01 Start s...

Page 32: ...al times until the display shows the initial screen 2 Press MENU and use UP DOWN to scroll to the Make Record menu and press ENTER The following message appears MAKE RECORD Record 001 USED 3 Use UP DOWN or TILT wheel to select the record which you want to delete and press DEL The safety question appears Delete record ESC ENT 4 Press ENTER to confirm the record deleting 12 9 Copying a record 1 Pres...

Page 33: ...es and the scene is prepared for running 6 Press RUN A again its LED flashes and the scene starts running light intensity can be adjusted with the help of the slider INT A INTENSITY A Rec Step Prog Step Scene 001 Current running scene 7 Press RUN A to stop the scene running 8 If you want to run 2 scenes at the same time repeat the instructions 1 6 to start the scene running A 9 Press SCENE to set ...

Page 34: ...ep time multiplier 1 and the program fade time multiplier 1 fade time multiplier 5 Original program No 1 step time multiplier 3 Running Program No 1 step 1 fade time 2s step 1 fade time 10s 5 x 2s step time 4s step time 12s 3 x 4s step 2 fade time 2 5s step 2 fade time 12 5s 5 x 2 5s step time 5s step time 15s 3 x 5 step 3 fade time 3s step 3 fade time 15s 5 x 3s step time 6s step time 18s 3 x 6s ...

Page 35: ...n LEDs shine If you wish to run the record for previously defined group of projectors press NEXT GROUP select desired group 1 20 by pressing the respective PROJECTOR SELECT button The selected group of projectors can be expanded reduced by pressing the respective PROJECTOR SELECT buttons 6 Press RUN A its LED shines and the record is prepared for running projectors wait at the first prog step INTE...

Page 36: ...unning A 11 Press RECORD to select the record running B Repeat the steps 2 8 for slider INT B If you adjust the step time and fade time multipliers these values are used for program running A as well The screen shows INT A Rec 001 Record running A Prog 001 Sce 001 Selected program and current running scene INT B Rec 002 Program running B Prog 005 Sce 003 Selected program and current running scene ...

Page 37: ...ding the factory default setting Loading factory setting Wait a minute After loading the factory default setting the screen returns to the Factory setting line 17 Updating the fixture library The following are required in order to update the DMX CONTROL 480 library the flashdev exe file for Windows 95 or higher or flashdev for Linux available for download from ROBE web site http www robe cz PC AT ...

Page 38: ...0 Hz Maximum power 10 VA Fuse T63mA 230V T125mA 115V Maximum number of channels on a projector 24 Maximum number of independently controlled projectors 20 Maximum number of projectors in library 100 Audio signal input 400 mV pick to pick Sound input connector stereo jack DMX 512 output connectors two 3 pin XLR female connectors PC connection 9 pin female connector for RS 232 3 pin XLR socket for s...

Page 39: ...y maintenance work There are no user serviceable parts inside the device Maintenance and servicing should be carried out by authorized personnel only When cleaning the controller do not use cleaning solutions or aggressive detergents which may damage the surface Rather use a soft and damp cloth ...

Page 40: ...SPOT170 Mode 1 12 24 ROBE show lighting ColorSpot 1200 AT 1200E COLORSPOT 1200 AT Mode 1 24 25 ROBE show lighting Dominator 1200 XT DOMINATOR 1200XT 12 26 ROBE show lighting ColorSpot 250 AT COLORSPOT250AT Mode 1 18 27 ROBE show lighting Colorspot 575 AT COLORSPOT 575AT Mode 2 19 28 ROBE show lighting ColorMix 550 AT COLORMIX 550AT Mode 2 8 29 ROBE show lighting ColorMix 575 AT COLORMIX 575AT Mode...

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