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CE Range Instructions

 

 

Introduction

The Abstract CE Range of products offers an incredible number of features in a variety of different
effects, which can all work together in harmony to produce an amazing light show.

This booklet contains instructions for the following products:

Futurescan 1CE system

Gladiator Revolution CE

Galactic Moon CE

Duo Colour CE

Futurescan 2CE

Futurescan 3CE and 3CED

Colour Changer CED

Gladiator CED

All the information in this booklet applies to all CE-range products, unless it has a grey background.

Information like this only applies to certain products. The text will tell you to which products it is relevant.

The Abstract CE range effects are all complex intelligent lighting effects with the following features:

Smoothly microstepped movements with automatic speed sensing

Vivid dichroic colours

Microstepped colour wheel with smooth colour crossfading

Fast gobo changing with variable speed strobe

Controlled by standard DMX512, any channel 1-508

Automatic switch to ‘stand-alone’ mode when DMX disconnected

Sophisticated ‘stand alone’ 2-channel light show (compatible across whole CE range)

DMX channel can be changed while unit is running

DMX switch-through relay in case of unit failure

DMX/Audio beat indication LED

Units can be remotely reset (using CE controller)

Abstract CE Manual

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Summary of Contents for Abstract CE Series

Page 1: ...tell you to which products it is relevant The Abstract CE range effects are all complex intelligent lighting effects with the following features Smoothly microstepped movements with automatic speed se...

Page 2: ...es 6 Microphone The unit can sense the beat of the music through this built in microphone 7 Mains power not shown in picture Power is supplied to the unit through an IEC connector on the same panel as...

Page 3: ...2 channel light show To add further interest to the light show you can set each unit to either follow the first unit or to do something in contrast to the first unit For example if you have four unit...

Page 4: ...rate ColourChanger CE heads on the CE controller one at the base channel and the other at the base channel 2 e g if you have set the unit to channel 1 one head will work on channels 1 2 and the other...

Page 5: ...it will follow slowly and smoothly Rotation Gladiator Revolution CED and Galactic Moon only Units with rotation functions have a stop position at the centre of the DMX control value 128 with speed inc...

Page 6: ...gobos on the more complex units In stand alone mode you should use the most complex unit as the controller as more features may have been provided on it In DMX controlled mode you will probably want...

Page 7: ...ins earth as a common Try using a different DMX source controller or another scan to check if that is the problem If you ve tried all these and the DMX still doesn t work the DMX interface circuit may...

Page 8: ...d alone mode non standard DMX DMX active regeneration when not stand alone Remote Remote Control allowing blackout strobe and slow scan when in stand alone mode FS1 DC GR Audio Electret mic with AGC a...

Page 9: ...DMX FS1 DuoColour FS2 GM FS3 Glad CC 10 White White White 26 Red Red Red 43 Blue Blue Blue 59 Green Green Green 75 Yellow Yellow Yellow 91 Cyan Cyan Cyan 108 Orange Orange Orange 124 Magenta Magenta M...

Page 10: ...ackout Blackout Blackout 24 Open Open Open 40 Open Dot tunnel Laser 56 Open Slash Star 72 Open Segment Slice 88 Open Triangle Tunnel 104 Open Tunnel Heart 120 Open Bubbles Eurostars 136 Open Stars Sun...

Page 11: ...r channel Special functions If all control channels are zero for longer than 10 seconds the unit will go into standby mode If it has a halogen lamp it will turn off the lamp Normal operation is restor...

Page 12: ...and subtract 8 Step 7 Is number more than 4 If so turn switch 3 on and subtract 4 Step 8 Is number more than 2 If so turn switch 2 on and subtract 2 Step 9 Is result 1 If so turn switch 1 on If you ar...

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