alone mode, you may find that they do not respond.
Operation in DMX controlled mode
To control the unit we recommend Abstract’s CE controller or Compact controller, which are
designed specifically for the CE range of lighting units. However, you can use any DMX controller to
operate the unit. The DMX values you need to send are listed on page 15.
DMX channel usage
The following table shows you which function of the unit is controlled by each DMX channel, and
how many channels are used. “Base” is the channel number you have set on the dip switches.
Unit type
No. of
chans
1
Base
2 Base+1
3
Base+2
4
Base+3
Futurescan 1CE
4
Pan
Tilt
Colour
Shutter
Gladiator Rev.
4
Swivel
Rotation
Colour
Shutter
Futurescan 2CE, 3CE, 3CED 4
Pan
Tilt
Colour
Gobo
Gladiator CED
4
Rotation
Tilt
Colour
Gobo
Galactic Moon CE
2
Rotation
Colour
-
-
Colour Changer CED
2
Colour
Gobo
-
-
DuoColour CE
4
Colour 1
Shutter 1
Colour 2
Shutter 2
Pan/tilt
The mirror pan and tilt functions are proportional with automatic speed sensing - if you move the
control fast, the mirror will move fast; if you move the control slowly, the unit 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
increasing anticlockwise as you go down the control or clockwise as you go up the control. There is also a
“stop” position at the maximum and minimum values.
Colour
The colour function is also proportional; this allows you to perform smooth crossfades between
adjacent colours. However, you need to send the correct DMX values to position the colours
accurately (the unit does not ‘snap’ to the colours). Many controllers can ‘learn’ these values. The
Abstract controllers are pre-programmed with them.
On the
Futurescan 1CE, Gladiator Revolution
and
Galactic Moon CE
, gobos are fixed to the colours.
Gobo
The unit ‘snaps’ to the nearest gobo. If you move the control slowly, nothing will happen until the
unit senses you are near the next gobo position, when it will jump to the next gobo.
If you move the control to the top end of its range (about 80%) you will enter the ‘strobe zone’.
The unit will strobe slowly (about one flash per second) at 80%, up to full speed strobe (about 10
flashes per second) at 100%.
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