If you move the control to zero, the unit will black out.
Shutter (Futurescan 1CE, Gladiator Revolution and DuoColour CE)
The shutter has three functions:
closed (blackout) - control at zero
open (white) - at 5% to 80%
strobe (variable speed) - 80% to 100%. See “Gobo” above.
The strobe effect will depend on the colour you have selected on channel 3 (and 1 on the DuoColour); if you
select white you will get a white/black strobe, otherwise you will get a “bicolour” strobe between two adjacent
colours.
Although you can control the “shutter” separately, it is actually part of the colour wheel. If you have selected one
of the higher colours (the multicolour effect is the highest) the unit will take a short time to reach blackout
because it has to move the colour wheel past all the other colours to reach the blackout position.
Standby function
If all control channels of the unit are left at ‘zero’ position for more than about 10 seconds, the unit
will go into a power-saving ‘standby’ mode. It will turn off its motors, and units with halogen lamps
will turn off the lamp. The unit will leave Standby mode and go back to normal as soon as any
control channel is moved off the ‘zero’ position.
Compatibility with other units in the range
All units in the Abstract CE range are compatible with each other, even those which have different
functions, or more colours and gobos. You will find that some colours are repeated on the simpler
units; these match the extra colours or 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 to use the different types of unit on different DMX
channels to each other to allow you to control all the features independently.
Futurescan 1CE, Gladiator Rev., DuoColour CE:
Using the Remote Control
The remote control allows you to control the unit (and any other CE-rnage units connected to it) while it is in
stand alone mode. You can set the unit to blackout, to strobe, and to slow-scan mode.
If you have more than one unit, make sure the remote control is plugged into the first unit in the DMX line using a
stereo jack lead. The remote control will not have any effect if the unit is receiving DMX (either from a controller
or from another unit in stand alone mode).
When the unit is in blackout mode, the light will come on next to the blackout button. When the unit is in
slow-scan mode, the light will come on next to the Slow button. Strobe mode is only effective while the button is
held down.
Note: If you hold the button down for a prolonged period the unit may stop strobing automatically.
DuoColour only: Colour Lock mode
Hold down the Slow button to enter Colour Lock mode. The Slow light will flash. You can select the colour by
pressing the Slow button briefly. Hold the button down again to go back to normal. The unit is still able to strobe
while the colour is locked and may change to white while strobing.
If you have problems
Abstract CE Manual
file:///C:/files/Stagecraft/LIGHTING/futurescan/futurescan3...
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