SHOWTEC showdesigner 512, User Manual

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Installation
Remove all packing materials from the Showdesigner 512 . Check that all foam and plastic padding is
removed. Screw the equipment into a 19" rack. Connect all cables.
Always disconnect from electric mains power supply before cleaning or servicing.
Damages caused by non-observance are not subject to warranty.
Set Up and Operation
Before plugging the unit in, always make sure that the power supply matches the product specification
voltage. Do not attempt to operate a 120V specification product on 230V power, or vice versa.
Operations
Power on
After powering on, the device will reset itself. The LED indicators will blink.
Fixture selection
After power on, the fixture buttons are deactivated and the sliders will not work. Press the fixture selection
buttons to select the fixtures. If
Multi (4.5) is activated (LED on), two or more fixtures can be selected.
Otherwise only one fixture at a time can be selected. When Page 1 (4.6) is activated, fixture 1-16 are
ready for selection If page 2 (4.6) is selected, fixture 17-32 are ready for selection. If both Page 1 (4.6) and
Page 2 (4.6) are active, two fixtures at a time will be selected.
Example:
Page1 (4.6) and Page 2 (4.6) are both active. Selecting fixture1 will select both fixture 1 and fixture 17.
● 1-32 fixtures can be selected. If the LED indicator of the button is on, it means the fixture is selected.
The flashing LED indicators of the faders indicate that the fader value is 0.
● Two or more fixtures can be activated or deactivated simultaneously. E.g. If you want to activate or
deactivate 10 fixtures, press and hold the first button and then press the 10
th
button, now fixture 1-10 will
be either activated or deactivated simultaneously.
Manual control
After activating the fixtures, you can control the fixtures by moving the faders. If the fixtures do not
response to the faders, move the fader to the bottom and try again. The brightness of the faders’ LED
indicators give an indication of the output value. If the indicator is flashing it means the output value on
the corresponding channel is 0. Manual control overrules the output caused by a running scene, chase
or chase group. Press and hold
Release (3.1), then move a fader, the manual override for that channel
will be released.
Note:
Press and hold Release (3.1) , then move a fader to release the manual override of the corresponding
channel, the LED indicator will dim. If a scene, chase or chase group is running on that channel, the
brightness of the LED indicator will change according to the output value.
Press
clear (3.2) shortly to clear all manual output. All the LED indicators of the sliders will dim.
Manual output overrides all output from a running scene, chase or chase group.
Clear
● Pressing the Clear button will release the manual override for all faders.
● Pressing and holding the Clear (3.2) button for 3 seconds clears the manual override and all scenes,
chases or groups. For more info, see page 11: 2.2 Clearing scenes, chases or groups .