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A Siemens Company
MEMOPACK 15 XT
Dim 6 : DMX 512
How will DMX coexist with the Memories?
depress
+
or
-
until
Memories ?
depress
YES
depress
+
until
Prior. Mem/DMX?
depress
YES
OR you wish that the DMX and Analogue inputs will be discarded
during Play Memory:
depress
+
until
Masked
depress
YES
depress
<—
to return to main Menu
OR you wish that the highest level among DMX, Memory and
Analogue takes precedence:
depress
+
until
DMX&Mem.: HTP
depress
YES
depress
<—
to return to main Menu
Cue No. 0: the Priority Cue
Memory (cue) N
°
0 is the Priority Cue. Its playback will always
temporarily disable the DMX and Analogue inputs. This is not
influenced by the setting in
Prior. Mem/DMX?
Application: play-back of a predefined emergency cue with
limited total current consumption.
Priority Cue N
°
0 is not included in the Memory Chaser.
Automatic play-back of a cue at power-up
If the mains supply was switched off while your MEMOPACK
was in the Memo Playing or Memory chaser mode, then it will
automatically resume that mode when powered up again.
depress
<—
to stop play-back, and
depress
<—
to return to the main Menu
How to Edit a cue (Edit)
You can create or modify a lighting cue in your MEMOPACK, by
means of the
Edit
function.
Example:
memory 10, set dimmer N
°
2 at 80%
select Menu 2, as indicated above
depress
+
or
-
until
Memories ?
depress
YES
depress
+
until
Edit Mem ?
depress
YES
depress
+
or
-
until
Edit Mem 10
depress 2x
YES
depress
+
or
-
until
Dim 2: …%
depress
YES
depress
+
or
-
until
Dim 2: 80%
depress
YES
After setting the last dimmer level, you can set the
Fade time
(min.s) for that cue, followed by the
Wait time
for the Memory
Chaser. An infinite wait time is available to create e memory
chaser which does not loop back.
To select an other memory to edit:
depress
<—
, then
+
or
-
and then
YES
To end
Edit
depress
<—
and
<—
to return to the main Menu
How to run the memory sequence (Memory Chaser)
Memory Chaser
runs an automatic timed sequence of cues #1
to #19. It can be looped back, or not.
depress
+
or
-
until
Memories ?
depress
YES
depress
+
until
Mem Chaser ?
depress
YES
depress
+
to select the starting memory
depress
YES
to start the Memory Chaser
The display shows the sequence of events:
Fading -> #…
during a fade, followed by
Playing #…
What happens when DMX fails?
When the DMX signal fails, three responses are possible:
•
Keep last DMX
this is the default factory setting
•
Fade to black after ... seconds
•
Fade to cue... after ... seconds
This selection is included in Service Menu 3. Please refer to the
manual "Programming digital dimmers and NETBUS".
Menu Level 2 - advanced functions
Menu 2 gives access to the following functions:
•
Scan Loads
test chaser and (optional) load check
•
Learn Loads
(optional) record reference loads
•
View Loads
display results of latest Scan Load
•
Mult. factor
set a proportional factor, per dimmer
•
Memories
use the local memories (cues)
•
View DMX
DMX tester: display DMX levels
•
View Analogue
Analogue tester: display Analogue levels
How to select Menu 2
depress
+
or
-
until
Menu Level ?
depress
YES
depress
+
or
-
until
Menu Level : 2
depress
3 x YES
The triple
YES
will protect against tampering.
To display the list of functions available in Menu 2:
depress
+
do not depress the
YES
key
How to test all the dimmers (Scan Loads chaser)
Scan Loads
runs a test chaser through all the dimmers.
depress
+
or
-
until
Scan Loads ?
depress
YES
the display shows
Scan All ?
depress
YES
the display shows
1: …% : (…kW)
with dimmer N
°
,
level and load
depress
<—
to end the Scan Loads test chaser, to restore
normal operation, and to return to the main Menu.
If the dimmer is fitted wih optional Diagnostics, Scan Loads will
measure actual load values. Please refer to the manual
"Programming Digital Dimmers and NETBUS".
How to Record a cue (Record)
Example :
you wish to record into memory N
°
2.
First set the correct levels with the lighting console.
Then your MEMOPACK can make a snapshot:
select Menu 2, as indicated above
depress
+
or
-
until
Memories ?
depress
YES
depress
+
until
Record Mem.
depress
YES
depress
+
or
-
until
Rec. Mem. 2
depress
YES
the display shows
Mem. recorded
to confirm
The
#
symbol precedes the number of a cue which already exists.
How to play back a memorized cue (Play)
Your MEMOPACK can store 20 lighting cues (memories),
dimmer levels, Fade and Wait times. To play back cue #2 :
depress
+
or
-
until
Memories ?
depress
YES
the display shows
Play Mem. ?
depress
YES
depress
+
or
-
until
Play Mem # 2
depress
YES
the display shows
Playing Mem # 2
depress
+
or
-
and then
YES
to play back another cue
depress
<—
to stop play-back and
depress
<—
to return to the main Menu
