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DS-FX9 USER GUIDE
MAY 2017
Stand-Alone Operational Modes
Four operational modes have been made accessible via a 4-way slide switch onboard the unit.
When no DMX control signal is present at the “DMX In” port, the DS
-FX9 will automatically
operate in the user selected mode, dictated by the state of the 4-way slide switch. These four
operational modes are a small subset of the internal control functions and additional
operational modes of the device. Accessing these additional features requires the use of an
external DMX controller.
Figure 5
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4-W
AY
S
LIDE
S
WITCH
(L
OCATED ON
B
ACK
P
ANEL
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O
NBOARD
O
PERATIONAL
M
ODES
1.
Sound Active
–
The DS-FX9 will trigger internal lighting effects to the sound of the
music. Audio frequency content picked up by the onboard electret microphone will
be used to trigger time altering lighting effects.
2.
Mood Lighting
–
All 144 LEDs will simultaneously sweep through a large subset of
colors from the color wheel. Any and all audio signals will be ignored in this mode.
3.
Automatic
–
The DS-FX9 will cycle through the large quantity of internal lighting
effects applying different RGB color combinations for every repetitive cycle. Effects
will be continuously cycled. Any and all audio signals will be ignored in this mode.
4.
Off
–
The DS-FX9 will be commanded to a Blank state. All LEDs will be off.
NOTE:
Master/Slave synchronization occurs under any of the four onboard operational
modes discussed in this section when not using external DMX512-A control. Any DS-
FX9 device connected to this main unit will automatically synchronize.
Automatic Synchronization (Master/Slave)
Unlike traditional DMX intelligent fixtures, the DS-FX9
doesn’t
require a specific Master/Slave
configuration in order to synchronize. DS-FX9 devices automatically communicate with other
units from the same product family without any DMX addressing or specific mode settings.
The steps required to accomplish a synchronized DS-FX9 display without any external DMX
control is very straight forward.