Solaris BASIC 90, User Manual

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SOLARIS® BASIC 90™
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SOLARIS® BASIC 90™
FIXTURE OPERATION
This section explains the fixture settings and utilities that the user has access to when us -
ing the control panel. Settings are retained when the fixture is powered off.
The SOLARIS® BASIC 90™ can function in different modes:
DMX 8 CHANNEL MODE.
When operated in DMX 8 channel mode the fixture back
screen will show d001 when first accessed. By setting a value different from 001 you can
change the unit’s DMX address according to your lighting setup. Optional DMX address
values are 1 to 512. When you reach the desired value, press ENTER to save your changes.
HOST \ SLAVE MODE
In this mode, it is possible to link several units together (up to 32) in a way which only the
first fixture acts as a master fixture and the rest of the fixtures follow accordingly. To select
between ‘the two modes for each fixture scroll down by pressing “MENU” until the back
screen shows “HOST”. to change to slave mode press “ENTER” once and then by using the
up & down buttons at the bottom of the screen click until the back screen shows “SLAV”
then press “ENTER” once to save your settings.
Fixture Grouping By Setting “MEMBERS”
- E001 - EO32 - Use this option to use the fix -
tures in the order in which they are connected. simply enter the total number of fixtures
used together. for example: if you connect 8 fixtures, the value should be EO08 in all the
connected fixtures. The first fixture should be set to “HOST” and the rest of the fixtures
should be set to “SLAV”.
Fixture Grouping By Setting “LOCATION”
- E-01 - E-32 - Use this option to use the fixture
in a particular order. Simply enter the value for each of the fixtures used together. for
example: if you connect 8 fixtures, the value should be E-01 in the first fixture E-02 in the
second fixture and so on. Every fixtures gets its own unique identity within the line. The
first fixture should be set to “HOST” and the rest of the fixtures should be set to “SLAV”.
Automatic Group Effects
- EE01-EE22 - in this section you can use one of the 22 Effects
Available by setting a value between EE00-EE08 allows you to pick a color effect. by se -
lecting a value between 9-21 you can select different macro effects. by selecting EE22 you
can select a scroll effect that would run through EE00-EE21, These effects will react to the
speed master “Host \ Slave Speed”. these effects will operate in all the connected fixtures
according to the user setup (Fixture Grouping Members or Fixture grouping Location).
Host \ Slave Speed Master (T000-T255) will determine the speed of the effect running in
HOST\SLAVE mode. Using the UP & DOWN buttons below the screen, you can control the
change the value. 0 will be no speed and 255 will be full speed, press ENTER once you en -
tered your desired value to save your changes.
STANDALONE MODE
which allows you to manually change the parameters of the fixture
without using DMX data link. This fixture, when used in standalone mode offers
5 Automatic color blending effects
Color Jump Effect
(
A255
) - Select a value between 0-255 by using the UP & DOWN buttons
below the screen to control the effect speed of operation.
Full Color Jump Effect
(
C255
) - Select a value between 0-255 by using the UP & DOWN but -
tons below the screen to control the effect speed of operation.
Full Color Fade Effect
(
J255
)- Select a value between 0-255 by using the UP & DOWN but -
tons below the screen to control the effect speed of operation.
Pulse Color Effect
(
L255
)- Select a value between 0-255 by using the UP & DOWN buttons
below the screen to control the effect speed of operation.
Mixed Effect
(
N255
)- Select a value between 0-255 by using the UP & DOWN buttons below
the screen to control the effect speed of operation.
SOUND TO LIGHT MODE
offers two different ways of controlling the fixture using sound
input.
When the back screen shows
1S01
this is the
Sound to Strobe
mode, and as the name
suggests the fixture will strobe according the the sound input captured by its built-in micro -
phone. Selecting a value between 0-255 by using the UP & DOWN buttons below the screen
will control the effect speed.
When the back screen shows
2S01
this is the
Sound to Color
mode, and as the name sug -
gests the fixture will change colors according the the sound input captured by its built-in
microphone. Selecting a value between 0-255 by using the UP & DOWN buttons below the
screen will control the effect speed.
MANUAL COLOR BLENDING MODE
- When operated in this mode the fixture back screen
will show either: R000 (Red), G000 (Green), B000 (Blue) or W000 (White) when first ac -
cessed. By setting a value between 000-255, using the UP & DOWN buttons below the
screen, you can control the desired amount of every color (RGBW). When you reach the
desired value, press ENTER to save your changes.
You can also manually
control strobe flashing
by changing the values when the back screen
shows F000 (strobe) using the UP & DOWN buttons below the screen, you can control the
desired strobing speed, when you reach the desired value, press ENTER to save your chang -
es.