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1.3  Symbols and signal words

In this section you will find an overview of the meaning of symbols and signal words that are

used in this manual.

Signal word

Meaning

DANGER!

This combination of symbol and signal word indicates an

immediate dangerous situation that will result in death or

serious injury if it is not avoided.

NOTICE!

This combination of symbol and signal word indicates a pos‐

sible dangerous situation that can result in material and

environmental damage if it is not avoided.

Warning signs

Type of danger

Warning – danger zone.

General information

 

 

DMX-Master I, DMX-Master MK II ENC

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Summary of Contents for DMX-Master I

Page 1: ...DMX Master I DMX Master MK II ENC DMX controller user manual...

Page 2: ...Musikhaus Thomann Thomann GmbH Hans Thomann Stra e 1 96138 Burgebrach Germany Telephone 49 0 9546 9223 0 E mail info thomann de Internet www thomann de 29 07 2016 ID 168962 236071 SW B3 0V3 3...

Page 3: ...ols and signal words 9 2 Safety instructions 10 3 Features 14 4 Installation 16 5 Setup 18 6 Connections and controls 19 7 Basics 31 8 Operating 34 8 1 Introduction 34 8 2 Enabling programming mode 34...

Page 4: ...alling up scenes 55 8 7 Calling chases 57 8 8 The MIDI functions 59 8 9 Sending data 62 8 10 Receiving data 63 9 Technical specifications 64 10 Plug and connection assignment 65 11 Protecting the envi...

Page 5: ...other instructions Keep the manual for future reference Make sure that it is available to all those using the device If you sell the unit please make sure that the buyer also receives this manual Our...

Page 6: ...search Use the search function in the electronic version to find the topics of interest for you quickly Online guides Our online guides provide detailed information on technical basics and terms Pers...

Page 7: ...erings for connectors and controls are marked by square brackets and italics Examples VOLUME control Mono button Texts and values displayed on the device are marked by quotation marks and italics Exam...

Page 8: ...Automatic operation is started 3 Switch off the device References to other locations in this manual are identified by an arrow and the specified page number In the electronic version of the manual you...

Page 9: ...and signal word indicates an immediate dangerous situation that will result in death or serious injury if it is not avoided NOTICE This combination of symbol and signal word indicates a pos sible dan...

Page 10: ...er other operating conditions is considered to be improper and may result in per sonal injury or property damage No liability will be assumed for damages resulting from improper use This device may be...

Page 11: ...within reach of babies and young children Choking hazard Ensure that children do not detach any small parts e g knobs or the like from the unit They could swallow the pieces and choke Never let child...

Page 12: ...ent circuit breaker Failure to do so could result in damage to the device and pos sibly the user Unplug the external power supply before electrical storms occur and when the device is unused for long...

Page 13: ...rations NOTICE Possible staining The plasticiser contained in the rubber feet of this product may possibly react with the coating of your parquet linoleum laminate or PVC floor and after some time cau...

Page 14: ...its n Auto programmes scenes and chases controlled by Wait Time knob or Tap Sync and Fade Time knob n Stepless fade time setting 0 30 seconds n Two encoder wheels for precise adjustment of PAN and TIL...

Page 15: ...ing of scenes in chases n Sound control n MIDI control for banks chases and blackout n LCD n DMX polarity adjustable n Memory retention on power failure n Auto addressing Features DMX Master I DMX Mas...

Page 16: ...t do not put the rubber feet directly on the floor but use felt pad floor protectors or a carpet Unpack and carefully check that there is no transportation damage before using the unit Keep the equipm...

Page 17: ...Wiring diagram for fog machines Installation DMX Master I DMX Master MK II ENC 17...

Page 18: ...r to the 9V connector of the unit and then plug the power adapter into a wall outlet Turn on the device using the main switch on the rear panel Turn on the device using the main switch at the back sid...

Page 19: ...6 Connections and controls Front panel DMX Master I Connections and controls DMX Master I DMX Master MK II ENC 19...

Page 20: ...Front panel DMX Master MK II ENC Connections and controls DMX controller 20...

Page 21: ...indicate your selection For channel assignment see table below 2 SCENES Scene buttons Press one of the Scene buttons to load or save scenes A maximum of 240 scenes can be saved 3 Fader Use these knobs...

Page 22: ...eating up n READY Fog machine is operational 6 WAIT TIME Time control For setting the Chase Wait time of 0 1 s to 5 min 7 FADE TIME Time control For setting the Fade time The Fade time is the time it...

Page 23: ...controller n MUSIC Sound control n MANUAL Manual operation n AUTO Automatic run 9 PAN Pan wheel This wheel controls the Pan movement of the scanner or is used for programming 10 TILT Tilt wheel This w...

Page 24: ...WN Press the Up Down buttons to choose from 30 banks 16 TAP DISPLAY Use this button to set the beat for the program sequence or to switch the display from to numeric 0 255 indica tion 17 BLACK OUT STA...

Page 25: ...ed you can make fine adjustments for Pan and Tilt 20 MODE Button for calling up various functions Device DMX channels 1 1 16 2 17 32 3 33 48 4 49 64 5 65 80 6 81 96 7 97 112 Connections and controls D...

Page 26: ...Device DMX channels 8 113 128 9 129 144 10 145 160 11 161 176 12 177 192 Connections and controls DMX controller 26...

Page 27: ...Rear panel Connections and controls DMX Master I DMX Master MK II ENC 27...

Page 28: ...nput socket 23 DMX Polarity Select DMX polarity switch to change the polarity 24 DMX OUT DMX output socket to connect a dimmer or other DMX controlled devices 25 DMX IN To receive DMX signals 26 FOG M...

Page 29: ...27 DC INPUT Connection socket for the 9 V power supply unit 28 POWER ON OFF Main switch to turn the device on and off Connections and controls DMX Master I DMX Master MK II ENC 29...

Page 30: ...waiting time is 1 minute and 36 seconds TP 5 32S The time interval between the last two Tap keystrokes is 5 32 seconds FT 10 5S The fade time is 10 5 seconds ASS 07 08 Assign DMX channels 7 and 8 RES...

Page 31: ...means the sending device transmits signals to all con nected receivers daisy chain The order of the receivers in the daisy chain does not matter since all devices filter and process the relevant data...

Page 32: ...If the cable length exceeds 300 m 328 yds or the number of devices is greater than 32 the signal must be amplified using a DMX booster Basics DMX controller 32...

Page 33: ...evaluated and transferred into the functions of the receiver internal channel assign ment It is no problem to use a start address more than once in a DMX chain In that case the relevant receivers oper...

Page 34: ...ons With DMX Master MK II ENC you can very easily control pan and tilt of a scanner using two encoder wheels To create your very special light effect you can assign or also invert DMX channels In addi...

Page 35: ...oder wheels to control the Pan or Tilt movements of the scanners 4 If desired you can use PAGE SELECT to switch to the second level to programme chan nels 9 16 5 Once all settings are done press MIDI...

Page 36: ...control To select another scanner press the corresponding SCANNERS button to turn on its fader control Then you can begin programming again 9 Once the programming is completed press PROGRAM for three...

Page 37: ...ader control 3 Press PAGE SELECT to select page A 4 Slide fader 1 all the way up 5 Press MIDI REC 6 Select bank 3 using the BANK UP DOWN buttons 7 Press SCENES 1 8 Repeat steps 4 7 until all eight sce...

Page 38: ...e 4 Make the desired changes using the faders and or joystick or the encoder wheels 5 Press MIDI REC to save the changes 6 Press the corresponding SCENES button again to overwrite the former scene Mak...

Page 39: ...settings to 1 Enabling programming mode 2 Use BANK UP DOWN to select the bank with the scene you want to copy 3 Use the SCENES buttons to select the desired scene 4 Use BANK UP DOWN to select the ban...

Page 40: ...n of the scene you want to delete This function clears all stored scenes and sets the DMX channels to 0 1 While the device is switched off simultaneously press BANK DOWN and PROGRAM 2 While pressing t...

Page 41: ...ess MIDI REC 4 Use BANK UP DOWN to select the bank to be copied to 5 Press MUSIC BANK COPY All LEDs will flash three times and thus confirm the copying of the Bank 6 Press PROGRAM for three seconds to...

Page 42: ...rogramming mode 2 Select the Chase to be programmed via the CHASE buttons Only one Chase can be selected in each case 3 Select the desired scene from a bank that contains scenes see also Chapter 8 3 P...

Page 43: ...BANK UP DOWN to select the bank with the scenes to be copied 4 Press MUSIC BANK COPY 5 Press MIDI REC All LEDs will flash three times and thus indicate that the scenes were copied into the Chase Stor...

Page 44: ...d 4 and you scroll to step 3 the display shows STEP 004 when you press the button MIDI REC 6 Press TAP DISPLAY again then the display shows the current chase scene and bank Create the desired scene an...

Page 45: ...to delete 5 Press AUTO DEL to delete the step All LEDs will flash three times briefly thus indicating that the step has been deleted 1 Select the chase you want to delete 2 Hold down AUTO DEL while yo...

Page 46: ...1 While the device is switched off simultaneously keep AUTO DEL and BANK DOWN pressed 2 Switch on the device Deleting chases Operating DMX controller 46...

Page 47: ...X XX X Y 08CH or ASSXX XX X Y 16CH 5 Select the desired scanner 6 If necessary you can use PAGE SELECT to switch between levels Page A and Page B 7 While keeping MODE pressed press SCENES All LEDs sho...

Page 48: ...16 channel mode You can assign the PAN TILT movement for 12 scanners In 16 channel mode you can save PAN TILT only for page A or page B Operating DMX controller 48...

Page 49: ...s Page A and Page B 7 While you keep MODE pressed press the SCENES button All LEDs should flash briefly and thus indicating that the DMX channel has been reversed The button SCENES 1 stands for DMX ch...

Page 50: ...sly press TAP DISPLAY and MODE to save the settings If you don t want to save press BLACKOUT to exit the mode 1 Activate the Assign or Reverse mode see Assigning DMX channel on page 47 and Reversing c...

Page 51: ...l assigned or reversed channels are reset 1 Simultaneously press MODE and FINE the LED ASSIGN is lit 2 If you press both buttons again the LED ASSIGN goes out and the LED REVERSE lights up 3 By pressi...

Page 52: ...12 to move the cursor to the left or right 4 Repeat steps 3 4 You can enter up to 16 characters in two rows 5 Simultaneously press the SCANNERS buttons 6 and 12 to save the new characters All LEDs wil...

Page 53: ...he first device opens up flashes and thus indi cate that the device is active and ready to be assigned with a new position number in the chain 3 With BANK UP DOWN you select the next or last device 4...

Page 54: ...DMX channel Press the SCANNERS button 1 12 Keep the button PAGE pressed and press the SCANNERS button 1 12 1 1 9 2 17 25 3 33 41 4 49 57 5 65 73 6 81 89 7 97 105 8 113 121 9 129 137 10 145 153 Operati...

Page 55: ...on the device it is automatically in manual mode 2 Make sure that the LEDs AUTO and MUSIC are not lit 3 Use BANK UP DOWN to select the bank containing the desired scenes 4 Press the corresponding SCE...

Page 56: ...e intended to run you can use the controls WAIT TIME or the button TAP SYNC DISPLAY and FADE TIME to adjust the scenes as desired Repeatedly press TAP SYNC to set the speed The interval of the last tw...

Page 57: ...scenes are now running in an endless loop according to the rhythm of the music which the device perceives via the built in micro phone 3 Press MUSIC BANK COPY to exit the mode 8 7 Calling chases Firs...

Page 58: ...teps of the chase one by one 1 Press AUTO DEL to enable the Auto mode The LED AUTO then indicates that the mode is active 2 Press one of the six CHASE buttons to select the desired chase If you press...

Page 59: ...8 The MIDI functions 1 Keep MIDI REC pressed for three seconds The display shows the last set MIDI channel 2 With BANK UP DOWN you can select a DMX channel 01 16 that you assign as MIDI channel 3 Pre...

Page 60: ...via MIDI Bank Note number Function Bank 1 00 to 07 Scenes 1 8 of bank 1 on off Bank 2 08 to 15 Scenes 1 8 of bank 2 on off Bank 3 16 to 23 Scenes 1 8 of bank 3 on off Bank 14 104 to 111 Scenes 1 8 of...

Page 61: ...Bank Note number Function Chase 4 123 Chase 4 on off Chase 5 124 Chase 5 on off Chase 6 125 Chase 6 on off 126 Blackout Operating DMX Master I DMX Master MK II ENC 61...

Page 62: ...e the device is switched off simultaneously press SCANNERS 2 SCANNERS 3 and SCENES 1 2 Keep the buttons pressed and turn the device on again The display shows TRANSMIT The controller is now ready for...

Page 63: ...NNERS 9 and SCENES 2 2 Keep the buttons pressed and turn the device on again The display shows RECEIVE The controller now receives the data 3 As soon as the transmission process is complete the device...

Page 64: ...9 Technical specifications Operating supply voltage AC 9 V DC 300 mA min Dimensions W H D 423 mm 73 mm 132 mm Weight 2 5 kg Technical specifications DMX controller 64...

Page 65: ...s indicated Even if a plug fits into a socket the result of an incorrect connection may be a destroyed DMX controller a short circuit or just a not working light show A female 3 pin XLR socket is used...

Page 66: ...Please follow the notes and markings on the packaging This product is subject to the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive WEEE Do not dispose with your normal household waste D...

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