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DMX Start Address
To place the fixture in DMX mode, press the mode key until Addr is displayed. Press
enter and using the Up/Down buttons, set the start address number for this particular unit
in the DMX chain. Once selected, press ENTER again to save your selection. More than
one fixture may have the same start address, but they will behave the same. Giving a
unique start address that does not overlap with any other units allows you to individually
control that fixture’s features fully. Never allow channels to overlap.
Example
Select Start Addresses for 4 fixtures each requiring 6 channels of DMX.
For this example, start with the first unit set to the first possible Start Address =
1
. This fixture
occupies DMX channels 1 thru 6. The next DMX channel available for a Start Address is found
by adding the previous fixture’s Start Address to its channel requirement: 1+6=
7
. To maximize
channel usage, we will leave no empty channels between fixtures so the second Start Address is
set to DMX channel 7 and that fixture occupies channels 7 thru 12. The third fixture will be
addressed 7+6=
13
and occupy channels 13 thru 18. The last fixture is addressed 13+6=
19
and
will occupy channels 19 thru 24. Thus, 4 fixtures using 6 channels each have Start Addresses of
1, 7, 13
and
19
and the next free channel in the system is 19+6=25.
DMX Channel Assignment
Channel Function
1
Master Dimmer (0-255)
2
Red (0-255)
3
Green (0-255)
4
Blue (0-255)
5
0-4 No Function
5-84 Color Macro
85-169 Color Snap
170-255 Color Fade
6
Strobe (0-255)
CH 1 : Master Dimmer
The Master Dimmer controls the
actual output level while the
relative level of each color is set
by the R, G or B channels or the
Color Macro/Scroll Channel.
CH 2 : Red
Sets relative intensity of Red.
Actual value is subject to Master
Dimmer channels. The Color
Macro/Scroll Channel will
override this channel.
CH 1 – Master Dimmer
DMX Value
Function
0 – 4
Black Out
5-255
Intensity - Dark to Full Brightness
CH 2 – Red
DMX Value
Function
0-4
No Output
5-255
Intensity - Off to Full On
