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DMX-Master I,

DMX-Master MK II ENC

DMX controller

user manual

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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 08 11 2019 ID 168962 236071 SW B3 0V3 3...

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

Page 4: ...alling up scenes 51 8 7 Calling chases 53 8 8 The MIDI functions 55 8 9 Sending data 57 8 10 Receiving data 58 9 Technical specifications 59 10 Plug and connection assignment 61 11 Protecting the envi...

Page 5: ...lable to all persons using this device If you sell the device to another user be sure that they also receive this manual Our products and user manuals are subject to a process of continuous developmen...

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: ...l cur rent 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 fo...

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: ...adapter 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 After switching on the display briefly shows the...

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: ...u 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 8 113 128 Connections and contr...

Page 26: ...Device DMX channels 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: ...ith 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 addition...

Page 35: ...to programme channels 9 16 5 Once you have made all the settings press MIDI REC to save the scene 6 Use the BANK UP DOWN buttons to select the bank where you want to save your scene 30 banks with each...

Page 36: ...the scenes in bank 3 1 Enabling programming mode 2 Press SCANNERS 1 to turn on its fader 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 us...

Page 37: ...he desired changes using the faders and or joystick or the encoder wheels 5 Press MIDI REC to save the changes 6 Pressing the corresponding SCENES button again overwrites the existing scene Make sure...

Page 38: ...py the settings to 1 Enabling programming mode 2 Use BANK UP DOWN to select the bank containing the scene to be copied 3 Use the SCENES buttons to select the scene to be copied 4 Use BANK UP DOWN to s...

Page 39: ...f the scene you want to delete This function clears all stored scenes and sets the DMX channels to 0 1 While the unit is off press BANK DOWN and PROGRAM simultaneously 2 While pressing the buttons tur...

Page 40: ...copied 3 Press MIDI REC 4 Use BANK UP DOWN to select the bank to copy 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 sec...

Page 41: ...mode 2 Select the Chase to be programmed using 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 Pro gramm...

Page 42: ...6 3 Use BANK UP DOWN to select the bank containing 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 t...

Page 43: ...ou scroll to step 3 the display shows STEP 004 when you press the MIDI REC button 6 Press TAP DISPLAY again then the display shows the current chase scene and bank Create the desired scene and record...

Page 44: ...l LEDs will flash three times briefly thus indicating that the step has been deleted 1 Select the chase you want to delete 2 Press and hold AUTO DEL down while pressing CHASE All LEDs will flash three...

Page 45: ...AP DISPLAY to toggle between 8 channel and 16 channel mode The display shows either ASSXX XX X Y 08CH or ASSXX XX X Y 16CH 6 If necessary you can use PAGE SELECT to toggle between the two levels Page...

Page 46: ...ment for 24 scanners In 8 channel mode you can save PAN TILT for page A and page B 16 channel mode You can assign the PAN TILT movement for 12 scanners In 16 channel mode you can save PAN TILT only fo...

Page 47: ...ge A and Page B 7 While holding down MODE press the SCENES button All LEDs should flash briefly and thus indicating that the DMX channel has been reversed The SCENES button 1 stands for DMX channel 1...

Page 48: ...imultaneously to save the settings In case you do not want to save press BLACKOUT to exit the mode 1 Activate the Assign or Reverse mode see Assigning DMX channel on page 45 and Reversing channels on...

Page 49: ...assigned or reversed channels are reset 1 Press MODE and FINE simultaneously the ASSIGN LED lights up 2 If you press both buttons again the ASSIGN and REVERSE LEDs light up 3 By pressing the SCANNERS...

Page 50: ...Press Bank Up or Bank Down to change the characters at the current position 5 Repeat steps 3 4 You can enter up to 16 characters in two rows 6 Press and hold SCANNERS buttons 6 and 12 simultaneously t...

Page 51: ...matically in manual mode 2 Make sure that the AUTO and MUSIC LEDs are off 3 Use BANK UP DOWN to select the bank containing the desired scenes 4 Press the corresponding SCENES button to select the desi...

Page 52: ...e to run you can use the controllers WAIT TIME or the TAP SYNC DISPLAY button and FADE TIME to adjust the scenes as desired Repeatedly press TAP SYNC to adjust the speed The interval of the last two r...

Page 53: ...The 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 F...

Page 54: ...call up the steps of the chase one by one 1 Press AUTO DEL to enable Auto mode The AUTO LED then indicates that the mode is active 2 Press one of the six CHASE buttons to select the desired Chase If y...

Page 55: ...he MIDI functions 1 Press and hold MIDI REC for three seconds The display shows the last set MIDI channel 2 Use BANK UP DOWN to select a DMX channel 01 16 that you assign as MIDI channel 3 Press MIDI...

Page 56: ...k 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 bank 14 on o...

Page 57: ...ntrollers before you can transfer data 1 With the power off press SCANNERS 2 SCANNERS 3 and SCENES 1 at the same time 2 Keep the buttons pressed and turn the device on again The display shows TRANSMIT...

Page 58: ...ENES 2 at the same time 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 dev...

Page 59: ...p DMX input XLR chassis plug 3 pin Voltage supply Connection for power supply cable Output connections DMX output XLR chassis socket 3 pin Fog machine 1 DIN socket 5 pin Voltage supply Plug in power s...

Page 60: ...onditions Temperature range 0 C 40 C Relative humidity 50 non condensing Preset function No External storage option No DMX universes 1 Ethernet No Further information Technical specifications DMX cont...

Page 61: ...the result of an incorrect connection may be a destroyed DMX controller a short circuit or just a not working light show The unit offers a 3 pin XLR socket for DMX output and a 3 pin XLR plug for DMX...

Page 62: ...ent of a matching coupling Pin Assignment 1 Ground shielding 2 Signal inverted DMX cold 3 Signal DMX hot 4 unused second connection DMX 5 unused second connection DMX Drawing and table indicate the pi...

Page 63: ...nd markings on the packaging This product is subject to the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive WEEE in its currently valid version Do not dispose with your normal household w...

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