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Rev. 9 

Stage Designer™ 50 

Safety Instructions 

 

 

 

 

Please keep this User Manual for future consultation. If you sell the unit to another user, be sure that they also 
receive this instruction booklet. 

 

Always make sure that you are connecting to the proper voltage and that the line voltage you are connecting to 
is not higher than that stated on decal or rear panel of the fixture. 

 

This product is intended for indoor use only! To prevent risk of fire or shock, do not expose fixture to rain or 
moisture. 

 

Make sure there are no flammable materials close to the unit while operating. 

 

In the event of serious operating problem, stop using the unit immediately. Never try to repair the unit by 
yourself. Repairs carried out by unskilled people can lead to damage or malfunction. Please contact the nearest 
authorized technical assistance center. 

 

Don’t connect the device to a dimmer pack. 

 

Make sure power cord is never crimped or damaged. 

 

Never disconnect power cord by pulling or tugging on the cord. 

 

Do not operate this device in more than 104° F (40° C) ambient temperature conditions. 

 

There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit. Do not open the housing or attempt any repairs yourself.  

In the unlikely event your unit may require service, please contact CHAUVET® at: 954-929-1115.2. 

Introduction 

 

The Stage Designer 50™ is a universal intelligent lighting controller. It allows the control of 48 channels with 96 

scene/chase playback faders. Each scene/chase can contain up to 1000 individual steps, or looks. On the surface, when 
in the CHASE◄►SCENE mode, there are 12 physical faders for the playback of the saved programs. There are 4 pages 
of Scenes playback on Page A, and an additional 4 pages of playback faders on Page B. Programs can be triggered by 

music, midi, automatically or manually. Channel assignments can be reprogrammed for ease of controlling different 

fixtures. On the surface you will find various programming tools such as 24 channels fader, A/B master faders for cross 

mixing, and Fade and Speed time faders for on the fly adjustments. It also has an LED display for easy navigation of 

controls and menu functions.  

Features 

 

48-channel DMX-512 dimming console 

 

4 pages with 12 scenes each yields 48 total playback faders (simultaneous playback) 

 

48,000 programmable steps 

 

2 programmable aux buttons 

 

Adjustable chase and fade times 

 

Re-assignable channels 

 

Additional Features 

 

3-pin and 5-pin DMX connections 

 

Built-in cross fader, dark and kill buttons 

 

MIDI in, out and thru (with file dump)  

 

Direct audio input 

 

Sequential linking or simultaneous playback of chases 

 

Override chases on the fly 

 

Beat-activation, tap sync, auto run, midi in/out 

 

6-space (6 U) rack mount 

 

Polarity selector   

Please read these instructions carefully. It includes important information 

about the installation, usage and maintenance of this product. 

 

Содержание Stage Designer

Страница 1: ...User Manual ...

Страница 2: ...ng 10 ENTERING RECORD MODE RECORD ENABLE 10 CREATE A SCENE 10 EDIT ENABLE 10 ERASE A PROGRAM 11 ERASE ALL SCENES 11 RECORD CLEAR 11 DELETE A STEP OR STEPS 12 INSERT A STEP OR STEPS 12 MODIFY A STEP OR STEPS 12 5 Playback 13 PLAYING A SCENE 13 PLAYING A SCENE WITH AUDIO TRIGGERING 13 PLAYING A SCENE WITH THE SPEED SLIDER 13 PLAYING A SCENE WITH THE STANDARD BEAT 14 CHANGE THE SPEED MODE BETWEEN 5 1...

Страница 3: ...s of information from the regular text CONVENTION MEANING 10 A DIP switch to be configured Menu A key to be pressed on the fixture s control panel 1 512 A range of values 50 60 A set of values of which only one can be chosen Settings A menu option not to be modified for example showing the operating mode current status MENU Settings A sequence of menu options to be followed ON A value to be entere...

Страница 4: ... 50 is a universal intelligent lighting controller It allows the control of 48 channels with 96 scene chase playback faders Each scene chase can contain up to 1000 individual steps or looks On the surface when in the CHASE SCENE mode there are 12 physical faders for the playback of the saved programs There are 4 pages of Scenes playback on Page A and an additional 4 pages of playback faders on Pag...

Страница 5: ...Stage Designer 50 5 Rev 9 Product Overview front 21 2 5 7 8 15 12 6 4 13 1 20 3 16 10 9 18 11 19 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 14 ...

Страница 6: ...sync of chase Page A_B switches the channel faders BETWEEN 1 24 MODE AND 25 48 MODE Press and hold Record Page A_B to switch between the 2 channel pages 16 Blind Takes the channel out of a program temporarily in Chase Scene mode 17 Chase Rev Reverses the direction of the chase playback 18 Dark Used to temporarily blackout overall output 19 Home Used to deactivate the Blind on a given channel 20 Pa...

Страница 7: ...olarity 4 MIDI Thru MIDI port for connecting to a sequencer or MIDI device 5 MIDI Out MIDI port for connecting to a sequencer or MIDI device 6 MIDI In MIDI port for connecting to a sequencer or MIDI device 7 Audio Input This jack accepts a line level audio input signal ranging from 100mV to 1Vpp 8 Remote Input Blackout and Full On may be controlled by a remote control using a standard jack 9 DC In...

Страница 8: ...h a pan and tilt mirror however DMX controllers can use this term to control any DMX 512 compatible device as a generic fixture MIDI is a standard for representing musical information in a digital format A MIDI input would provide external triggering of scenes using midi devices such as a midi keyboard Stand Alone refers to a fixture s ability to function independently of an external controller an...

Страница 9: ... output to 4 While holding Record press the Flash button corresponding to the DMX output that you wish to assign the Fader to 5 Repeat steps 2 3 as often as necessary 6 Press and hold Record Rec Exit to exit the mode For example you wish to assign Fader 1 to output to DMX channel 5 1 Hold the Record button press Fader 6 3 times 2 Press the Flash button 1 3 While holding the Record button press the...

Страница 10: ...er to store your scene Tap the Page button to select a page 1 4 8 Press and hold the Record button tap the Flash button for the scene that you wish to store it to All LEDs will flash indicating the scene has been programmed into memory 9 You can continue programming or exit To exit program mode press and hold the Record button tap the Rec Exit button Notes Deselect Blackout if LED is lit Be sure t...

Страница 11: ...e the Record button 4 All LEDs should light indicating all programs have been erased 5 Press and hold RECORD REC EXIT to exit the mode Notes You must be in Record mode to Reset the controller The LED over the Record button will light indicating the Record mode operation Warning this will reset the controller to its factory defaults This will erase all programs and settings Record Clear Action 1 Re...

Страница 12: ... of entering the Edit enable is selecting which scene you wish to Edit See section on Edit enable for further instructions All LEDs will flash to indicate a successful Insert of the step Modify a Step or Steps Action 1 Edit enable 2 Press and hold the Up button if you want to raise the intensity Press the Down button if you want to lower the intensity 3 Tap the Step button to scroll to the step wh...

Страница 13: ...s the Chase Scene Yellow is 2 scene preset A B And Green is 1 24 single mode You may press and hold down the relevant Flash button for the Scene to trigger the button momentarily Playing a Scene with Audio Triggering Action 1 Select your Scene as described in the above section 2 Tap the Audio button until its LED lights indicating AUDIO mode is active 3 Use the Audio Level slider to adjust the sen...

Страница 14: ...d to these functions such as Pan tilt control very useful for remote followspot controls Action 1 Press hold RECORD tap the Flash button 7 or 8 3 times The display should indicate activation of the mode 2 There are 3 functions FUNC 1 states that the Auxiliary control is not assigned to any channel FUNC 2 refers o the auxiliary controls working much like the channel fader along with the flash butto...

Страница 15: ...to exit MIDI setting Notes This is the Channel that the controller will receive MIDI note commands MIDI NOTE FUNCTION TURN ON OFF 22 69 Trigger scenes 1 48 100 70 117 Activate Channel 1 48 118 FULL ON 119 DARK momentary blackout 120 HOLD 121 Turn on or off AUDIO 122 MODE CHASE SCENE 123 MODE 1 12A_1 12B 124 MODE 1 24A 125 Step 126 BLACKOUT 127 Channel page 1 24 25 48 Setting MIDI OUT Action 1 Whil...

Страница 16: ...sfer During FILE DUMP all other operations will cease to function If errors or power failure occurs FILE DUMP will be interrupted and stop Action 1 While holding down the RECORD button simultaneously tap Flash button 4 three times The display reads MIDI FILEDUMP SENDING 000 when the device is in the correct mode 2 While holding down RECORD tap the REC EXIT button to exit MIDI setting Notes This is...

Страница 17: ... 4 RMA 5 A brief description of the cause for the return Claims Damage incurred in shipping is the responsibility of the shipper therefore the damage must be reported to the carrier upon receipt of merchandise It is the customer s responsibility to notify and submit claims with the shipper in the event that a fixture is damaged due to shipping Any other claim for items such as missing component pa...

Страница 18: ... 0 5 A 250 V THERMAL Maximum ambient temperature 104 F 40 C CONTROL PROGRAMMING 3 pin DMX Data output locking 3 pin XLR female socket Data pin configuration pin 1 shield pin 2 pin 3 Protocols DMX 512 USITT 5 pin DMX Data output locking 5 pin XLR female socket Data pin configuration pin 1 shield pin 2 pin 3 pins 4 5 not used Protocols DMX 512 USITT ORDERING INFORMATION Stage Designer 50 STAGEDESIGN...

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