DMX Address:
5850 Series QolorPIX Tape Controller
Table 3: Effect List
Size
Rate
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10
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12
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DMX
Value
Pre-Built Effect
Variation
Size
Color Mix
Rate 1
Rate 2
Density
Direction
Repeat
Origin Offset
0
Static Color
1
One Color Paparazzi
Snap On / Snap Off
2
One Color Paparazzi
Fade On / Fade Off
Size of Bulb
(ranges from 1-13
Pixels)
Color Mix
(mixes
background into effect
color in fade effect)
Speed of Bulb
Decay
(ranges from
slow to fast; faster
speeds make new
bulbs appear faster)
Speed of
Rotation
(ranges
from slow to fast)
Density of Bulbs
(ranges from low to
high density; alters
maximum number of
bulbs that can fill the
strip)
Origin Offset
(increases the starting
point of the effect
origin)
3
Two Color Paparazzi
Snap On / Snap Off
4
Two Color Paparazzi
Fade On / Fade Off
5
6
Comet
Comet
Uniform Color
Uniform Decay
Size of Comet
(ranges from small to
large)
Color Mix
(mixes
background color into
effect color in fade
effect)
Speed of
Rotation
(ranges
from slow to fast; faster
comets have longer
tails)
7
Jockey
Size of Jockey
(ranges from 1-31
Pixels)
8
Checkers
Speed of
Rotation
(ranges
from slow to fast)
Direction of
Rotation
(Forward is
0-62, Reverse is 63-
127, Mirror In is 128-
191, Mirror Out is 192-
255)
Origin Offset
(increases the starting
point of the effect
origin)
9
Color Merge
Size of Merge
(ranges from 0-100%)
Color Mix
(mixes
background color into
effect color in fade
effect)
Pattern Repeat
(2x is 1-63, 4x is 64-
127, 8x is 128-195, 16x
is 196-254, 32x is 255)
10
11
Wave
Wave
Uniform Color
Uniform Decay
Size of Wave
(ranges from 0-100%)
12
Sweep
Continuous
Size of Sweep
Step
(ranges from 1-
8 Pixels)
Speed of Sweep
(ranges from slow to
fast, altering speed at
the sweep move)
13
Sweep
Random Start Delay
14
Index Wipe
Size of Wipe
(ranges from 0-100%)
Origin Offset
(increases the starting
point of the effect
origin)
15
VU
Manual (Solid Color -
No Peak Hold)
Peak Height
(ranges from 0-100%)
16
17
VU
VU
Random Height
(Solid Color - No
Peak Hold)
Height Index (Solid
Color - No Peak
Hold)
Base Height
(ranges from 0-100%)
Rate of Beats
(ranges from 0-600
BPM)
Peak Height
(ranges from 0-100%)
18
Strobe
Rate of Strobe
(ranges from 0-10
FPS)
Duty Cycle
(ranges
from 1-100%;
increases amount of
time Strobe is on per
cycle)
19
KnightRider
Uniform Color
20
KnightRider
Uniform Decay
Size of Scanner
(ranges from 0-100%)
Speed of Scan
Movement
(ranges
from slow to fast)
Direction of
Rotation
(Forward is
0-62, Reverse is 63-
127, Mirror In is 128-
191, Mirror Out is 192-
255)
Pattern Repeat
(2x is 1-63, 4x is 64-
127, 8x is 128-195, 16x
is 196-254, 32x is 255)
Origin Offset
(increases the starting
point of the effect
origin)
21
Police Strobe
Snap On / Snap Off
Rate of Strobe
(ranges from 0-10
FPS)
Key:
= Effect can be adjusted with the selected parameter (by changing the DMX value for selected DMX Address to a value between 0 and 255).
= Effect cannot be adjusted with the selected parameter.
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