Page 5 of 7
Setting a Remote
station’s unit ID:
- Configure the jumpers on the Preset 8 for Remote station operation (remove JP2 and JP4).
- Set all sliders to their lowest position.
- Apply power to the station.
- Using a paper clip or similar object, press and HOLD the record button. Note: the red record
LED will not illuminate at any time during this process.
- Raise the slider which corresponds to the new unit ID you wish to assign. For example, if you
wish to set the station’s unit ID to 2, raise slider 2 to full while holding the record button. Note
that only sliders 1
– 4 can be used. Raising sliders 5 – 8 will have no effect.
- Lower the slider to zero.
- Release the record button.
This process must be repeated for each Remote station assigning each one a unique unit ID. Up to
four Remote stations can be supported. The unit IDs do not need to be in order of the connected
stations and unused unit IDs are allowed. For example, a system may consist of a Main station and
two Remote stations with unit IDs of 1 and 3.
The Remote station
configuration process only needs to be performed once. Each station’s unit ID is
held in non-volatile memory and is recalled upon power-up.
Recording a preset
The Preset 8 comes from the factory with DMX slot 1 recorded at full on slider 1. DMX slot 2 is
recorded at full on slider 2, etc.
The Preset 8 takes a “snapshot” of the final DMX512 data output. The snapshot can be composed of
levels from the incoming DMX512 signal, from other sliders, or from a combination of the two.
RECORDING CAN ONLY BE PERFORMED ON THE MAIN STATION. Preset recording can not be
done from a Remote station.
To record a preset onto a slider, perform the following steps.
- Using a DMX512 source or other already-recorded presets, create a new look to be recorded.
- At the Main station, use a paper clip or similar object to momentarily press and release the
recessed record button between sliders 7 and 8. The red record LED will start to flash slowly.
- Move the slider to be recorded to its lowest
position (if it isn’t there already).
- Move the slider to be recorded to full. The red record LED will stop flashing. This indicates
that the Preset 8 has successfully recorded the final output levels into the selected slider’s
memory. If a DMX512 input signal is present, the LED will turn on solid. If no DMX512 is
present, the LED will turn off.
-
Repeat this process for each slider’s preset as needed.
Setting levels using the sliders
If jumper 5 is installed (pile on mode is disabled), the Main station
’s sliders will only be active while no
DMX512 input is present. The red signal LED will be off if there is no DMX512 input. If the Main
station is configured for pile on, the incoming DMX512 levels will be added to the levels from the
Preset 8’s recorded scenes. Simply move the sliders on the station to the desired levels.
Using Remote stations
When multiple Preset 8 stations are installed, one is designated as the Main station and all others are
Remote stations.
However, from the user’s perspective, any station can gain control of a slider at any
time. This is done through a “match and grab” mechanism. A user might raise slider 1 to full to turn
