ETC transtechnik FDX2000, Руководство по эксплуатации

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D11, Dimmer test
The dimmer processor can locally control the intensity level for each dimmer individually or for ranges of
dimmers for testing purposes. In doing this, the values received from external sources, the preset and
preheat values are ignored, so that the lamps can always be dimmed to 0%.
The initial menu is the
D11
Dimmer test menu.
Dimmer test D11
[EDIT]
Open
•
Hit the
[ESC]
button until the main menu appears
•
Use
[PAGE]
or the encoder to scroll to the
M06
Dimmer menu
• [EDIT]
takes you to the most recently called
Dxx
dimmer menu
•
Use
[PAGE]
or the encoder to scroll to the
D11
Dimmer test menu
[EDIT]
takes you to the menu where you actually make the settings.
Value range control level:
---
(0%) through
100%
First time the menu is opened, the current level is displayed. Use the
encoder to modify, regardless of the available control signals, starting
from 0
Dimmer test
1-1 : 35%
There may be sudden changes in intensity when changing from
external output control to local output control.
By alternately modifying the range and the dimmer value, you can use the Dimmer test menu to create a
complete cue and to save this as preset. The dimmer values set in edit mode are only deleted when you
exit edit mode (
[ESC]
or
[PAGE]
).
D12, 16 Bit Control
Dimmers can be controlled by 8 Bit resolution or by high resolution with 16 Bit.
8 bit resolution is sufficient for dimmer control, because FDX2000 calculates internally in a 16 bit
resolution. For example, if you have a VIP90 curve which is very flat for lower levels. Using 16 bit
control, visible steps can be avoided.
16 bit-control needs two addresses in the DMX signal for each dimmer. The addressing
scheme in the cabinet is shifted by one byte. This fact has also to be considered in the patch
of the console.
This type of dimmer control can be applied to a single or a range of
dimmers:
Factory setting:
8 Bit
Input D12
15-17: 16 Bit
Open Hit the [ESC] button until the main menu appears
Use [PAGE] or the encoder to scroll to the M06 Dimmer menu
[EDIT]
takes you to the most recently called Dxx dimmer menu
Use [PAGE] or the encoder to scroll to the D12 Input menu
D13, Address patch
If in menu M02, DMX start, the value is set to „single“, each dimmer can have an own DMX address.
Open Hit the [ESC] button until the main menu appears
Use [PAGE] or the encoder to scroll to the M06 Dimmer menu
[EDIT]
takes you to the most recently called Dxx dimmer menu
Use [PAGE] or the encoder to scroll to the D13 DMX adress menu
Keep in mind: Assigning an address to a 16bit dimmer requires two consecutive bytes of
DMX data. This impacts addressing of subsequent dimmers.
– 16 – FDX2000 Vers. 4.0.0