3
Setting Up Fixtures
Before you begin programming, you need to set-up your lighting fixtures to work with the
DM-4 controller.
There are two modes of operation for lighting fixtures.
The controller can operate 20 4-channel fixtures, or 4 12-channel fixtures. Refer to the
documentation of your lighting fixture to determine how many channels the fixture has, and
then choose the appropriate mode.
Mode 1 – 20x 4-channel
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
P1
1
st
Fixture CH 1-4
2
nd
Fixture CH 5-8
3
rd
Fixture CH 9-12
4
th
Fixture CH 13-16
5
th
Fixture CH 17-20
P2
6
th
Fixture CH 21-24
7
th
Fixture CH 25-28
8
th
Fixture CH 29-32
9
th
Fixture CH 33-36
10
th
Fixture CH 37-40
P3
11
th
Fixture CH 41-44
12
th
Fixture CH 45-48
13
th
Fixture CH 49-52
14
th
Fixture CH 53-56
15
th
Fixture CH 57-60
P4
16
th
Fixture CH 61-64
17
th
Fixture CH 65-68
18
th
Fixture CH 69-72
19
th
Fixture CH 73-76
20
th
Fixture CH 77-80
Note: when Page 1 is selected, and P1, P2, P3 and P4 are ON, fixtures 1, 6, 11, and 16 can
be controlled together. When Page 2 is selected and P1, P2, P3 and P4 are ON, fixtures 2,
7, 12 and 17 can be controlled together, and so on.
Mode 2 – 4x 12-channel
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
P1
1
st
Fixture CH 1-2
1
st
Fixture CH 3-4
1
st
Fixture CH 5-6
1
st
Fixture CH 7-8
1
st
Fixture CH 9-10
P2
2
nd
Fixture CH 13-14
2
nd
Fixture CH 15-16
2
nd
Fixture CH 17-18
2
nd
Fixture CH 19-20
2
nd
Fixture CH 21-22
P3
3
rd
Fixture CH 25-26
3
rd
Fixture CH 27-28
3
rd
Fixture CH 29-30
3
rd
Fixture CH 31-32
3
rd
Fixture CH 33-34
P4
4
th
Fixture CH 37-38
4
th
Fixture CH 39-40
4
th
Fixture CH 41-42
4
th
Fixture CH 43-44
4
th
Fixture CH 45-46
Joystick
P1
1
st
Fixture CH 11-12
P2
2
nd
Fixture CH 23-24
P3
3
rd
Fixture CH 35-36
P4
4
th
Fixture CH 47-48
Example: Four 3-channel DMX scanners are to be controlled. It is more practical to use the
20x 4-channel seeing as you can add up to 20 of the fixtures if required, whereas with the 4x
12-channel mode you can only add a maximum of 4 fixtures, and 9 of the 12 channels will be
wasted. It is desirable to control each fixture using a different ‘P’ button, and so the first
scanner’s DMX address will be ‘1’, for control under ‘P1’. The second light’s address will be
‘21’, for control under ‘P2’. The third will have address ‘41’ and can be controlled using ‘P3’,
and the fourth will have address ‘61’ for control under ‘P4’.
IMPORTANT – YOU RISK LOSING OR CORRUPTING PROGRAMMED SCENES IF YOU
SWITCH BETWEEN MODES DURING PROGRAMMING STAGES.
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