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OWNERS MANUAL
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10
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12
SM - 280 DMX LIGHTING CONTROLLER
Version
20080324
Lightronics
Inc.
509
Central
Drive
Virginia
Beach,
VA
23454
757
486
3588
2. Push Scene. The SCANNER/SCENES button
indicators will show which scenes have been
programmed.
3. Push a SCANNER/SCENES button (1-22) to
activate a programmed scene. Its indicator will
flash continuously when the scene is active. The
display bottom row will show the selected bank,
the number of programmed scenes in the bank and
the currently active scene. The following example
display shows than bank 1 has 6 programmed
scenes and scene 2 is active.
MANUAL CHASE OPERATION
You can manually operate any chase (1-14) if it has
been programmed. This enables you to activate
(scroll through) the steps manually. Make sure that
Blackout is OFF.
1. Push Chase and select the desired chase using a
SCANNER/SCENES button (1-14).
The display top row will show the chase number, the
total number of steps in the chase, and the current
step number. The following example display shows
that chase 2 has been selected and it has 15 steps.
It also shows the current step number which is 000
since you have not yet activated a step.
2. Use Up and/or Down to activate the chase
steps.
The display bottom row will show details for the
current step. They include the bank number (b*), the
scene number (s**), and the preset speed (p****) and
fade time (f****).
AUTO RUN SCENE BANKS
The SM-280 can automatically cycle through the
contents of one or more scene banks at a user selected
speed and fade time. Multiple banks will run in the
order they are selected.
1. Push Auto/Insert.
2. Push Bank and select a bank (1-14) using a
SCANNER/SCENES button. You can select more
than one. The bank(s) will begin cycling. The
speed and fade time are dependent on the setting
of the Speed and Fade sliders.
The display will show detailed information for the
running banks and scenes.
You can combine the Auto-Run operation of up to 6
scene banks so that they will run at the same time by
pushing SETUP GROUP when multiple banks are
running. This is useful when one bank uses only some
of the fixtures and another bank uses different ones.
AUTO RUN CHASES
The SM-280 can automatically run one or more
chases at a user controlled speed and fade time.
Multiple chases will run in the order they are selected.
1. Push Auto/Insert.
2. Push Chase and select a chase to run by pushing a
SCANNER/SCENES button (1-14). The chase
will activate. The display will show the detailed
information for the chase including the total
number of steps in the chase, the current step
number, and the speed and fade time.
When the Speed and Fade sliders are positioned at the
bottom the chases will run at the preset speed and fade
time. You can adjust the speed and fade time using
these sliders. The speed range is from 0.1 sec./step to
10 min./step. The fade range is from 0 sec. to 30 sec..
You can also control the speed with the Tap/Display
while a chase is running. Push Tap/Display twice.
The interval between the taps will set the speed.
You can combine the Auto-Run operation of up to 6
chases so that they will run at the same time by
pushing SETUP GROUP when multiple chases are
running. This is useful when one bank uses only some
of the fixtures and another bank uses different ones.
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