4
Buttons
ON
Quickly press to turn the
Controller ON.
■
To start or return to active operation
press the ON button.
Shutdown
■
To turn the IR DMX Controller OFF,
hold the SET button for 2 seconds.
Auto Shutdown
■
To extend the life of the batteries,
the unit will shut down automatically
after 5 minutes of no operation
(if no button is pressed).
MODE
a multifunction button.
Instant 100% ON / Instant OFF
■
By clicking on it once, an asterisk
will be displayed in the center of the
unit’s LCD display.
■
After this, if the + LEVEL button
is pressed, the level will be increased
quickly to 100% (instant ON).
■
If the – LEVEL is pressed, the level
will be quickly decreased to 0%
(instant OFF).
■
Clicking singly on any other button
will cancel the instant ON mode.
ALL
a toggle function.
ALL vs Single Fixture Command
■
Pressing this button, allows
the IR DMX Controller to send
DMX-512 dimming commands
to ALL fixtures connected in the
circuit simultaneously.
■
The Address field of the LCD display
will read “ALL”, meaning that ALL
512 channels will receive the same
level dimming level (%) indicated in
the Level field.
■
Clicking the ALL button again
toggles it back to communicating
with a single chosen addressed
channel.
Note:
When in ALL mode, the
ADDRESS and + ADDRESS buttons are
not active. It is important to understand
that once the ALL mode is turned off,
all channels but the one indicated in the
address field will revert back to their
previously set dimming levels.
Example:
if channel 15 is set to a level
of 38%, selecting the ALL mode will
take all fixtures in the DMX-512 line go
to 38% intensity.
Once this mode is reverted back to
single channel operation, ONLY address
15 will be set to 38%. The rest of
the remaining channels will revert to
the intensity levels previously stored
in memory.
Entering Sub-Menu Mode
Pressing the MODE button for several seconds yields 5 sub-menu
choices, see below chart.
MODE Sub-Menu List (scroll through sub-menus using
–Level / +Level buttons)
1 Scene Mode?
This selection gives the option of entering the Scene Mode.
To enter Scene Mode, press the MODE button again for several seconds.
See pg. 7 for instructions Setting & Recalling Scenes.
2 Enable IR/DMX?
Press SET button in this mode to bypass a connected
DMX console and enable Controller.
3 Disable IR/DMX?
Press SET button in this mode to bypass the Controller
and enable a connected DMX console. Note: Powering down the fixture that the
IR Sensor is connected to will also restore control of the DMX chain to the con-
nected console.
4 Set DMX Channels?
This selection gives the option to enter a mode where
you can determine the number of DMX channels (fixtures) the IR DMX Controller
will communicate with. To enter, press the MODE button again for several sec-
onds and the LCD screen will display the maximum channels the controller is set
to control (min. 10, max. 512). Use –Address or + Address buttons to select total
number. Press MODE again to store that number & exit mode.
5 Software Version Number.
This selection gives the revision number
of the software stored in the IR DMX Controller. It is important information in
case technical support is needed.