USER MANUAL – Portman Custom Lights P1 Mini
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Operation modes
P1 Mini
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Operation modes
The Portman P1 Mini can work in two operation modes: Regular and Macro. Regular
mode is designed to work with DMX signal and Macro mode is designed to operate
the fixture manually, without external controlling signal. However the DMX signal has
got the highest priority and the fixture always reacts to connected DMX signal
regardless the operating mode.
Operation mode
Regular
Macro
DMX wire connected
reacts to DMX
reacts to DMX
WDMX connected
reacts do WDMX
doesn’t react to WDMX
DMX disconnected
keeps last DMX frame, or
turns off all lighting
sources (depends on
settings)
gets back to last
macro/manual setting
Power turned on
all lighting sources off
gets back to last
macro/manual setting
Main screen
address setting
macro number setting
There are three ways to operate the fixture in the Regular mode. You can use DMX wire,
onboard manual control or WDMX to control the fixture(if the WDMX card is installed).
You can link the P1 Mini to a DMX controller using a 5 pin DMX wire, or Wireless
Solution Sweden hardware (if WDMX card is installed). You can control each channel
individually whether with a DMX controller or a manual control build in the fixture. The
P1 Retro Lamp has got only one 7-channel DMX personality and it does support RDM.
In Regular mode fixture does not remember manual settings after reset.
To remember manual settings after reset you have to use Macro mode. You can set
any lighting scene using manual control section in the fixture’s menu or play build in
macros. The fixture always switches to DMX when DMX wire connected. After
disconnecting DMX in Macro mode fixture always gets back to last macro/manual
setting.
RDM
RDM (Remote Device Management) is an enhancement of DMX 512 protocol and
allows the bi-directional communication between DMX consoles and fixtures. It works
simultaneously with DMX 512 and on the same lines and wires. RDM is not affecting
non-RDM devices in a line, however non-RDM devices can disrupt communication
with console. RDM allows you to change the fixture’s options (such as DMX address)