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DS-FX9 USER GUIDE
MAY 2017
432-Channel Synchronization Program (Automatic, Sound Active, or Bass
Active):
“DMX In” slot 2
is used to select an internal 432-Chn program (see DMX data
section). “DMX In” slot 5 is used to enable manual DMX triggering. “DMX In” slot 6 is
the DMX Trigger and is only used when manual DMX triggering is enabled. The DS-FX9
will run a specific internal effects
program based on the value of slot 2. “DMX Out” slot
1 is set to 432-
Channel Synchronization. “DMX Out” slots 2 –
433 vary depending on
the internal program selected. DMX triggering is possible under Sound Active and Bass
Active modes. See DMX Data section. Any DS-FX9 device connected as a slave will
respond in sync.
Free Running (Automatic, Sound Active, or Bass Active):
The DS-FX9 will run in
either Automatic, Sound Active, or Bass Active mode based on the slot 1 value (see
DMX data section). “DMX In” slot 5 is used to enable manual DMX triggering. “DMX
In” slot 6 is the DMX Trigger and is only
used when manual DMX triggering is enabled.
“DMX Out” will vary depending upon the internal effect running but Slot 1 will be set to
one of the three Synchronization modes. Any DS-FX9 device connected as a slave will
respond in sync.
Free Running (Mood Lighting):
The DS-FX9 will operate in Mood Lighting mode and
will not react to any DMX triggering or microphone input. “DMX Out” will be set to 48
-
Channel Synchronization. “DMX Out” slots 2 –
49 will vary depending upon the mood
color at the time. Any DS-FX9 device connected as a slave will respond in sync.
Free Running RGB Color Selection (Automatic, Sound Active, or Bass Active):
This mode is identical to the Free Running mode in Automatic, Sound Active, and Bass
Active operation.
However, additional control is offered via “DMX In” slots 2 –
4. “DMX
In” slots 2 –
4 are used to assign a RGB primary color to the free running mode. The
DS-FX9 will utilize this RGB color as a primary color for all effects. All other functioning
is equivalent to the standard Free Running mode. DMX triggering is possible under
Sound Active and Bass Active modes. See DMX Data section. Any DS-FX9 device
connected as a slave will respond in sync.
Address Free DMX Modes:
Auto Address Tri-Color Device Mode:
This mode is used to automatically address a
series of DS-FX9 units on a single DMX Universe in 3-chn RGB mode. Note, a fourth
channel is held in reserve and is ignored by the DS-FX9.
“DMX In” slot 2 is used to
assign an offset. This offset is used to indicate which RGB color values listed in the
DMX packet the first DS-FX9 needs to grab. An offset decimal value of 0 tells the first
DS-FX9 to utilize slots 3 - 5 for its RGB color assignment. An offset decimal value of 4
tells the DS-FX9 to utilize slots 7
–
9 for its RGB color assignment. The same logic
applies for other offset values. The DS-FX9 will remove all slot values leading up to its
assigned offset value, not including slots 1 and 2, before transmitting data out.
“DMX
Out” Slot 1 will remain in
Auto Address Tri-Color Device Mode.
“DMX Out” Slot 2
continues to hold the offset value. However, the DS-FX9 will automatically set this
offset value to a value of 4.
