DMX-55 User Manual 2 2006-01-11 11:59:07
TABLE OF CONTENT
BEFORE YOU BEGIN ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
WHAT IS INCLUDED................................................................................................................................................................................3
UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS....................................................................................................................................................................3
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS..........................................................................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................................... 4
FEATURES............................................................................................................................................................................................4
GENERAL OVERVIEW.............................................................................................................................................................................4
PRODUCT OVERVIEW (FRONT) ...............................................................................................................................................................5
CONNECTION DIAGRAM (REAR) ..............................................................................................................................................................6
LCD DISPLAY TABLE OF DEFINITIONS.....................................................................................................................................................6
COMMON TERMS ..................................................................................................................................................................................7
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS.......................................................................................................................................... 8
SETUP .................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Setting up the system ........................................................................................................................................................................................8
Fixture patch......................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Joystick setup.....................................................................................................................................................................................................9
Reverse DMX channel and joystick...................................................................................................................................................................9
Deleting a scanner’s dmx channel settings.....................................................................................................................................................10
Clear all scanner’s DMX channels...................................................................................................................................................................10
Display Pan/Tilt DMX channels.......................................................................................................................................................................10
Fade time settings............................................................................................................................................................................................10
Scene Programming........................................................................................................................................................................................11
Entering programming mode...........................................................................................................................................................................11
Create a scene.................................................................................................................................................................................................11
Scene edit........................................................................................................................................................................................................11
Copy scanner settings.....................................................................................................................................................................................12
Copy scene......................................................................................................................................................................................................12
Delete scene....................................................................................................................................................................................................12
Delete all scenes..............................................................................................................................................................................................12
Copy bank........................................................................................................................................................................................................12
CHASE PROGRAMMING........................................................................................................................................................................13
Create a chase.................................................................................................................................................................................................13
Inserting a bank of scenes into a chase..........................................................................................................................................................13
Add a step........................................................................................................................................................................................................14
Delete a step....................................................................................................................................................................................................14
Delete a chase.................................................................................................................................................................................................14
Delete all chases..............................................................................................................................................................................................15
PLAYBACK (SCENES) ..........................................................................................................................................................................15
Manual run scene............................................................................................................................................................................................15
Running in Sound-Mode..................................................................................................................................................................................15
Running in Auto-Mode.....................................................................................................................................................................................15
Blackout ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................15
PLAYBACK (CHASES) ..........................................................................................................................................................................16
Manual run chases...........................................................................................................................................................................................16
Auto run chases...............................................................................................................................................................................................16
Music run chases.............................................................................................................................................................................................16
MIDI OPERATION.................................................................................................................................................................................17
DATA TRANSFER.................................................................................................................................................................................17
APPENDIX...................................................................................................................................................................... 18
DMX PRIMER.....................................................................................................................................................................................18
Fixture Linking..................................................................................................................................................................................................18
MAINTENANCE....................................................................................................................................................................................19
RETURNS PROCEDURE........................................................................................................................................................................19
CLAIMS..............................................................................................................................................................................................19
GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING..............................................................................................................................................................20
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................................................................................21