Elation Professional 1.0 24-004-1631 Binding Machine User Manual


 
DMX PARTNER
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Section 7: Recording Chases
1. Connect from your DMX controllers output to the DMX input of your DMX Partner. (When
programming moving lights, it is recommended that you pre program scenes into your DMX controller
before recording chases into the DMX Partner. If your programming conventional dimmers, you can
record them in real time using your controllers dimmer channels).
2. Press and hold down the “Record“ button and simultaneously press chase buttons 1, 6, 8,1, 6, 8 in
sequence. As a result, the Record LED will illuminate. (Note: if you do not have a DMX controller
connected to the DMX input of the DMX Partner as described in the previous step, you will not be
able to access Record mode).
3. Select the Chase button 1-8 that you want to record into. Once selected, the chase LED will
continually flash and the LCD will display the current chase step- “CH:00“.
4. From your DMX controller, select the scene or maually adjust the channels you want included into
your first chase step.
5. To record the step, press “Record“. All eight chase LED’s will momentarily flash and the LCD will
display the next chase step confirming that your step has been recorded.
6. Repeat steps 4 & 5 up to 99 times per chase.
7. Press “BLACK-OUT“ twice to exit record mode.
Section 8: Editing Chases
8a. Adding steps to an existing chase
1. Press and hold down the “Record“ button and simultaneously press chase buttons 1, 6, 8,1, 6, 8 in
sequence. As a result, the Record LED will illuminate. (Note: if you do not have a DMX controller
connected to the DMX input of the DMX Partner as described in the previous step, you will not be
able to access the Record mode).
2. Select the chase 1-8 you want to edit. The chase LED will flash and the LCD will display the total
amount of chase steps included into the selected chase- “CH:xx“.
3. To view the previously recorded steps, press the same chase button, both chase and record LED’s
will be lit. Use the “Up/Down“ buttons to scroll to the step you would like to add a new step after.
Once you find the step, press the same chase button again so that the chase LED is flashing. (You
must exit this preview mode before you can record or add the new step).
4. From your DMX controller, select the scene to be added or adjust the dimmer channels to your
desired setting.
5. To record the new step, press “Record“. All eight chase LED’s will momentarily flash and the LCD
will display the new chase step confirming that your step has been recorded.
6. Repeat steps 3 – 5 to add additional chase steps.
7. Press “BLACK-OUT“ twice to exit record mode.