Starting Address; Sound-Active Mode; Automatic Mode; Master/Slave Mode - Chauvet Scorpion BURST GB User Manual

Set the product in DMX mode to control with a DMX controller.
Configuration
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(DMX)
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The Scorpion™ Burst GB uses up to 11 DMX channels in its DMX mode, which defines

Starting Address

the highest configurable address to 501. If you are unfamiliar DMX, download the DMX
Primer from www.chauvetlighting.com.
To select the starting address, do the following:
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Set the product in one of the standalone modes to control without a DMX controller.
Configuration
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(Standalone)
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Sound-Active Mode

To enable the Sound-Active mode, do the following:
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To enable the Automatic mode, follow the instructions below:

Automatic Mode

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The Master/Slave mode allows a single Scorpion™ Burst GB (the "master") to control the

Master/Slave Mode

actions of one or more Scorpion™ Burst GB units (the "slaves") without the need of a
DMX controller. The master unit will be set to operate in either Automatic or Sound Active
mode, while the slave units will be set to operate in Slave Mode. Once set and
connected, the slave units will operate in unison with the master unit.
Configure the units as indicated below.
Slave units:
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Master unit:
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• Configure all the slave units before connecting the master unit to the DMX daisy
• Never connect a DMX controller to a DMX string configured for Master/Slave
• Do not connect more than 31 slave units to the master unit.
Rev. 2
Connect the product to a suitable power outlet.
Turn the product on.
Connect a DMX cable from the DMX output of the DMX controller to the DMX input
socket on the product.
Press <MENU> until a three-number value appears.
Select the value of your starting address, then press <ENTER>.
Connect the product to a suitable power outlet.
Turn the product on.
Never connect a product that is operating in any standalone mode (either
Static, Automatic, or Sound) to a DMX string connected to a DMX controller.
Products in standalone mode may transmit DMX signals that could
interfere with the DMX signals from the controller.
Press <MENU> repeatedly until Sou or Aut shows on the display.
Press <UP> or <DOWN> until Sou shows on the display.
Press <ENTER>.
Turn the music on and press <MENU> until S 0(~9) shows on the display.
Use <UP> or <DOWN> to set the sound sensitivity from level S 1~S 9, with 9 being
the most sensitive.
Press <ENTER>.
The product will only respond to low frequencies of music (bass and
drums).
Press <MENU> repeatedly until Sou or Aut shows on the display.
Press <MENU> repeatedly until Aut shows on the display.
Press <ENTER>.
Use <UP> or <DOWN> to select the desired effect for an automatic program.
Press <ENTER>.
Press <MENU> repeatedly until SLA shows on the display.
Press <ENTER>.
Connect the DMX input of the first slave unit to the DMX output of the master unit.
Connect the DMX input of the subsequent slave units to the DMX output of the
previous slave unit.
Finish setting and connecting all the slave units.
Set the master unit to operate in either Automatic or Sound mode.
Make the master unit the first unit in the DMX daisy chain.
chain.
operation because the controller may interfere with the signals from the master unit.
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