Operating Modes; Controller Mode; Stand-Alone Mode - Robe Stage Banner 10 AT Series User Manual

6. Operating modes

6.1 Controller mode

The fixtures are individually addressed on a data link and connected to the controller.The fixtures respond to
the DMX signal from the controller.
The control panel on the front panel of the fixture allows you to assign the DMX fixture address, which is defined
as the first channel from which the StageBanner 10 AT will respond to the controller.
If you set, for example, the address to channel 5, the StageBanner 10 AT will use the channel 4 to 8 for control.
Please, be sure that you don't have any overlapping channels in order to control each StageBanner 10 AT
correctly and independently from any other fixture on the DMX data link.
If two, three or more StageBanner 10 AT are addressed similarly, they will work similarly.
For address setting, please refer to the instructions under "Addressing"(menu "A001").
After having addressed all StageBanners 10 AT , you may now start operating these via your DMX controller.
Note:After switching on, the StageBanner 10 AT will automatically detect whether DMX 512 data is received
or not.If there is no data received at the DMX-input, the display will start to flash "A001" with actually set ad-
dress.
This situation can occur if:
- the 3 PIN (5pin) XLR plug (cable with DMX signal from controller) is not connected with the input of the
StageBanner 10 AT
- the controller is switched off or defective, the cable or connector is defective or the signal wires are swap in
the input connector.

6.2 Stand-alone mode

The fixtures on a data link are not connected to the controller but can execute pre-set programs which can be
different for every fixture.To set the program to be played,see the "Stand-alone setting" ( menu "St.AL.").
"Stand-alone operation" can be applied to the single fixture (the fixture may be set to the master /slave mode
or controller mode ) or to multiple fixtures operating synchronously.
Synchronous operation of multiple fixtures requires that they must be connected on a data link and one of them
is set as a master (master mode) and the rest as the slaves (slave mode).The slaves are assigned to SLA1-
SLA9 and on the certain slave address can be connected only one fixture.To set the fixture as the master or
slave , see the "Addressing" (menu "A001").Only one fixture can be set as the master.
If the master fixture runs a reset,all slaves will execute these acts too.
The master fixture starts simultaneous program start in the other slave fixtures.All fixtures have a definite, syn-
chronized starting point when playing back their programs.The number of running program is the same in all
slaves and depends on the master's choice (menu "St.AL." ).Every fixture runs its program repeatedly ,starting
the program step No.1 when requested by the master .
For example:
If the slave fixture has a shorter program length, it will continously repeat its program until the master fixture
finishes its own program and restarts its program running (slave 1- prog.step 3 will not be finished).
If the slave fixture has a longer program length, it will restart at prog. step 1 before it completes all its
prog.steps
Restart
(slave 2 - prog.step 5 will not be played)- see the picture bellow.
Starting point
Note:Disconect the fixtures from the DMX controller before master/slave operating ,otherwise data collisions
can occur and the fixtures will not work properly!
Cur.t. --- Current fixture temperature.
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