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Summary of Contents for Contest pilot-8
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Page 1: User Guide
GREEN BLUE YELLOW INSERT DELETE CYAN ORANGE PURPLE WHITE RECORD CLEAR MANUAL AUTO MUSIC CHASE / FADE GREEN BLUE WHITE AMBER DIMMER STROBE SPEED SPEED USER GUIDE 10126 - December 2013 Version 1.0... -
Page 2: Important Safety Information
Any maintenance procedure must be performed by a CONTEST authorised technical service. Basic cleaning operations must tho- roughly follow our safety instructions. - Page 3 PILOT-8 - 8-channel intelligent DMX controller English Instructions and recommendations 1 - Please read carefully : 12 - Cleaning precautions : We strongly recommend to read carefully and understand Unplug the product before attempting any cleaning the safety instructions before attempting to operate this unit.
- Page 4 PILOT-8- 8-channel intelligent DMX controller English 2 - Description 5 4 3 2 Page 4...
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Page 5: Manual Control
PILOT-8 - 8-channel intelligent DMX controller English 2.1 - Description of the front panel PROJECTOR SELECTOR UP/DOWN Buttons Allows you to select a bank, manually browse through Allows you to select the projectors to control. sequences, configure the sound sensitivity and adjust AUTO CHASE the AUTO CHASE mode speed. - Page 6 PILOT-8- 8-channel intelligent DMX controller English 2.3 - The various display status Displays user colour banks. 4 banks containing 6 colours each, 24 colours total. Displays user colours. The number preceding the dot indicates the bank number, whereas the number right after the dot refers to the colour number. The display will indicate nuLL if no colour has been assigned to a button.
- Page 7 PILOT-8 - 8-channel intelligent DMX controller English 2.4 - Assigning PROJECTOR SELECTOR buttons to DMX channels Each PROJECTOR SELECTOR button affects 8 DMX channels. When addressing the projectors, you must consider the button to which you want to link your projector.
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Page 8: Setting Up Your Device
PILOT-8- 8-channel intelligent DMX controller English 3 - Setting up your device First of all, connect the voltage transformer to an electrical outlet, then to your console via the power input socket. Use the power switch to turn the console on. - Page 9 PILOT-8 - 8-channel intelligent DMX controller English 3.3 - Erasing user colours Press the RECORD button to switch to program mode. The display indicates LOCK. To unlock the program mode, press 6 times the PROJECTOR SELECTOR button no. 6. Choose one of the 4 banks containing the colour you want to erase with the UP and DOWN buttons.
- Page 10 PILOT-8- 8-channel intelligent DMX controller English 3.5 - Inserting steps into your sequence (chaser) Switch to program mode by pressing for 3 seconds the RECORD button. The display indicates LOCK. To unlock the program mode, press 6 times the PROJECTOR SELECTOR button no. 6.
- Page 11 PILOT-8 - 8-channel intelligent DMX controller English 3.8 - Resetting to factory settings CAUTION: ALL SETTINGS AND PROGRAMS WILL BE ERASED Turn off the console. Simultaneously press the RECORD and DELETE/CLEAR buttons. Without releasing these buttons, turn on the console.
- Page 12 PILOT-8- 8-channel intelligent DMX controller English B - Music-sensitive mode Make sure the BLACKOUT LED is off. Select one or several sequences. Switch to music-sensitive mode via the MANUAL/MUSIC/AUTO button. Adjust the microphone sensitivity via the UP and DOWN buttons.
- Page 13 PILOT-8 - 8-channel intelligent DMX controller English 3.12 - Overloading the output You can modify colours via channels faders when using preset colours or sequences. Make sure the BLACKOUT LED is off. Launch user colours or preset colours sequence. Select projectors via the PROJECTOR SELECTOR buttons.
- Page 14 PILOT-8- 8-channel intelligent DMX controller English 3.15 - Using the optional EASY-2 remote control Press the BLACKOUT/REMOTE button for 3 seconds or the STANDBY button of your remote control for 2 seconds to activate the remote control function. The MODE LED of your remote control will light up while the BLACKOUT/REMOTE button of your console will flash.
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- Page 16 Because CONTEST® takes the utmost care in its products to make sure you only get the best possible quality, our products are subjects to modifications without prior notice. That is why technical specifications and the products physical configuration might differ from the illustrations.
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