Master/Slave Mode; Slave Products; Master Product; Master/Slave Mode (D-Fi Usb) - Chauvet 4BAR FLEX T USB User Manual

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Master/Slave Mode

The Master/Slave mode allows a single 4BAR Flex T USB product (the "master") to control the actions of
one or more 4BAR Flex T USB products (the "slaves") without the need of a DMX controller. The master
product will be set to operate in either Stand-Alone mode or with the IRC-6, while the slave products will be
set to operate in Slave mode. Once set and connected, the slave products will operate in unison with the

master product.

Configure the products as indicated below.

Slave products:

1. Press <MENU> repeatedly until 3-CH or 15CH shows on the display.
2. Press <ENTER> to accept.
3. Set the DMX address to d-1.
4. Connect the DMX input of the first slave product to the DMX output of the master product.
5. Connect the DMX input of the subsequent slave products to the DMX output of the previous slave
product.
6. Finish setting and connecting all the slave products.
Master product:
1. Set the master product to operate in Automatic or Sound-Active mode.
2. Make the master product the first product in the DMX daisy chain.
• Configure all the slave products before connecting the master to the daisy chain.
• Never connect a DMX controller to a DMX string configured for Master/Slave
operation because the controller may interfere with the signals from the master.
• Do not connect more than 31 slaves to the master.

Master/Slave Mode (D-Fi USB)

The D-Fi USB allows a single 4BAR Flex T USB product (the master) to control the actions of one or more
4BAR Flex T USB products (the slaves) without the need of a DMX controller or DMX cables. The master
(transmitter) product will be set to operate in either standalone mode or with the footswitch, while the slave
(receiver) products will be set to operate in Slave mode. Once set and connected, the slave products will
operate in unison with the master product.
Configure the products as indicated below:
Slave products:
1. Press <MENU> repeatedly until 3-CH or 15CH shows on the display.
2. Press <ENTER> to accept.
3. Set the DMX address to d-1.
4. Set D-Fi USB to receive on a specific channel, 1–16.
5. Plug in the D-Fi USB.
6. Finish setting and configuring all the slave products.
Master product:
1. Press <MENU> repeatedly until the DMX personality the slaves are set to shows on the display.
2. Press <ENTER> to accept.
3. Set the DMX address to d-1.
4. Set the master to operate in either Automatic or Sound-Active mode.
5. Set the D-Fi USB to transmit on the D-Fi channel the slaves are receiving on.
6. Plug in the D-Fi USB.
• All products must be set to the same DMX personality, DMX address, and D-Fi
channel.
• Configure all the slave products before configuring the master to transmit.
• Never connect a DMX controller to a D-Fi channel configured for Master/Slave
operation because the controller may interfere with the signals from the master.
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