Setup; Setting Up For Dmx Control - Martin Exterior 50 User Manual

Setup

You can set Exterior 50 & 100 Luminaires to display a programmable
default scene and/or set them up for DMX control using the infrared
remote control unit available as an accessory from Martin™. The remote
control unit lets you communicate with one Luminaire at a time.
You can also set up Luminaires for DMX control and switch them between
calibrated and raw modes using an RDM (Remote Device Management)
compliant DMX controller such as the Martin M1™ console or the Martin
M­PC™ Windows application. An RDM-compliant controller connected to
the data link lets you set up all the Luminaires on the link.

Setting up for DMX control

DMX Addressing
If DMX control of Exterior 50 & 100 Luminaires is required, they must be
set up to receive instructions from the DMX controller on a DMX channel
or group of DMX channels in the 512 channels available in their DMX
universe.
The DMX address, also known as the control address or start channel, is
the first of these channels. Each fixture uses this channel and the
channels immediately above it to receive instructions.
Exterior 50 & 100 Luminaires use 1, 3, or 4 DMX channels, depending on
model and raw/calibrated control mode. For example, if an RGBW
Luminaire's DMX address is set to 1 and the Luminaire is in calibrated
(RGB) mode, it will use channels 1 - 3. Channel 4 will be available as the
DMX address for the next Luminaire.
If two or more identical Luminaires are set up with the same DMX address
(RGBW Luminaires must also be in the same control mode, either raw
RGBW or calibrated RGB), they will receive the same instructions and
behave identically. Setting up identical Luminaires with the same address
is an easy way to achieve synchronized action and can also be used as a
troubleshooting tool.
Calibrated and Raw modes
Luminaires can be operated in either Calibrated or Raw control mode.
Luminaires are supplied in Calibrated control mode, but they can be set
to Calibrated or Raw mode via RDM using an RDM-compliant controller
such as the Martin M-PC™ Windows application.
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