Changing The Dmx Control Mode; Setting The Grouping Mode - ETC ColorSource Linear Installation Manual

ETC Installation Guide
ColorSource Linear v1.5

Changing the DMX control mode

You can set the DMX control mode for the fixture to one of four available
mode options.
1: Press the Mode button until the DMX address is displayed.
2: Hold the Mode button for 3 seconds. The display shows the current
DMX control mode.
3: Press the Up and Down buttons to change the DMX control mode.
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4: Press the Mode button to confirm your selection.
The display will automatically return to the DMX address after 10 seconds of
inactivity, and edits to the DMX control mode will not be saved. This cancels
unsaved changes.

Setting the Grouping mode

The ColorSource Linear 2 and the
ColorSource Linear 4 fixtures have
two Grouping modes:
• Group: Entire array functions as
a single fixture.
• Cell: Each 0.5 m segment (or
"cell") of the array functions as
a distinct fixture with a
separate DMX start address.
To set the Grouping mode, press the
Grouping button until the LED
indicator for the chosen mode
illuminates.
In Cell mode, each cell is assigned a DMX address based on the DMX address
of the fixture (see
control mode (see
if you set the DMX address on the fixture to 100, set the DMX mode to
5-channel, and set the Grouping mode to Cell, the starting DMX address of
the first cell will be 100 and the starting DMX address of the second cell will
be 105.
ColorSource Linear v1.5
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: 5-channel mode (intensity, red, green, blue, and strobe)
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: Direct emitter control (intensity, red, green, blue, lime, and
strobe)
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: 1-channel mode controls the intensity of preset 1 (defaults to
3200K White)
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: RGB mode (red, green, and blue)
Setting the DMX address
Changing the DMX control mode
Grouping
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Group and Cell
LED indicators
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