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Wash 110, 210 and 310 fixtures can be synchronized with each other and Exterior Wash 120, 220 and
320 fixtures can be synchronized with each other.
In master/slave operation, one fixture running a standalone show – the 'master' fixture –sends 'fade' and
'wait' signals to the other fixtures running standalone shows – the 'slave' fixtures – so that scene change
times in slave fixtures are synchronized with the scene change times in the master. Every time the master
changes to its next pre-programmed scene, the slave fixtures change to their next pre-programmed scene
at the same time.
Note the following:
Although scene changes in master and slave fixtures all occur at the same time, scenes do not have to be
identical. You can program different effects in the standalone scenes of different fixtures.
Each fixture displays its own pre-programmed standalone show until it reaches its last scene, then it starts
the show sequence again and continues in a loop. If all fixtures have the same number of scenes in their
shows, they will all start shows in synch. If the standalone shows in different fixtures have different
numbers of scenes, the fixtures will restart their shows at different times relative to each other.
If no controller is connected to the first fixture on the link, you can improve the quality of the data signal
sent to slave fixtures by inserting a DMX termination plug (a plug with a 120 Ohm resistor across data hot
and data cold) in the data IN connector of the first fixture.
DMX and RDM signals will override standalone operation in both the master and the slave fixtures. This
means that standalone operation is only possible if no DMX signal is present.
If you want master/slave operation, set only the first fixture on the link to MASTER. Set all the other
fixtures to SLAVE. If you set more than one fixture to act as master in master/slave operation, fixtures may
behave unexpectedly.
You should set only one fixture to MASTER when you set up master/slave operation, but note that if you
want fixtures to keep obeying the last DMX command they received or to switch to their own independent
standalone show if they stop receiving a DMX signal, you must set all fixtures to be MASTER. Fixtures set
to SLAVE will always black out when they are not receiving a DMX signal or a signal from a MASTER
fixture.
Setting up master/slave operation
To operate fixtures in master/slave mode, the fixtures must be connected as described under 'Control data
link' on page 17. The master fixture must be programmed to run a standalone routine as described under
'Programming a standalone show' on page 20.
If no DMX controller is connected to the link, you can improve the quality of the signal if you add a DMX
termination (120 Ohm resistor across data +ve and –ve conductors) to the data input of the first fixture.
Enable master/slave operation as follows:
1.
On each fixture, access the control menu and select FIXTURE CONFIG. Press ENTER.
2.
Select DMX STATE and press ENTER.
3.
Select SHOW MODE and press ENTER.
4.
Select MASTER/SLAVE from FIXTURE CONFIG menu and press ENTER.
5.
The default setting is SLAVE. On one fixture only, select MASTER and press ENTER. Press MENU to
exit.
6.
On all other fixtures, select MASTER/SLAVE and confirm that they are set to SLAVE. Press MENU to
exit.
7.
Check that no DMX control signal is present.
DMX mode
Four DMX control modes are available: see 'DMX settings' on page 19.
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