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LeuchtKraft DMX-4840 Instruction Manual

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Professional DMX Controller
DMX-4840
Order No. 38.5960
LEUCHTKRAFT
INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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  • Page 1 Professional DMX Controller DMX-4840 Order No. 38.5960 LEUCHTKRAFT INSTRUCTION MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4.20 Program an Override ................32 4.21 Override Editing ..................33 4.22 Program a CUE ..................35 4.23 CUE Editing ....................36 4.24 Delete a CUE .................... 37 4.25 Store a Blackout Scene................37 5. Setting Menu ......................38 LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...
  • Page 3 6.3 Running CUE ....................58 6.4 Over control....................58 7. Fog Machine operation ..................59 8. Strobe light operation ................... 59 9. Super Password ....................62 10. Update the software with SD card ..............62 11. PROFILE Create notice ..................63 LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 4: Features

    Both DMX ( 483 & 484 ) and analog strobe control available ( Via LCD display, people can adjust the speed of analog strobe )  2 remote Easy Controller ( CA-8 )  Gooseneck USB LAMP NOTE: Some basic knowledge of MIDI and DMX is required to fully utilize this unit. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 5: General Instructions

    In places with a temperature of over 45 C/113 F or less than 2 C/35.6 F. Protect the unit from excessive dryness or humidity (ideal conditions are between35% and 80%).  DO NOT dismantle or modify the unit. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 6: Overview

    Save several Chases together and make them run at the same time Bank Button Press the Bank buttons to load or stored your scenes. There are a maximum of 1200 programmable scenes. 10. Override Button Override the fixture/ fixtures when the show is running. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...
  • Page 7 Set, select or operate 60 Cues Chase Set, select or operate 60 Chases Override Set and select 20 Overrides Bank 60 banks( each bank with 20scenes) can be set and selected by Jog wheel #1 center Set, select and operate 20 Centers LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...
  • Page 8 24. Enter/main menu Button Confirm or enter next menu or enter main menu 25. LCD Display Show the current activity or programming state. 26. Jog wheel Used to adjust the chase speed within the range of 0.1 second to 5 minutes. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 9: Rear View

    Stand by, Function and Mode. 4. Operation Guide DMX-4840 Operating Steps Instructions When power is turned on, the controller starts self testing automatically, the LCD Display indicating the self testing progress. After it is finished, the fixture pilot on the rear board is on, which means that you can start to operate the controller.

  • Page 10: Setting A Scene

    LCD will show the bank and the scene number of the programmed scene. 7. Repeat steps 2-6 to program other scenes. 8. Press PROGRAM button for 3 seconds to exit Program mode, the LED goes out indicating this selection。 LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 11: Program A Scene With Movement

    6. Repeat Steps 2 – 5to select MOVEMENT for other FIXTURE. 7. Press MANUAL/REC to store into memory，all the LEDs on CUE、OVERRIDE、CENTER 、FIXTURE GROUP、PRESET、 CHASE、BANK、BLACKOUT flicker to indicate this operation. 8. Press BANK use Jog wheel #1 to select the BANK number to store the scene. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 12: Program A Scene

    Jog wheel #1 、 #2 to adjust PAN、 PAN FINE， or use Jog wheel #3 ， #4to adjust TILT、TILT FINE or press MOVEMENT to add MOVEMENT function. 5. Press MANUAL/REC to store，LEDs on CUE、OVERRIDE、 CENTER 、 FIXTURE GROUP 、 PRESET 、 CHASE 、 BANK 、 BLACKOUT flicker at the same time. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 13: Copy A Scene

    2. Press the button BANK, to turn on its fader control, which is indicated by the lit LED.，use Jog wheel #1 to select the bank number to edit the scene. 3. Press the number button 1-20 to open the scene you are going to copy. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 14: Delete A Scene

    PROGRAM button for three seconds to exit Program mode, the LED goes out indicating this selection. 4.6 Delete a Scene 1. Enter Program mode. 2. Use the Jog wheel #1 to select the Bank number of the being deleted scene. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 15: Bank Copying

    7. If you don't intend to continue your programming, press and hold down the PROGRAM button for three seconds to exit Program mode, the LED goes out indicating this selection 4.7 Bank copying 1. Enter Program mode. 2. Press BANK button LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 16: Program A Chase

    7. Press the button PROGRAM for three seconds to exit Program mode, the LED goes out indicating this selection 4.8 Program a Chase Note: The chase should be programmed after the scene is set. Each chase can have 200 scenes max. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...
  • Page 17 6. Press the button MANUAL/REC, all the LEDs will flicker for three times briefly indicating the store succeed. 7. Repeat Step 4-6, each chase can have 200 scenes max. 8. Press the button PROGRAM for three seconds to exit Program mode, the LED goes out indicating this selection. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 18: Program All The Scenes In A Bank

    6. Press the button MUSIC/BANKCOPY 7. Press the button MANUAL/REC, all LEDs flicker for 3 times, all the programmed scenes in the Bank will join the Chase. 8. Repeat Step 3-7 can join 200 scenes max to the chase. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 19: Program A Step

    CHASE、BANK、SCENE、STEP、FADE、WAIT. 4. Use Jog wheel #2 to view the steps, the strobe display [002] indicate programmable step number 5. Use jog wheel #1 to select the bank number of the scene, press number button 1-20 to open. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 20: Insert Steps Into A Chase

    4.11 Insert Steps into a Chase 1. Enter Program mode. 2. Press the button CHASE use jog wheel #1 to select the page number, choose the programming chase. 3. Press the button 1-20 to select the chase number. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...
  • Page 21 FADE TIME or WAIT TIME. 9. Press the button MANUAL/REC all LEDs flicker for 3 times to indicate that you have successfully inserted a step into a chase. 10. Repeat steps 5-9, you can insert 200 scenes to each chase. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 22: Delete Steps From Program

    4. Use Jog wheel #2 to select the scene location you want to delete. 5. Press AUTO/DEL all LEDs flicker for 3 times to indicate that you have successfully deleted the scene. 6. Repeat steps 4-5to delete more scenes from the chase. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 23: Delete A Chase

    LEDs flicker for 3 times to indicate that you have successfully delete the chase. 5. Repeat the steps 2-4 to delete more chases. 6. Press the button PROGRAM for 3 seconds to exit Program mode, the LED goes out indicating this operation. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 24: Program A Preset

    5. Press the button MANUAL/REC at this moment all LEDs on buttons CUE 、 OVERRIDE 、 CENTER 、 FIXTURE GROUP 、 PRESET、CHASE、BANK、BLACKOUT flicker at the same time. 6. Press the button PRESET 7. Use Jog wheel #1 to select the preset group number 1-20. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 25: Preset Editing

    1. Enter Program mode. 2. Press PRESET Button to select programming Preset state. 3. Roll the Jog wheel #1 to select Preset groups 1-20. 4. Press the number button 1-20 to open the to be edited Preset. 5. Press FIXTURE button. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...
  • Page 26 11. Press PROGRAM button for 3 seconds to exit Program mode, the LED goes out indicating this operation. NOTE: If you press different buttons in step 4 and 10, the preset in step 4 will cover the one in step 10. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 27: Program A Fixture Group

    6. Press the number button 1-20 to select the number of the fixture group for store, all LEDs flicker for 3 times 7. Repeat steps 2-6 to edit more fixture groups. 8. Press PROGRAM button 3 seconds to exit Program mode, the LED goes out indicating this operation. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 28: Fixture Group Editing

    5. Press the number button 1-20 to select one or more fixtures to make the fixture group. 6. Press MANUAL/REC button，at this moment, all LEDs on CUE、 OVERRIDE、CENTER、FIXTURE GROUP、PRESET、CHASE、 BANK、BLACKOUT flicker at the same time. 7. Press FIXTURE GROUP button. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 29: Program A Center

    PAN、TILT where you desired. (The codes of the channel feature of ARRT CODE are “P”、“PF”、“T”、“TF” in the fixtures bank）for the convenience to check other channels, there would be some output of the channels, but the channel output will not be stored in the center. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 30: Center Editing

    9. Press PROGRAM button for 3 seconds to exit Program mode, the LED goes out indicating this operation. 4.19 Center Editing 1. Enter Program mode. 2. Press CENTER button. 3. Press the number button1-20 to select the edited Center position number. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...
  • Page 31 BANK、BLACKOUT flicker at the same time. 8. Press CENTER button. 9. Press the number button 1-20 to select the location to store the Center, all LEDs flicker for 3 times to indicate that you have successfully edited a Center position. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 32: Program An Override

    3. Press the number button 1-20 to select the concerned fixtures to be programmed. 4. Use FADERS1-24 and 4 Jog wheels to adjust the selected fixture to your desired effect. 5. Press MANUAL/REC Button，at this moment, all LEDs on CUE、 OVERRIDE、CENTER、FIXTURE GROUP、PRESET、CHASE、 BANK、BLACKOUT flicker at the same time. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 33: Override Editing

    9. Press PROGRAM button for 3 seconds to exit Program mode, the LED goes out indicating this operation. 4.21 Override Editing 1. Enter Program mode. 2. Press OVERRIDE button. 3. Press number Button 1-20 to select the Override number to be edited. 4. Press FIXTURE button. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...
  • Page 34 10. Press PROGRAM button for 3 seconds to exit Program mode, the LED goes out indicating this operation. Note: If you press different buttons in step 3 and 9, the Override you set in step 3 will cover the one in step 9. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 35: Program A Cue

    5. Press MANUAL/REC button, all LEDs flicker for 3 times to indicate that you have successfully stored a CUE. 6. Repeat steps 4-6 to store more CUEs. 7. Press PROGRAM button for 3 seconds to exit Program mode, the LED goes out indicating this operation. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 36: Cue Editing

    4. Press the number button to edit the Chase in CUE. 5. Press MANUAL/REC button, all LEDs flicker for 3 times to indicate that you have successfully edited a CUE. 6. Press PROGRAM button for 3 seconds to exit Program mode, the LED goes out indicating this operation. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 37: Delete A Cue

    LED goes out indicating this operation. 4.25 Store a Blackout Scene. Blackout Scene is a special scene of Blackout mode set in By Black Scene. 1. Enter Program mode. 2. Press the number button1-20 to select one or more fixtures. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 38: Setting Menu

    6. Press PROGRAM button for 3 seconds to exit Program mode, the LED goes out indicating this operation. 5. Setting Menu Entering the Menu 1. Enter Program mode. 2. Press ENTER/MAIN MENU Button， to enter LCD screen main menu. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...
  • Page 39 13. Modify Password 14. Enable Password 15. Erase all memory 16. audio input range adjust 17. Channel value display mode You can select the Menu by Jog wheels and press ENTER/MAIN MENU to enter sub Menus for editing. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 40: Create A New Fixture Profile

    Jog wheel #4 to change the trait of the channel or characters. 6. Press ENTER/MAIN MENU to enter 7. Use jog wheel #2 to select profile (ACME LIBRARY or OTHER LIBRARY) you want to store the fixture profile. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 41: Modify A Fixture Profile

    #4 should change the trait of the channel. The amount of the letters must be below 26, it can be include ten numbers，one “—”, the length of the Fixture name should be below 16, and it must be begin with letters. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 42: Delete A Fixture Profile

    ENTER/MAIN MENU Button to enter. 3. Use Jog wheel #3 to delete the profile of other manufacturers, and Jog wheel #4 to delete the ACME’s. 4. Press ENTER/MAIN MENU Button to enter and LCD will show “NO”. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 43: Patch A Fixture

    Press ENTER/MAIN MENU Button to enter. 3. Press number Button 1-20 to chose the fixture which needs to patch. 4. Turn Jog wheel #3 to chose the profile of other manufacturers and Jog wheel #4 to chose ACME’s. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 44: Reverse Channel Setup

    3. Press number Button 1-20 to chose the fixture which needs to reverse. 4. Turn Jog wheel #2 to change the position of the cursor, and Jog wheel #4 used to reverse the channel. 5. Turn Jog wheel #3 to chose the channel, Jog wheel #4 to reverse. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 45: Fade Mode Setup

    ENTER/MAIN MENU button to enter. 3. Turn Jog wheel #2 to select only pan/tilt or all channel. 4. Press ENTER/MAIN MENU Button to enter, all the LEDs will shake for 3 times, then back to the last menu. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 46: Blackout Mode Select

    MIDI channel is 0, so MIDI can receive the information of 1-16 channels. 4. Press ENTER/MAIN MENU Button to enter, all the LEDs will shake for 3 times, then back to the last menu. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 47: Chase Run By Inside/Outside Time

    2. Turn Jog wheel #1 up to when the 10. Auto remote address is shown on the monitor Press ENTER/MAIN MENU Button to enter 3. Use Jog wheel #2 to select Yes (enter) or NO (quit to the main menu) . LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 48: Read Sd Card

    SD card, please don’t move it, or the card or the files will be damaged. The format of the SD card should be FAT, else you have to convert it to FAT by PC, and copy it to SD card. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...
  • Page 49 9. Press ESC/CLEAR Button 2 times to back to the main menu or 3 times to exit the menu. NOTE: Please backup the programs before you load program file, or the program file you load will replace all the program in the controller. The controller should store finite bank files, LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 50: Write Sd Card

    5. Select Yes, then LCD will hint to input file name. Use Jog wheel #4 to select the file name and move the cursor, you can input as munch as 8 characters. 6. Press ENTER/MAIN MENU Button to store, it will be finish after about 2 minutes. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 51: Modify Password

    1. Enter Menu Mode. 2. Turn Jog wheel #1 up to when the 14. Enable password shown on the monitor press ENTER/MAINMENU button to enter. 3. Use Jog wheel #1 to select use power password or use memory LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 52: Erase All Memory

    ENTER/MAIN MENU button to enter. 3. The LCD hint to input 6 digit memory protect password. Input the exact password, and Press ENTER/MAIN MENU Button to delete the memory information. You have to input the password again when it’s wrong. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 53: Audio Input Range Adjust

    5.17 Channel value display mode 1. Enter Menu Mode. 2. Turn Jog wheel #1 up to when 17.Channel value display mode shown on the monitor press ENTER/MAIN MENU Button to enter. 3. Use Jog wheel #2 to select 0-255 or 0-100 LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 54: Function Mode

    1. Manual Mode 1. Press BANK Button。 2. Press MANUAL/REC to into manual mode. The LED of MANUAL/REC will be on. 3. Use Jog wheel #1 to select the bank you anticipant. 4. Press number Button to open the scene. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...
  • Page 55 Loop time then enter next step. Auto Mode 1. Press BANK Button。 2. Press AUTO/DEL Button to enter auto mode, the LED of AUTO/DEL will on. 3. Use Jog wheel #1 to select the bank you anticipant. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 56: Run Program

    1. Press CHASE Button, use jog wheel #1 to select chase page. 2. Press MANUAL/REC to enter manual mode, the LED of MANUAL/REC will be on. 3. Press number Button 1-20 to select the program you anticipant.. 4. Use Jog wheel #2 to run the last or next step. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...
  • Page 57 2. Press AUTO/DEL Button to enter auto mode, the LED of AUTO/DEL will be on. 3. Press number Button 1-20 to select the program you anticipant. You can choose much more than one CHASE, and they will run on the train that you select them. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 58: Running Cue

    CUE or CHASE or BANK running. There are two ways to operate: A. When CUE or CHASE or BANK running, press OVERRIDE button, Then press FIXTURE button, and use number button 1-20 to choose light, so you can push the handspike to change the effect. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 59: Fog Machine Operation

    3. Control: The fog machine work as it’s set in normal. Press FOG MACHINE button to output maximal fog (set 481CH output to be 255). 8. Strobe light operation 8.1 Set up 483~484CH address in the DMX signal to control the strobe light channel LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...
  • Page 60 Turn on or off the scene 1 ~ 20 of Bank 3 Bank4 60-79 Turn on or off the scene 1 ~ 20 of Bank 4 Chase 80-99 Turn on or off Chase 1 ~ 20 100-119 Turn on or off CUE 1~20 120~125 No function Blackout LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...
  • Page 61 Bank 53 - Bank 56 MIDI 14 00 ~ 79 Turn on or turn off scenes from Bank 53 ~ 56 Bank 57 - Bank 60 MIDI 15 00 ~ 79 Turn on or turn off scenes from Bank 57 ~ 60 LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 62: Super Password

    NOTICE：The format of the SD card should be FAD12 or FAD16, but not FAD32 and NTFS, be sure there is no long-name files under the root directory (the amount of the name below 8), the character must be start with letters, and compose with letters or number or underline. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

  • Page 63: Profile Create Notice

    11.1 PROFILE.CIF(as the profile cyclostyle) The finished file should use a short name below 8 characters, All use capital letters and suffix with CIF transitorily. (DMX-4840 controller nonsupport long file name) or the controller can’t read up the profile information.
  • Page 64 MAX 2 CHARACTER ARRT CODE MAX 2 CHARACTER DISPLAY INFORMATION MAX 4 CHARACTER DON'T HAVE BLANK CHANNEL FUNCTION "PAN"; "PAN" PF "P_F"; "PAN FINE" "TILT"; "TILT" TF "T_F"; "TILT FINE" PT "PT_S"; "SPEED P/T" "DIM"; "DIMMER" "SHUT"; "SHUTTER" "COLR"; "COLOUR" LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...
  • Page 65 ; C = ALL COLOR CORRELATION CHANNLES ; N = ETCAETERAS CHANNELS ARRT CODE MAX 2 CHARACTER DISPLAY INFORMATION MAX 4 CHARACTER DON'T HAVE BLANK CHANNEL FUNCTION "DIM"; "DIMMER" "SHUT"; "SHUTTER" "PAN"; "PAN" PF "P_F"; "PAN FINE" "TILT"; "TILT" TF "T_F"; "TILT FINE" LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...
  • Page 66 "BEAM ANGLE" "CTC"; "CTC" "REFT"; "EFFECT ROT" "EFFT"; "EFFECT" "FRAM"; "FRAME1" "F_AG"; "FRAME1ANGLE PT "PT_M"; "PT_MACRO" "ZOOM"; "ZOOM" "SPED"; "SPEED" "CONT"; "CONTROL" "MACO"; "MACRO" "F_A"; "FUNCTION A" "F_B"; "FUNCTION B" "F_C"; "FUNCTION C" "F_D"; "FUNCTION D" "F_E"; "FUNCTION E" LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...
  • Page 67 ;2. The finished file should use a short name below 8 characters, all use capital letters and suffix with CIF transitorily, or the controller can’t read up the profile information. ;3. Don’t change the group which contain”;********”. ;4. Display information should be no more than 4 character and without blank. LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...
  • Page 68 DMX Output .........………… 3 pin female XLR Stand Alone………………………………………… 5 pin male XLR MIDI Signal ........…….….……..5 pin standard interface Audio Input .....……………..………. By built-in microphone or line in Dimensions.....……………..……….. 482x264x100mm Weight......……......5.3 kg LEUCHTKRAFT DMX-4840...

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