Christie Mirage M Series User Manual page 53

When controlling a projector with DMX,
• No other interfaces (such as the IR Remote or Web UI) are used.
• The menu for setting the ArtNET and DMX interface is always available at: Configuration >
Communications > DMX/ArtNET Settings.
When a DMXC card is installed, the same menu is available at: Configuration > Option Card
Settings > DMX Input Card > DMX/ArtNET Settings.
• DMX Interface—Select whether to monitor the DMXC input card only, the ArtNET interface
only, both, or neither. ArtNET is ignored if the DMXC card is actively receiving data.
• DMX Personality—Determines how many contiguous channels the projector responds to.
Fewer channels mean more devices can be used per universe. More channels mean greater
control of the projector, but fewer devices.
• Show Personality (18 channels)—This is the default setting. The 18 Show channels are
those controls which are expected to be used throughout the course of an actual show
(such as shutter, channel change). These channels are a subset of those in the Setup
Personality.
• Setup Personality (38 channels)—The 38 Setup channels are those controls which are
expected to be used during the setup of an actual show (such as Projector orientation,
Color, Brightness, for example).
• Nitro Personality (25 channels)—The Nitro personality includes channels with Load/
Execute style functionality for critical functions that require security so that they cannot
be changed by a single button press and are not affected by a Grand Master. This
personality cannot be used with a control board containing only sliders. The Load/
Execute channels operate as follows:
• The user must load a value, then send 86 (LOAD), then send 171 (EXECUTE) to
execute the loaded value.
• If this sequence of three values is not sent to the projector, the command is
ignored.
• Base Channel—Specifies the starting channel for this projector. There are 512 channels per
universe. If multiple projectors are used on the same universe and are to be controlled
independently, this value must be changed. If both projectors are using the Show personality
(18 channels), projector 1 should start at base channel 1 and projector 2 should start at base
channel 19.
The Base channel setting must allow enough space for the channels required by the selected
personality. If the Show Personality is selected, the Base Channel may be in the range 1-494. If
the Setup Personality is selected, the Base Channel may be in the range 1-474.
• Software Termination—Supplies a signal to the card to switch termination resistance in/out
of the circuit. It may be necessary to clear this setting upon card removal. By default, software
termination is disabled. The Input termination (2 Watt, 120 Ohm) is required on the last DMXC
card in a loop through configuration (such as only on the last projector). Termination may be
either hardware (by plugging in a termination dongle, and so on) or may be switched in by
software, but should not be both.
Mirage M Series User Manual
020-101942-02 Rev. 1 (10-2018)
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