Assigning A Dmx Start Channel - High End Systems Studio Command Series User Manual

CHAPTER 2
Setup and Configuration
Note: Before you can upload new software, you must disconnect any controllers,
bypass any serial data distributors and/or data line optoisolators, and
bypass or make sure that any fixtures using RS-422 communications (such
as Dataflash
after the Studio Command fixtures on the link. These devices will block
communication with any other Studio Command fixtures on the link.

Assigning a DMX Start Channel

The DMX start channel identifies each fixture on a DMX link. If you plan to control your fixtures
with a DMX console (or using synchronized preset playback), you must assign a DMX start
channel to each fixture on the link.
If you always plan to use the fixture in stand-alone mode (without a controller or synchronized
preset playback), you can skip this section.
There are 512 available channels on each DMX link. These 512 channels are divided among all
the devices on a particular link. The number of channels a fixture requires on the link is the
fixture's channel range. Studio Command fixtures require a 14-channel range. The DMX start
channel is the first channel available to a fixture in its channel range.
To assign a DMX start channel, access the fixture's menu system via the alphanumeric LED
display and four menu navigation buttons on the fixture's front panel.
<Menu> button: move back to the
previous menu level
(press and hold to enter the menu system)
The fixture's channel range must not overlap any other device's channel range on the link.*
When two devices on the same DMX link have overlapping channel ranges, one or both devices
will be disabled or behave erratically.
*Note: The single exception to the non-overlapping rule is if you want the fixtures to
respond to controller commands in exactly the same way. In this case, the
fixtures must be the same type (for example, two Studio Command fixtures) and
the fixtures must share the entire channel range.
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AF1000 xenon strobes, and Intellabeam
alphanumeric display
MENU ENTER
<Enter> button: select the
curent menu item or option
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fixtures) are located
<Up> arrow button: scroll upward
through menu items or options
<Down> arrow button: scroll downward
through menu items or options
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