Fixture Setup; Using The Control Menus; Fast Focus Mode; Setting Dmx Address - Martin ELP WW LED Profile User Manual

Fixture Setup

This section explains the fixture characteristics you can set that determine how it can be controlled
and will behave. You choose the settings using the menus available from the control panel, and
they are retained even when the fixture is powered off.
Options can also be set over the DMX line using RDM from a suitable controller, see "Setting
options by RDM" on page 20.
A complete map of the control menu structure and brief explanations of their purposes can be
found in "Control menus" on page 26. Only the most-used functions are described in this section.

Using the control menus

To access the control menus, press the MENU button.
Navigate the menu structure using the ENTER, DOWN and UP buttons.
To select a menu option or to confirm a selection, press the ENTER button.
To return to a higher level in the menu structure without making a change, press the MENU button.
To exit the control menus completely, press and hold the MENU button.
The display flashes when DMX is not present.

Fast focus mode

If you need to focus the fixture but there is nobody to operate the lighting console, you can quickly
turn the fixture on in "Fast Focus mode" using the control panel. Hold down the ENTER button for
5 seconds and the fixture will come on at full brightness for 60 seconds, allowing you to set the
focus. After 60 seconds the fixture will return to normal operation.

Setting DMX address

Each fixture must be assigned a DMX address. The DMX address, also known as the start
channel, is the first channel used to receive instructions from a DMX controller. The fixture is
controlled using between 1 and 4 DMX channels depending on the personality set. If a fixture
using 4 channels has a DMX address of 1, then it uses channels 1 to 4 inclusive. The following
fixture in the DMX chain can then be set to a DMX address of 5.
For independent control, each fixture must be assigned its own control channels. Two fixtures of
the same type may share the same address if identical behavior is desired. Address sharing can
be useful for diagnostic purposes and symmetric control.
To set the fixture's DMX address:
1. Enter the control menu and select DMX SETUP. Press ENTER.
2. Select DMX ADDRESS and press ENTER.
3. Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select the desired address setting.
4. Press ENTER to confirm your selection (or to return to the top level menu without changing the
settings, press the MENU button).

Setting DMX personality

The DMX personality sets how many control channels are used. There are 3 personalities to
choose from:
1 channel – Dimmer only
2 channel – 8 bit dimmer with dimmer fade
4 channel – 16 bit dimmer with shutter and fade (default)
The function of each channel is described in the section "DMX protocol" on page 25.
To set the DMX personality:
1. Enter the control menu and select DMX SETUP. Press ENTER.
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