Operation; Control Panel Description; Control Options; Programming - Chauvet Q-Beam 260-LED User Manual

Operation

4. Operation
Control Panel
Description

Control Options

Programming

DMX Operation

Stand-alone
Operation
Master/Slave
Operation

Display Mode

-10-
Button Function
Exits from the current menu or
<MENU>
function
Enables the currently displayed
menu or sets the currently
<ENTER>
selected value in to the current
function
Navigates upwards through the
<UP> menu list and increases the
numeric value when in a function
Navigates downwards through
<DOWN> the menu list and decreases the
numeric value when in a function
You can set the Q-Beam 260-LED start address in the 001~512 DMX range. This allows
for the control of up to 42 fixtures in the 12-channel Advanced personality.
Carry out all the programming procedures indicated below from the control panel. Refer
to the Menu Map on page 13 to learn how the menu options relate to each other.
To go to an option, press <MENU> repeatedly until the option shows on the display.
To select an option value, press <UP> or <DOWN> until you see the desired value and
press <ENTER> to accept it.
To exit to the previous menu level, press <MENU>.
1) Enable DMX operation.
a) Go to MENU > INTRO > RUN.
b) Select DMX512.
2) Select a DMX mode.
a) Go to MENU > INTRO > CHANNELS.
b) Select BASIC or ADVANCED.
3) Select the DMX starting address.
a) Go to MENU > INTRO > ADDRESS.
b) Select a starting address, 001~498 (ADVANCED) or 001~501 (BASIC).
1) Go to MENU > INTRO > RUN.
a) Select a stand-alone operation mode (AUTO 1, AUTO 2, SOUND 1, SOUND
2, CUSTOM, or TEST).
1) Configure the Master fixture.
a) Select a stand-alone mode, as shown above.
2) Configure the Slave fixtures.
a) Go to MENU > INTRO > RUN.
b) Select SLAVE.
The fixture that operates in any stand-alone mode becomes the master.
·
Do not connect a DMX controller to the master or slave fixtures.
·
Never connect a fixture operating in stand-alone mode to a DMX universe
1) Go to MENU > INTRO > DISPLAY.
a) Select a display mode (60 CLOSE or BRIGHT).
When in the "60 CLOSE" setting, the display backlight will turn off after 60 s.
When in the "BRIGHT" setting, the display backlight will stay on.
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