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Alphanumeric LED display
<MENU> button moves back to
the previous menu level. (Press and
hold to enter the menu system)
2. Press and hold <Menu> until dM X appears on the LED display.
3. Press <Enter>. This display will show A dd R .
4. Press and hold <Enter> until the display begins flashing.
5. Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the desired DMX start channel (1 – 51 2 )
6. Press and hold <Enter> until the display stops flashing.
NOTE:If you change the ColorPower supply DMX start channel after addressing your
fixtures in Auto or Manual mode, you will change your show.
Setting DMX Start Channels for Color Mixing Units
Manual and Automatic options are available for setting DMX start channels on
Dichroic Theatre fixtures and modules. A third menu option DISC (discovery) is
actually a test mode used for fixture testing purposes. This mode ignores all address
information stored in the EEPROM and dynamically assigns DMX addresses based
on the current link configuration.
IMPORTANT: Since Discovery mode will change your show if fixtures are added,
removed, or fail, use it only for troubleshooting purposes.
Manual DMX Addressing
Manually assigning a DMX start channel to a fixture enables you to control which
consecutive block of DMX channels are assigned to each fixture in a link. For
example, you might choose to assign channels 150-153 to a ColorCommand that is
identified as the second fixture in the link, and channels 300-302 to a ColorMerge
that is identified as the first fixture in the link (see Figure 2-4 on page 2-7).
Note: A fixture is identified by its DIP switch setting, which specifies its unit number.
A fixture on a ColorPower link can be assigned any valid DMX address starting with
the address immediately following that of the ColorPower supply.
As the addresses are selected, both fixture type and address are stored in an on board
EEPROM. Thereafter, ColorPower acquires its addressing information from this
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Setup and Configuration
MENU
Figure 2-3 ColorPower menu navigation buttons
button scrolls to the previous
<DOWN> arrow button scrolls to
the next menu item or option
ENTER
<ENTER> button selects a menu option
<UP> arrow
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