Setting The Dmx Start Channel - High End Systems StudioPix Pixelation Luminaire User Manual

CHAPTER 2
Setup and Configuration

Setting the DMX Start Channel

Each StudioPix fixture requires a block of consecutive channels on a 512-Channel DMX link. The
number of channels depends on the Protocol you are using.
To set the Start Channel on an StudioPix Fixture:
1. Access the fixture's menu system via the dot matrix display on the fixture's front panel. For
a detailed description of the menu system, see Chapter 3: The Menu System on page 15.
MENU button unlocks the menu
and backs through menu levels
2. To unlock the menu, press and hold the Menu button until AddR appears on the LED
display. Press the Enter button to select.
3. The display will show the start channel currently assigned to the fixture.
4. Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select a new DMX start channel. The display will
flash a new option ready for selection.
StudioPix™ Protocol Mode
Standard Protocol
RGB Reduced Protocol
Pixel Mapping Protocol
Extended Protocol
5. Press the Enter button to store the new DMX Start channel. The display will stop flashing
when a new option is entered.
When setting the Start channel on a fixture, remember:
• A fixture's physical location on the link does not have to coincide with the order of channel
range assignments in the link.
• 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. The single exception would be if two or more
fixtures need to respond to controller commands in exactly the same way. In that case,
those fixtures must be the same type and must share the entire channel range.
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UP and DOWN arrows
scroll to an option or a value
ENTER button selects an
option or a menu value
DMX Channel Range
70
12
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Last Valid Start Channel
442
501
321
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