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s e c t i o n 4
O P E R A T I O N
The 2518 DMX Controller has 3 modes: manual mode, in which you set lights and program
scenes; execution mode, in which scenes are run; and blackout/standby mode, in which the
lights are blacked out.
M a n u a l C o n t r o l
Channel Master
DMX Channels
1-6
(37-42)
7-12
(43-48)
13-18
(49-54)
19-24
(55-60)
25-30
(61-66)
31-36
(67-72)
Channel Button
A b o u t D M X C o n t r o l
Devices are set by activating their DMX channels and sliding the faders.
Channels are activated and deactivated in groups of 6 by pressing the channel buttons. Each
channel button controls the 2 groups of channels listed beside the button. The channel mas-
ter is used to switch the channel buttons between these 2 groups.
The channel button LEDs indicate which channels are active, that is, under fader control. A
lit LED indicates channels from 1 to 36 are active; a flashing LED indicates channels from
37 to 72 are active. Status is indicated for 36 channels at a time: press the channel master to
see the status of the other channels. In the figure above, channels 1 - 6 are active.
The faders set the DMX values on active channels. They map to the channels from left to
right. The DMX value is 0 when a fader is at the bottom and 255 at the top.
The DMX protocol for a device describes how it responds to DMX values. To make a light
red, for example, you would look in the protocol for the channel that controls color and the
DMX value for red. Then you would slide the corresponding fader to the listed value.
10
1-36
(37-72)
1
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
2518 DMX Controller
Scenes
2
3
4
5
Fader
Blackout
(Standby)
6
10
9
Scene Bank
8
Store
7
6
Auto
5
4
Music
3
2
Midi
1
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