Operating Instructions; Setup; Setting Up The System; Fixture Addressing - Blizzard Lighting snokontrol User Manual

3.OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

3.1

Setup

3.1.1 Setting Up The System

Plug the AC to DC power supply to the system back panel and to the mains outlet.
Plug in your DMX cable(s) to your intelligent lighting as described in the fixtures respective
manual. For a quick lesson on DMX see the DMX Primer section in the Appendix of this manual.

3.1.2 Fixture Addressing

The controller is programmed to control 32 channels of DMX per fixture, therefore the fixtures
you wish to control with the corresponding SCANNER/PAGE buttons on the unit, must be
spaced 16 channels apart.
Scanner
Fixture Number
Address
(Page A/B)
1 1A 1
2 1B 17
3 2A 33
4
2B 49
5 3A 65
6 3B 81
7
4A 97
8 4B 113
9 5A 129
10
5B 145
11 6A 161
12 6B 177
Please refer to your individual fixture's manual for detailed DMX addressing instructions. The
table above refers to a standard 9-DIP Switch binary configurable device.
3.1.3 Pan & Tilt Channels
Because not all intelligent lighting fixtures are alike or share the same control attributes, the
Controller allows the user to assign the correct pan and tilt channel for every individual fixture.
1. Press and hold <PROGRAM> & <TAPSYNC DISPLAY> until the display flashes.
2. Press then <SCANNER> or <PAGE SELECT> button that represents the fixture
whose faders you would like to reassign.
3. Move the fader corresponding with the pan channel for the selected fixture.
Press the <TAPSYNC DISPLAY> button to confirm.
4.
5. Move the fader corresponding with the tilt channel for the selected fixture.
Press and hold <PROGRAM> & <TAPSYNC DISPLAY> until the display flashes.
6.
DMX Binary DIP Switch
Start Settings
(SET TO ON POSITION)
1
1, 5
1, 6
1, 5, 6
1, 7
1, 5, 7
1, 6, 7
1, 5, 6, 7
1, 8
1, 5, 8
1, 6, 8
1, 5, 6, 8
Scanner DMX
Fixture Number Start
Address
(Page A/B)
13 7A 193
14 7B 209
15 8A 225
16
8B 241
17 9A 257
18 9B 273
19
10A 289
20 10B 305
21 11A 321
22
11B 337
23 12A 353
24 12B 369
Binary DIP Switch
Settings
(SET TO ON POSITION)
1, 7, 8
1, 5, 7, 8
1, 6, 7, 8
1, 5, 6, 7, 8
1, 9
1, 5, 9
1, 6, 9
1, 5, 6, 9
1, 7, 9
1, 5, 7, 9
1, 6, 7, 9
1, 5, 6, 7, 9
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