Dmx-512 Control; Lamp Power; Effect Position - Martin CX-10 Extreme User Manual

DMX-512
This section briefly describes the DMX-controllable effects. See also the DMX table starting on page 32 and
the DMX chart on the back cover.

Lamp power

L A M P - O N
Unless automatic lamp strike is enabled, lamp power remains off until a lamp-on command is sent from the
controller.
Note: A peak of electric current that can be many times the operating current is drawn for an instant when
striking a discharge lamp. Striking many lamps at once may cause a voltage drop large enough to prevent
lamps from striking or draw enough current to trip circuit breakers. If sending lamp-on commands to multiple
fixtures, program a sequence that strikes lamps one at a time at 5 second intervals.
L A M P - O F F
The lamp can be turned off from the controller by sending the lamp-off command on channel 1 for 5
seconds. The lamp cannot be restruck for 8 minutes after being turned off. Note that the
lamp-off command may be disabled by the DMX Lamp-Off personality setting.

Effect position

R E S E T
If an effect loses its indexing and fails to move to programmed positions, the fixture can be reset from the
controller by sending the "Reset" command on channel 1 for 5 seconds. Note that the DMX reset feature
may be disabled by the DMX Reset personality setting.
D I M M E R / S H U T T E R
The mechanical dimmer/shutter system provides full, high-resolution dimming, "instant" open and blackout,
random and variable strobe effects, and random and variable pulses in which the dimmer snaps open and
slowly dims or snaps closed and slowly opens. Shutter, strobe, and pulse effects are selected on channel 1.
The intensity level is selected on channel 2.
C O L O R
The 13 color wheel positions can be selected on channel 3. The color wheel can be scrolled continuously -
allowing for split color effects - or in steps, and rotated randomly or continuously in both directions at
different speeds (set on channel 5).
E F F E C T W H E E L
The 13 positions on the effect wheel can be selected on channel 4.
The effect wheel also rotates continuously in both directions at variable speed (set on channel 6).
F R O S T F I L T E R
The frost filter is selected on channel 7.
F O C U S
The beam may be focused from approximately 2 meters (6.5 feet) to infinity using channel 8.
CONTROL

DMX-512 control

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