Switch And Control Descriptions; Number Switches 1-16; Fixture; Channel Faders - Robe DMX Control 512 User Manual

This is another one of the hidden menu items that can only be selected while holding the "add" switch
when cycling through the menu selections.
This menu item allows you to clear the entire memory of DMX CONTROL 512. This does not erase the
software that runs the system but erases all of the scene, preset, chase and show data as well as the system
parameters such as fixture assignments. The message "ARE YOU SURE? HOLD "YES" 5 SEC" will
appear in the display. Press and hold "yes" until the system reboots or press "no" to exit.

5.SWITCH AND CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS

The following paragraphs outline the various switches and controls with their functions.

5.1.NUMBER SWITCHES 1-16

The array of 16 switches on the left side of the panel that are numbered 1-16 are multi-purpose. The
function switches that are to the right of these determine their purpose. Only one function is selected at a
time and the LED for the particular function will be lit when selected. The following is a description of
each function.

5.2.FIXTURE

This switch allows you to select fixtures for programming. With the "fixture" switch LED lit, the number
switches 1-16 are used to select an active fixture. When a fixture is selected it can be directly controlled
using the faders or the joystick. A selected fixture can also be controlled using a preset. A fixture does not
have to be selected in order to be controlled by scenes or shows. If a fixture is not selected it will only be
disconnected from the manual controls, the fixture is not turned off.
When a fixture is selected its name will appear in the LCD. If no fixture type has been assigned to that
number, it can't be turned on. Pressing and holding one of the number switches will solo that fixture.

5.3.CHANNEL FADERS

Just below the number switches are 8 faders that can be used to control the individual channels within each
fixture. You can address up to 32 channels per fixture by using 4 banks of 8 faders. The bank switch to
the left of the faders is used to select which bank of 8 channels is currently active. The LED to the left of
the faders shows the current bank. The channel numbers controlled by the faders are printed to the left of
each fader. For example the first fader can control channels 1, 9, 17 or 25 depending on which bank is
selected. If a fixture has less than 32 channels then some banks and some faders will not be used. Before
the channel faders can control a fixture, that fixture must be selected. Any number of fixtures can be
controlled at once. If for example all fixtures are enabled, moving fader 1 with bank 1 selected will change
channel 1 on every fixture.
If you are using the "multi fixture" feature of DMX CONTROL 512, the channel faders can be used to control
each channel of every fixture within the multi fixture group. If for example you have programmed 8
fixtures having 4 channels each, faders 1-4 will control the first fixture of the multi fixture group, faders 5-
8 the second and so on.

5.4.BANK SWITCH

The bank switch selects the current bank of channels controlled by the 8 faders. This allows you to control
up to 32 channels per fixture using only 8 faders. The bank LED next to the faders will show the currently
selected bank and the numbers printed next to each fader show the channel number or scene number of the
fader for the selected bank. As a convenience the bank select will only go as high as needed for the size of
the currently selected fixtures.

5.5.JOYSTICK

The joystick controls pan and tilt on all selected fixtures that have a pan or tilt feature. The joystick is the
"return to center" type so it operates by moving it in the desired direction. The greater the joystick
movement the faster the pan or tilt movement will be. The state of the "fine" mode switch also determines
the speed of the pan or tilt movement. If a fixture uses 2 channels for pan or tilt (16 bit), the joystick will
affect the fine channel with "fine" mode on. If the fixture only uses 1 channel for pan or tilt, the
movement will be slower allowing more precise control with "fine" mode on.
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