Editing Shows; Midi; Memory Backup With Midi; Memory Restore With Midi - Robe DMX Control 512 User Manual

will be erased. Erase show only works when there is no show currently being edited. While editing a
show, "erase" is used to erase show steps. You can abort show erase at any time by either pressing "no"
or by exiting record mode by pressing the "record" switch.
Note: It can take up to 30 seconds to overwrite or erase a show depending on how much of the memory is
currently filled.

9.4.EDITING SHOWS

To edit a show that has already been recorded, press "record" followed by "show". Instead of entering
steps for a new show, press the show number of the one you want to edit. The message "Edit this existing
Show?" will appear in the display. Press "yes" and the show will be called up and you can add to it or
modify it by selecting steps and changing any value. You can use the erase switch to remove a step. You
can also insert additional steps by pressing "add". You will be prompted whether or not to add an empty
show step here. Press "yes" to insert an empty show step at the current step number. All following show
steps will be moved up one number. After the empty step is added you can record a scene or time value
there.
After editing, a show can be saved at the same or at a new location by pressing any number switch. The
scene LED must be turned off. You can use this method to copy a show to another memory location by
calling it for edit and then saving it without making any changes.

10.MIDI

DMX CONTROL 512 allows you to use MIDI note commands to call scenes and shows using a MIDI
sequencer or MIDI keyboard so that you can synchronize lighting to a MIDI performance. Six pages of
scenes and one page of shows can be called using MIDI note commands on any MIDI channel. This
gives you access to 96 scenes and 16 shows per MIDI channel. MIDI note numbers 0-95 are used to call
scenes and note numbers 96-111 are used to call shows. MIDI only provides 128 notes per MIDI channel
so there is a limit to how many scenes and shows can be called from one MIDI channel. DMX CONTROL 512
must be set to the same MIDI channel as the MIDI device you are connected to.
DMX CONTROL 512 will also send MIDI note commands whenever a scene or show is called using the front
panel switches. This allows you to use the DMX CONTROL 512 as the source when recording a MIDI
performance.
You can call more than 96 scenes with MIDI by using extra MIDI channels. When you select the MIDI
channel from the setup menu you can also enable additional MIDI channels by setting "Extra Channels"
to a value of 1 - 9. When "Extra Channels" is set to 0, you will only receive on the selected MIDI
channel. When set to 1, you will receive on the selected MIDI channel as well as the next MIDI channel.
You can use up to 9 additional MIDI channels. Each channel will address six additional pages of scenes.
If for example you are using MIDI channel 1 and you have enabled 2 extra channels, scene pages 1-6 will
use MIDI channel 1, scene pages 7-12 will use MIDI channel 2 and scene pages 13-18 will use MIDI
channel 3. Note numbers 0-95 will be used by each MIDI channel.
When a MIDI note is received it will call a scene or start a show that corresponds to that note number. If
the same note number is received again the scene or show will be toggled off. If a different note number is
received, a new scene or show will replace the one that is running.

10.1.MEMORY BACKUP WITH MIDI

You can also use MIDI to back up the memory to a MIDI recording system that is capable of receiving
MIDI system exclusive messages. Most PC based MIDI sequencers offer this feature. Consult the
instructions for your MIDI recorder on how to record a system exclusive memory dump. Once the
recorder is set to record, go to the menu selection in DMX CONTROL 512 labeled "send memory file". From
there, use the + switch to select "send memory file to MIDI port". Next press "enter" to start the
transmission. An encoded copy of the entire memory will be transmitted to the MIDI out port. The time to
send the memory will vary depending on the amount of memory currently in use. This will send a copy of
the entire memory including all fixture settings, scenes and shows with all of their components.

10.2.MEMORY RESTORE WITH MIDI

To restore the memory using MIDI, set the MIDI recorder to playback the system exclusive message to
the MIDI input on the DMX CONTROL 512. The MIDI port is always listening for new messages unless the
DMX CONTROL 512 is in record mode (record LED flashing). As soon as the message is received the display
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