User Guide

Setting up
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3. Setting up
This section explains how to get started with your new controller.
3.1 Connecting up the controller
The controller has a reversible connector panel which allows you to have the
connections on the rear (for table-top use) or on the base (for rack-mount use).
WARNING! If you are going to turn the panel round, ensure that the
unit is switched off and disconnected from the mains supply
before removing any screws.
Remove the four screws from the connector panel, lift the panel out of the case,
rotate it so the connectors are on the opposite side, then refit it into the case. Make
sure you do not trap any cables between the panel and the case. Replace the four
screws.
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Connect the DMX output socket to the first lighting effect that you want to control
using a standard XLR lead. Pin 2 is ‘hot’ (any cable with the pins connected straight
through will be OK for Abstract CE range effects). Connect other lighting effects up in
a chain to the first one.
If you are using MIDI, connect the keyboard or sequencer to the MIDI IN connector.
If you have other MIDI equipment, connect it to the MIDI THRU connector.
Note: The MIDI signal is buffered inside the unit, and will not pass through if
the unit is turned off.
If you are using an audio line feed, connect it to the audio line in socket using a 1/4”
mono or stereo jack. Do not connect speaker level signals to the controller as this
will damage it.
If you are using a footswitch or GPI (General Purpose Interface) trigger, connect this
to the control in socket.
Finally connect the mains lead to a mains outlet and turn on.