User Guide

Setting up
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3.2 Setting up the controller
Before using the controller for the first time, you need to tell it what type of heads
you are going to connect to it, and what DMX channels you have set them to.
It is worth spending a little time to start with setting the controller up properly, as this
will make it much easier to use and will allow you access to all the features of the unit.
Enter Head Setup mode by holding down the Head button. Section 4.3 in the
manual on page 16 has detailed instructions on how to use Head Setup.
Unless you have more than 16 effects to control, you will probably want to use them
all on separate DMX channels. You don’t have to set them in order; the controller can
rearrange the DMX allocation if you want it to. Once you have told the controller
what type of effect you are using as head 1, head 2, etc., the controller will
automatically work out the DMX channels to use (see Head Setup option 3, on page
18). You can then ask the controller how to set the dip switches on each effect (Head
Setup option 4), and it will show you using a picture on the display. You can also set
the channels manually on the controller if you want (again using Head Setup option 3);
if so, you will need to know which DMX channel each head is set to.
If you have problems setting up the controller to match the effects, look at the Head
Setup section of the manual (page 16) for more details.
Note: It is not recommended to use the auto-number facility on the heads
when using the CE controller.
A new controller is set up by default so that all heads are Futurescan 2CEs. If all your
effects are this type, you don’t need to change anything.