User Guide

Using MIDI
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You can also use this mode to slave two controllers together; however, there is no
MIDI command transmitted for a chase step, so chases run on two controllers may
not be synchronised.
When the unit is sending its own MIDI information, it transmits on the same channel
on which it is set to receive. If the Receive setting is OMNI then it transmits on
channel 1.
15.5 System Exclusive
You can save and reload the controller’s memory from MIDI using a ‘System
Exclusive’ dump. This can either be done from the System Setup command option 4
(see page 50) or you can request partial dumps by sending MIDI codes (see previous
page).
This function allows you unlimited storage of scenes and chases. It also allows you to
backup the controller’s memory and setup in case someone overwrites it! The MIDI
data is output on the MIDI Thru connector; DMX output may be intermittent while
System Exclusive data is being transferred. It takes about 30 seconds to download the
complete memory.
The unit does not have a ‘Receive System Exclusive’ command; this function is
performed simply by sending System Exclusive data to the unit. If the unit is in
Playback Only mode or if System Exclusive reception is disabled, the unit will ignore
the data. See page 50 for how to enable or disable SysEx transfers.
Note: When you trigger a SysEx dump using the Midi command keys, the
command keycode will be echoed back out of the Thru socket and be
saved at the start of the SysEx dump. You must remove the command
code from the start of the SysEx dump before sending it back to the
controller.