Manual
CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS
1.   SCANNER BUTTONS - Used to Select any or all of 12 fixtures This  
            is what selects which DMX channels go to    
                   the fixtures. 
            Scanner 1 controls Channel 1 to 16
            Scanner 2 controls Channel 17 to 32
  See addressing of fixtures on page 7 for more information     
2.  SCENE BUTTONS - Used to store Scenes in program mode or 
                         playback your scenes in playback mode
3.  LCD DISPLAY - Displays values and settings depending on the 
                   chosen function.
4.  BANK BUTTONS (   OR    )-   Selects which Bank you want to use.
                                    (there are 30 selectable banks total.)
5.  
CHASE - Used to select chases (1-6).
6.  PROGRAM - Used to activate program mode Display blinks when    
              activated.
7.   MIDI / REC - Used to control MIDI operation or to Record each   
        step for Scene and Chases.
8.  
AUTO/DEL- Select AUTO speed in chase mode or  Deletes 
               Scenes and or chases .
9.  MUSIC / BANK COPY- Used to trigger sound activation in Chase  
                             mode or to copy a bank of scenes from one to              
                          another in Program Mode
10.  BLACKOUT - Disables or enables all channel outputs 
11.  TAP SYNC / DISPLAY -  In Auto Chase mode used to change   
                            rate of chase also to change LCD Display in              
                              Manual Chase.
12.  FADE TIME SLIDER - Used to adjust the FADE TIME.  Fade Time is        
                           the amount of time it takes the DMX Operator 
                           to completely change from one scene to another.  
For example; if the fade time slider is set to 0 (zero) a scene change will 
be instant. If the slider is set to ‘30s’ it will take the  DMX Operator 30 sec
-
onds to complete the change from one scene to the next.
13.  SPEED SLIDER - Used to adjust the rate of chase speed in Auto 
                       Mode.
14.  PAGE SELECT - Used to select faders between PAGE A (1-8) and 
                      PAGE B (9-16) of each Scanner Button 
15.  FADERS (1-8) - Used to adjust the intensity from 0% to 100% or DMX 
                     output level from 0 to 255 of each channel 
REAR CONTROLS
16.  MIDI IN-  Receives MIDI data.
17.  DMX POLARITY SELECT-  Changes the polarity setting of the DMX 
                               output.
18.  DMX OUT-  Used to send DMX signal to fixtures or Packs.
19.  DC INPUT-  Accepts a DC 9~12V,  300 mA minimum, power 
               supply.
+9V-+12V 300mA Min.
DC INPUT
+-
1:GND
2:DATA -
3:DATA +
1:GND
2:DATA +
3:DATA -
DMX OUT
DMX POLARITY
SELECT
MIDI IN
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DMX512 ADDRESSING
WHEN ADDRESSING YOUR FIXTURES FOLLOW THE STARTING 
ADDRESS IN THIS BOOK NOT THE ADDRESSING FOUND IN YOUR 
FIXTURE MANUAL
DMX 512 is a type of protocol that sends out up to 512 multiplex 
channels at once down a common cable. Each channels has a value 
from 0 to 255. You set the address for each receiver(fixture) by using 
Dip switches or some type of digital readout
Each Dip switch has an ADDRESS based on binary code.
Dip switch  #1  #2 #3 #4 #5  #6 #7  #8   #9
Value      1   2  4  8 16  32 64  128 256
  YOU SELECT THE ADDRESS WANTED BY ADDING THE TOTAL OF 
DIP SWITCHES ON.
Dip switch #10 is not used with DMX but normally to select some 
Function ie: Master / Slave, Sound Activation or to receive DMX 
Control.
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