DMX OPERATOR PRO USER MANUAL Version 3.0 24-004-1262 Elation Professional · Los Angeles, Ca 90058 · www.elationlighting.
DMX OPERATOR PRO Table of Contents Sections: 1 : General Introduction………………..…………………………………………………………...………3 2 : Safety Information & Maintenance……….………………………..……………………………….... 4 3 : Information Notice…………………..……………..………………………………….………………... 5 4 : Features and Specifications………………………..……………………………………………….... 5 5: Technical Specifications ……………………………………………………………………….…….....6 6: Basic Control Parts……………………………………………………………………………....….…6-9 7: Set Up & Operation……………………..…… ………………………………………………….……9-10 7.
DMX OPERATOR PRO Table of Contents (Cont.) 8.7 MIDI Channel Set Up…………………………………………………………………….………..…..38 9: MIDI Trigger Chart…………….………………………………………………………….……….….. 39 10: CF Card Important Notice……….….………….………………….……………..…………..…..…. 39 11: Erase All Memory.......................................................................................................................40 Section 1: General introduction Thank you for choosing the Elation DMX Operator Pro.
DMX OPERATOR PRO Section: 2 Safety Information & Maintenance Please read all instructions prior to assembling, mounting, and operating your DMX OPERATOR PRO. To protect against fire, electric shock and injury to persons, please follow the safety precautions listed below and observe all warnings in this manual and warnings printed on the console. The following rules give important information regarding safety during operation and maintenance for long term use.
DMX OPERATOR PRO Section: 3 Information Notice Please read through this manual carefully and thoroughly, as it gives important information regarding safety, use and maintenance. Keep this manual with the unit for possible future reference. Product Modification Warning: Elation Professional products are designed and manufactured to meet the requirements of United States and International safety regulations.
DMX OPERATOR PRO Section: 5 Technical Specifications • Model………………………………….DMX OPERATOR PRO • Power Input…………………………..DC 9~15V, 600 mA min. • LCD……………………………………2×16 characters • Audio Trigger…………………………Built-in microphone or line in • DMX Output…………………….…….3 PIN female DMX connector • Dimensions…………………………...7” (L) × 3.15” (H) × 19” (W) • Weight…………………………………14 lbs. Section: 6 Basic Control Parts 6.
DMX OPERATOR PRO Section: 6 Basic Control Parts (Cont.) • GROUP button: The Group button is used to control more than one moving light at a time. • BLACKOUT button: The Blackout button takes all DMX values to zero. • SETUP button: The Setup button allows access to the DMX Operator Pros menu options. • FOG MACHINE button: This button will trigger a compatible fog machine when connected to the rear fog input. • DEL button: This button is used to delete relevant Scenes, Chases and Show & Chase steps.
DMX OPERATOR PRO Section: 6 Basic Control Parts (Cont.) • ONE/MIX/SEQ button: This button is used to select between the three modes for the Par Can section. • Speed Fader: This fader is used to adjust a desired hold rate during playback. • Fade Fader: This fader is used to adjust a desired fade time during playback. • Audio Fader: The Audio fader is used to adjust the internal microphones sensitivity for Par Can Chase playback.
DMX OPERATOR PRO • MOLDED ENDS: All surrounding plastic moulds can be removed if you desire to install the controller into a rack. Simply remove the ten screws that secure the ends to the chassis. Section: 7 Set Up 7.1 Connections It is strongly recommended that you use shielded twisted-pair cable for your data runs. Microphone cable cannot transmit DMX data reliably over long runs. Never use a “Y” connector or any other means to split the link.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.1.1 Setting DMX Address Channels for Moving Lights Every fixture in the link must be assigned a DMX address channel, also known as a start channel, which is the first channel the controller uses to send information to the fixtures. The DMX Operator Pro allows for control of up to 8 individual fixtures each occupying 16 DMX channels. Fixtures of the same type can share the same address and will mimic each others behavior. There is no fixture library incorporated into the DMX Operator Pro.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.1.2 Setting DMX Address Channels for Dimmer Packs (Par Cans) The DMX Operator Pro allows for control of up to eight independent dimmer channels via two channel dimmer packs such as the Elation DP-415 or DP-DMX20L. Dimmer packs can share the same address and will mimic each others behavior. The eight dimmer channels shall be controlled via eight independent channel faders. The DMX Operator Pro reserves DMX channels 129 to 136 for the par section.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.2 Assign Joystick to Pan & Tilt (Cont.) (3) Press the "Record" button to enter the assign channel option. The LCD will display the following: CHANNEL01>OUT01 OK ESC SEL ADJ (4) Press the "UP" button sixteen (16) times or until your LCD display reads "PAN >NONE" on the top line as displayed below. PAN >NONE OK ESC SEL ADJ (5) Next, press the "DOWN" button until the LCD display's the Pan channel # for your fixture.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.2 Assign Joystick to Pan & Tilt (Cont.) (8) If your lights incorporate Pan Fine and Tilt Fine channels, repeat steps 4 thru 7. (9) Next, press and hold down the "GROUP" button and simultaneously select the "FIXTURE" number buttons to select the lights you wish to assign the joystick to. All selected fixtures will have the LED above the buttons flashing. (10) Now that you’ve assigned your Pan and Tilt channels to the joystick, you need to confirm and save these settings to memory.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.3 Recording Moving Lights 7.3.1 Record a Moving Light Scene This section takes you through the necessary steps to record moving light Scenes. You will be using the section for moving lights which is located on the left side of your console or all buttons to the left of the LCD display- including buttons in the LCD display section. The Scene buttons you will be recording to- are located on the upper top left section of your console numbered 1 through 8.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.3.1 Record a Moving Light Scene (Cont.) (4) Select the “FIXTURE” or fixtures that you wish to include into the selected scene. The selected fixture will have its LED flashing above the button. To select more than one fixture at a time, simultaneously press and hold down the “GROUP” button and select the fixture #’s that you want grouped. In this case, all selected fixtures will have their LED’s flashing in tandem. (5) Next, use the faders to set your moving lights to the look you desire.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.3.2 Record a Moving Light Show These next steps will guide you on how to record Shows for your moving lights. Shows are a sequence of Scenes that incorporate separate hold and fade times- the hold times work in conjunction with the SPEED fader, the fade time’s work in conjunction with the FADE fader. It is suggested that you record several Scenes before attempting to record a Show.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.3.2 Record a Moving Light Show (Cont.) (4) Next, set your desired hold and fade time for your first Show step by using the “SPEED” fader for your HOLD time and the “FADE” fader for your FADE time. The hold and fade time range is five tenths of a second to ten minutes. Therefore, the maximum times that can be set to hold or fade a selected scene step is 10 minutes and the minimum time is .5 second.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.4 Playback Moving Light Scenes and Shows 7.4.1 Playback Moving Light Scenes (1) Press the “PAGE” button so the red LED above the Page button comes on. (2) Locate the page which contains the scene that you wish to playback by using the “UP & DOWN” buttons. You will notice the Page numbers changing on the top left corner of the LCD display as you press either the UP or DOWN buttons. (Note: As you are scrolling through pages, the green Scene LED’s may come on and off.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.4.2 Playback Moving Light Shows Shows can be played back in MIXED or SEQUENCE modes. On the console MIXED is abbreviated by “MIX” and SEQUENCE by “SEQ”. In MIXED mode, selected Show LED’s will flash simultaneously and all selected Shows will run at the same time. If a fixture or fixtures are included into more than one (1) Show, the last selected Show will be the one to take precedence. In SEQUENCE mode, selected Shows will playback one at a time in the order they were selected.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.5 Edit Moving Light Shows 7.5.1 Add Moving Light Show steps (1) Press and hold down the "RECORD" button for three (3) seconds or until the green LED next to the RECORD button comes ON. The LCD will display the following: SELECT A SCENE OR SHOW! PAGE01 (2) Select the “SHOW” button 1-8, that you wish to edit. The selected SHOW LED will flash repeatedly.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.5.1 Add Moving Light Show steps (Cont.) (6) Press the “RECORD” button one (1) time to store the new scene. (7) Press the “PAGE” button one (1) time then press the “DOWN” button one (1) time. (8) Press the “DEL” button one (1) time to erase the temporary step. (9) To delete additional steps, repeat steps 3 thru 8. Press “ESC” two (2) times to exit. 7.5.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.5.3 Delete Moving Light Shows (1) Press and hold down the "RECORD" button for three (3) seconds or until the green LED next to the RECORD button comes on. The LCD will display the following: SELECT A SCENE OR SHOW! PAGE01 (2) Select the “SHOW” button 1-8, that you wish to delete. The selected SHOW LED will flash repeatedly.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.6 Recording Par Can Scenes and Chases 7.6.1 Record a Par Can Scene This next section will take you through the necessary steps to record Par Can Scenes. You will be using the Par Can section which is located on the right side of your console or all buttons and faders to the right of the LCD display- including buttons in the LCD display section. The Scene buttons you will be recording to- are located on the upper top right section of your console numbered 1 through 6.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.6.1 Record a Par Can Scene (Cont.) (4) Adjust the “MASTER” fader all the way up to ten (10). The LCD will display the following: MSTR255 SAVE ESC PAGE01 (5) Next, use the eight (8) faders, labeled 129-136, to set your desired Par Can scene. (6) Once your look is set, press the “RECORD” button to SAVE. All LED’s will flash once confirming that your scene has been saved.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.6.2 Record a Par Can Chase (Cont.) (3) If you previously programmed Scenes into page #01, the green LED’s above each button containing a scene, will be ON. At this time, you may select one of those Scenes or press the “PAGE” button so that the red LED above the Page button comes ON and then use the “UP” and “DOWN” buttons to scroll through the other pages. Select the “SCENE” # that you wish to have as your first Chase step by pressing the corresponding button.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.7 Playback Par Can Scenes and Chases 7.7.1 Playback Par Can Scenes (1) Press the “PAGE” button so the red LED above the Page button comes on. (2) Locate the page which contains the scene that you wish to playback by using the “UP & DOWN” buttons. You will notice the Page numbers changing on the top left corner of the LCD display as you press either the UP or DOWN buttons. (Note: As you are scrolling through pages, the green Scene LED’s may come on and off.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.7.2 Playback Par Can Chases Par Can Chases can be played back in ONE, MIXED or SEQUENCE modes. On the console MIXED is abbreviated by “MIX” and SEQUENCE by “SEQ”. In ONE mode, Chases playback one at a time. Each selected Chase will over ride a previously selected Chase. In MIXED mode, all selected Chase LED’s will flash simultaneously and all selected Chases will run at the same time.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.8 Edit a Par Can Chase 7.8.1 Add Par Can Chase steps (1) Press and hold down the "RECORD" button for three (3) seconds or until the green LED next to the RECORD button comes ON. The LCD will display the following: SELECT A SCENE OR CHASE! PAGE01 (2) Select the “CHASE” button 1-6, that you wish to edit. The selected CHASE LED will flash repeatedly.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.8.1 Add Par Can Chase steps (Cont.) (7) Press the “PAGE” button one (1) time then press the “DOWN” button one (1) time. (8) Press the “DEL” button one (1) time to erase the temporary step. (9) To delete additional steps, repeat steps 3 thru 8. Press “ESC” two (2) times to exit. 7.8.2 Delete Moving Light Chase steps (1) Press and hold down the "RECORD" button for three (3) seconds or until the green LED next to the RECORD button comes ON.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 7.8.3 Delete a Par Can Chase (1) Press and hold down the "RECORD" button for three (3) seconds or until the green LED next to the RECORD button comes on. The LCD will display the following: SELECT A SCENE OR CHASE! PAGE01 (2) Select the “CHASE” button 1-6, that you wish to delete. The selected CHASE LED will flash repeatedly.
DMX OPERATOR PRO Section: 8 Menu Options Set Up 8.1 Access Menu Options (1) Press and hold down the "SETUP" button for three (3) seconds or until the green LED above the SETUP button comes on. The LCD will display the following with a cursor box flashing over the # 1 option. Once you are here, you can use the “UP” and “DOWN” buttons to scroll through the menu options. ↓ 1. CF CARD 2. ASSIGN CH. • Menu options include 1. CF CARD, 2. ASSIGN CH., 3. P/T FADE ONLY, 4. DISPLAY MODE, 5. MIDI CH. 8.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 8.2 Save to CF Card (Cont.) (4) Use the “UP” and "DOWN" buttons to scroll through the various save options.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 8.3 Read CF Card (Cont.) (3) Press “RECORD” to enter. The LCD will display the following: ALL OK ESC UP DOWN (4) Use the “UP” and "DOWN" buttons to scroll through the various upload options.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 8.4 Channel Patch (1) Press and hold down the "SETUP" button for three (3) seconds or until the green LED above the SETUP button comes on. The LCD will display the following with a cursor box flashing over the # 1 option. ↓ 1. CF CARD 2. ASSIGN CH. (2) Press the "DOWN" button one (1) time so that the cursor is now flashing over the # 2 "ASSIGN CH." option. The LCD will display the following with the cursor box now flashing over the # 2 option. ↓ 1. CF CARD 2. ASSIGN CH.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 8.4 Channel Patch (Cont.) (6) Next, press and hold down the "GROUP" button and simultaneously select the "FIXTURE" number buttons to select the moving lights that you wish to assign these settings to. All selected moving lights will have the LED above the buttons flashing. (7) Now that you’ve patched all desired channels, you need to confirm and save these settings to memory. To do this, press the "RECORD" button one (1) time. The LCD display will momentarily read "GOOD".
DMX OPERATOR PRO 8.5 Pan / Tilt Fade Set Up (Cont.) (3) Press the "Record" button to enter the P/T FADE ONLY option. The LCD will display the following: FIXTURE1: ALL OK ESC SEL ADJ (4) Use the "UP" button to scroll through the FIXTURE # list and use the “DOWN” button to change the desired fade setting- “ALL or ONLY”. (5) Repeat step 4 until you’ve completed the fade settings for all desired fixtures. (6) Press “RECORD” to confirm and store your new settings.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 8.6 Display Mode Set Up (Cont.) (2) Press the "DOWN" button three (3) times so that the cursor is now flashing over the # 4 "DISPLAY MODE." option. The LCD will display the following with the cursor box now flashing over the # 4 option. 3. P/T FADE ONLY 4. DISPLAY MODE (3) Press the "Record" button to enter the DISPLAY MODE option. The LCD will display the following: DISPLAY MODE:255 OK ESC SEL ADJ (4) Use the "UP" or “DOWN” button to change the mode from 255 to 100 or vice versa.
DMX OPERATOR PRO 8.7 MIDI Channel Set Up These settings only need to be set if you are linking a MIDI device to DMX Operator Pro’s MIDI input. The MIDI channel set up option allows you to set the desired Midi channel into the DMX Operator Pro. (1) Press and hold down the "SETUP" button for three (3) seconds or until the green LED above the SETUP button comes on. The LCD will display the following with a cursor box flashing over the # 1 option. ↓ 1. CF CARD 2. ASSIGN CH.
DMX OPERATOR PRO Section: 9 MIDI Trigger Chart This unit can receive and transmit MIDI NOTE information according to the relevant channels. Keep the following chart readily available for future reference.
DMX OPERATOR PRO Section: 11 Erase Entire Memory (1) Switch the DMX Operator Pro’s power switch to the OFF position. (2) On the moving light side, simultaneously hold down Chase buttons 3 & 6 and Fixture buttons 2 & 7- then turn the power switch to the ON position. The LCD display the following: CLEAR MEMORY NOW PLEASE WAIT… (3) Release Chase and Fixture buttons. Entire memory will be erased.
