User manual

CHAPTER 2
Setup and Configuration
Technospot
TM
User Manual 13
Configuring Technospot for DMX Control
Each Technospot fixture requires a block of 37 consecutive channels on a standard DMX512 link.
Up to 13 standard Technospot fixtures can be assigned to a single link. For more information on
Start Channels, see Determining DMX Start Channel Assignment on page 22. Address your fixture
by setting the first channel of the channel range you want to assign this fixture on the link.
Addressing is done for each unit using the fixture’s menu system. You can access the menu
system is in battery mode to Address the fixture before you mount it or apply power.
Setting a Start Channel in Battery Mode
To address a Technospot fixture in battery mode:
1. Turn on the menu system by pressing and holding the
Battery button for two seconds. The display will show
the current Function and the Start Channel currently
assigned to the fixture.
2. Press the MODE/ESC button to enter the first level
of the menu system. The display will show Address and
Info as the first two options in the top menu level.
The red star
*
indicates the option you are on as you
scroll through the levels using the
and buttons.
The number at the bottom left of the display indicates
the Menu Level you are on. Address is the first option
on the first level.
3. Press the Enter button to choose Address. The
currently selected Start Channel is displayed in white.
4. Using the and buttons, scroll through other
available values (displayed in red) to the desired start
channel and press
to select. The newly selected
value will now appear in white the next time you enter
the menu.
5. The new address will not be stored until the Enter
button is pressed.
Note: For a detailed description of the entire menu system, see Chapter 3: Menu
System on page 15.
Function: DMX Receive
Address:
001
Menu: Press <Mode>
073F
Address
01
Info
MODE
/ ESC
Address
01-01
001