Specifications

REFERENCE MANUAL
NSI CORPORATION MC 24/48 Version 1.03
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parked level for the dimmer under direct control. A Direct Dimmer Control window opens in the lower
left corner of the display, showing the dimmer number and its current level. The dimmer level is always
under control of the wheel while the window is open. Any new command dismisses the window and
returns control of the dimmer to the channel that is patched to it.
@NOTE: Direct Dimmer Control overrides any proportional levels or parked dimmer status.
& EXAMPLE: To access Direct Dimmer Control in the Stage display:
[DIMMER] [#] [ENTER] (Use the wheel to set the level.)
- or -
[DIMMER] [#] [AT] [level] [ENTER]
Patching Commands: In the Patch display, the same syntax assigns a dimmer to a
channel. Since there is no "channel" key, when you enter a number first in the Command Line
without using the [DIMMER] key, it is a channel number by default.
EXAMPLE: To assign dimmer attributes in the Patch display:
[DIMMER] [#] (DIM. LEVEL) [#] [ENTER]
- or -
[DIMMER] [#] [PROFILE] [#] [ENTER]
etc. ...
Dimmer Protocol
Location: Setup display menu items #13, 14 and 15
The MC 24/48 control console can select between two different dimmer protocols for the output of the
console: DMX512 (the USITT 1990 standard) and CMX (a.k.a. Colortran Multiplex protocol). Most new
system will utilize DMX. If your system is a retrofit to existing Colortran product, you may need CMX.
The console remembers the dimmer protocol setting when you turn the console off, but not when you do a
“hard clear” by holding the [CLEAR] key down while the console boots. Other conditions under which
protocol may need to be reset include; when you update the console to new software or when the RAM
battery is dead
& EXAMPLE: To assign a protocol for the dimmer output ports:
1. Press [13] [ENTER] selects port A menu item
2. Press [^] or [V] using the up arrow or down arrow cursor keys select