User manual

CHAPTER 2
Setup and Configuration
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Setting the DMX Start Channel
Each SHOWPIX fixture requires a block of consecutive channels on a 512-Channel DMX link. The
number of channels depends on the Protocol you are using.
To set the Start Channel on an SHOWPIX Fixture:
1. Access the fixture’s menu system via the dot matrix display on the fixture’s front panel. For
a detailed description of the menu system, see Chapter 3: SHOWPIX® Menu System on
page 15.
Note: Navigation system buttons’ functions invert automatically when the
fixture is turned upside down.
2. Unlock the menu system by pressing and holding down the Menu button until the extended
2-line display appears.
DMX Address menu is the first option at the top menu level.
3. Press the Enter button to select. The display will show Set DMX Start Channel:###. The
display will show the start channel currently assigned to the fixture.
4. Use the Up and Down arrow buttons on the Center button to select a new DMX start
channel. The display will flash a new option ready for selection.
SHOWPIX Protocol Mode DMX Channel Range
Last Valid Start Channel
Standard Protocol 70 442
RGB Reduced Protocol 12 501
Pixel Mapping Protocol 390 123
Extended Protocol 451 62
5. Press the Enter button to store the new DMX Start channel. The display will stop flashing
when a new option is entered.
When setting the Start channel on a fixture, remember:
• A fixture’s physical location on the link does not have to coincide with the order of channel
range assignments in the link.
Use the Menu button (on the left
when viewing the display) to unlock
the menu and move back to the
previous menu level
Use the Enter button (on the right
when viewing the display) to select
the currently displayed menu value
or option.
Use Left and Right arrows to move
through the current
menu level options
Use Up and Down arrows to select
from available value or
setting options.
Use the four-way Center button
to navigate through levels