User guide
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RECORDING PRESET CROSSFADE TIME
A crossfade is a fade where the new preset levels entirely replace the previous levels. Each of the ten presets can have
its own unique crossfade time. Crossfade times default to two seconds.
Note:
! Crossfade times range from a minimum of 0 second to as maximum of 999 seconds(16 Min., 39 Sec.).
! Crossfade times can not be set while the Preset 10 is locked out (red LED is illuminated).
To enter a crossfade time:
1. Disconnect the Preset Ten from any DMX512 source.
2. Press the button of the preset you wish to edit. The GREEN preset indicator LED will illuminate.
3. Using a small blunt object (i.e. paper clip), depress the TIME SETTING MODE recessed button located adjacent
to the yellow LED indicator. The green indicator LED adjacent to the preset you selected to edit and the yellow
time LED will now flash. You will have ten seconds to set the crossfade time. If you decide after depressing the
TIME SETTING MODE button that you do not wish to make an edit simply wait 10 seconds or depress the TIME
SETTING MODE button a second time. No changes will have been made.
4. Enter the time in seconds using the PRESET SELECT buttons. Use PRESET SELECT button 10(OFF) to enter
a zero. (i.e. 120 seconds is entered by pressing PRESET SELECT button 1 followed by 2 then OFF). The time
setting command is completed by one of three methods:
a. Enter a three-digit time. The TIME SETTING MODE will exit upon the entry of the third digit. The GREEN
preset indicator LED will illuminate steadily and the yellow LED will go off indicating success. A one or two
digit time may be entered with leading zeros (i.e. five seconds as 005 or OFF, OFF, 5).
b. Enter a one or two digit time followed by pressing the TIME SETTING MODE button. The GREEN preset
indicator LED will illuminate steadily and the yellow LED will go off indicating success.
c. Enter a one or two digit time and wait for ten seconds for the time setting mode to exit automatically. The
GREEN preset indicator LED will illuminate steadily and the yellow LED will go off indicating success.
PLAYBACK OF PRESETS
Presets can be played back in one of two ways, a crossfade to a static preset or an autofollow of all ten presets. A crossfade
is a change from the current preset to the newly selected one. The time taken to fade from the current preset to the new
preset is taken from the newly selected preset. Once the fade has completed, it will remain in that preset (static) until another
preset is selected. W hen the autofollow method of playback is used, once the fade time of the currently fading preset is
completed the next preset is automatically selected.
To begin a crossfade between presets momentarily press the preset select button of the preset you wish to play.
To begin autofollow of all ten presets, press and hold the preset select button of preset number 1 (approximately 5 seconds)
until all the LEDs flash once. Once the fade time of a preset is complete, the next preset will be selected automatically. When
preset number 10(OFF) has been reached the next preset to be selected will be preset number 1.
To exit autofollow momentarily press any preset select button.
Note:
! If a static preset is playing at the time power is lost Preset 10 will return to that preset when power is restored. The
fade will begin with all 512 channels at 0% and fade up in the time recorded to that preset.
! If the Preset 10 was in autofollow playback at the time power was lost, the Preset 10 will resume autofollow playback
beginning with preset number 1.
! To bypass unused presets in autofollow mode, set the crossfade time for those presets to 999 seconds. This means
the longest autofollow fade time is 998 seconds.
PRESET NUMBER 10 (OFF) - SPECIAL FUNCTION
When the levels stored in preset number 10(OFF) are all zeros a special function is enabled. W hen preset 10(OFF) is
selected and the crossfade has completed the Preset 10 will stop sending DMX512. By ending DMX512 transmission, many
moving lights and dimming systems will enter their standby mode. This feature can be disabled by recording any non-zero
level on any channel into preset number 10(OFF).