DR-512 USER INSTRUCTIONS ( 24-004-1126 Rev 1.0 ) E-mail: support@elationlighting.com Internet: www.elationlighting.com Rev.
Table of contents 1 General Instruction..........................................................................................3 2 Features............................................................................................................3 3 Notice Information .......................................................................................... 3 3.1 Warnings.....................................................................................................3 3.2 Copyright...................
1 General Instruction DR-512 is a professional DMX recorder with many useful functions. This unit can translate standard DMX512 signals into recorded data, and send them out at any convenient moment. These signals can be recorded to both the internal memory storage and/or a external CF card. For internal memory storage, there are six sequences available: sequences I01~I04, STARTUP and SHUTDOWN. And for the CF card, there are 33 different sequences (E01-E33) available.
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4 Control and Functions 4.1 Front panel 1. Power Switch: Used to switch the main power on or off. 2. CF card port: This port is for CF card usage. 3. LCD-Display: Display correspondent menus, settings and values depending on the chosen function. 4. UP button: Press this button to select correspondent options or increase relative values. 5. NEXT button: Used to select internal sequences or help to change sequence names. 6. DMX indicator: Indicates DMX input.
12. CARD button: Press this to switch between the operations for internal storage and the CF card storage. Correspondent LED “on” means CF card operation is available, while LED “off” means internal operation is available. 13. SHUTDOWN button: Press to activate the SHUTDOWN function. (Read through the manual for details) 14. / 15. / 16. PLAY / PAUSE / STOP buttons : These three buttons are used for the flow control. By pushing one of these buttons a chosen sequence can be started, stopped, or finished.
5 LCD Display I01 Sh01 MANUAL _ 00:00:00 • Press “PLAY”, “_” will appear in the top right corner of the LCD; Press “PAUSE”, “ll” will appear in the top right corner of the LCD; Press “STOP”, and “_” will appear in the top right corner of the LCD. • The characters in the middle of the first line in the LCD stand for the MANUAL, AUTOSTART, DMX MON, DMX TRIGGER, PRG MODE or SETUP mode.
• For external storage, press the CARD button, the corresponding LED will light up, that means you have entered the CF card operation (CF card should be firstly formatted before use). The UP / DOWN buttons can be used to choose sequences, and the PLAY / PAUSE / STOP buttons can be used to control the running of sequences. When the sequence is stopped, press the CARD button for a second time to return to the internal operation.
• Should the DMX signals be disabled, operation can be done manually. 6.4 DMX TRIGGER mode • In this mode, the first four DMX channels (Ch1~Ch4) can be used to respectively control I01~I04 sequences. I01~I04 sequences will run when the DMX level of each relative channel !20%. These sequences will stop running when the correspondent level _20%. • The DMX trigger will only operate when it is receiving a DMX signal. • Sequences (including STARTUP and SHUTDOWN) can be operated manually in DMX TRIGGER mode. 6.
or No (Y/N), and press the ENTER button to enter the trigger time setting mode. I01 _ 00:00:00:00 _ E01 _ 00:00:00:00 00:00:00:00 _ 00:00:00:00 There are 8 Trigger times that our available to change, for sequences I01~I04 and sequences E01~E04. The interval between two Trigger Times is at least 2 seconds. If the Trigger time is zero, the Trigger time is not set. (2) Smpte Rec: In this mode you can enable or disable the Smpte Record function.
the external Record LED will also light up. And when the internal Play LED is “on”, the external Play LED will light up, too. Note: In the previous table, “1” means the switch is ”on”, while “0” means “off”. 8 Note information for usage • The CF card must be either in, or taken out of the unit before turning on the machine, otherwise, this will result in malfunction. This unit can only use 32M CF card, and if the card is new, it should be formatted before using.
Cause : Because the selected Sequence does not exist. Recovery: The sequence must be recorded first, and then it should it be be able to play. • Problem 3: Nothing happens when the RECORD button is pushed. Cause : Because recordings can only be made in the Program mode. Also, check and be sure that the unit is receiving a DMX signal. Recovery: Switch to the Program mode and make sure that the DMX signal input is OK.
WARRANTY 2-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY A. Elation Professional® hereby warrants, to the original purchaser, Elation Professional® products to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of two years, (730 days) from the date of purchase. This warranty shall be valid only if the product is purchased within the United States of America, including possessions and territories.
10 Specifications Power Requirement.....................................................................DC 9-12V, 500mA min. Fuse.........................................................................................F 500mA 250V 5_20mm CF Card Requirement............................................................................Exclusive 32 MB LCD Screen............................................................................................2_16 characters Dimensions...................................
