DL.2 Digital Light User Manual

CHAPTER 2
Setup and Configuration
16 DL.2 Digital Light User Manual
Configuring DL.2 Fixtures
Before programming the DL.2 fixtures from a DMX512 console, you need to:
• Identify the DMX Source for the fixture
• Select the Protocol type to determine the DMX channel range this fixture will utilize
• Select a Fixture Number to identify this fixture on the DL.2 fixture link (required if you will
be synchronizing output between fixtures).
• Assign a valid Start Channel (the first channel in the unique range of DMX channels
designated by the console for this fixture)
You can configure fixtures directly using the DL.2 menu system or remotely using the Content
Management Application.
Setup Configuration Using the Menu System
All setup parameters are located on the DL2
fixture’s menu DMX Screen.
For detailed
information on using the DL.2 Menu System,
see
Chapter 3: The DL.2 Menu System on page
21.
DMX Source defines the source of DMX data
and has two options:
• DMX512—Data is transmitted over
standard DMX cables.
• Art-Net—Data is transmitted over
Ethernet cables using the Art-Net protocol.
Set the number of DMX Universes (and
DL.2 Ethernet Subnetworks containing this fixture from 0–16).
Choose from three DMX Protocol types:
• Standard protocol requires 170 channels and enables all DL.2 parameters for direct DMX
control.
• Dual protocol reduces the fixture footprint to 132 channels by implementing only two
graphic objects.
• Single protocol simplifies DL.2 control to a single graphic object and uses 94 channels.
Select a valid Start Channel in the Start Channel field by using the up and down arrows on the
multidirectional button to step through the numbers 1-512. For more information on choosing
valid DL.2 DMX Start Channels, see
Determining a DMX Start Channel on page 38.
• Standard protocol valid start channel = 1–343.
• Dual protocol valid start channel = 1–381.
• Single protocol valid start channels = 1–419.