Specifications

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Smoke machines and hazers
Controlling DMX smoke machines and hazers
DMX smoke machines and hazers may be controlled from LightJockey either via generic smoke
machine/hazer profiles or via built-in profiles for specific products. These profiles are automatically
linked to the smoke control - to control smoke machines or hazers without linking to the smoke
control, use a suitable generic DMX profile. Note that output (smoke for smoke machine profiles, haze
and fan levels higher than 0 for hazer profiles) generated by the smoke control always overrides values
programmed into scenes. If the smoke control is generating output the profiles smoke machine /
hazer control will automatically flash a Smoke control active! or Haze control active! warning to
indicate that the current output is generated by the smoke control rather than the individual profile
control.
Note that some smoke machines/hazers may have special functions allocated to control channels
which may cause unwanted side effects when using the smoke/hazer control - please refer to specific
product documentation.
Generic profiles
Generic DMX Smoke machine profile
The profile can be found under the Generic heading in the fixture configuration dialog.
Generic smoke machine icon and control
The profile implements control for single channel DMX smoke machines. In order to work with this
profile the smoke machine must have zero output at DMX value 0 and full output at DMX value 255.
Note that the level of smoke on some smoke machines may not correspond to the level indicated on
the 'smoke level' bar. Also, some smoke machines may switch off the heater when DMX value 0 is
received, to keep the heater on at all times a default DMX value may be set via default DMX output.
Generic DMX Hazer profile
This profile implements control for DMX controlled hazers. The profile can be found under the Generic
heading in the fixture configuration dialog
Generic hazer icon and control
The profile uses two DMX channels - the first channel is assigned to control the haze output level
(values 0-255), the second to control the speed of the fan (values 0-255). Hazers may be controlled
with this profile if they have a compatible protocol (output level on first DMX channel, fan on second
channel and no more than 2 DMX channels total) or by patching control channels using the global
patch dialog.
Build in profiles
Built in profiles, such as the profile for Jem ZR 24/7 Hazer allows more precise control over special
functions such as auto fan selection. The control values generated by the smoke control are
automatically converted/scaled to match the products valid control value ranges to avoid unwanted
side effects by calling up special functions.