Specifications

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the controller. There are three ways to do this:
Use the LightJockey's automatic lamp-strike feature. This is recommended and is described in the
following example.
Program a "lamp on" cue. This is not recommended because Martin fixtures use the same DMX
channel for lamp and shutter control. Therefore, the lamp-on command will be overridden by any
higher-priority sequence with a shutter command. If you choose to program a "lamp on" cue, turn
on the lamps one at a time with 3 - 5 second intervals to avoid excessive voltage drop and current
draw.
Strike a lamp manually by selecting it, clicking the Lamp button on the fixture tool-bar, and clicking
Power On in the Lamp Control dialog. Depending on the fixture, the Lamp Control may also allow
you to turn off the lamp.
Example: Programming a cue
The following example, in which you program a simple cue for 2 MAC 600s, demonstrates the basic
steps and concepts involved in programming. To keep you focus on the screen, it is suggested that
you program the first cue without fixtures attached.
The screens shots show how your screen will look if you follow the steps correctly.
Step I: Strike lamps
This step only applies if you have actual fixtures connected to the controller.
1. Configure 2 MAC 600s and place them on the desktop.
2. Turn on the MAC 600s, set them to mode 4, and set their addresses to match the LightJockey
fixture configuration.
3. Choose System > Auto Strike Lamps from the main menu. Click Stop when the lamps have
struck.
Step II: Program shutter/dimmer sequence
In this step you program a sequence to open the shutters and set the dimmers to 20%.
1. Configure 2 MAC 600s and place them on the desktop if you have not done so.
2. Click New/Clear Sequence on the Sequence toolbar. The new (blank) sequence is indicated by a
gray Sequence name field.
3. Click both MAC 600s to select them. The fixture icon caption is blue when the fixture is not
selected and red when it is selected.
4. Click Show Fixture Controls on the Fixture toolbar (see page 1). Arrange the control windows any
way like by dragging them on the desktop. Since you will not be using the Beam control in this
example, you can close it to make more room on the desktop. Individual controls can be opened
and closed as needed by clicking buttons on the Fixture toolbar.
5. Find the Intensity dialog (see below). Click the shutter control. Three things happen: "Shutter
Closed" changes to "Shutter Open," the shutter O/S/F button automatically changes to Snap,
and the Sequence Name field in the Sequence toolbar changes from gray to yellow, indicating
that the new (blank) sequence has been changed.
6. Drag the dimmer level to 20%. Click the dimmer O/S/F button twice to Snap.
7. Verify that your Intensity control looks like the one above and that the O/S/F buttons
in all other controls are off.
8. Click Save Sequence in the Sequence toolbar. Type "20% dimmer" in the dialog's
Sequence Name field. Click Save as New Sequence or press Enter.