User Manual

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Control Mode
Anova oers a range of control methods:
Local Control
Displayed as LOCL, this mode allows control via the backplate encoder knob and
switch.
DMX Control
This mode allows control via a DMX device wired through the DMX input.
In addition, ANOVA can be set to act as a DMX Master Controller and convert
incoming wireless signals to DMX via the selected DMX -bri (brightness channel #)
and –col (colour channel #)
NB CONNECTING WIRED DMX INPUTS FROM A DMX CONSOLE MAY CAUSE DAMAGE
TO THE ANOVA IF DMX MASTER MODE IS SWITCHED ON.
WiFi allows control via the Magic Eye iPhone or iPad APP (sold separately). using
this control via –wi option will automatically force WIFI to turn on (if it was –o)
and this may reboot the ANOVA to allow for synchronisation of the WiFi data. Please
note that controlling ANOVA via –wi is an independent process from the DMX
Master Mode, which can simultaneously translate DMX channel sent across wi sub
channels into wired DMX for connecting legacy third party equipment such as other
lights from the DMX outputs of the ANOVA. I.e. Anova can be controlled via –wi
and can also be in DMX Master mode - thus controlling externally connected third
party DMX equipment.
Note: the Magic Eye APP allows operation of a single ANOVA, or Multiple ANOVAs
via the pro fader panel, and the APP will also have a magic Eye Colorimeter which
can measure colour and light intensity. The Magic Eye App is available via the
iTunes App Store.
DMX Menu
In the DMX Menu you can select the channels that will control ANOVA’s brightness
(-bri) and Colour (-col) . Simply select the function that you wish to edit and enter
the channel number using the encoder knob. Each channel is set separately .
Additionally you can set DMX Master Mode to –on or –o. DMX Master Mode will
automatically activate WIFI to be ‘-on’. DMX Master mode allows you to connect
legacy 3rd party equipment to the DMX wired output and control it wirelessly from
the Magic Eye App. NB DMX Master Mode works independently from the ANOVA
control , so if you wish, you can continue to control ANOVA via –wi or via –locl,
whilst running DMX master mode to control your legacy equipment. DMX Master
mode can be used to create a wired DMX512 ‘universe’ from each independent
ANOVA in your kit. This is a most powerful feature, and allows a large amount of
equipment to be controlled from within the ‘scenes’ of the pro fader control page,
and matrix page of the Magic Eye App. The Matrix Page illustrates which DMX sub
channels are related to which ANOVA using colour bars, these channels can then
be allocated to the desired fader channels on he pro fader control page of the
Magic Eye APP. The Matrix page also allows you to ‘hide’ channels, which may be
useful if they contain ‘colour’ information and once set can hidden until they require
resetting the values. (user information for the Magic Eye App is included with the
application).
To operate the ANOVA via the selected DMX channels you must also select CNTL –
dmx from the control menu.
To summarise, you can set the channels for DMX control of brightness and colour
in the DMX Menu. You can also activate DMX Master Mode, which in turn will
automatically activate the WIFI system. You must choose CNTL-dmx if you wish for
ANOVA to be controlled via wired DMX or via DMX Master mode.
NB NEVER CONNECT A WIRED DMX CONTROLLER TO ANOVA WHILST DMX
MASTER MODE IS ACTIVATED AS DAMAGE MAY OCCUR.
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