User`s manual

OPERATION : LUMINAIRE TIMING
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Luminaire Timing
Timing Channel Information
Timing channel control improves the timed moves of certain groups of parameters. We provide up to
four timing channels, one for focus (Pan and Tilt), one for color parameters, one for beam parameters,
and one for luminaire intensity.
Types of timing control:
• Timing Control Channel: the luminaire uses its timing channel value to calculate a smooth
continuous movement for a given time and transition.
• Console Timing: the console calculates the time duration between the DMX increments to be sent
for a given time and transition.
Guidelines:
• Timing channels support time values of up to six minutes.
• To use a timing channel instead of console timing, it is necessary to set the timing channel to the
desired value and set cue and/or parameter time to zero. A combination of time controls can
produce unexpected results.
• The default value setting in the profile should be 255 (proportional control) to allow smooth
movement when using console timing.
• The timing channel data should change as a snap. A zero value will give the fastest move,
however, without any smoothing this can appear "steppy" in console timed moves.
A timing value of zero is full speed. A time value of 100% (or 255 in DMX) enables the associated
parameter(s) to follow cue fade time (console time) rather than the timing channel.
Table 3-16: VLX Channel Function / Timing Channel Relationship
Channel Function
Timing Channel
Focus Time Color Time Beam Time Intensity Time
Pan (Hi Byte/Lo Byte) 
Tilt (Hi Byte/Lo Byte) 
Red (Hi Byte/Lo Byte) 
Green (Hi Byte/Lo Byte) 
Blue (Hi Byte/Lo Byte) 
White (Hi Byte/Lo Byte) 
Beam Spreader 
*Intensity 
*If Intensity has a timing channel value, manual faders will respond at given time value.This may deliver unexpected results.