Instruction manual
Copying Submaster Data
The COPY button is used to copy
submaster data (channel data or
transferred memory number and times)
from one location to another.
The function performed (Copy To or
Copy From) is dependent on the status
of the selected submaster as described
in the sections below.
Copying to a Submaster
1. Press the SUBMASTERS button
to display the Submasters screen
on the main LCD.
2. Select an unprogrammed
submaster.
3. Press the COPY button. The LCD
changes to the following:
Copy Submaster
From: < 1-1 s>
To: < 1-12 *>
[OK] {Cancel}
4. Use the + and - keys or the
PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN and
SUBMASTER FLASH buttons to
select a submaster to copy from.
5. Press the ENTER button to
confirm the copy operation. The
data from the source submaster
will be copied into the destination
submaster. The LCD returns to
the Submaster screen.
If there are no programmed
submasters to copy from, an error
message is displayed on the LCD.
Copying from a Submaster
1. Press the SUBMASTERS button
to display the Submasters screen
on the main LCD.
2. Select a programmed submaster.
3. Press the COPY button. The LCD
display changes to the following:
Copy Submaster
From: < 1-1 s>
To: < 3-1 *>
[OK] {Cancel}
4. Use the + and - keys or the
PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN and
SUBMASTER FLASH buttons to
select a submaster to copy to.
(unprogrammed submasters are
indicated with a ‘*’).
5. Press the Enter button to confirm
the copy operation.
If the destination submaster is
unprogrammed, the submaster
data is copied, and the LCD
returns to the Submasters screen.
6. If the destination submaster is
programmed with channel data or
a transferred memory, a warning
message is displayed on the LCD:
***** WARNING ******
Submaster programmed
overwrite submaster?
{Yes} {No}
7. Press the ENTER button to select
the YES option and overwrite the
submaster, or select the NO
option and press ENTER to return
to the Copy Submaster screen.
Previewing Submasters
Previewing a submaster allows the
user to examine the generic channel
data and fixture data (if applicable)
loaded onto the submaster or
contained in the transferred memory,
without affecting the outputs.
Previewing a Submaster with
Channel Data
1. Select a submaster loaded with
channel data.
2. Press the PREVIEW button on
the front panel. The light in the
PREVIEW button comes on and
the LCD changes to the following,
for example:
Preview Sub 2-3
(Channel Data)
Chan 1 100
Chan 2 100v
3. Use the up and down arrow keys
to scroll through the list of generic
channels.
4. If fixture channel data has been
loaded, then the programmed
value for each fixture parameter is
shown after the list of generic
channels.
These are displayed as fixture
number, parameter name and
DMX value. For example:
Preview Sub 2-3
(Channel Data)
Fix 1 Cyan 255^
Fix 1 Magenta 128v
5. To exit preview mode, press the
PREVIEW button on the front
panel. The light in the PREVIEW
button goes out and the LCD
returns to the Submasters screen.
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