Elation Professional DJ Equipment DMX Programmer User's Manual
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1. 7 Repeat steps 5 7 if you want to continue to store steps Up to 99 steps can be put into one program 8 To exit programming press the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 sec onds to de activate program mode DMX Programmer Editing Programs INSERT A STEP 1 PRESS AND HOLD the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds to activate record mode A red LED above the button will be lit and the LCD WINDOW will indicate your in record mode by dis playing 1 REC Press the RECORD BUTTON again the LCD Display will show REC 2 Select the PROGRAM 1 TO 4 you wish to add a step to Elation Professional www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 13 DMX Programmer Editing Programs 3 A on Use the UP and DOWN BUTTONS to manually scroll to the STEP you wish to insert a step after Press the Scene Button you want to insert Press RECORD BUTTON to insert new step All LED s will blink To exit programming press the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 sec onds to de activate program mode DMX Programmer Deleting Steps and Programs s A STEP m e 2 g PRESS AND HOLD the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds to activate record mode A red LED above the button will be lit and the LCD WINDOW will indicate your in record mode by dis playing 1 REC Press the RECORD BUTTON again the LCD Display will show REC Select the PROGRAM 1 TO 4 that contains the step you would like to delete Use the UP and DOWN BUTTON2. DMX ome py s PMX PROGRAMMER deme age L SCENES eElation Professionale 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca 90058 Rev 7 04 www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Table of Contents FLOW OG EEE EE 1 CONTROLS amp F NGTIONYS rr ntt entera tena therein einen 2 REAR gt CONIROES visne 4 DMX 512 SET UP amp ADDRESSINOG tees 5 PROGRAMMING SCENES recepit ne perterrita intet ernannt ciu 9 PROGRAMMING SCENES RREVIEW esee 10 SCENE COPY iiionbe bene reti mieten pire er px Re Pre ER 11 SCENE EDITIN oritur inte territa ener coaueataaearesess 11 RESET MEMORY et etre tt tette es etai aee ease 11 DELETE SCENE iet ien ee hs unner 11 RECORDING PROGRBAMSY itai opo tea etant utet te rper 12 EDITINGPROGRAMS eet nhe ie tee heectasdnct oghtecestecauetetnasdncnsmetetanss 18 INSERT A STEP titre eter teen rire keen tn Pene des ove cosets 18 DELETE STEP ude 14 DELETE A COMPLETE PROGRAM nante tenens 14 PLAYBACK SCENES amp PROGRAMS rurnnvvvvnvvvennsavennrsvennnsvennrnvennssvvnnrsvveeserr 15 MANUAL RUN SCENES uertit rete teet ren ten en fant 15 MANUAL RUN PROGRAMS vervvvvvnrnvvvnnrvrennnevennssvennssvennssvensnsvvnnnsvrennrernn 15 AUTO RUN PROGRAMS intrante i ti rie steers 15 MUSIC RUN PROGRAMS 2 5 tnit enn ettet tenentis 15 RESET ALL MEMORY une 15 ASSIGNABLE JOYSTIQ tinte Etre eerta ne ege
3. ALL one of the seven 7 data folders in the DMX Programmer Select the desired data file you wish to download from your PC Connect the DMX Programmer to the PC Press the RECORD BUTTON the LED WINDOW will show rECE and the RECORD LED will blink which indicates it is receiving the file You can press the RECORD BUTTON at any time to quit this process 8 On your PC select the version of Hyper Terminal that you created and s aved to your desktop 9 Click on the Transfer menu in the menu bar then select Send text file Find the drive and folder where the file is located select the file and click on OPEN 10 If you succeeded in downloading the data file the LED WINDOW will show good and will automatically exit from Record mode If the download fails the LED WINDOW will show Err If this occurs check all connections and configurations and try again DATA SWAP BETWEEN DMX PROGRAMMERS 1 Use a RS 232 cable to connect two DMX Programmers On the DMX Programmer that you want to download data from Press and hold the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds to acti vate record mode A red LED above the button will be lit and the LCD Window will display 1 REC 3 Press the UP BUTTON until the LED WINDOW shows 4 232 Press noo Elation Professional www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 21 DMX Programmer Downloading and Uploading the RECORD BUTTON press the UP BUTTON until t
4. Used to adjust the FADE TIME Fade Time is the amount of time it takes the DMX Programmer to completely change from one scene to another Used also to adjust the rate of the program speed in Auto Mode 3 BANK SELECT Used to change between fixtures 1 4 and fixtures 5 8 4 FOG MACHINE BUTTON This button can be a trigger for controlling a fog machine For compatiable fog machines see Fog Machine Connector 22 5 PAGE SELECT Used to select between faders 1 4 and 5 8 6 GROUP When this button is pressed several fixtures can be selected at a time See Fixture Buttons 1 7 LED WINDOW Displays values and settings depending on the chosen function 8 UP AND DOWN BUTTONS These buttons are used to scroll through menus pages and steps 9 USB LIGHT CONNECTION This connector is used to connect a gooseneck light 10 PROGRAM There are four program buttons these button are used to store or load programs 11 BLACKOUT Disables or enables all channel outputs 12 PAN TILT JOYSTICK This joystick controls the Pan or Tilt movement of fixtures 13 DELETE Used to delete scenes and programs 14 AUDIO PREVIEW BUTTON This button is used to activate audio mode 15 TAP SYNC BUTTON Repeatedly tapping this button establishes the running speed of a program 16 RECORD Pressing this button for 3 seconds activates Record mode Use this button to record scenes and programs 17 SPEED FADE BUTTON Used t
5. 26 DC INPUT Accepts a DC 9V 500 mA minimum power supply Elation Professional www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 4 DMX Programmer DMX Set Up Power Supply Before plugging your unit in be sure the source voltage in your area matches the required voltage for your Elation DMX Programmer The Elation DMX Programmer is 120v only Because line voltage may vary from venue to venue you should be sure your controller voltage matches the wall outlet voltage before attempting to operate you fixture DMX 512 DMX is short for Digital Multiplex This is a universal protocol used as a form of communication between intelligent fixtures and controllers A DMX controller sends DMX data instructions from the controller to the fix ture DMX data is sent as serial data that travels from fixture to fixture via the DATA IN and DATA OUT XLR terminals located on all DMX fixtures most controllers only have a DATA OUT terminal DMX Linking DMX is a language allowing all makes and models of different manufactures to be linked together and operate from a single controller as long as all fixtures and the controller are DMX compliant To ensure proper DMX data transmission when using several DMX fixtures try to use the short est cable path possible The order in which fixtures are connected in a DMX line does not influence the DMX adaressing For example a fixture assigned a DMX adaress of 1 may be placed anywhere i
6. 9 10 123456 78 9 10 Elation Professional amp www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 23 Elation Professional amp www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 24 DMX Programmer Customer Support Elation provides a customer support line to provide set up help and to answer any question should you encounter problems dur ing your set up or initial operation You may also visit us on the web at www americandj com for any comments or suggestions Service Hours are Monday through Friday 9 00 A M to 5 00 PM Pacific Standard Time Voice 323 582 3322 Fax 323 582 3108 E mail support elationlighting com Warning To prevent or reduce the risk of electrical shock or fire do not expose this unit to rain or moisture Caution There are no user serviceable parts inside this unit Do not attempt any repairs yourself doing so will void your manufactures warranty In the unlikely event your unit may require service please contact Elation DMX Programmer Product Registration The DMX Programmer carries a two year limited warranty Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purprogram All returned service items whether under warranty or not must be freight pre paid and accompany a return authorization R A number The R A number must be clearly written on the outside of the return package A brief description of the problem as well as the R A number must also be written down on a piece of paper inclu
7. LCD WINDOW will indicate your in record mode by dis playing 1 REC Press the RECORD BUTTON again the LCD Display will show REC Select a fixture s to program using the FIXTURE BUTTONS 1 TO 8 NOTE WHEN YOU ARE BEGINNING IT MAY BE EASIER TO USE FOUR CUPS OR OTHER OBJECTS PLACED ON THE FLOOR AS A GUIDE Adjust the faders to the desired Color Gobo then using the Pan Tilt adjust the mirrors to go to the bottom corner of the dance floor Press the RECORD BUTTON and SCENE 1 BUTTON simultaneously ALL LEDS BLINK 3 TIMES Adjust the Pan faders to adjust the mirrors to go across to the other bottom corner of the dance floor Press the RECORD BUTTON and SCENE 2 BUTTON simultaneously ALL LEDS BLINK 3 TIMES Adjust the tilt fader to adjust the mirrors to go up to the top corner of the dance floor Press the RECORD BUTTON and SCENE 3 BUTTON simultaneously ALL LEDS BLINK 3 TIMES Adjust the Pan fader to adjust the mirrors to go across to the other top corner of the dance floor By pressing Scene buttons 1 to 4 in order you should have a box pattern If you have a problem refer to Trouble shooting page 16 You can now use these scenes to make scenes 5 8 Same box patterns with different colors and gobos To do this you must first switch to a new page Do this by pressing the UP BUTTON The LED Window will read PA 02 Press the UP BUTTON PA 02 will be displayed in the LED Window THIS WILL GIVE YOU 2 PAGES WITH 4 SCENES
8. Programmer Recording Programs RECORD A PROGRAM ON THE FLY 1 PRESS AND HOLD the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds to activate record mode A red LED above the button will be lit and the LCD WINDOW will indicate you are in record mode by dis playing 1 REC 2 Press the RECORD BUTTON again the LCD Display will show REC 3 Select one of the four PROGRAM BUTTONS that you wish to record into Once you have selected a program the green LED above the selected button will continually flash and the LCD will indicated you are in record program mode by displaying St 00 This means you are at step zero for the selected program 4 Select the fixture or fixtures that you want included into your first pro gram step by pressing the FIXTURE BUTTONS 1 4 on bank one and 5 8 on bank two Next using the faders and joysticks set the look you want for your first step NOTE When using the faders channels 1 4 can be adjusted when the page LED is OFF and channels 5 8 when the PAGE LED is ON 5 Set the speed and fade time by using the SPEED FADER and the SPEED FADE button The yellow LED above the button should be OFF for Speed setting and ON for Fade setting The range is between five tenths of a second 0 05 and ten 10 minutes for each 6 Press the RECORD BUTTON All LED s will flash Each time the RECORD BUTTON is pressed all LED s will flash and the step will advance once EX St 01 St 02 St 03 St 04 etc
9. when move faders WHEN STARTING ADDRESS IS THE ONE SELECTED Make sure that the fixture is selected Make sure address is correct Make sure speed is adjusted if available for faster movement Not all Fixtures have a speed adjustment Fixture 1 Address 1 Fixture 5 Address 33 If total of XLR cable is more than 90 feet make sure it is RE E move faders M dd ui I Pulli uu Make sure that the fixture is selected Make sure address is 123456 7 8 9 10 1234567 8 9 10 correct See Chart pages 21 and 22 If total of XLR cable is more than 90 feet make sure it is terminated proper Fixture 2 Address 9 Fixture 6 Address 41 Scenes don t playback after record them Make sure to press RECORD BUTTON and SCENE BUTTON 4 e sese e u le S le elus e e simultaneously LED s should blink after pressing each x e N e N Be E SCENE BUTTON 12345678910 12345678910 Make sure you are in the correct Page that has scenes recorded Programs don t playback after record them Make sure to press RECORD BUTTON after pressing Fixture 3 Address 17 Fixture 7 Address 49 SCENE BUTTON LED s should blink after pressing RECORD ieie e eee BUTTON ear faa era aaf Make sure you are in the correct Program that has steps ON ON Is Fade Time to long for Speed Selected If total of XLR cable is more than 90 feet make sure it is terminated properly Fixture 4 Address 25 Fixture 8 Address 57 205 al xy emi dni Y APSA lS S P uud ON ON 123456 78
10. will display 1 REC 2 Press the UP BUTTON the LED WINDOW will show 2 SEt Press the RECORD BUTTON the LED WINDOW will show 1 ASS Press the DOWN BUTTON the LED WINDOW will now show 3 dis Press the RECORD BUTTON the LED WINDOW will now show 255 5 Now using the UP or DOWN BUTTON you can choose between Percent or Value display 6 To exit Display setting press and hold the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds po Elation Professional www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 17 DMX Programmer Write A CF Card There are 7 data folders in the CF Card Menu All ALL Scenes SCEN Program 1 Pro1 Program 2 Pro2 Program 3 Pro3 Program 4 Pro4 and Set SEt 1 Press and hold the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds to activate record mode A red LED above the button will be lit and the LCD Window will display 1 REC 2 Press the UP BUTTON until the LED WINDOW shows 3 CF Press the RECORD BUTTON the LED WINDOW will show 1 St 3 Press the RECORD BUTTON the LED WINDOW will now show ALL Press the UP BUTTON will let you scroll through all the data folders Select the data folder you want to write to and press the RECORD BUTTON Select a desired location between 01 99 4 Press the RECORD BUTTON the LED WINDOW will show Stor while the writing the CF Card Good will appear in the LCD WINDOW when the writing proces is complete and successfull and t
11. EACH AND 2 DIFFER ENT COLORED BOX PATTERNS ONCE YOU HAVE RECORDED ALL THE SCENES YOU CAN NOW GO TO PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS PAGE 14 Elation Professional www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 10 DMX Programmer Editing Scenes SCENE COPY This function allows you to copy the settings of one scene to another 1 PRESS AND HOLD the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds to activate record mode A red LED above the button will be lit and the LCD WINDOW will indicate your in record mode by dis playing 1 REC Press the RECORD BUTTON again the LCD Display will show REC 2 Usethe UP and DOWN BUTTONS to locate the page that contains the Scene you wish to copy 3 Press the SCENE BUTTON that contains the scene you want to copy 4 Usethe UP and DOWN BUTTONS to select the page you want to copy the scene to 5 Simultaneously press the RECORD BUTTON and the SCENE BUTTON you wish to copy to SCENE EDITING This function allows you to make changes in a scene after it has been programmed 1 PRESS AND HOLD the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds to activate record mode A red LED above the button will be lit and the LCD WINDOW will indicate your in record mode by dis playing 1 REC Press the RECORD BUTTON again the LCD Display will show REC 2 Use the UP AND DOWN BUTTONS to select the page that stores the scene you wish to edit 3 Select the scene you want to edit by pressing its SCENE BUTTON Use
12. O TRIGGER Built In Microphone DIMENSIONS 360mm L x 193mm W x 74mm H 14 25 L x 7 5 W x 3 H WEIGHT 4 6Lbs 2 1Kgs WARRANT Y 2 Year 730 Days Please Note Specifications and improvements in the design of this unit and this manual are subject to change without any prior written notice Elation Professional A Division of the American DJ Group of Companies 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles CA 90058 USA Tel 323 582 2650 Fax 323 582 2610 Elation Professional amp www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 29 Web www elationlighting com E mail info elationlighting com
13. S to manually scroll to the step you wish to delete When you have reached the step you wish to delete press and release the DELETE BUTTON All LED s will blink To exit programming press the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 sec onds to de activate program mode DEE A COMPLETE PROGRAMS oN OV PRESS AND HOLD the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds to activate record mode A red LED above the button will be lit and the LCD WINDOW will indicate your in record mode by dis playing 1 REC Press the RECORD BUTTON again the LCD Display will show REC Press and hold down the PROGRAM BUTTON that you want to delete While holding down the PROGRAM BUTTON press and release the DELETE BUTTON All LED s will blink and del will show in the LED Window Release the PROGRAM BUTTON The program should be deleted To exit programming press the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 sec onds to de activate program mode Elation Professional amp www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 14 DMX Programmer Playback Scenes and Programs adr hava RUN SCENES When power is first turned on the unit is in manual scene mode Make sure AUTO amp MUSIC LED S BUTTONS are off 3 Select the page using the UP and DOWN BUTTONS that store the scenes you wish to run 4 Press the a SCENE BUTTON to run the scene MANUAL RUN PROGRAMS This function will allow you to manually step through all scenes in any Program 1 Execute a pro
14. activate channels 4 Once you ve reached your desired setting and or position for the fixture you can press the FIXTURE BUTTON for the fixture you were adjusting this stops adjustment of that Fixture s You then press another FIXTURE BUTTON to select another Fixture to adjust You can adjust more than one fixture at a time by the holding the GROUP BUTTON and selecting more than one Fixture Button at a time 5 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all the lights are where you want 6 When entire scene is set to your liking Simultaneously press a SCENE BUTTON 1 4 of your choice and the RECORD BUTTON All LEDs will blink and one scene will be recorded You can copy the settings from one scanner button to another in case you want to add more lights to your show just press and hold the scanner button you want to copy then press the Scanner button you want to copy to 7 Now use the UP and DOWN BUTTONS to change the pages of scenes There are 24 pages you can store up to 4 scenes per page for a total of 96 scenes 8 To exit programming mode press and hold the RECORD BUTTON for 3 seconds Elation Professional amp www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 9 DMX Programmer Programming Scenes Review To review this is how you would create a simple 4 step box pattern 1 10 Repeat above steps 3 9 PRESS AND HOLD the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds to activate record mode A red LED above the button will be lit and the
15. all have no liability whatsoever for loss of or damage to any such accessories nor for the safe return thereof C This warranty is void if the serial number has been altered or removed if the product is modified in any manner which Elatione concludes after inspection affects the reliability of the product if the product has been repaired or serviced by anyone other than the Elatione factory unless prior written authorization was issued to purprogramr by Elatione if the prod uct is damaged because not properly maintained as set forth in the instruction manual D This is not a service contract and this warranty does not include maintenance cleaning or periodic check up During the period specified above Elatione will replace defective parts at its expense and will absorb all expenses for warranty service and repair labor by reason of defects in material or workmanship The sole responsibility of Elatione under this warranty shall be limited to the repair of the product or replacement thereof including parts at the sole discretion of Elatione All products covered by this warranty were manufactured after January 1 1990 and bear identifying marks to that effect E Elatione reserves the right to make changes in design and or improvements upon its products without any obligation to include these changes in any products theretofore manu factured F No warranty whether expressed or implied is given or made with respect to any acces so
16. ard or computer database Elation Professional amp www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 18 DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE BY RS 232 To connect to a PC you will need a serial lap link cable NOTE A stan dard RS 232 cable will not work This cable is available at any computer store You will also need a PC that is running Windows Version 95 98 2000 or higher Windows comes with an accessory called Hyper Terminal that can communicate with SD 808 via one of the COM ports on your PC Determine which of your COM ports is available COM 1 is generally used for the mouse so it is advisable to connect to COM 2 on your PC You must first configure Hyper Terminal to work with the DMX Programmer 1 Start the Hyper Terminal program by clicking on Start in Windows then Programs then Accessories then Communications then Hyper Terminal 2 Once the Hyper Terminal Program is getting started you will be asked to choose a name and icon Name it DMX PROGRAMMER then pick any icon then click OK Go to the next dialog box Connect to and choose Direct to COM 2 or whichever port is free Ignore the tele phone number and other setting in this box then click OK 3 In the next dialog box set the Bits per Second to 57 600 the Data Bits to 8 Parity to none Stop Bits to 1 Flow Control to none and then click OK You will then access the Hyper Terminal desktop Once you access the Hyper Terminal desktop click the File
17. created and saved to your desktop Click on the top menu bar and select Capture Text A dialogue box will appear allowing you to select a folder and name for the data file you will send Click Start and Hyper Terminal will now start the process of receiving the data file from your DMX Programmer 7 Press the RECORD BUTTON the LED WINDOW will show SEND which indicates it is sending the file 8 If you succeeded in uploading the data file the LED WINDOW will ow Elation Professional amp www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 20 DMX Programmer Downloading and Uploading show good and will automatically exit from Record mode If the upload fails the LED WINDOW will show Err If this occurs check all connections and configurations and try again DATA DOWNLOAD There are seven 7 data folders for Data Download options including All ALL Scenes SCEN Program 1 Pr01 Program 2 Pr02 Program 3 Pr03 Program 4 Pr04 and Set SEt 1 Connect the DMX Programmer to the PC 2 Press and hold the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds to activate record mode A red LED above the button will be lit and the LCD Window will display 1 REC 3 Press the UP BUTTON until the LED WINDOW shows 4 232 Press the RECORD BUTTON press the UP BUTTON until the LED WINDOW shows 3 d Pr 4 Press the RECORD BUTTON to access data download the LED WINDOW will now show
18. ded in the shipping carton If the unit is under warranty you must provide a copy of your proof of purprogram invoice You may obtain a R A number by contacting our customer support team on our customer support number All pack ages returned to the service department not displaying a R A number on the outside of the package will be returned to the shipper Elation Professional amp www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 25 DMX Programmer Warranty TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY A Elatione hereby warrants to the original purprogramr Elatione products to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of 2 Years 730 days from the date of purprogram This warranty shall be valid only if the product is purprogramd within the United States of America including possessions and territories It is the owner s respon sibility to establish the date and place of purprogram by acceptable evidence at the time service is sought B For warranty service send the product only to the Elatione factory All shipping charges must be pre paid If the requested repairs or service including parts replacement are within the terms of this warranty Elatione will pay return shipping charges only to a designated point within the United States If the entire instrument is sent it must be shipped in its original package No accessories should be shipped with the product If any accessories are shipped with the product Elatione sh
19. for Page and 01 24 is the page number 5 Select a desird SCENE from any page that has been previously record ed Scroll through the SCENE pages by using up and down arrow but tons A scene which has been programmed will have a solid green LED lit over the button Once a scene is selected the green LED above the selected button will flash continually indicating that it s the last select ed scene NOTE If you have already recorded a program in the selected program button pressing the arrow keys will manually cycle through each previosly recorded step If you have selected this program button accidentally and do not wish to record over the current program press and hold RECORD for 3 seconds to exit 6 Set the speed and fade time by using the SPEED FADER and the SPEED FADE button The yellow LED above the button should be OFF for Speed setting and ON for Fade setting The range is between five tenths of a second 0 05 and ten 10 minutes for each 7 Press the RECORD BUTTON All LED s will flash Each time the RECORD BUTTON is pressed all LED s will flash and the step will advance once EX St 01 St 02 St 03 St 04 etc 8 Repeat steps 5 7 if you want to continue to store steps Up to 99 steps can be put into one program 9 To exit programming press the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 sec onds to de activate program mode Elation Professional www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 12 DMX
20. gram by selecting one of the four PROGRAM BUTTONS 2 Press the AUDIO PREVIEW BUTTON and tap the TAP SYNC BUTTON AUTO RUN PROGRAMS 1 Select your desired program program by pressing any of the four PROGRAM BUTTONS 2 The program will now run according to the speed and fade time that you set when you made the program 3 If you would like to control the speed and fade time while your program is running you need to press and hold your desired PROGRAM BUTTON and press the SPEED FADE BUTTON You can now let go of the PROGRAM BUTTON the green LED next to the PROGRAM BUTTON should be flashing quickly 4 Now when you press the SPEED TIME BUTTON you will be able to Switch between Fade Time and Speed Time When the button LED is lit the fader will control the Fade Time When the LED is not lit the fader will control the Speed Time MUSIC RUN PROGRAMS 1 Select your desired program by pressing one of the four PRO GRAMMED BUTTONS 2 Press the AUDIO PREVIEW BUTTON 3 Program will now run in sound active mode DMX Programmer Reset All Memory RESET ALL MEMORY This function will erase all scenes and program programs The unit must be off to perform this function 1 Press and hold down the SCENE 2 BUTTON BANK BUTTON and the BLACKOUT BUTTON and turn the power on Elation Professional www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 15 DMX Programmer Assignable Joystick NOTE The joystick will be pre assigned to work wi
21. he LED WINDOW shows 3 d Pr 4 Press the RECORD BUTTON to access data download the LED WINDOW will now show ALL one of the seven 7 data folders in the DMX Programmer 5 Select the desired data file you wish to download from your DMX Programmer 6 On the DMX Programmer that you want to Upload data Press and hold the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds to activate record mode A red LED above the button will be lit and the LCD Window will display 1 REC 7 Press the UP BUTTON until the LED WINDOW shows 4 232 Press the RECORD BUTTON press the UP BUTTON until the LED WINDOW shows 2 U Pr 8 Press the RECORD BUTTON to access data upload the LED WINDOW will now show ALL one of the seven 7 data folders in the DMX Programmer 9 Select the desired data folder you wish to store the download 10 Press the RECORD BUTTON on the unit you are downloading from The LED WINDOW will show SEND and the LED WINDOW of uploading unit will show rECE 11 If you succeeded in swapping data the LED WINDOWS of both units will show good and will automatically exit from Record mode If the swap fails the LED WINDOW Ss of both units will show Err If this occurs check all connections and configurations and try again Elation Professional amp www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 22 DMX Programmer Troubleshooting DMX Programmer Dipswitch DMX Address Chart Mirrors don t respond
22. hen will exit Record mode automatically If the process is not successful the LED WINDOW will show Err and then will exit Record mode auto matically Note If the DMX Programmer continues to show Err make sure that your CF Card is formatted DMX Programmer Read A CF Card There are 7 data folders in the CF Card Menu All ALL Scenes SCEN Program 1 Pro1 Program 2 Pro2 Program 3 Pro3 Program 4 Pro4 and Set SEt 1 Press and hold the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds to activate record mode A red LED above the button will be lit and the LCD Window will display 1 REC 2 Press the UP BUTTON until the LED WINDOW shows 3 CF Press the RECORD BUTTON the LED WINDOW will show 2 rd 3 Press the RECORD BUTTON the LED WINDOW will now show ALL Press the UP BUTTON will let you scroll through all the data folders Select the data folder you want to read and press the RECORD BUTTON Select the desired folder between 01 99 4 Press the RECORD BUTTON the LED WINDOW will show rEAD while reading the CF Card Good will appear in the LCD WINDOW when the reading proces is complete and successfull and then will exit Record mode automatically If the process is not successful the LED WINDOW will show Err and then will exit Record mode auto matically NOTE The successful operation will lose all the previous data To pro tect this data write it to a CF C
23. menu in the upper left corner of the desktop Go into Properties then select the set tings tab Now that you are in the settings menu click on ASCII Setup In the next menu leave all the settings deselected then click OK Close and save the Hyper Terminal You may want to make a shortcut on your desktop Now you can click on the DMX PROGRAMMER ht icon to access the Hyper Terminal configuration quickly 4 Click on the Transfer menu in the menu bar then select Send text file 5 A dialog box will appear that allows you to select the data file that you want to send Be sure that the file is available Clicking OK will allow the unit SD 808 to download the software from the computer While downloading the LED WINDOW will flash rECE 6 If you succeeded in downloading the software the LED WINDOW will show good and will automatically exit from Record mode If the download fails the LED WINDOW will show Err If this occurs find out where the problem is and make adjustments and try again 7 If this unit loses the software because of a download faliure you can Elation Professional amp www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 19 DMX Programmer Dowloading and Uploading hold FIXTURE BUTTONS 1 2 3 and 4 and switch the unit On If for someone reason Hyper Terminal is not installed on your version of Windows install it from your Windows CD Go to the Control Panel select Add Remove Prog
24. n a DMX line at the beginning at the end or anywhere in the middle When a fixture is assigned a DMX adaress of 1 the DMX controller knows to send DATA assigned to address 1 to that unit no matter where it is located in the DMX chain Assigning DMX Address Each dipswitch has a preset value A specific DMX address is set by combining the dipswitches that sum your desired value For example To achieve a DMX address of 7 combine dipswitches 1 2 and 3 Since dipswitch 1 has a value of 1 dipswitch 2 has a value of 2 and dip switch 3 has a value of 4 the combination of the three create a DMX value of 7 See example below Set DMX address 1 Dip switches 1 1 Set DMX address 7 Dip switches 1 1 222 3 4 7 Data Cable DMX Cable Requirements For DMX and Master Slave Op eration Your DMX Programmer and your fixture require a standard 3 pin XLR connector for data input and data output Figure 1 If you are making your own cables be sure to use standard two conductor shielded cable This cable may be purprogramd at almost all pro sound and lighting stores Your cables should be made with a male and female XLR connector on either end of the cable Also remember that DMX cable must be daisy chained and can not be split Elation Professional amp www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 5 DMX Programmer DMX Set Up Notice Be sure to follow figures two and three when making your own cables Do not use the g
25. nk and the LED WINDOW will show good then return to C1 L1 NOTE You must set both pan and tilt channels before saving Saving one at a time will only save the last selected setting 7 To exit Joystick Assignment press the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds Elation Professional amp www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 16 DMX Programmer Settings SETTTING BLACKOUT DELAY TIME 1 Press and hold the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds to activate record mode A red LED above the button will be lit and the LCD Window will display 1 REC 2 Press the UP BUTTON the LED WINDOW will show 2 SEt Press the RECORD BUTTON the LED WINDOW will show 1 ASS 3 Press the UP BUTTON the LED WINDOW will now show 2 blt 4 Press the RECORD BUTTON the LED WINDOW will now show bt 00 5 Now using the UP and DOWN BUTTONS you can adjust the Blackout Delay time from 1 10 seconds 6 To exit Blackout Delay setting press and hold the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds NOTE Pressing the BLACKOUT BUTTON for one second can bypass Blackout delay PERCENT OR VALUE DISPLAY You can choose whether the display shows the fader level as a Percentage or Value 100 means the display is showing percentage level 255 means the display is showing the value level 1 Press and hold the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds to activate record mode A red LED above the button will be lit and the LCD Window
26. o select some Function ie Master Slave Sound Activation or to receive DMX Control Most fixtures start receiving on the address selected Addressing Fixtures In order to have individual control of each fixture with the DMX Programmer Fixture addresses should be addressed as follows Fixture Button 4 1 starts at 1 Fixture Button 4 2 starts at 9 Fixture Button 3 starts at 17 Fixture Button 4 starts at 25 Fixture Button 4 5 starts at 33 Fixture Button 4 6 starts at 41 Fixture Button 4 7 starts at 49 Fixture Button 8 starts at 57 If you are not sure how to set the starting address of your Fixture refer to Chart on page 23 of this manual Elation Professional amp www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 8 DMX Programmer Programming Scenes 1 PRESS AND HOLD the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds to activate record mode A red LED above the button will be lit and the LCD WINDOW will indicate your in record mode by dis playing 1 REC Press the RECORD BUTTON again the LCD Display will show REC 2 Select a fixture s to program by pressing any or all FIXTURE BUTTONS 1 8 Press the BANK BUTTON to switch to fixtures 5 8 3 Adjust the faders to the desired settings of the fixture or fixtures your programming i e Color Gobo Pan Tilt Speed etc by adjusting the fader values Use the PAGE A B BUTTON if your Fixture has more than eight channels When selecting from Page A to B you have to move Sliders to
27. o transfer control of the Speed Fade Time Slider When the LED is lit the fader will control the Fade Time of Elation Professional www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 3 DMX Programmer Controls and Functions the fixture When the LED is off the fader will control Speed Time 18 SCENE BUTTONS Used to store Scenes in program mode or playback your scenes in playback mode 19 FADERS Used to adjust the intensity from 0 to 100 or DMX output level from 0 to 255 of each channel DMX Programmer Rear Controls and Functions be pur C 2 oe 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 o 20 CF CARD SLOT Insert or unload a CF Card Compact Flash Card which allows you to back up the memory using a 32 MB Compact Flash Card Not Included and Optional Notice Use only a 32 MB Compact Flash Card 21 9 Pin RS 232 CONNECTOR The RS 232 port can be usde to connect to a personal computer in order to do memory backups and software updates 22 FOG MACHINE CONNECTOR Connects to a fog machine using a 5 pin cable Compatiable fog machines include the Master Blaster 1000 Stallion Vaporizer M Vapor Flow Fog Storm 1200 and 1700 23 DMX OUT Used to send DMX signal to fixtures or Packs 24 DMX POLARITY SELECT Changes the polarity setting of the DMX output 25 POWER SWITCH Switches the power on or off
28. rams select Windows Setup and then select Communication Follow the instructions to complete the installation 1 Press and hold the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds to activate record mode A red LED above the button will be lit and the LCD Window will display 1 REC 2 Press the UP BUTTON until the LED WINDOW shows 4 232 Press the RECORD BUTTON the LED WINDOW will show 1 SOF 3 Press the RECORD BUTTON the LED WINDOW will now show SOFT indicating the DMX Programmer is now receiving the software 4 f you would like to exit from software download press and hold the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds DATA UPLOAD There are seven 7 data folders for Data Upload options including All ALL Scenes SCEN Program 1 Pr01 Program 2 Pr02 Program 3 Pr03 Program 4 Pr04 and Set SEt 1 Press and hold the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds to activate record mode A red LED above the button will be lit and the LCD Window will display 1 REC 2 Press the UP BUTTON until the LED WINDOW shows 4 232 Press the RECORD BUTTON press the UP BUTTON until the LED WINDOW shows 2 U Pr 3 Press the RECORD BUTTON to access data upload the LED WINDOW will now show ALL one of the seven 7 data folders in the DMX Programmer 4 Select the desired data folder you wish to backup on your PC Connect the DMX Programmer to the PC Select the version of Hyper Terminal that you
29. round lug on the XLR connector Do not connect the cable s shield conductor to the ground lug or allow the shield conductor to come in contact with the XLR s outer casing Grounding the shield could cause a short circuit and erratic behavior COMMON DMX512 OUT DMX512 IN 3 PIN XLR DMX 8 PIN XLR XLR Male Socket XLR Female Socket 1 2 ey Figure 3 Special Note Line Termination When longer runs of cable are used you may need to use a terminator on the last unit to avoid erratic behavior A ter minator is a 90 120 ohm 1 4 watt resistor which is connected between pins 2 and 3 of a male XLR connector DATA and DATA This unit is inserted in the female XLR socket of the last unit in your daisy chain to terminate the line Using a cable terminator ADJ part number Z DMX T will decrease the possibilities of erratic behavior Termination reduces signal errors and avoids signal transmission problems 3 and interference It is always advisable G p to connect a DMX terminal Resistanc Figure 2 XLR Pin Configuration Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Data Compliment negative Pin 3 Data True positive REI rmm mmm mm mm mmi 120 Ohm 1 4 W between PIN 2 DMX and PIN 3 DMX of the last fixture Figure 4 5 Pin XLR DMX Connectors Some manufactures use 5 pin XLR connectors for DATA transmission in place of 3 pin 5 pin XLR fixtures may be implement ed in a 3 pin XLR DMX line When inserting
30. ry supplied with products described above Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law all implied warranties made by Elatione in connection with this product including war ranties of merchantability or fitness are limited in duration to the warranty period set forth above And no warranties whether expressed or implied including warranties of merchant ability or fitness shall apply to this product after said period has expired The consumer s and or Dealer s sole remedy shall be such repair or replacement as is expressly provided above and under no circumstances shall Elatione be liable for any loss or damage direct or consequential arising out of the use of or inability to use this product G This warranty is the only written warranty applicable to Elatione Products and supersedes all prior warranties and written descriptions of warranty terms and conditions heretofore published Elation Professional amp www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 26 DMX Programmer Notes DMX Programmer Notes Elation Professional www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 27 Elation Professional www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 28 DMX Programmer Specifications Specifications POWER SUPPLY DC 9 15V 500mA min DMX CHANNELS 64 DMX Channels INPUT OUTPUTS DMX Out 3 Pin Neutrik Chassis Connector RS 232 Port DB 9 Connector Fog Machine Connector 5 Pin Din Connector USB Connector for DJ Work Light AUDI
31. standard 5 pin XLR connectors in to a 3 pin line a cable adaptor must be used these adaptors are readily available at most electric stores The chart below details a proper cable con version Elation Professional amp www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 6 DMX Programmer DMX Set Up 3 Pin XLR Female Out 5 Pin XLR Male In Data True signal Pin 3 While DMX 512 is the standard used to control lighting at this time there are some differences you should know about One is pin configuration The DATA And DATA are reversed This can be corrected by using the reversal switch on the DMX Programmer If you have some fixtures from each polarity use adapter Z DMXADAPT between the fixtures TYPE 1 PE2 XLR MALE SOCKET XLR MALE SOCKET Data 2 3 Data Data 2 3 Data 1 Ground 1 Ground DATA IN DATA IN Elation Professional amp www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 7 DMX Programmer DMX Addressing DMX 512 is a type of protocol that sends out up to 512 multiplex channels at once down a common cable Each channels has a value from 0 to 255 You set the address for each receiver fixture by using Dipswitches or some type of digital readout Each Dipswitch has an ADDRESS based on binary code Dipswitch 1 H2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Value 1 24 8 16 32 64 128 256 YOU SELECT THE ADDRESS WANTED BY ADDING THE TOTAL OF DIPSWITCHES ON Dipswitch 10 is not used with DMX but normally t
32. t 16 BLACKOUT DELAY TIME 1 ete ti titi rnit 17 FADER LEVEL DISPLAY PERCENT OR VALUPE eene 17 BEAD AND WRITE OF CGARBD rrnn nette 18 SOFTWARE DOWNDLOADING eene nennen 19 DATA UPLOAD DOWNLOPAD tator on reote 20 TROUBLE SHOOTING etit netter stand emnt erret vade arne 23 DIPSWITCH DMX ADDRESS CHARTS eeeeeeennne enn 24 CUSTOMER SUPPORT tiae rtt itt thee 25 WARRANT Ge 26 SPECIFICATIONS x suverene eaaa aaaea rania 29 DMX Programmer Features e Reversible DMX Polarity Output e 64 DMX Channels e 8 Scanners buttons up to 8 Channels each e 4 Programs of 99 steps e 96 Scenes in 24 Pages Assignable Joystick Audio Program e Speed and Fade time adjustments Blackout Delay Adjustment e Backup Memory using a 32 MB Compact Flash Card Not Included and Optional DMX Programmer Program Flow Chart FLOW CHART This is the order you program the DMX Programmer ADDRESS FIXTURES RECORD SCENES RECORD PROGRAMS PLAYBACK PROGRAMS Elation Professional www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 1 FIXTURES 19 Elation Professional www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 2 DMX Programmer Controls and Functions 1 FIXTURE BUTTONS Used to Select any or all of 8 fixtures 2 SPEED FADE TIME FADER
33. th most American DJ and Elation light fixtures When using the controller with light fix tures other then American DJ and Elation the joystick may have to be assigned to those light fixtures To assign the joystick follow the in structions below 1 The fixture s must be connected to the DMX Programmer 2 Press and hold the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds to activate record mode A red LED above the button will be lit and the LCD Window will display 1 REC 3 Press the UP BUTTON the LED WINDOW will show 2 SEt Press the RECORD BUTTON the LED WINDOW will show 1 ASS Press the RECORD BUTTON again 4 Now select the fixture or fixtures you want to assign the joystick to control To select multiple fixtures you must hold the GROUP BUTTON and then select the fixtures 5 The LED WINDOW will now show C1 L1 C1 meaning Channel 1 and L1 meaning Output Channel 1 6 Press the UP BUTTON to toggle through the Channel number and Output Channel number Press the UP BUTTON until the LED WINDOW shows PA C Pan Control Press the DOWN BUTTON to change the output channel to whichever channel is the Pan channel on your selected fixture Press the UP BUTTON until the LED WINDOW shows tl C Tilt Control Press the DOWN BUTTON to change the output channel to whichever channel is the Tilt channel on your selected fixture Press the RECORD BUTTON If the channel patch is successful all LED s will bli
34. the FADERS to make your desired adjustments 5 Once you ve made your changes simultaneously press the RECORD BUTTON and the SCENE BUTTON that corresponds to the scene your editing This will store the edited scene back into memory Be sure to selected the same scene you selected in step 4 otherwise you may accidentally record over an existing scene DELETE A SCENE This will delete a single SCENE Make sure you are in RECORD mode 1 While pressing DELETE press and release the SCENE BUTTON 1 4 you want to delete gt Elation Professional www elationlighting com DMX Programmer Page 11 DMX Programmer Recording Programs RECORD A PROGRAM USING PRE PROGRAMMED SCENES 1 PRESS AND HOLD the RECORD BUTTON for three 3 seconds to activate record mode A red LED above the button will be lit and the LCD WINDOW will indicate you are in record mode by dis playing 1 REC 2 Press the RECORD BUTTON again the LCD Display will show REC 3 Select one of the four PROGRAM BUTTONS that you wish to record into Once you have selected a program the green LED above the selected button will continually flash and the LCD will indicated you are in record program mode by displaying St 00 This means you are at step zero for the selected program 4 Press one of four scene button to activate the scene page menu The LCD will display the current active scene page by displaying PA 01 24 PA is an abbreviation
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