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American DJ Mighty Scan manual

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  • Page 1

    American DJ ® • 20 Dichroic Colors + White • 20 Gobos plus Spot • High speed Shutter • Strobes in every Color • 16 flashes per second • V ariable Speeds • DMX-512 Protocol • Separate color and gobo wheels • Split colors • Full DMX capabilities • Build in programs User Instructions Thank you for purchasing this American DJ® p[...]

  • Page 2

    Make sure to clean the fan openings, air channels and fan gratings regularly . Inspection Every Mighty Scan™ has been thoroughly tested and lamped before leaving the factory . Carefully unpack the fixture and inspect the unit for damage that may have occurred during shipping. Projector Installation 1. After removing the Mighty Scan™ from the sh[...]

  • Page 3

    Important Notice: When setting or changing your dip switches it is best to discon- nect power so the unit can reset to the new settings. Stand Alone Operation: This operation is used to control one or more fixtures to the built in programs. Use this operation mode if; 1) Y ou will not be using a DMX controller or 2) Y ou do not wish to run your fix[...]

  • Page 4

    4. Y ou can adjust the amount of sensitivity the fixture takes to react to the beat of music by turning the adjustment pot on the top of the unit in a clockwise or counter-clockwise position. Clockwise will increase the sensitivity while counter-clockwise will decrease the sensitivity . Sound Active Synchronized Operation: This operation is used to[...]

  • Page 5

    Y our first fixture will not have anything connected to the male XLR input connector and the last fixture will not have any thing connected the female XLR output connector . 5. During DMX operation the Mighty Scan will use 6 DMX channels to operate properly; CH1: Pan, CH2: Tilt, CH3: Pan & Tilt Speed, CH4: Color , CH5: Gobo, CH6: Shutter 6. For[...]

  • Page 6

    © American DJ ® www.americandj.com The MIGHTY SCAN™ User Instructions page 6 DMX-512 Addressing CHANNEL DESCRIPTION V ALUES 1 PAN PAN (SIDE TO SIDE) 0-255 2 TILT TILT (UP AND DOWN) 0-255 3 PAN & TILT SPEED CONTROLS SPEED OF PAN AND TILT 0-255 ON 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ON 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ON 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ON 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ON [...]

  • Page 7

    CHANNEL DESCRIPTION VALUES 5) GOBO WHEEL LARGE SPOT 0-7 TUNNEL 7-15 TRI-TUNNEL 16-23 SUN FLOWER 24-31 DUAL DOTTED LINE 32-39 SINGLE DOTTED LINE 40-47 TRIANGLE 48-55 SWIRL 56-63 MULTI-STAR 64-71 SEGMENT TUNNEL 72-79 STAR 80-87 SMALL SPOT 88-95 SEGMENT SQUARES 96-103 TWISTER 104-111 SPLIT FOUR 112-119 BARS 120-127 SPLASH 128-135 ASTERISK 136-143 MULT[...]

  • Page 8

    © American DJ ® Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA The MIGHTY SCAN™ User Instructions page 8 DMX-512 V alues Continued 4 5 6 4: MIC SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT 5: MICROPHONE 6: DMX / MASTER SLA VE SETTINGS 7: DMX OUTPUT 8: DMX INPUT 9: FUSE HOLDER Dual 6.3A 10: POWER CONNECTION Control Panel XLR CONNECTIONS DATA IN MALE XLR INPUT 3 Data + 2 Data - 1 Ground 7[...]

  • Page 9

    ON 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ON 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ON 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ON 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ON 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ON 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ON 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ON 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ON 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ON 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ON 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ON 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Mighty Scan™ 1 Mighty Scan™ 2 Mighty Scan™ 3 Mighty Scan[...]