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Elation Professional DMX-512 manual

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  • Page 1

    FLOW CHART ................................................................................................1 CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS.......................................................................2 REAR CONTROLS .........................................................................................4 DMX-512 SET UP & ADDRESSING........[...]

  • Page 2

    Elation Professional® www .elationlighting.com - DMX Programmer Page 1 1 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 • Reversible DMX Polarity Output • 64 DMX Channels • 8 Scanners buttons (up to 8 Channels each) • 4 Programs of 99 steps • 96 Scenes in 24 Pages • Assignable Joystick • Audio Program • Speed and Fade time adjustmen[...]

  • Page 3

    1. FIXTURE BUTTONS - Used to Select any or all of 8 fixtures. 2. SPEED/F ADE TIME F ADER- Used to adjust the F ADE 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[...]

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    Notice: Be sure to follow figures two and thr ee when making your own cables. Do not use the ground 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 . Powe[...]

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    Conductor 5-Pin XLR Male (In) 3-Pin XLR Female (Out) Pin 1 Pin 5 - Do Not Use Pin 4 - Do Not Use Pin 3 Pin 2 Pin 1 Pin 3 Pin 2 Not Used Not Used Data T rue (+ signal) Data Compliment (- signal) Ground/Shield 3-Pin XLR to 5-Pin XLR Conversion D M X P r og ra mm er ™ D MX Se t U p Most fixtures start receiving on the address selected DMX 512 is a t[...]

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    1. PRESS AND HOLD the RECORD BUTTON for three (3) seconds to activate recor d 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 [...]

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    Elation Professional® www .elationlighting.com - DMX Programmer Page 12 Elation Professional® www .elationlighting.com - DMX Programmer Page 11 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 recor d mode. A red LED above the button will be [...]

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    Elation Professional® www .elationlighting.com - DMX Programmer Page 14 Elation Professional® www .elationlighting.com - DMX Programmer Page 13 RECORD A PROGRAM ON THE FL Y : 1. PRESS AND HOLD the RECORD BUTTON for three (3) seconds to activate recor d mode. A red LED above the button will be lit and the LCD WINDOW will indicate you are in recor [...]

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    Elation Professional® www .elationlighting.com - DMX Programmer Page 16 Elation Professional® www .elationlighting.com - DMX Programmer Page 15 RESET ALL MEMOR Y : 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 BUTTO[...]

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    Elation Professional® www .elationlighting.com - DMX Programmer Page 18 Elation Professional® www .elationlighting.com - DMX Programmer Page 17 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 R[...]

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    Elation Professional® www .elationlighting.com - DMX Programmer Page 20 Elation Professional® www .elationlighting.com - DMX Programmer Page 19 DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE BY RS-232 T o 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. Y ou will also need a [...]

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    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 “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 t[...]

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    Elation Professional® www .elationlighting.com - DMX Programmer Page 24 Elation Professional® www .elationlighting.com - DMX Programmer Page 23 WHEN ST ARTING ADDRESS IS THE ONE SELECTED 1 2 3 5 4 7 9 10 8 6 ON 1 2 3 5 4 7 9 10 8 6 ON 1 2 3 5 4 7 9 10 8 6 ON 1 2 3 5 4 7 9 10 8 6 ON 1 2 3 5 4 7 9 10 8 6 ON 1 2 3 5 4 7 9 10 8 6 ON 1 2 3 5 4 7 9 10 [...]

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    Elation Professional® www .elationlighting.com - DMX Programmer Page 25 TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY A. Elation ® hereby warrants , to the original pur programr , Elation ® products to be free of manuf actur ing defects in material and wor kmanship for a per iod of 2 Y ears (730 days) from the date of purprogram. This warr anty shall be v alid only[...]

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    D M X P r og ra mm er ™ N ot es D M X P r og ra mm er ™ N ot es Elation Professional® www .elationlighting.com - DMX Programmer Page 28 Elation Professional® www .elationlighting.com - DMX Programmer Page 27[...]

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    Specifications POWER SUPPL Y : 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 W ork Light AUDIO TRIGGER: Built-In Microphone DIMENSIONS: 360mm(L) x 193mm(W) x 74mm(H) 14.25” (L) x 7.5” (W) x 3” [...]