I am trying to set up a DMX Operator Pro in a night club and finding the manual to be a challenge. Here is where I am at:
1. I have run the XLR cabling to the dimmer packs and the indicator lights show that they are receiving signal.
2. Both dimmer packs, daisy chained as per instructions, have been set to Ch.04 as seems to be recommended in the manual.
3. In the section of the manual labelled 7.1.2 "Setting DMX Address Channels for Dimmer Packs (Par Cans)" point #1 reads "Set the starting DMX address channel on your first dimmer pack in the link to (129) - dip switches 1 & 8 ON."
This sentence is perplexing to me, it sounds straightforward but doesn't contain enough information for me to complete it.
Here is what I have tried (doing this from memory):
1. I held down the Setup button for 3 seconds to bring up the menu, arrowed down to 2. Assign Ch. and entered that menu
2. I clicked once on the 1 and 8 dip switches under the Fixtures bank of switches at upper left (3rd row down from top)
3. I hit Enter at which point the LCD flashed "GOOD" and all LED's on the Controller flashed.
4. Went to control the lights using the sliders 129 - 136 and got ZIPPO, NADA, NOTHING.
I see now, further in to the manual, that in another procedure they are having people "hit Record to enter the assign channel option" and that hit Record again to complete the assignment. Could this be the step that I'm missing.
I'm at a loss here, trying to help friends who have this show this coming Saturday, any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
1. I have run the XLR cabling to the dimmer packs and the indicator lights show that they are receiving signal.
2. Both dimmer packs, daisy chained as per instructions, have been set to Ch.04 as seems to be recommended in the manual.
3. In the section of the manual labelled 7.1.2 "Setting DMX Address Channels for Dimmer Packs (Par Cans)" point #1 reads "Set the starting DMX address channel on your first dimmer pack in the link to (129) - dip switches 1 & 8 ON."
This sentence is perplexing to me, it sounds straightforward but doesn't contain enough information for me to complete it.
Here is what I have tried (doing this from memory):
1. I held down the Setup button for 3 seconds to bring up the menu, arrowed down to 2. Assign Ch. and entered that menu
2. I clicked once on the 1 and 8 dip switches under the Fixtures bank of switches at upper left (3rd row down from top)
3. I hit Enter at which point the LCD flashed "GOOD" and all LED's on the Controller flashed.
4. Went to control the lights using the sliders 129 - 136 and got ZIPPO, NADA, NOTHING.
I see now, further in to the manual, that in another procedure they are having people "hit Record to enter the assign channel option" and that hit Record again to complete the assignment. Could this be the step that I'm missing.
I'm at a loss here, trying to help friends who have this show this coming Saturday, any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.