Keith Herron
Member
Greetings all!
Helping a NYC middle school with their lights. They have a newly installed (and never explained, of course) rig - Strand a21 dimmer rack, (20) LED ellipsoidals, (10) LED border/strip lights, Strand NEO Compact 10 light console, (2) architectural panels [one is a 6 button switch, the other has the 6 buttons plus 9? faders], (2) DMX input jacks.
My issue - after connecting the Compact 10's DMX cable (presumably for the 1st time), the architectural boxes still had all the control. I was only able to control the lights from the Compact 10 by changing a setting on the DMX output section (Digressive RANT - I wish I could be more specific, but I can't find any freaking manual for this board other than a nearly worthless Quick Start sheet. I assume it's based on the Zero88, but that manual doesn't seem to apply to this box. Grrr.) to add the DMX output to the ILC? which is the architectural feed, I assume.
The a21 rack shows a green light for ILC?, but plugging into either of the 2 DMX ports, I never see the DMX light illuminate.
I assume there's some way for the DMX console to take control from the architectural boxes - can anyone clue me in? Or point me toward some Strand person who can answer some questions?
Much obliged!
dkh
Helping a NYC middle school with their lights. They have a newly installed (and never explained, of course) rig - Strand a21 dimmer rack, (20) LED ellipsoidals, (10) LED border/strip lights, Strand NEO Compact 10 light console, (2) architectural panels [one is a 6 button switch, the other has the 6 buttons plus 9? faders], (2) DMX input jacks.
My issue - after connecting the Compact 10's DMX cable (presumably for the 1st time), the architectural boxes still had all the control. I was only able to control the lights from the Compact 10 by changing a setting on the DMX output section (Digressive RANT - I wish I could be more specific, but I can't find any freaking manual for this board other than a nearly worthless Quick Start sheet. I assume it's based on the Zero88, but that manual doesn't seem to apply to this box. Grrr.) to add the DMX output to the ILC? which is the architectural feed, I assume.
The a21 rack shows a green light for ILC?, but plugging into either of the 2 DMX ports, I never see the DMX light illuminate.
I assume there's some way for the DMX console to take control from the architectural boxes - can anyone clue me in? Or point me toward some Strand person who can answer some questions?
Much obliged!
dkh