Hello All! First time post. I've adopted this awesome board at a local HS and I'm learning. I've searched for a solution for days, phoned a friend, and searched the forums, but I've still got nothing. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Console: ETC Element 500 channels. One DMX cable output hooked up to the back of the console (one universe only?)
Details: ~250 dimmers to conventional stage pin lights that cover 24 front lights/rows 1-4 overhead electrics as well as house lights.
DMX Connections: One 5 pin DMX out on each overhead electric row and one 5 pin DMX out SL.
Situation: I am trying to add 6 Chauvet SlimPar 56 LED washes to my system to enhance the cyc.
I started with one light to get a feel for it. I have plugged the light into power and the SL DMX output (had to use a 5-3 pin adapter). I have set the light to 7-CH and set the starting address to 400 (figured it wouldn't interfere with anything this far away).
At the board in patch, I have split channel 400 into 7 parts with addresses 400-406. I set the type in the system to the correct Chauvet light. It's output is DMX.
Problem: No DMX control at all. No on/off, dimming, color change, ect. Not even a flicker of hope.
I have tried two different DMX ports and tried a different channel and address, but nothing has helped.
I haven't tried swapping cables. I haven't looked at ports/offset (DMX universes) because I'm not sure if that is relevant.
If anyone has any thoughts about why these are not picking up a signal or sees something I am missing I would really appreciate a reply. I'm willing and excited to learn but I don't have many in-person resources to pull from. Thank you for taking the time to read!
Console: ETC Element 500 channels. One DMX cable output hooked up to the back of the console (one universe only?)
Details: ~250 dimmers to conventional stage pin lights that cover 24 front lights/rows 1-4 overhead electrics as well as house lights.
DMX Connections: One 5 pin DMX out on each overhead electric row and one 5 pin DMX out SL.
Situation: I am trying to add 6 Chauvet SlimPar 56 LED washes to my system to enhance the cyc.
I started with one light to get a feel for it. I have plugged the light into power and the SL DMX output (had to use a 5-3 pin adapter). I have set the light to 7-CH and set the starting address to 400 (figured it wouldn't interfere with anything this far away).
At the board in patch, I have split channel 400 into 7 parts with addresses 400-406. I set the type in the system to the correct Chauvet light. It's output is DMX.
Problem: No DMX control at all. No on/off, dimming, color change, ect. Not even a flicker of hope.
I have tried two different DMX ports and tried a different channel and address, but nothing has helped.
I haven't tried swapping cables. I haven't looked at ports/offset (DMX universes) because I'm not sure if that is relevant.
If anyone has any thoughts about why these are not picking up a signal or sees something I am missing I would really appreciate a reply. I'm willing and excited to learn but I don't have many in-person resources to pull from. Thank you for taking the time to read!