5.3.3 Setting the DMX start address
For separate control of all DMX units connected to
the light controller, each unit must have its own start
address . If the first DMX channel of the spotlight
is to be controlled by the light controller via DMX
address 17, for example, set the start address on the
spotlight to 17 . All other DMX channels of the spot-
light will be automatically assigned to the following
addresses . The following table is an example with
the start address 17:
Number of
DMX addresses
DMX channels
3
4
5
10
Fig . 2 DMX address assignment for start address 17
1) Press the button MENU repeatedly until the high-
est menu level has been reached .
2) Press the button UP or DOWN repeatedly until
the display indicates
3) Press the button ENTER . The display indicates
and a number between 1 and 512 .
4) Use the button UP or DOWN to set the start ad-
dress .
5) Now the spotlight can be operated with the light
controller .
If not, go to the menu item
the button ENTER . If the display indicates
use the button UP or DOWN to set the indication
to
.
5.3.4 Using subaddresses
With subaddresses, it is possible to independently
control up to 66 spotlights (spotlight groups) via
a single DMX start address . Thus, the maximum
number of DMX units that may be controlled is
substantially increased . The spotlights with a sub-
address are selected via DMX channel 10 (fig . 8) .
All spotlights with a subaddress may be controlled
in sync if DMX channel 10 is set to a DMX value
smaller than 10 .
1) Set the spotlight for the control via 10 DMX
channels,
☞
setting
2) Press the button MENU repeatedly until the high-
est menu level has been reached .
3) Press the button UP or DOWN repeatedly until
the display indicates
16
Next possible start
address for the
assigned
succeeding DMX unit
17 – 19
17 – 20
17 – 21
17 – 26
.
chapter 5 .3 .2 (menu item
) .
.
4) Press the button ENTER . The display indicates
and a number between 01 and 66 .
5) Use the button UP or DOWN to set the sub address .
6) Press the button MENU repeatedly until the dis-
play indicates
7) Press the button UP three times so that the display
indicates
8) Press the button ENTER . The display indicates
9) Press the button UP or DOWN repeatedly until
the display indicates
10) Press the button ENTER . If the display indicates
20
, the function for subaddress selection is ac-
21
tivated . If it indicates
22
DOWN to set the indication to
27
11) To be able to control the spotlight by DMX, press
the button MENU twice to return to the highest
menu level .
12) To be able to operate the spotlight, set the DMX
channel 10 at the light controller to the DMX
value that corresponds to the sub address of the
spotlight:
Sub-
address
all
1
2
3
and press
4
,
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
,
19
20
21
22
Fig . 3 Selection of spotlights with a subaddress via DMX
channel 10
again .
.
,
,
,
,
.
, use the button UP or
DMX
Sub-
DMX
value
address
value
000 – 009
010 – 019
23
212
020 – 029
24
213
020 – 039
25
214
040 – 049
26
215
050 – 059
27
216
060 – 069
28
217
070 – 079
29
218
080 – 089
30
219
090 – 099
31
220
100 – 109
32
221
110 – 119
33
222
120 – 129
34
223
130 – 139
35
224
140 – 149
36
225
150 – 159
37
226
160 – 169
38
227
170 – 179
39
228
180 – 189
40
229
190 – 199
41
230
200 – 209
42
231
210
43
232
211
44
233
oder
.
.
Sub-
DMX
address
value
45
234
46
235
47
236
48
237
49
238
50
239
51
240
52
241
53
242
54
243
55
244
56
245
57
246
58
247
59
248
60
249
61
250
62
251
63
252
64
253
65
254
66
255