Chauvet COLORado 1 User Manual - page 12
Menu Functions
M
ENU
O
PTION
D
ESCRIPTION
AUTO
Auto Mode – Master Unit: Sets the fixture to Master status for
Master-Slave operation and the built in programs will be
triggered by the sound. No data link is required; all fixtures
can be set to this mode for Stand-alone operation.
dMX
DMX Mode: Sets the fixture to run in DMX mode. Also, this mode
is used to set a fixture to operate in Slave mode. In
Master/Slave mode you must set the first fixture in the data
link to “Master” otherwise nothing will happen.
Id
ID Address: Sets the ID address of the fixture, which allows up
to 3,696 (66 per DMX address) COLORado 1 fixtures to be
independently controlled on one universe.
Edit
Used to create and edit custom programs. Up to 10 custom
programs with up to 30 steps (scenes) each can be programmed.
SET
Used to upload the custom programs from one fixture to another,
and to reset the custom programs to the factory defaults.
PASS
Turns the password protection on or off. If turned on, you must
enter a password to gain access to the control panel.
PERS
Allows the user to select the DMX personality of the fixture.
To determine the personality required for your application
please reference the DMX value tables in the pages that follow.
MODE
Allows user to toggle between DMX and slave modes. Slave mode
is also selected when the unit is being controlled by the
COLORcon controller system.
User Configurations
P R O G R A M M I N G C U S T O M S C E N E S
In order to create a custom program than can be run in any mode, do the following:
1)
In the menu, select “Edit”. Next, scroll through until the desired program number is displayed,
and select it.
2)
Scroll through to the step you wish to program, and select it.
Note: The program runs in sequential order, starting with step 01, and continuing through step 30. To
program less than 30 scenes, set the [Step time] of the scene after your last scene to 0.
3)
“rEd” will be displayed on the screen. Press to edit the value for red. Scroll through to the
red value you wish to program, and select it by pressing . Repeat this for the, “GrEn”,
“bluE”, “Strb”, “TimE”, and “FAdE” values. Note that “TimE” is the length of time in minutes that
the current step will run, and must be a value between 0 and 255. “Fade” is the amount of time,
in seconds, that the fixture will take to gradually transition between the previous step and the
current step. If the value of “Fade” is 0, the transition will be at the maximum speed possible.
4)
Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the program is created.
5)
To end programming, press twice.
The program can be run in any mode. See the instructions for the desired operating mode in order to
run the custom program.
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