High End Systems Technobeam Benutzerhandbuch
Technobeam
®
User Manual
Controlling the Laser
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Controlling the Laser
You can control the laser in one of three ways:
•
The fixture’s menu system:
Edit one of the fixture’s sixteen
onboard presets (scenes) using the PRST menu as described in the
next section.
next section.
•
Any DMX 512-compliant controller:
See the section titled “DMX
•
The Technobeam LCD controller:
See the controller’s user
manual.
Menu Control of the Laser
Use the PRST menu to create scenes (presets) including the laser
aiming device. You access the LAD using the MACR construct from the
PRST menu.
aiming device. You access the LAD using the MACR construct from the
PRST menu.
The complete list of options controlling the laser aiming device (with
the MACR construct) is shown below:
the MACR construct) is shown below:
•
LROF
: laser aiming device OFF
•
LRON
: laser aiming device ON continuously
•
LM01 to LM30
: laser modulation levels. LM01 is “slow”
modulation at 4.25 times/sec and LM30 is “fast” modulation at 255
times/sec.
times/sec.
DMX Control of the Laser
This section explains how to control the laser using a DMX 512-
compatible controller.
compatible controller.
1.
Select a fixture number or DMX start channel for each fixture you wish
to control as described in Chapter 2.
to control as described in Chapter 2.
2.
Make sure you select the Technobeam full 18-channel protocol (TB
F
F
from the Mode menu); otherwise, the laser aiming device will not
function.
3.
Connect the fixtures to the controller as described in Chapter 2.
4.
See Appendix A for details of DMX 512 control (see in Table A-1 on page
A-3 or Table A-2 on page A-8).
A-3 or Table A-2 on page A-8).