ElektraLite ELEKTRIC EYE H.P. User Manual download pdf (Page 7)

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CONTROLLER

Projector DMX start address selection

In order for the controller like Elektralite’s CP10xt to control each Elektric Eye it has to know where it is in the

daisy chain of DMX. To do this all Elektric Eyes have to be set to a start address. To understand the concept of

a starter address we also have to understand the concept of channels and the features those channels have.

Elektric Eye uses 8 channels of DMX. Those channels control the features of Elektric Eye. They are as

follows:-

CHANNEL 1 : select one of the 8 colors, color cycle or rainbow effect

CHANNEL 2 : select one of the 6 gobo’s + open or gobo cycle+ gobo shake

CHANNEL 3 : select gobo rotation speed and direction

CHANNEL 4 :

Strobe (0 to 10 flashes a second).

CHANNEL 5 : pan movement (max. 630°)

CHANNEL 6 : tilt movement (max. 265°)

CHANNEL 7 : speed pan/tilt movement, blackout selection

CHANNEL 8 : auto program control + lamp on, motor reset, lamp switch off

CHANNEL 9 : pan fine

CHANNEL10: tilt fine

So if we start with the first Elektric Eye its first channel is 1. So we refer to it as having a starter address of 1.

The second Elektric Eye will then have its first channel or starter address at channel 9.

The third Elektric Eye will then have its first channel or starter address at channel 17, and so on. Now if you

want two Elektric Eyes to be always the same in color, movement and so on then you can set both of them to

the same address. In this way you can create groups of fixtures having the same effects happen at the same

time. There is no restriction on how many Elektric Eyes you have on the same starter address

If you just bought a Elektric Eye and it came with an Elektralite CP10xt, the starter addresses in the

CP10xt have already been set. All you have to do is set the starter addresses on Elektric Eyes.

If you have another controller, then you will have to set it’s starter addresses for each Elektric Eye before you

will be able to control any Elektric Eye.

Tips & Tricks

1. If you change the address on Elektric Eye it may appear not to have accepted that address. Turn

Elektric Eye off wait until the lamp cools down (remember it is not a hot re-strike lamp) and then turn it

back on again.

2. When you turn on Elektric Eye, if it is receiving data, the display will show “A.001” or “A.009” or

whatever the address is for Elektric Eye. If there is still no data getting to Elektric Eye, then run a

cable directly from the controller to the fixture.

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