Lightronics SM192 User Manual
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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SM - 192 DMX LIGHTING CONTROLLER
Version 20090519
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BANK COPY: Copies the contents of a scene bank to
another
bank
in
program
mode.
14 TAPSYNC/DISPLAY:
TAPSYNC: Controls speed of scenes or chases. Tap
it several times at the rate you want the
chase or scenes to run at. This as an
alternative to using the SPEED Fader.
The display shows the results (in seconds)
when
this
button
is
used.
DISPLAY: Switches the display between STEP and
BANK. In other modes it switches the
DMX
output
level
display
between
00-
225
and
0%-100%.
15 BLACKOUT:
Disables all DMX channel output.
Blackout
toggles
On/Off.
16 LED Display
: Shows the active scene and bank
number, current chase and step number, fader level
settings, and contains other indicators for various
functions. When adjusting faders the display shows
the current level setting. This can be switched between
showing the level as 0 - 255 or showing it as 0% -
100% by pushing TAPSYNC/DISPLAY.
REAR PANEL CONTROLS
1 Power Switch:
Turns controller ON/OFF. Can be
used with other buttons to erase scenes and chases.
2 MIDI IN Connector:
Used to receive MIDI data..
3 DMX Polarity Switch:
Selects the polarity of DMX
output. Shown above in NORMAL position. See
DMX CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS.
4 DMX OUT Connector:
Main control signal output
to fixtures and other DMX receiving devices.
5 DC Input Connector:
Provides connection for the
external power supply. DC 9V-12V, 300mA Min..
OPERATION
When the SM-192 is powered on it is in its MANUAL
mode. No fixtures are selected. All chases are OFF.
Auto scene triggering is OFF.
MANUAL FIXTURE OPERATION
To control a fixture manually - Push the desired fixture
(SCANNERS) button. The fixture indicator will light,
and the channel faders are enabled. If the fixture has
more than 8 channels you must use PAGE SELECT
A/B to access channels 9 - 16. You can select more
than one fixture and control them together if
applicable. To deselect a fixture - push its selector
button again.
PROGRAMMING SCENES
There are a total of 30 scene banks. Only one can be
selected at a time. Each bank contains 8 scenes which
are user programmable.
ALL SCENE RECORD, EDIT, DELETE, AND COPY
FUNCTIONS ARE DONE IN THE PROGRAM MODE.
Hold down PROGRAM for about 3 second to activate
program mode. The display PROGRAM indicator will
flash continuously when program mode is active.
RECORD A SCENE
1. Push a SCANNERS button to select a fixture. You
can select more than one to control several at once.
2. Adjust the appropriate faders to set the desired
output level for each channel.
3. Deselect the fixture and select another one. Your
settings for the first fixture will remain in active.
You can now adjust output levels again but for a
different
fixture.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all settings for all desired
fixtures have been made.
5. Push MIDI/ADD.
6. Select desired bank to store the scene using BANK
UP or BANK DOWN.
7. Push a SCENES button (1 - 8) to complete the
recording. The display will flash briefly indicating
that recording is complete.
8. Deselect the fixtures by pushing the appropriate
SCANNERS
buttons.
9. Exit from the program mode by holding down
PROGRAM for about 3 seconds.
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