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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OPERATING SCENES
When the SM-192 is turned on it is in the manual scene 
mode with bank 1 scene 1 active. 
ACTIVATE A SCENE MANUALLY
1. Turn off PROGRAM mode, AUTO, MUSIC, and 
 all 
chases.
2. Select the desired scene bank using BANK UP or 
 BANK 
DOWN.
3. Push the SCENES button for the scene you want to 
 activate. 
RUN A BANK OF SCENES AUTOMATICALLY
The scene Auto-Run function will cycle through a 
bank of scenes continuously. The speed and scene 
fade time can be controlled by operator. The speed is 
controlled by the TAPSYNC button or the SPEED 
fader. The fade time is controlled by the FADE TIME 
fader. Scenes can also be synchronized to music or 
MIDI note triggering. 
 
1. Select the desired scene bank using BANK UP or 
 BANK 
DOWN.
2. Push AUTO/DEL. The AUTO TRIGGER 
 
indicator on the display will light and scene Auto-
Run will begin cycling.
3. You can adjust the speed and fade time as needed. 
 
If you set a speed faster than the fade time then the
scenes will advance before the fade is complete.
4. You can switch to another bank at any time using 
 
BANK UP and BANK DOWN.
5. Push AUTO/DEL to stop Auto-Run. The AUTO 
 
TRIGGER indicator on the display will go OFF.
RUN SCENES AUTOMATICALLY WITH MUSIC 
SYNC 
The SM-192 has an internal microphone which can be 
used to Auto-Run scenes with music synchronization. 
SCENE MUSIC AUTO-RUN
1. Push MUSIC/BANK COPY. The MUSIC 
 
TRIGGER indicator on the display will light.
and Music Auto-Run will begin in the currently
selected scene bank.
2. You can switch to a different scene bank using 
 
BANK UP or BANK DOWN.
3. Push MUSIC/BANK COPY to stop Music Auto-
 Run.
OPERATING CHASES
Chases can be run in several ways including Manual, 
Auto-Run, and Music Auto-Run. 
MANUAL CHASE OPERATION
This is used to manually step through a chase. It is 
done in program mode and is useful when creating or 
editing chases. 
1. Enter the program mode.
2. Select a chase (1 - 6) by pushing the applicable 
 CHASE 
button.
3. Push TAP/SYNC. The display will show the chase 
 
and step numbers and the display STEP indicator
will
light.
4. Use the BANK UP and BANK DOWN buttons to 
 
cycle through the chase steps.
5. When finished, exit from the program mode by 
 
holding down PROGRAM for aprox. 3 seconds.
RUN A CHASE AUTOMATICALLY
The chase Auto-Run function will continuously cycle a 
chase. Multiple chases can be run together and will 
run in the order selected. The speed and fade time can 
be controlled by operator. Speed is controlled by the 
TAP SYNC button or the SPEED fader. Fade time is 
controlled by the FADE TIME fader. 
1. Select a chase (1 - 6) by pushing the applicable 
 
CHASE button. You can select more than one.
2. Push AUTO/DEL. The AUTO TRIGGER indicator 
 
in the display will light and the chase(s) will run.
3. You can adjust the speed and fade time as needed.
4. Push AUTO/DEL to stop chase Auto-Run. The 
 
display AUTO TRIGGER indicator will go OFF.
 
NOTE: If you turn off all chases before you turn off 
Auto-Run then the SM-192 will revert to scene Auto-
Run in the last accessed scene bank. 
 
