elektraLite MY 150 - Manual (Page 9)

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Projector DMX start address selection
In order for the controller like Elektralite’s CP10xt to control each MY150 it has to know where it is in the daisy
chain of DMX. To do this all MY150s 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.
MY 150 uses 8 channels of DMX. Those channels control the features of MY 150. They are as follows:-
CHANNEL 1 : select one of the 10 colors, color cycle or rainbow effect
CHANNEL 2 : select one of the 8 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. 360°)
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
So if we start with the first MY 150 its first channel is 1. So we refer to it as having a starter address of 1.
The second MY 150 will then have its first channel or starter address at channel 9.
The third MY 150 will then have its first channel or starter address at channel 17, and so on. Now if you want
two MY150s 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 MY150s you have on the same starter address
If you just bought a MY 150 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 MY150s.
If you have another controller, then you will have to set it’s starter addresses for each MY 150 before you will be
able to control any MY 150
Tips & Tricks
1. If you change the address on MY150 it may appear not to have accepted that address. Turn MY 150
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 MY 150, if it is receiving data, the display will show “A.001” or “A.009” or whatever
the address is for MY 150. If there is still no data getting to MY 150, then run a cable directly from the
controller to the fixture.