OmniSistem Q Beam - Manual (Page 8)

Q-Beam Operations Manual – 22-100002-01 – Rev 1 – 12-17-1999
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DMX Base Address
000 Enter to set
The DMX base address is the DMX channel number that Q-Beam begins responding to.
Q-Beam listens to 12 DMX channels. When the offset is set to 0, it listens to channels 1-
12. If set to 10, Q-Beam listens to channels 11-22 etc.
Press Enter to set the base address.
(Maximum DMX address per universe is 244)
Sound Activation On/Off
On Enter to Set
DMX Enabled:
Sound activation mode is activated when DMX control channel 12 > 50%.
DMX Disabled:
Sound activation setting determines the start up mode for Q-Beam.
Sound mode enabled:
Q-Beam starts up in sound activated mode.
Sound mode disabled:
Q-Beam starts up in a timer based chase mode.
Sound activation mode is optimized for frequencies below 150Hz. This should be
adequate for most reasonably bassy audio equipment. Systems with sub-woofers will
benefit the most. The sound level sensitivity of this mode is set via front panel control.
Turning the control fully counter clockwise will increase the sensitivity to the point that life
itself will trigger it. Likewise, fully clockwise will decrease the sensitivity beyond full concert
level volume.
Press Enter to set the sound mode.
Chase Mode
Random or Sequential
Chase style is applicable to the sound activated mode and the timer-based mode. When
set to sequential, each trigger (sound or time) opens each beam aperture in succession. In
Random mode beam apertures are selected at random.
Use Up or Down to select mode, and then press Enter to set.
Color Mode
Random/Sequential or Fixed
Color mode selects how Q-Beam chooses colors during sound/timer modes.