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Clay Paky POINT MH User Manual

Point mh, Instructions manual, Control panel operation

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1. SELECT

Not in menu:
Allows for transition between: DMX address setting, Menu access, Waiting status
(display of DMX address or operating mode symbol).

In a menu:
Allows you to exit functions without making changes or to go back to the
programming menu.

2. UP/DOWN

Increases or decreases the DMX address.
Selects the next or previous function in the menus.

3. ENTER

Confirming button.

4. SEL

(red led)

When on

it indicates that you are in the setting phase (DMX address or menu).

5. TX

(yellow led)

When on

it indicates that the projector is in MASTER mode and can control other MH Points

6. DMX

(green led)

When flashing

in DMX mode:

in DMX mode: it indicates that no DMX input signal is present or that an address setting is invalid.

When flashing

in SOUND TO LIGHT mode:

indicates sound signal peaks.

When on

it indicates that a DMX input signal is present

7. Display

Shows the selected functions.

INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL

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POINT MH

CONTROL PANEL

OPERATION

The projector may be programmed to operate in AUTOMATIC mode (it carries out previously set scenes or sequences), or controlled by a CONTROL UNIT.

7

6

5

4

1

3

2

OPERATION WITH CONTROL UNIT

All the projectors must be in SLAVE mode (SLA);

the projector receives a DMX signal and carries out the controls transmitted from the
control unit.

2) SA

(STAND-ALONE Mode): The projector operates individually.

In this mode, the “SndSOUND TO LIGHT option (movement by Audio signals) may
be set.

3) SAt

(MASTER Mode): The projector generates a DMX output signal that can pilot

other projectors in SLAVE mode (SLA).
In this mode, the “SndSOUND TO LIGHT option (movement by Audio signals) may
be set.

Address: 1

Slave

Max
100

Mode
Master (SAt)

Address: 1

Slave

Address: 1

Slave

DMX

mode (SLA)

mode (SLA)

mode (SLA)

Mode
Stand-Alone (SA)

Address: 1
Mode
Slave (SLA)

Max
100

Mode
Master (SAt)

Address: 1
Mode
Slave (SLA)

Address: 1
Mode
Slave (SLA)

DMX

Address: 1

Mode
Slave (SLA)

Control unit

Address: 5

Mode
Slave (SLA)

Address: 9

Mode
Slave (SLA)

DMX

Set the DMX digital signal address on each projector: addresses are valid from 1 to 507
(see Programming Operation with Control Unit).

Each projector uses 4 to 6 control channels, depending on whether the Pan Fine / Tilt
Fine high resolution Hlr function (for greater movement precision) is active..

CHANNEL

FUNCTION

1

COLOUR DISC

2

3

4

DIMMER

PAN (horizontal movement)

TILT (vertical movement)

CHANNEL

FUNCTION

1

COLOUR DISC

2

3

4

5

6

DIMMER

PAN (horizontal movement)

PAN FINE

TILT (vertical movement)

TILT FINE

Channel functions and options

with option Hlr OFF (the projector uses 4 channels)

Example of address setting:

Projector 1

Address 1

Projector 2

Address 5

Projector 3

Address 9

.....................

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Example of address setting:

Projector 1

Address 1

Projector 2

Address 7

Projector 3

Address 13

.....................

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with option Hlr ON (the projector uses 6 channels)

AUTOMATIC MODE

In automatic, the projector may be configured in three different modes: SLA - SA - SAt

1) SLA

(SLAVE Mode): The projector receives a DMX signal and carries out the

sequences transmitted from a main projector in MASTER mode (SAt).
The projector must have address 1 (see Programming Automatic Mode: SLAVE
mode “SLA”).