High End Systems DL.3 - Manual (Page 49)

CHAPTER 3
The Digital Light Menu System
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Menu Screen Descriptions
DMX Tab
The DMX Tab has sub-tabs for configuring the fixture for the DMX link, viewing the DMX settings
for the fixture on each channel of its range, and viewing all 512 channel values on the DMX link.
DMX_Control Screen
Use the Control sub-tab to configure your fixture
for a DMX link.
DMX Source defines the source of DMX data and
has two options:
• DMX512—Data is transmitted over standard
DMX cables.
• Art-Net—Data is transmitted over Ethernet
cables using the Art-Net protocol. Set the
number of DMX Universes (and Ethernet Sub-
networks containing this fixture from 0–16).
You can choose from three DMX Protocol types:
• Standard protocol requires 170 channels
and enables all fixture parameters for direct
DMX control.
• Dual protocol reduces the fixture footprint to
132 channels by implementing only two
graphic objects.
• Single protocol simplifies fixture control
to a single graphic object and uses 94
channels.
Scroll through the numbers 1-512 in the Start
Channel field to set a valid start channel for the
protocol you have chosen:
• Standard protocol = 1–343
• Dual Protocol = 1–381
• Single Protocol = 1–419
You can assign each fixture a unique Fixture ID number from 1-255. This allows the fixture
to be identified on the ethernet fixture link for tasks like synchronizing playback between
Digital Light fixtures and uploading custom content with the Content Management Application
(CMA). You can manually set this number in the menu or through the CMA, see “DL.3 and DL.2
Media Server Configuration Options” on page 16-208. Setting up an Ethernet Fixture Link is
described in Chapter 2: Setup and Configuration.