elektraLite MY 250 - Manual (Page 9)

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Projector DMX start address selection
In order for the controller like Elektralite’s CP10xt to control each MY 250 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 250 uses 14 channels of DMX. Those channels control the features of MY 250. They are as follows:-
CHANNEL 1 : select one of the 9 colors, color cycle or rainbow effect
CHANNEL 2 : select one of the 6 gobo’s + open or gobo cycle+ gobo shake
CHANNEL 3 : select gobo rotation speed and direction
CHANNEL 4 : select one of the 7 gobos + open or gobo cycle + gobo shake.
CHANNEL 5 : pan movement (max. 630°)
CHANNEL 6 : tilt movement (max. 265°)
CHANNEL 7 : speed pan/tilt movement, blackout selection
CHANNEL 8 : select prism or normal lens + prism rotation and speed. Also 16 prism macros.
CHANNEL 9 : focus
CHANNEL10: select strobe (0 – 15 flashes per second). Both linear & random strobe.
CHANNEL11: dimmer 0-100%. (N.B. this channel only works when channel 10 is between dmx level 32-63).
CHANNEL12: auto program control + lamp on, motor reset and lamp switch off.
CHANNEL13: pan fine.
CHANNEL14: tilt fine.
So if we start with the first MY 250 its first channel is 1. So we refer to it as having a starter address of 1.
The second MY 250 will then have its first channel or starter address at channel 17.
The third MY 250 will then have its first channel or starter address at channel 33, the fourth MY 250 will start on
049 and so on. Now if you want two MY 250s 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 MY 250s you have on the same starter address
If you just bought four MY 250 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 the four MY250s.
If you have another controller, then you will have to set it’s starter addresses for each MY 250 before you will be
able to control any MY 250
Tips & Tricks
1. If you change the address on MY 250 it may appear not to have accepted that address. Turn MY 250
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 250, if it is receiving data, the display will show “A.001” or “A.017” or whatever
the address is for MY 250. If there is still no data getting to MY 250, then run a cable directly from the
controller to the fixture.