ADJ Flat Par Tri18 User Instructions

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©American DJ® - www.Americandj.com - Flat Par Tri18 User Manual Page 11 ©American DJ® - www.Americandj.com - Flat Par Tri18 User Manual Page 12Flat Par Tri18 ADJ LED RC OperationThe ADJ LED RC infrared remote (sold seperately) has many differnetfunctions and gives you complete control of your Flat Par Tri18. Tocontrol the your desired fixture you must aim the controller at the frontof the fixture and be no more the 30 feet away. To use the ADJ LEDRC you must first activate the fixtures infrared receiver, to activate thereceiver please see the instructions on page 10.BLACKOUT - Pressing this button will blackout the fixture.AUTO RUN - This button will run an automatic program. You can con-trol the speed of the Auto Run by pressing the SPEED button first andthen pressing the “+” and “-” buttons.PROGRAM SELECTION - This button will let you access the unitsbuilt-in programs. Pressing this button and then press the “+” or “-”to navigate through the built-in programs.FLASH - This button will activate the strobe effect. You can controlthe flash rate by pressing the “+” and “-” buttons. Press this buttonagain to exit strobe mode.SPEED - Press this button and use the “+” & “-” buttons to adjust thespeed of the Auto run.DMX MODE - This button will let you select which DMX mode youwant to use. Some fixtures will come with different DMX channelmodes. This button will switch between the different modes. Pleasesee pages 13-16 for DMX modes, values, and traits.SOUND ACTIVE - This button activates sound active mode.SLAVE - This designates the fixture as a slave fixture in a master/slave configuration.SET ADDRESS - Press this button to set the DMX address. Press thisbutton first, then press the numbers to set the address.Example: Set DMX Address 1 Press “S-0-0-1”Set DMX Address 245 Press “S-2-4-5”R G B - Press either one of these buttons and the press the “+” or “-”to adjust the brightness.“+” and “-” - Use these buttons to adjust the flash rate, speed of theAuto Run, sound sensitivity, and program selection.DMX Control:Operating through an DMX controller gives the user the freedom tocreate their own programs tailored to their own individual needs.Follow the directions below to set your DMX Mode and address.1. Before connecting to an DMX controller, your fixture has differentDMX channel modes, please select your desired mode by press-ing the DMX Mode button, then using the “+” or “-” buttons toscroll through the DMX Channel Modes. Set the mode before youaddress the fixture. See the bottom of this page for the DMXmodes.2. After you have selected your mode, set the DMX address for thefixture by pressing the “S” button. When the “S” button is pressedthe LED’s will flash 2-3 times and all the red LED’s will light. Usethe number buttons to press in your desired address. See “SETADDRESS” on page 11 for examples.Note: When seeting the DMX address each time a number is presseda LED color will glow, when you have set the DMX address correctlyall LED’s will flash 2-3 times.3. Now you may connect the fixture via the XLR connections to anystandard DMX controller. Please see pages 13-16 to for a detaileddescriptions of the DMX modes, values, and traits.• If the Red LED’s glow you are in DMX Mode 1: 1 DMX Channel.• If the Green LED’s glow you are in DMX Mode 2: 2 DMXChannels.• If the Blue LED’s glow you are in DMX Mode 3: 3 DMX Channels.• If the Red & Green LED’s glow you are in DMX Mode 4: 4 DMXChannels.• If the Red & Blue LED’s glow you are in DMX Mode 5: 5 DMXChannels.• If the Green & Blue LED’s glow you are in DMX Mode 6: 6 DMXChannels.• If all of the LED’s glow you are in DMX Mode 7: 7 DMXChannels.Flat Par Tri18 ADJ LED RC Operation