Instruction manual

Artistic Licence
16
Jump-Start
(B) Handheld Test & Control Price £265
Features
 Output Protocols: DMX512-A
 RDM V1.0 (E1.20 - 2006 ESTA
Standard)
 DMX512 Functions:
 Rig Check - Static / Dynamic
 Memory Check - Static any
combination of channels
 Dynamic Check - Consecutive
group of channels ramping
 RDM Functions (Get / Set):
 Start address & personality
 Lamp strike + power-on
 Self test + dimmer curve
 Pan & tilt invert & swap
 Display brightness and invert
 Help language
 RDM Functions (Get):
 Lamp hours + strikes
 Product hours + footprint
 Software version
 Device reset
Specification
 Listing: CE FCC
 IP Rating: Indoor use
 Power: 2 x AA Battery
 Height: 95 mm
 Width: 65 mm
 Depth: 28 mm
 Signal Connection: XLR5 female
Jump-Start is a small hand-held RDM and DMX512 programmer. As the new
Remote Device Management (RDM) protocol gains acceptance, the DIP-
switches on the rear of moving lights will gradually disappear.
There is no need for them as RDM allows the lighting console to patch the
lights.
BUT: What do you do when the lighting console is still in the truck? Or when
you need to address a light in the workshop? Or if you want to check the
temperature sensor?
That’s where Jump-Start comes in! Plug it into the DMX connector and
moments later you have a display of all the important information: Start
Address, Footprint, Personality, Sensors, Temperature, Voltage, Lamp Hours
to mention but a few. A couple of key presses are all it takes to edit the
settings. You can even plug into the entire lighting rig and auto-patch all the
lights!
Have you ever stood in front of a light trying to remember which combination
of channels mean ‘strike’? Jump-Start is so clever that it can simply ask the
light to strike or dowse or self-test. Jump-Start also operates as a
straightforward DMX tester. You can set individual channels to a level or have
them ramp continuously. You can even store the channel settings to a
memory. Two ‘AA’ batteries power Jump-Start. Talk time is around 12 hours
and Standby time is about 6 months.