User manual

9
RC Transmitter Mode
Introduction
In the RC Transmitter mode the ART3 controls Wireless Astera lamps, the same way an ARC2 or ARC6
remote control would do but the parameters are set by a DMX control table. You can send and
customize basic running and fading effects and send them to individual lights or groups of lights.
The basic advantages of this operation mode are a higher range and that data is only sent during
changes. With only 20 DMX channels you can control a whole setup of lights and/or ART3s.
Characteristics
- 20 channels are enough to control an unlimited amount of lights
- No constant link, only changes get transmitted. The lights operate independently once they
received a command
- Range: 100-300m
- User should be familiar with the Astera control system
Setup of ART3
Set the ART3 to RC Transmitter Mode (see page 5). As soon as it receives a signal the display shows
TRANSMITTING.. and the status LED starts blinking in green color.
When in the RC Transmitter mode press the Enter button to change the following values:
RC DMX Address:
Chooses the ART3's input DMX address from 1-511. The ART3 will act as a normal DMX fixture. The
remote control functions are mapped to DMX channels see page 17.
DMX Tab:
Three DMX tables that control the lamps can be chosen. Each one has a predefined set of DMX
channels and their effects on the lamps. A table showing the DMX tables for each tab can be found
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While the DMX Tabs STANDARD and EXTENDED offer the same possibilities as the ARC2 remote
control just that you input the values directly at a DMX light controller the DMX Tab
SIMPLE RGB offers an easy way to control colors of 4 pixels with 3 DMX channels for each pixel.
Simple RGB is the default value of DMX Tab.
Setup of lights
The lights do not have to be set at all and will work straight out of the box as soon as they receive
data from an ART3 in RC Transmitter mode. For more complex setups you can define different groups
for some lights or create Sets of lights. To address a single light choose the Extended DMX Tab (see
above) and create a Set with only the one light you want to address individually.