User manual

4BAR™ Tri User Manual Rev. 7 Page 9 of 17
4. OPERATION
Control Panel
Operation
To access the control panel functions, use the four buttons located underneath the
display.
Button Function
<MENU>
Selects an operation mode or to backs out of the current menu option
<UP>
Scrolls up the list of options or selects a higher value
<DOWN>
Scrolls down the list of options or selects a lower value
<ENTER>
Activates a menu option or a selected value
Menu Map
Mode
Programming Steps
Description
DMX Mode
3-CH
d 1–d512
Selects DMX operating mode and sets the
DMX starting address
15CH
Sound-Active SND
The internal program runs to the beat of the
music
Preset Colors C-- C 1–C 7
Selects one of the preset colors (red, green,
blue, cyan, magenta, yellow, or white)
Automatic
Programs
P-- P 1–P 6
Selects one of the built-in programs
Speed S-- S 1–S100
Adjusts the speed of the automatic
programs (fast to slow)
RGB Color
Mixing
U--
r 0–r100
g 0–g100
b 0–b100
Adjust the red, green, and blue levels to
create custom colors
DMX
Configuration
Set the product in DMX mode to control with a DMX controller.
1. Connect the product to a suitable power outlet.
2. Turn the product on.
3. Connect a DMX cable from the DMX output of the DMX controller to the DMX input
socket on the product.
DMX Mode and
Starting Address
When selecting a starting DMX address, always consider the number of DMX channels
the selected DMX mode uses. If you choose a starting address that is too high, you could
restrict the access to some of the product’
s channels.
The 4BAR™ Tri uses up to 15
DMX channels in single DMX mode, which defines the
highest configurable address to 498.
If you are unfamiliar with DMX, download the DMX Primer from www.chauvetlighting.com.
To select the starting address, do the following:
1. Press <MENU> repeatedly until 3-CH or 15CH shows on the display.
2. Press <ENTER>.
3. Use <UP> or <DOWN> to choose a DMX address from d 1–d512.
4. Press <ENTER>.