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Page 12 of 16 4BAR™ Flex User Manual (Rev. 7)
Configuration
(Standalone)
Set the product in one of the standalone modes to control without a DMX controller.
1. Connect the product to a suitable power outlet.
2. Turn the product on.
Never connect a product that is operating in any standalone mode (either
Automatic or Sound) to a DMX string connected to a DMX controller. Product
s in
standalone mode may transmit DMX signals that could interfere with the DMX
signals from the controller.
Sound-Active
Mode
To enable the Sound-Active mode, do the following:
1. Press <MENU> repeatedly until SND shows on the display.
2. Turn the music on and adjust the microphone sensitivity knob until the product
starts responding to the beat of the music.
The product will only respond to low frequencies of music (bass and drums).
Automatic Mode
To enable the Automatic mode, follow the instructions below:
1. Press <MENU> repeatedly until AUTO shows on the display.
2. Press <MENU> and S 1–S100 shows on the display.
3. Use <UP> or <DOWN>
to adjust the duration of each step of the automatic program
from S 1 (fast) to S100 (slow).
Master/Slave
Mode
The Master/Slave mode allows a single 4BAR™ Flex
unit (the “master”) to control the
actions of one or more 4BAR™ Flex units (the “slaves”) wi
thout the need of a DMX
controller. The master unit will be set to operate in either Automatic or Sound Active
mode, while the slave units will be set to operate in Slave m
ode. Once set and
connected, the slave units will operate in unison with the master unit.
Configure the units as indicated below.
Slave units:
1. Press <MENU> repeatedly until 3-CH or 15CH shows on the display.
2. Use <UP> or <DOWN> to set the DMX address to d 1.
Note: The DMX address can be set from either the 3-channel or the 15-
channel
DMX personality.
3. Connect the DMX input of the first slave unit to the DMX output of the master unit.
4. Connect the DMX input of the subsequent slave units to the DMX output of the
previous slave unit.
5. Finish setting and connecting all the slave units.
Master unit:
1. Set the master unit to operate in either Automatic or Sound-Active mode.
2. Make the master unit the first unit in the DMX daisy chain.
• Configure
all the slave units before connecting the master unit to the DMX
daisy chain.
•
Never connect a DMX controller to a DMX string configured for Master/Slave
operation because the controller
may interfere with the signals from the
master unit.
• Do not connect more than 31 slave units to the master unit.