DMX Partner USER MANUAL Version 1.0 24-004-1631 Elation Professional · Los Angeles, Ca 90058 · www.elationlighting.
DMX PARTNER Table of contents 1. General Introduction..........................................................................................................3 2. Safety Information & Maintenance...................................................................................3 3. Information Notice.............................................................................................................4 4. Front Panel Overview...........................................................................
DMX PARTNER Section 1: General introduction Thank you for purchasing the Elation DMX Partner. This unit is a professional DMX recorder and playback device with high performance and advanced capabilities. This device was designed to accept information from any universal DMX controller availible on the market today. Any group of scenes that have been programmed into a universal DMX controller can simply be downloaded into the DMX Partner for easy playback.
DMX PARTNER Section: 3 Information Notice Product Modification Warning: Elation Professional products are designed and manufactured to meet the requirements of United States and International safety regulations. Modifications to the product could affect safety and render the product non-compliant to relevant safety standards. Updates & Changes: Information and specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice.
DMX PARTNER Section 4: Front Panel Overview 1. 1-4 Chase Buttons- used to store and playback chases. Up to 99 steps can be stored into each chase button. Chases can be played back in one of two modes- sequential or mixed. A chase will incorporate the same hold and fade time for each step. 2. 1-2 Show Buttons- used to store and playback shows. Up to 99 steps can be stored into each show button. Shows can be played back in one of two modessequential or mixed.
DMX PARTNER Section 5: Rear Panel Overview 1. Power Supply DC Input- plug the supplied 9 DC-1000mA minimum power supply into this input. 2. DMX Input- connect a universal DMX controller into this input for scene uploading. 3. DMX Output- connect to moving lights or dimmers for chase and show playback of uploaded scenes. This output works in conjunction with the 1-8 chase buttons, strobe button and the two (2) show buttons. 4.
DMX PARTNER Section 7: Recording Chases 1. Connect from your DMX controllers output to the DMX input of your DMX Partner. (When programming moving lights, it is recommended that you pre program scenes into your DMX controller before recording chases into the DMX Partner. If your programming conventional dimmers, you can record them in real time using your controllers dimmer channels). 2. Press and hold down the “Record“ button and simultaneously press chase buttons 1, 6, 8,1, 6, 8 in sequence.
DMX PARTNER 8b. Deleting chase steps 1. Press and hold down the “Record“ button and simultaneously press chase buttons 1, 6, 8,1, 6, 8 in sequence. As a result, the Record LED will illuminate. (Note: if you do not have a DMX controller connected to the DMX input of the DMX Partner as described in the previous step, you will not be able to access the Record mode). 2. Select the chase 1-8 you want to delete.
DMX PARTNER Recording Shows (Cont.) 5. Adjust the steps hold time by pressing the “SPEED“ button. Next, use the “UP/DOWN“ buttons to select the hold time ranging from 0.1 (one tenth of a second) to 10:00 (ten minutes). 6. Adjust the steps fade time by pressing the “FADE“ button. Next, use the “UP/DOWN“ buttons to select the fade time ranging from 0.1 (one tenth of a second) to 10:00 (ten minutes). 7. To record the step, press “Record“.
DMX PARTNER 10b. Deleting show steps 1. Press and hold down the “Record“ button and simultaneously press chase buttons 1, 6, 8,1, 6, 8 in sequence. As a result, the Record LED will illuminate. (Note: if you do not have a DMX controller connected to the DMX input of the DMX Partner as described in the previous step, you will not be able to access the Record mode). 2. Select show you want to edit by pressing show buttons 1 or 2.
DMX PARTNER Section 12: Chase Playback Chases can be played back in two modes- “Sequence“ or “Mix“. Sequence mode allows for chases to be played back one at a time. All eight chases can be selected at one time. However, the chase with the flashing LED is the only active chase running at the given time. Once that chase has finished, the next selected chase will automatically begin to run and it’s LED will begin to flash until it finishes. This sequence mode will automatically loop all selected chases.
DMX PARTNER Section 13: Show Playback Shows can be played back in two modes- “Sequence“ or “Mix“. Sequence mode allows for shows to be played back one at a time. Both shows can be selected at one time. However, the show with the flashing LED is the only active show running at the given time. Once that show has finished, the next selected show will automatically begin to run and it’s LED will begin to flash until it finishes. This sequence mode will automatically loop both shows continuously.
DMX PARTNER Section 15: Audio / Manual When running chases or shows, you can select between running them in audio or manual modes. 15a. Activating Audio Mode 1. While playing chases or shows back, press the “RECORD“ button. An indicator light will illuminate in the LCD next to the AUDIO silk screen. This confirms you are in audio or sound active mode. Your chases and shows will now be triggered to sound via an internal microphone in the DMX Partner. 2. To exit audio mode, press the “RECORD“ button twice.
DMX PARTNER Send & Receive (Cont.) 16b. Transfer data from a DMX Partner to a PC or laptop. (NOTE- You must first install our RS232 software before doing anything else. The software is availible at www.elationlighting.com in the downloads section or DMX Partner product page. 1. Using a 9 pin serial lap link cable, connect from the RS232 connector on the rear of your master unit and into the serial port of your PC or laptop. 2.
DMX PARTNER Section 17: Blackout Setup This feature allows you to set your DMX Partner to activate or deactivate black out on power up. Deactivating allows you to automatically begin playback of chases and shows on power up. 1. Flip the power switch to the “OFF“ position. 2. Press and hold the “FADE“ and “SHOW 2“ buttons simultaneously and flip the power switch to the “ON“ position. As a result, the LCD will display “Y-BO“ or “N-BO“ depending on the current active setting. 3.
