SC 1216 Plus Manual 2009‐10‐01
INCLUDED IN BOX: 1 x SC 1216 PLUS CONTROLLER DC 9V POWER ADAPTER USER MANUAL UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS UPON RECEIVING THE UNIT, UNPACK CARTON AND VERIFY THAT ALL PARTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED IN GOOD CONDITION. IF THERE IS ANY SIGN OF DAMAGE TO THE CARTON OR UNIT DUE TO SHIPPING OR MISHANDLING, NOTIFY THE SHIPPER IMMEDIATELY. KEEP ORIGINAL PACKING MATERIALS IN THE EVENT THE UNIT MUST BE RETURNED FOR ANY REASON. ALL FIXTURES MUST BE RETURNED IN THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
FEATURES POWER: DC 9V‐12V 500mA (min.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION This unit is intended for indoor use only. Ensure the power source is of the correct voltage for this fixture. Connect power through a direct switch circuit, NOT a dimmer or variable circuit source. Disconnect unit from power when not in use. Do not install or operate the device in harmful environment conditions. (i.e.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW 1. Audio 2. Midi In 3. DMX Polarity Selector 4. DMX OUT 1. Scanner Buttons (1‐12) 2. Scene Buttons 3. Faders 4. Page Select Button 5. Speed Slider 6. Fade Time Slider 7. LCD Display 8. Pan Joystick 9. Tilt Joystick 10.Program Button SC 1216 Plus Manual 5. DMX IN 6. DC Input 7. Strobe 8. Power Switch On/OFF 11. MIDI/REC 12. Auto/ Del 13. Music/Bank Copy 14. Up/Down 15. Tap/Display 16. Blackout Button 17. Chase Button (1‐6) 18. Fine Button 19.
LCD DISPLAY The LCD display contains a maximum of 2 lines 8 characters each. Definitions of abbreviations is as follows: LCD DISPLAY SN1 BK1 CHASE1 STEP 009 DATA 184 SP: 1M54s TP: 4.25s ASS 04 05 RES 10 13 MESSAGE SCENE 1 BANK 1 CHASE 1 IS ACTIVE THE 9th STEP OF A CHASE DMX VALUE (000‐255) THE CURRENT SPEED IS 1 MINUTE 54 SECONDS THE TIME OF THE LAST 2 TAPS IS 4.25 SECONDS ASSIGN DMX CHANNELS 4 & 5 REVERSE DMX CHANNELS 10 & 13 DMX SETUP The SC 1216 Plus is preset to allocate 16 channels per fixture.
SCENES PROGRAMMING A SCENE: 1) Enter program mode 2) Check the blackout key and verify the LED is not lit. If the LED is lit, press it once to exit black‐out mode. 3) Verify the speed and fade time sliders are positioned at zero. 4) Press the scanner button corresponding to the unit you want to control. It is possible to control more than one scanner at a time by pressing the button corresponding to the scanner(s) you wish to program. 5) Move the faders and joystick to the desired position.
COPY SCANNER SETTINGS: This setting allows you to copy the settings of one scanner to another. 1) Press and hold down the scanner button you wish to copy. 2) While holding down that button, tap the button of the scanner you wish to copy the settings to. COPY A SCENE: 1) Enable program mode. 2) Tap the BANK up/down button to select the bank containing the scene you wish to copy. 3) Select the scene you wish to copy by pressing its scene button.
CHASES PROGRAMMING A CHASE: NOTE: You must have already programmed scenes in order to program a chase, this function allows you to cycle through up to 240 scenes in a preselected order. It is recommended before programming chases for the first time, you delete all chases in the controller/ See "DELETE ALL CHASES" for instructions on how to do so. 1) Enable program mode. 2) Tap the CHASE button to select the chase you wish to program.
DELETING A STEP: 1) Enable program mode. 2) Select the chase that contains the step you wish to delete. 3) Press the TAP/DISPLAY button, the LCD shows the current step. 4) Press the BANK up/down button and scroll to the step you wish to select. 5) Press the AUTO/DEL button to delete the step. All LEDs will flash three times indicating the requested operation has been performed. DELETE A CHASE: 1) Press the button corresponding to the chase you wish to delete.
JOYSTICK/CHANNEL SELECTION SETUP JOYSTICK: 1) Press and hold the PROGRAM button until the LED is lit. 2) Press and hold the MODE and FINE buttons at the same time, the assigned LED should light. If the reverse LED lights, press MODE and FINE again to enter assign mode. 3) Use the BANK up/down keys to select the axis you wish to assign (Pan or Tilt). 4) Use the TAP/DISPLAY button to select 16 or 8 channel mode. 5) Press the button corresponding to the scanner you wish to assign.
FADE TIME FADE TIME/ASSIGN FADE TIME: 1) With the power off, press the MODE and TAP/DISPLAY buttons at the same time. 2) Turn the power on, tap the TAP/DISPLAY button to change between Fade Time and Assign Fade Time, the LCD reads: 3) Press the MODE and TAP/DISPLAY buttons at the same time to store your setting into memory. If you do not wish to save your setting, press the BLACKOUT button to exit this operation.
PLAYBACK There are three modes in which you can run scenes and chases: MANUAL mode, AUTO mode, and MUSIC mode. MANUAL MODE: 1) While the unit is powered on, manual mode is automatically started. 2) Check and verify both the Auto and Music LEDs are off. 3) Use the BANK up/down arrow buttons to select the bank with the scenes you wish to run. 4) Press the scene button corresponding to the scene you wish to display.
FILE TRANSFER File transfer allows the user to transfer all information stored in one SC 1216 Plus to a second SC 1216 Plus. You must connect the units using a 3‐pin CLR cable. The unit sending the information will have the cable plugged into the DMX OUT plug and the receiving unit will have the cable running into the DMX IN location. TO SEND A FILE DUMP: 1) With the power turned off to the unit, press and hold down the SCANNER 2 and SCANNER 3 buttons & SCENE 1 button at the same time.