User manual

9
Set Up and Operation
Before plugging the unit in, always make sure that the power supply matches the product specification
voltage. Do not attempt to operate a 120V specification product on 230V power, or vice versa.
RESETTING THE SYSTEM
Warning: this will reset the controller to its factory defaults. This will erase all programs and settings.
1) Turn off the unit.
2) Press and hold BANK UP and AUTO/DEL.
3) Turn on power to the unit (while still holding BANK UP and AUTO/DEL).
Warning:
This will reset the controller to its factory defaults. This will erase all programs
and settings.
FIXTURE ADDRESSING
The SM-8/2 is programmed to control 16 channels of DMX per fixture. Therefore, the fixtures you
wish to control with the corresponding “SCANNER” buttons on the unit must be spaced 16 channels
apart (check the respective fixture’s manual for how to enter the information into the fixture).
Note: failure to use these DMX assignments may cause a lack of control of the fixtures.
PHYSICAL FADER ASSIGNMENT (OPTIONAL SETUP)
Use this feature to combine or unify fixture control attributes for different fixtures. For example; if you
were controlling 4 moving mirrors and 4 moving yokes, the color, gobo and dimmer channels may not
line up ideally on the physical faders. Use this function to re-assign the dimmer, color and gobo
channels to faders 1, 2 and 3. From now on you will be able to control the same attributes on all
fixtures using the same fader location.
1) Press and hold PROGRAM & TAPSYNC buttons together (1) time to access the channel assignment
mode.
2) Press a SCANNER button that represents the fixture whose faders you would like to re-assign.
3) Move the SPEED fader until you arrive at controller channel (number).
4) Move the FADE TIME fader to select the DMX channel.
5) Press the MIDI/ADD button to confirm setting.
6) Repeat steps 3 ~ 5 as often as necessary.
If you wish to copy a scanner’s physical assignments to another scanner, continue by following
steps 7-13. If you do not wish to do this, press and hold PROGRAM & TAPSYNC buttons (2) times to exit
mode.
Example: Copying Scanner 1 into Scanner 2
7) Press and hold SCANNER button # 1.
8) While holding button # 1 press SCANNER button # 2.
9) While holding SCANNER buttons # 1 and # 2, press and hold MIDI/ADD button.
10) Release SCANNER button # 1 first before releasing SCANNER button # 2.
11) Release MIDI/ADD button.
12) All SCANNER LED indicators will flash to confirm successful copy.
13) Press and hold PROGRAM & TAPSYNC buttons (2) times to exit mode.