AIC-144 USER MANUAL
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1. DC9 12V 300Ma min Power Switch This switch turns On Off the power AUDIO IN 0 1V 1Vp p OPERATION General The CK 102 allows you to program 12 scanners with 16 DMX channels each 30 banks of 8 programmable scenes 6 chases of 240 scenes using 8 channel sliders a joystick and other buttons With the ease of the joystick you can easily and more accurately control the movement of a fixture To further your ability to dazzle the audience this unit allows you to assign and revement DMX channels In addition two units can set up communication so that they can send or receive a complete file dump Display Information The LCD Display contains a maximum of 2 lines each of 8 characters Below are the definitions LCD Display Message SNI Scene 1 BKI Bank 1 CHASE Chase 1 is activated STEP 009 DATA 184 SP 1M54s TP 4 25s ASS 04 05 RES 10 13 Unit Setup The ninth step of a chase DMX Value 000 255 The current speed is 1 minute 54 seconds The time of the last two taps is 4 25 seconds Assign DMX channels 4 and 5 Reverse DMX channels 10 and 13 SET UP The unit is preset to allocate 16 channels per fixture In order to assign your fixtures to the scanner buttons located on the left side of the unit you will need to space your fixtures 16 DMX channels apart Use the Following chart for DMX Addressing Fixture Digital Dip Switch Setting2. 1 1 1 On 2 17 1 and 5 On 3 33 1 and 6 On 4 49 1 5 and 6 On 5 65 1 and 7 On 6 81 1 5 and 7 On 7 97 1 6 and 7 On 8 113 1 5 6 and 7 On 9 129 1 and 8 On 10 145 1 5 and 8 On 11 161 1 6 and 8 On 12 177 1 5 6 and 8 On Enabling the program mode To enable program mode hold the program button for seconds until LED is lit Set up Joystick 1 Press and hold the Program button until LED is lit 2 Press and hold the Mode and Fine button at the same time the assign LED should light If the reverse LED lights press Fine and Mode again to enter assign 3 4 5 6 7 mode Use the bank UP and DOWN keys to select the axis you wish to assign Pan or TILT Use the Tap Display button to select 16 or 8 channel mode Press the button corresponding to the scanner you wish to assign While holding the mode button press the scene number corresponding to the slider which controls the movement Example If pan is controlled by slider number 4 press and hold the Mode button while tapping scene button 4 When finished press the Mode and Fine buttons at the same time again to exit Assign mode SCENES Programming A Scene 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Enter program mode See Enabling Program Mode Check the blackout key and verify that the LED is not lit if it is press it once to e
3. appears to be damaged do not attempt any operation please contact your dealer 14 This unit should be operated by adults only never allow small children tamper or play with this unit 15 Never operate this unit under the following conditions Inplaces subject to excessive humidity Inplaces subject to excessive vibration or bumps In area with a temperature over 45 C 113 F or less than 2 C 35 6 F III CAUTIONS 1 There are no user serviceable parts inside this unit 2 Do not attempt any repairs yourself doing so will void your manufactures warranty 3 Inthe unlikely event your unit may require service please contact your nearest dealer IV CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Front Panel Scanner Buttons 1 12 1 Scene Buttons Press the scene buttons to load or stored your scenes There are maximum of 240 programmable scenes Faders These faders are used to control the intensity of channel 1 8 or channel 9 16 depending upon the selected page Page Select Button Used to select page between Page A 1 8 and Page B 9 16 Fog Machine Button Activates Fog Machine Speed Slider Used to adjust the chase speed within the range of 0 1 second to 10 minutes Fade Time Slider Used to adjust the fade time Fade time is the amount of time it takes for a scanner or scanner to move from one position to
4. another for the dimmer to fade in or fade out LCD Display Shows the current activity or programming state Pan Joystick This joystick is used to control the Pan of the scanner or for programming Tilt Joystick This joystick is used to control the Tilt of the scanner or for programming 10 Program Button Activates program mode 11 MIDI Rec Used to control MIDI operation or to record programs 12 Auto Del Activates Music mode or to delect scenes or chases 13 Music Bank Copy Activates Program mode 14 Bank Up Down Press the Up Down button to select from 30 banks 15 Tap Display Used to create a standard beat or to change the value mode between and 0 255 16 Blackout Button Tap to momentarily pause whole output 17 Chase Button 1 6 These buttons are used for activating the chase of programmed scenes 18 Fine Button When Fine is on the Pan or Tilt joystick will control the scanner in the smallest increment 19 Mode Button Pressing Fine and Mode buttons allows to activate Assign or Reverse mode Rear Panel 1 MIDIIN Receives MIDI data DMX Polarity Select Used to select DMX polarity DMX OUT This connector sends your DMX value to the DMX scanner or DMX pack DMX IN This connector accepts your DMX input signals Fog Machine Connector This connector is used to plug in the Fog Machine DC Input
5. the scene button corresponding to the scene you wish to display Auto Mode This function allows you to run a bank of programmed scenes in sequence 1 Press the Auto Del button to enter into Auto mode The Auto LED will light indicating the Auto mode is active 2 Use the bank Up Down button to select a bank of scenes to run 3 After selecting the bank of scenes to run you can use the speed slider and Fade Time slider to adjust the speed of the scene progression 4 You can use the Tap Sync Display button to set the speed instead The amount of time between the last two taps will instruct the controller in the length of time between steps This setting will stay in effect until the speed slider is moved 5 Press the Auto Display button to exit Auto mode Music Mode 1 Press the Music Bank Copy button to activate Music mode 2 Use the bank Up Down button to select a bank of scenes you wish to run The scenes selected will run through sequentially to the beat of the music identified by the built in microphone 3 Tap the Music Bank Copy button again to exit music mode Running Chases Manual Mode 1 When the power is turned on the unit enters manual mode automatically 2 Select the chase you wish to run by pressing the corresponding chase button Pressing this button a second time will unselect the chase Auto Mode 1 Press the Auto Del button to activate Auto mode 2 Select the desired by pressing one of six Chase b
6. 192CH DMX CONTROLLER II USER MANUAL FIZ CHANNEL DMN CONTROLLER L D SCENES T 2 3 4 L L 7 T L 1816161616 9 i i r L t 9 i H 18161610 019 ll AlC 144 2 ae 0 m F g www alternativeimports com au MaxFX e Copyright USER MANUAL I PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS Thank you for using our company the CK 102 To optimize the performance of this product please read these operating instructions carefully to familiarize yourself with the basic operations of this unit The CK 102 is a unique 192 DMX channel This unit has been tested at the factory before being shipped to you there is no assembly required It features include 192 DMX channels 12 Scanners of 16 channels each 30 Banks of 8 programmable scenes 6 Programmable chases of 240 scenes 8 Sliders for manual control of channels Assignable joystick for ease of channels File Dump allows data to be sent or received between two units Auto mode program controlled by speed and fade time sliders Fade time Assign fade time Reversible DMX channels allows fixture to react in opposition to others in a chase 8 CHANNEL or 16 CHANNEL mode Fine adjustment for joystick pan and tilt Blackout master button Manual Override button allows you to grab any fixture on the fly Built in microphone for music triggering MIDI control over banks chases and blackout DM Polarity selector Power failure memory Read the instruction in this manual c
7. arefully and throughly as they give important information regarding safety during use and maintenance Please keep this manual with the unit in order to consult it in the future II WARNINGS l 8 9 To prevent or reduce the risk of electrical shock or fire do not expose this unit to rain or moisture Clearing memory often may cause damage to the memory chip be careful not to initialize your unit frequency often to avoid this risk Only use the recommended AC DC power adaptor Be sure to save the packing carton in case you may ever have to return the unit for service Do not spill other liquids or water in to or on to your amplifier Be sure that the local power outlet match that or the required voltage for your amplifier Do not attempt to operate this unit if the power cord has been frayed or broken Please route your power cord out of the way of foot traffic Do not attempt to remove or break off the ground prong from the electrical cord This prong is used to reduce the risk of electrical shock and fire in case of an internal short Disconnect from main power before making any type of connection 10 Do not remove the top cover under any conditions There are no user serviceable parts inside 11 Disconnect the unit s main power when left unused for long periods of time 12 This unit is not intended for home use 13 Carefully inspect this unit for damage that may have incurred during shipping If the unit
8. e you delete all chases in the controller See Delete All Chases for instructions on how to do so 1 2 3 4 5 Enable Programming Mode Tap the Chase button to select the chase you wish to program Select a desired scene from the bank that has scenes stored inside it Tap the MIDI Rec button Repeat steps 3 4 until all desired scenes scenes have been entered Inserting a bank of scenes into a chase 1 Enable Programming Mode 2 Select the chase you wish to program 3 Use the Bank Up Down key to select the bank of scenes you wish to copy 4 Tap the Music Bank Copy button 5 Tap the MIDI Rec copy button all LEDs will flash three times indicating that the requested operation has been performed AddA Step 1 Enable Programming Mode 2 Press the corresponding button to the chase you wish to add a step to 3 Press the Tap Display button the LCD will show the current step 4 Press the Bank Up Down button and scroll to the step you wish to insert the step after 5 Press the MIDI Rec button the segment display will read the step one step higher than before 6 Tap the Tap Display buttonagain The LCD shows the current chase scene and bank Create a desired scene and record it as a new step or select a previously programmed scene to add to the chase 7 Once you have selected the scene you wish to add press the MIDI Rec button again All LEDs will flash three time indicating the new step has been inserted i
9. e movement Example If pan is controlled by slider number 4 press and hold the Mode button while tapping scene button 4 7 When finished press the Mode and Fine button at the same time again to exit Assign mode Reverse Joystick Movement DMX Channel 1 Enable Programming Mode 2 Press the Fine and Mode buttons to enter assign mode then press Fine and Mode buttons again to enter reverse mode The reverse LED lights up indicating reverse mode is active 3 Use Bank Up Down button to change between the Pan and Tilt the corresponding LED lights indicating this selection 4 Press the Tap Display button to change between 8 CHANNEL and 16 CHANNEL mode 5 Press the scanner buttonto select the scanner 6 While holding the mode button press the corresponding scene button the channel you wish to reverse For Example If you are reversing the on one scanner once you verify that you are in reverse mode and the Tilt LED is lit check to see which slider the Tilt control is on Hold the mode button and press the scene button that is same as the slider number for tilt Slider 5 Scene 5 7 Continue steps 3 7 as needed You may reverse a maximum of 48 channels for 12 scanners Delete a scanner of DMX Channels 1 Activate Assign or reverse mode 2 Tap the scanner button to select the scanner you wish to delete 3 Press the mode and Auto Del buttons at the same time All LEDs will flash three time indicating the
10. ect is set on page A if not press the page select button to select page A Move the first and second faders all the way up to their maximum value position Select bank 1 using the bank Up Down buttons Press the MIDI Rec button Tap scene 1 to store the first scene Repeat steps 4 7 until all scenes have been programmed into bank 1 Tap the scanner 1 button to turn off the fader control 10 When finished disable program mode You can now manually tap through you have just programmed Editing A Scene 1 2 3 4 5 6 Program Enable Press the Bank Up Down button to select the bank containing the scene you wish to edit Select the scene you wish to edit by tapping it s scene button Use the faders and or joystick to make the desired adjustments to the scene Once you have completed the changes tap the MIDI Rec button Tap the scene button that corresponds to the scene you re editing This will override the existing scene Be sure to select the same scene in steps 3 and 6 otherwise you may accidentally record over an existing scene 2 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 While holding down the 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 y
11. ly return to normal mode MIDI Channel Setting 1 Press and hold the MIDI Rec button for three seconds The LCD shows the MIDI channel of last time 2 Use the bank Up Down button to select the DMX channel 01 16 to assign to the MIDI channel 3 Press and hold the MIDI Rec button to save your settings The LEDs will flash three times indicating that the required operation has been performed VI TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS POWer pili DC 9 12V 300mA Min DMX In Out 3 pin female male XLR socket x 1 MIDI INassssscccssissseso aa 5 pin multiple socket DIMENSIONS Siki 482x134x85mm Wi cauedeadaucaccecssteedeueseessesivees 2 7 Kgs
12. nto the chase Deleting A Step 1 Enable Programming 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 delect 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 2 Press and hold down the Auto Del button while holding down the chase button All LEDs will flash three time indicating that the requested operation has been performed Delete A Chase 1 With the power off press and hold down the Auto Del and Bank Down buttons at the same time 2 Reapply the power and all chases should be cleared JOYSTICK CHANNEL SELECTION Set up Joystick 1 Press and hold the Program button until LED is lit 2 Press and hold the Mode and Fine buttons at the same time the assign LED should light If the reverse LED lights press Fine and Mode again to enter assign mode 3 Use the bank Up and 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 6 While holding the mode button press the scene number corresponding to the slider which controls th
13. ou wish to copy 3 Select the scene you wish to copy by pressing it s scene button 4 Using the BankUp Down button select the bank you wish to copy the scene to 5 Tap the MIDI Rec button 6 Tap the scene button you wish to copy the scene to Deleting A Scene 1 Enable Programming Mode 2 Press the desired Scene button to select the scene you wish to delete 3 Press and hold down the Auto Del button While holding the button tap the scene button that corresponds with the scene you wish to delete 4 When the programmed scene is delete all DMX channel values will be set to 0 Deleting All Scenes 1 With the power off to the unit press and hold down the Program and Bank Down buttons at the same time 2 Turn the unit back on and all scenes should be cleared Copy A Bank of Scenes 1 Enable Programming Mode 2 Tap the Bank Up Down button until you reach the bank you wish to copy 3 Tap the MIDI Rec button 4 Tap the Bank Up Down button to select the bank you wish to copy to 5 Tap the Music Bank Copy button all LEDs will briefly flash three times indicating the function has been completed 6 Press the program button for three seconds to exit programming mode CHASES 0 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 tim
14. requested operation has been performed Clear All DMX Channels 1 Turn the power to the unit off 2 Press the Mode and Auto Del buttons at the same time 3 While holding the two buttons turn the power back on to the unit All LEDs will flash briefly indicating the reguested operation has been performed 0 Display DMX Channel 1 Press the Fine and Mode buttons at the same time putting the controller into assign mode 2 Press the Fine and Mode buttons again lighting the reverse LED 3 Press the scanner button that is set at the desired Pan and Tilt and the LCD will display the DMX values for Pan and Tilt FADE TIME Fade Time Assign Fade Time 1 With the power off press the mode and Tap Display buttons at the same time 2 Apply the power again tap the Tap Display button to change between Fade Time and Assign Fade Time the LCD reads ALL CH ONLY X Y FD TIME FD TIME 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 key to exit this operation PLAYBACK Running Scenes Threr are three modes in which you can run scenes and chases They are Manual mode Auto mode and music mode Manual Mode 1 When the power is turned on the unit enters manual mode automatically 2 Check and verify that both the Auto and Music LEDs are off 3 Use the Bank Up Down button to select the bank with the scenes you wish to run 4 Press
15. uttons Pressing this button a second time will negate this selection 3 Use the speed slider and Fand time slider to adjust the chase to your specifications Music Mode 1 Press the Music Bank Copy button to activate Music mode 2 Select the desired chase by pressing one of six Chase buttons this will activate the chase and cause it to respond to the rhythms of the music FILE TRANSFER File Transfer allows the user to transfer all information stored in one CK 102 to a second CK 102 unit You must connect the units using 3 pin KLR cables The unit sending the information will have the cable plugged into the DMX Out plug and the receiving the information will have the cable running into the DMX In location To Send A File Dump 1 With the power off to the unit press and hold down the scanner 2 and 3 buttons and scene button at the same time 2 Turn the unit back on while pressing these three buttons the LCD will read TRANSMIT indicating that the unit is ready to send the files 3 Press scene button 7 and 8 at the same time to send the file dump 4 Ifan error occurs during the file dump the LCD will readout ERROR Receive File Dump 1 With the power off press and hold down the scanner 8 9 and scene button 2 at a time 2 Apply the power again while pressing these three buttons the LCD shows RECEIVE indicating this unit is receiving the file dump 3 When receiving is over the unit will automatical
16. xit blackoutmode Verify that the speed and fade time sliders are positioned at zero Press the scanner button corresponding to the unit wish to control You may control more than one scanner at time by pressing the button corresponding to the scanner s you wish to program Move the faders and joystick to the desired position If necessary you may select page B to control channels 9 16 Tap the bank Up Down button to choose the bank you want to store this scene into There are a total of 30 banks you can select you may store up to 8 scenes in each bank Once all scanners are programmed into the desired position for the scene tap the MIDI Rec button to program this scene into memory Tap the scene button you wish to store your scene into All LEDs will flash three times signifying this operation The LCD readout will show the bank and scene To unselect the scanner s you have been programming and switch to another simply press the button of the scanner you have been programming again deselecting it and select another scanner 10 Repeat steps 2 7 until all scenes have been programmed 11 If you don t intend to continue programming at this time press and hold the program button for three seconds to exit program mode The LED will go out indicating this selection Example Scene Program 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Program Enable Tap the Scanner 1 button to turn on its fader control Verify that the page sel
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