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1. Professional p STAGE SETTER 8 User Instructions Elation Professional 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca 90058 Rev 2 05 www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Introduction Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Elation Professional Stage Setter 8 To optimize the performance of this product please read these operat ing instructions carefully to familiarize yourself with the basic opera tions of this unit The Elation Stage Setter 8 is a unique 16 channel DMX controller This unit has been tested at the factory before being shipped to you there is no assembly required Customer Support Elation provides a toll free Customer support line to provide set up help and to answer any question should you encounter problems during your set up or initial operation You may also visit us on the web at www elationlighting com for any comments or suggestions Service Hours are Monday through Friday 10 00 a m to 5 00 p m Pacific Standard Time Voice 323 582 3322 Fax 823 582 2610 E mail support elationlighting com Warning To prevent or reduce the risk of electrical shock or fire do not expose this unit to rain or moisture Caution There are no user serviceable parts inside this unit Do not attempt any repairs yourself doing so will void your man ufactures warranty In the unlikely event your unit may require service please contact your nearest Elatione dealer Do not discard this2. Stage Setter 8 Technical Specifications Technical Specifications DO INPU Leeeerere creer rene meer rar mere eT DC 12 20V 500 m A min DMX OUT era EE E 3 pin XLR female MIDI MTN csscisieaciasds caaleenatitnetiensauaidacauitexiicmadevhd 5 pin multiple socket PALCONNSiciseissctermentasaatzacecs 12 patterns including 8 programmable patterns and 4 built in patterns DIMENSIONS ainaiseen 310x222x71mm RUNS Svcs eree e REE E Up to 32 steps for each pattern Welgi siarane aa E N Aaa 2 4 Kg Elation Professionale www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 22 Stage Setter 8 Warranty 1 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY A Elatione hereby warrants to the original purchaser Elation products to be free of manu facturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of 1 Year 365 days from the date of purchase This warranty shall be valid only if the product is purchased within the United States of America including possessions and territories It is the owner s respon sibility to establish the date and place of purchase by acceptable evidence at the time service is sought B For warranty service send the product only to the Elatione factory All shipping charges must be pre paid If the requested repairs or service including parts replacement are within the terms of this warranty Elation will pay return shipping charges only to a designated point within the United States If the entire instrument is sent it m
3. Requirements Your controller and packs require a standard 3 pin XLR connector for DMX data input and DMX data output Figure 1 If you are making your own cables be sure to use standard two conductor shielded cable This cable may be purchased at almost all pro sound and lighting stores Your cables should be made with a male and female XLR connector on either end of the cable Also remember that DMX cable must be daisy chained and can not be Y ed or split Notice Do not use the ground lug on the XLR connector Do not con nect the cable s shield conductor to the ground lug or allow the shield conductor to come in contact with the XLR s outer casing Grounding the shield could cause a short circuit and erratic behavior Notice Be sure to follow figures two and three when making your own cables COMMON DMX512 OUT CONTROLLER DMX512 IN CONNECTOR CONNECTOR DMX at 3 PIN Figure 2 Elation Professional www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 6 Stage Setter 8 Set Up XLR Male Socket XLR Female Socket 1 I i 11 k p 2 yr 1 I I i I I i I I I XLR Pin Configuration Pin 1 Shield Pin 2 Data Compliment negative Pin 3 Data True positive Figure 3 Special Note Line Termination When longer runs of cable are used you may need to use a terminator on the last unit to avoid erratic behavior A terminator is a 90 120 ohm 1 4 watt resistor which is c
4. these changes in any products theretofore manu factured F No warranty whether expressed or implied is given or made with respect to any acces sory supplied with products described above Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law all implied warranties made by Elation in connection with this product including war ranties of merchantability or fitness are limited in duration to the warranty period set forth above And no warranties whether expressed or implied including warranties of merchant ability or fitness shall apply to this product after said period has expired The consumer s and or Dealer s sole remedy shall be such repair or replacement as is expressly provided above and under no circumstances shall Elation be liable for any loss or damage direct or consequential arising out of the use of or inability to use this product G This warranty is the only written warranty applicable to Elatione Products and super sedes all prior warranties and written descriptions of warranty terms and conditions here tofore published Elation Professional www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 23 Elation Professional A Division of the American DJ Group of Companies 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles CA 90058 USA Tel 323 582 2650 Fax 323 582 2610 Web www elationlighting com E mail info elationlighting com
5. 6 crossfaders allows easy Elation Professional www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 9 Stage Setter 8 Controls and Functions Front Panel Controls and Functions Cont dipless crossfading between scenes providing both crossfaders are moved together 7 LCD Display This multifunctional display will detail the unit s current operation The LCD will indicate an active MIDI signal by flashing a LED next to the MIDI icon 8 Master Level Slider This slider controls the overall channel intensity levels for channel slid ers 1 16 2 amp 11 and will also control the master intensity level for programs 1 12 12 amp 17 This slider will have no effect on the Full On 14 and Bump 10 functions For example When the Master Slider is at minimum all output will be zero except for any resulting from the Bump Buttons 10 and Full On Button 14 Zero output will be indicated by the LCD Display 7 again with the exception of any output resulting from the Bump Buttons 10 and Full On Button 14 If the slider is at 50 all outputs will be at 50 The LCD 7 will display 50 output If the slider is at 10 all outputs will be 100 This will be indicated by 100 in the LCD Display 7 9 Channel LEDs 9 16 These 8 LEDs detail the current intensity for channel sliders 9 16 The more you raise the channel slider the higher the output The LED indi cators will directly reflect the chang
6. Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 14 Stage Setter 8 General Operation Operating Modes The Stage Setter 8 has three different operating modes 2x8 8x8 and 1x16 These modes are selected with the Mode Button 3 The current mode is indicated by the Mode LED 3 In 2x8 mode Crossfader X 5 controls the channels 1 8 and Cross fader Y 6 controls channels 9 16 In 8x8 mode the Scene Y 11 channels 9 16 become a set of Masters Scenes Each Master Scene channel 9 16 will control the level of the scenes or patterns created The Scene X 2 channels 1 8 operate as normal dimmer sliders In 1x16 mode X Crossfader 5 controls the intensities of channels 1 16 and Y Crossfader controls the Fade Time Fade Time is the amount of time it takes one scene to end and fade in to the next Fade Time varies from 1 10 of second instant to 10 minutes Masters Scenes Master Scenes is function that can only be used while in the 8x8 oper ating mode When in the 8x8 mode the Bump Buttons 10 and the Scene Y 11 sliders can be used to store a Masters Scene A Master Scene consist of channels 1 8 To create a Master Scene First use the sliders in the Scene X 2 section to create a scene After you have set your scene tap the Program Button to enter the program mode Once Program mode has been activated tap the Bump Button that corresponds to a Scene Y 11 slider that will be used to store the scene The scene will
7. ash at the established chase rate A chase rate may be set at anytime weather a chase pattern is running or not The Tap Sync Button also activates Step Mode Holding the Tap Sync button down for at least five seconds will activate Step Mode To deac tivate Step Mode hold down the Tap Sync button for five seconds 14 Full On Button This button is used to bring all channel output 1 16 to full intensity This function will override the Blackout 15 function A Full On LED 14 will glow when Full On 14 is active 15 Blackout Button This button is used to disable all channel output 1 16 Only the Full On 14 and Bump Buttons 10 function can override this function Blackout is active when the Blackout LED is glowing Elation www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 11 Stage Setter 8 Controls and Functions Front Panel Controls and Functions Cont 16 Fog Machine Button This button is used to control fog output to compatible Elation fog machine These fog machine include the Master Blaster 700 and 1000 Vaporizer and the Dyno Fog This button not only eliminates the need of a separate fog machine controller but also allows quick and easy access to a fog machine output For an updated list of compatible fog machines please contact our support department 17 Patterns 1 8 These buttons are used to access any of the eight patterns you may create yourself A pattern LED will glow wh
8. cartoon in the trash Please recycle when ever possible Upon unpacking carefully inspect your unit for any damage that may have occurred during shipping If damage may have occurred do not plug the unit in please contact your dealer as soon as possible Elation Professional www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 2 Stage Setter 8 Contents IFO OEIC WOM iis scan ctaen oneone a AEA Aa 2 Feature Scorrier EE EA E EE 4 OV Ol OW ea Ee E N EEEE 5 Set Upei ngr ene aE A a ER E TE 6 Frt Panel Controls and PUNCUONS cccisciciasecvisinasccsaainiisbantenaniassonses 8 Rear Panel Controls and FUNCtIONS iciscstscicscssssssacsessensdsarseenens 13 General Operation Op rating MOGSS nvsnii ai a ba 15 Master SCONES vataacscssassaancenetransnacsasooneneninieriesauas veteenabicenaaniaaaand 15 Flash COINS wahurexastsawaitaidinicswnccnniedaicnsaiahahaiuestoninan dixteba sna nesiinaiondbinauiieaiaads 16 Programming Chase Patterns 2X8 and 8X8 WIC SS sien sititcreuccentaiah siti sincneveibasldaainenmiacubeseasiaacdal 17 IXI MOE ereinen eO EDs 18 MIDI of y 1 Cs p mene entire eererrenre er errr a er crear Ofer E r rrr 19 LOD Value Chang Escca dacscacastassdigaadeaneblasiiiomelasatseans 20 Memory Nice shasta oi iaaa E 21 Technical SPSCHICAUOMS cccrceccscsusstasreminatiarnieieiemeemnsteone 22 WARP AN Yt sarpcietien ki nadaan a ea i aa E 23 Improvements and changes in specifications and design to this manual and unit may be ma
9. de There are three different operating modes 2x8 8x8 and 1x16 The unit s current operating mode will indicated by a LED that corresponds to the oper ating mode icons Mode operations are explained on page 15 4 Program Button This button is used to activate the unit s program mode You may create up to eight of your own programs These programs are then stored on the Pattern Buttons 17 See programing on page 17 When the Program Button is depressed the program LED will begin to glow this indicates Program Mode has been activated Once Pro gram Mode is activated you may begin to program chase patterns or static scenes into the eight user Pattern Buttons 17 For programming details see the programming section beginning on page 17 5 X Crossfader This slider controls the overall intensity of the Scene X channel faders 2 The X 5 and Y 6 faders allow crossfading between Scenes X 2 and Scene Y 11 The X Crossfader is at its maximum intensity while in the full up position In 1x16 mode the X Crossfader controls the intensities of channels 1 16 6 Y Crossfader This slider controls the overall intensity of the Scene Y channel faders 11 The X 5 and Y 6 faders allow crossfading between Scenes X 2 and Scene Y 11 The Y Crossfader is at its maximum intensity while in the full down position In 1x16 mode the Y Crossfader controls the scene Fade Time The offset configuration of the X 5 and Y
10. de at any time without prior notice Elation Professionale www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 3 FEATURES Stage Setter 8 features include e 2 x 3 pin XLR OUT Three different operating modes 2 x 8 8 x 8 and 1 x 16 12 pattern option 4 built in and 8 user programmable 32 steps scenes per a program MIDI compatible Fog machine output button Scene crossfader Tap SYNC button 8 Bump Buttons Back up memory protection Full functional 4 digit LCD display Elation Professionale www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 4 Stage Setter 8 Introduction WARNINGS e Do not spill water or other liquids in to or on to your unit e Be sure that the local power outlet match that of the required voltage for your unit e 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 e 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 e Disconnect from main power before making any type of con nection e Do not remove the top cover under any conditions There are no user serviceable parts inside e Disconnect the unit s main power when left unused for long periods of time e Never plug this unit in to a dimmer pack e Always be sure to mount this unit in an ar
11. ea that will allow proper ventilation Allow about 6 15cm between this device and a wall e Do not attempt to operate this unit if it becomes damaged in any way e Never operate this unit when it s cover is removed e To reduce the risk of electrical shock or fire do not expose this unit rain or moisture e This unit is intended for indoor use only use of this product outdoors voids all warranties e During long periods of non use disconnect the unit s main power e Always mount this unit in safe and stable matter Elation Professional www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 5 Stage Setter 8 Set Up Unpacking Every Stage Setter 8 has been thoroughly tested and has been shipped in perfect operating order Carefully check the shipping carton for damage that may have occurred during shipping If the carton appears to be damaged carefully inspect your fixture for any damage In the case damage has been found please contact our toll free cus tomer support number for further instructions Power Supply Before plugging your unit in be sure the source voltage in your area matches the required voltage for your Elatione Stage Setter 8 The Elatione Stage Setter 8 is available in a 115v and 230v version Because line voltage may vary from venue to venue you should be sure to plug your unit into a matching wall outlet before attempting to operate you controller Data Cable DMX Cable
12. en a corresponding pattern was selected for operation Elation www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 12 Controls and Functions Stage Setter 8 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Rear Panel Rear Panel Controls and Functions 17 DC Power Input This jack is used to connect to external power supply Only use the included DC 12 20V 500 mA minimum power supply If it becomes necessary to replace the original power supply only use an approved Elation power supply 18 Power Switch This switch is used to turn the unit s main power On Off 19 DMX Out This XLR jack is used to send DMX data to your DMX dimmer packs or other DMX fixtures 20 DMX Out This is another XLR jack that is used to send DMX data to your DMX dimmer packs or other DMX fixtures Elation Professionale www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 13 Stage Setter 8 Controls and Functions Rear Panel Controls and Functions Cont 21 MIDI Thru This jack is used to parallel an incoming MIDI signal through to another MIDI device 22 MIDI In This jack receives an incoming MIDI signal from external MIDI control ler or keyboard 23 Fog Machine Connector Use this connection to connect a compatible Elation fog machine such as the Master Blaster 700 and 1000 Vaporizer and the Dyno Fog This eliminate the need of separate controller Elation Professionale www elationlighting com
13. es in slider level 10 Bump Buttons Each of the eight Bump Buttons can be programmed to control a single or a group of channels 1 16 The eight buttons can then be used to bring an individual or group of channels to full intensity The 8 momentary Bump Buttons are used to bring each individual channel to full intensity regardless of the Blackout 15 function or the Master Level 8 setting Elation Professionale www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 10 Stage Setter 8 Controls and Functions Front Panel Controls and Functions Cont In 1x16 mode each button can be programmed to control a group of channels this makes each button a Flash Scene The Bump Buttons are also used in programming mode when pro gramming Flash Scenes and Master Scenes 11 Scene Y These 8 sliders are used to control the intensities of channel 9 16 11 The overall intensity of channel faders 9 16 11 is controlled by the X Crossfader 5 12 Built in Patterns 9 12 These four Patterns buttons are used to activate any of the four built in programs stored in the unit s memory A pattern LED will glow when a corresponding pattern was selected for operation 13 Tap Sync This button is used to create a chase rate Repeatedly tapping this button will establish a chase rate that corresponds to your tap rate The chase rate will be synchronized to the time interval of the last two taps A Tap Sync LED will fl
14. le In this example we will program Bump Button 8 allowing channels 3 7 14 and 15 to be at full channel 1 5 10 and 16 at 50 output and the remaining channel fully off Move all Scene X and Scene Y sliders to fully down Move Scene X sliders 3 and 7 to fully up Move Scene Y sliders 14 and 15 to fully up Move Scene X sliders 1 and 5 to 50 Move Scene Y sliders 10 and 16 to 50 Tap the Program Button causing its LED to light Tap Bump Button 8 NOOR WD Elation Professional www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 16 Stage Setter 8 Basic Programming Programming Chase Patterns You may create up to 8 Chase Patterns consisting of up to 32 steps scenes These patterns are stored in to the Pattern Buttons 17 To initiate programming first tap the Program Button 14 so that the Program to activate program mode the program LED will glow when program mode is activated Once program mode is activated tap the Pattern Button 17 you wish to program to Once you selected a pat tern bank to store your program the corresponding pattern LED will begin to flash indicating which Pattern Button 17 was selected You may now begin the program process Programming Chase Patterns 2x8 and 8X8 modes When in the 2x8 or 8x8 mode each pattern can only be programmed using Scene X Sliders 2 and each step will only includes Channels 1 8 Example Programming a 32 step patter
15. n into the Pattern 5 Bank Button using the Scene X Sliders 2 1 Tap the Program Button 4 the program LED will begin to glow 2 Tap the Pattern 5 Button 17 the Pattern 5 LED will begin flashing 3 Move the desired Scene X Sliders 17 to the levels desired as the first step of this pattern 4 Tap the Program Button 4 to program this step into memory all channel LED should flash once and the LCD 7 will read 01 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the LCD 7 reads end End will denote the maximum of 32 steps has been reached 6 After the maximum of 32 steps has been programmed program mode will automatically release 7 If you wish to program less steps in to your program you can exit the program mode manually y by tapping on the Blackout Button 15 once This will manually release the program mode NOTE While in program mode all other functions will lock Elation Professional www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 17 Stage Setter 8 Basic Programming Programming Chase Patterns 1x16 mode When in the 1x16 mode both the Scene X 1 9 and the Scene Y Chan nels 9 16 can be used Example Program a 4 step pattern with channels 7 10 at full in sequence in to the Pattern 6 Button using both the Scene X 2 and Scene Y 11 slid ers 1 Be sure you are in the 1x16 mode If not use the Mode Button 3 to select 1x16 operation 2 Tap the Program Button 4 the p
16. now be stored as a Master Scene into the Scene Y slider and will be ready for immediate use Example We will program a into the fifth Master Scene The scene will consist of channels 1 and 6 at full channel 7 at 50 and the remaining channels fully off 1 Move X and Y Crossfaders to maximum X Crossfader fully up and Y Crossfader fully down Elation Professionale www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 15 Stage Setter 8 General Operation Masters Scenes Cont 2 Lower all Scene X sliders to minimum 3 Raise Scene X slider 1 and 6 to maximum 4 Raise Scene X slider 7 to 50 5 Tap the Program Button The Program LED should be lit 6 Tap Bump Button 5 Flash Scenes Flash Scenes that only operates in 1x16 mode When in the 1x16 mode the Bump Buttons 10 can be programmed as Flash Scenes These are scenes that can be created by any of the 16 channels Once a Flash Scene is created this scene may be activate by pressing on the Bump Button it was assigned to To create a Flash Scene First use the sliders in the Scene X 2 and Scene Y 11 section to create a scene After you have set your scene tap the Program Button to enter the program mode Once Program mode has been activated tap the Bump Button that corresponds to a Scene Y slider that will be used to store the scene The scene will now be stored as a Master Scene into the Scene Y slider and will be ready for immediate use Examp
17. onnected between pins 2 and 3 of a male XLR connector DATA and DATA This unit is inserted in the female XLR connector of the last unit in your daisy chain to terminate the line Using a cable terminator will decrease the possibilities of erratic behavior Termination reduces signal errors and avoids signal transmission problems and interference It is always advisable to connect a DMX terminal Resistance 120 Ohm 1 4 W between PIN 2 DMX and PIN 3 DMX of the last fixture Figure 4 Elation Professionale www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 7 Stage Setter 8 Controls and Functions Front Panel 1 2 7 2 2 E E z 3 5 a A a 2 Fd i E 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Front Panel Controls and Functions 1 Channel LEDs 1 8 These 8 LEDs detail the current intensity for channel sliders 1 8 The more you raise the channel slider the higher the output The LED indi cators will directly reflect the changes in slider level 2 Scene X Channel Faders 1 8 These 8 sliders are used to control the intensities of channel 1 8 The overall intensity of channel faders 1 8 is controlled by the X Crossfader 5 Elation Profesionale www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 8 Stage Setter 8 Controls and Functions Front Panel Controls and Functions Cont 3 Mode Button This button is used to change the unit s operating mo
18. rogram LED will begin to glow 3 Tap the Pattern 5 Button 17 the Pattern 5 LED will begin flashing 4 Move all Scene X 2 and Scene Y 11 sliders to fully down 5 Move Scene X slider 7 to the full intensity position 6 Tap the Program Button 4 once the LCD 7 will read 01 7 Move Scene X slider 8 to the full intensity position 8 Tap the Program button once the LCD 7 will read 02 9 Move Scene Y slider 9 to the full intensity position 10 Tap the Program Button 4 once the LCD 7 will read 03 11 Move Scene Y slider 10 to the full intensity position 12 Tap the Program Button 4 once the LCD 7 will read 04 13 Tap the Blackout Button 15 once to exit the program mode the Program LED 4 will turn off 14 To test your program press the Pattern 6 Button Your four step chase pattern will begin to run Elation Professional www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 18 Stage Setter 8 MIDI Operation MIDI Settings To change adjust the MIDI settings 1 Be sure main power is off 2 With main power off hold down Bump Buttons 1 4 With Bump Button 1 4 held down turn main power on Once main power is on the current MIDI Receive channel will be displayed in the LCD 3 Tap Bump Button 8 to change the MIDI Receive channel The MIDI receive channels can range from channels 1 16 4 Tap the Blackout Button to exit MIDI Setting mode MIDI Implemen
19. tation This console receives MIDI program changes according the following table NOTE NUMBER VELOCITY FUNCTION 22 37 Channel intensity Turn on or off channels 1 16 38 45 Turn on or off Bump Button 1 8 46 57 Turn on or off Pattern 1 12 58 Mode 59 Full On 60 Blackout Elation Professional www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 19 Stage Setter 8 LCD Value LCD Display Value The LCD display can be changed to read in DMX channel values 1 255 or to read in dimmer percentage value 1 100 To change the LCD value 1 Be sure main power is off 2 With main power off hold down Bump Buttons 1 4 With Bump Button 1 4 held down turn main power on Once main power is on the current MIDI Receive channel will be displayed in the LCD 3 Tap Bump Button 7 to select the display value from 255 100 4 Tap the Blackout Button to exit the adjustment mode Elation Professionale www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 20 Stage Setter 8 Memory Dump Memory Dump This functions allows you to reset the unit s default settings Caution This will erase all user programs To reset the unit 1 Be sure main power is off 2 Hold Bump Buttons 2 3 6 and 7 down 3 While holding down the above Bump Buttons turn main power on 4 The unit will now return to the default settings Elation Professional www elationlighting com Stage Setter 8 Instruction Manual Page 21
20. ust be shipped in its origi nal package No accessories should be shipped with the product If any accessories are shipped with the product Elation shall have no liability whatsoever for loss of or damage to any such accessories nor for the safe return thereof C This warranty is void if the serial number has been altered or removed if the product is modified in any manner which Elation concludes after inspection affects the reliability of the product if the product has been repaired or serviced by anyone other than the Elatione factory unless prior written authorization was issued to purchaser by Elatione if the product is damaged because not properly maintained as set forth in the instruction manual D This is not a service contract and this warranty does not include maintenance clean ing or periodic check up During the period specified above Elation will replace defective parts at its expense and will absorb all expenses for warranty service and repair labor by reason of defects in material or workmanship The sole responsibility of Elation under this warranty shall be limited to the repair of the product or replacement thereof including parts at the sole discretion of Elation All products covered by this warranty were manu factured after January 1 1990 and bear identifying marks to that effect E Elation reserves the right to make changes in design and or improvements upon its products without any obligation to include
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