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1. 120 Ohm permanent except cable tester DMX out RDM bias network RC termination Operating temperature 0 C to 45 C 32 F to 113 F DiIMENSIONS cccccscescesseseesesssseeeeseeeseeeees 119mm x 71mm x 46mm 4 7 x 2 8 x 1 8 tite lenit e Er AE 400g 0 88 Ibs Firmware XMT 120A Version 1 15 XMT 350 Version 1 02 Received DMX channels 512 Transmitted DMX channels 512 Refresh 5 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 44 frames second Transmitter break length 140 150 microseconds not configurable Transmitter MAB length 28 32 microseconds not configurable Timing Frames per second Break MAB Display Percents Decimal Hexadecimal DMX scene 32 scenes 512 channels each Number of 1 Steps in 99 Number fixture 100 Channels per 45 RDM controller eene XMT 120A NO XMT 350 YES 24 PRELIMINARY S VVISSOM
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3. 50 and the 100 button to set the level of all channels ALL CHANNELS HOLD UF 9 PRELIMINARY asa son VIDOO 12 2 Set Level of Group of Channels LED SEND DMA Use CH and CH buttons to select a group of channels All groups are located below the channel 1 Use the 0 50 and the 100 buttons to set the level of a group of channels The available groups are shown below EVERY 3RD 2 PEE at ae ae WS AAA HERE eae TREE 13 Send Options When the XMT is in send mode press the OK button to enter the special settings menu CLEAR ALL CHANNELS Set all channels to zero STORE SCENE Store the edited values to a scene LOAD SCENE Load a scene SHOW LEVEL AS Choose whether the level is displayed in percents decimal or hexadecimal EDIT MODE Choose edit mode Normal or direct REFRESH RATE Set the DMX refresh rate for the DMX transmitter 13 1 CLEAR ALL CHANNELS In send DMX Mode Press OK to access the send options Choose CLEAR ALL CHANNELS with the UP and the DOWN button Press OK to confirm Press CANCEL to exit the send options Because the CLEAR ALL CHANNELS item is at the top of the send options menu pressing the OK button twice will clear all channels 13 2 STORE SCENE In send DMX mode Press OK to access the send options Choose STORE SCENE with the UP and the DOWN button Press OK to access the list of scenes
4. or CH to enter the RDM options The following options are available IDENTIFY Enable and disable identify mode SORT PATCH TAB Enable and disable the sorting of the patch table 22 PRELIMINARY 22 Additional Technical Information 22 1 Block Diagram Interfaces PROTECTION D 7T5350l TN Is the XMT battery operated the DMX out port is an isolated transmitter Is the XMT connected to a PC the DMX out port might be a ground referenced transmitter when the USB is grounded Is the XMT battery operated the DMX in port is an isolated receiver Is the XMT connected to a PC the DMX in port might be a ground referenced receiver when the USB is grounded Is the XMT connected to a DMX controller with a ground referenced transmitter the XMT DMX out port is a ground referenced transmitter Is the XMT connected to a USB charger the DMX in port might be an isolated transmitter when the USB is not grounded 23 PRELIMINARY SVVISSOM 23 Safety Information Consider the following notes absolutely when you set up connect and use the XMT This product is not for household use Read this manual before operating the device follow the safety precautions and observe all warnings in this manual Use this device only in accordance with loca
5. 20 3 SHOW BINARY ADDRESS T 18 20 4 Show Miniand 5 coire traer daaa e adn da GE nc adia dana iai uaa ga Fons xia adia 19 20 5 CONTRAS Waves m P 19 20 6 POWER 5 5 19 A E O 20 21 RDM Controller XMT 350 Only cc ccccsscccssscccesscccesssecessecessecessssecesseeccesesessaeeceeseeeseseeecesaeesenseeccsseeecsaeeeesseeeeseeeeses 20 21 1 RDMIDISCOVGEV 2 rr cade deka nde oc ATUAR DES PSC 20 21 2 ROM IE ADIT TUTTI Et 20 21 3 ROM D vice DetallS comicios id tia 21 21 4 RDMIPatch DO A AO 21 21 5 ROM ODtlONS er sici n E 22 22 Additional Technical Information iere eet e tr tein En e ER ad o io tav tanta e 23 22 1 Block Diagram XMT Interfaces cccccccssccccssscccssscccssseccssseecssseecesseeesssseeeeseacenseeccssseeeesseesesssecesssecesaeeeeeeeessesaaaees 23 3 PRELIMINARY 22 2 Ground Topologies 23 Safety Information 24 Technical Data 1 Introduction The XMT 120A and XMT 350 are the new generation of powerful DMX 512 measurement and test equipment for architecture entertainment film and TV lighting and installations using DMX512 The versatile functions of the XMT 120A simplify the debugging of li
6. 10 PRELIMINARY S vvissONn Choose a scene with UP and DOWN buttons Press OK to confirm Press CANCEL twice to exit the send options Note The scenes in receive DMX mode and in send DMX mode are shared All 512 channels are stored into a scene Storing to a scene overwrites the scene s previous content The scenes can be combined to a sequence by using the sequence editor See chapter SEQUENCE 11 PRELIMINARY D 7T5350ll 13 3 LOAD SCENE In send DMX mode Press OK to access the send options Choose LOAD SCENE with UP and DOWN buttons Press OK to access the list of scenes Choose the scene with UP and DOWN buttons Press OK to confirm Press CANCEL twice to exit the send options All 512 channels of the scene are loaded 13 4 SHOW LEVEL AS In send DMX mode Press OK to access the send options Choose the SHOW LEVEL AS item with the UP or with the DOWN button Press OK to change the level display format Press Cancel to exit the send options The levels can be displayed in percents in decimal or in hexadecimal 13 5 EDIT MODE In send DMX mode Press OK to access the send options Choose the EDIT MODE item with the UP DOWN buttons Press OK to change the edit mode The edit mode can be NORMAL or DIRECT Press Cancel to exit the send options Note The edit mode setting does not affect groups of channels Normal Mode In norm
7. NAME Personalize your LOAD DEFAULT OPTIONS Load the factory defaults SHOW BINARY ADDRESS Show a binary representation of the address in the DMX receive mode and in the DMX send mode SHOW MIN MAX Show minimum and maximum values in the DMX receive mode CONTRAST Contrast setting for LCD display POWER SETTINGS Configure power settings of the XMT FIRMWARE UPDATE Mode to perform firmware update of the XMT 20 1 ENTER NAME Choose the ENTER NAME item with UP or DOWN button Press OK to enter the name dialog Select the cursor position by pressing CH or CH and change the character at the cursor position using and Pressing 0 will set the character to a blank space When done press OK and the name will be saved Press CANCEL to keep the old name ENTER SLHSSOM The name is displayed on the boot screen every time the XMT is turned on 20 2 LOAD DEFAULT OPTIONS Choose the LOAD DEFAULT OPTIONS item with UP DOWN buttons Press OK to load the factory defaults 20 3 SHOW BINARY ADDRESS Choose the SHOW BINARY ADDRESS item with UP or DOWN buttons Press OK to select between NO YES O and YES 1 NO Binary address display is disabled YES O Binary address display is enabled Address is displayed as O based binary Address 1 to 512 are mapped to the range of O to 511 for binary display This is useful for 9bit dip switches on DMX fixtures YES1 Binary address display is enabled T
8. SvvissONn XMT 120A XMT 350 DMX Measurement Tool Tester USER MANUAL S VVISSOM Revisions History Revision Description Date 1 First Draft 23 08 12 1 1 Draft English XMT 120A and XMT 350 ler 09 10 12 1 3 Edited boc 22 03 13 2 PRELIMINARY Table of contents A NN 4 2 Applicati hS osaa 4 3 Typical eE 4 A 4 By OVEN VIC W m I 5 GB nat E E 6 AU O RN 6 A NN 6 9 Choose Operating ciclo didas Ye VR Eo R 6 LO RECEIVE DMX eE aena Na Saee O 7 11 RECEIVER OPTIONS nd dador nenes 8 11 1 STORE SCENE Ad 8 ioi Dei Mead 5 dada idad da na 8 11 3 DISPLAY MODE o 8 114 55 5 aaar ULIS 9 T2 SEND DMX A sve 9 12 1 Set Level of all ChannelS ooconoconcnoccnccoonanononanononanononononnnnnnonnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
9. The battery life time may be dramatically reduced when the backlight is used excessively 9 Choose Operating Modes When the MODE button is pressed while the device is in one of the basic operation modes a menu will appear on the display RECEIVE DMX Mode to receive and display DMX values SEND DMX Mode to edit levels and send DMX RDM CONTROLLER Mode to operate RDM available only on the XMT 350 CABLE TESTER Cable test mode CHANNEL TRACER Mode to receive a DMX channel and trace the level frame by frame TIMINGS Mode to analyze DMX timings SEQUENCE Sequence editor and player 6 PRELIMINARY D 7T5350l FIXTURE Configure fixtures and patch them OPTIONS Options of the XMT CONNECT TO PC Mode to connect the XMT to the PC software On the XMT 120A Select the desired mode by using the navigation buttons CH and CH Press OK to confirm the selection or CANCEL to return to the previous mode On the XMT 350 Select the desired mode by using the navigation buttons CH CH and Press OK to confirm the selection 10 RECEIVE DMX Press the MODE button and choose RECEIVE DMX Now press the OK button to enter the receive mode Connect a DMX source to the XMT s DMX in port If a DMX signal is received without any errors the data of the DMX signal will be displayed Choose the DMX address with CH and CH buttons The corresponding level will be shown in rea
10. e 1 adapter XLR 5 pin to XLR 3 pin e 1 adapter XLR 5 pin to XLR 3 pin This user manual This user manual 4 PRELIMINARY 5 Overview D go Uim 4 54 toggle O O Q BACKLIGHT With this button the backlight can be switched on or off POWER With this button the device can be switched on or off OK OK Choose a menu point with this button Enter special settings Enter the special settings menu Cancel CANCEL Escape from a menu point with this button Toggle Toggle values in send mode CHANNEL RIGHT Increase the DMX channel address NAVITGATE Use to navigate to the right in the user menu CHANNEL LEFT Decrease the DMX channel address NAVITGATE Use to navigate to the left in the user menu VALUE UP Increase DMX value NAVITGATE Use to navigate up in the user menu VALUE DOWN Decrease DMX value NAVITGATE Use to navigate down in the user menu CHANNEL to 0 Set the DMX value to 0 Fast Access Button CHANNEL to 50 Set the DMX value to 50 Fast Access Button CHANNEL at 100 Set the DMX value at 100 Fast Access Button 5 12 woe 14 15 16 47 PRELIMINARY MODE The operating mode can be selected by pressing the mode button DISPLAY LCD display with LED backlight MICRO USB SOCKET Micro USB socket for power supply PC connection and firmware update DMX IN Connector to receive DMX DMX OUT Connector to send DMX BATTERY Batt
11. K to access receiver options Press OK again to access the list of scenes Choose a scene with UP and DOWN buttons Press OK to confirm Press CANCEL twice to exit the receiver options There are 32 scenes which are accessible from the receive DMX mode as well as from the send DMX mode Storing the received signal to a scene overwrites all 512 channels of that scene with the currently received values The scenes can be combined to a sequence by using the sequence editor See chapter SEQUENCE 11 2 SHOW LEVEL AS In receive DMX mode Press OK to access the receiver options Choose the SHOW LEVEL AS item with UP or DOWN buttons Press OK to change the level display format Press Cancel to exit the receiver options The levels can be displayed in percent decimal or hexadecimal In the Table view the levels are always displayed in percents and 10096 is shown as FL 11 3 DISPLAY MODE In receive DMX mode Press OK to access the receiver options Choose the DISPLAY MODE item using the UP and DOWN buttons Press OK to change the display mode Press Cancel to exit the receiver options RECEIVE DMA RECEIVE DMA E RECEIVE ADDRES 200 LEVEL 34x Display Mode Normal Display Mode Table Display Mode Graph 8 PRELIMINARY S VVISSOM 11 4 ADDRESSES In receive DMX mode Press OK to access the receiver options Choose the ADDRESSES item with the UP and the D
12. OWN buttons Press OK to change the address access mode Press Cancel to exit the receiver options ADDRESSES ALL ES 3 2 4 4 5 5 7 e o s 5 e 5 e uve ss se s se o o o o 5p s o o 7 o AA ADDRESSES OPEN Loss 1 2 4 4 5 7 5 Eo s o 5 e 5 e uve ss se s ss o o o lollo o 5 RIP 20940 When ADDRESSES is set to ALL you can iterate through all channels using the CH and the CH buttons When ADDRESSES is set to OPEN pressing the CH button will cause the XMT to jump to the next higher address receiving a non zero DMX value Similarly pressing the CH button will cause the XMT to jump straight to the next lower address receiving a non zero value Note This option only applies to the Normal display mode 12 SEND DMX Press the MODE button and choose SEND DMX Now press the OK button to enter the send mode Connect your DMX fixtures to the DMX out port of the 600 IJIPODO DO SEND DMs WI Use CH and CH buttons to select the address ADDRESS LEVEL Use and buttons to set the level for the current channel 5 12 100 Use 0 50 and 100 to set level to 0 50 and 100 12 1 Set Level of all Channels SEND DM Use CH button to select address 1 GROUP LEVEL Use CH button again to access the group of all channels 100 Use the 0
13. VING LIGHT MENU PAN INVERT TILT INVERT PAN TILT SWAP DEVICE DETAILS RESET WARM RESET COLT RESET DEVICE HOURS LAMP MENU LAMP ON MODE OFF DMX ON Editing is currently not supported by the XMT 350 Model is a fixed name set by manufacturer Manufacturer of the RDM device Current DMX address of the RDM device Current personality mode Press OK to change the personality Number of slots used by the RDM responder in the current DMX personality Number of DMX channels Pan invert mode of the RDM device Toggle on or off with OK Tilt invert mode of the RDM device Toggle on or off with OK Pan tilt swap mode of the RDM device Toggle on or off with OK Press OK to start a warm reset of the RDM device Press OK to start a cold reset of the RDM device Operating hours of the RDM device Press OK to change the lamp on mode Lamp stays off until directly instructed to strike Lamp strikes upon receiving a DMX512 signal Lamp strikes automatically at power up AFTER CALIBRATION Lamp strikes after calibration or homing procedure LAMP STATE LAMP HOURS LAMP STRIKES SENSOR MENU UID Status of the lamp OFF ON STRIKE STANDBY NOT PRESENT ERROR Operating hours of the lamp Number of strikes of the lamp The sensor menu lists the sensors and their values reported by the RDM device The RDM unique identifier of the RDM device Newer firmware versions may support additional undocumented p
14. al mode the level of the current channel may be edited using the keypad The adjusted level stays stored at when the current channel is changed using the CH and the CH keys Direct Mode When changing the address in direct mode the level of the previous address is cleared and the currently set level is assigned to the new address automatically To keep the level of an address when changing the current channel it s possible to store its level using the CANCEL key When the level of the current channel has been stored to a value that will stay when changing to another channel STORED will be shown on the display 12 PRELIMINARY SVVISSOTT LOCO E TTT MAM gt DRE gt EST OO ei ES TT OL EDO 13 6 REFRESH RATE In send DMX mode Press OK to access the send options Choose the REFRESH RATE item with the UP DOWN buttons Press OK to change the refresh rate Press Cancel to exit the send options Available refresh rates are 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 44 Hz frames sec 14 CABLE TESTER Press the MODE button and choose CABLE TESTER Now press the OK button to enter the cable tester mode Connect the cable to test to the DMX in and to the DMX out port The XMT scans all pin connections automatically If the connection between a Pin 2 is connected to pin 3 Pin 2 is shorted with pin 3 Pin 2 is not connected pair of p
15. arameters Parameters not supported by the RDM responder will be displayed as N A Some editable parameters may be read only with some RDM responders 21 4 RDM Patch DMX Addresses Use CH or CH to enable patch mode 21 PRELIMINARY D T5350l Y FRTCH T OFTIOHS qu uu Mac 101 Mac 101 Mac 101 MAC 101 IMA ROM SFLITTER Select a device with the buttons and press OK to patch readdress the device A patch dialog will show up The XMT 350 proposes a DMX address This address can be changed manually Use the and buttons to change the proposed DMX address Press OK to patch the device or CANCEL to abort MARTIN MAC 101 ACTUAL ADDRESS PATCH TO ADDRESS 2224 se DIR CANCEL A device which has not been patched yet is displayed with the DMX address in brackets A soon the device is patched the brackets disappear MAC 101 coda The brackets are a guide for the user to know which devices has already been readdressed patched The first item on the list is gt RESTART PATCH Select this Item to restart the patch In this case all devices will be marked with the brackets KRESTART The devices in the list which are marked as not patched with the brackets are sorted by UID unique identifier All patched devices are sorted by DMX address The sorting can be disabled See Chapter 21 5 RDM Options on page 22 21 5 RDM Options Use CH
16. ery compartment for 9V block battery 6 Battery The XMT uses a 9 volt alkaline battery lt Lift to open the battery Pull to remove the battery Check battery pole Push the battery compartment compartment positions compartment to the Push the battery on the touch spring down into the compartment If power is supplied to the XMT via the USB port the battery is disconnected As soon as the USB power supply is removed the XMT will automatically switch to battery operation It s also possible to use a rechargeable 9 volt battery The battery is not charged by the XMT The battery status of the XMT is displayed graphically in the upper right corner of the display When USB power is available the battery symbol disappears and is replaced with a power connection symbol b USB powered moh Battery powered In order to increase the battery life time the XMT will by default automatically turn off after not being used for a few minutes Please refer to the Power Settings chapter on how to change this behavior 7 USB Port The USB port is used to power the XMT and to connect it to a PC Any 5V USB adapter which is capable to supply 150mA can be used to power the XMT as well The USB socket type is Micro USB B The USB cable is not supplied with the XMT USB Adapter 8 Backlight Press the Backlight button to turn on and off the backlight The backlight uses a lot of energy
17. ghting and installations or any application where DMX is used to control lighting The unit can monitor DMX 512 signals as well as analyze and display them The device can also generate DMX 512 signal and supports the control of more complex DMX 512 fixtures such as moving lights The testing of RGB LED lighting with many channels is easy to do with the XMT 120A or with the XMT 350 With additional features such as cable tester timing analysis sequence editor channel tracer dip switch display and Min Max display this device is ideal for troubleshooting and resolving DMX 512 signal challenges and yet remains very simple to operate The XMT can be connected via USB to a PC The Windows software allows managing the fixture library for intelligent devices and updating the device s firmware 2 Applications Concert Lighting TV Sets Live Events Theme Parks Multimedia Shows Architectural Lighting Theater Installation 3 Typical Application 4 Unpacking XMT 120A The following items are included XMT 350 The following items are included The device The device This user manual This user manual XMT 120A SET The following items are included XMT 350 SET The following items are included The device The device Nylon case Nylon case e 1 adapter XLR 3 pin XLR 5 pin e 1 adapter XLR 3 pin to XLR 5 pin
18. he RDM devices discovered MAIN T FRTCH OPTION 44744 MAC 101 Mac 101 Mac 101 Mac 101 DM ROM SPLITTER The device description and the DMX address is displayed for all found RDM devices MAL 101 329 The currently selected device is inverted A small rotating animation appears when the connection to an RDM devices is lost HAC 101 N A is displayed instead of the DMX address when the RDM device does not have a DMX address Typically devices such DMX splitters have no DMX address IHA ROM SPLITTER Each RDM device has an identify mode A blinking dot shows which device is currently in this mode By default the XMT 350 puts the currently highlighted device into identify mode This behavior can be disabled See section 21 5 RDM Options on page 22 MAC 101 329 When an RDM responder is found the UID is shown until more detailed information is available 5B TRCSCD3 SBO On the upper right corner the number of currently connected devices and the totally detected number of device dg uu 20 PRELIMINARY 51 VISSOM 21 3 RDM Device Details Use the buttons to select an RDM device Press OK to enter the details screen of the RDM device Parameters with a small arrow on the left can be edited by pressing OK The following parameters are currently supported by the XMT 350 LABEL MODEL MAN DMX STARTADDRESS DMX PERSONALITY DMX SLOTS MO
19. he range of the binary addresses is 1 to 512 18 PRELIMINARY Swisson RECEIVE DMA g If enabled the binary representation of the address is displayed below the address in ADDRESS LEVEL receive DMX mode and in send DMX mode 912 100 111111111 BinaryAddress 20 4 Show Min and Max Values Choose the SHOW MIN MAX item with UP or DOWN buttons Press OK to toggle between YES and RECEIVE Dt If enabled the min and max values of a level are displayed below the level in receive ADDRESS LEVEL DMX mode 212 100 111111111 MaxLevel 20 5 CONTRAST Choose the CONTRAST item with the UP DOWN buttons Press OK to enter the contrast editor Use and buttons to modify the contrast 20 6 POWER SETTINGS Choose the POWER SETTINGS item using the UP DOWN buttons Press OK to enter the power settings menu The power settings menu has three items BACKLIGHT BRIGHTNESS Set the brightness of the backlight BACKLIGHT DURATION Set the duration of the backlight TURN OFF IF IDLE Automatic turn off time for the XMT when battery operated BACKLIGHT BRIGHTNESS Choose the BACKLIGHT BRIGHTNESS item with UP or DOWN buttons Press OK to change the backlight brightness from 1096 to 10096 in steps of 1096 BACKLIGHT DURATION Choose the BACKLIGHT DURATION item with UP or DOWN buttons Press OK to change the backlight duration from 10sec to 2min The LED backligh
20. ins is OK it s This is usually an error This is usually an error broken circuit indicated by a straight line with DMX cables with DMX cables This is usually an error connecting the pins with DMX cables The speed of the scanning can be modified with the 0 50 100 buttons 15 CHANEL TRACER Press the MODE button and choose CHANNEL TRACER Now press the OK button to enter the channel tracer mode 13 PRELIMINARY S VVISSOM Connect a DMX source to the XMT s DMX in port The level of one channel is traced The address of the current channel is displayed on the bottom left of the screen Use CH and CH buttons to change that address Use the Cancel button to stop and resume the tracing When stopped a small cursor appears The position of the cursor is displayed on the bottom right of the screen The first value shows the DMX level and the second value CHANNEL TRACER shows the time at which this channel was received relative to the time at which the tracing was stopped Use CH and CH buttons to move the cursor M pe Pw o Use 0 50 and 100 buttons to zoom in and out CH DDR ENTE Scroll up and down with and when zoomed in 14 PRELIMINARY SVVISSOI 16 TIMINGS Press the MODE button and choose TIMINGS Now press the OK button to enter the timings mode Connect a DMX source to the XMT s DMX in port TIMIMES DMA IH The XMT sho
21. l laws and regulations Do not expose the device to rain or moisture Do not operate the device if any cover or component is missing damaged or deformed Referany service operation not described in this manual to Swisson Provide unrestricted airflow around the device Do not operate the device if the ambient temperature exceeds 55 C 131 F Do not modify the device in any way not described in this manual or install other than genuine Swisson parts Do not use the device in areas where it is exposed to direct sunlight Do not use the device in areas that are considered to be highly combustible 24 Technical Data Hardware Display LCD Display back LED green Display resolution 128x64 pixel FLASH MeMOFYoccccccccnnnnncncncnnnononononanananananano 16MBytes DMI pot ais iecore teret ecce ren Neutrik 5 pin male connector DMX Neutrik 5 pin female connector DMX ports electrical standard ANSI 1 11 ANSI 1 20 5 Micro USB type srl DE 9V block battery USB Power consumption 150mA max Use of rechargeable battery Yes Battery Cable t ster err torte 5 pin open circuit short circuit wrong wiring DMX in
22. l time If the DMX signal is good enough to be decoded but some errors are detected the received data will be displayed while an error sign will appear If the incoming DMX signal can t be decoded by the XMT BAD SIGNAL will be shown ADDRESS instead of the value 542 te RECENEDHE W If no signal is detected NO SIGNAL will be shown instead of the value ADDRESS LEVEL 542 tu RECEWEDMA If a DMX signal is received but the selected channel is not available ADDRESS instead of the value 5 1 2 Note DMX 512 can transmit up to 512 channels but it s possible that a controller sends less than 512 channels uon will be shown 7 PRELIMINARY SVVISSOM In receive mode the received signal will be amplified and sent to the DMX out port This allows you to connect the XMT in the middle of the DMX line and the signal will be terminated at the DMX in port of the XMT 11 Receiver Options When the XMT is in receive mode press the OK button to enter the special settings menu STORE SCENE Create a snapshot of the incoming DMX data and store the values to a scene SHOW LEVEL AS Choose whether the level is displayed in percents decimal or hexadecimal DISPLAY MODE Select one of the following view types Normal view Table view or Graphical view ADDRESSES Navigate through all channels or only through channels receiving a non zero DMX value 11 1 STORE SCENE In receive DMX mode Press O
23. nce 15 PRELIMINARY S VVISSOM 17 1 EDIT SEQUENCE Choose the EDIT SEQUENCE item with UP DOWN buttons Press OK to enter the sequence editor The sequence can be created with up to 100 steps using 32 scenes The scenes can be recorded in receive and send mode Choose a step with the CH and CH buttons For each step choose a scene with the and button Set the end of the sequence by choosing scene 0 will be displayed as end Scene 1 ENE STEP SCENE o vs Step 7 Scene 9 17 2 PLAY SEQUENCE Choose the PLAY SEQUENCE item with UP DOWN buttons Press OK to enter the replay mode FLAY SEQUENCE Use the OK button to play and stop the sequence ACTUALSTEF 23 Use the button to increase and the button decrease the replay speed a SPEED Use 0 and 10096 to increase decrease the fade time 100 FADE 0 FADE FLAY STOP X EMT Speed Fade Time 17 3 DELETE SEQUENCE Choose the DELETE SEQUENCE item with UP DOWN buttons and press OK Press OK again to confirm 18 FIXTURES Press the MODE button and choose FIXTURES Now press the OK button to enter the fixtures menu The fixtures menu has three items PATCH FIXTURES Patch fixtures to DMX addresses CLEAR PATCH Clear the entire patch EDIT FIXTURES Edit fixture definitions 18 1 PATCH FIXTURES Choose the PATCH FIXTURES item using the UP DOWN buttons Press OK to enter the fixt
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25. s to select NAME Select the cursor position by pressing CH or CH and change the character at the cursor position with and Pressing 0 will set the character to a blank space When done press OK and the name will be saved Press CANCEL keep the old name Number of channels Use and buttons to select NUMBER OF CHANNELS Use and to set the number of channels for the fixture Channel definition Use and buttons to select CHANNEL DEF A list with all channels of the fixture appears Use and buttons to select the channel Press OK to edit the channel description Select the cursor position by pressing CH or CH and change the character at the cursor position with and Pressing 0 will set the character to a blank space When done press OK and the name will be saved Press CANCEL keep the old name 17 PRELIMINARY S VVISSOM 19 Connect to PC The XMT PC Software can be downloaded from the Swisson website www swisson com Install the XMT PC Software before connecting the XMT to the PC Connect the XMT to the PC with a USB cable e Press the MODE button and choose PC Connection Press now the OK button to enter the PC connection mode pc XMT 120A XMT 350 20 OPTIONS Press the MODE button and choose OPTIONS Now press the OK button to enter the options menu The options menu has following items ENTER
26. t of the LCD screen use a lot of energy Try to set the backlight as low as possible and the duration of the backlight as short as necessary to save battery life TURN OFF IF IDLE Choose the TURN OFF IF IDLE item with UP or DOWN buttons Press OK to change the time after which the XMT will turn off automatically when battery operated Possible values are NO stays on 1min 2min 3min 5min 10min The time is reset to zero whenever a button of the keypad is pressed The XMT will not turn off automatically when it s USB powered 19 PRELIMINARY Faia simi TA 139501 20 7 FIRMWARE UPDATE Choose the FIRMWARE UPDATE item with the UP DOWN buttons Press OK to enter the firmware update mode This feature does the same as PC CONNECTION See section PC CONNECTION 21 RDM Controller XMT 350 Only Press the MODE button and choose RDM Now press the OK button to start the RDM controller 21 1 RDM Discovery The XMT performs a full discovery when starting the RDM controller During discovery the XMT searches for connected RDM devices The discovery can be aborted using the CANCEL button REMOTE DEVICE MANABMEHT FOUND 34 DIZCOUERIHB 21 2 RDM Main Screen After the full discovery the main screen of the RDM controller is displayed An incremental discovery is running in background to detect RDM fixtures connected once the full discovery is completed The main screen shows a list of t
27. ure patch editor A list containing the defined fixtures types appears Select a fixture type with the and buttons and press OK 16 PRELIMINARY S VVISSOM PATCH FINTURE ID The fixture ID It will be incremented automatically Ib 23 i FERES seorswar FIXTURE Name of the fixture type ADDRESS 12331 ADDRESS The patch address for the fixture 4 F SELECT ADDRESS The XMT proposes the next free DMX address as the patch address This w PATCH X ERIT address can be changed with the CH and CH buttons Press OK to patch the device RECEWEDMA f a fixture is patched the receive DMX mode and the send DMX mode will show 022 1 00 l information about the current channel on the bottom of the screen 25 MARTIN Mac ii TILT FINE 4 Parameter Description Fixture Name Fixture ID 18 2 EDIT FIXTURES The fixture types can be created and modified on the XMT itself or more conveniently with the XMT Fixture Library Editor on a computer Choose the EDIT FIXTURES item with UP or DOWN button Press OK to enter the fixture type editor The entire patch will be cleared Press OK to confirm Use and button to edit a fixture or CREATE NEW FIXTURE to create a new one NAME Name of the fixture NUMBER OF CH Number of DMX channels used by this fixture CHANNEL DEF Definition of the channel description DELETE FIXTURE Delete the fixture definition Name Use and button
28. ws basic DMX 512 timings DMR SIEMAL DMX SIGNAL Shows if a DMX signal is OK or faulty oie REFRESH RATE Shows the numbers of frames received per second AFTER BREAR BREAK LENGHT Shows the length of the break in microseconds CHRHHEL RECEIVED MARK AFTER BREAK Shows the mark after break time in microseconds CHANNELS RECEIVED Shows the number of channels received Y Y Y amp de O 9 ES SS dq e X A ai SU S USITT DMX 512 1986 USITT DMX 512 1990 ANSI E1 11 2004 Refresh Rates indicative only 1 frames per second not compliant to standard 1 10 frames per second very slow compliant to standard but may cause problems with some equipment 10 25 frames per second slow 25 44 frames per second typical for most equipment 44 frames per second maximum speed when sending all 512 channel gt 44 frames per second only possible when sending less than 512 channel Compliant to standard but may cause problems with some equipment Refer to ANSI E1 11 for more detailed information on DMX 512 timings The accuracy of the XMT s timing measurement is approximately 1 5 microseconds 17 SEQUENCE Press the MODE button and choose SEQUENCE Now press the OK button to enter the sequence menu The sequence menu has three items EDIT SEQUENCE Create and edit the sequence PLAY SEQUENCE Play and stop the sequence edit speed and fade time DELETE SEQUENCE Delete the seque

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