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USER'S MANUAL - Oy Lafoy Ltd

1. selected in white EFFECT CHASE PROGRAM A B A B ES PROGS O1 PROGS EFFECT processor zone CHASE processor zone PROGRAM processor zone 8 5 SELECT IN EDIT SHOW MODE THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO SELECT A SERIES OF EFFECT CHASE PRO GRAMS THAT COMPOSE THE SHOW The graphic display indicates the effect chase program proces sor highlighted currently active Fig 42 par 8 4 to select the effett program chase active in the varieties processor press ER the SELECT key Fig 43 The display changes as shown in Fig 44a 44b 44c SELECT Press one of the 1 12 keys to select more effect program chase For successive effect program chase use the PAGE key EFFECT SELECTION Fig 44a SOLO SELECT EFFECTS 01 EFFECTS 02 RPT 010 RPT 020 03 RPT 025 ou RPT 005 os RPT 010 OL RPT 010 CIRC ZIZG HOLA HOLA SQR SAR CIRC SAR SI WAN CIRC ZIZG D RPT O10 RPT 010 fabs RPT O10 9 MO RPT 020 22 RPT 010 Le RPT 010 CIRC ZIZG SAR HOLA CIRC CIRC VERT VERT 0 AU dd CHASE SELECTION Fig 44b SELECT CHASES DONE 01 CHASES 01 03 05 OL LAST T OO4 0707 T 002 0507 0210 0307 T 050 0404 T 020 T 004 O70 B B PROGRAM SELECTION Fig 44c SELECT PROGRAMS DONE 03 PROGRAMS 01 RPT 03 RPT RPT Bou LEN 30 LEN 30 LEN 05 LEN 30 LEN 05 9 CREATION OF A
2. 05 c ROBOCOL I XM1200 30 SUPER SCA g JE g jg jg ALL key Appears at the 47 Press this key to select all the unit from 1 to 48 SOLO key Press this key to select only the unit shown in the box UNIT if we have selected with the ALL key all the 48 unit and we wants to selectd only the unit es n 02 press twice the key 02 of unit selection The unit box will indicate UNIT Oe now the SOLO key unselect all the other unit activating SOLO the UNIT Oc OFF ON keys Pressing one of these two keys will be turn on turn off the lamp of the selected unit For get out of the function press the ESC key 10 4 MENU RESET UNITS AVAILABLE ONLY AFTER THE ACTIVATION OF THE MENU FUNCTIONS v par 10 1 ALLOW S TO RESET ONE OR MORE UNIT only if the selected unit are predisposed for this function This function must be performed when the unit lose synchronization or they don t perform the commands of the controller in a correct way The display changes as shown in Fig 48 At the activation of the function the units are all selected Press one of the 1 12 keys to select the unit For successive unit use the PAGE key Key for select only the Shows name of the unit R unit shown on UNIT if are more of one it Key for reset the units Shows NN UNITS Key for select all the unit MAR ROBOCOLOR IIX ce ROBOCOL I EETHEN i ia ALL key
3. 6 4 Function keys in CHASE mode 6 5 STEPS mode 6 6 Function keys in STEPS mode 6 7 EDIT STEPS mode 6 8 Function keys in EDIT STEPS mode 6 9 Channels adjustment faders in EDIT STEPS mode 6 10 MASK function in steps mode 6 11 Use of MASTER DIMM ER fader 6 12 Use of MASTER CHASE fader EFFECT mode Function keys in EFFECT mode Select in EFFECT mode EDIT in EFFECT mode EDIT EFFECT mode Function keys in EDIT EFFECT mode 8 1 8 2 Function keys in SHOW mode 8 3 GO SHOW mode 8 4 EDIT in SHOW mode 8 5 Select in EDIT SHOW mode Example of working 9 1 Creation of a PROGRAM 9 2 Creation of a CHASE 9 3 Creation of an EFFECT 9 4 Creation of a SHOW Example of usage menu functions 10 1 MENU Function 10 2 MENU BLACKOUT 10 3 MENU LAMP ON LAMP OFF 10 4 MENU RESET UNITS 10 5 MENU FADERS FUNCTIONS 10 6 MENU FADERS FUNCTIONS LIVE 10 7 MENU EDIT DMX PATCH 10 8 Function keys in EDIT DM X PATCH mode 10 9 LOAD LIBRARY in EDIT DM X PATCH mode 10 10 Function keys in LOAD LIBRARY mode 10 11 EDIT in EDIT DMX PATCH mode 10 12 EDIT of DMX CHANNELS 10 13 Function keys in EDIT of DMX CHANNELS mode 10 14 MENU SYSTEM SETTINGS 10 15 MENU SET LCD CONTRAST 10 16 MENU SECURITY LOCK 10 17 MENU ABOUT TOP 48 10 18 MENU RS 232 HOST LINK 1 DESCRIPTION OF THE FRONT PANEL Show Effect Chase Program Scene Page Programming keys UPDATED UNDO 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 COL MO
4. Indicate that the value can be modified with the encoder In MAN mode there are 4 function keys see Fig 13 Key GRAB Press this key to store the scene you can then paste it in an empty scene of any pro gram Tasti UNIT Press this keys to select the successive precedent unit Key SELECT Pressing this key you go back to the unit selection see Fig 4 par 4 3 5 1 EDIT PROGRAM MODE THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO ACTIVATE A PROGRAM AND CHANGE THE PARA METERS OF THE SAME A PROGRAM IS A SEQUENCE OF SCENES STATIC EXECUTE IN SEQUENCE FROM 1 TOMAX 48 Press PROGRAM key to activate PORGRAM function Fig 14 The PROGRAM key led will light up to indicate the activation of this function and the display changes as shown in Fig 15 The graphic display indicates the program highlighted currently active Fig 15 Program Press one of the 1 12 keys to select the program For successive programs use the PAGE key Function Keys see par 5 2 Key for select the unit that must work in the program Key for modify the length Key for select more of the program programs Y TOF Key activate the program in program Key for modify the repeti tion of the program musical mode gt GO SELECTBREPEAT LENGTH MUSIC UNITS oe 0 0 MUSIC ON 05 fos NL Ros Ba
5. the ESC key LENGTH key Press this key to set how many scenes of the program will execute the value is in number from 1 to 48 use the faders under the LENGTH writing or the enco der For confirm the modify press the OK key for get out of the function press the ESC key MUSIC key Pressing this key and activating MUSIC ON the active program will change the scenes to time of music in the box of the program and to the side at symbol play the display shows a note The internal music sensor has an automatic gain adjustment which allows to have a signal level good for Top 48 working The input music signal is a OdB mono stereo so it could be taken from sound sources like Mixer CD Dat etc UNITS keys Press this key to set what unit will be active in the program For successive units use the PAGE key 5 3 SELECT IN PROGRAM MODE THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO SELECT A SERIES OF PROGRAMS For activate the multiple selection of the programs you must press the SELECT key Fig 16 The display changes as shown in Fig 17 Fig 16 Press of the 1 12 keys to select more programs For successive programs use the PAGE key key for select all the pro grams Key for select only the program shows on Keys for increase decrea Key for set the program PROG se the speed of execution in stop and get out of of the program the function Key for set the pro
6. Fig 48 Press this key to select all the unit from 1 to 48 SOLO key Press this key to select only the unit shown in the box UNIT if we have selected with the ALL key all the 48 unit and we wants to selectd only the unit es n 02 press twice the key 02 of unit selection The unit box will indicate UNIT Oe now the SOLO key unselect all the other unit activating SOLO the UNIT Oe RESET key Press this key to reset the selected unit For get out of the function press the ESC key 10 5 MENU FADERS FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE ONLY AFTER THE ACTIVATION OF THE MENU FUNCTIONS v par 10 1 ALLOWS TO ASSIGN THE NAME OF THE DMX CHANNEL TO DETERMINED FADERS THIS FUNCTION IS VALID IN THE MODE OF OPERATION EDIT SCENE V PAR 4 5 AND MAN V PAR 4 10 This function is used when we have the need to control a determined chan nel of all the connected units always and only from a faders The display changes as shown in Fig 49 When yuo keep the fader to zero value the display shows the writing free free from assignments the channels come loaded from the controller in an original way Move the fader of the section A or B to assign a memorized channel Through the encoder or the 1 12 keys directly above at the faders you can roll forward back for a more precise search To assign the channel press the DONE or OK key For get out of the function press the ESC key Key to assign the channel live way Shows the fader
7. PROGRAM A Program is a range of scenes max 48 performed in succession To create modify a program follow all steps listed below 1 If Top 48 is switched off switch it on pressing POWER key 2 Press Program key to activate the PROGRAM function the Program led key will light up 3 Press 1 412 keys to select only the program that you want to modify only one program highlighted For successive program use the PAGE key 4 Press the UNITS key and select through the 1 12 keys the units that must work in the program Confirm with the DONE key 5 Press Scene key to activate the SCENE function the Scene led key will light up 6 Press one of the 1 12 keys to select the scene that we want to create modify For successive scenes use the PAGE key 7 Press the EDIT key to create modify the selected scene 8 Modify the position with the joystick and the sets of the channels with the relative faders press UNIT key for next precedent unit 9 When the scene has been completed it can be stored through the SAVE key 11 Now Top 48 is in the next scene repeat again the 7 and 8 steps 12 When the creation of the scenes has been finished press Program key to come back to the PROGRAM function the Program led key will light up 13 Finally you must press the GO key to execute the program The program is complete to create modify others repeat again all the above steps 9 2 CREATION OF A CHASE A Chase is a play of lights it
8. allows to perform at the same time up to 4 sequences of program 4 sequences of chase 4 sequences of effect 1 If Top 48 is switched off switch it on pressing POWER key 2 Making sure of have program chase ed effect see par 9 1 9 2 9 3 3 Press Show key to activate the SHOW function the Show led key will light up 4 Press 1212 keys to select only the show that you want to modify only one show highlighted For successive show use the PAGE key 5 Press the EDIT key to create modify the selected show 6 Select through the 1 12 keys the effett chase program processor that we want to configure 7 Press the SELECT key for select which effett chase program that must work in the processor 8 Press the Done key to confirm the selection 9 Through the On Off key switch it on off the boxes A B C D of processor 10 When the modify is complete we can return in the SHOW function through the Back or Esc key 11 Now Top 48 is again in the SHOW function in order that you can select another one 13 Finally you must press the GO key to execute the show The show is complete to create modify others repeat again all the above steps 10 1 MENU FUNCTION THIS FUNCTION ACTIVATES SOME SPECIAL FUNCTIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE UNIT AND THE SETTING OF THE CONTROLLER Press Menu key to activate MENU function Fig 45 The display changes as shown in Fig 46 As soon as this function is activated the display shows the
9. connector POWER KEY Standard DMX 512 signal INPUT OUTPUT with a 5 pin cannon connector CD Rs232 signal INPUT 2 2 INPUT CONNECTION FOR POWER SUPPLY Plug the 3 pin cannon connector of the ballast completly in the power input Use the push safety hook to disconnect it and extract it gently ATTENTION do not use ballast different from the one supplied it could cause serious damages at the internal circuitation Do not connect the 3 pin cannon connector in other appliances it has been studied to be used only in this controller 2 3 CONNECTION OF THE BALLAST TO THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM MAKE SURE THAT VOLTAGE AND POWER FREQUENCY CORRESPOND TO WHAT IS REPORTED ON THE BALLAST PLATE The supplied ballast has a plug therefore you should only plug it in the socket Press POWER key to verify the correct installation If pressing the POWER no leds light up please check if there is tension in the electric socket or check the connection between ballast controller and ballast electric socket If the problem persists please consult your dealer 2 4 DMX 512 OUTPUT INPUT CONNECTION Make sure you are using shielded twisted cables suitable for the transmission of the DMX 512 signal with connectors of good quality and connection as shown on the side of the connector B Plug the 5 pin XLR connector coming from the unit completly in the DM X 512 output Use the push safety hook to disconnect it and than extrac
10. for select the unit must work in the effect selected scanner effect Key for start the KE i effect Key for modify the repeti ey RO Create OF med tion of the effect the active effect see par 7 3 gt GO SELECTAREPEATAR2ndROW EDIT UNITS EFFT 0 00071 RPT T nu TH os EGO CIRC ZIZ QR SQR R OLA SAR CIRC ZIZG D 1 li Indicate that the effect is in stop the effect the number of Indicate the applied effect of the second row of the selected scanner Shows the active Shows with RPT how much effect times repeated effect the repetition of the active effect from 001 to 999 DREL RPT O10 R OFF 0FF Fig 32 Indicate the applie effect for PAN TILT 7 2 FUNCTION KEYS IN EFFECT MODE In EFFECT mode there are 6 function keys see Fig 32 par 7 1 GO key Press this key to start the effect The key becomes PAUSE the display changes as shown in Fig 34 par 7 3 PAUSE key Press this key to stop the effect in the current position pressing the GO key it recovers from the same position SELECT key Pressing this key it is possible the multiple selection of the effect The display changes as shown in Fig 34 see par 7 3 Press one of the 1 12 keys to select more effect For successive effects use the PAGE key REPEAT key Press this
11. key to modify the number of repetitions of the effect the value is in number from 001 to 999 use the faders under the REPEAT writing or the encoder For confirm the modify press the OK key for get out of the function press the ESC key 2ndROW key For faced or disposed on more rows scanners Press this key to modify the effect of the second half of the selected scanner The modalities are NORMAL No modification NO DELAY Keep the first scanner in phase if there are DELAY INV PAN Reverses the movement of the mirror X axis INV TILT Reverses the movement of the mirror Y axis INV ROT Reverses the direction of the shape execution Use the fader under 2ndROW write or the encoder For confirm the modify press the OK key for get out of the function press the ESC key EDIT Key Press this key to create modify the active effect see par 7 5 UNITS keys Press this key to set what unit will be active in the effect For successive units use the PAGE key 7 3 SELECT IN EFFECT MODE THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO SELECT A RANGE OF EFFECTS EXECUTABLE IN SUCCESSION For activate the multiple selection of the effects you must press the SELECT key Fig 33 The display changes as shown in Fig 34 Fig 33 Press one of the 1 12 keys to select more effect For successive effects use the PAGE key key for select all the function effect Key for select only the Key for increase decrease effect
12. v1 0 1 Backup user data 2 Restore user data 3 Update setup library 4 End session Type number 3 i Invia file x Cartella D Documents and Settings Administrator Nome file TOP48 iib bin Sfoglia Protocollo Y modem Chiudi Annulla Upload with VMODEM protocol Fig 69 Waiting for data TECHNICAL FEATURES OF TOP 48 Individual control of up to 36 DMX 512 units 48 DMX channels for each unit 512 DMX configurable channels for intelligent units and dimmers 144 channels maximum for dimmers 48 Program processor with 48 scenes each one 2304 total scenes 48 Chase processor with 48 scenes each one 2304 total scenes 48 Built in Effect modificable 96 Show with 4 Progam 4 Chase 4 Effect RS 232 for connection with a PC DMX 512 1990 standard output 5 pin female XLR connector 240X64 pixel GRAPHIC white led backlight LCD DISPLAY for a simple control of each channel function and setting Very easy SETUP with wide LIBRARY allows the configuration of each unit connected to the Top 48 Control of the 48 channels by 12 faders for simplest use Compatible with every DMX 512 unit max 48 channels Programmable channels name and function 8 16 bit PAN and TILT movements controlled by an auto return J oystick with 9 fixed speeds fine or proportional mirror movement for quick and fine positioning SHOW function executes 4 Progam 4 Chase 4 Effect simulta
13. with RPT how much chase times repeated and with LEN the length Shows the acti ve chase the repetition of the active chase from 1 to 99 MUSIC STEPS LEN 05 12 I Fig 19 Indicate if the chase i in musical with NOTA Indicate if the chase is in musical with MUSIC ON OFF 6 2 FUNCTION KEYS IN EDIT CHASE MODE In EDIT CHASE mode there are 6 function keys see Fig 19 par 6 1 GO key Press this key to start the chase Note Keep Master Dimmer Chase to the maximum see par 6 12 The key becomes PAUSE the display changes as shown in Fig 21 par 6 3 PAUSE key Press this key to stop the chase in the current position pressing the GO key it recovers from the same position SELECT key Pressing this key it is possible the multiple selection of the chases The display changes as shown in Fig 19 par 6 3 Press one of the 1 12 keys to select the chase For successive chase s use the PAGE key REPEAT key Press this key to modify the number of repetitions of the chase the value is in number from 1 to 99 use the faders under the REPEAT writing or the enco der For confirm the modify press the OK key for get out of the function press the ESC key LENGTH key Press this key to set how many scenes of the chase will execute the value is in number from 1 to 48 use the faders under the LENGTH writing or the enco der For confirm the modify press t
14. 1 chase is in musical with NOTA chases Shows the active Shows with RPT how much chase times repeated and with LEN the length the number of the chase Indicate if the chase in musical with NOTA the repetition of the active chase from 1 to 99 the speed of execution from 10 to 500 6 4 FUNCTION KEYS IN CHASE MODE In CHASE mode there are 6 function keys see Fig 21 par 6 3 PAUSE key Press this key to stop the chase in the current position pressing the GO key it recovers from the same position STOP key Press this key to stop the chase pressing the GO key it start from the first step ALL key Press this key to select all the chase from 1 to 48 SOLO key Press this key to select only the chase shown in the box CHAS if we have selected with the ALL key all the 48 chase and we wants to selectd only the chase es n 02 press twice the key 02 of chase selection The chase box will indicate CHAS Oe now the SOLO key unselect all the other chase activa ting SOLO the CHAS 02 SPEED key Pressing one of these two keys will be increased decreases the speed of execution of the chase the value is in percent and varied from 10 at 500 To the value 10096 the speed of execution is that planned in the scenes 6 5 STEPS MODE THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO SEE ONE OF THE 48 STEPS OF THE ACTIVE CHASE CHANGE THE PARAMETERS AN
15. ARD X Key Press this key to set for the selected channel the type of immediate change HARD CROSS BLKOUT Key Press this key to modify BLACKOUT VALUE that is the value of the channel when the BLACKOUT func tion is active v par 10 2 Through the encoder or the fader under the BLKOUT write you can select unchanged value or 0 255 value The value is selected putting the fader to 0 and it allows to maintain unchanged the output value no blackout for this channel RESET Key Press this key to modify RESET VALUE that is the value of the channel when the M ENU RESET function is active v par 10 4 Through the encoder or the fader under the RESET write you can select unchanged value or 0 255 value The value is selected putting the slider to 0 and it allows to maintain unchanged the out put value no reset for this channel Only if the LAMP or LAMP RES channel is selected you can modify the LAMP ON LAMP OFF value see Fig 59 Fig 59 L ON Key L ON 140 Press this key to modify LAMP ON VALUE that is the value of the channel when the MENU LAMP ON function is active v par 10 3 a lamp Through the encoder or the fader under the L ON write you can select 0 255 value L OFF Key Press this key to modify LAMP OFF VALUE that is the value of the channel when the MENU LAMP OFF function is active v par 10 3 Through the encoder or the fader under the L OFF
16. CROSS Key Press this key to modify the time of transition of f SCENE the scene the value is express in percent from 0 V9lve to 100 use the fader under the CROSS writing SCENE or the encoder For confirm the modify press the OK key for get out of the function press the ESC key CROSS gt TIME LAST Key Press this key to select the last scene of the pro gram select through the 1 12 keys for the successive scenes use PAGE key the scene where you want to terminate the program then press the LAST key For the successive scenes use PAGE key Note The last scene of the program will be stored automatically in EDIT mode EDIT Key Press this key to create modify the active scene see par 4 3 EDIT IN SCENE mode 4 3 EDIT IN SCENE MODE THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO EDIT ONE OF THE 48 SCENES OF THE ACTI VE PROGRAM The graphic display indicates the scene highlighted currently active Fig 2 par 4 1 for create modify it press the EDIT key Fig 3 The display changes as shown in Fig 4 modify select the unities to Unit selection see par 4 4 Key for go back to the saved scene Key for save the scene key for mask determined channels if more th Shows name of the unit NN UNITS an one shows SAVE T Mask unir gt select Ere38 Errat c mE Eee Tri
17. D EDITING Press STEPS key to activate STEPS function Fig 22 The display changes as shown in Fig 23 The graphic display indicates the scene highlighted currently active Fig 23 if an empty step is selected on the display appears FREE STEPS Press one of the 1 12 keys to select the step Pushes it again the step puts on out his end value For successive step use the PAGE key Note Keep Master Chase Faders to the maximum see par 6 12 Function Keys see par 6 6 Key to create or Key to modify the time of ifv th ti t Key to erase the active transition of the active n d step step i Key to copy the active step Key to modify the total Mis uh n time of the active step SASSER OKNE Program 00 25 050 ra oox B um m a jm jw jg jg mg visualize the indicate the step indicates the time to tran Fig 23 active chase number sition of the active step as percent of the total indicates the last step visualize total time Visualize the time of the program and percent of active step transition of the step indicates the total time of ERE the active step from 0 2 indicates the time to to 600 seconds transition in seconds from to 600 6 6 FUNCTION KEYS IN STEPS MODE In STEP mode there are 6 function keys see Fig 2 p
18. DE CYAN EE NE rw i Multifunction keys QD To activate SHOW function To activate EFFECT GENERATOR function To activate CHASE function To activate PROGRAM function To activate SCENE function Go to the next Page Function keys Select the active function UNIT SCENE PROGRAM CHASE EFFECT SHOW Channels adjustment faders from 0 to 255 Menu assign possibility function Channels adjustment faders from 0 to 255 OK E DIMMER SHUT COLOUR YELLOW 135 MASTER MASTER CHASE DIMMER o The Lighting Company 48 Universal DMX Controller FP N Ww PU Q N e e N A oN o Graphic Display Esc annulment key E Encoder T Men confirmation key B To activate MAN function B Joystick it allows an easy positioning of the unit To activate FINE function for the joystick MASTER CHASE Fader it change the value from 0 to 255 of the CHASE MASTER DIMMER Fader it change the value from to 255 of the all DIMMER unit channels 1 2 UNPACKING OF THE EQUIPMENT Open the box take the ballast and the documentation out Take the equipment out of the box as shown in the picture below 1 3 ACESSORIES ISSUED WITH THE EQUIPMENT AND RELATIVE DOCUMENTATION Verify the contents of the packing If one of the following parts of the packing is
19. GE key the step where you want to terminate the chase then press the LAST key For the successive chases use PAGE key Note The last step of the chase will be stored automatically in EDIT mode EDIT Key Press this key to create modify the active step see par 6 7 EDIT IN STEP mode 6 7 EDIT STEPS MODE THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO CREATE OR MODIFY ONE OF 48 STEP OF ACTIVE CHASE The graphic display indicates the step highlighted currently active Fig 23 par 6 5 for create modify it press the EDIT key Fig 24 The display changes as shown in Fig 25 Pressing one of the 1 12 keys the correspondent channel go to the 0 value if it is high to 255 value if it is low For successive channels use the PAGE key Keys for select the successive precedent page Key for go back to the saved step key for mask determined Key for save the step channels Key for jump of 3 pages channels indicate the shows en ee A SAVE UNDO MASK J 4 PAGE 4 3 PG Db DIM MERS OO1 012 a NN RN 5 CHOOb O1 050 CH 0043 02 pa E if TE GARE m E 135 F 255 E Shows the Indicate on which Shows the ste in modi dimmer working active chase fication Shows the DMX channel value Shows the name of the channel Indicate th
20. ITS if are more of one it Fig 5 empty box indicate that no unit loaded Indicate the last selec ted unit see par 4 4 from internal library see par 10 6 ALL Key Press this key to select all the units previously assign to the program it isn t possible select unit if not active in the program see par 5 2 Pressing this key the display shown NN UNITS the DM X control channels will taken from the unit shown in the box UNIT SOLO Key Press this key to select only the unit shown in the box UNIT if we have selected with the ALL key all the 48 unit and we wants to change the value of the unit channels es n 02 press twice the key 02 of selection unit The unit box will indicate UNIT Oe now the SOLO key unselect all the other unit acti vating SOLO the UNIT 02 DONE Key Pressing this key you confirm the selection of the unit see par 4 5 4 5 EDIT SCENE MODE THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO MODIFY THE VALUE OF THE CHANNELS OF THE UNI TIES SELECTED Through the 12 faders you regulate the value of corresponding channel see par 4 7 Pressing one of the 1 12 keys the correspondent channel can be modified with the encoder For successive channels use the PAGE key select the unities to Unit selection see par modify 4 4 Key for go back to the Shows name of the unit saved scene if more than one shows NN UNITS key for mask determin
21. Key for erase patch Key for copy the unit the unit dev T Loap J ep Erase Parcu aoro UNIT DTS XM1200 30CH Br cadet ae A B 1S jm jm jm jm Shows the number Fig 51 Shows the configura of the unit Shows short name switch of the unit end channel of thel loaded of the unit unit 10 8 FUNCTION KEYS IN EDIT DM X PATCH MODE In EDIT DMX PATCH mode there are 6 function keys see Fig 51 par 10 7 COPY Key Pressing this key on the display shows SELECT DESTINATION UNIT select through the 1412 keys the destination of the copy For the successive unit use PAGE key LOAD Key Press this key to load compleate setup from library see par 10 9 EDIT Key Press this key to modify the name of each channel and its parameters see par 10 11 ERASE Key Press this key to the erase active unit select through the 1 12 keys for the successive units use PAGE key the unit that must be erased then press the ERASE key The unit will erased in a permanent way it is not possible recover it PATCH Key Press this key to modify start address of the unit use the fader under PATCH write or the encoder For confirm the modify press the OK key for get out of the function press the ESC key Top 48 will calculate the last channel for that unit and under PATCH write you can shows the configuration to set on the di
22. T COLOUR DTS XM1200 30CH ESTE MAGENTA YELLOW mcm aso nnn ve program Shows the acti Shows the name of the channel Shows the DMX channel value Shows the scene in modification that the faders aren t in the position of the value keep it in the sense of the arrow for catch the value channels Indicate the unit from which are taken the Fig 6 Indicate that the value can be modified with the encoder 4 4 SELECT IN EDIT SCENE MODE THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO SELECT ONE OR MORE UNIT OF THE ACTIVE PROGRAM To activate the multiple selection of the unit press the SELECT key Fig 4 par 4 3 The display changes as shown in Fig 5 Press one of the 1 12 keys to ativate one or more the unit For successive units use the PAGE key Key for select all the active unit of the pro gram Scena aE m jm jm Key for select only the unit shown on UNIT Shows the acti ve program indicate to select the unit Indicate the number of unit Shows short name of the unit previou Sly loaded from internal library see par 10 6 Shows the active scene SELECT UNITS Key for confirm the selection see par 4 5 MAR ROBOCOLOR IIX E X Shows name of the unit Shows NN UN
23. UR 2 070 cmm a 020 235 ng ess Fig 11 Shows the scene that we are masking Shows the masked channel INVERT key Press this key to reverse the selection of the actual mask in the case of the Fig 9 the tilt cyan magenta and yellow channels becomes modifiable while the others comes masked 4 10 MAN MODE THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO ACTIVATE ONE OR MORE UNIT WHILE THE NOT SELECTED ONES GO ON PERFORMING THE OWN FUNCTION Press MAN key to activate MAN function Fig 12 The MAN key led will light up to indicate the activation of this func tion and the display changes as shown in Fig 5 see par 4 4 A2 Do reference to the par 4 4 for the keys function except for the DONE key Pressing DONE key the function is activated and the display changes as shown in Fig 13 select the unities to control shows name dt the unit Return to the selection key for store the scene if more than one shows NN UNITS see Fig 4 par 4 3 4 UNIT gt SELECT EE PES Vernm SPEED rpm o70 255 Indicate the unit from which are taken the channels Shows the DMX channel value Shows the name of the channel DTS XM1200 30CH Indicate that the faders aren t in the position of the value keep it in the sense of the arrow for catch the value YELLOW
24. acre b Qa On N x 4 NES a S s yers The Lighting Company Top 48 Universal DMX Controller USER S MANUAL INDEX We congratulate you on your purchase of TOP 48 Before you proced using this product it should be necessary to read careful ly the following user s manual to install it correctly and to get the best of its potentialities Setting of the equipment 1 1 Description of the front panel 1 2 Unpacking of the equipment 1 3 Acessories issued with the equipment and relative documentation Description of the rear panel and installation 2 1 Description of the rear panel 2 2 Input connection for power supply 2 3 Connection of the ballast to the electric system 2 4 DMX 512 Output Input connection 2 5 Example of DMX 512 line connection Use of the equipment initial setting 3 1 How to operate with the controller at the first use Use of the equipment modes of operation SCENE mode Function keys in SCENE mode EDIT in SCENE mode Select in EDIT SCENE mode EDIT SCENE mode Function keys in EDIT SCENE mode Channels adjustment faders in EDIT SCENE mode PAN and TILT channels adjustment through the J oystick MASK function in scene mode 0 MAN mode UO OURUNmH 1 EDIT PROGRAM mode 2 Function keys in EDIT PROGRAM mode 3 Select in PROGRAM mode 4 Function keys in PROGRAM mode 6 1 CHASE mode 6 2 Function keys in EDIT CHASE mode 6 3 Select in CHASE mode
25. aders remains inactive The arrow in the box ndicate that the fader aren t in the position of the value keep it in the sense of the arrow for catch the value If you select more unit at the same time the names of the channels and the suitable values do reference to the unint signalled from the box unit You can not modify the value of the channels PAN LOW TILT LOW LAMP LAMP RES For modify the value see par 10 6 N B The 6 single boxes under part of the display do reference to the faders immediately under The two boxes from 3 channels above to the single do reference respectively The left box at 3 faders A The right box at 3 faders B 4 8 PAN AND TILT CHANNELS ADJ USTMENT THROUGH THE J OYSTICK Using the joystick the PAN and TILT channels of the scanner s mirror and and moving heads can be adjusted Fig 8 The joystick type is with central return thanks to the sophisticated software of management it allows an easy and exact positioning The mirror s speed movement could be chan ged through the Fine key Every time you press the Fine key the selected speed it is shows for 3 seconds on the graphic display Fig 9 With SPEED 01 10 the joystick moves the mirror with a fixed speed with SPEED PROP joystick become proportional type if you leave the joystick in central position the mirror keeps stil whereas the more you move it away from the centre the faster the mirror will run Pressing twice the Fine key joys
26. ar 4 1 COPY Key Pressing this key on the display shows SELECT DESTINATION SCENE select through the 1 12 keys the destination of the copy For the successive chases use PAGE key Note After have pressed COPY key the same becomes GRAB key GRAB Key Press this key to store the step you can then paste it in an empty step of the same chase or in a diferent chase The key becomes PASTE PASTE Key Pressing this key the step previously stored could be pasted to an any empty step of any chase ERASE Key Pressing this key the active step will be erased select through the 1 12 keys for the successive chases use PAGE key the step that must be erased then press the ERASE key The step will erased in a permanent way it is not possible recover it TIM E Key Press this key to change the total time of the scene the value is in seconds from 0 2 to 600 use the fader under the TIME writing or the encoder For confirm the modify press the OK key for get out of the function press the ESC key CROSS Key Press this key to modifie the time of transition of the scene the value is express in percent from 0 to 10096 use the fader under the CROSS writing or the encoder For confirm the modify press the OK key for get out of the function press the ESC key CROSS gt X TIME gt LAST Key Press this key to select the last step of the chase select through the 1 12 keys for the successive chases use PA
27. at the faders aren t in the position of the value keep it in the sense of the arrow for catch the value Indicate that the value can be modified with the encoder 6 8 FUNCTION KEYS IN EDIT STEPS MODE In EDIT STEPS mode there are 6 function keys see Fig 6 par 4 5 SAVE key Press this key to save the step UNDO Pressing this key you go back to the saved step MASK key Press this key to activate the mask function see par 6 10 PAGE keys Press this keys to select the successive precedent page JPG keys Pressing this will jump of 3 pages in 3 pages 6 9 CHANNELS ADJ USTMENT FADERS IN EDIT STEPS MODE The 12 faders are used to adjust the channels value see Fig 7 For modify the step keep the faders to desired values Each time that changes page the faders remains inactive The arrow in the box ndicate that the fader aren t in the position of the value keep it in the sense of the arrow for catch the value For an on off chase type use the 1 12 keys For successive channels use the PAGE key N B The 6 single boxes under part of the display do reference to the faders immediately under The two boxes from 3 channels above to the single do reference respectively The left box at 3 faders A The right box at 3 faders B 6 10 MASK FUNCTION IN STEPS MODE THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO MASK THE DIMMER CHANNELS IN A DETER MINED STEP Pressing MASK key the MASK
28. ble plays are Circle Hola Ladder Square Vertex and Zigzag The parameters that the operator could vary correspond to SHAPE Shape SIZE Dimension of the shape from 1 to 128 RPM Speed and direction of the shape from 60 to 460 PHASE Corner of departure of the shape from 0 to 359 DELAY Delay of execution of the shape between an unit and the next from 0 to 359 The parameters are independent for PAN and TILT it is possible an infinity of combinations l If Top 48 is switched off switch it on pressing POWER key 2 Press Effect key to activate the EFFECT GENERATOR function the Effect led key will light up 3 Press of the 1 12 keys to select the effect that we want to create modify For successive effect use the PAGE key 4 Press the EDIT key to create modify the selected effect 5 Press one of the 1 6 keys to select the effect on the PAN channel Press one of the 7 12 keys to select the effect on the TILT channel 6 Modify the parameters of the effect through the SHAPE SIZE RPM PHASE and DELAY keys 7 Once modified the parameters we can be store the modifications through the SAVE key 8 Now Top 48 is again in the EFFECT function 9 Press the UNITS key to check which unit must perform the effect 10 Finally you must press the GO key to execute the effect The effect is complete to create modify others repeat again all the above steps 9 4 CREATION OF A SHOW This operative mode
29. but you must remem ber the password If you forget the password we have a code of unblocking that is 13 9 7 FUNCTION KEYS N 02 Fig 62 SECURITY LOCK TOP IS UNLOCKED ENTER PASSUORD 10 17 MENU ABOUT TOP 48 ALLOWS TO SHOW THE SOFTWARE VERSION The display changes as shown in Fig 63 Library Version Software Version Brand Model Library Date DTS TOP 48 v 1 0 LIB 48 CH v 1 0 6 23 02 06 AT16MSPI Top 48 The Lighting Company 10 18 MENU RS 232 HOST LINK THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO UPDATE LIBRARY SAVE THE PROGRAMMING AND TO RESTORE USER DATA The display changes as shown in Fig 64 RS232 HOST LINK START CONNECT RS2 3e CABLE OPEN TERMINAL AS LL5200 8 N 1 PRESS START BUTTON FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS Connect the RS 232 cable included Descrizione della connessione 2 x from the Top 48 to the RS 232 of the 3 Computer start a program of terminal Nuova connessione emulation and to set the communica tion like Immettere un nome e scegliere un icona per la connessione 115200 bps 8 data bit no parity 1 stop bit With Miicrosoft Windows system start the software Hyper Terminal Start Programs Accessories Communications set the connection like in fig 65 66 67 Press the START key Top 48 in the monitor of Computer appears the M en see fig 68 Press Computer Keyboard the number of the desired
30. channel Shows the is hard cross have a blackout value reset value with B a reset value with R a blackout and reset value with BR The controller uses these special channels for predefined functions you must use them for the specific functions assigned to them NOT USED gt Not used channel PAN gt Pan channel SOFT CROSS HARD CROSS PAN LOW gt Pan channel LOW TILT gt Tilt channel SOFT CROSS HARD CROSS TILT LOW gt Tilt channel LOW LAMP gt Lamp control channel LAMP RES Like LAMP 10 13 FUNCTION KEYS IN EDIT OF DMX CHANNELS MODE In EDIT DMX CHANNEL mode there are 6 function keys see Fig 57 par 10 12 BACK Key Press this key for return to the precedent function see par 10 11 NAME Key Press this key to replace the channel name Use the fader under NAME write or the encoder For confirm the modify press the NAME or OK key Putting the faders to 0 value CUSTOM appears on the display now we can write the name of the chan nel Pressing again NAME key the display changes as shown in Fig 58 Through the encoder choose the character Through the OK or CHAR Key we insert modify the next precedent character Press DONE key to confirm the modify of the name DONE The value change between two scenes can be immediate HARD CROSS or gradual SOFT CROSS Fig 58 SOFT X Key Press this key to set for the selected channel the type of gradual change SOFT CROSS H
31. diting PH 095 DLY 000 shows the type of shape SIZE shows the dimen sion of the shape RPM PHASE DELAY shows the speed of the shape shows the the delay of the shape Fig 36 shows the start corner of the shape 7 6 FUNCTION KEYS IN EDIT EFFECT MODE In EDIT EFFECT mode there are 6 function keys see Fig 36 par 7 5 SAVE key Press this key to save the effect Wave s forms of the SHAPE SHAPE key Press this key for select the shapes that are Circle Hola Ladder Square Vertex and Zigzag The parameters that the operator could change corre spond to Circle SIZE key Press this key to change the size of the shape from 1 to 128 RPM key Press this key to change the Ladder speed and direction of the shape from 60 to 60 PHASE key Press this key to change the the start corner of the shape from O to 359 Square DELAY key Press this key to change the delay of the shape between an unit and the next from 0 to 359 Vertex Zigzag 8 1 SHOW MODE THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO ACTIVATE A SHOW AND MODIFY THE PARAMETERS THIS OPERATIVE MODE ALLOWS TO PERFORM AT THE SAME TIME UP TO 4 SEQUENCES OF PROGRAM 4 SEQUENCES OF CHASE 4 SEQUEN CES OF EFFECT Press SHOW key to activate SHOW function Fig 37 The SHOW key led will light up to indicate the activati
32. e 1 B 1 1 D LEN 05 07 P 10 R 11 Fig 15 the number Indicate the length of the Indicate that the the program active program from 1 to 48 program is in stop Shows with RPT how much program times repeated and with LEN the length Shows the acti ve program the repetition of the active program from 1 99 Indicate if the prograr is in musical with NOTA Indicate if the program is in musical with MUSIC ON OFF 5 2 FUNCTION KEYS IN EDIT PROGRAM MODE In EDIT PROGRAM mode there are 6 function keys see Fig 15 par 5 1 GO key Press this key to start the program Note Keep Master Dimmer Faders to the maximum see par 6 11 The key becomes PAUSE the display changes as shown in Fig 15 par 5 3 PAUSE key Press this key to stop the program in the current position pressing the GO key it recovers from the same position SELECT key Pressing this key it is possible the multiple selection of the programs The display changes as shown in Fig 14 see par 5 3 Press one of the 1 12 keys to select the program For successive programs use the PAGE key REPEAT key Press this key to modify the number of repetitions of the program the value is in number from 1 to 99 use the faders under the REPEAT writing or the enco der For confirm the modify press the OK key for get out of the function press
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34. ed Key for save the scene channels SAVE T MASK 4 unt setecr UNIT ERY DTS XM1200 30CH J mE mcm aso nnn Eee Tri T COLOUR ee E MAGENTA YELLOW Shows the acti Shows the name dics Wr that the faders Fig 6 ve program of the channel aren t in the position of indicate that the value the value keep it in th be modified with Shows the DMX Shows the scene in sense of the arrow for nie the encoder channel value modification catch the value Indicate the unit from which are taken the channels 4 6 FUNCTION KEYS IN EDIT SCENE MODE In EDIT SCENE mode there are 6 function keys see Fig 6 par 4 5 SAVE UPDATE key Press the SAVE key to save the free scene and go to the next free scene The UPDATE key allow you to update the saved scene and go back to the scene function see par 4 1 UNDO key Pressing this key you go back to the saved scene MASK key Press this key to activate the mask function see par 4 8 UNIT key Press this keys to select the successive precedent unit SELECT key Pressing this key you go backto the unit selection see par 4 3 4 7 CHANNELS ADJ USTMENT FADERS IN EDIT SCENE MODE The 12 faders are used to adjust the channels value see Fig 7 For modify the scene keep the faders to desired values Each time that changes page the f
35. first function available Through the encoder it is possible select the M ENU functions available To activate the selected function press the same OK key Fig 46 MAIN MENU LAMP ON OFF RESET UNITS FADERS FUNCTION EDIT DMX PATCH SYSTEM SETTINGS 10 2 MENU BLACKOUT AVAILABLE ONLY AFTER THE ACTIVATION OF THE MENU FUNCTIONS v par 10 1 This function allows to black out all the unit connected Press DONE or ESC key to start again the normal working The display changes as shown in Fig 46 DONE BLACKOUT Pressing the KEEP key the Blackout comes kept up to when you calla pro Fig 46 gram or a scene 10 3 MENU LAMP ON LAMP OFF AVAILABLE ONLY AFTER THE ACTIVATION OF THE MENU FUNCTIONS v par 10 1 ALLOWS TO TURN ON TURN OFF THE LAMP OF ONE OR MORE UNIT only if the selected unit are predisposed for this function NOTE If the lamp is discharge type and it is still hot before its lighting you will need to wait that it gets cold The display changes as shown in Fig 47 At the activation of the function the units are all selected Press one of the 1 12 keys to select the unit For successive unit use the PAGE key Key for select only the Shows name of the unit ST turn on off unit shown on UNIT if are more of one it Samp Shows NN UNMS Key for select all the unit VENE NER f 4 S LO LAMP UNITS m
36. function Press 1 to save the data of program Immettere i dettagli per il numero telefonico da comporre ming Paese 33 4 You must select from the menu Transfer Receive file Set Ymodem esekesi protocol then click to Receive The Numero di telefono saved file is in the Hard Disk with ER Wu c name TOP 48 BAK Ms Fig 66 Press 2 to restor the data of pro gramming You must select from the men Transfer Send file search the file with TOP 48 BAK name set Ymodem protocol then click to Send Press 3 to update setup library you must select from the file menu Transfer Send file search the file with TOP48_lib bin name downloaded from internet set Ymodem protocol then click to Send see fig 69 Press 4 to go out of RS 232 HOST LINK function close the application and disconnect the cable TOP 48 HyperT erminal Proprieta COM1 2 x Impostazioni della porta Bit per secondo 20 e Bididat s Parit Nessuno Bit di stop fi Controllo di flusso Ripristina Annulla Applica TOP 40 HyperTerminal Fie Visualkera Chiama Tredeererio 7 ala wal al TS Top 48 v1 8 l Backup user data 2 Restore user data 3 Update setup library amp End session Tupe number Fig 68 xn File Modifica Visualizza Chiama Trasferimento Di 5181 x DIS Top 48
37. function is activated Fig 27 The display changes as shown in Fig 28 The graphic display indicates the channels masked with the sym bol Fig 28 The operator in this case masks the 2 4 5 and 6 channels When you recall the step The masked channels stay to the value planned in precedence Press one of the 1 12 keys to masks the correspondent channels For successive channels use the PAGE key indicates that we are inside at the function of masking Key for return to the mask of the saved step reverses the selection of Key for save the mask her actual mask of the step SAVE UNDO INVERT MASK CHANNELS DIMMERS 001 012 CHOO2 01 cHB03 0i1l cHoOou 01 CHOOS O1 CHOOb O1 UM doa 0af cH oos o2 TE Hoi2 02 070 A_o70_ __n20 020 VECES ng ENDE Fig 28 Shows the step that we are masking Shows the masked channel INVERT key Press this key to revers the selection of the actual mask in the case of the Fig 9 the 2 4 5 and 6 channels becomes modifiable while the others comes masked 6 11 USE OF MASTER DIMMER FADER TOP 48 IS ENDOWED WITH A GENERAL CONTROL LEVEL OUTPUT OF ALL DIMMER CHANNELS OF THE INTELLIGENT UNITS 10 The Master Dimmer fader Fig 29 allows to adjust the bright general intensity of the intelligent units only if the connected unities have the dimmer channel Keep the fader alway
38. gram activating SOLO the PROG Oe SPEED key Pressing one of these two keys will be increased decreases the speed of execution of the program the value is in percent and varied from 10 at 500 To the value 10096 the speed of execution is that planned in the scenes 6 1 CHASE MODE THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO ACTIVATE A CHASE AND CHANGE THE PARAME TERS OF THE SAME A CHASE IS A PLAY OF LIGHTS IT IS A SEQUENCE OF STEPS FROM 1 TO 48 MAX Press CHASE key to activate CHASE function Fig 18 The CHASE key led will light up to indicate the activation of this function and the display changes as shown in Fig 18 The graphic display indicates the chase highlighted currently active Fig 19 Press one of the 1 12 keys to select the chase For successive chases use the PAGE key Function Keys see par 6 2 chase Key for select more Key for start the chase Key for modify the length of the chase Key for select the step see par 6 5 tion of the chase Key for modify the repeti in musical mode Key activate the chase SELECTAREPEATA LENGTH gt GO CHAS O D2 0 465 PT 1 N 05 e MUSIC ON ou BG os NELLE LI LI I 11 Indicate that chase is in stop the the chase the number of Indicate the length of the active chase from 1 to 48 Shows
39. gram in pause IIPAUSE STOP ALL SOLO V SPEEDA GIA oe gt RA 0096 e o Bo 30 LEN 3 0 LEN 30 LEN 05 P Da BASED 03 Bio 11 EL 12 NO LEN 0 0 1 Indicate that the pro the active scene Fig 17 with NOTA gram is in musical programs Shows with RPT how much program times repeated and with LEN the length Shows the active the number of the program Indicate if the pro the repetition of the active program from 1to 99 gram is in musical with NOTA the speed of execution from 10 to 50096 5 4 FUNCTION KEYS IN PROGRAM MODE In PROGRAM mode there are 6 function keys see Fig 17 par 5 3 PAUSE key Press this key to stop the program in the current position pressing the GO key it recovers from the same position STOP key Press this key to stop the program with return to the function edit program see par 5 1 pressing the GO key it start from the first scene ALL key Press this key to select all the program from 1 to 48 SOLO key Press this key to select only the program shown in the box PROG if we have selected with the ALL key all the 48 program and we wants to selectd only the program es n 02 press twice the key 02 of program selection The prog box will indicate PROG Oe now the SOLO key unselect all the other pro
40. he OK key for get out of the function press the ESC key MUSIC key Pressing this key and activating MUSIC ON the active chase will change the scenes to time of music in the box of the chase and to the side at symbol play the display shows a note The internal music sensor has an automatic gain adjustment which allows to have a signal level good for the Top 48 working The input music signal is a OdB mono stereo so it could be taken from sound sources like Mixer CD Dat etc STEPS keys Pressing this key you go in the step mode see par 6 5 6 3 SELECT IN CHASE MODE THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO SELECT A SERIES OF CHASE For activate the multiple selection of the chases you must press the SELECT key Fig 20 The display changes as shown in Fig 21 Press one of the 1 12 keys to select more chase For successive chases use the PAGE key Fig 20 key for select all the cha ses Key for set the chase in stop Key for set the chase in pause IIPAUSE ESTOP Key for select only the chase shows CHAS ALL SOLO 02 ELI 03 30 Da RPT N ND Indicate that the RPT 03 NOn R 1 LEN 3 0 O 10 LEN 30 1 Keys for increase decrea se the speed of execution of the chase the active step V SPEEDA DO 2 RPT 03 LEN 30 LEN 05 11 12 1 I Fig 2
41. he unit BACK NAME DTS XM1200 30CH callida II S CHie e YELLOU DIMMER SHUT STR Z00n Fig 56 Shows name of the Shows that the channel Indicate the num g channel is soft cross ber of the channel Shows that the channel Shows that the channel is hard cross have a blackout value with B a reset value with R a blackout and reset value with BR 10 12 EDIT OF DM X CHANNELS AVAILABLE ONLY AFTER THE ACTIVATION OF THE MENU FUNCTIONS v par 10 11 Through the 1 12 keys select the number of the channel to modify see Fig 56 par 10 11 For the successive channels use PAGE key The selected channel will come highlighted the display changes as shown in Fig 57 For use Function Keys see par 10 13 Key to set the channel like soft cross Key to set a blackout value Key for return to the prece dent function see par 10 11 Key to set the channel Key to set a reset value Key for modify the name like hard cross of the channel BACK NAME sort x rano XJ sckourT RESET UNIT FEY DIMMER ase 000 7 HE SJ TILT LOU COLOUR CYAN RITE B B Pg MAGENTA YELLOW m A ELIO ZOOM M ms Shows name of the Shows that the channel Shows the Fig 57 channel is soft cross blackout value Shows that the channel Shows that the
42. is a sequence of steps from 1 to 48 max To create modify a program follow all steps listed below 1 If Top 48 is switched off switch it on pressing POWER key 2 Press Chase key to activate the CHASE function the Chase led key will light up 3 Press 1 412 keys to select only the chase that you want to modify only one chase highlighted For successive chase use the PAGE key 4 Press STEPS key to activate the STEPS function 5 Press one of the 1 12 keys to select the step that we want to create modify For successive steps use the PAGE key 7 Press the EDIT key to create modify the selected step 9 Modify the value of the channels through the 12 relative faders or the 1 12 keys For next channels use the PAGE key 10 When the step is completed it can be stored through the SAVE key 11 Now Top 48 is again in the STEPS function in order that you can select another step or copy the step already done in another one 12 When the creation of the steps has been finished press Chase key to come back to the CHASE function the Chase led key will light up 13 Finally you must press the GO key to execute the chase The chase is complete to create modify others repeat again all the above steps 9 3 CREATION OF AN EFFECT Top 48 is endowed with pre programmed plays movement modifiable dedica ted to the scanner and moving head W ith this function it s possible to create animations of notable effect The availa
43. is described in the user s manual at chapter 10 14 Function MENU SYSTEM SETTINGS 4 1 SCENE MODE THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO SEE ONE OF THE 48 SCENES OF THE ACTIVE PROGRAM CHANGE THE PARAMETERS AND EDITING Press SCENE key to activate SCENE function Fig 1 The SCENE key led will light up to indicate the activation of this function and the display changes as shown in Fig 2 The graphic display indicates the scene highlighted currently active Fig 2 if an empty scene is selected on the display appears FREE SCENE ee Press one of the 1 12 keys to select the scene Pushes it again the scene puts on out his end value For scenes 13324 25 36 37 48 use the PAGE key Note Keep Master Dimmer Faders to the maximum see par 6 11 Function Keys see par 4 2 Key to create or Key to erase the active Key to modify the time of transition of the active modify the active scene scene scene Key to copy the active scene Key to modify the total Key to mark time of the active scene the last scene of the program proc Scene 0025 05096 FADE OO1 LAST T DO4 0707 0707 d 002 0507 010 030 T O50 0407 T 020 0707 T 004 0707 d jg E Am visualize the active program indicate the scene number visualize total time and percent of transition of the scene visuali
44. lected with the ALL key all the 48 effect and we wants to selectd only the effect es n 02 press twice the key 02 of effect selection The effect box will indicate EFFT Oe now the SOLO key unselect all the other chase activating SOLOthe EFFT Oe ZOOM key Press this key for increase decrease the percent of zoom of the shape in exe cution the value is express in percent and varied from 000 to 200 To 000 value the shape stop SPEED key Press this key to increase decrease the speed of execution of the chase the value is in percent and varied from 10 at 500 728 EDIT THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO EDIT ONE OF 48 EFFECTS The graphic display indicates the effect highlighted currently active Fig 32 par 7 1 for create modify it press the EDIT key Fig 35 EFFECT MODE The display changes as shown in Fig 36 Press one of the 1 6 keys to select the effect on the PAN channel Press one of the 7 12 keys to select the effect on the TILT channel Key to set the shape Key for save the effect SAVE PAN x Key to set the speed and the direction of the shape Key to set the delay of the shape between an unit and the next Key to set the start cor of the shape key to set the dimension ner of the shape SHAPE 0 ZIGZAG sz nen R 2 Shows the active effect Visualize in white the effect in e
45. missing or damaged please contact your dealer immediately Top 48 User s manual Warranty 1 XLR 5 P male connector 1 Ballast mod mtrx 12Vac 1 Cable male female RS 232 Read the following warnings before beginning installation This unit is not intended for home use Read this manual thoroughly and observe the following precautions before working with the controller Take care not to spill liquids on to the controller and do not use it in excessively humid conditions Do not install the controller near heat sources or expose it to direct sunlight and do not install in dusty environments without suitable protection Do not use the controller unless the mains cable and plug are in perfect condition replace or repair if necessary Do not use solvents such as acetone or alcohol to clean the controller or the finish and panel lettering will be damaged If a fault occurs consult your nearest service centre or a specialized light equipment repair service Do not attempt to repair the controller yourself 2 1 DESCRIPTION OF THE REAR PANEL OWE RAN 12 12 Vac 6 W ros DMX 512 OUT AUDIOIN MIC MIC RS 232 Qo X QUT MADE INITALY 18 Serial The Lighting Company Universal DMX C dB audio signal INPUT with a mono stereo jack connector MICROPHONE for the MUSIC function 12 Vac power INPUT with a 3 pin cannon
46. neously PROGRAM function executes one or more programs EFFECT function plays pre programmed movements dedicated to moving heads and scanners SCENE function executes one of the 48 scenes of a program MAN function for manual control of one or more units while the others run a program or a chase PAGE key for fast page select 12 keys for the selection of show programs chase scenes units and effect Independent regulation of SPEED and CROSS value for programs chase and scenes LENGTH COPY REPEAT PATCH functions RESET SCANNER LAMP ON LAMP OFF BLACKOUT functions MUSIC function with indipendent speed Built in microphone and 0 dB audio input with auto level control Non volatile 16 Mbit FLASH memory with 40 years data retention Very simple programming and intuitive use Climatic condition for the use Humidity 3596 80 Temperature 5 50 C Dimensions and weight Dimension W xL xH Weight 482 x 95 x 176 mm 2U rack 3 5 Kg D T S Illuminazione srl Via Fagnano Selve 10 12 14 Loc La Cella 47843 Misano Adriatico RN ITALY Tel 39 0541 611131 Fax 439 0541 618210 www dts lighting it e mail info dts ighting it prior written permission of the D T S Illuminazione S r l No responibility is taken for possible inaccuracies or mistakes The D T S Illuminazione S r l reserves the right to make any alterations or aesthetics changes of this product that seem necessary at any tim
47. on of this function and the display changes as shown in Fig 38 The graphic display indicates the show highlighted currently active me Fig 38 Function Keys see par 8 2 Key for edit the Key for increase decrease SHOW see par 8 4 the speed of execution of Key for start the Keys for change page the show SHOW pice ee er SHOW 02 100 Fig 38 Indicate that the SHOW is in stop the number of Shows the the SHOW active SHOW 8 2 FUNCTION KEYS IN SHOW MODE In SHOW mode there are 6 function keys see Fig 38 par 8 1 GO key Press this key to start the show The key becomes PAUSE the display changes as shown in Fig 40 par 8 3 PAUSE key Press this key to stop the show in the current position pressing the GO key it recovers from the same position EDIT key It allows to modify the parameters of the show see par 8 4 PAGE key Pressing one of these two keys you go to the following next page SPEED key Pressing one of these two keys you increase decrease the speed of the show the value is in percent and varied from 1096 to 500 To the 10096 value the speed is the original 8 3 GO SHOW MODE THIS FUNCTION EXECUTES AND VISUALIZES THE STATE OF THE SHOW The graphic display indicates the step highlighted currently active Fig 38 par 8 1 for execute it press the GO key Fig 39 The display changes a
48. p switch of the unit NOTE ANY BUILDERS ADOPT THE CONFIGURATION OF THE DIP SWITCH LIKE STANDARD SET 0 FOR INDICATE DM X CHANNEL 1 IN THIS CASE FOR A CORRECT OPERATION YOU MUST BE ADDED 1 EXAMPLE ADDRESS OF UNIT START 128 gt TOP 48 ADDRESS 129 The on position of the dip switch is with white box appears aloft When you exit from the men the software controls if there are unit with equal or overlap ped addresses the display shows a message of error PATCH OVERLAY AT UNIT AUTO Key Press this key to modify start address in automatic way select through the 1 12 keys the unit of start then press the AUTO key For the successive unit use PAGE key Now from the unit of start to the last unit the addresses have been assigned For the successive unit use PAGE key 10 9 LOAD LIBRARY IN EDIT DMX PATCH MODE AVAILABLE ONLY AFTER THE ACTIVATION OF THE MENU FUNCTIONS v par 10 7 ALLOWS TO LOAD A COMPLETE SETUP FROM LIBRARY AND STORE IT IN MEMORY Press the LOAD key to load setup from library Fig 52 The display changes as shown in Fig 53 The display shows the first unit in the library Keys for search in alphabetical sequence Key to confirm inside of the memory v LOAD 2 V ABS CLUBCOLOR m gm jg jm jm jm ee short Here of Shows name of the unit Indicate the Pg aa the unit previously loa i ded Hie Shows where will come loaded the unit number of unit libra
49. ry see par 10 6 10 10 FUNCTION KEYS IN LOAD LIBRARY MODE In LOAD LIBRARY mode there are 3 function keys see Fig 53 Z Key Press this key to search in alphabetical sequence inside of the memory when youn arrive at the initial letter of the firm you can search through the encoder in fine way For a rapid search could be used also the faders under LOAD write LOAD Key Press this key to load the select unit in the box highlighted For get out of the function press the ESC key 10 11 EDIT IN EDIT DMX PATCH MODE GB AVAILABLE ONLY AFTER THE ACTIVATION OF THE MENU FUNCTIONS v par 10 7 ALLOWS TO MODIFY THE NAME OF EACH CHANNEL AND ITS PARAMETERS RESET VALUE BLACKOUT VALUE HARD SOFT CROSS IT ALSO ALLOWS TO ASSIGN SPECIAL FUNCTIONS TO THE CHANNEL PAN TILT PAN LOW TILT LOW LAMP CONTROL The graphic display indicates the unit highlighted currently active Fig 51 par 10 7 for modify it press the EDIT key Fig 54 The display changes as shown in Fig 56 Pressing the NAME key it is possible modify the name of the projector the display changes as shown in Fig 55 Through the encoder we select the character with the OK key or the CHAR keys we modify the next precedent character Press DONE key to confirm the modify of the name LDONE lt CHAR gt Key for return to the men function see par 10 7 Fig 55 Key for modify the name of t
50. s of the see par 10 6 A section Shows the 3 faders of the B section Key to confirm HERNAN S LIVE EPIT UNIT FUNCTION LL 4 ME y X 3 4B 53 RED YELLOU FREE FREE FREE x FREE x Fig 49 Indicate that the channel can be modified with the encoder 10 6 MENU FADERS FUNCTIONS LIVE AVAILABLE ONLY AFTER THE ACTIVATION OF THE MENU FUNCTIONS v par 10 1 ALLOWS TO ASSIGN DIRECT CONTROL FUNCTIONS AT 12 FADERS This function is used to control the performance of programs chase effects through faders or to control a determined DMX channel The display changes as shown in Fig 50 The functions that the operator could assign through the relative keys correspond to SHW SPEED Performance Speed of the Show PRG SPEED Performance Speed of the Program CHS SPEED Performance Speed of the Chase EFT SPEED Performance Speed of the Effect EFT ZOOM Dimension of the Effect DMX 001 Direct control of the channel FREE No function associate If the function is of DMX type through the faders or the encoder you select the channel If the function is SPEED or ZOOM SHW SPEED excluded through the faders or the encoder you select if the action of the faders is valid for all the programs chase effects or in the case of Show performance the 4 possible A B C D To assign the function faders press the DONE or OK key For get out of the function press the ESC ke
51. s shown in Fig 40 Press one of the 1412 keys to select the show For successive show use the PAGE key Key for stop the Key for increase decrease SHOW the speed of execution of Key for puse the Keys for change page the show SHOW IIPAUSE ESTOP 4 PAGE W SPEEDA T EFFT lt 9 gt EOI MES n crc 2 oF 09 100 9 T SHOW O SHOW SHOW 03 SHOW 0 SHOW 05 rm 12 SHOW 07 SHOW SHOW 09 SHou 20 Fig 40 Indicate that the SHOW is in play it visualize the Shows the state of execution show in execution of the SHOW Effect 05 and 04 Chase 01 Program 12 06 09 05 8 4 EDIT IN SHOW MODE THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO CREATE OR MODIFY ONE OF 96 SHOW The graphic display indicates the show highlighted currently active Fig 38 par 8 1 for create modify it press the EDIT key EDIT Fig 41 The display changes as shown in Fig 42 Press one of the 1 12 keys to select one of 4 effect chase program proces Sor Key for select which effect chase program are effect chase program pro active in the processor cessor will be active in the visualize the show show vedi par 8 5 in modification shows how much Key for on off the effect chase program processor Key for return to the show visualize the processor
52. s to the maximum 100 keep to 0 value only for create a blackout e uU A Q N O Fig 29 6 12 USE OF MASTER CHASE FADER TOP 48 IS ENDOWED WITH A GENERAL CONTROL LEVEL OUTPUT OF DIMMER CLASSIC CHANNELS HM o The Master Chase fader Fig 30 allows to adjust the bright gene ral intensity of the chase and relative step For have the bright intensity of chase step at 100 keep the fader to the maximum keep to O value only for create a blackout The Master Chase fader could be used also for pu in output a step like scene see par 6 5 Keep the fader to O value select through the 1 12 keys the step we want on output then keep the fader to desired value 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Fig 30 7 1 EFFECT MODE THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO ACTIVATE AN EFFECT GENERATOR AND MODIFY THE PARAMETERS USING THIS MODE OF OPERATION IT IS POSSIBLE CREATE ANIMATIONS OF NOTABLE EFFECT WITH AN ONLY COMMAND Press EFFECT key to activate EFFECT function Fig 18 The EFFECT key led will light up to indicate the activation of this function and the display changes as shown in Fig 31 The graphic display indicates the effect highlighted currently active attivo Fig 32 Press one of the 1 12 keys to select the effect For successive effect use the PAGE key Function Keys see par 7 2 P Key for select more Key Key for modify the effect of that the second row of the
53. shows on EFFT the speed of execution of Key for set the effect in the effect stop and go out of the Key for start the effect Key for increase decrease the zoom percent of the shape in execution WEN CE 550 1 5 GED Vo 100 100 RPT O10 RPT O10 RPT OY d RPT OOS O10 RPT O10 CIRC 7176 HOLAVYHOLA S R SQR HOLA SAR CIRC ZIZG RPT 0210 RPT O10 RPT 010 RPT 010 RPT O10 CIRC ZIZG_ OL m CIRC CIRC CIRC VERT VERT OFF OFF the number of Fig 34 Indicate that the the effect effect is in pause Shows the active effects the percent of zoom from Shows with RPT how 000 to 20096 much effect times repeated the repetition of the active effect from 001 a 999 the speed of execution from 1096 to 50096 7 4 EDIT IN EFFECT MODE In EFFECT mode there are 6 function keys see Fig 34 par 7 3 GO key Press this key to start the effect The key becomes PAUSE PAUSE key Press this key to stop the effect in the current position pressing the GO key it recovers from the same position STOP key Press this key to stop the effect return to the EFFECT function see par 7 1 pressing the GO key it start again ALL key Press this key to select all the effect from 1 to 48 SOLO key Press this key to select only the effect shown in the box EFFT if we have se
54. t it gently ATTENTION the shielded part of the cable must never be connected to the ground of the electrical system as this could cause faults during the working of the controller 225 EXAMPLE OF DMX 512 LINE CONNECTION TOP 48 has a DMX 512 input output that uses standard XLR 5 pin connector The input it is for now disabled from the software The connection must be put into practice with cable shielded by these characteristics 2 conductors plus screen 120 Ohm impedance XLR 5 pin low capacity AS Common maximum transmission rate 250 Kbaud DMX IN 1 DMX OUT 57 DMX OUT For the connection do reference to the figure 3 1 HOW TO OPERATE WITH THE CONTROLLER AT THE FIRST USE TOP 48 is a universal DM X controller and is provided with an initial generic configuration For a correct operation YOU MUST configure the controller with the type of projec tors scanner connected to it The SETUP LIBRARY sheet includes the list of the projectors scanner contained in the internal memory of the controller if the requested configuration is not present in the library you need to make a personalized one The operations to configure the controller is described in the user s manual at chapter 10 7 Function MENU EDIT DMX PATCH TOP 48 is endowed with graphic display with adjustable contrast from menu if the initial setting isn t correct it is possible to change the contrast The operations to change contrast
55. tick passes directly to the fine movement mode The Fine key led will light up to indicate the activation of this function Useful function for control moving heads J oystick movement change the PAN PAN LOW and TILT TILT LOW output channels keys for change the speed indicates the the set ting out of speed SAVE UNDO MASK WV JOY SPEED PROPA DTS 1200 ST Sarees COLOUR SSS MAGENTA YELLOW EITE A ET SPEED MODE 2 A 070 PETRI Y ooo Fig 9 4 9 MASK FUNCTION IN SCENE MODE THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO MASK THE CHANNELS OF THE PREVIOUSLY SELEC TED UNIT IN A DETERMINED SCENE Press MASK key to activate MASK function Fig 10 The display changes as shown in Fig 11 The graphic display indicates the channels masked with the sym bol Fig 11 The operator in this case masks the tilt cyan magenta and yellow channels W hen you recall the scene The masked channels stay to the value planned in precedence Very useful function for create scenes that make only change color etc Press one of the 1 12 keys to masks the correspondent channels For successive channels use the PAGE key indicates that we are inside at the function of masking Key for return to the mask of the saved scene reverses the selection of Key for save the mask her actual mask of the scene lard HODEECOLO
56. write you can select 0 255 value 10 14 MENU SYSTEM SETTINGS GB AVAILABLE ONLY AFTER THE ACTIVATION OF THE MENU FUNCTIONS v par 10 1 ALLOWS TO CHANGE THE DISPLAY CONTRAST TO SET A PASSWORD RS 232 FUNCTIONS SHOW THE SOFTWARE VERSION Select SYSTEM SETTINGS from main menu the display changes as shown in Fig 60 As soon as this function is activated the display shows the first function available Through the encoder it is possible select the SYSTEM SETTINGS functions available To activate the selected function press the same OK key Fig 60 SYSTEM SETTINGS SECURITY LOCK RS232 HOST LINK ABOUT TOP 48 10 15 MENU SET LCD CONTRAST THIS FUNCTION ALLOWS TO CHANGE THE GRAPHIC DISPLAY CONTRAST The display changes as shown in Fig 61 Fig 61 SYSTEM SETTINGS SECURITY LOCK RS232 HOST LINK ABOUT TOP 48 Through the encoder or the fader under the DONE write you can modify the display contrast For confirm the modify press the OK key for get out of the function press the ESC key 10 16 MENU SECURITY LOCK ALLOW S TO LOCK UNLOCK FUNCTIONS OF EDITING Pressing the LOCK key the display will change as shown in Fig 62 Through the 1 10 keys insert a numerical combination of 5 number for lock the functions At the end of the last number Top 48 will ask ENTER PASSWORD AGAIN you must introduce the password again Now Top 48 is locked For unlock it repeat again all the above steps list above
57. y NOTE THIS FUNCTION IS ACTIVE IN MODE SCENE STEPS PROG GO PROG CHASE GO CHASE EFFECT GO EFFECT SHOW GO SHOW FOR RECALL THE DISPLAY THAT SHOWS THE VALUES PRESS THE CORRESPON DING Show Effect Chase Program KEY FIXED LED Shows the 3 faders of the Shows the 3 faders of the section B section Key to confirm LIVE CONTROL FUNCTION DONE PRG SPEED CHS SPEED EFT SPEED ZOOM E B ZOOM SUH SPEED rol auc aon za Fig 50 Shows the 3 faders immediately under the display 10 7 MENU EDIT DM X PATCH AVAILABLE ONLY AFTER THE ACTIVATION OF THE MENU FUNCTIONS v par 10 1 ALLOW S TO LOAD A COMPLETE SETUP FROM LIBRARY AND STORE IT IN MEMORY ALLOW S TO PATCH DMX AUTOMATIC MANUAL ALLOWS TO MODIFY THE NAME OF EACH CHANNEL AND ITS PARAMETERS RESET VALUE BLACKOUT VALUE HARD SOFT CROSS IT ALSO ALLOWS TO ASSI GN SPECIAL FUNCTIONS TO THE CHANNEL PAN TILT PAN LOW TILT LOW LAMP CONTROL ATTENTION MODIFICATION OF THE EDIT DMX PATCH PARAMETERS IF NOT EFFECTED IN AN APPROPRIATE WAY PREVENTS THE CONNECTED UNIT TO WORK CORRECTLY The display changes as shown in Fig 51 Press one of the 1 12 keys to select the unit For successive unit use the PAGE key Key for modify the parameters of the unit Key for manual Shows name of the unit patch Key to load setup from library Key for automatic
58. ze the active scene indicates the time to tran sition of the active scene as percent of the total time indicates the last scene of the program indicates the total time of the active scene in seconds from 1 to 600 indicates the time to transition in seconds from to 600 4 2 FUNCTION KEYS IN SCENE MODE In SCENE mode there are 6 function keys see Fig 2 par 4 1 COPY Key Pressing this key the display shows SELECT DESTINATION SCENE select through the 1412 keys the destination of the copy For the successive scenes use PAGE key Note After have pressed COPY key the same becomes GRAB key GRAB Key x Press this key to store the scene you can then paste it in an empty scene of the same program or in a diferent program The key becomes PASTE PASTE Key Pressing this key the scene previously stored could be pasted to an any empty scene of any program ERASE Key Press this key to the erase active scene select through the 1 12 keys for the succes sive scenes use PAGE key the scene that must be erased then press the ERASE key The scene will erased in a permanent way it is not possible recover it TIM E Key Press this key to change the total time of the scene the value is in seconds from 1 to 600 use the fader under the TIME writing or the encoder For confirm the modify press the OK key for get out of the function press the ESC key

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