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Re: Stage Pak 1 how to set up?
Good job jthtiger! But flipper what ever you do DO NOT plug your DMX lights in to the DP-415!! never plug your DMX lights into a dimmer pack as it will ruin the the DMX hardware and motors in your intelligent lights. also i believe your stage setter 8 that came with your pack should have enough channels for your lights. but can u tell me how many pars you have/plan to use? let me know and i can be of further help. sincerely,
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Re: Stage Pak 1 how to set up?
on a side note. your spot 250 uses 6 DMX channel and the vue 3 uses 9. 9+6=15 DMX channels total. so you only have room for maybe one or two pars on the stage setter 8. might want to look into a bigger controller. like jthtigers DMX operator 192.
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Re: Design Spot 250 shutter fix . .
Sounds like one of the shutters is bent and is hitting against the other shutter. That happened to me once on the design spots 575, but i just opened the fixture up and bent it back to place and it worked fine. Luis Ramirez Ram Pro Audio and Lighting Lighting Designer
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Re: Octopod 80 Elation Policy be warned
January 2007 was the complete lightning installed in Dania Beach where my restaurant brandnew was becoming ready. The choice of the system was basically done by the professionals as the installer Sound & Lightning Ft. Lauderdale and his order to elation company. I only have had a fix amount for every thing which was paid after finishing the job. Couple of months later some of the lamps got discolered and I complaint. I was asured that they will be switching the plates and so were 6 of...
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Re: Operator Pro question
I mostly program individually, but now I do see a problem... If the fixtures were stacked this way, grouping the lights for on the fly manipulation would be pretty impossible. I use that function quie a bit to cut down on programming, and the fact that there are only 8 fixture chases. You can use the same chase with a different color and/or gobo and create a very different effect. One more question while I am at it. Is there any way to keep the lights grouped while changing scenes? With one...
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Re: Operator Pro question
you know I'm not too sure as i have never used an op pro before. so i couldn't tell you. so you can try re reading the manual. but maybe one of the techs can hep you out tomorrow afternoon. sincerely,
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Re: Riva 80
Just realized what a noob I am. Posted in Moving Heads section.. MODs feel free to put me where I belong if needed. Thanks James. Had some of the guys at the LAB (pro sound web) direct me to you here on the forum. The music store I sub-contact under just spoke with Elation at the NAMM show but I doubt any dealership agreement was finalized. But, I have 2 churches needing theatrical style lighting installs by Easter so I gotta get this stuff moving FAST! Any primers or how-to's on...
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Re: Riva 80
Have I hit a snag here? CONTROL FEATURES • Must use Pixel Drive X • Maximum 8 pods per controller Riva 80 system - will I be able to tie each set of 8 into Compu Live 1024EC? http://www.elationlighting.com/product.asp?ProductIDNumber=1210&cat=Alkalite
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Re: Riva 80
Yes. have no fear you run your DMX through the pixel drives much kinda like a dimmer pack if you will but more suited for the rivas. you will still have all the control you need. for each set of 8 you get you will get a pixel drive with it. they are sold as a set of 8 anyways but you can purchase more individual pods as well as pixel drives. understand?
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Re: DMX Operator Pro
did you address them all according to the channel blocking on the pro? if you need me to elaborate let me know. sincerely,
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Re: DMX Operator Pro
I tried doing so but it seemed as though the pro was not recognizing more than one fixture. An elaboration of how to do so correctly would be great!
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Re: DMX Operator Pro
OK WELL THE PRO BLOCKS THE FIXTURES IN 16 CHANNELS EACH. THAT MEANS THAT FIXTURE BUTTON ONE CONTROLS CHANELS 1-16 AND FIXTURE BUTTON CONTROLS 17-32 and so on and so on. so if you wanted to put 1 led one each fixture button they would need to be addressed as follows. (assuming they are 6 ch's) led 1:001 led 2:007 led 3:017 (that would be on fixture button 2) understand where im goin with this? if you have dip switches here is a helpfull tool DIP SWITCH CALCULATOR Sincerely,
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Re: For Rain
FAR OUT! yes, with that stage (Northside Assembly) I will have 2 Design Spot 250 lights out front and a pair of DLED 38 MH lights as well. The stage might get 8 DLED fixtures but I'm pushing for a grid of 12 Acclaim X-EYE HD lights(RGB and a few Cool White). Thats the start anyhow. LOOKS GREAT!
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Re: Demo Download?
WHEW - Im a bit overwhelmed but I think its because Im on a tiny notebook. Gotta hook up to a couple of 20" flat panels to get all these windows open. Will the demo let me put the 3D model you made in it? Client wants to use Design Spot 250 (2), DLED 36 (8), DLED MH (2) and Im working on getting him to use the software over the ShowDesigner board. (I'm also trying to get him to drop the DLED fixtures in favor of Acclaim X-EYE HD lights too.. about 12 of them) Will the demo let me put these...
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Re: Demo Download?
I got the two columns in but I still got to mail it to you. I will do that tonight. After 8 pmcebtral time ok? Sincerely,
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Re: Design 36 LED
Hi PU.. Believe me, I am also glad our R&D department jumped on it. I just wished they would have told me, instead of telling me they couldn't. We will have lens kits for them as well, but it looks like a 15 and 45 degree kit. I know they are working on an 8 or 12 degree lens kit, but nothing yet. FYI.. Price on the DLED 36 went down a few dollars so you'll be able to get a better price, and we are introducing the DLED 108IP, which is a DLED 36 with K2 Leds, and IP65 rated. Send me an...
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Re: Design 36 LED
Yea, going in two diff. churches. (order will be for Magnolia Music Center - Gulfport, MS) We are new so I'm sure we have to pay for it all up front a few times before we get "terms". HAHA! 8 DLED 36, 2 DLED MH, and 2 Design Spot 250 fixtures go to one church. 10 DLED 36, and 2 Design Spot 250 fixtures go to another church. Both will go Compu Live for control. (and yes, James has laid out one 3D for me and might be working on the 2nd one soon) Plan on having both installed and trained by...
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Re: basic console programing
drew, are you talking about timing the DMX operator pro shows? If so, yes, you have to time it all with calculators and a bit of calculus! Regading live shows, you basically have to have a live operator. That's the way its done in the real world. You have all your cues (scenes) all stacked up nicely in a show (cycle) in the order your going to play them. Then for timing you set them to "GO". "GO" allows the scene to cue up till you hit "GO" again then it take you the the next scene in the...
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Re: Design Spot 250 PAN Problem, Help!!
You might want to check the sensor on the actual pan which is located inside the base of the fixture.Like you said when its upside down it shakes and when its upright it doesnt, that sounds like the pan stopper with the magnet on it by the pan wheel is either loose or out of place you might need to adjust The fastner. Hope this helps. Luis Ramirez Ram Pro Audio And Lighting Ld/tech
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Re: Design 36 LED
Our rep, Jeff Mathis, suggested that controller. The lights will be 8 Par64 LED PRO and 4 American PAR56 (with a DP20L dimmer pack). Most church will do is change colors on the LED and dim the PAR56 fixtures. True that the Magic 260 will run both kinds of lights?
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Re: Need help programming operator pro
isreal do you have or have u requested a instructional DVD from us yet? i dont really know how to use the op pro so my advice for you for now is dont give up it will come to you soon. we wouldnt put out a controller if it couldnt be operated! lol. sincerely,
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Re: SS8 Question
the stage setter 8 isnt really built for a DMX inteligent fixture. could you consider getting a new controller or swapping out the SS8 for something else?
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Re: dxm operator pro
If you are running DMX 500+ feet, I would highly recommend a DMX Branch or Opti Splitter of some sort. More then 1000' and you will need one because the signal drops off at that point. An opti-splitter does more then isolate. It also helps amplify DMX signal like a DA (distro amp) does for video. The isolation also isn't for lighting strikes, it helps if you have faulty power or your console and fixtures are running off of a different ground. This can cause problems just like in audio,...
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Re: dxm operator pro
32 max is pushing it. I generally start having problems with LEDs at 8 fixtures, depending on length of the run and fixtures in question. Dimmers, I daisy chain those things forever and they don't care, and I am talking racks upon racks upon racks. Movers, depends on the brand and length of cable in question. Some days it's 16, others it's 20, sometimes I can only get 6 on before the 7th starts acting up. If your last fixture in line is acting funny, and a terminator isn't helping, chances...
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Re: DMX Controller Rec for DJ Scan 250
My DMX is to difucult for James. James, I think you need to order a preprogrammed DMX partner from American DJ for the DJ Scan 250. They already have this as a shelf item. 8 buttons for programms and an off button. Best regards,
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Re: Couple quick questions..
As far as computers are concerned, there are generally two fronts. The first is the ability to run your lights entirely from a software-based controller (like CompuWare), connected to a USB widget/dongle to send the DMX signal to your fixtures. The second one is the ability to trigger your regular DMX controller/console trough the use of MIDI triggers from a computer. In this situation, everything is programmed into the controller just like you would do for normal operation via the...
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Re: Is there a 250 spot that will mix color like this?
bdunard, Yes, a wash will be about from 40 brighter than a spot. You have a lot more light being projected along a bigger beam of light. However, that's all a wash fixture does.. color change.. but the beam of light it projects is impressive. Most rigs require a 1 to 1 ratio where you have 1 wash to every spot. So if you have 8 Spots you should also have 8 washes. But with the Frost filter of the Design Spot's it helps resolve not having to buy so many washes. Still the wash effect of a...
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Re: What are some other uses for moving heads at weddings?
I definitely know how important lighting is to a wedding...however it's hard to sell a mom on some lights on a band. However, I have found it easier to sell the mood of a room, their name on a gobo, a spotlight on the first dance, uplighting the backdrop or rear wall the same color as the bridesmaid dresses...this is the stuff that makes sense to the purchasers. However, I want the lights for the show! On a side note...I went to demo a design wash 250, and design spot 250 today. If found out...
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Re: Newbie looking for help/advice
Sorry, but I have another quick question. What are some dmx 512 controllers that you would reccomend for my application? I don't need a really pro set up, but I would like one that is of good quality. Thanks
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Re: Newbie looking for help/advice
I will try out the compulive software thanks! I would also like/need a dmx unit to control all of it though. Woould you recomend one for the movers and one for the wash lights or both in one unit? How is this model : Elation DMX Operator Pro Controller? It seemed to have good reviews on other websites. Or is there one specifically that would best suite my needs. I need one that would simply turn everything on and off at this point, and a dimmer would be nice (But I believe you purchase those...
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Re: Newbie looking for help/advice
Yes, what you are describing are what a console would call a scene. A Scene is just a bunch of lights recorded (saved) to look a certain way when you bring up that scene. So for example, if you made scene 1 nothing but blue lights, when you hit scene 1 the blue lights would come on. If you made scene 2 red lights, the red lights would come on with scene two. If you made scene 3 red and blue lights, both the red and blue lights would come on when scene 3 is up. A series of scenes is called...
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Re: Newbie looking for help/advice
Thanks for the explenation, it really helps me understand this stuff better, and what I need to get. so does this mean that you have 96 pages for each book or 96 pages total for all 8 books put together? And you mentioned the DMX opereater Pro. Is this a good controller? It seems to have everything on it that I would need. And how hard is it to program these "pages". Does it require the use of a computer program such as compulive or can I do it simply and manually? (I understand if you don't...
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Re: Newbie looking for help/advice
Yes, you have 96 pages that you can add to 8 different books in different ways for each book. The console doesn't say how many pages per book, so I assume you can use as many as you want. Don't quote me on it though. Sometimes you will see something like number of steps per show or chase. So if it says 40 Steps per Show, that would mean each of your books can have 40 pages in it, but you can make up 96 different pages to use in the case of the DMX Operator Pro. Don't think of CompuLive so...
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Re: Newbie looking for help/advice
Ok I'm back... sorry for all of the dumb questions. I am expecting 2 power wash 250's in the mail (should arrive any day now), and now need to look towards buying the rest of my equipment. I was going to try to purchase American DJ PAR64 LED's (8 of them to be exact), and the compulive software (Elation Compu 1024EC PC DMX Lighting Control System). I would then hang the pars ona couple of trees. Would this set up work? Is everything compatible? I was looking at teh forum on American DJ's...
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Re: Where do I get fixture profiles for Elation DLED TriBrick 36 and Tri64B?
Yes I own 8 DLED 36's and I just bought four Elation Design Spot 250's and Compu. I can't get the design spots to show their beams in the 3D viz...although it does show the channels are working in the DMX section of Compu. I will be adding four Tri64B's and five TriBrick DLED's 36. I am starting to program today...Compu just got here today (week late because FedEx couldn't find my house). The laptop also arrived today but the harddrive was broken so I have to wait until Wednesday or Thursday...
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Re: Fading to black
I sure did. I originally tried a small value (8 seconds) then I did a really high value and received the same result.
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Re: design 108
Did you ever get this fixture working? What are your thoughts? I am debating on some new wash fixtures for my light rig and can't decide between Design 36 (already have 8), Colorado 1's, Tri64B's or something else.
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Re: Compu Live Question
I don't have an answer for you. I am new to this type of lighting control. I can't find out how to get started with the basic programing for 15 par cans, 3 RGB and 2 Elliosodials. Help. I also receive a message about a faital error. A second install have a problem with a flickering Pro Bar. It seems to destroy the bulbs. Any recommendations? Partime
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Re: Compu Live Question
fishing.. when its a new install and you have all the demo pages still on it. The 3D window will always open up automatically because its in Demo mode. you need to delete all the Demo pages. this will stop 3d window from opening automatically. Partime, Jingles is your man to get started on the basic programming. send him an e-mail. Pro Bar flickering.. I would call our customer support department. 323-213-4593. sounds like a tech issue with the bar, not with the software. How much wattage...
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Re: Octopod 80 or 36?
There is a controller called an SD6C its about $80.00. I think it will be the simplest.. and if not that one a Stage Setter8. Stage setter 8 is about $280.00
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Re: DMX Operator Pro question
JJ, I am sorry to say that there's no way to do this with the Operator Pro, but there are other Elation playback controllers with this feature. Here's a few that you can choose from. DMX DUO or DMX PARTNER or AR-32RM or DR 512 Hope this helps
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Re: Stage setter 8 & DMX LED panels
Hi Mike, The stage setter 8 is a straight forward controller channels 1-8 or channels 1-6 consecutivly. So the controller will always give you the same results. I think the best thing for you would be to contact Chauvet and see whats up with the Color Pallette.. It has some pretty complex channel assignments, and if you address them to 1 for simplicity sake they should do the same thing. For other channel or menu setting on the Color Palette you need to work with chauvet. Best regards,
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Re: Dip Switch Calculator
This is provided the lights use binary, switch one=1, two=2, three=4, four=8, five=16, six=32, seven=64, eight=128, and nine=256. Some lights use there own 'odd' settings, like HES Trackspots for example. Both the settings for a Universal Controller and DMX are different from binary. Read your manual before you assume it is binary, or look on the back of the light by the dip switches. A lot of lights tell you what the 'code' is for their dip switches.
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Re: Question about Color manager and Matrix setup with LED lighting
So just a question, what dose influence the size of the "matrix", how does it figure Length, and Width for lights? I was hoping that I could somehow patch them for just the matrix setup, but I could not find anything, always set for 6 high, and 8 wide.
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Re: Octopod 80 or 36?
Thanks for your help. The 80's are perfect for our group. I'll run the presets at a slower speed until I figure out the DMX dilemma. Both ideas have merit. Thanx Jingles and elation pro. Jazzman
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Re: Compu Live Question
July 14, 2008 Help! I am sending this to 3 or 4 people I hope can help. I have installed a lighting system utilizing the following components: 1. – Acclaim s-fade6 at the entrance door 2. – Elation Compu -1024c 3. – an A-B switch 4. – Elation RMD620 Arc dimmer for house lights 5. – 6 Elation Pro Bar 4 – for an assortment of pars and ellipsoidals. 6. – 3 Elation RGB LED at various points in the path - They are addressed as 101, 108, 115 Problem: When the x-fade is operational it controls more...
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Re: Compu Live Question
So the house dimmer is tied into the same line as the rest of the lights, and you have both the x-fade and compu controlling them with an a/b switch? You are saying all the lights work ok when controlling with compu, but when you switch it to the x-fade the leds go nuts? If so, they are probably losing dmx since the x-fade is only 6 channels. The only option you have is to set the leds so that when they lose dmx they do not go to auto mode. Finally, you can also add a wall panel from the...
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Re: Compu Live Question
I can't say much about it right now. Simply that when we have information it will be on the website. Maybe soon wasn't the best word.. About 6-8 months from now. Best regards,
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Re: Compu Live Question
Thats a good question. Here is what Partime has going on. A system consiting of house lights which are only a few DMX channels..6 I believe to be exact. When Compu is on everything is great.. That's because his LED par cans are recieving DMX.. When he switches to the simple X-fade, it is only activating 6 channels..The LED pars lose DMX and go into sound active mode. Using an AR 32 system will activate all 512 dmx channels. The problem is he bought the wrong controller for the Job. I'm...