DMX Dimmer/Relay Pack question

Jeff, it looks like you told Compu to assign all the fixtures to one channel. What you want to do is assign each fixture or dimmer number to its own channel, this way you can control each one by itself.

By assigning 4 lights to one channel, you made it so one channel controls fours lights. It is kind of like X-Box 360 and Rock Band. You can assign guitars to all be 'controller one'. The issue is they all only control the first player then. If, however, you assign them to 1, 2, and 3, they then control players 1, 2, and 3 respectively.

Woah! first time ever hearing a xbox to DMX analogy! haha. good one serra.
Jeff to set up your pars to run individually here's the steps you need to do.
New page> scan library wizard> generic folder> Par 64> starting address (What ever your DPDMX20L starts at)> number of fixtures should be 4 then proceed with hitting next a bunch of times and your page will load. Let me know if this works.
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Took me some time to think of that one, lol.

I like the X-Box thing. lol.

I did try that but its still showing everything as on, I have tried on the relay pack Ch1, Ch2, and Ch4, and nothing seems to work. I have made some screen shots to show you. IDK really know if it will help you but here it goes It also if i hit the button next to on it does a Chase mode, so I dont know.

I have my Relay switch set to DMX channel 50, this screen shot show it in the OFF position

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g174/jeffjams/screenshot005.jpg

This particular shows me pressing the ON Button and it activates all four channels of the Relay pack

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g174/jeffjams/screenshot002-1.jpg

Just for gigiles I made a copy of the Settings of the Par 64

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g174/jeffjams/screenshot004.jpg

So I'm really not sure why its not working. i'm pulling my hair out. Umm maybe I should get a new DMX relay pack and see if it does it on that. I havent tried it on my DMX operator yet. Would you reccomend me do that to see if it is a setting in the Relay pack.

I'll have a Youtube video to show you more what I'm talking about in about an hour hopefully.

Again thanks for all your help and all you guys do.

It might very well be a setting in the pack itself as you have stated. Not familar with the pack, so when I get time I will get the manual and look it over real quick.

Some dimmers have modes on them. This means that while it is a 4 channel pack, only one DMX channel triggers all four channels, just like the X-Box thing again.

The Elation DP-640B takes this a step farther. It has a really cool feature that let's you patch each dimmer to whichever channel you would like. Really useful when working with my Hog since it doesn't let me patch multiple channels to the same address (basic function on just about every other console with a patch in it, but not this one ). It can also dim without a console, and panic switches are again really useful for focusing or emergencies. All and all a great product I would highly recommend to anyone.

Sorry for the mini review, just kinda kept coming out lol. We now return to your regularly scheduled forum topic.

Actually, after looking at your pictures, it seems like a Compu issue. Gotta pass that one to the one and only Jingles.

:ey thanks a million for your help in resolving this issue I'm kinda new to dmx and learning as I go. I'm still trying to upload the video and that should kinda tell you more. I'm also thinking if - had the par 64 seperaty per channel to see if that might work. Well see

I figured it out, what I had to do was add the add the Par 64 profile 4 times seperately rather than telling it 4 fixtures in the quanity window.

if you don't get what i'm saying, here is a screen shot

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g174/jeffjams/comp1.jpg

thanks serraAva and jingles for your help I appreciate you guys

hmm no. not unless you have 4 dimmer packs and all the pars hooked up are all on one channel. Take a look at this.

Make sense? Let me know.
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That makes since I guessed I got conused because I thought u would have controls to control each channel in the main window. I didbt know you have to go in Easystep. But thanks for all you do

Well you dont need easy step. you can use any of the tabs in the new scene window. or edit scenes. you can even make switches. If you have any more questions or aren't sure how something works feel free to ask away.
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