Color Force User Manual 6 V1.2 November 2009
looks in 1 single channel)
Note: DMX has priority over internal Looks.
Looks can be recorded to the internal flash memory by users and will be preserved
on power down. However, looks will be returned to default setting if Reset is
performed. There are two ways to record a look:
Simple, with DMX console.
Set the Color Force to the desired Control Mode. Use a DMX console to adjust
channel levels and create the desired look or effect. Press Up/Down buttons to Look
Store and press Enter, press Up/Down buttons to the desired Look number and
press Enter. Press Enter again for 2 seconds to save Look.
Advanced, stand-alone. (DMX is unplugged)
Press Up/Down buttons to Look Store, and press Enter, press Up/Down button to the
desired Look and press Enter to access the memory data. The data is presented as
two numbers separated by a letter “c”. The number to the left of the c is the channel
number and to the right is the channel level. Pressing Up/Down up to the far end will
show the Mode at which the selected Look was programmed.
To edit the Mode of a selected Look:
Press Up/Down buttons to Look Store and press Enter, press Up/Down to the desired
Look and press Enter to access the memory data. Press Up/Down buttons up to the
far end until Mode number is shown and press Enter. Press Up/Down buttons to
adjust the Mode number. Press Enter to toggle back to the channel numbers.
To edit the channel numbers and levels of a selected Look:
Press Up/Down buttons to Look Store and press Enter, press Up/Down to the desired
Look and press Enter to access the memory data. Press Up/Down buttons and select
the channel number. To edit the channel level, press Enter and use the Up/Down
buttons to adjust the level (shown as 0-255). Press Enter to toggle back to the
channel number. When the desired effect is created press Enter for 2 seconds to
save Look.
Display Backlight (Displ. Backlight)
The LED display can be set to go off after 5 seconds of no activity. Press Enter, scroll
wheel to On (permanently) or Off (after 5 seconds) and press Enter for 2 seconds to
save settings.
Frequency
The Color Force has three frequency settings available - 600, 1200, 2400. This allows
for the LED scan rate to be synchronised with the video camera and avoid a
flickering effect. Press Enter, Up/Down buttons to select the frequency, press Enter
for 2 seconds to save settings.
Upload Engines
Pre-programmed engines can be uploaded to the Color Force from the Chroma-Q
Uploader. Press Enter, Up/Down buttons to select ‘Upload Engines’ and press Enter
for 2 seconds to save. Connect to the Chroma-Q Uploader and proceed with the
uploading process. See Quick Start Guide of the Chroma-Q Uploader for the
uploading connection and operation.
Reset to Default
Press Enter for 2 seconds to reset all menu items to factory defaults:
DMX address = 001, Control Mode = 1 (43 channels HSI+FX) , DMX Lost = Hold,
Looks = default, Display = On, Frequency = 600
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