Color Force User Manual 8 V1.2 November 2009
Color Force DMX Personality Mode 4-6.
In modes 4-5 each cell is a group & in mode 6 all cells are a group (All)
Color Force
(v1.1)
Mode 4 (48ch)
12 x RGBA
Mode 5 (49ch)
1s + 12 x RGBI
(with Magic Amber)
Mode 6 (9ch)
6fx + 3 x HSI
Channel 1 Red for group 1 Intensity Effects
0 Static
1-63 Fade on, fade off.
Variable, 63 fastest
64-127 Fade on, snap off.
Variable, 127 fastest
128-191 Snap on, fade off.
Variable, 191 fastest.
192-255 Snap on, snap off
(Strobe). Variable, 255 fastest.
Colour Speed
0-255 Variable speed of colour
scrolling. From static at 0 to
maximum at 255.
(This channel becomes Intensity
Master when on Mode 6fx + 12 x
RGB(A) and Ch4 at Full)
Channel 2 Green for group 1 Red for group 1 Colour Fan
0-255 Variable fan of colour
between groups. All units are the
same colour at 0.
Channel 3 Blue for group 1 Green for group 1 Colour Range
0 Full spectrum
1-255 Variable limit of spectrum for
colour scrolling. Single colour at 1,
full spectrum at 255.
Channel 4 Amber for group 1 Blue for group 1 Colour Step
0-255 Variable control of
smoothness of colour scrolling.
Smoothest is at 0. Most coarse is at
250. Rate will vary with scrolling
speed. 255 will override effects and
switch to RGB.
(Mode 6fx + 12 x RGB(A) is
activated when this Ch is at Full and
Ch1 becomes Master Intensity)
Channel 5 Red for group 2 Intensity for group 1 Intensity Effects
0 Static
1-63 Fade on, fade off. Variable, 63
fastest
64-127 Fade on, snap off. Variable,
127 fastest
128-191 Snap on, fade off. Variable,
191 fastest.
192-255 Snap on, snap off (strobe).
Variable, 255 fastest
Channel 6 Green for group 2 Red for group 2 Intensity Fan
0-255 Variable fan of intensity effect
between groups. All units at the
same intensity at 0. Alternating units
on and off at 255.
Channel 7 Blue for group 2 Green for group 2 Hue
Channel 8 Amber for group 2 Blue for group 2 Saturation
Channel 9 Red for group 3 Intensity for group 2 Intensity
Channel 10 Green for group 3 Red for group 3
Channel 11 Blue for group 3 Green for group 3
Channel 12 Amber for group 3 Blue for group 3
Channel 13 Red for group 4 Intensity for group 3
...and so on up to group 12
Total 48 DMX channels 49 DMX channels 9 DMX channels