4-4 The x.Spot Menu System x.Spot™ User Manual
To enable synchronized playback:
1. Link the fixtures for synchronization (see “Linking the Fixtures” on page 2-6).
1. Terminate both the first and the last fixtures in the link and remove all DMX
controllers from the link.
2. Make one fixture the master fixture by assigning it DMX Start Channel 1 or
Fixture Number 1 (see “Setting DMX Start Channel” on page 3-6). Make sure no
other fixture on the link is assigned DMX start channel 1 or Fixture Number 1.
3. Set preset playback ON for all fixtures on the link, see “Playback Mode Menu” on
page 3-8.
DMX Parameter Descriptions
The following sections describe the Parameters for the modules in a standard
configuration x.Spot fixture. All DMX values indicated in the detailed parameter
descriptions are in decimal units.
Basic Fixture Parameters
Pan and Tilt
Channels 1– 4 control the Pan and Tilt parameters. The x.Spot fixture has a 630° pan
range and a 240° tilt range. DMX channels 1 and 3 allow coarse adjustment within 1–
2 degrees of the desired pan and tilt position. DMX channels 2 and 4 allow fine
adjustment to a fraction of a degree of the desired pan and tilt position.
MSpeed values control the pan and tilt motion for x.Spot fixtures by default, see
“MSpeed (Motor Speed)” on page 4-8. To control the Pan and Tilt parameters with
DMX controller crossfading, set Pan/Tilt MSpeed off in the Control parameter (see
Table 4-4, “Control Setting Descriptions,” on page 4-9 and “Appendix A: x.Spot™
DMX Protocol” ).
Note: Optical encoders for pan and tilt instantly correct the fixture’s position if the
fixture is jarred from its programmed position. If a physical obstruction
prevents the fixture from correcting its position, the fixture “times out” to
prevent wear on the motors. If the fixture has timed out, remove the
obstruction and home the fixture to return it to normal operation.
Lamp Function
The Lamp Function parameter (Channel 5) modifies the Shutter (Channel 6) and Dim
(Channel 6) functions to enhance and expand the range of effects available on the
x.Spot fixture including Light Burst™ effects, lightning strikes and Electronic
Dimming™ effects.
The Light Burst™ effect boosts the Lamp above the 700 Watt level for the specified
period of time. Boosting to white ends with the shutter open; boosting to black closes
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