PoweringUptheSystem
ProperinitializationiscriticaltosuccessfuloperationsoftheSyncroliteproduct.Weadvisethe
operatortocarefullyandsystematicallyfollowtherecommendedstart‐upprocedures.Ifthere
isaproblem,itusuallystartshere.
OnlycertifiedSyncrolitetechniciansorpersonneltrainedbyacertifiedSyncrolitetechnician
shouldcarryoutsystemoperationandmaintenance.
Onceyoursystemisproperlysetup,werecommendthefollowingsteps:
1.Powerup.Allunitswillinitializeuponpowerup.Theunitswillnotstrikeuntilastrike
commandisgivenfromtheDMXcontroller,laptoporfromtheonboardmenu.
Atthispoint,eachunitshouldhavefansrunningandbeinthehomeposition‐50%panand
50%tilt‐withallmotorsactiveanddouserclosed.
Checkeachunit’sIDandmakeanoteofitschannelnumber,itsphysicalpositionorlocationin
thelightingsystemanditscorrespondingACdistrochannel.Ifnecessary,makeawrittenchart
orconsolemapofthisforeachshowtoeliminateconfusionbetweentheACdistrochanneland
thecontrolchannelnumber.TheunitsIDcanbeanynumberfrom1‐36astheoperator
requiresforprogramming.Thefixtureshavedigitalswitchesontheskid.
2.TurnonyourDMXcontroller‐checktomakesuretheproperDMXprofilehasbeenloaded
intothecontroller.
3.Youmayturnoneachindividualunitatthedistroandwatchitgothroughitsinitialization
routine.TheSyncroliteunitshavespecificcalibrationroutines.Thecalibrationroutinewilltake
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