Troubleshooting
SyncroliteDiagnostics
ThereareseveralmeansofrunningdiagnosticsonSyncrolite units.Theonboardstatusdisplay
canbeaccessedviathedisplayscreenand5buttonsonthefaceoftheelectronicsbox.
Inthefield,techniciansmayemploytheMiroTechDMXPLUSorotherDMXdevicefor
diagnosticpurposes.
OnboardMenuDiagnostics
(Forindividualmenuitemdetails,seepage________________)
1.Toaccessthemenuwiththepoweron(withorwithoutDMX),pressbuttons1and5
simultaneously.Thiswillaccessthemenus.Reverse(button1)andforward(button2)willtake
youthroughthemenuoptions.Button3willenteramenufunctionsuchaspan,tilt,beam,
douser,color,strikeandkill.Buttons4and5willincreaseordecreasethefunctionvalue.
2.TheunitID#issetbyenteringthemenuandusingbuttons4and5toincreaseordecrease
theID#.
3.Theonb
oarddiagnosticsareusefulintweakingthevaluesformenufunctionswherethere
areperceiveddifferencesinthemduetomechanicalvariations.BecauseusualXenon
applicationsarelongthrow,smalldeviationsinpanandtiltandcollimatedbeamcanbe
noticeable.Usetheonboarddiagnosticstotweakvaluesasneeded.
4.WhenDMXisbeingreceived,th
eonboarddiagnosticswillshowDMXvaluesinrealtimefor
eachfunction.
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