Lightronics TL2448 - Manual (Page 12)

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TL - 2448 LIGHTING CONTROLLER
Version 0.6
OWNERS MANUAL
12/27/2007
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Lightronics Inc. 509 Central Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23454 757 486 3588
There is a cue number 0 which is not programmable. This cue contains a blackout. You can invoke this cue
during normal operation by using the keypad as described above.
CONTROLLING MOVING LIGHTS
The TL-2448 Console has a dedicated set of functions to control moving lights. Moving light fixtures and
conventional lighting may be operated simultaneously. There are provisions to control up to 8 moving light
fixtures with 12 channels for each fixture. The TL-2448 has 600 scenes (arranged as 50 banks of 12 scenes
each) which are dedicated moving light scenes. Moving light scenes may be used in the cue list and chases.
Moving light control using the TL-2448 is designed to operate on a "scene" basis. The overall approach to
setting up a moving light consists of:
1. Setting the DMX address on the moving light fixture to the desired DMX start channel.
2. Soft-patching a set of TL-2448 console channels to correspond to the desired fixture/channel block.
3. Creating and storing as many basic scenes as desired to operate the fixture.
4. Setting the fade controls for the scenes.
The scenes you create can then be activated from the TL-2448 SUBMASTER momentary buttons, entered into
the cue list, or included in chases.
SOFT-PATCHING MOVING LIGHT CHANNELS
DEFAULT MOVING LIGHT CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS
The TL-2448 is provided with default channel address assignments. You normally will not have to change these
assignments for moving light control.
The default patch configuration for the TL-2448 assigns dimmer channels 1 - 256 as conventional lighting
channels. Dimmer channel 257 is assigned to moving light Fixture 1/Channel 1. Channel 258 is Fixture
1/Channel 2. The remaining 10 channels of Fixture 1 are assigned consecutively. The next available dimmer
channel (269) is assigned to Fixture 2/Channel 1. The assignments then proceed consecutively through Fixture
2/Channel 12. These assignments continue through Fixture 8/Channel 12. A table of default channel
assignments is shown below.
1.
Proceed to the SFTPTCH menu and select REPATCH. The menu shows the current channel assignments.
2.
Select a dimmer channel (1 - 512). Enter the number on the keypad and push the key OR use the and
keys to cycle through the dimmer channels. The dimmer channel will be shown on the display lower left and
it's assigned console channel will be shown on the lower right.
Fixture # DMX Start Channel Fixture # DMX Start Channel
1 257 5 305
2 269 6 317
3 281 7 329
4 293 8 341
Patch Dimmers 0000
DIM 000 CON= 00
DEFAULT MOVING LIGHT CHANNELS