Leprecon LP-3000 Series - Manual (Page 32)

28 Chapter Three System Tools
LP-3000 Users Manual
If you were to assign a start address of 1 to the Cyberlight, the next available start
address would be 21. If you were to assign a start address of 1 to the Martin 218,
the next available start address would be 10.
To help manage large systems, the LP-3000 maintains a list of the fixtures that you
assign to your system. The LP-3000 assists you in making DMX line assignments
by keeping track of the number of channels required for each fixture and by
suggesting start addresses that will accommodate the requirements of new fixtures
as you add them. As equipment is added, the LP-3000 will help you find available
space for additional addresses required.
Some fixtures can only be assigned to specific channels. For example, the
Cyberlight can only function if assigned to channel 1, 21, 41, 61 and so forth.
Consult the manufacturer’s literature to determine if such restrictions are relevant to
your fixtures.
The LP-3000 Instrument Library
The LP-3000 ships with a standard library of fixtures. If you have fixtures that are
not included in the LP-3000 library, you will have to add them into the library before
you can make DMX line assignments for them. Please refer to Appendix C:
Creating and Editing Moving Light Fixtures beginning on page 157 for complete
details.
Many fixtures support more than one DMX mode. For example, the MAC 500 has
four DMX modes.
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In Mode 1, only 12 channels are required. The least sophisticated pan and
tilt controls are supported.
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In Mode 2, 14 channels are required. The most sophisticated pan and tilt
controls are supported.
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In Mode 3, 14 channels are required. Only the least sophisticated pan and
tilt controls are supported—but unlike Mode 1 and Mode 2, Vector features
are supported.
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In Mode 4, 16 channels are required. The most sophisticated pan and tilt
controls and Vector features are supported.
When the LP-3000 supports more than one DMX mode for an instrument, the DMX
modes are included in the instrument names—MAC 500 Mode 1, MAC 500 Mode 2
and so forth. For complete information regarding supported fixtures, see Appendix
B: Instrument Library beginning on page 165.
To Install a Conventional Fixture into the System
1. From the Main screen, click Setup and then DMX Lines.
The LP-3000 displays the DMX Lines screen.