clive henry jones Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Hi Gents,I'm a complete newcomer to this forum, so please forgive my daft questions :) I've been DJ'ing for 32 years now, and have used lighting from R75 reflector lamps, through Solar 250's to nowadays intelligent effect lighting. I have had DMX effects for the past 4 years or so - NJD Datamoons and those Maplin Geni Spinmaster III barrel lights.With these units, to synchronise them, all I have had to do is master/slave them - all nicely worded & easy to follow on the instruction sheet. As you have probably guessed I do not own a DMX mixing desk. Now to the question in the title of this thread. Can I synchronise the two Showtec LED Par 56's I have just bought from Thomann with a linking cable or is this feature not carried on these units? Also, as the instruction sheet is a little hard to follow for a complete DMX dummy like me, is there an "idiots guide" to settting these up? What do the DIP switches do individually and collectively? I have done a search but although the LED Can topic is a relatively well represented one, I haven't found the answer to these questions yet. Thanks in anticipation,Clive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrichmond Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 As far as operation modes for these "lovely" bits o' kit goes...the below are all selectable from the row of Dip switches at the back of the unit. 1. AUTO Mix Color ModeWhen dipswitch #9 and #10 are turned on, the LED Parcan is in AUTO Mix Color Mode.- Dipswitches #1 - #7 control the changing speed. 2. Sound Control ModeWhen dipswitch #10 is turned on, the parcan will automatically change its color to the beat of the music.With the Sensitivity control you can adjust its music-sensitivity. 3. Manual ModeWhen the dipswitches #8, #9 and #10 are turned on, the LED Parcan is in Manual Mode.- Dip Switches #1 and #2 control the brightness of the Red LEDs- Dip Switches #3 and #4 control the brightness of the Green LEDs- Dip Switches #5 and #6 control the brightness of the Blue LEDsBrightness grades, Example RED :00 (Dipswitch Setting: ) = 0%01 (Dipswitch Setting: ) = 25%10 (Dipswitch Setting: ) = 50%11 (Dipswitch Setting: ) = 100% 4. DMX ModeWhen all dipswitches are turned off, the LED Parcan is in DMX Mode.- Dipswitches #1 - #9 control the DMX Addresses. As for master/slave operation, I am 99.9% sure this isnt an option. You can pick a simple DMX controller up so cheap now...just link the x amount of units with DMX cable (3pin) Try Showtec led crap Manual]Showtec Manual For the full user manual (adobe acrobat required) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peternewman Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Phil's given a good overview, however its worth noting the spec is constantly changing, so this might not be exactly what your units do. I have a hazy memory of reading that some of the cheap LED kit did master/slave, but I don't know a brand or model unfortunately, and thats somewhat irrelevant if you've already got yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niclights Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 As Peter says, there are so many versions out there, but certainly my units won't allow this. In addition I have found the sound-light far too sensitive on the models I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkPAman Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 The ones I had delivered last week have only 8 dip switches, though I think they may do master/slave. I'll take another look tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive henry jones Posted July 6, 2007 Author Share Posted July 6, 2007 Wow!Amazing fast responses - thanks. ;) Phil, thanks for taking the time to type that lot out - a lot of info there for me to digest ....I take it you are not impressed with these units? :) Gents - any advice/recommendations on a cheap/small/simple DMX controller for these and my 4 DMX effects? Thanks again,Clive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 CE (China Export) kit can have variable specs. even from one batch to another! The book may help, most likely not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkPAman Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 I think they may do master/slave. I'll take another look tomorrow. I was wrong though. ;) If anybody needs the settings for the 8 dip switch version this is what they say: DMX is 8 off & 1 -7 for address. Auto or music change are all off Manual is 7&8 on:1 & 2 do red 00 = 00%, 10 = 25%, 01 = 50%, 11 = 100%3 & 4 do green as above5 & 6 do blue as above Auto fade 7 off 8 on1 = 2.5 sec, 2 = 5 sec, 3 = 10 sec, 4 = 20 sec, 5 = 40 sec, 6 = 80 sec (these can be added) If 1 - 6 are all off time is 10:30 mins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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