American DJ TP-DMX24F manual

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  • Page 1

    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 1. CHASE 1-12 and LED indicator 2. CHANNEL 1-24 and LED indicator 3. CH 1-24 HOLD/FLASH selector HOLD indicator/FLASH indicator 4. P AGE 1 / P AGE 2 P AGE 1 Selects CHASE 1 to 12 P AGE 2 Selects CHASE 13 to 24 5. REAL TIME /T AP SYNC REAL-TIME : DEFINES THE DURA TION OF EACH STEP WHEN PROGRAMMING T AP SYNC : DEFINES THE RUNNI[...]

  • Page 2

    TP-DMX24F™ Instructions page 2 7. AUDIO PERCENT TRAITS CHASE a.Shift of (00-255 or 0% -100%) b: Select AUDIO or CHASE mode when running program 8. MANUEL / STEP a. Used to increase the steps or program when programming b. Press AUDIO PERCENT TRAITS CHASE and P AGE 1 / P AGE 2 +MANUEL / STEP to insert one step when programming c. When unit is in m[...]

  • Page 3

    +16V-+24V 500mA Min. DC INPUT LINE INPUT RANGE 100MV-1VP-P + - 1:GND 2:DATA - 3:DATA + DMX OUTPUT 1 3 2 5 6 4 1:GND 2:DA T A- 3:DA T A+ 2 3 1 TP-DMX24F™ Instructions page 3 OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS There are 6 modes of operation plus BLACKOUT 1. MANUAL 2. PROGRAM 3. RECORD / CHASE 4. ASSIGN SCENE 5. ASSIGN CHANNEL 6. STEP CHASE 7. BLACK OUT 1. DC [...]

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    TP-DMX24F™ Instructions page 4 OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS Cont.. 1. MAKE SURE THE TRANSFORMER IS CORRECT 16 TO 24 DC AND CORRECT POLARITY . 2.Plug in transformer and turn on unit. LED’s for HOLD / FLASH, TRAITS CHASE, P AGE 1 and DIMMER are on. you are now in MANUAL MODE 1. MANUAL MODE T ouch any (FIG 2.) CHANNEL 1-24 BUTTON the LED will light and[...]

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    2.1 CHASE PROGRAM Cont. At this point you can set the duration between this and the next step in the chase if you want to do this. Use (FIG13.) CHASE F ADER or touch (FIG 5.) REAL TIME /T AP SYNC , wait until the interval is what you want, then touch (FIG 5.) REAL TIME /T AP SYNC again. For most programs let the default setting of 0.3 be used. C. T[...]

  • Page 6

    TP-DMX24F™ Instructions page 6 2.3 DIMMER SETTING IN MANUAL MODE T o adjust DIMMING/V ALUE of any channel in Manual mode. A. Enter CHASE PROGRAM mode, T ouch any (FIG 2.) CHANNEL 1-24 when LED is on touch same channel again until LED starts to blink. Y ou can now use (FIG12 ) DIMMER F ADER to adjust output. Set as many CHANNELS as you want in thi[...]

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    OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS Cont. TP-DMX24F™ Instructions page 7 3. RECORD / CHASE cont. There are 3 ways to control the chase program 1. CHASE, 2. AUDIO, 3. MANUAL 3.1. CHASE control A. Set (FIG13.) CHASE F ADER to SHOW position > 10 min. The Chase will be controlled by what ever time was programmed in section 2.1 ( The default setting is 0.3 sec[...]

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    TP-DMX24F™ Instructions page 8 OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS Cont. MIDI SETTING AND RUNNING MIDI SETTING T ouch and hold (FIG.1.) CHASE 9, CHASE 10, CHASE 1 1,CHASE 12 , while power is being turned on. CHASE 1, CHASE 2, CHASE 3 LEDs blink rapidly and (FIG14.) LCD DIGIT AL DISPLA Y READS A A A A A A this means console is in MIDI mode. 1. CHASE 1 MIDI SE[...]