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1612 DMX Master .

C A-1612 User Manual

P lease Read these instructions carefully before use !!

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INTRODUCTION
FUNCTIONS
OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
TROUBLE SHOOTING
INTRODUCTION
T hank you for purchasing the DMX MASTER CA-1612. The DMX MASTER is a standard
u niversal DMX 512 controller, controlling up to 192 DMX channels.
F ollow i ng are it's mainfeatures:

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1 2 fixtures of up to 16 channels.
3 0 banks of 8 scenes each for a total 240 scenes.
6 c hases each up to 240 scenes.
8 f aders adjust the DMX output level from 0 -- 255.
2 f aders control chase speed and fade time.
M IDI control through MIDI interface.
B uilt in Microphone.
B lackout
S pecification
P ower Input: DC 9 - 12V 300ma min
DMX Output: 3 pin female XLR.
S ize: 19"x 5.25" x 3" inch.

FUNCTIONS

Front Control Panel
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S canners:
S cenes:
P age Select:
L CD Display:
B ank (up & and down):
C hases:
B lackout:
P rogram:
M IDI/ Add:
A uto/ Del:
M usic/ Bank Copy:

T o s elect a ny or all of 12 fixtures.
T o store or run scenes.
T o select page A for channel1 to 8, or page B for channel 9 to 16.
4 -digit showing values and settings chosen.
3 0 banks are available for selecting.
T o select 1 - 6 chases.
D isables all channel outputs.
T o activate the progr am mode. Dis p lay blink s w hen ac tivated.
T o control MIDI o peration or activates save function.
T o s e lec t A uto run in c hase mode or delete scenes and/or Chases.
T o trigger soundactivati on in Chase mode or to Copy a bank of
s cenes from one to another in program mode.

1 2. T ap SYNC/ Display:
1 3. F ade Time Slider:
1 4. S peed Slider:
1 5. F aders (1•8 ):

I n Auto Chase mode u s ed to c h ange the rate of c h as e and in
p rogram mode change LCD display value.
T o adjust the Fade Time . Fade Time is the time it Takes the DMX
M as t er to c o mpletely c hange from one s c e ne to another.
T o adjust the rate of chase speed in Auto Mode.
T o adjust the output leve l from 0 - 255 or the intens ity from 0% to
1 00% of each channel.

R ear Control Panel

1 6. M IDI in:
1 7. D MX Polarity Select:
1 8. D MX Output:
1 9. D C Input:

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T o receive MIDI data.
M ake sure the polarit y of your fixture and set the DMX Master to
t he properpolarity.
T o send DMX signal to fixtures or packs.
T o supply a DC 9 - 12V power, 300mA minimum.

OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
DMX 512 Addressing
Dip Switch setting: Each Dip switch has an address based on binary code.
Dip Switch No. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Value
1
2
4
8
16
32
64
128

9
256

Select the address wanted by adding the total of Dip switches on.
Dip Switch no. 10 is notused with DMX but normally to select some functions, ie: Master / Slave,
Sound Activation, etc.
Each of the 12 fixtures is assigned 16 channels. The Dipswitches are set as per the chart below:

Scanner

Channels

Dip Sw itches On

1

1 - 16

0 or 1 based on scanner

2

17 - 32

1,5

3

33 - 48

1,6

4

49 - 64

1,5,6

5

65 - 80

1,7

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81 - 96

1,5,77

97 – 112

1,6,7

8

113 -128

1,5,6,7

9

129 -144

1,8

10

145 -160

1,5,8

11

161 -176

1,6,8

12

177 – 192

1,5,6,8

Note: When addressing your fixtures, follow the starting address in this instruction not the addressing
found in your fixture user manual.
Scene Programming
1.) Press and hold Program button for three seconds to activate program mode.The LCD next to "
Program " blinks, indicating the program has been started.
2.) Select a fixture to program, by pressing any or all Scanner buttons 1 to 12.
3.) Adjust the faders to the desired output level for all channels (i.e. Colour, Gobo, Pan, Tilt, etc.) of selected
fixture or fixtures. Press Page Select A/B if the fixture has more than 8 channels. When selecting from
Page A to B,...