Lighting - Trackspot Manual - SXS Events

Chapter 2Configuring courtesy Your of Trackspot ®nd Audio-Visual Phone: 0870 Services 080 2342mail: enquiries@sxsevents.co.ukwww.sxsevents.co.ukTo prepare your Trackspot for operation, you must choose a controlmode, set the personality and address switches, mount the fixture, linkthe fixture, and focus the fixture.Choosing a Control ModeThere are four different control modes that will operate your Trackspotfixture: DMX 512 protocol, LWR protocol, standard analog, and standalone operation (master/slave).When configured for DMX 512 protocol, LWR protocol, or stand aloneoperation, Trackspot uses seven contiguous digital channels to controlits constructs. When used with a standard analog controller, Trackspotuses either six or seven contiguous analog channels per fixture. Todetermine whether you will use six or seven analog channels, see“Standard Analog” on page 2-15. The digital/analog channels have thefunctions shown in Table 2-1 below:Table 2-1. Channel assignmentsChannelFeature1 Pan2 Tilt3 Color4 Gobo5 Shutter6 Dim7 MSpeed2DMX 512 ProtocolDMX 512 (D for digital, MX for multiplex and 512 is the number ofchannels per link) is a reliable and efficient control protocol.Developed by the United States Institute of Theatre Technology(USITT), DMX 512 is the standard method used in the lighting industryfor controlling lighting fixtures and other devices (such as hazers andlasers).A controller using DMX 512 protocol (such as the Status Cue ® LightingConsole) can control a large number of different types of devices madeby various equipment manufacturers, such as High End Systems, onthe same link.www.sxsevents.co.ukYou can control up to 72 Trackspots per DMX 512 link in either low orhigh resolution mode. For more information on resolution modes, see“Start Channels and Construct Parameters” on page A-1.Trackspot User Manual Choosing a Control Mode 2-1