Light show mode Run mode
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If you move the control to the top end of its range (about 90%) you will enter
the ‘strobe zone’. The VR will strobe slowly (about one flash per second) at
90%, up to full speed strobe (about 10 flashes per second) at 100%. If you
move the control to zero, the VR will black out.
VR control values
The DMX values you need to send are listed at the end of the manual. If you
are wanting to control the VR with a CE controller, or with CE range heads,
read the section “Using the VR with Abstract CE equipment”.
Light Show mode
Abstract products have a sophisticated built-in lightshow, which is compatible
across the whole range of products - you can connect any mix of units together
and a fascinating synchronised lightshow will be produced.
The VR range has 4 groups of light show information. Each head can be set to
respond to any of the 4 groups. This produces a show of immense variety.
Connecting the VR up for light show
If you have more than one VR, you can link them together with XLR
microphone cables to give a much more exciting synchronised light show. It
does not matter what order the units are connected in, as long as they are all
linked together.
Note: If you plug a DMX controller into the DMX line, the VRs will
automatically switch to DMX controlled mode until the controller is
disconnected again.
Using light show
If the VR does not detect DMX control and the LSE (light show enable) option
is set to On, it will listen to the music and automatically start to generate a light
show. If you have several VRs connected together, the one with the lowest
DMX address will automatically become the Controller, controlling the show,
and the others will become slaves.
The Controller VR will display C 1 (where 1 is the Light Show Group
number) and flash a dot on the middle display in time to the music. The slave
VRs will display L 1 and follow the Controller VR.
Lamp timer, unit timer and operation counter
The VR has three performance indicators to show you how much it has been
used. This can be useful for deciding when the unit needs servicing or needs a
new lamp.
These functions work in normal operation mode (i.e. not setup mode). Pressing
any button while the timer is displayed returns the display to normal.
Lamp timer
Press the left hand button to see the Lamp timer. This is a 5 digit hours counter
showing how long the lamp has been running (0 - 99999 hours). The time is
shown by flashing 2 groups of 3 digits, the “units” digit is followed by “L” (Lamp
hours).
002 13L
This display indicates the lamp has been used for 00213 hours.
The lamp timer may be reset by holding down the left and right buttons while
turning on the power (the display will show RST). You should reset the lamp
timer when you fit a new lamp to the unit.
Unit on-time timer
Pressing the middle button shows the VR on-time. This is a 5 digit hours
counter showing how long the VR has been running since manufacture. (0 -
99999 hours). The time is shown as for the lamp timer.
012 62H
This display indicates the VR has been run for 01262 hours. The unit timer
cannot be reset.
Operation counter
Pressing the right button shows the operation counter. This shows how many
times the VR has been turned on, which can be useful for determining how
heavily the unit has been used.
024 68t
This display indicates the VR has been turned on 02468 times. The operation
counter cannot be reset.
