Dmx In Setup; Display Setup; Patch - Philips 250ML Operation Manual

250ML Lighting Control Consoles
Operation Guide

DMX In Setup

This option turns on the DMX In port on the back of the console to allow another DMX control device (like a
console) to affect changes on the 250ML Control Console.
Figure 9: DMX In Setup Screen
The options are:
• (S1-DMX In Enable) - enable DMX input signals from another DMX control source.
• (S2-DMX In Disable) - disables DMX input signals from another DMX control source.
Once DMX In is enabled and a DMX512 cable has been connected from the DMX512 Out port on the external
console to the DMX In port of the 250ML console, the external console will control the first 96 channels in a 1 to 1
fashion. For example, Channel 1 on the external console will control Channel 1 on the 250ML console and continue
in numerical sequence up to a capacity of 96 channels.

Display Setup

Allows the adjustment of the backlight level settings for the color display screen on the console.
Figure 10: Display Setup Screen
The options are:
• (S1-Backlight High) - sets console display to highest brightness level.
• (S2-Backlight Medium) - sets console display to the medium brightness level.
• (S3-Backlight Low) - sets console display to lowest brightness level.

2. Patch

Patch allows the operator to determine the channel and fixture numbers that control each DMX channel whether they
are a dimmer or an automated luminaire such as an LED or moving light.
The 250ML Control Console starts out with a one-to-one default patch for the capacity of the console and no
automated luminaires patched. That's 250 channels. A one-to-one patch means that each dimmer will be patched and
controlled by a channel that is the same number. Example: Dimmer 1 is controlled by Channel 1, Dimmer 2 by
Channel 2 and so on up to Dimmer 250 being controlled by Channel 250.
Patching conventional channels on the 250ML Control Console is accomplished with Setup. Press [SHIFT] +
[UNTAG] to go into the Setup menu.
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