lighting question

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   Hi all, i have a question regarding my moving heads.

I have 2 showtec heads and 2 acme heads, i can control the acmes with the plug in remote, but the showtecs dont have this feature, what i would like to do, if possible is control acme head 1 and 2 with the remote and then link to the showtecs to copy the signal..

I have been told with changes to dmx address settings it can be done, can anyone help me any further?

Many thanks,

Jamie

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jamie-ashton-solo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 26 January 2009 Location: staffordshire Status: Offline Points: 728	Post Options Post Reply Quote jamie-ashton-solo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: lighting question Posted: 21 July 2010 at 8:39am
	Hi all, i have a question regarding my moving heads. I have 2 showtec heads and 2 acme heads, i can control the acmes with the plug in remote, but the showtecs dont have this feature, what i would like to do, if possible is control acme head 1 and 2 with the remote and then link to the showtecs to copy the signal.. I have been told with changes to dmx address settings it can be done, can anyone help me any further? Many thanks, Jamie

Blaize110 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 11 May 2010 Location: Gloucestershire Status: Offline Points: 673	Post Options Post Reply Quote Blaize110 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 July 2010 at 8:50am
	This will all depend on the DMX channel allocation. If you have the manuals, it should say in there. Otherwise there are usually PDF versions on the internet. If they use the same channels for everything then you just need to change the DMX address of the showtecs to the same address as the ACME you want it to copy. That way it will listen to exactly the same instructions as the ACME. However there may be some differences in the channel allocation. Pan and tilt are usually channels 1 and 2. But after that the gobo and colour wheels may be on different channels. This means that when you pair up he DMX addresses, when you control the colour on the ACMEs, you may control something completely different on the Showtecs. Without looking at the manuals I dont know how well they would match up. If I get the chance i'll have a look later today. The manuals will also tell you how to chance the DMX addresses on the fixtures.

jamie-ashton-solo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 26 January 2009 Location: staffordshire Status: Offline Points: 728	Post Options Post Reply Quote jamie-ashton-solo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 July 2010 at 8:54am
	Hi, thanks for that, i get what you mean, but does that apply the same for a remote control as appose to the dmx controller? because thats what i want to control them with.. Thanks

jacethebase Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 23 September 2009 Location: Somerset Status: Offline Points: 5699	Post Options Post Reply Quote jacethebase Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 July 2010 at 9:41am
	Does the acme controller work on the DMX protocol?
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