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USER MANUAL VDPC146 HQ

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1. LED indicators for PRESET A dimming controls

The LED lights when the slide control is moved upwards.

2. Channel sliders (1 – 12)

Adjust the output of each channel between 0 – 100% or 0 - 255.

3. Flash Keys (1 – 12)

Press a flash key to make a channel jump to 100% output.

4. LED indicators for preset B dimming controls

The LED lights when the slide control is moved upwards.

5. LED indicators for scene or chase selection

6. Channel sliders (13 – 24)

Adjust the output of each channel between 0 – 100% or 0 - 255.

7. Flash keys (13 – 24)

Press a flash key to make a channel jump to 100% output.

Press this button simultaneously with a channel flash key to deactivate that channel in CHASE/SCENES mode. Fig. 1VDPC146 VELLEMAN 4

Press this button simultaneously with a channel flash key to reactivate that channel in CHASE/SCENES mode.

12. Fade Time Slider

Adjust the fade time with this slider.

Press this button twice to the rhythm of the music to define the chase speed during the AUTO CHASE mode.

To adjust the chaser speed manually.

Press this button to make all channels jump to 100% output.

16. AUDIO LEVEL slider

Adjusts the music sensitivity of the audio input.

Press this button to reduce the output of all channels to zero.

Press this button to advance step by step in a programme. (speed slider should be in the lowest position : SHOW MODE)

Press this button to access the audio control mode.

Hold this button to stop the chase.

Press this button to add or kill a channel. The LED indicator is lit when the device is in kill mode. Press an arbitrary flash button to reduce all channel output levels to zero, with the exception of the selected channel. This button also deactivates the recording mode.

Press this button to record a step in a programme.

Select the desired scene or chase on the selected page (1 – 4).

In the CHASE/SCENES mode, you can press this button to choose between the DOUBLE PRESET or SINGLE PRESET mode.VDPC146 VELLEMAN 5

For a blackout of all channels, including the ones that are currently in FULL ON and FLASH mode.

Reverses the direction of a chase.

Switches the display from 0-100% to 0-255 and vice versa.

Hold this button and press any button of PRESET B. The selected scene will now chase in reverse.

This button enables you to reverse the chase controlled by the SPEED slider.

This button enables you to reverse the chase to the beat of the music. b) Back Panel

2. MIDI THRU : used to transmit MIDI data received on the MIDI IN connector

5. DMX OUT : 3-pin female XLR

8. REMOTE : FULL ON and BLACKOUT can be controlled from a distance using a ¼” stereo

jack (6.35mm) c) Connections The manufacturer is not responsible for damage caused by improper connections. Connect the supplied adapter with the DC jack and connect the other end with a mains outlet. Plug the XLR cable into the VDPDMXC146 and connect the other end with the first device you wish to control. Plug the MIDI cables into the appropriate MIDI sockets.

5. Operating Instructions

1) Leaving the Recording Mode

• Release the RECORD button. The red LED indicator above the RECORD key is now dimmed, meaning that the programming mode has been deactivated and cannot be accessed.

2) Activating the Recording M

• Hold the RECORD button.

• Press the following flash keys in PRESET A : 1-5-6-8

• Release the RECORD button. The red LED indicator above the RECORD key is now lit, meaning that the programming mode has been activated and can be accessed.

• Press the REC CLEAR button.

• Release both buttons.

5) Recording a Scene

• Press MODE SELECT to select the 1-24 SINGLE / PRESET PARK function. The green LED indicator lights up.

• Select the desired page with the PAGE button

• Slide both master faders to the top position (MASTER A = 10 & MASTER B = 0)

• Place the 24 channel sliders in the desired position.

• Press the RECORD button to store the scene in the memory.

• Slide both master faders to the lowest position (MASTER A = 0 & MASTER B = 10).

• Hold the record button

• Press the flash button of your choice (13-24)

• Release the RECORD button. The scene is now stored under one of the keys of n°7 in fig. 1 on page 2

• Select the desired page with the PAGE button

• Hold the RECORD button.

• Press the flash button (13 – 24) where the scene was stored twice

• Select the desired page with the PAGE button.

• Slide both master faders (MASTER A = 10 and MASTER B = 0) to the highest position

• Place the 24 channel sliders in the desired position.

• Press RECORD to store the scene in the memory

• Place the 24 channel sliders in the desired position again.

• Press RECORD to store this second scene in the memory

• Repeat the last two steps until a max. of 999 scenes have been programmed

• When you’re done programming, slide both master faders (MASTER A = 0 and MASTER B = 10) to the bottom

• Press the desired flash button (13 – 24)

• Release the RECORD button The chase is now stored under one of the keys of n°7 in fig. 1 on page 2.

8) Deleting a Step from a Programme

• Hold the EDIT button

• Press the desired flash button (13 – 24).

• Release the EDIT button. The yellow LED indicator of the selected scene is lit.

• Bring the speed fader down (to SHOW MODE) and use the STEP button to find the scene to be deleted

• Press the DELETE button to remove the step.

• Use the PAGE button to select the page (1 – 4) where the scene is to be added or inserted.

• Slide both master faders (MASTER A = 0 and MASTER B = 10) to the lowest position, place the FADE slider in the highest position and the SPEED slider in the lowest position (SHOW MODE).

• The channel fader of the step to be inserted should be slid upwards.

• Select CHASE/SCENES (red LED indicator is lit) with the MODE SELECT button

• Hold the EDIT button

• Press the flash button of the scene that has to be inserted in that step.

• Release the EDIT button (the yellow LED indicator of the selected scene is lit)

• Press the STEP button until you reach the scene that will immediately follow the scene to be inserted

• Press INSERT to add the scene to that programme step.

• Release both buttons to leave the programming mode

10) Selecting and Running a Programme

• Press MODE SELECT until the green LED indicator marked ‘1-24 SINGLE / PRESET PARK’ is lit.

• Select the desired page (1 – 4) with the PAGE button

• Slide the MASTER faders to the highest position

• Move the channel slider for the scene in question to the lowest and then the highest position to select and run the programme stored under that fader.VDPC146 VELLEMAN 8

11) Running a Programme with TAP SYNC rhythm control

• Make sure the music control function is not active (press the AUDIO button to extinguish the AUDIO LED indicator if necessary).

• Press the PARK button to select MIX CHASE. The yellow LED indicator is lit

• Select the programme you want to run

• Adjust the speed slider and press TAP SYNC twice to define the beat time

• Press the appropriate flash button under PRESET B to store the new settings

12) Running a Programme with the Speed Slider

• Make sure the music control function is not active (press the AUDIO to extinguish the AUDIO LED indicator if necessary).

• Press the PARK button to select MIX CHASE. The yellow LED indicator is lit

• Select the programme you want to run

• Move the speed slider all the way down to SHOW MODE

• Press the appropriate flash button under PRESET B to store the new settings The programme is now controlled through the real-time movement of the SPEED control.

13) Programming Example

• Put the device in the programming mode (see “2) Record Enable (enter recording mode)” on page 5)

• Press MODE SELECT until the green LED indicator marked ‘1-24 SINGLE / PRESET PARK’ is lit

• Slide both MASTER faders and the FADE slider to the highest position and the SPEED slider to the bottom.

• Select page 1 with the PAGE button

• Select CHASE / SCENES by pressing the MODE SELECT button

• Hold the RECORD button

• Press the first flash button in the lower channel faders portion (the flash button of channel 13)

• Release both buttons. All LED channel indicators flash momentarily. The running light is now programmed on page 1 under scene 1. Now we want to see the light in action :

1. Slide both master faders to the bottom

Move the SPEED fader up or down to adjust the speed of the running light. When the SPEED fader is all the way down and is on SHOW MODE, then you can press the STEP button to view the scene step by step. Press the AUDIO button (the green LED indicator will light) if you want the running light to react to music. Adjust the music sensitivity with the AUDIOLEVEL fader. Press the AUDIO button again to leave the music control mode. You can also synchronize the running light with the music manually : Tap the TAP SYNC button twice. The interval between the two taps will determine the rhythm of the running light. In other words : tap the button twice to the beat of the music. The SPEED fader will resume control when it is moved.VDPC146 VELLEMAN 9 B) Speed Settings

1) Speed adjustment (max. 5 min) :

- Hold the RECORD button - Press flash key 5 in PRESET A three times - Release the RECORD button The yellow LED indicator next to 5MIN (left)is now lit, indicating that the left scale is currently being used for the SPEED fader.

2) Speed adjustment (max. 10 min) :

- Hold the RECORD button - Press flash key 10 in PRESET A three times - Release the RECORD button The yellow LED indicator next to 10MIN (right) is now lit, indicating that the left scale is now being used for the SPEED fader. C) Other Functions

• Press the flash button to any channel to deactivate this channel.

• Press the flash button for any channel to reactivate this channel.

• Press this button twice to define the rhythm of the music manually (this only works in STEP mode and not in the AUDIO mode). The interval between the two taps determines the speed)

• All channel outputs go to 100% as long as the user holds this button.

• The programme continues to run but the connected devices do not receive the signal as long as the yellow BLACK OUT indication LED is lit.

• Press flash button 1 three times in PRESET A

• Release the RECORD button

• The display now shows CH1, indicating that the device is in the MIDI-IN mode

• Press the desired flash button (1 – 16) to assign this MIDI channel to this DMX channel

• Press flash button 2 three times in PRESET A

• Release the RECORD button

• The display now shows CH0, indicating that the device is in the MIDI-OUT mode

• Press the desired flash button (1 – 16) to assign this MIDI channel to this DMX channel

• Hold the RECORD button

• Press the REC EXIT button to leave this mode

• Press flash button 3 three times in PRESET A

• Release the RECORD button

• The display now shows IN, indicating that the device is ready to receive a file

• All other operations will be disabled during the reception of the file. The reception will stop automatically at the end of the file or when mistakes occur.

• Press flash button 4 three times in PRESET A

• Release the RECORD button

• The display now shows OUT, indicating that the device is ready to send a file

• All other operations will be disabled during the reception of the file. The transmission will stop automatically at the end of the file or if an error occurs. E) Special Functions

The amount of time required to dim the output from 100 to 0% or vice versa.

The scenes are executed one by one and NO is showing on the display. Adjust the speed with the SPEED fader.

All selected programmes are executed synchronously, with each programme having its own chase speed.

4. Fade Time & Chase Speed Indications

When the time is more than 1 min, the indication includes 2 dots e.g. 1 minute and 15 seconds is displayed as 1.15. When the time is less than one minute, the indication only has one dot e.g.11.5 seconds is displayed as 11.5VDPC146 VELLEMAN 11

5. Transmit and Receive MIDI files

When the power voltage is low, the display will show LOP. Please check your power supply. LOP may appear briefly just after you have turned the device on. Pay no attention to this, it’s normal.

• If no MIDI data are received for ten minutes, the VDPDMXC146 goes to standby mode.

• You need to enter the device ID (= 55H) in order to send or receive a file. You can add scenes to the memory or call them up and you can exchange information with a device that is connected to your VDPDMXC146.

• This unit sends or receives NOTE information as follows :

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Alimentazione tramite adattatore AC/DC 12-20Vdc/500mA Numero di canali DMX 24 Lunghezza massima cavo 100m Uscita DMX femmina XLR 3-pin Ingresso Audio Line RCA (cinch) 100mV, 1Vp-p MIDI Input, Output, Throughput 5-pin Din standard interface Ingresso controllo remoto presa jack stereo 6,35mm Fusibile F0,5A (5 x 20mm) 250V (cod. FF0.5N) Dimensioni 482 x 264 x 85mm Peso 4,8kg Le informazioni contenute in questo manuale possono essere soggette a modifiche senza alcun preavviso.VDPC146 VELLEMAN 64 Vellem an® Service and Quality W arranty Velleman® has over 35 years of experience in the electronics world and distributes its products in more than 85 countries. All our products fulfil strict quality requirements and legal stipulations in the EU. In order to ensure the quality, our products regularly go through an extra quality check, both by an internal quality department and by specialized external organisations. If, all precautionary measures notwithstanding, problems should occur, please make appeal to our warranty (see guarantee conditions). General W arranty Conditions Concerning Consumer Products ( for EU) :

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