trackspots on an azure shadow 2000

[dmb182]

hey guys. Having an issue with my trackspots on the shadow. this is the first time i've hooked up scanners to my avo (have studio spot 250's).

First problem is that, it appears i have to patch the trackspots first starting at dmx address 1 because the only way to address the fixtures is to use dip switches, and from what i can tell the only settings are in multiples of 7 (7 channels per track). So i'll have to put my studio spots later in the chain i guess? I'd like to keep the studio spots as the first fixtures, any options here? is there a way to leave dmx channels blank on the azure? like if my studio spots take the first 108 channels, is there a way i can skip to 112 and leave 109 through 111 blank?


second, and most importantly, all attributes work fine except pan and tilt, which is VERY slow. is this a setting on the board somewhere? when i say very slow, i mean if i go from pan 0 to 100 the fixture prolly takes 2 minutes to pan.

third, i'm assuming this is high resolution, so i have personality switches 3 & 5 set. thanks for the help

[niclights]

The questions re Trackspots are specific to them, not the control desk. It's so long since I used them but I'm sure you can address to anything you like. Check the fixture manual if you are unsure.

You can patch any fixture to any address on the console. You do not have to start at 1 and you do not have to run consecutively. Please see Azure manual about this.

Re P/T speed. Do you mean it takes a long time to 'wheel' through, or are the units responding slowly. For former it sounds like you are editing in a fine mode. On Pearl (older software) this would be via a second press of the pan/tilt attribute button. I don't know if Azure has the same? If the latter check fixture settings. Some fixtures have 'speed' attribute channels.

[dmb182]

danka for the help! the speed attribute solved pan and tilt issues, duh i should of known because the LWR controller i had before had a speed attribute too.


as for the addressing of fixtures, i guess i'll have to find some sort of chart. all the charts i've found for fixture addressing via the dip switches have been in multipes of 7 per.

but it seems i can by pass that issue entireley if i can leave blank channels as you said on the azure. See on the azure when i patch the fixture it says patch trackspot at dmx 1 and it's basically a yes or no. i'll have to look into how i change that.

thanks again for the help

[niclights]

Surely you just change the DMX value at that point by typing in a number on keypad?