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American DJ
User Instructions
24 Ch. DMX/Analog Programmable Touch Panel
TP-DMX24F
™
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RECORD
CHASE
STEP
DIMMER
SECOND
MINUTE
CHASE
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CHASE
2
CHASE
3
CHASE
4
CHASE
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CHASE
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CHASE
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CHASE
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CHASE
9
CHASE
10
CHASE
11
CHASE
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FLASH
BLIND
0.1SEC
SIGNAL
CHASE
STEP
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MANUAL
STEP
PAGE 1
PAGE 2
1 SEC
3 SEC
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5 SEC
^
10 SEC
MIX
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3
4
5
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24
6
30 SEC
1 MIN
CHASE
2
3 MIN
4
5 MIN
AUDIO
PERCENT
REAL
TIME
2
10 MIN
TRAITS
CHAE
SHOW
TIME
0
TAP
SYNC
BLACK-
OUT
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DIMMER
CHASE
AUDIO
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CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS
1. CHASE 1-12 and LED indicator
2. CHANNEL 1-24 and LED indicator
3. CH 1-24 HOLD/FLASH selector
HOLD indicator/FLASH indicator
4. PAGE 1 / PAGE 2
PAGE 1 Selects CHASE 1 to 12
PAGE 2 Selects CHASE 13 to 24
5. REAL TIME /TAP SYNC
REAL-TIME: DEFINES THE DURATION OF EACH STEP WHEN PROGRAMMING
TAP SYNC: DEFINES THE RUNNING SPEED WHEN RUNNING THE PROGRAMS
6. ASSIGN SCENE /BLIND
a:ENTER OR EXIT FROM PROGRAMMING MODE
b: ASSIGN ONE CHANNEL TO ANY OTHER CHANNEL OF CHANNELS 1-24
BLIND: PRESS ASSIGN SCENE / BLIND & CHANNEL 1-24
TO DESIGNATE MANUAL CONTROL OF THAT CHANNELS OUTPUT
SPECIFICATIONS:
POWER input: DC + 16V-22V • Current Requirement: >8OOmA • Power consumption: <12W
Output: DMX512 , MIDI IN, OUT, THRU• AUDIO input: 100mv-1 vp-p-p
Dimensions:19” x 3.5” x 1.5” (483mm x 178mm x 30mm) • Weight: 4 lbs. (2 kg)
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CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Cont.
1
2
3
4
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DMX OUTPUT
DC INPUT
AUDIO
1:GND
2:DATA-
3:DATA+
LINE INPUT
RANGE
100MV-1VP-P
+16V-+24V
500mA Min.
2
1
-
+
1:GND
3
2:DATA -
3:DATA +
1.
2.
3.
DC INPUT 16-24V 220mA min
LINE INPUT (EXT AUDIO INPUT) JACK (lOOmV to 1 vp-p-p)
MIDI IN
Receives MIDI data
MIDI OUT
Transmit MIDI data output
MIDI THRU
Repeats and sends MIDI input
DMX OUTPUT
4.
5.
6.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
There are 6 modes of operation plus BLACKOUT
1. MANUAL
2. PROGRAM
3. RECORD / CHASE
4. ASSIGN SCENE
5. ASSIGN CHANNEL
6. STEP CHASE
7. BLACK OUT
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Cont..
1. MAKE SURE THE TRANSFORMER IS CORRECT 16 TO 24 DC AND CORRECT POLARITY .
2.Plug in transformer and turn on unit. LED’s for HOLD / FLASH, TRAITS CHASE, PAGE 1 and
DIMMER are on. you are now in MANUAL MODE
1. MANUAL MODE
Touch any (FIG 2.) CHANNEL 1-24 BUTTON the LED will light and that channel is turned on, the
maximum output is displayed on (FIG14.) LCD DIGITAL DISPLAY.
You can touch (FIG 3.) CH 1-24 HOLD/FLASH for 0.5 sec until LED for HOLD is lit. This will keep
Channel LED’s lit until you touch them again.
2. PROGRAM
2.1 CHASE PROGRAM
2.2 ASSIGN SCENE PROGRAM
2.3 DIMMER SETTING in MANUAL MODE
The CODE setting must be entered to enter PROGRAM MODE and to cancel the code of a
Chase.
2A. Touch (FIG 6.) ASSIGN SCENE /BLIND and (FIG 9.) RECORD CHASE at the same time. for
0.5 sec.
LED’s will light for these and for HOLD on (FIG 3.) CH 1-24 HOLD/FLASH .
2B. Touch in sequence (FIG.1.) CHASE 8 , (FIG.1.) CHASE 9 , (FIG.1.) CHASE 6 , (FIG.1.)
CHASE 2 , all LED’s will blink 3 times and LED’s on HOLD ASSIGN SCENE AND RECORD CHASE
WILL REMAIN LIT. if correct code is entered. If a mistake was made the LED’s will turn off and you
need to repeat step 2A.. and 2B.
The Memory capacity of this console is 24 Chases With each Chase containing 999 steps. 24 chan-
nels are available for each step. The total steps available are 2304.
2.1 CHASE PROGRAM
MAKE SURE (FIG12 ) DIMMER FADER IS SET TO MAXIMUM WHEN STARTING TO PRO-
GRAM.
A. Touch any (FIG.1.) CHASE 1-24 (Using (FIG 4.) PAGE 1 / PAGE 2 ) Corresponding LED’s light
and
(FIG14.) LCD DIGITAL DISPLAY read 01 indicating first step.
B. Touch (FIG 9.) RECORD CHASE for 0.5 sec. All LED’s will blink, you can then touch any (FIG 2.)
CHANNEL 1-24 buttons for 0.5 sec corresponding LED will light up. Touching any lit channel button
again will cause it to blink rapidly. At this point you can adjust the dimmer level for that channel. any
other channels in this step will remain at full value or what ever level you set them at. To change
display from 0-100% to 00- 255 touch and hold for 0.5 sec (FIG 7.) AUDIO PERCENT TRAITS
CHASE and move (FIG12 ) DIMMER FADER. Continue until all Channels that you need for this
step are on.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Cont.
2.1 CHASE PROGRAM Cont.
At this point you can set the duration between this and the next step in the chase if you want to do
this.
Use (FIG13.) CHASE FADER or touch (FIG 5.) REAL TIME /TAP SYNC, wait until the interval is
what you want, then touch (FIG 5.) REAL TIME /TAP SYNC again. For most programs let the
default setting of 0.3 be used.
C. Touch (FIG 9.) RECORD CHASE for 0.5 sec. All LED’s will blink, then Channel LED’s will go
out.This means the first step is memorized (FIG14.) LCD DIGITAL DISPLAY shows 02, step LED is
lit.Step 2 is ready to be programmed.
D. If at any point during this programming you can touch (FIG10.) SINGLE CHASE / MIX CHASE /
STEP and go back to any step you wan to edit.
E. When you are finished programming the chase, touch whatever (FIG.1.) CHASE 1-12 button
you were programming until LED turns off. At this point you can touch another (FIG.1.) CHASE 1-12
button that you want to program. Repeat A,B,C,D until all CHASES are completed you can now exit
CHASE PROGRAM by again touching (FIG 6.) ASSIGN SCENE /BLIND and (FIG 9.)
RECORD CHASE .
INSERT AND DELETE STEPS
To insert a step while you are in CHASE PROGRAM mode Tap (FIG 8.) MANUEL / STEP or
(FIG10.) SINGLE CHASE / MIX CHASE / STEP until you reach the step you want to insert an addi-
tional step after. Touch and hold (FIG 4.) PAGE 1 / PAGE 2 + (FIG 7.) AUDIO PERCENT TRAITS
CHASE, while holding these buttons touch and hold (FIG 8.) MANUEL / STEP for 0.5 sec. A new
step is added and all following steps are bumped 1 step i.e if add a step after #5 the old step #6
would become #7.
To delete a step while in CHASE PROGRAM mode Tap (FIG 8.) MANUEL / STEP or (FIG10.)
SINGLE CHASE / MIX CHASE / STEP until you reach the step you want delete. Touch and hold
(FIG 4.) PAGE 1 / PAGE 2 + (FIG 7.) AUDIO PERCENT TRAITS CHASE, while holding these but-
tons touch and hold (FIG10.) SINGLE CHASE / MIX CHASE / STEP for 0.5 sec. The (FIG14.) LCD
DIGITAL DISPLAY will read one less than the step # you deleted i.e if you deleted step #5 the
(FIG14.) LCD DIGITAL DISPLAY will now read 04 when you finish.
2.2 ASSIGN SCENE PROGRAM
This is to assign any CHANNEL 1-24 to any other one or more CHANNEL 1-24 .
A. While in PROGRAM MODE, to assign CHANNEL 2 to CHANNEL 1-8. Touch (FIG 2.) CHANNEL
1-8 until all LED’s are on .
B. Touch any Channel 1-8 again LED blinks rapidly adjust value with (FIG12 ) DIMMER FADER.
Repeat with all Channels until desired effect is attained.
C. Touch and hold (FIG 6.) ASSIGN SCENE /BLIND + (FIG 2.) CHANNEL 2 for 0.5 sec , all LED’s
blink and then turn off which means CHANNEL 2 has been ASSIGNED to CHANNELS 1 to 8
This is used primarily for midi control, but can be extremely useful,l because you can recall 24 pre-
set scenes on demand.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Cont.
2.3 DIMMER SETTING IN MANUAL MODE
To adjust DIMMING/VALUE of any channel in Manual mode.
A. Enter CHASE PROGRAM mode, Touch any (FIG 2.) CHANNEL 1-24 when LED is on touch
same channel again until LED starts to blink. You can now use (FIG12 ) DIMMER FADER to adjust
output. Set as many CHANNELS as you want in this manner.
B. Touch (FIG 9.) RECORD CHASE button for 0.5 sec until all LED’s blink. This means output has
been memorized.
2.3.1 CODES
The following are codes entered using the (FIG.1.) CHASE 1-12 buttons.
ENTER PROGRAM MODE
A. Touch (FIG 6.) ASSIGN SCENE /BLIND and (FIG 9.) RECORD CHASE at the same time. for 0.5
sec.
LED’s will light for these and for HOLD on (FIG 3.) CH 1-24 HOLD/FLASH .
B. Touch in sequence (FIG.1.) CHASE 8 , (FIG.1.) CHASE 9 , (FIG.1.) CHASE 6 , (FIG.1.) CHASE
2 , all LED’s will blink 3 times and LED’s on HOLD ASSIGN SCENE AND RECORD CHASE WILL
REMAIN LIT. if correct code is entered. If a mistake was made the LED’s will turn off and you need
to repeat step 2A.. and 2B.
DELETE CHASING PROGRAM
A. Touch (FIG 6.) ASSIGN SCENE /BLIND and (FIG 9.) RECORD CHASE at the same time. for 0.5
sec.
LED’s will light for these and for HOLD on (FIG 3.) CH 1-24 HOLD/FLASH .
B. Touch in sequence (FIG.1.) CHASE 9 , (FIG.1.) CHASE 6 , (FIG.1.) CHASE 5, then (FIG.1.)
CHASE # you want to delete, all LED’s will blink 3 times and LED’s will turn off.
CLEAR ALL(CHASE PROGRAM/ASSIGN SCENE PROGRAM / CHANNEL OUTPUT.
A. Touch (FIG 6.) ASSIGN SCENE /BLIND and (FIG 9.) RECORD CHASE at the same time. for 0.5
sec.
LED’s will light for these and for HOLD on (FIG 3.) CH 1-24 HOLD/FLASH .
B. Touch in sequence (FIG.1.) CHASE 9 , (FIG.1.) CHASE 6 , (FIG.1.) CHASE 8, (FIG.1.) CHASE 1
, all LED’s will blink 3 times and LED’s will turn off.
EVERYTHING MEMORIZED IN TP-DMX24F WILL BE ERASED!
3. RECORD / CHASE
Once you have programmed TP-DMX24F you can run RECORD / CHASE.
In MANUAL MODE touch (FIG 9.) RECORD CHASE for 0.5sec. LED is lit. If Chase LED of
(FIG 7.) AUDIO PERCENT TRAITS CHASE is lit the unit is in CHASE mode. If SINGLE LED of
(FIG10.) SINGLE CHASE / MIX CHASE / STEP is lit, the unit is in SINGLE CHASE. You can touch
(FIG10.) SINGLE CHASE / MIX CHASE / STEP to select MIX Chase.
In SINGLE CHASE mode, all selected chasing programs are run in the order you selected them.
In MIX CHASE mode, all selected chasing programs are run at the same time.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Cont.
3. RECORD / CHASE cont.
There are 3 ways to control the chase program 1. CHASE, 2. AUDIO, 3. MANUAL
3.1. CHASE control
A. Set (FIG13.) CHASE FADER to SHOW position > 10 min.
The Chase will be controlled by what ever time was programmed in section 2.1
( The default setting is 0.3 sec)
B. Set (FIG13.) CHASE FADER to any position up to 10 min
The Chase will be controlled by what ever time selected, all steps will be the same duration.
C. Tap (FIG 5.) REAL TIME /TAP SYNC 2 times
The Interval between the 2 Taps controls the chase steps.
3.2. AUDIO control
A. Touch (FIG 7.) AUDIO PERCENT TRAITS CHASE AUDIO LED lights.
Chase is controlled by bass beats of Music. Sensitivity is adjusted by (FIG13.) CHASE FADER.
If you have a line connected to EXT AUDIO input built in MIC is disabled.
3.3. MANUAL control
A. Touch (FIG 8.) MANUEL / STEP LED lights up and AUDIO and CHASE LED’s of (FIG 7.) AUDIO
PERCENT TRAITS CHASE button turns off. Unit is in MANUAL control. Tap (FIG10.) SINGLE
CHASE / MIX CHASE / STEP to step thru program.
4. ASSIGN SCENE
Once you have programmed TP-DMX24F and it is in MANUAL mode
A. Touch (FIG 6.) ASSIGN SCENE /BLIND for 0.5 sec. LED lights up indicating unit is in ASSIGN
SCENE
B. When you want to assign Channel 2 to Channels 1-8 , touch (FIG 2.) CHANNEL 2, LED lights,
(FIG14.) LCD DIGITAL DISPLAY reads 02,Channels 1-8 LED’s are on and their output is turned on.
Touch (FIG 3.) CH 1-24 HOLD/FLASH until Hold LED is lit, then touch (FIG 2.) CHANNEL 2 , LED
remains on as does Channel 1-8 LEDs.They remain on until (FIG 2.) CHANNEL 2 is touched again.
5. REAL TIME EDIT (USING (FIG 6.) ASSIGN SCENE /BLIND BUTTON)
5.1 EDIT OUTPUT LEVEL while using CHASE MODE
Press (FIG 6.) ASSIGN SCENE /BLIND + touch the (FIG 2.) CHANNEL 1-24 button of the
CHANNEL, you wish to adjust, twice. The LED will blink rapidly use (FIG12 ) DIMMER FADER
to change the value.
WHEN YOU EXIT FROM RECORD CHASE MODE EDIT IS CANCELED
4. BLACKOUT
BLACK OUT (no output) is engaged by touching (FIG11.) BLACK OUT LED blinks rapidly.
To return to normal operation touch (FIG11.) BLACK OUT until LED turns off.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Cont.
MIDI SETTING AND RUNNING
MIDI SETTING
Touch and hold (FIG.1.) CHASE 9, CHASE 10, CHASE 11,CHASE 12, while power is being turned
on.
CHASE 1, CHASE 2, CHASE 3 LEDs blink rapidly and (FIG14.) LCD DIGITAL DISPLAY READS
AAA
this means console is in MIDI mode.
1. CHASE 1 MIDI SEND / CHASE 2 MIDI RECEIVE
Touch CHASE 1 or CHASE 2 the LEDs blinks and go out. MIDI channel is defined, as CHANNEL
1-16,CHANNEL 17-24 is not assigned. Touch any CHANNEL 1-16, LED lights then touch (FIG 7.)
AUDIO PERCENT TRAITS CHASE, selected CHANNEL is memorized. Touch (FIG 7.) AUDIO
PERCENT TRAITS CHASE once more to exit from MIDI and to return to MANUAL mode.
2. CHASE 3 MIDI MEMORY DUMP.
Touch CHASE 3, LED lights, and other turn off. touch once more to transmit memory information,
when the LED blinks, transmission is done. Touch (FIG 7.) AUDIO PERCENT TRAITS CHASE the
LEDs of CHASE 1, CHASE 2, CHASE 3 light. Touch (FIG 7.) AUDIO PERCENT TRAITS CHASE
once more to exit from MIDI and to return to MANUAL mode.
MIDI RUNNING
1. NOTE ON / NOTE OFF
To receive note on / note off information touch (FIG 2.) CHANNEL 1-24 note on / note off informa-
tion is sent with maximum speed.
NOTE NUMBER
88-111
CHANNEL
1-24
Touch KEY to send PROGRAM CHANGE infor mation or to receive PROGRAM CHANGE informa-
tion and to run.
NOTE CHNG NUMBER
PROGRAM CHNG NUMBER
CHANNEL
FUNCTION
0 - 23
24 - 47
96
TURN ON CHASE 1-24
TURN OFF CHASE 1-24
SINGLE CHASE
97
MIX CHANNEL
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