AUDIBAX Control 8 User Manual

Main Features

• 192 DMX Channels.
• 30 Banks, each with 8 programmable scenes.
• 8 Faders for real-time adjustment.
• AUTO mode controlled by TAP SYNC and SPEED.
• LED display with 4 digits. The first digit shows CHASE, the second SCENE. The third and fourth digits show the banks. The second, third, and fourth digits show steps from 0 to 255 or time.
• Manual Blackout.
• Fade Time Control (FADE TIME).

Technical Specifications

• Power: DC+9-12V
• Output: AC230V~50Hz (AC120V~60Hz) 300Ma, DC9V300Ma.
• Measurements: 482×132×73mm
• Weight: 2.5Kg

Instructions for Use

General Description

• There are 192 DMX channels available for each scene.
• 8 scenes can be programmed per bank. When a scene is activated, it will play along with the others in that bank in a loop.
• Select the bank by pressing the UP and DOWN buttons. There are 30 banks available, only one being selectable at a time.
• Scenes can run automatically, and their duration depends on the tempo tapped by TAP SYNC. Scenes are executed under music or NOTE triggering, also press a scene button by hand to run scenes.
• 6 selectable chases are available, each with 240 scenes.

Programming

Power on the unit; it will be in MANUAL mode. Press PROGRAM for 2 seconds. The corresponding LED will flash. SCENE and CHASE will be ready to be programmed.

To return to play mode, press PROGRAM once more. The LED will then turn off.

AUTO/DEL

A. In playback mode (RUN) press Auto/Del, the LED will turn on, indicating that the AUTO/RUN mode is activated.

B. Press this key to program SCENES or CHASES when in PROGRAM mode.

TAP SYNC / DISPLAY

A. In AUTO RUN mode, playback speed will be recorded by the last two button presses.

B. In program mode, select on the screen between STEP and BANK.

BLACKOUT

Press this button to disable all data output (no other functions). Press it again to exit this mode and send DMX data again.

DMX OUT

DMX512 data output.

DC INPUT

DC9V~12V, 300 Ma, MIN.

Programming Scenes

Press PROGRAM for 3 seconds. The corresponding LED will flash, indicating that the unit is in PROGRAM mode.

Press the SCANNER button (or buttons, if you want to program several devices at the same time). Adjust the faders to your liking.

Press MIDI/ADD.

Scenes and Operation

Scenes

While Control 8 is in PROGRAM mode, press PROGRAM for 2 seconds and it will enter MANUAL mode. If there are no scenes programmed in a bank, they cannot be played. Only those that have been previously programmed will be executed.

Manual Operation

Select a bank, press SCENE to play a scene. If you press a SCANNER button, it will be registered to record in another SCANNER.

Auto Run

Press AUTO/DEL, the corresponding LED will light up. Press TAP SYNC/DISPLAY, and after waiting for a moment, press it again. This interval is assigned to the speed of the Auto Run mode, with a limit of 10 minutes. If there are more than two clicks, only the last two will be taken as reference.

Scene Buttons

Press a scene button to activate or store it; the second digit of the display will show the scene between 1 and 8.

Page Selection

Press the PAGE SELECTOR button to select between channels 1-8 and 9-16 of each SCANNER.

Fader SPEED

Move the fader to adjust the speed of the CHASE.

Fader TIME SLIDER

Move this fader to adjust the fade time.

BANK (UP or DOWN) Buttons

Press UP or DOWN to increase or decrease the bank number, which is shown in the third and fourth characters of the display (01 to 30).