LED lighting.

[Stub Mandrel]

4 hours ago, Rosie C said:

The fancy chases that were advertised aren't really practical for me - they need 50+ DMX channels and that would be a nightmare to programme manually.

 

 

Check your manual... some will run on very few channels if you are happy to choose from pre-programmed settings.

 

https://www.highlite.com/media/attachments/MANUAL/42199_MANUAL_GB_V2.pdf

[Phil Starr]

I'm not sure if what you have is the same as mine. It looks like the same case and set of lights but the programming may be different. Mine operates in1,2,3,4,6,7,12, and 24 channel modes depending upon whether you want individual control of one, two, three four  or eight sections seperately. some modes give you access to the built in programs too.  I also have a remote control. On the rear panel I can select the built in programs and adjust things like speed and sensitivity of the sound to light. 

 

Start off by finding the intensity controls for red green and blue, you can then at least control the colours and their intensity from the rear panel and via DMX if you choose. There should be a 3 channel mode which does this.

[Rosie C]

5 hours ago, TimR said:

If it's the same as this you can have 14 and 26 channel mode and/or trigger the differenent built in chases via DMX. 

 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://avs.2dimg.com/resources/1738244068_865.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjI9s6tyrqRAxVTWkEAHdsTK544ChAWegQIUBAB&usg=AOvVaw2IPYtO95mlcMgVXo0YnZT0

 

If not the same then very similar. Yes, it can do a range of modes from 5 channels to around 50. But, to mimic the sequences I saw in the promotional video (think of a Knight Rider effect, with a second in a different colour running opposite) then I think you need the 50 channel mode. 

[Phil Starr]

It's likely that the video shows one of the built in effects and these are usually accessible from the internal programming accessible from the four buttons on the back.

 

On mine the display shows a four character code: 1J-- to 8J-- are all chases (which I think is the Knight Rider thing). The two last digints control the speed so 1J00 is slow and 1J20 is super fast changing the first number gives a different chase so there are 8 options and you just have to plough through them to find something you like. If this sounds like gobbledegook it is and the manual will be in mangled translation from Mandarin, no two lights are the same so if you want a second get it ordered before they re-stock.

 

The good news is that it starts to make some sort of sense and once you've got on top of this light the  next one will seem simpler (probably  ) Make note of any settings you like so you can get back to them

Edited 1 hour ago by Phil Starr