Lightmaster XLS - resetting DMX patch

[Spring Grove]

I have been using a Lightmaster XLS to control four analogue dimmer packs for some years, and we are moving over to DMX control (actually one DMX pack and a demux).

 

When I connected up, the demux and DMX pack indicated they were receiving a signal, but I could only get one channel to respond and on an unrelated dimmer. Yes - I had done a super user reset, which, as I understand it will remap the dimmer to DMX output to 1=1, 2=2, 3=3, etc. However, because of pressure of getting the show going, we had to resort to ananlogue control.

 

I investigated further, without time pressure. I did a super user reset again, and examined the patching (as per manual). It was all over the place and only one DMX xhannel in the range 1-24 was mapped to a dimmer channel. I then remapped channels 1-24 to their respective dimmer channels, and now everything appears fine.

 

So I think I have solved the problem, but I do not understand why the super user reset did not restore the default mapping, which I understand to be 1=1, etc. The procedure is to press 'GO', when 'rS' is displayed, isn't it?

 

Nigel

[KWR88]

Yes you are correct when you use the reset "RS" option in super user this will reset the patch back to 1-1.

When you run RS though it is noramly a double push of the GO button, RS will flash while it is doing this and then come up with "CL".

Did you see this or did it stay on RS?

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[Spring Grove]

Thanks, Keith, that was it exactly - you need to hold down the GO button, then 'rS' flashes and changes to 'CL'. I must have missed that in the manual. All sorted!

Nigel