Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MAGIC-260 Elation
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El atio n Pro fe ssion al · Los Ange les , Ca 9005 8 · www .elation li ght ing.c om M A G I C - 2 6 0 U S E R M A N U A L V e r s i o n 0 4 - 0 6 R e v 1 .
M A G I C - 2 6 0 El atio n Pro fe ssion al · Los Ange les , Ca 9005 8 · www .elation li ght ing.c om T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s S e c t i o n s : 1 : G en er a l In t r o duc t ion . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .
M A G I C - 2 6 0 3 S e c t i o n 1 : G e n e r a l I n t r o d u c t i o n T h ank y o u fo r ch o os i ng t h e El at i on M A G IC -2 60 . Th e M AG IC -260 i s a 26 4 ch a n nel , e x tr e me l y us e r fr ie n d ly , D MX li gh t in g c o n tr o ll er d es i gn e d f o r D J’ s , n ig h t c l u bs a nd b a rs .
M A G I C - 2 6 0 4 S e c t i o n : 2 S a f e t y I n f o r m a t i o n & M a i n t e n a n c e Plea se re ad a ll i ns tru c tio ns prio r t o ass em bli ng, m oun ti ng, an d ope rat in g yo ur M AGI C- 2 60.
M A G I C - 2 6 0 5 Sect io n : 3 I nfo rm at ion N ot ic e Pl e as e r e ad t hr ou g h t h is m a nu a l c ar e f ul l y a n d th or o u gh l y, a s i t g i ve s i m po r t an t in f or mat i o n r eg a rd i n g s af e ty , u s e a n d ma in t en a nc e.
M A G I C - 2 6 0 6 S e c t i o n 5 : F e a t u r e s a n d S p e c i f i c a t i o n s M o vi n g li g ht c o nt r o ll e r fo r up t o 2 4 m o v in g l i gh ts . Hel p button for programming sc enes and sho ws. 26 4 to t a l D MX ch an n e ls .
M A G I C - 2 6 0 7 S e c t i o n 6 : F r o n t P a n e l O v e r v i e w 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1. FU NC T I ON b ut t o ns : T h e F U NC TI O N b ut to n s a re m u lt i pu r po s e bu t to n s us e d in c o nj u n c ti o n wi t h th e FI X T U RE , SC E N E an d S H O W bu t to n s.
M A G I C - 2 6 0 8 C o n t i n u e S e c t i o n 6 : F r o n t P a n e l O v e r v i e w 5. ME N U bu t to n : T h e M E NU bu tt o n s h o ul d be p re s s e d wh e n wa n ti ng to ac ce s s an y s et u p o p t io ns an d s u b me nu s .
M A G I C - 2 6 0 9 C o n t i n u e S e c t i o n 6 : F r o n t P a n e l O v e r v i e w 11. FA D E fa d er : Th e F AD E f a de r is u s e d du r i ng s h o w pl a y bac k .
M A G I C - 2 6 0 10 C o n t i n u e S e c t i o n 6 : F r o n t P a n e l O v e r v i e w 23. Sm a l l D AT A w h e el : Th e s m a ll D AT A w h e el , whe e l # 5, is u s ed t o v i ew a d di t io n a l f i xt u re c h an n el s . Fo u r fi x tu re s c h an n e ls c an be v ie w e d in t he L CD at a ti m e.
M A G I C 2 6 0 11 Sect io n 7: R ear Pan el Ov ervi ew 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. L CD B AC K L I GH T kno b : T h e LCD B A CK LI G HT k no b s h ou l d be us e d to a dj u st th e LC D br i gh t n ess . Tu r n c ou nt e r c lo c k wi s e to ma k e th e d is pl a y br ig h t er and c lo c kw is e t o ma k e it l e ss b ri gh t .
M a g i c 2 6 0 12 Se c t i on 9 : F l ow C h a rt Th is fl ow ch ar t show s yo u the or der w hic h sho ul d be fo llow ed whe n se tt ing u p & pro gra mmi ng mo vi ng lig ht f ixt ur es wi th the MA GIC- 2 60.
M a g i c 2 6 0 13 S e c t i o n 1 1 : C h o o s e F i x t u r e s Th e fi rst t hin g you wil l ne ed t o do is c hoos e t he f ixt ur es that yo u wil l co n tro l wit h yo ur M AGI C 260 . Th er e is an int ern al f ixt ur e li brar y th at c on tai ns mo s t El ati on Pr of es sion al an d AD J DM X fix t ure s.
M a g i c 2 6 0 14 S e c t i o n 1 1 : C h o o s e F i x t u r e s ( C o n t i n u e ) (3) You wi ll g et a mome nta r y 3 second w arni ng i n the LCD t ha t rea ds as fol l ows: THIS FIXTU RE DOES N.
M a g i c 2 6 0 15 S e c t i o n 1 2 : P a t c h F i x t u r e s Th e Pat ch F ixt u re men u op tio n all ows yo u t o vie w an d make c h ang es t o yo ur fi xtu re ad dres s pat ch if desi re d.
M a g i c 2 6 0 16 S e c t i o n 1 2 : P a t c h F i x t u r e s ( C o n t i n u e ) Th e fa ctor y de fau lt se tti ng f or th e Auto pat ch fe atur e is “ON ”. It is re comm end ed t hat y ou l ea ve thi s s etti ng s et to “ON ” and p ro cee d to s te p (4).
M a g i c 2 6 0 17 S e c t i o n 1 3 : A U X I L I A R Y B U T T O N S ( 1 - 4 ) T h e A U X I L I R A R Y b u t t o n s w i l l a l l o w y o u t o s w i t c h n o n D M X f i x t u r e s O N / O F F v i a a u n i v e r s a l D M X p a c k .
M a g i c 2 6 0 18 S e c t i o n 1 6 : R e c o r d S c e n e s Th is nex t s ect ion will t ake you t hro ugh t h e n ecess ar y st eps to re cor d s ce nes.
M a g i c 2 6 0 19 S e c t i o n 1 6 : R e c o r d S c e n e s ( C o n t i n u e ) (9 ) T ur n D AT A w h ee l # 4 t o t h e pa ge t h at yo u w i s h to s a ve y o u r s c en e t o . N ot e: i f th e r e is a FU N CT I ON L E D il lu mi n a te d O N s o li d, i t m e a ns t h er e i s a lr e a d y a s c en e s to r ed t h er e.
M a g i c 2 6 0 20 Play P r e s e t M o v e m e n t & R e c o r d M o v e m e n t a s a S c e n e ( C o n t i n u e ) (5) FUNCTION buttons 1- 6 contain the preset movements. 1 = Circle CW, 2 = Circle CCW, 3 = Figure 8 CW, 4 = Fi gure 8 CCW, 5 = Pan Movement & 6 = Ti lt Movement.
M a g i c 2 6 0 21 E d i t P r e s e t M o v e m e n t O f f s e t P o i n t a n d R a d i u s (1 ) Pr e ss t h e FI X TU R E bu t to n so i ts g r e en LE D i ll u mi n at e s ON s ol i d .
M a g i c 2 6 0 22 S e c t i o n 1 8 : R e c o r d S h o w s A sh ow is a seq uen ce of recor ded s c enes in wh ich e ach s tep c an in co rpo ra te di ff ere nt step hold t imes . U p to 288 sh ows w it h up to 255 st ep s can be st or ed to M agic 260 s’ m em ory vi a 1 2 sho w pages .
M a g i c 2 6 0 23 S e c t i o n 1 8 : R e c o r d S h o w s ( C o n t i n u e ) (9) Press the ENTER button to store the show step and settings. The show step in the display should advance by 1, Scene should read “Empty” and the Hold time should have agai n defaulted to 5 seconds.
M a g i c 2 6 0 24 S e c t i o n 1 9 : P l a y b a c k S c e n e s (1) Press the SCENE but t on so its green LED illuminates ON s olid. (2) Tur n DATA wheel #1 to sele ct the scene page that con tains the scene or s cenes that you wish to playback. (3) Press the FUNCTION button (1- 24) that corresponds to the scene that you wish to playback.
M a g i c 2 6 0 25 S e c t i o n 2 0 : P l a y b a c k S h o w s ( C o n t i n u e ) (5) Wh ile a show is playing automatically (MANUAL FEATURE ON), you can pause the show by pressing DATA wheel #4 at any time. You can then turn DATA wheel #3 clockwise to manually advance th e show step and counter clockwis e to go back to a desi red show step.
M a g i c 2 6 0 26 S e c t i o n 2 1 : E d i t S c e n e ( C o n t i n u e ) ( 9 ) P r e s s t h e s a m e F U N C T I O N b u t t o n t h a t y o u p r e s s e d i n s t e p 3.
M a g i c 2 6 0 27 Section 23 : U L ink ( Save Memory Fil e) This operation will allow you to transfer data from your controller to a standard PC or laptop. You must first install the Magic 260 application software and USB driver that was suppl ied with your ULink cable.
M a g i c 2 6 0 28 Section 24 : ULink ( Load Memory Fil e) This operation will allow you to transfer previously stored data from your computer back into your Magic 260 . You must first ins tall the Magic 260 application software and USB driver that was supplied with yo ur ULink cable.
M a g i c 2 6 0 29 Section 24 : ULink (Loa d Memory File) (Continue ) (8) On your computer, click “Send File”. A S end w i ndow will pop up. Select the destination and memory file that you w ant to load into M agic 260 and click “ Open”. (A message should ap pear in the lower right hand corner that reads “ S ending ”).
M a g i c 2 6 0 30 Section 25 : USB MEM Stick (Save Memory File)(Continue) On the Magic 260, press DATA wheel #2 to select US B. Your display should read the following: Please set th is file na me, th.
M a g i c 2 6 0 31 Section 27 : USB MEM Stick (Reload Memory File to USB MEM Stick from Computer) This operation will allow you to load your Magic 260 memory files from your computer to your USB MEM Stick. You must first inst all the Magic 260 application software and USB driver that was supplied with your USB MEM Stick.
M a g i c 2 6 0 32 Section 29 : USB MEM Stick (Load Memory File) This operation will allow you to transfe r data from your USB Memory stick back into Magic 260. (1) Inst all the USB MEM Stick into the USB port on your Ma gic 260 . (2) Flip the power switch OFF then back ON.
M a g i c 2 6 0 33 Section 30 : Era s e A ll Memory The next set of instruct ions will allow for ALL programmed memory, including presets, scenes and shows, to be erased in one shot . (1) From the main screen, press and hold dow n the “DEL” button then press th e “ENTER” button once.
M a g i c 2 6 0 34 Section 31: Midi Midi Chart Midi Channel Value Value 1 0 - 72 (Sc ene 1 -3) 73 -95 (Show 1) 2 0 - 72 (Sc ene 4 -6) 73 -95 (Show 2) 3 0 - 72 (Sc ene 7 -9) 73 -95 (Show 3) 4 0-72 (Sce.
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If you have not bought Elation MAGIC-260 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Elation MAGIC-260 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Elation MAGIC-260 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Elation MAGIC-260 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
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However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Elation MAGIC-260. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Elation MAGIC-260 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
