Blizzard Lighting Switch Blade X3, Manuals

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SwitchBlade™ X3 Manual Rev. A    

© 2014 Blizzard Lighting, LLC

Control Panel Menu Structure

Addr   

 d001 - d512 

To choose the DMX address 

cLnd      

Select Pan/Tilt Direction

  H   Y 

Normal Pan / Normal Tilt Direction

 H - Y 

Normal Pan / Reverse Tilt Direction

-H   Y 

Reverse Pan / Normal Tilt Direction

-H -Y 

Reverse Pan / Reverse Tilt Direction

SLnd  

 HoST 

Run the Fixture in Master

SLAV  

Run the Fixture in Slave

dISP   

 oFF - on  

Turn Display Menu Off and On

SoUn  

 oFF - on  

Turn Sound Active Mode Off and On

CHnL  

 9CH 

Set the Fixture to 9 Channel Mode

 21CH 

Set the Fixture to 21 Channel Mode

NAn    

 oFF - on  

Control of all Features via Control Panel 

 ch.1  c000-c255 

Pan Control

 ch.2  c000-c255 

Pan Fine Control

 ch.3  c000-c255 

Tilt Control 

 ch.4  c000-c255 

Tilt Fine Control

 ch.5  c000-c255 

Speed Control of Built in Programs

 ch.6  c000-c255 

Dimmer (0% <-> 100%)

 ch.7  c000-c255 

Strobe (slow <-> fast)

 ch.8  c000-c255 

Random Strobe

(slow <-> fast)

 ch.9  c000-c255 

Auto Mode

DMX Mode

Allows the unit to be controlled by any universal DMX controller. 

Set the DMX Starting Address:

1.) The default mode for the fixture is DMX, which appears as 

d001

 on the LED readout. To 

select a different DMX address, using the 

<MENU>

 button, select 

Addr

, then hit 

<ENTER>

.  

Use the 

<UP/DOWN>

 buttons to select the correct address, then hit 

<ENTER> 

to confirm.

Set the DMX Channel Mode:

1.) To select a DMX channel mode, press the 

<MENU>

 button, then use the 

<UP/DOWN>

buttons until the display reads 

CHnL

 and press the 

<ENTER>

 button. Then use the 

<UP/

DOWN>

 buttons to select 

9CH

 and press 

<ENTER>

 for 9-channel mode, or select 

21CH

 and 

press 

<ENTER>

 for 21-channel mode.

Master/Slave Mode:

1.) To set the fixture as the master fixture (default), press the 

<MENU>

 button to navigate to 

SLnd

, then use the 

<UP/DOWN>

 buttons until the display reads 

HoST.

 Press the 

<ENTER>

button to confirm. The master (host) is the first fixture in the DMX chain.

2.) To run the fixture as a slave, press the 

<MENU>

 button to navigate to 

SLnd

, then use the 

<UP/DOWN>

 buttons until the display reads 

SLAV.

 Press the 

<ENTER>

 button to confirm. 

This unit will now follow the master fixture.