Equipped with a total of 136 DMX channels, the DMX Operator Pro utilizes 128 of its channels for intelligent lighting control and eight for par can Dimming/On/Off. Designed to offer the convenience of total lighting control from a single board, the DMX Operator Pro is great for small- to-mid-size theatres, concerts, churches, touring companies, or any stage production where both parcans and DMX special effects are used.
"In the past, if you wanted a multi-functional controller that could handle both DMX effects and parcan dimming, you basically had to buy a large stage board that could cost up to several thousand dollars," said Scott Davies, general manager of the American DJ Group of Companies, the parent company of Light Stream Controls. "Lately, a lot of smaller theatres, churches and productions have been getting into intelligent lighting, so there's been a growing demand for a more compact hybrid DMX controller/dimmer at a down-to-earth price.
The DMX Operator Pro is also ideal for current users of conventional stage lighting who are considering making the technological leap to intelligent DMX effects in the future. "It's a controller that you can grow into," Davies pointed out. "You can use it now to run your parcans, then add intelligent effects later without having to go out and buy a new DMX controller."
The DMX Operator Pro includes a flash card back-up memory feature and is equipped with a compact memory flash card slot on the back. The DMX Operator Pro can also be used to control fog effects. It features a Fog Machine trigger button that is compatible with selected American DJ fog machine models, including the Master Blaster 1000, Stallion, Vapor Flow, Fog Storm 1200, Fog Storm 1700, and Vaporizer.Other features on the DMX Operator Pro include: an assignable joystick with manual "Fine/Fast" pan/tilt adjustment: a Step/Mix sequence function that automatically sequences chases; and a fixture group function that allows more than one fixture to be grouped together. There is also a tap sync feature, and a blind function that will automatically override chases on the fly.
As a DMX lighting controller, the DMX Operator Pro can control eight individual fixtures with 16 DMX channels each. (Fixtures with less than 16 DMX channels can be combined on a single fixture button.) It can handle up to 96 programmable scenes and eight programmable chases with fade and speed control. As a parcan dimmer, the DMX Operator Pro can be used to control on/off/dimming via eight individual channels. It can handle up to 96 programmable scenes and six programmable chases with fade and speed control.
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
