
Table of Contents
1. Introduction _______________________________________________________________________ 3
2. Quick Start _________________________________________________________________________ 3
3. General Information _________________________________________________________________ 3
3.1 Front Panel _____________________________________________________________________ 3
3.2 Back Panel _________________________________________________________________________4
3.3 Firmware __________________________________________________________________________4
4. Setup ______________________________________________________________________________ 5
4.1 Mounting______________________________________________________________________ 5
4.2 Connections ___________________________________________________________________ 5
4.3 Compact Flash Cards _____________________________________________________________ 6
4.3.1 CF Card Formatting ______________________________________________________________ 6
5. Versa DRIVE Menu System ____________________________________________________________ 7
5.1 Navigation_____________________________________________________________________ 7
5.2 Selecting Modes and Modifying Parameters ___________________________________________ 7
5.3 Modes _________________________________________________________________________ 7
5.3.1 Pattern_________________________________________________________________________ 8
5.3.2 Playback _______________________________________________________________________ 8
5.3.3 ID_____________________________________________________________________________ 9
5.3.4 Resolution ______________________________________________________________________ 9
5.3.5 Brightness ______________________________________________________________________ 9
5.3.6 Red, Green, and Blue Balance _______________________________________________________ 9
5.3.7 Firmware _______________________________________________________________________ 9
5.3.8 Link (Master / Slave)_______________________________________________________________ 9
6. Contact Closure ____________________________________________________________________ 10
7. DMX Control________________________________________________________________________ 10
7.1 DMX Start Address______________________________________________________________ 11
7.2 DMX Resolution _______________________________________________________________ 11
7.2.1 High Resolution _________________________________________________________________ 11
7.2.2 Low Resolution _________________________________________________________________ 11
7.3 Playback Mode _________________________________________________________________ 12
8. Direct Color ________________________________________________________________________ 13
9. Link (Master / Slave) _________________________________________________________________ 13
10. Engineering Mode ___________________________________________________________________ 14
11. Specifications ______________________________________________________________________ 15
12. Contacting Element Labs ____________________________________________________________ 16
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Revised July 18, 2006 Versa DRIVE C1
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