OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GAM COMMAND HAND HELD DMX CONTROL MODEL 3200

GAM COMMAND is battery operated and uses four AA batteries, which are included. See instructions on bottom pullout panel to install batteries. At the top of the unit, next to the DMX connectors, locate the on-off switch. With the keyboard facing you, move the switch to the right‹toward the LED. The LED will light and flash slowly indicating that the unit is in the lead test mode, and now ready to operate.

TO START DMX OUTPUT press and hold down any key until the led stops flashing.

TO RUN DIMMERS or any DMX device, plug the DMX 5-pin cable connector into the 5-pin recessed female output located on top of unit, to the left. You can now send DMX control signals from the Gam Command unit to dimmers and other DMX devices.

DIMMER ON FULL. Touch DIM, touch desired dimmer number, (example) 7, touch AT, touch FULL, touch ENTER. Dimmer 7 will come on at full. EX: [DIM] [7] [AT] [FULL] [ENTER]

DIMMER UP AT A PERCENTAGE (%). Touch DIM, touch the dimmer number (example) 2 5, touch AT, touch level requirement (example: for 80% = 8, 0, % or enter). Dimmer 25 will come to the level you have entered (80%). EX: [DIM] [25] [AT] [8] [0] [%]

FADE DIMMER UP/DOWN. Use the buttons marked UP and DOWN located next to the keyboard numbers 7 and 0.

These buttons do not assume up/down function unless [ENTER] was last key pressed.

STEP THROUGH DIMMERS by touching NEXT (1) and BACK (4).

FADE A DIMMER UP. Touch DIM, touch dimmer number, touch AT, touch 1, touch ENTER. Touch UP and dimmer will continue to fade up as long as you hold it. As soon as you let go, dimmer will stop fading up. Touch DOWN to fade dimmer down. EX: [DIM] [#] [AT] [1] [ENTER] - [UP]

ALL DIMMERS ON FULL. Touch DIM, touch ALL, touch AT, touch FULL, touch ENTER. Everything 1 through 512 connected to the Gam Command will be on at full. You may now touch DOWN to fade all dimmers down. EX: [DIM] [ALL] [AT] [FULL] [ENTER]

FADE ALL DIMMERS UP. Touch DIM, touch ALL, touch AT, touch 1, touch ENTER. Now touch UP button. All dimmers will fade up as long as you hold the UP button. EX: [DIM] [ALL] [AT] [1] [ENTER] - [UP]

CLEAR A SINGLE DIMMER. Touch DIM, touch dimmer number (example) 20, touch AT, touch 0, touch ENTER. Dimmer 20 has been cleared. You do not have to remove the last dimmer as you make new entries because each time you touch DIM and enter a new dimmer number, you cancel the previous DIM entry. EX: [DIM] [2] [0] [AT] [0] [ENTER] 0, touch ENTER. All dimmers are now clear‹1 through 512. EX: [DIM] [ALL] [AT] [0] [ENTER]

GROUPING DIMMERS WITH 'THRU'. To turn on a consecutive group of dimmers, there is a THRU button. To turn on dimmers 1 through 6, touch DIM, touch 1, touch THRU, touch 6, touch AT, touch FULL, touch ENTER. Dimmers 1 through 6 will come on full. Fade this group up and down by using the UP and DOWN buttons. EX: [DIM] [1] [THRU] [6] [AT] [FULL] [ENTER] ( For a random group use '+' ).

CONTROLLING A RANDOM GROUP OF DIMMERS. Touch +, touch dimmer number (example) 5, touch AT, touch FULL‹(then repeat) touch +, touch 11, touch AT and so on for as many dimmers as you wish. You may also use the THRU button in combination with the + . There is a limit of 12 entries using the '+' function. The THRU dimmer group (any number within the group) counts as one entry. EX: [+] [5] [AT] [FULL] [+] [11] [AT] [FULL] etc.

TO CLEAR A '+ ' GROUP. Touch +, touch ALL, touch AT, touch 0, touch ENTER. If you do not clear the '+' group of dimmers, every time you touch + you will be adding to the group. EX: [+] [ALL] [AT] [0] [ENTER]

FOCUSING FEATURES
STEPPING THROUGH THE GROUP. During the focusing process it is often necessary to call up groups of dimmers, then switch to a single dimmer and back to the group. To set up a group of dimmers and then step through each of the dimmers solo, and/or switch to the whole group‹follow this procedure:
Touch DIM, touch (ex.) 8, touch AT, touch FULL (or a level), touch ENTER, touch + , touch 8, touch AT, touch FULL, touch ENTER, touch +, and repeat as required to enter each dimmer to the group‹up to 12 entries. EX: [DIM] [8] [AT] [FULL] [ENTER] [+] [8] [AT] [FULL] [ENTER] [+] etc.
Two scenes have been entered into your Gam Command, the 'DIM' solo dimmer No. 8 and the '+' string of dimmers. Dimmer 8 has been entered twice so that when you touch ENTER it will be on solo. When you touch ENTER again the '+'group will be added. Touch ENTER again and dimmer will be solo and so on.
To step to another dimmer in this group, touch DIM, touch (example) 1 0, touch AT, touch FULL, touch ENTER. Now each time you touch ENTER you will switch between dimmer 10 solo and all the dimmers in the '+' group. EX: [DIM] [1] [0] [AT] [FULL] [ENTER]

GROUP PLUS NEW DIMMER
During the focusing process a solo dimmer often needs to be added to a group‹for example a color-wash plus one light. To create the group of dimmers touch +, touch dimmer number (example) 2 2, touch AT, touch FULL (or a level), touch ENTER, touch +, touch 2 6, touch THRU, touch 3 2, touch AT, touch FULL, touch ENTER and so on up to 12 entries. You have now created a '+' group (or added to previous entries). EX: [+] [2] [2] [AT] [FULL] [ENTER] [+] [2] [6] [THRU] [3] [2] [AT] [FULL] [ENTER] etc.
To call up any dimmer to view with this group, touch DIM, touch dimmer number (example) 4 5, touch AT, touch FULL, touch ENTER. Dimmer 45 will come on full. Touch ENTER and the '+' group you have entered plus 45 will come on. Touch ENTER again and dimmer 45 will come on solo. EX: [DIM] [4] [5] [AT] [FULL] [ENTER] [ENTER] [ENTER]

PREHEAT
To set a preheat level on all dimmers (to avoid shocking lamps during a lamp check), touch DIM, touch ALL, touch AT, touch 4 (or any percentage from 2 to 9), touch ENTER. A preheat level has been established for all dimmers which will stay at that level during subsequent operations. EX: [DIM] [ALL] [AT] [4] [ENTER]
To cancel the preheat, touch DIM, touch ALL, touch AT, touch 0, touch ENTER. All dimmers entered with DIM are cleared. EX: [DIM] [ALL] [AT] [0] [ENTER]. Dimmers entered with a '+' are still on. To clear these, touch +, touch ALL, touch AT, touch 0, touch ENTER. EX: [+] [ALL] [AT] [0] [ENTER]

GAM COMMAND AS A TESTER
TESTING A CABLE. To enter this mode, turn power off then on again. Do NOT press any keys.
To test a five-wire DMX cable, plug both ends of the cable into the connectors at the top of the Gam Command unit. Turn the unit on. On the face of the unit there are five red LEDs which will begin to chase. Chase will be 1 through 5 indicating continuity on each of the cables. If there is a break in continuity, the associated lamp will not light. LEDs flash in sequence if wired correctly. If they 'jump' back and forth (not in sequence), pins are reversed. If there is a short, the two shorted wires will light at the same time, indicating the short between two connections. If testing a three-wire DMX cable there will be no reading on pins 4 and 5.

CHECKING FOR A DMX SIGNAL. b> The Gam Command will check DMX signal from the console. Plug the DMX signal into the Gam Command. Both lamps 2 and 3 will light to show DMX signal from console, if there is no signal‹either 2 or 3 or both will not light.