In case Bryan's example above looks like some odd binary code, the zero's represent dip switches that are in the up position (off) and the 1's represent dip switches that are in the down position (on).
If you ever want to/need to change DMX channels for the lights, it's a simple process to figure out how the dip switches should be set...
Notice that all the dip switches have a number beneath them. (Not the numbers 1-10, but just below that where it's numbered 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, and 512).
First off, always leave the farthest dip switch to the right in the down position in order to allow for computer control.
Then, determine what VSA channel the light in question is on. (Let's use channel 44 for example). You want to set the dip switches so that these numbers add up to the Channel number. Moving from highest numbers to lowest, (right to left), what numbers can you add up to make 44?
32 will be our first dipswitch to set to the down position, (anything farther to the right is higher than 44). Adding the next lowest dip switch, (16), would total 48, and that's too high, so we'll leave the dip switch labeled 16 in it's off position (up).
The next switch is labeled 8, and we can add 8 to our original 32 to make 40, so the switch labeled 8 gets set to the on position (down). Finally, if we add the next value, (4), that gives us our total of 44 (32 + 8 + 4 = 44), so set the switch labeled 4 in the down position and we should be good to go.
If we check our results against what Bryan recommended with his 0's and 1's, we can see that we're right on the money, the 4 is down, the 8 is down, the 16 is up, the 32 is down, and the 512 all the way to the right is always down.
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