Element DMX Addresses Not Responding...missing. I have an Element 60-500.

Element DMX Addresses Not Responding.  I have an Element 60-500.  I am running 26 Elation Opti Par QAs.  In the past each light had their own set of addresses and could be controlled individually.  Now, certain groups of addresses do not work.  Basically addresses 250-350 are not responding.  All lights are addresses and labeled as usually.  From the board in the second universe I have a show baby sending signal to another show baby on stage.  That runs into an opti-splitter that runs 4 lines out to each of the 4 electrics.  Currently only the lights addressed on the 1st and 4th electric work and respond.  I have verified the show baby work (1st and 4th electrics respond).  I also checked the dmx splitter.  I tried switching the 4 lines running out of the splitter to see if the dmx splitter is bad, but the same electrics work.  I have also set some lights on the 2nd electric to the same dmx addresses as ones that work on the 1st, and they now work.  This means the cables are fine, and the lights seem okay too.  This leads me to believe it is patched in the board incorrectly.  But, I can not for the life of me figure out what is different, or where I went wrong.  I have tried deleting old show data, restarting the board, and updated the software.  I tried starting a new show and repatching, but same problem.  Also, the power to the lights are parked on full (checked that).  Still no luck.  How did I lose the ability to use those addresses?  Currently I have them grouped so they all work in batches, but I would like to run them individually.  FYI, I work at a high school, so the majority of the people using the board are between 13-17 years old.  As you can imagine I find myself fixing loads of things, but this has me STUMPED!  Can anyone help!

  • Brought light to the booth. No luck for addresses over 250.
  • Good news! I set all my moving lights address in second universe (2/1). I started at 1 (513) and got all 30 lights in (8adresses each). I can now control all lights individually!!

    Bad news - Once I get over that 250 address mark (763) I can't use those addresses. It seams that addresses above 250 in 1st universe and addresses over 763 in sending universe don't want to work.

    Confession - I forgot to get the show file, but I will. It was a set day, so 90% of my focus saturday was to the 40 kids using power tools in the shop!

    I've been thinking. From what I remember in the setup screen (when you Exit out of show) where you put in universe start numbers, there was a check box for 'dimmer doubling'. It was checked in both universes. Could this be my issue?

    Regardless, I will still work on this address issue, but you guys got me and my equipment up and running enough for a dance show this next week. I sincerely appreciate it!!
  • Unchecking 'Dimmer Doubling' did fix most problems. I can use all my addresses in the second universe. But, I still am limited in the first universe. I guess it doesn't matter since all my intelligent dmx lights are now in the second universe and the conventional lights in the first. One other matter, unrelated to addresses I found. Out of all my optipar QA's there are two that have strange modes. The majority have DMX modes 1-8 (I use 8 for all the options). There are two that are missing a number and end in 9. For instance when I scroll through the mode it goes DMX 1, DMX 2, DMX4...(missing 3)...and ends in DMX 9. There is another that ends in 9, and is missing DMX 7. Strange. They act slightly different from the others. Not sure how that happened. They were purchased used. Anyway, thanks everyone for the help!!!!
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