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Large Touring Rack with CEM+ Processor - Can I record Presets? Can I connect a Button Station to recall those Presets?

Hi,

We have a Sensor Large Touring Rack with a CEM+ Processor we use as the permanent dimmer rack in our theatre. www.highlandartstheatre.com

Some of our houselights are connected to the dimmers and I'd like to allow the building's cleaners to be able to bring up some of those houselights without them having to turn on the lighting console.  I also don't want to teach them how to recall a preset through the processor, I'd like to keep this simple for them.

Can I record Presets to this rack?  Can I connect a Button Station to the rack to recall those Presets?

Would these be the correct button stations (the colour of the Button Station face plate isn't important for this question)?

1 Button Station - P/N 7181B2004 or 2 Button Station - P/N 7181B2005, etc.
 
I'm getting mixed messages on this question.  A call to Tech Supports indicated I could and gave me the part numbers above. I think I gave them all the info they needed to give me the correct answer.
 
However, the local Rep says no: "I was with Michael Harris today from ETC. They do not make a station designed to work with a touring rack. You may want to look at a Doug Flenor  button DMX preset station. Are you familiar with that product?"
 
If I can't connect a Button Station, can I access the Panic function of the rack instead, and do it that way?
 
Txs.
 
 
  • Hi Salazar,

    So really the problem is that touring racks are designed for, well, touring.. so the rack only brings out the connections you typically need for a touring system on to it's connector panel (DMX A, DMX B, Network and that's about it).

    Although the rack still does have the connections for the stations internally, they are not bought out to a connector so hooking up a station would involve drilling holes in the rack and putting wires places it wasn't really designed for - obviously not a great idea, and maybe somewhat questionable from a UL listing standpoint. The same is true for panic - although it's just a simple switch contact, it isn't bought out anywhere convenient.

    I think the suggestion of a Fleenor Preset 10 (http://www.dfd.com/p10a.html) is a good one, and probably the cleanest and easiest way to set up what you need without having to modify the rack.

    HTH

    Tom
  • I figured it was something like that. I may just get a Fleenor model: ES2 Entry Station Two which is a more elegant solution that wiring into the Panic contacts and has fewer buttons to confuse the cleaners than the Preset 10.
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