I just acquired four Technobeams and...

Just recently I purchased four used Technobeams, four Trackspots, a Technobeam LCD controller, and an Intellibeam LCD controller. I've got some questions that hopefully you good people will be able to help me out with.

First, a few general questions:

1. What's the best approach to controlling these fixtures? Should I use the LCD controllers or should I get a USB to DMX interface so I can go PC-based?

2. If I want to use the LCD controllers, is it possible to upload preprogrammed scenes to the controller from an external source, i.e. memory card? And if so, can I get preprogrammed scenes from either someone here on the forum or somewhere else?

Now some specifics:

1. I'm running one version of the firmware on two of my TBeams and another version on the other two. I tried the process in the manual to update from another machine to no avail.

2. On one of my TBeams, the colorwheel seems to be stuck in between two colors. It still rotates, but settles on the border rather than on the color itself.

3. The Intellibeam controller has a problem with the intensity setting. When I try to crank it up, it always drops the value back down to zero.

4. The positioning laser on two of my TBeams work great, on one of them works ok, and on one of them doesn't work at all. Not sure where to even start on this one.


I understand this is a lot to ask and appreciate any information I can obtain regarding these issues. Thanks again.
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  • JeffM you seem to be the most knowledgeable person I've found recording the Technobeam LCD controller. I've been using the controller just fine with my Technobeam i for years, but today the iris is stuck completely on with both fixtures and I cannot find the iris parameter in the programming menu. Did my controller revert to an old firmware version or am I just completely not remembering how to change it in the controller? Thanks so much! My love for Highend goes all the way back to my Technobeam 400s!! LOL
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  • JeffM you seem to be the most knowledgeable person I've found recording the Technobeam LCD controller. I've been using the controller just fine with my Technobeam i for years, but today the iris is stuck completely on with both fixtures and I cannot find the iris parameter in the programming menu. Did my controller revert to an old firmware version or am I just completely not remembering how to change it in the controller? Thanks so much! My love for Highend goes all the way back to my Technobeam 400s!! LOL
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