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Mark Gulbrandsen
Resident Trollmaster

Posts: 16657
From: Music City
Registered: Jun 99

posted 06-15-2002 11:04 PM

I am in Aspen, CO. re-installing 5 MDS masking controlers. All work ok but need fine tuning for speed and travel distance. How does one program them properly? There are 4 numbered buttons, a S/P button which is obviously for stop and programming mode, and two arrow buttons. I was able to re-program in a reverse direction one of them but that was about it.....
Thanks in advance for any help!!
Mark @ GTS

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Gordon McLeod
Film God

Posts: 9532
From: Toronto Ontario Canada
Registered: Jun 99

posted 06-16-2002 05:18 PM

Buy an Mallone or ADC and scrap those they loose there settings far too often

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Francis Casey
Film Handler

Posts: 44
From: Saint John, NB, Canada
Registered: Jun 2000

posted 06-16-2002 05:26 PM

Hi Mark

From your description i assume these are MDI masking controlers .
Here is how to program them----

Assuming you are going to use button #1 for flat and button #2 for scope--

For FLAT
--Press and hold the S/P and the #1 button until the red light flashes
--Use the arrow keys to jog to the FLAT position
--Press one of the # keys to set the speed --- #1 i believe is the fastest and #4 is the slowest

For SCOPE
--Press and hold the S/P and the #2 button until the red light flashes --Use the arrow keys to jog to the Scope position
--Press on of the # keys to set the speed

good luck
Francis

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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From: Music City
Registered: Jun 99

posted 06-16-2002 10:49 PM

Thanks Feancis for the info. Sounds easy enough. These are nothing more than glorified Baldor motor controlers and they had no previous problems that I know of with them...we are re-installing 5 of them here in Aspen in a theatre that went bust after it was open for 9 months, it was taken over by one of our customers after bankruptcy. He bought back all the equipment which was hacked out with a sawzal This place has been a big jigsaw puzzel!! We re-open on Friday the 21st.
Mark @ GTS

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Alan Gilbertson
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 148
From: Carpentersville Il 60110
Registered: Nov 1999

posted 06-17-2002 12:08 PM

Hi Mark

The direction are like Francis said, Only you can control the speed by pushing 1, 2 or 3 1 being the slowest. Let me know if you want me to send you a copy of the mannual.

Alan

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Mark Gulbrandsen
Resident Trollmaster

Posts: 16657
From: Music City
Registered: Jun 99

posted 06-17-2002 08:52 PM

Hi Guys,
I got them all back in today and they are working just as you said they should. VERY easy to adjust and program!!!
Thanks for all the help!
Alan, if you have a min. could U fax the manual to me at 801-485-4365....Thanks!
Mark @ GTS

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