Calibrating a Scroller Using ML Controls

You can calibrate the center point of any frame in a scroller using the calibrate feature. This will ensure that color scroll frames will be centered over the aperture of the fixture when you advance a color scroll frame-by-frame. You can do this using the ML Controls display. See ML Controls [Tab 5].

Note: It is recommended that you calibrate your scroller frames starting with the last frame and working backward to the first frame. This will help ensure a complete and accurate calibration.

Note: Calibration may need to be performed when you initially patch a scroller and may need to be adjusted through the course of operation as spring tension changes in a color scroller.

To calibrate a scroller:

  1. In the Live display, select the scroller channel.
  2. Open the ML Controls from the home screen or by using [Tab] [5]. On Element 2 and Element Classic, you can open the ML Controls via [ML Controls]. The color category will display automatically with the Hue and Saturation and scroller encoders and a frame picker open. If the scroller encoder isn't open, click the {Scroller} button.
  3. To begin calibrating, use the scroller encoder to adjust the centerpoint of a frame. It is recommended that you start with the last frame in the scroll.
  4. When the frame is centered, click {Calibrate}.
  5. Repeat for any remaining frames that need to be calibrated.