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Power Supply:
Before plugging your unit in, be sure the source volt-
age in your area matches the required voltage for your American DJ
®
Dura Spot 150.™ The American DJ
®
Dura Spot 150
™
is available in a
120v and 220v version. Because line voltage may vary from venue to
venue, you should be sure your unit voltage matches the wall outlet
voltage before attempting to operate you fixture. Also be sure to only
use the included I.E.C. power cable supplied with the unit, this cable
matches the voltage and current requirements of the unit.
DMX-512:
DMX is short for Digital Multiplex. This is a universal pro-
tocol used by most lighting and controller manufactures as a form of
communication between intelligent fixtures and controllers.
A DMX
controller sends DMX data instructions from the controller to the fix-
ture. DMX data is sent as serial data that travels from fixture to fixture
via the DATA “IN” and DATA “OUT” XLR terminals located on all DMX
fixtures (most controllers only have a DATA “OUT” terminal).
DMX Linking:
DMX is a language allowing all makes and models
of different manufactures to be linked together and operate from a
single controller, as long as all fixtures and the controller are DMX
compliant.
To ensure proper DMX data transmission, when using
several DMX fixtures try to use the shortest cable path possible. The
order in which fixtures are connected in a DMX line does not influence
the DMX addressing. For example; a fixture assigned a DMX address
of 1 may be placed anywhere in a DMX line, at the beginning, at the
end, or anywhere in the middle. Therefore, the first fixture controlled
by the controller could be the last fixture in the chain. When a fixture
is assigned a DMX address of 1, the DMX controller knows to send
DATA assigned to address 1 to that unit, no matter where it is located
in the DMX chain.
Data Cable (DMX Cable) Requirements (For DMX
and Master/Slave Operation):
The Dura Spot
150™ can be controlled via DMX-512 protocol.
The Dura Spot 150™ is a eight channel DMX unit.
The DMX address is set electronically using the
controls on the side panel of the unit. Your unit and
your DMX controller require a standard 3-pin XLR
connector for data input and data output (Figure
1). If you are making your own cables, be sure to use standard two
Dura Spot 150™
Set Up
Figure 1
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Dura Spot 150™
DMX Traits cont.
Channel
Value
Function
5 78 - 85 PINK
86 - 92 COLOR MIX
93 - 99 MAGENTA
100 - 106 COLOR MIX
107 - 113 LIGHT YELLOW
114 - 120 COLOR MIX
121 - 127 LIGHT GREEN
128 - 255 RAINBOW EFFECT
SLOW FAST
6 SHUTTER/STROBE
0 - 130 DIMMER 0 - 100
131 - 253 STROBE
SLOW FAST
254 - 255 SHUTTER OPEN
7 0 - 255 GOBO SHAKE
8 0 - 255 PAN/TILT SPEED
SLOW FAST
