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conductor shielded cable (This cable may be purchased at almost all
professional sound and lighting stores). Your cables should be made
with a male and female XLR connector on either end of the cable. Also
remember that DMX cable must be daisy chained and cannot be split.
Dura Spot 150™
Set Up
Notice:
Be sure to follow figures two and three when making your own
cables. Do not use the ground lug on the XLR connector. Do not con-
nect the cable’s shield conductor to the ground lug or allow the shield
conductor to come in contact with the XLR’s outer casing. Grounding
the shield could cause a short circuit and erratic behavior.
DMX512 IN
3-PIN XLR
SOUND
REMOTE
CONTROL
INPUT
POWER
INPUT
OUTPUT
SOUND
REMOTE
CONTROL
INPUT
POWER
INPUT
OUTPUT
SOUND
REMOTE
CONTROL
INPUT
POWER
INPUT
OUTPUT
DMX512
DMX+,DMX-,COMMON
1
2
3
Termination reduces signal errors and
avoids signal transmission problems
and interference. It is always advisable
to connect a DMX terminal, (Resistance
120 Ohm 1/4 W) between PIN 2 (DMX-)
and PIN 3 (DMX +) of the last fixture.
1
2
3
1
2
3
DMX +
DMX -
COMMON
DMX512 OUT
3-PIN XLR
Figure 2
Figure 3
1 Ground
1 Ground
XLR Male Socket
XLR Pin Configuration
3 Hot
2 Cold
2 Cold
3 Hot
XLR Female Socket
Pin 3 = Data True (positive)
Pin 2 = Data Compliment (negative)
Pin 1 = Ground
Special Note: Line Termination.
When longer runs of cable are
used, you may need to use a terminator on the last unit to avoid erratic
behavior. A terminator is a 90-120 ohm 1/4 watt resistor which is con-
nected between pins 2 and 3 of a male XLR connector (DATA + and
DATA -). This unit is inserted in the female XLR connector of the last
unit in your daisy chain to terminate the line. Using a cable terminator
(ADJ part number Z-DMX/T) will decrease the possibilities of erratic
behavior.
DMX512 IN
3-PIN XLR
SOUND
REMOTE
CONTROL
INPUT
POWER
INPUT
OUTPUT
SOUND
REMOTE
CONTROL
INPUT
POWER
INPUT
OUTPUT
SOUND
REMOTE
CONTROL
INPUT
POWER
INPUT
OUTPUT
DMX512
DMX+,DMX-,COMMON
1
2
3
Termination reduces signal errors and
avoids signal transmission problems
and interference. It is always advisable
to connect a DMX terminal, (Resistance
120 Ohm 1/4 W) between PIN 2 (DMX-)
and PIN 3 (DMX +) of the last fixture.
1
2
3
1
2
3
DMX +
DMX -
COMMON
DMX512 OUT
3-PIN XLR
Figure 4
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Dura Spot 150™
DMX Traits
Channel
Value
Function
1
0 - 255
PAN
2 0 - 255 TILT
3 0 - 255 GOBO WHEEL
0 - 15 SPOT
16 - 31 GOBO 1
32 - 47 GOBO 2
48 - 63 GOBO 3
64 - 79 GOBO 4
80 - 95 GOBO 5
96 - 111 GOBO 6
112 - 127 GOBO 7
128 - 255 GOBO SCROLL
SLOW FAST
4 GOBO ROTATION
0 - 83 FAST SLOW
84 - 87 NO ROTATION
88 - 170 SLOW FAST
171 - 178 NO ROTATION
179 - 255 FAST SLOW
5 0 - 255 COLOR WHEEL
0 - 7 WHITE
8 - 14 DARK BLUE
15 - 21 COLOR MIX
22 - 28 DARK YELLOW
29 - 35 COLOR MIX
36 - 42 DARK GREEN
43 - 49 COLOR MIX
50 - 56 LIGHT BLUE
57 - 63 COLOR MIX
64 - 71 ORANGE
72 - 77 COLOR MIX
