American DJ
®
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American DJ
®
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Fusion Scan 250 EX™
Laser Warning Labels
Power Supply:
Before plugging your unit in, be sure the source volt-
age in your area matches the required voltage for your American DJ
®
Fusion Scan 250 EX.™ The American DJ
®
Fusion Scan 250 EX
™
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 Fusion Scan
250 EX™ can be controlled via DMX-512 protocol.
The Fusion Scan 250 EX™ a six 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
Fusion Scan 250 EX™
Set Up
Figure 1
