American DJ Tri Beam User Instructions Download

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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

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is 120v only. Because line

voltage may vary from venue to venue, you should be sure your unit
voltages matches the wall outlet voltage before attempting to operate
you ﬁxture.

DMX-512:

DMX is short for Digital Multiplex. This is a universal pro-

tocol used as a form of communication between intelligent fixtures
and controllers.

A DMX controller sends DMX data instructions from

the controller to the fixture. DMX data is sent as serial data that trav-
els from fixture to fixture via the DATA “IN” and DATA “OUT” XLR ter-
minals 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 sin-
gle controller, as long as all ﬁxtures and the controller are DMX com-
pliant.

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. 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.

Dipswitches in DMX mode:

This unit uses dipswitches to assign a

DMX address. Each dipswitch represents a binary value.
Dipswitch 1 address equals 1

Dipswitch 2 address equals 2

Dipswitch 3 address equals 4

Dipswitch 4 address equals 8
Dipswitch 5 address equals 16

Dipswitch 6 address equals 32
Dipswitch 7 address equals 64

Dipswitch 8 address equals 128
Dipswitch 9 address equals 256

Dipswitch 10 - Some units omit dipswitch 10. When a unit does
include dipswitch #10, it is usually used for special functions such as

Tri Beam™

Set Up

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