Power Supply:
Before plugging your unit in be sure the source volt-
age in your area matches the required voltage for your
American DJ
®
X-CALIBUR.™ The
American
DJ
®
X-Calibur
™
is available in a 1
15v and
230v version. Because line voltage may vary from venue to venue, you
should be sure to plug your power supply into a matching wall outlet
before attempting to operate you controller
.
DMX-512:
DMX
is
short
for
Digital
Multiplex.
This
is
a
universal
protocol used as a form of communication between intelligent fixtures
and controllers.
A
DMX controller sends
DMX data instructions from
the controller to the fi
xture. DMX data is sent as serial data that travels
from fi
xture to fi
xture via the DA
T
A
“IN” and DA
T
A
“OUT” XLR terminals
located on all DMX fi
xtures (most controllers only have a DA
T
A
“OUT”
terminal).
DMX Linking:
DMX is a language allowing all makes and models of
dif
ferent manufactures to be linked together and operate from a single
controller
, as long as all fi
xtures 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. When a fixture is assigned a DMX address of
1, the DMX controller knows to send DA
T
A
assigned to address 1 to
that unit, no matter where it is located in the DMX chain.
Dip-switches in DMX mode:
This unit uses dip switches to assign a
DMX address. Each dip switch represents a binary value.
Dip Switch 1 address equals 1
Dip Switch 2 address equals 2
Dip Switch 3 address equals 4
Dip Switch 4 address equals 8
Dip Switch 5 address equals 16
Dip Switch 6 address equals 32
Dip Switch 7 address equals 64
Dip Switch 8 address equals 128
Dip Switch 9 address equals 256
Each dip switch has a preset value.
A
specific DMX address is set by
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X-Calibur™
Set
Up
X-Calibur™
Set
Up
combining the dip switches that sum your desired value. For example:
To
achieve a DMX address of 21, combine dip switches 1, 3, and 5.
Sense dip switch 1 has a value of 1, dip switch 3 has a value of 4,
and dip switch 5 has a value of 16, the combination of the create a
DMX value of 21.
Set DMX address 21:
Set DMX address 201:
Dip-switches # 1 = 1
Dip-switches # 1 = 1
3
= 4
4 = 8
5
= 16
7 = 64
= 21
8 = 128
= 201
Data Cable Requirements (For DMX and Master/Slave Opera-
tion):
The X-Calibur™ must be controlled via DMX-512 protocol.
The
DMX address is set using the dip-switches on the bottom panel of the
X-Calibur™.
Y
our unit excepts 3-pin XLR connector for data input and
data output (Figure 5). When using a DMX controller with 5-Pin XLR
output jacks or when linking from a DMX fi
xture with 5-Pin XLR jack
to the X-Calibur™, be sure to follow the pin con-
version chart on page 12. If you are making your
own cables, be sure to use standard two conduc-
tor shielded cable (This cable may be purchased
at almost all pro sound and lighting stores).
Y
our
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 can not be split.
Notice:
Be sure to follow fi
gures 2 and 3 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
.
Figure 1
ON
19
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
10
128
28
32
256
65
16
4
1
SP
DMX CHANNEL
Figure 2
1 Ground
1 Ground
XLR Male Socket
XLR Pin Confi
guration
3 Hot
2 Cold
2 Cold
3 Hot
XLR Female Socket
Pin 3 = Data
T
rue (positive)
Pin 2 = Data Compliment (negative)
Pin 1 = Ground
