Figure 1
XLR MALE SOCKET
1 EARTH
Cold 2
3 Hot
XLR FEMALE SOCKET
1 EARTH
Cold 2
3 Hot
Figure 2
XLR Pin Configuration:
Pin 1 = Shield
Pin 2 = Data Compliment (negative)
Pin 3 = Data True (positive)
DMX TRAITS
VALUE
COLOR - CHANNEL 1
VALUE
GOBO - CHANNEL 2
0
WHITE
167
160
144
128
112
99
88
77
96
80
64
48
32
16
66
55
44
33
22
11
0
191
220
208
200
164
140
128
179
110
255
232
255
239
227
215
203
BLUE
UV - PURPLE
WHITE
SLOW COLOR SCROLL
FASTER COLOR SCROLL
FASTER COLOR SCROLL
FASTER COLOR SCROLL
FASTER COLOR SCROLL
FASTER COLOR SCROLL
FASTER COLOR SCROLL
FASTEST COLOR SCROLL
RED
MAGENTA
FASTER STROBE
FASTER STROBE
FAST STROBE
SLOW STROBE
FASTEST GOBO SCROLL
FASTER GOBO SCROLL
FAST GOBO SCROLL
SLOW GOBO SCROLL
BLACKOUT
BARS
TUNNEL
STAR
WAVE
BUBBLES
SEGMENTED CIRCLE
MULTI STAR
SMALL SPOT
SHUTTER OPEN - LARGE SPOT
SHUTTER CLOSED
ORANGE
GREEN
CYAN
YELLOW
PINK
VALUE
PAN - CHANNEL 3
VALUE
TILT - CHANNEL 4
0
255
128
255
128
0
FULL TOP POSITION
FULL RIGHT POSITION
FULL BOTTOM POSITION
MIRROR - CENTER POSITION
MIRROR - CENTER POSITION
FULL LEFT POSITION
Data Cable (DMX Cable) Requirements:
Your fixture and your controller require a standard 3-pin XLR connector for data
input and data output. If you are making you own cables be sure to use standard
two conductor shielded cable (
This cable may be purchased at almost all pro
sound and lighting stores
). Your cables should be made with a male and female
XLR connector on either end of the cable (see Figure 1). Also remember that
DMX cable must be daisy chained and can not be “Y”ed or split.
Notice:
Don not use the ground lug on the XLR connector. Do not connect
the shield conductor to the ground lug or allow the shield conductor to come in
contact with XLR outer casing. Grounding the shield could cause a short circuit
and erratic behavior.
Special Note:
For excessive cable runs totaling 100ft. or more, we recom-
mend using a terminator of 80-100 ohms/.5w. Long cable runs can sometimes
cause erratic behavior. Terminators prevent excessive signal loss by mirroring
the signal back through the line, decrease the possibilities of erratic behavior.
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®
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