Chauvet Hurricane Haze 2, User Manual

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Hurricane™ Haze 2 User Manual 7
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This drawing provides
a general illustration of
the DMX Input/Output
panel of a lighting
fixture.
Universal DMX Controller
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Cable Connectors
Cabling must have a male XLR connector on one end and a female XLR connector on the other end.
CAUTION Do not allow contact between the common and the fixture’s chassis ground.
Grounding the common can cause a ground loop, and your fixture may
perform erratically. Test cables with an ohmmeter to verify correct polarity and
to make sure the pins are not grounded or shorted to the shield or each other.
3-Pin to 5-Pin Conversion Chart
Note! If you use a controller with a 5-pin DMX output connector, you will need to use
a 5-pin to 3-pin adapter.
The chart below details a proper cable conversion:
3 P
IN TO
5 P
IN
C
ONVERSION
C
HART
Conductor 3-Pin Female (Output) 5-Pin Male (Input)
Ground/Shield Pin 1 Pin 1
Data ( - ) signal Pin 2 Pin 2
Data ( + ) signal Pin 3 Pin 3
Not used Pin 4
Not used Pin 5
Setting up a DMX Serial Data Link
1. Connect the (male) 3-pin connector side of
the DMX cable to the output (female) 3-pin
connector of the controller.
2. Connect the end of the cable coming from
the controller which will have a (female)
3-pin connector to the input connector of
the next fixture consisting of a (male) 3-pin
connector.
3. Then, proceed to connect from the output
as stated above to the input of the following
fixture and so on.
COMMON
DMX +
DMX
-
INPUT OUTPUT
1
3
2
1
3
2
1
3
2
Resistance 120
ohm 1/4w between
pin 2 (DMX -) and
pin 3 (DMX +) on
the output of the
last fixture.
DMX connector configuration
To avoid signal transmission
problems and interference, it is
always advisable to connect a
DMX signal terminator.