Chauvet Scorpion Sky, User Manual

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Technical Support
Address: Service Dept.
3000 N 29th Ct, Hollywood, FL 33020 (U.S.A.)
Support (Email): tech@chauvetlighting.com
Telephone: (954) 929-1115 - (Press 4)
Fax: (954) 929-5560 - (Attentio
Website: http://www.chauvetlighting.com
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There are 512 channels in a DMX-512 connection. Channels may be assigned in any manner. A
ture a number of sequential channels. The user
must assign a starting address on the fixture that indicates the first channel reserved in the controller.
e controllable fixtures and they all ry in the total number
of cha anned in advance. Channels should
never res se s ting address is
set inc fixtures of the same ty ing the same starting
addre at of unison movement or operation. In other words, the
fixture
DMX f a through a serial Daisy Chain. A Daisy Chain connection is
where e next The order in hich
the fix fect on how a c ler c
ch f direct cabling. Connect fixtures
R male to female connectors. The
d pin 3 is Data positive (S+). CHAUVET
carrie t cables, DMX-10 (33’), DMX-4.5 (15’) and DMX-1.5 (5’)
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6. A
PP IX
DMX P
fix capable of receiving DMX 512 will require one or
Ther are many different types of DMX may va
nnels required. Choosing a start address should be pl
overlap. If they do, this will result in erratic operation of the fixtu
orrectly. You can however, control multiple
ss as long as the intended result is th
who
pe us
tar
s will be slaved together and all respond exactly the same.
t ixtures are designed to receive da
the DATA OUT of one fixture connects to the DATA IN of th
t and has no ef
fixture.
ontrol
w
tures are connected is not importan ommunicates to
ea
using
shiel ixture. Use an order that provides for the easiest and most
shielded two conductor twisted pair cable with three pin XL
connection is pin 1, while pin 2 is Data Negative (S-) and
s 3-pin XLR DMX complian
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