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3-38 J Series 2.0, 2.4, and 3.0kW User Manual
020-100707-01 Rev. 1 (10-2011)
Section 3: Operation
• If both interfaces are selected, the DMXC input card will take priority if it is actively receiving data. While
data is active on this card, ArtNet packets will be ignored.
• Only 1 DMXC card can be used at a time. If more than one is populated, the 2nd and subsequent cards will
not be activated.
• The DMXC card will always be active, even when the projector is powered down (i.e. in standby mode).
• When controlling a projector with DMX, it is recommended that no other interfaces (such as the IR
Remote or Web interfaces) are used.
• The Menu for setting the ArtNet and DMX interface is always available at Configuration > Communica-
tions > DMX/ArtNet Settings .
NOTE:
When a DMXC card is installed, the same menu is available at Con-
figuration>Option Card Settings>DMX Input Card>DMX/ArtNet Settings .
• DMX INTERFACE
Select whether to monitor the DMXC input card only, the ArtNet interface only, both (ArtNet is ignored if the
DMXC card is actively receiving data), or neither.
• DMX PERSONALITY
This control determines how many contiguous channels the projector will respond to. Fewer channels mean
more devices can be used per universe. More channels mean greater control of the projector, but fewer
devices.
• Show Personality (18 channels): This is the default setting. The 18 Show channels are those controls
which are expected to be used throughout the course of an actual show (ie. shutter, channel change). These
channels are a subset of those in the Setup Personality.
• Setup Personality (38 channels): The 38 Setup channels are those controls which are expected to be used
during the setup of an actual show (ie. Projector orientation, Color, Brightness, etc.)
• ZAP Personality (25 channels): The ZAP personality includes channels with Load/Execute style
functionality for ‘critical’ functions that require security so that they cannot be changed by a single button
press and will not be affected by a Grand Master. This personality cannot be used with a control board
containing only sliders. The Load/Execute channels operate as follows:
• The user must load a value, then send 86 (LOAD), then send 171 (EXECUTE) to execute the loaded
value
• If this sequence of 3 values is not sent to the projector, the command is ignored
Refer to Appendix C: DMX / ArtNet for the DMX Channel Allocation
• BASE CHANNEL
There are 512 channels per universe. This control specifies the starting channel for this projector. If multiple
projectors are used on the same universe and are to be controlled independently, this value must be changed.
i.e. If both projectors are using the Show personality (18 channels), projector 1 should start at base channel 1
and projector 2 should start at base channel 19.
NOTE:
The Base channel setting must allow enough space for the channels required by the selected personality
.i.e. If the Show Personality is selected, the Base Channel may be in the range 1-494. If the Setup Personality is
selected, the Base Channel may be in the range 1-474.
• SOFTWARE TERMINATION
This control supplies a signal to the card to switch termination resistance in/out of the circuit. It may be
necessary to clear this setting upon card removal. By default SW termination is disabled. The Input
termination (2 Watt, 120 Ohm) is required on the last DMXC card in a loop through configuration. (i.e. only on
the last projector). Termination may be either hardware (by plugging in a termination dongle, etc) or may be
switched in by software, but should not be both.
NOTE:
Hardware termination is recommended, because
software termination is only in place when the projector has AC applied. If there are cases where the network is
required to be terminated without AC applied to the last projector, then a hardware terminator should be used