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5.3
Running the Hurricane II Fan
TM
w/DMX
1. Quickly turn on then off the power and check to see if the fan is moving easily without
rubbing the edge. Sometimes in shipping the fan may be damaged due to mishandling or
jarring of the unit. Contact your shipper and CITC if damage has occurred in transport.
2. Spin the entire fan to the position you want the air to flow, tightening the lock- down nut
on the spindle to stop it from moving. Use a wrench.
3. Turn on the fan to speed desired, aiming the airflow the direction you want, allowing 25-
30' (7.6-9.1m) of open air space for air movement in front of the fan. Please notice that
when you turn the fan to the “off” position manually there will be a 2 second delay before
it actually stops running. This is normal. On the DMX setting it will shut down as soon as
the signal is shut off.
5.4
Using the DMX Control
1. With DMX control, you will be able to adjust all 3 speeds of air output. If using DMX, the
DMX signal will override the manual setting
2. Plug the 5-pin XLR of the DMX unit into the input connector. There may be a slight delay
(approximately 1 second) when changing speeds on DMX. The output may be used to
run extensions to other machines.
3.
Each DMX’d unit will occupy a unique DMX address on the DMX chain. By adjusting the
dip switches on the side of the machine near the DMX cable plug-ins, the user may
assign one address to the machine, giving you on/off and volume control with one DMX
channel (there is no timer on this DMX).
Step 1).
Attach the DMX cable to the upper “in” female connector located on the
handle of the fan.
Step 2).
The DMX address is configured by adding the dip switch numbers together
to total the number required. For example, DipSwitch 1 + 6 = 33. Your DMX channel
would be 33.
Dip Switch
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Channel #
1
2
4
8
16
32
64
128
256
When you move the slide control or digital control to approximately the 12%
position the fan will turn on.
0 – 11%
= Off
12 – 25%
= Speed 1
26 – 50%
= Speed 2
51% +
= Speed 3
“Input” and “Output” designations on the DMX plugs are arbitrary (i.e., you can use the
input plug for output and visa-versa). It is not necessary to attempt converting your DMX
line’s connector to female/male to match the appropriate socket on the plug. As long as it
is looped in/out, it will work.
