Receiver Setup
You will need at least one Multiverse SHoW Baby to use as a receiver.
1. Install the Multiverse SHoW Baby you will use for a receiver in a convenient location
where you can reach it with a DMX cable to the device (or devices) it will be providing
DMX for. As with the Multiverse SHoW Baby transmitter, locate the unit higher in the air
for best results, and try to place your Multiverse SHoW Baby receiver where its antenna
will be within line of sight with the transmitter.
2. Install the provided antenna and point it straight up in the air.
3. Connect the provided 12V DC Power Supply to the unit, and connect to mains power.
The Multiverse SHoW Baby will be configured as a receiver and the
Rx
LED will light.
4. Select a SHoW ID by matching the ID/Data LED color to that of the transmitting
Multiverse SHoW Baby you wish to receive DMX data from by using the button located
on the rear of the unit next to the power jack. Transmitter and receiver SHoW ID colors
must match for them to communicate.
5. Connect a DMX cable from the Multiverse SHoW Baby DMX OUT to the first DMX
device you want to provide DMX to. You can then continue to add devices to up to a
total of 32 DMX devices in the chain. Like any other DMX system, be sure the last
connected device in the chain is properly terminated.
6. As soon as you begin broadcasting from the Multiverse SHoW Baby set up as your
transmitter, the data will be received by the SHoW Baby(s) 6 set up as receiver(s) and
the transmitted DMX will be output from
the receiver unit’s DMX OUT. The received
signal quality will be displayed on the four
LO
– RF Signal – HI
LEDs. This four LED
“meter” will light to show you your signal quality; a high quality wireless signal is three or
more LEDs, and lower quality signal is two or less.
You can set up any number of additional Multiverse SHoW Baby units as receivers.
Choosing SHoW IDs
Color
Green
Cyan
Magenta
White
Red
Yellow
SHoW ID
201
102
117
133
149
165
Use
Adaptive
hopping
(default
selection)
Full
bandwidth
broadcast
Broadcast
limited to
lower end
of band
Broadcast
limited to
middle of
band
Broadcast
limited to
upper end
of band
Broadcast
limited to
area of Wi-Fi
channel 14
Multiverse SHoW Baby Advanced Setup
Besides the six SHoW IDs settable via the “Set ID” button on the back of the SHoW Baby, all
SHoW DMX Neo SHoW IDs (70) and all Multiverse SHoW IDs (147) are accessible with any
RDM controller, such as DMXcat®. Using Multiverse SHoW IDs enables the use of additional
Multiverse features such as Forward Error Correction, mDMX (lower radio energy), and
improved RDM performance, as well as allowing the Multiverse SHoW Baby to serve as a
receiver on a system with a Multiverse Transmitter or Multiverse Node.
To learn more about using the additional SHoW DMX Neo or Multiverse SHoW IDs please
consult the Multiverse
SHoW Baby User’s Manual.
