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Elation Opto Branch 4™ or DMX Branch/4™.
1.4 Be sure to follow the above figure when making your own cables. Do not use
the ground lug on the XLR connector. Do not connect the cable’s shield
conductor to the ground lug or allow the shield conductor to come in contact
with the XLR’s outer casing. Grounding the shield could cause a short circuit
and erratic behavior.
DMX-512 control connection
Connect an appropriate DMX XLR cable to either the female 3-pin XLR output of
your controller and the other side to the male 3-pin XLR input of the fixture (Please
refer to the diagram below.). You can chain multiple fixtures together through serial
linking. The cable needed should be two conductor, shielded cable with either 3-pin
XLR input and output connectors. Always be sure daisy chain your in and out data
connections, never split or “Y” your DMX connections unless you are using an
approved DMX splitter such as the Elation Opto Branch 4™ or DMX Branch/4™.
DMX-512 connection with DMX terminator
A DMX terminator should be used in all DMX lines especially in longer runs. The use
of a terminator may avoid erratic behavior in your DMX line. A terminator is a 120
ohm 1/4 watt resistor that is connected between pins 2 and 3 of a male XLR
