Extra 575 user manual
Entar Professional Limited
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TIPS FOR BUILDING A SERIAL LINK
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Use shielded t
wisted-pair cable designed for RS-485 devices: standard microphone cable cannot
transmit DMX data reliably over long runs. For links up to 300 meters (1000 ft.) long, you can use
24 AWG, low capacitance, 85-150 ohm characteristic impedance, shielded cable with 1 or more
twisted pairs. For runs up to 500 meters (1640 ft.) use 22 AWG cable. Use an amplifier if the serial
link exceeds 500 meters.
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Never use a “Y” connector to split the link. To split the serial link into branches use a splitter.
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Do not overload the link. Up to 32 devices may be connected on a serial link.
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Terminate the link by installing a termination plug in the output socket of the last fixture on the link.
The termination plug, which is simply a male XLR connector with a 120 ohm, 0.25 watt resistor
soldered between pins 2 and 3, “soaks up” the control signal so it does not reflect back down the
link and cause interferen
ce. If a splitter is used, terminate each branch of the link.
CONTROL PANEL
MENU NAVIGATION
The DMX address is displayed after the fixture resets. To enter the menu, press [mode]. Use the [up] and
[down] keys to select an option.
SETTING THE DMX MODE
1. Apply power to the Extra 575. Press [mode] to enter the Addr mode.
2. Select a DMX starting address by using the [up] and [down] keys.
3. Store the DMX starting address by pressing the [mode].
MOVEMENT
The Extra 575 provides 2 menus with options for optimizing movement to suit different applications.
(PAN->YES) allows you to reverse pan movement.
(Tilt->YES) allows you to reverse tilt movement.
RESET
The Extra 575 can be reset without switching off the power supply (RSET).
1. Press [mode] to enter the (rSEt) mode.
2. Press [up] or [down] key to reset the fixture.
OPERATING MODES
The Extra 575 can run in 3 modes: DMX, sound activation and auto. The fixtures can run in master/slave
mode with sound activation.
To activate sound trigger, press [mode] to enter (RUN), then press [up] or [down] key to select (PRG0).
To run the built-in sequences, press [mode] to enter (RUN), then press [up] or [down] key to select
(PRG1).
To set a fixture run as a slave unit, press [mode] to enter (RUN), then press [up] or [down] key to select
(FOLL).
