g-lites Moving Head Beam 180, Owner'S Manual

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together through serial linking. The cable needed should be two core, screened cable with XLR
input and output connectors.
Please refer to the diagram below.
DMX-512 connection with DMX terminator
For installations where the DMX cable has to run a long distance or is in an electrically noisy
environment, such as in a discotheque, it is recommended to use a DMX terminator. This helps
in preventing corruption of the digital control signal by electrical noise. The DMX terminator is
simply an XLR plug with a 120
Ω resistor connected between pins 2 and 3,which is then
plugged into the output XLR socket of the last fixture in the chain. Please see illustrations below.