VDP3000SM
2
VELLEMAN
4. Installation
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Have the device installed by a qualified person, respecting EN 60598-2-17 and all other applicable norms.
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The carrying construction must be able to support 10 times the weight of the device for 1 hour without deforming.
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Never stand directly below the device when it is being mounted, removed or serviced. Have a qualified technician
check the device once a year and once before you bring it into service.
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Install the device in a location with few passers-by that is inaccessible to unauthorised persons.
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Adjust the desired inclination angle via the mounting bracket and tighten the bracket screws.
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Make sure there is no flammable material within a 50cm radius of the device.
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Connect the device to the mains with the power plug.
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The installation has to be approved by an expert before the device is taken into service.
5. Use
The smoke machine is controlled by 1DMX channel: CHANNEL 1 = output channel
a. DMX 512 Connections
Connect the provided XLR cable to the female 3-pin
XLR output of your controller and the other side to
the male 3-pin XLR input of the
VDP3000SM
.
Multiple
VDP3000SM
s can be linked through serial
linking. The linking cable should be two core,
screened cable with XLR input and output
connectors.
Please refer to the diagram at the right.
b. DMX-512 Chain with termination
A DMX terminator is recommended for installations where the DMX cable has to run a long
distance or is in an electrically noisy environment (e.g. discos). The terminator prevents
corruption of the digital control signal by electrical noise. The DMX terminator is simply an
XLR plug with a 120
Ω
resistor between pins 2 and 3, which is then plugged into the XLR
output socket of the last device in the chain.
Please see illustrations to the left.
c. Projector DMX start address selection
All DMX-controlled devices need a start address so that the correct device responds to the signals. This start
address is the channel number from which the device starts to “listen” to the DMX controller. Enter the correct
number and read it from the display located on the base of the
VDP3000SM
.
You can use the same starting address for a whole group of devices or enter an individual one for every device.
When all devices have the same address, all the units will “listen” to the control signal on one particular channel. In
other words: changing the settings of one channel will affect all devices simultaneously. If you set different
addresses, each device will “listen” to a separate channel number. Changing the settings of one channel will only
affect the device in question.
In the case of the 1-channel
VDP3000SM
, the start address of the first unit is 1, the second unit is 2, the third is 3.
d. Function selection
DMX address setting
Set the DMX start address by means of the 8 DIP switches:
Example: for start address 19, put switch 1, 2 and 5 down.
