VDPL110WL
V. 02
–
03/11/2017
5
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5.2
DMX-512 connection
When applicable, connect an XLR cable to the female 3-pin XLR output of a controller (not incl.) and
the other side to the male 3-pin XLR input
of the
VDPL110WL.
Multiple
VDPL110WL
’
s can be
linked through serial linking. The linking cable should be a dual core, screened cable with XLR input
and output connectors.
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 120Ω
resistor between pins 2 and 3, which is then plugged into the XLR output socket of the last device in
the chain.
5.3
General
Make sure there is no flammable material within a 50cm radius of the device and there is sufficient
cooling.
Have a qualified electrician carry out the electrical connection.
Connect the device to the mains with the power plug. Do not connect it to a dimming pack.
The installation has to be approved by an expert before the device is taken into service.
6.
Operation
Refer to the illustrations on page
2
of this manual.
Insert the power plug into the power input
[4]
. Insert the other end of the power cable into the
mains.
The
VDPL110WL
can operate in three modes:
automatic mode
,
slave
mode
or
DMX controlled
mode
.
Automatic mode
Set DIP switch 1
[1]
to ON to enable both water effect and colour changing.
Set DIP switch 2
[1]
to ON to freeze the water effect. The colour still changes.
Set DIP switch 3
[1]
to ON to freeze the colour. The water effect is still active.
Set DIP switch 4
[1]
to ON to freeze both colour and water effect.
Note:
only the highest DIP switch takes effect.
Slave mode
Connect multiple
VDPL110WL
’s as described in
§6.b
.
Set DIP switches 1
and 10
[1]
to ON to enable slave mode.
DMX controlled mode
Set DIP switch 10
[1]
to the ON position to enable DMX controlled mode.
All DMX-controlled devices need a digital start address so that the correct device responds to the
signals. This digital start address
is the channel number from which the device starts to “listen” to
the DMX controller. The same starting address can be used for a whole group of devices or an
individual address can be set for every device.
When all devices have the same address, all the u
nits 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 individual addresses, each device will “listen” to a separate channel
number. Changing the settings of one channel will only affect the device in question.
In case of the 2-channel
VDPL110WL
, you will have to set the start address of the first unit to 1
(CH1~2), the second unit to 3 (1 + 2) (CH3~4), the third to 5 (3 + 2) (CH5~6), and so on.
Use the DIP switches
[1]
to set the appropriate DMX address.
switch
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
value
1
2
4
8
16
32
64
128
256
