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Reset
Used to force a reset of the unit.
Press the MENU button until
is blinking on the display.
Press the ENTER to reset all channels to their standard position.
To go back to the functions press the MENU button.
Please also check the chapter about the DMX-channel configuration of the unit to find out how you can force
a reset by DMX.
ELECTRICAL INSTAL ADDRESSING
Important: The electrical installation should be carried out by qualified personal only,
according to the regulations for electrical and mechanical safety in your country.
Electrical installation for 1 standalone unit:
Just insert the mains cable. The unit starts working immediately in stand-alone mode.
Remark1:
You can connect a CA-8 remote controller to the unit if you want to have more control. Refer to
“how to operate the unit” to learn how to do this.
Remark2:
if there’s no output, please make sure to set the unit in master mode and set the blackout mode
to “NO” (see previous chapter)
Electrical installation for two or more units in master/slave:
Connect 2 to maximum 16 units together using good quality balanced microphone cables. The first unit
in the chain will automatically act as master, the other units will act automatically as slaves.
Make sure that all units are connected to the mains.
Done!
Remark:
You can connect a CA-8 remote controller to the master unit if you want to have more control
over the master/slave operation
Electrical installation in DMX-mode:
The DMX-protocol is a widely used high speed signal to control intelligent light equipment. You need to
“daisy chain” your DMX controller and all the connected units with a good quality balanced cable.
Both XLR-3pin and XLR-5pin connectors are used, however XLR-3pin is more popular because these
cables are compatible with balanced audio cables.
Pin layout XLR-3pin:
Pin1 = GND ~ Pin2 = Negative signal (-) ~ Pin3 = Positive signal (+)
Pin layout XLR-5pin:
Pin1 = GND ~ Pin2 = Negative signal (-) ~ Pin3 = Positive signal
(+) ~ Pins4+5 not used.
To prevent strange behavior of the light effects, due to interferences, you must use
a 90
Ω
to 120
Ω
terminator at the end of the chain. Never use Y-splitter cables, this
simply won’t work!
Make sure that all units are connected to the mains.
Each light effect in the chain needs to have its proper starting address so it knows which commands
from the controller it has to decode. In the next section you will learn how to set the DMX addresses.
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HOW TO SET THE RIGHT STARTING ADDRESS:
Refer to the previous chapter (DMX-512 address setting) to learn how to set the starting address on this unit.
The starting address of each unit is very important. Unfortunately it is impossible to tell you in this user
manual which starting addresses you have to set because this completely depends on the controller you will
use… So please refer to the user manual of your DMX-controller to find out which starting addresses you
must set.
DMX-CONFIGURATION OF LYNX-II:
HOW TO OPERATE THE UNIT
Every time you turn the unit on, it will show “
MS20
” on the display and move all the motors to their ‘home’
position and you may hear some noises for about 20 seconds. After that the unit will be ready to receive
DMX signal or run the built-in programs.
YOU CAN OPERATE THE UNIT IN THREE WAYS:
o
Master/slave with built-in pre-programmed shows
o
With CA-8 easy controller
o
With universal DMX controller
MASTER/SLAVE WITH BUILT-IN PRE-PROGRAMMMED SHOWS:
Choose this function if you want an instant show. By linking the units in master/slave connection, the first
unit controls the other units which results in an automatic, sound activated, synchronized light show. Its
DMX input will have nothing plugged into it, and its master-LED will be constantly on and sound-LED will
flash to the music.
Important! This function only works when the blackout mode in the menu of the master is set to
OFF, otherwise nothing will happen! Read more about this option in the “Main Menu” paragraph.
MASTER has 4 built-in shows:
You can select
(show 1),
(show 2),
(show 3) or
(show 4) directly in the menu of the master.
