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PARTY DERBY
7) CONTROLLED VIA DMX:
The PARTY DERBY can be controlled by any standard DMX-controller in 2 different DMX-modes:
1 CHANNEL MODE:
for easy control over the automatic and sound modes
5 CHANNEL MODE:
for full control over all the functions
Connect the DMX input of the PARTY DERBY to the DMX output of the previous unit in the chain or
directly to the DMX-output of your controller.
Press the
[MENU]
button until the display shows: “DMX”.
Press the [ENTER] button to enter this option
The actual DMX mode is shown on the display.
Use the [UP/DOWN] buttons to select the desired DMX-mode. (1CH or 5CH)
Press the [ENTER] button to confirm your choice.
You can now change the DMX address
Use the [UP/DOWN] buttons to select the desired DMX address. [dxxx]
Press the [ENTER] button to confirm your choice.
Note:
the display blinks when the unit is in DMX-mode and no DMX-signal is detected.
Some more information on DMX512:
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 light
effects with a good quality XLR M/F balanced cable. To prevent strange behavior of the
light effects, due to interferences, you must use a 90Ω to 120Ω terminator at the end of
the chain. Never use Y-
splitter cables, this simply won’t work!
Each effect in the chain needs to have its proper starting address so it knows which commands from the
controller it has to decode.
1 CHANNEL DMX-CONFIGURATION:
DMX
Channel
DMX-
value
function
remarks
1
000-009
Blackout
010-050
Auto Mix
Automatic show of both effects
051-090
Auto Derby
Automatic show of the RGB Derby effect only
091-130
Auto Strobe
Automatic show of the
white flash led’s only
131-170
Sound Mix
Sound controlled show of both effects
171-210
Sound Derby
Sound controlled show of the RGB Derby effect only
211-255
Sound Strobe
Sound controlled show of the
white flash led’s only
