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Magnum 1500 user manual
To connect a 5-pin XLR output to the Magnum 1500, use a 5-pin male to
3-pin female XLR adaptor cable (P/N 11820005). To connect the Magnum
1500 to a 5-pin XLR input, use a 3-pin male to 5-pin female adaptor cable
(P/N 1820004). To connect to devices with reversed polarity, use a phase-
reversing adaptor (P/N 1820006)
To connect a DMX data link:
1. Power off all devices.
2. Using suitable data cable, connect the controller’s DMX output to the
first device’s DMX input.
3. Connect the DMX output of the first device to the DMX input of the next
device.
4. Continue connecting devices output to input.
5. Terminate the link by inserting a male termination plug (available from
your Martin dealer: P/N 91613017) into the DMX output of the last
device. A termination plug is simply an XLR connector with a 120 Ohm,
0.25 W resistor soldered across pins 2 and 3.
Specifying DMX control addresses
The Magnum 1500 uses a single DMX control channel to receive
instructions from the controller. This control channel is the Magnum 1500’s
DMX address. The DMX address must be set on the Magnum 1500 for
instructions to be received successfully on this channel from the controller.
To control devices individually, each must have its own unique DMX
address. To control devices as a group, they can all be given the same
DMX address. They will then receive the same instructions and should
behave identically. Setting up identical devices with the same DMX
address can also be a good tool for troubleshooting unexpected behavior.
A Magnum 1500’s DMX address can be set to any channel from 1 to 511
using DIP-switches 1 - 9 on the DMX module.
To set the DMX address:
1. Choose an available address for the Magnum 1500.
2. Look up the DIP-switch settings for this address using the Martin
Address Calculator at
http://www.martin.dk/service/utilities/AddrCalc/index.asp or look for the
address in the DIP-switch settings table on page 32. For example, to
