SHOWTEC 41370 Micro Spot, Manual

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The Micro Spot can be operated with a controller in control mode or without the controller in stand-alone
mode.
Control Panel
When the indicator light is on, means the Micro Spot is working.
Fig. 4
Control Mode
The fixtures are individually addressed on a data-link and connected to the controller.
The fixtures respond to the DMX signal from the controller. (When you select the DMX address and save it, the
controller will display the saved DMX address the next time.)
DMX Addressing
The control panel on the front side of the base allows you to assign the DMX fixture address, which is the first
channel from which the
Micro Spot will respond to the controller.
Please note when you use the controller, the unit has 13 channels.
When using multiple Micro Spots , make sure you set the DMX addresses right.
Therefore, the DMX address of the first Micro Spot should be 1(001) ; the DMX address of the second Micro
Spot should be 1+13=14 (014 ); the DMX address of the third Micro Spot should be 14+13=27 (027) , etc.
Please, be sure that you don’t have any overlapping channels in order to control each Micro Spot correctly.
If two or more Micro Spot s are addressed similarly, they will work similarly.
For address settings, please refer to the instructions under ”Addressing’ (menu )
Controlling:
After having addressed all Micro Spot fixtures, you may now start operating these via your lighting controller.
Note: After switching on, the Micro Spot will automatically detect whether DMX 512 data is received or not.
If there is no data received at the DMX-input, the “ LED “ on the control panel will not flash.
The problem may be:
- The XLR cable from the controller is not connected with the input of the Micro Spot .
- The controller is switched off or defective, the cable or connector is detective, or the signal wires are
swapped in the input connector.
Note:
It’s necessary to insert a XLR termination plug (with 120 Ohm) in the last fixture in order to ensure proper
transmission on the DMX data link.