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DMX Operation
The DMX operation mode allows you to control the bar using a standard DMX controller.
In this mode you set the start address at which the fixture will respond to the controller
on. Also the channel assignment mode to be used is set here. To address simply press
the MODE button until the display shows DMX MODE. Press the ENTER button and the
display shows: 001. Set the desired address using the UP/DOWN buttons. Please press
the ENTER button again to confirm and to select a DMX Channel Mode. After having set
the desired address and pressed ENTER, you can now choose a DMX Channel Mode
from 3, 5, 24, and 27. Set the desired mode using the UP/DOWN buttons. Press the
ENTER button again to confirm and to exit the DMX Mode.
Note:
The following DMX-512 Control section explains how to select a DMX start
address for your fixture. It also covers connecting data cables, proper termination,
specific channel assignments and channel value tables.
DMX-512 Control
Fixtures require a "Start Address" from 1 to 512, setting the first DMX channel containing data
for the fixture (see DMX Background). Before addressing fixtures, consult the manual of the
system’s DMX controller to select a desirable addressing scheme. Valid Start Addresses range
from 1 to 512. Fixtures requiring more than one channel for control will read subsequent
channels up to the total number of channels required. In 5 channel mode, the fixture would
require 5 channels of DMX, if set to a Start Address of 6 it would use data from channels: 6 and
7, 8, 9, 10. Choose a Start Address so the channels used DO NOT overlap with other fixtures.
In some cases, it may be desirable to set two or more same type fixtures to the same Start
Address. In this case, the fixtures will be slaved together and respond to the same data.
Because all fixtures see the same data, fixtures may be set to any address without concern for
the order they are connected by the DMX cables.
DMX Data Connection
This fixture uses both 3 and 5 pin XLR type connectors and shielded twisted pair cable
approved for EIA-422/EIA485 use. Fixtures are connected in Daisy Chain topography:
Connection is made from the controller to the DMX-IN of the first light, then from the
DMX-OUT to the DMX-IN of the next light and so on. Only one data source can be on a
chain and no branching is allowed. The physical order in which the fixtures are
connected is not important, use the most convenient.
DMX-IN
1
2
3
- Ground
- Signal (-)
- Signal (+)
XLR Connector - Plug:
DMX-OUT
1
2
3
- Ground
- Signal (-)
- Signal (+)
XLR Connector - Socket:
1
2
3
4
5
- Ground
- Signal (-)
-
-
-
S
(Unused)
ignal
(+)
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
- Ground
- Signal (-)
-
-
-
S
(Unused)
ignal
(+)
1
2
3
4
5
