DMX Control
Operating the F8 LED Fresnel from a DMX controller gives users the option to
create unique lighting looks. The F8 has a single 5-pin DMX Breakout Jack on
the rear of the light to link DMX connections between lights when used in a
DMX chain. The use of a DMX Interface Box (P/N 26-02019) is necessary to
integrate the F8 into DMX chain installations by providing connections for
looping through both DMX IN and DMX OUT data.
The F8 DMX Interface Box plugs directly into the 5-pin DMX Breakout jack
built in to the rear of the F8. If the F8 will be the last light in your DMX chain,
you may plug a 5-pin XLR DMX cable directly into the 5-pin DMX Breakout
Jack. The F8 is a self- terminated device and the use of a DMX terminator or
Zylight DMX interface box will not be necessary when the F8 is the last light in
your DMX chain, or if you are running separate lines to each of your fixtures.
When connecting from fixture to fixture, use of the DMX Interface Box is
necessary for correct DMX connections. Not following these steps for DMX
connection can result in erratic behavior. The DMX Interface Box mounts to
the bottom of either side of the F8 yoke. (see image below)
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F8 Fresnel
Zylink Wireless Control
The F8 has built-in wireless control for adjustment up to 50’ (15m) away
using the Zylight Remote or other Zylight instrument (available separately).
ZyLink Operation:
To enable ZyLink control, push & quickly release the
Mode knob, then turn the knob to select the desired wireless channel
(1-10). A wireless symbol will appear in the display when ZyLink is
enabled. To disable ZyLink turn the knob until the display shows OFF.
NOTE: DMX control and ZyLink can not be enabled at the same time.
About DMX
DMX is a language allowing all makes and models of different manufactures
fixtures to be linked together and operate from a single controller, as long as
all fixtures and the controller are DMX compliant. A DMX controller sends DMX
data instructions from the controller to the instrument. DMX is the control data
from the DMX controller sent via 5 pin DMX cable to a single fixture, multiple
lighting fixtures or instruments utilizing the DMX Data IN and DMX Data OUT
jacks located on all DMX enabled instruments.
To ensure proper DMX data transmission, when using several DMX fixtures, try
to use the shortest cable path possible. The order in which fixtures are
connected in a DMX line does not influence the DMX channel addressing. For
example; a fixture assigned to a DMX address of 1 may be placed anywhere
in a DMX line, at the beginning, at the end, or anywhere in the middle. When a
fixture is assigned a DMX address of 1, it will “listen” for any DATA command
sent by the DMX controller to channel 1 and respond accordingly no matter
where it is located in the DMX chain.
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Zylight DMX Interface Box (P/N 26-02019)
