ETC Installation Guide
DMX Emergency Bypass Controller
DMX Emergency Bypass Controller Installation Guide
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Connect DMX In/Out
1:
Locate the DMX cable that is coming “in” from the DMX source: this is DMX IN. Label the cable.
2:
Locate the DMX cable (or cables) going “out” to the DMX controlled fixtures, and label the cables.
3:
Prepare and terminate each of the cables to the appropriate connectors for the cable type:
• Belden 9729 cable (or equivalent) and screw terminal style connectors: Follow the cable
preparation instructions as provided with the DMX Cable Preparation Kit with Screw Connector
for Belden 9729 cable (part number 4100A1012).
• Category 5 cable (Belden 1583A or equivalent) and insulation
displacement (IDC) connectors: Follow cable preparation
instructions as provided with the DMX Cable Preparation Kit for
Category 5 cable (part number 4100A1013).
4:
Install the connectors to the appropriate receptacles on the control
board. DMX IN installs to J8, and the other connections are as
follows:
• Single-output DEBC: DMX OUT/THRU to J9 (see image at right)
• Six-output DEBC: DMX OUT/THRU to J9, and DMX OUT to J10,
J11, J5, J6, and J7 (see image below)
Note:
A DMX Cable Preparation Kit with Screw Connector (part number 4100A1012) for use
with Belden 9729 cable (or equivalent) is provided with the DMX Emergency Bypass
Controller. Before you connect the DMX IN and DMX OUT, please follow the instructions
in that kit to prepare the cable.
ETC offers a DMX Cable Preparation Kit with IDC Connector (part number 4100A1013)
for use with installations utilizing Category 5 cable (or equivalent, such as 5e or 6).
Contact ETC Professional Services to order this cable preparation kit, if required.
Note:
The six-output DMX Emergency Bypass Controller has one DMX OUT/THRU output (J9)
and five optically isolated DMX outputs. RDM is passed through the device to the DMX
OUT/THRU connection only; the other outputs transmit DMX but do not provide RDM
functionality.
When the DMX Emergency Bypass Controller is unpowered, DMX data will pass to the
DMX OUT/THRU output only.
DMX IN
DMX OUT/THRU
Single-output
DMX connections
DMX IN
DMX OUT/THRU
DMX OUT1
DMX OUT2
DMX OUT3
DMX OUT4
DMX OUT5
Six-output DMX connections