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Make sure to plug the fogger in a mains wall socket with earth connection
Switch the fogger on and wait for about 8 minutes. (warm up time)
IMPORTANT:
Please note that the fogger is ready when the green LED on top of the “manual fogging”
button (n°3 on the remote) is on.
Used with the supplied timer/dmx remote controller:
1. REMOTE CABLE:
connect the special 5pin
connector (1) to the remote input on the back of
the fogger.
2. DMX OUTPUT:
3-pin female connector, used to
connect the fogger with the next unit in the DMX
chain.
3. DMX INPUT:
3-pin male connector, used to
connect the fogger directly to a DMX-controller or
another unit in the DMX chain.
4. DMX DIP-SWITCHES:
used to set the DMX start
address.
5. INTERVAL KNOB:
while the fogger is in timer
mode, this knob is used to set the time it takes
(interval) between 2 bursts of fog (range = 9s ~ 275s)
6. DURATION KNOB:
while the fogger is in timer mode, this knob is used to set how long the fogger will
produce fog (range = 0,5s ~ 10s)
7. MANUAL FOGGING BUTTON:
for as long as the green LED is on, you can press this button at any time
to produce fog. (regardless of the operation mode selected with the timer on/off button [8])
8. TIMER ON/OFF BUTTON:
used to switch the timer function on/off:
LED is green:
timer function is activated, use the in duration knobs.
LED is off:
timer is switched off, the fogger can be used in DMX or manual mode.
9. ON/OFF BUTTON:
used to switch the controller on/off:
LED is on:
the controller can be used.
LED is off:
the fog machine will continuously produce smoke. (until it needs to warm up again)
Some extra information:
Manual operation:
switch the timer off (button “8”)
Timer operation:
switch the timer function on (button “8”)
DMX operation:
switch the timer off (button “8”), see the next chapter to learn how to install and
setup the fogger for DMX operation.
Hint:
you can press the “manual fogging” button (7) at any time to produce some extra fog if needed.
Used with the optional wireless RC-1 controller:
Connect the special 5pin connector (1) to the
remote input on the back of the fogger: the red
LED (3) turns on.
Fix the remote receiver (2) with its magnetic
surface to the back of the fogger.
When the fogger is ready for operation, the
green LED (4) turns on.
The fogger produces fog as long as you press
one of the 2 buttons (5) on the wireless remote.
(after some time the green LED on the receiver
will turn off to indicate that the fogger is
warming up again, during this time you can’t
produce any fog)
Remark:
the maximum distance between the
wireless remote and the fogger is about 25m.
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DMX-OPERATION:
Important: The electrical installation should be carried out by qualified personal only,
according to the regulations for electrical and mechanical safety in your country.
Electrical installation:
The DMX-protocol is a widely used high speed signal to control intelligent light equipment. You need to
“daisy chain” your DMX controller and all the connected units with a good quality balanced cable.
Both XLR-3pin and XLR-5pin connectors are used, however XLR-3pin is more popular because these
cables are compatible with balanced audio cables.
Pin layout XLR-3pin:
Pin1 = GND ~ Pin2 = Negative signal (-) ~ Pin3 = Positive signal (+)
Pin layout XLR-5pin:
Pin1 = GND ~ Pin2 = Negative signal (-) ~ Pin3 = Positive signal (+) ~ Pins4+5 not used.
To prevent strange behavior of the light effects, due to interferences, you must use
a 90
Ω
to 120
Ω
terminator at the end of the chain. Never use Y-splitter cables, this
simply won’t work!
Make sure that all units are connected to the mains.
Each light effect in the chain needs to have its proper starting address so it knows
which commands from the controller it has to decode. In the next section you will learn how to set the
DMX addresses.
How to set the DIP-switches to obtain the right starting address:
Each of the first 9 DIP-switches correspond to a certain DMX-value:
DIP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
Value
1
2
4
8
16
32
64
128
256
Terminator for last unit
You can combine the values of these switches to become any starting address between 1 and 512:
Begin address = 01
switch 1=ON
values: 1
Begin address = 04
switch 3=ON
values: 4
Begin address = 07
switch 1+2+3=ON
values: 1+2+4 = 7
Begin address = 10
switch 2+4=ON
values: 2+8 = 10
…
Begin address = 62
switch 2+3+4+5+6=ON
values: 2+4+8+16+32 = 62
IMPORTANT NOTE:
DIP-switch #10 is a built-in 100 ohm DMX terminator. You can set it to ON-position
when the fogger is the
LAST
unit in the DMX-chain. Otherwise it should
ALWAYS
be set to OFF-position!