DMX512 connection / connection between multiple units
XLR-connection:
When using a DMX controller, connect the DMX output of the controller directly to the DMX input of the first unit in the DMX chain.
Building a DMX chain:
Connect the DMX
output
of the first unit in the DMX chain with the DMX
input
of the next unit. Always connect one output with the
input of the next unit until all units are connected.
Caution:
on the last unit, the DMX cable has to be terminated with a terminator. Solder a 120 resistor between signal (–) and signal
(+) into a 3 pin XLR plug and plug it in the DMX output of the last unit.
Mains power connection
Connect the device to the mains with the supplied power cable.
Operation
1. DMX512 protocol
Addressing
The LED display on the side of the unit allows you to assign the DMX unit address, which is defined as the first channel from which
the unit will respond to the controller. If you set, for example, the address to channel 7, the unit will use the channel 7 to 14 for
control. Please, be sure that you don’t have any overlapping channels in order to control each unit correctly and independently from
any other unit on the DMX data link. If two, three or more units are addressed similarly, they will work similarly. In DMX mode you
can choose the address from 1 to 512. After you connect the unit to the mains, the unit starts running. When the unit finishes
resetting, the letters A-OO1 will flash in the LED display and then you can set the desired DMX address by pressing the UP or
DOWN buttons.
DMX control
After having addressed all units, you can now start operating them via your lighting controller. After switching on, each unit will
automatically detect whether DMX512 data is received or not.
DMX channels
Channel 1
On/Off
Channel 2
Red & amber from low to high brightness
Channel 3
Green & pink from low to high brightness
Channel 4
Blue & white from low to high brightness
Channel 5
Strobe from slow to fast
Channel 6
Adjust motor running speed
Channel 7
Preset shows
2
.
Sound-to-Light mode
Press the MENU button, until S1 or S2 shows in the LED display, confirm your choice using the ENTER button, the unit will now
respond to the beat of any music playing. The built-in microphone responds best to the bass sounds in a tune.
3. Auto mode
Press the MENU button, the following functions can be achieved using the button ENTER:
A1
Red & amber colour
A2
Green & pink colour
A3
Blue & white colour
A4
Colour changing pattern 1
A5
Colour changing pattern 2
A6
Increasing brightness / then decreasing brightness
A7
Strobe
4. Synchronization & Master/Slave mode
Take one unit and set it to Sound-to-Light mode, or Auto mode as described above, then get other units and press the MENU button
until A001 shows in the LED display, confirm using the ENTER button, then connect the units to the Auto/Sound-to-Light unit already
set using DMX cables. Disconnect all units from the DMX controller, the units will now work simultaneously, the Auto/Sound-to-Light
unit will act as the Master, the others will act as slave units.
