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ASTROBEAM
3.7 LINKING
Several units may be interconnected in order to control all further slave units to the same effect of the
master unit.
1. Connect the DMX OUT of the master unit via 3-pole XLR cable to the DMX IN of the first slave unit.
2. Connect the DMX OUT of the first slave unit to the DMX IN of the second slave unit, etc. until all units
are connected in a chain.
3.8 DMX OPERATION
• Press the button MENU so many times until shows [512] .
• Press the button UP/DOWN to select the desired DMX address [d001 - d512] .
• The setting will be saved in 5 seconds
3.9 DMX ADDRESSING
To able to operate the ASTROBEAM with a light controller, adjust the DMX start address for the first a DMX
channel. If e. g. address 33 on the controller is provided for controlling the function of the first DMX chan-
nel, adjust the start address 33 on the ASTROBEAM. The other functions of the light effect panel are then
automatically assigned to the following addresses.
An example with the start address 33 is shown below:
Number of
DMX channels
Start address
(example)
DMX Address
occupied
Next possible start
address for unit No. 1
Next possible start
address for unit No. 2
Next possible start
address for unit No. 3
10 33 33-42 43 53 63
3.10 CONNECTION OF THE DMX LINE
DMX connection employs standard XLR connectors. Use shielded pair-twisted cables with 120Ω imped-
ance and low capacity.
The following diagram shows the connection mode:
DMX - OUTPUT
XLR socket
DMX - INPUT
XLR plug
Pin1 : GND - Shield
Pin2 : - Negative
Pin3 : + Positive
Fig.4
ATTENTION
The screened parts of the cable (sleeve) must never be connected to the system’s earth, as this would
cause faulty fixture and controller operation.
Over long runs can be necessary to insert a DMX level matching amplifier.
For those connections the use of balanced microphone cable is not recommended because it cannot
transmit control DMX data reliably.
• Connect the controller DMX input to the DMX output of the first unit.
• Connect the DMX output to the DMX input of the following unit. Connect again the output to the input
of the following unit until all the units are connected in chain.
• When the signal cable has to run longer distance is recommended to insert a DMX termination on the
last unit.