AMERICAN DJ Comscan LED System [3/10] Dmx 512

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Power Supply: The American DJ® Comscan LED contains an elec-

tronic ballast, which will auto sense the voltage when it is plugged into

the power source. With the electronic ballast you do not need to worry

about wall voltage, this unit can be plugged in anywhere. Also be sure

to only use the included I.E.C. power cable supplied with the unit.

DMX-512: DMX is short for Digital Multiplex. This is a universal pro-

tocol used by most lighting and controller manufactures as a form of

communication between intelligent fixtures and controllers. A DMX

single controller, as long as all xtures and the controller are DMX

compliant. 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 addressing. For example; a fixture assigned a DMX address

of 1 may be placed anywhere in a DMX line, at the beginning, at the

end, or anywhere in the middle. Therefore, the first fixture controlled

by the controller could be the last fixture in the chain. When a fixture

is assigned a DMX address of 1, the DMX controller knows to send

DATA assigned to address 1 to that unit, no matter where it is located

and your DMX controller require a approved DMX-

512 110 Ohm Data cable for data input and data

output (Figure 1). We recommend Accu-Cable DMX

cables. If you are making your own cables, be sure

to use standard 110-120 Ohm shielded cable (This

cable may be purchased at almost all professional

sound and lighting stores). Your cables should be made with a male

Comscan LED Set Up

Figure 1

and female XLR connector on either end of the cable. Also remember

Comscan LED Set Up

Figure 3

1 Ground

1 Ground

XLR Male Socket

nected between pins 2 and 3 of a male XLR connector (DATA + and

DATA -). This unit is inserted in the female XLR connector of the last

unit in your daisy chain to terminate the line. Using a cable terminator

(ADJ part number Z-DMX/T) will decrease the possibilities of erratic

behavior.

Figure 2