ADJ Quad Phase LED [3/8] Dmx 512

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Power Supply: The American DJ® Quad Phase 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

gle controller, as long as all xtures and the controller are DMX com-

pliant. 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. 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 in the DMX chain.

Data Cable (DMX Cable) Requirements (For DMX and Master/Slave

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 and female XLR connector on

either end of the cable. Also remember that DMX

cable must be daisy chained and cannot be split.

Quad Phase Set Up

Figure 1

Quad Phase Set Up

Notice: Be sure to follow gures two and three when making your own

cables. Do not use the ground lug on the XLR connector. Do not con-

nect the cable’s shield conductor to the ground lug or allow the shield

conductor to come in contact with the XLR’s outer casing. Grounding

the shield could cause a short circuit and erratic behavior.

Figure 2

used, you may need to use a terminator on the last unit to avoid erratic

behavior. A terminator is a 110-120 ohm 1/4 watt resistor which is con-

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

Figure 4