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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN ................................................................................................................................................... 3
WHAT IS INCLUDED ................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS .................................................................................................................................................................... 3
MANUAL CONVENTIONS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
ICONS .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
PRODUCT OVERVIEW............................................................................................................................................................................. 6
PRODUCT OVERVIEW (REAR PANEL) ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
3. SETUP .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
AC POWER........................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Power Linking ........................................................................................................................................................... 7
MOUNTING............................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Orientation ................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Rigging ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
4. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 9
CONFIGURING THE STARTING ADDRESS .................................................................................................................................................. 9
DMX OPERATION.................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
MASTER/SLAVE..................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
STANDALONE OPERATION .................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Automatic ................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Sound-Active .......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Custom Static Color Mixing ..................................................................................................................................... 10
DMX CHANNEL VALUES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Fixture Linking ........................................................................................................................................................ 11
5. APPENDIX .................................................................................................................................................................. 12
DMX PRIMER ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
GENERAL MAINTENANCE...................................................................................................................................................................... 12
DATA CABLING .................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
DMX Data Cable ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
Cable Connectors ................................................................................................................................................... 13
FIXTURE LINKING................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
3-Pin to 5-Pin Conversion Chart .............................................................................................................................. 14
Setting up a DMX Serial Data Link .......................................................................................................................... 14
SETTING THE STARTING ADDRESS ........................................................................................................................................................ 15
GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................................................................................................................................. 15
CONTACT US ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
RETURNS PROCEDURE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 16
CLAIMS .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 17