American DJ Flight-Moon instruction manual DMX Channel, Flight Moon Set Up

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Flight Moon™

Set Up

 

 

Power Supply: Before plugging your unit in, be sure the source volt- age in your area matches the required voltage for your American DJ® Flight Moon.™ The American DJ® Flight Moonis available in a 120v and 220v version. Because line voltage may vary from venue to venue, you should be sure your unit voltages matches the wall outlet voltage before attempting to operate you fixture.

DMX-512:DMX is short for Digital Multiplex. This is a universal protocol used as a form of communication between intelligent fixtures and controllers. A DMX controller sends DMX data instructions from the controller to the fixture. DMX data is sent as serial data that travels from fixture to fixture via the DATA “IN” and DATA “OUT” XLR terminals located on all DMX fixtures (most controllers only have a DATA “OUT” terminal).

DMX Linking: DMX is a language allowing all makes and models of different manufactures to be linked together and operate from a single controller, as long as all fixtures 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. 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.

Dip-switches in DMX mode: This unit uses dip switches to assign a DMX address. Each dip switch represents a binary value.

Dip Switch 1 address equals 1

 

 

 

 

DMX CHANNEL

Dip Switch 2 address equals 2

2

8

32

128

 

SP

Dip Switch 3 address equals 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dip Switch 4 address equals 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dip Switch 5 address equals 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dip Switch 6 address equals 32

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dip Switch 7 address equals 64

 

1 2

3 4

5 6

7

8

 

9 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dip Switch 8 address equals 128

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

4

 

 

16

 

 

65

256

 

 

Dip Switch 9 address equals 256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dip Switch 10 - Some unit omit dip switch 10, when a unit does

Flight Moon™

Set Up

included dip switch 10 it is used for special functions such as sound activation.

Each dip switch has a preset value. A specific DMX address is set by combining the dipswitches that sum your desired value. For example: To achieve a DMX address of 21, combine dip switches 1, 3, and 5. Sense dipswitch 1 has a value of 1, dipswitch 3 has a value of 4, and dipswitch 5 has a value of 16, the combination of the create a DMX value of 21.

Set DMX address 21:

Set DMX address 201:

Dipswitch # 1

= 1

Dipswitch # 1

= 1

Dipswitch # 3

= 4

Dipswitch # 4

= 8

Dipswitch # 5

= 16

Dipswitch # 7

= 64

 

= 21

Dipswitch # 8

= 128

 

 

 

= 201

Data Cable (DMX Cable) Requirements (For DMX and Master/ Slave Operation): The Flight Moon™ can be controlled via DMX-512 protocol. The American DJ® Flight Moon™ is a two channel DMX unit. The DMX address is set on the front panel of the Flight Moon™. Your unit and your DMX controller require a standard

3-pin XLR connector for data input and data output (Figure 1). If you are making your own cables, be sure to use standard two conductor shielded cable (This cable may be purchased at almost all pro 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 can not be split.

Notice: Be sure to follow figures 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.

 

 

COMMON

 

 

DMX512 OUT

1

DMX +

1

DMX512 IN

3

3

 

3-PIN XLR

2

DMX -

2

3-PIN XLR

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