American DJ user service DMX Linking, Color 150/RG Set Up

Color 150/RG™ Operation

Universal DMX Control: This function allows you to use a universal DMX 512 controller such as the American DJ® DMX Operator™ or Show Designer™ to control lamp intensity, color, and gobo. Operating through a DMX controller allows the freedom to create unique pro- grams tailored to one’s individual needs.

1.The Color 150/RG™ uses three DMX channels. Channel one con- trols the lamp intensity (dimmer), channel two controls the color selection, and channel three control the gobo wheel. Please refer to page 15 for a detailed description of the DMX traits.

2.To control your fixture in DMX mode, follow the unit set-up proce- dures beginning on page 10 as well as the set-up specifications that are included with your DMX controller.

3.Use the controller’s faders to control the various DMX fixture traits.

4.This will allow you to create custom programs.

5.When using a DMX controller and setting up for DMX operation follow the dip switch settings on page 15.

6.For help operating in DMX operation consult the manual included with your DMX controller.

7.For longer cable runs (more than a 100 feet) use a terminator on the last fixture in you DMX chain.

DMX Linking:

To next DMX unit or terminate.

Color 150/RG™ Set Up

Power Supply: Before plugging your unit in, be sure the source voltage in your area matches the required voltage for your American DJ® Color 150/RG.™ Because line voltage may vary from venue to venue, you should be sure your unit voltage 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
Dip Switch 9 address equals 256	1			4	16	65	256

Each dip switch has a preset value. A specific DMX address is set by combining the dip switches that sum your desired value. For example:

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