About Dmx Addressing; Controlling Multiple Colorstrips™ As One Device - Chauvet COLORstrip User Manual

Ab out DM X ad dr e ss i ng
This DMX mode enables the use of a universal DMX controller device. Each fixture requires a "start
address" from 1 to 511. A fixture requiring one or more channels for control begins to read the data
on the channel indicated by the start address. For example, a fixture that occupies, or uses, 6
channels of DMX and was addressed to start on DMX channel 100 would read data from channels:
100, 101, 102, 103, 104, and 105. Choose starting addresses so that the channels used do not
overlap, and notate the start address selected for future reference.
If this is your first time addressing a fixture using the DMX-512 control protocol than we suggest
jumping to the Appendix Section and read the heading "DMX Primer". It contains very useful
information that will help you understand its use.
Universal DMX Controller
DMX
Fixture
DMX
Fixture
To other DMX
fixtures
Controlling multiple COLORstrips™ as one device
1. Turn on all Fixtures
2. On the first fixture, press the Mode button until the display reads [SyS] then press Enter.
3. Press the Up and Down buttons until the display reads [S dAd] then press Enter.
4. Set the DMX address value by using the Up and Down buttons.
5. Press the Mode button, use the Up/Down until the display reads [S Aad]. Press Enter to make
changes permanent and re-initialize the fixture so that all following fixtures in the down-link can be
counted and the sequential color chases will run correctly.
6. Press the Up/Down buttons to return to the DMX control state, the display will read [S dAd].
COLORstrip™ User Manual
3 Pin XLR
DMX cable
If Master/Slave or linked units do
not appear to correctly run
sequential color chases, simply
turn the first fixture OFF then
back ON, or select S Aad in the
menu, which will reset the unit.
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DMX In DMX Out
To other
COLORstrips™ or
COLORbank LED
ONLY!
Master/Slave
Output
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