3-Pin To 5-Pin Conversion Chart; Setting Up Admx Serial Data Link; Standalone/Master-Slave Fixture Linking - Chauvet Led Shadow User Manual

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Conductor
Ground/Shield
Data ( - )signal
Data ( + ) signal
Do not use
Do not use
Setting up a DMX Serial Data Link
1. Connect the (male) 3-pin connector side of
the DMX cable to the output (female) 3-pin
connector of the controller.
2. Connect the end of the cable coming from
the controller which will have a (female)
3-pin connector to the input connector of
the next fixture consisting of a (male) 3-pin
connector.
3. Then, proceed to connect from the output
as stated above to the input of the following
fixture and so on.
CHAUVET® Certified DMX Data Cables
Order Code
DMX1.5
DMX4.5
DMX10

Standalone/Master-Slave Fixture Linking

1. Connect the (male) 3-pin connector side of the DMX cable to the output (female) 3-pin connector
of the first fixture.
2. Connect the end of the cable coming from the first fixture which will have a (female) 3-pin
connector to the input connector of the next fixture consisting of a (male) 3-pin connector. Then,
proceed to connect from the output as stated above to the input of the following fixture and so on.
Often, the setup for Master-Slave
and Standalone operation
requires that the first fixture in
the chain be initialized for this
purpose via either settings in the
control panel or DIP-switches.
Secondarily the fixtures that
follow may also require a slave
setting. Please consult the
"Operating Instructions" section
in this manual for complete
instructions for this type of setup
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Note! If you use a controller with a 5-pin DMX output connector, you will need to use
a 5-pin to
The chart below details a proper cable conversion:

3-pin to 5-pin Conversion Chart

3-pin Female (output)
Pin 1
Pin 2
Pin 3
Description
DMX Cable 1.5 m/4.9 ft
DMX Cable 4.5 m/14.8 ft
DMX Cable 10 m/32.8 ft
Fixtures displayed are for illustration purpose only!
and configuration.
3-pin adapter. CHAUVET®
5-pin Male (Input)
Pin 1
Pin 2
Pin 3
Do not use
Do not use
Universal DMX Controller
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Setup
Model No: DMX5M.
This drawing provides a
general illustration of the
DMX input/output panel
of a lighting fixture.
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