TECshow octobeam User Manual page 6

Regardless of the rigging option you choose for your OCTOBEAM , always be sure to secure your
fixture with a safety cable. The fixture provides a built-in rigging point for a safety cable on the hanging
bracket as illustrated above. Be sure to only use the designated rigging point for the safety cable and never
secure a safety cable to a carrying handle.
5. 5. 5. 5. DMX-512 DMX-512 DMX-512 control DMX-512 control control control connections connections connections connections
Connect the provided XLR cable to the female 3-pin XLR output of your controller and the other side to the
male 3-pin XLR input of the moving head. You can chain multiple
Moving head together through serial linking. The cable needed should be two core, screened cable with
XLR input and output connectors. Please refer to the diagram below.
DMX-512 connection with DMX terminator
For installations where the DMX cable has to run a long distance or is in an electrically noisy
environment, such as in a discotheque, it is recommended to use a DMX terminator. This helps in
preventing corruption of the digital control signal by electrical noise. The DMX terminator is simply an
XLR plug with a 120 Ω resistor connected between pins 2 and 3,which is then plugged into the output
XLR socket of the last fixture in the chain. Please see illustrations below.
120 120
120 120Ω
2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3
1 1 1 1
6. 6. 6. 6. Menu Menu Menu Operations Menu Operations Operations Operations
VALU A001~AXXX (AXXX)
ADDR
SLAV ON/OFF
ALON
MODE AUTO IP1~8
MAST
ALON
SOUN IP1~8
MAST
MIC M-XX
SET LODA ON/OFF
VER V-1.0~V-9.9
MOD1
DMX
MOD2
REST ON/OFF
PIN 3 PIN 3 PIN 3 PIN 3
PIN 2 PIN 2 PIN 2 PIN 2
DMX address setting
(SLAV) Set to slave
(AU-A) Running built-in program alone
(AU-M) Set to master (Auto running)
(SO-A) Set to sound control alone
(SO-M) Set to master (Sound control)
Mic sensitivity
Reload data
Software version
15 DMX channel mode
14 DMX channel mode
All reset