Configuration (Dmx); Dmx Personality And Starting Address; Master/Slave; Mode - Chauvet DJ Beamer 6 FX User Manual

Configuration
(DMX)
DMX Personality
and Starting
Address

Master/Slave

Mode

Beamer 6 FX User Manual Rev. 3
Set the product in DMX mode to control with a DMX controller. The product uses 3-pin DMX
cable.
1. Connect the product to a suitable power outlet.
2. Connect a DMX cable from the DMX output of the DMX controller to the DMX input socket
on the product.
When selecting a DMX starting address, always consider the number of DMX channels used by
the fixture. If you choose a starting address that is too high, you could restrict the access to
some of the product's channels.
The Beamer 6 FX uses up to 15 DMX channels in the 15-channel mode, 15CH, which means
the highest recommended DMX address for that personality is 498.
The Beamer 6 FX uses 2 DMX channels in the 2-channel mode, 02CH, which means the
highest recommended DMX address for that personality is 511.
If you are not familiar with the DMX protocol, download the DMX Primer from
http://www.chauvetlighting.com.
To select the DMX personality and starting address, do the following:
1. Press <MENU> repeatedly until 02CH or 15CH will show in the display
2. Press <ENTER> and d001–d512 shows on the display.
3. Use <UP> or <DOWN> to select the DMX address.
4. Press <ENTER> and d001–d511 (for 02CH) or d001–d498 (for 15CH) will show on the
display.
The display will continue to blink until the fixture receives a DMX signal.
The Master/Slave mode allows a single Beamer 6 FX product (the master) to control the actions
of one or more Beamer 6 FX products (the slaves) without the need of a DMX controller. The
master will be set to operate in either Automatic or Sound-Active mode, while the slaves will be
set to operate in Slave mode. Once set and connected, the slave units will operate in unison with
the master.
Configure the products as indicated below.
For every slave:
1. Set the product's DMX address to d001.
· Configure all the slave units before connecting the master to the DMX daisy chain.
· The display on the slaves will continue to blink until the slaves are receiving a DMX
signal from the master.
For the master:
1. Connect the DMX output of the master to the DMX input of the first slave unit.
2. Set the master unit to operate in either Automatic or Sound-Active mode
· Make sure the master is the first unit in the DMX chain.
· Never connect a DMX controller to a DMX chain configured for Master/Slave operation
because the controller may interfere with the signals from the master.
· Do not connect more than 31 slaves to the master.
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