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S E T T I N G D M X P O R T S
PORT STATUS
INPUT - Any of the (8) ports can be set as INPUT. When a port is set as INPUT, only the principle
universe is available, and the PORT MODE can set to NORMAL or BACKUP.
OUTPUT - Any of the (8) ports can be set as OUTPUT. The PORT MODE can be set to
DISABLED - Disables selected Port and will not send or receive any data.
uAll Port Mode options can be selected for a Disabled Port; however, none will function.
PORT MODES
NORMAL [ONLY available when Port Status = INPUT]
Selected DMX Port will send any valid DMX data to the network (and internal use) using the selected
Art-Net Universe.
BACKUP [ONLY available when Port Status = INPUT]
Selected DMX Port will not send any data if the selected Art-Net Universe is present on the network.
If the selected universe becomes unavailable for several seconds and there is valid DMX input data
present, the device will send the DMX data until data from the selected Art-Net Universe begins
sending data again.
SINGLE [ONLY available when Port Status = OUTPUT]
Sets selected Port to send the DMX values of the selected Principle Art-NET Universe.
DMX output is enabled the first time it detects the DMX universe on the network or DMX data input.
HTP (Highest Takes Precedence) [ONLY when Port Status = OUTPUT]
Selected Port merges data from the Principle and Secondary Universes and outputs the one with the
higher value.
uCan only be selected for DMX Ports with a Port Status = OUTPUT
u Make sure RESEND option in System Menu is NOT set to Disabled or data will not be sent to
the network.
LTP (Latest Takes Precedence) [ONLY when Port Status = OUTPUT]
Selected Port outputs the latest channel activity from the Principle and Secondary Universes on a
channel-by-channel basis.
uCan only be selected for DMX Ports with a Port Status = OUTPUT
u Make sure RESEND option in System Menu is NOT set to Disabled or data will not be sent to
the network.
RDM (Remote Device Management) [ONLY when Port Status = OUTPUT]
ZERO [ONLY when Port Status = OUTPUT]
Selected DMX Port sends a DMX test signal with all channels at 0%.
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