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- Page 1 Major DMX-Merger 3in1 User Manual...
- Page 2 Version: 1.0 Date of issuance: 05.10.18 © 2018 Copyright Lightpower GmbH All mentioned products are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies. Without having any written permission from the editor, it is not allowed to copy, reproduce or publish any part of this document, neither in printed form nor by photos or electronic media.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of contents Installation ............................4 Standard Operating Mode - Display ....................5 Termination Switch ........................... 6 Configuration ............................ 7 Submenu 1 – Output ......................... 9 Submenu 2 – Merge Modus ......................11 Submenu 3,4,5 – DMX insert address for input A, B, C ............... 12 Submenu 7 –... -
Page 4: Installation
At the time of printing this manual the current software version is V1.03. Therefore the RDM-B flashes one time, the RDM-C three times. Afterwards the red „Power“ – LED shows the operation of the device. MAJOR… MERGER – DMX…RDM DMX…RDM >... -
Page 5: Standard Operating Mode - Display
Standard Operating Mode - Display In the standard operating mode the display shows the following information: INP | MODE The upper line is static. Below the text "INP", the letters A, B and C ABC | HTPF indicate a valid DMX signal present at the respective input. If no signal is present at one of the three inputs, a line appears at the ABC | F INP | same position instead of the character. -
Page 6: Termination Switch
Termination Switch There is also a switch for each input ("TERMINATION"), which allows the user to simply connect the terminating resistor (120 Ohm in position I on the right) required at the end of a DMX line. However, if the respective signal line runs further from the "THRU"... -
Page 7: Configuration
Configuration All configuration settings of the device (except the line termination switch) can be adjust via the menu. Two push buttons are located to the left and right of the plain text display. The upper left "MENU / ESC" - key is used to enter the "configuration menu". - Page 8 Pressing the upper left "MENU / ESC" - key automatically returns the unit to the STANDARD OPERATING MODE. To enter the desired submenu, press the "OK" - key at the bottom left. Please notice: Even after entering the menu level, the device continues its intended function without restriction.
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Page 9: Submenu 1 - Output
Submenu 1 – Output The merger offers the possibility to reduce the data transmission speed of the output. This can often solve problems such as flickering or total failure with extremely old DMX devices in the network. After entering the submenu 1 (OUTPUT SPEED), the following display appears: Mode 1, Mode 2,... - Page 10 DMX- BREAK REFRESH PERIOD TIME MARK AFTER MARK BETWEEN MARK BEFORE Rate LENGTH RATE BREAK SLOTS BREAK 44 Hz 92 µs 12 µs 44 µs 22,7 ms 44,0 Hz 33 Hz 176 µs 24 µs 16 µs 176 µs 31,1 ms 32,1 Hz 22 Hz 220 µs...
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Page 11: Submenu 2 - Merge Modus
Submenu 2 – Merge Modus After entering the Submenu 2 (MERGE MODE), the following display appears: Mode 1, Mode 2, MERGING-MODE: MERGING-MODE: MERGING-MODE: Mode 3 Changes, selections and cancel are performing as described in the chapter "submenu 1" above. This configuration can be used to set the standard operating mode of the device. -
Page 12: Submenu 3,4,5 - Dmx Insert Address For Input A, B, C
Submenu 3,4,5 – DMX insert address for input A, B, Via these 3 sub-menus, an insert address (OFF-SET) can be assigned to each of the three inputs, from which the respective channel values are then merged into the output values according to the set MERGE MODE. Menu 3, Menu 4, INPUT A –... - Page 13 Submenu 6 - Display dark switching After entering the Submenu 6 (DISP. CONTROL), the following display appears: If it is set to DISPLAY: DISPLAY: if it switches AUTOMATICALLY OFF PERMANENT ON, or PERM. ON AUTO OFF If the "AUTO OFF" function is activated, the display is switched off after a period of approx.
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Page 14: Submenu 7 - User Reset
Submenu 7 – User Reset This allows the user to initiate a restart (warm start) of the device with the "OK"-key. This may be useful, since the merger as „permanent operating device“ does not have a separate power switch. Also, any "held" channels (in "HTP"... -
Page 15: Eu Declaration Of Conformity
EU Declaration of Conformity E U D eclaratio n o f C o n fo rm ity in acco rd ance w ith th e L o w V o ltag e D irectiv e (L V D ) 2 0 1 4 /3 5 /E U M anu facto rer: L ig htp o w er G m b H A n d er T alle 2 4 -2 8... - Page 16 Version: 1.05, 05.10.18...