Swisson XMT-500 Quick Start Manual

Dmx tester & rdm / ethernet controller

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Summary of Contents for Swisson XMT-500

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    XMT-500 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  • Page 4: Xmt-500 Features

    XMT-500 Features Ethercon RJ45 The XMT-500 has a clear full-color display, a robust PUSH membrane keypad and USB-C rechargeable battery . The tough chassis and industrialized connectors ensure this tool will reliably serve you for a long time . Bright color display...
  • Page 5: Cable Test Dongle

    Ethernet cables that are fixed in place, use the cable test dongle. Simply connect the compact dongle at one end of the cable and the XMT-500 at the other - then use the Cable Tester section (see page 9) to verify the...
  • Page 6: Home Page

    Home Page When you fi rst switch XMT-500 on you will see the home page: Use the arrow keys to move the highlight box between the app icons. Also use these keys to move between options within an app and to change settings.
  • Page 7: Receive

    Receive This app allows you to view channel levels for a valid input signal received at the DMX and/or Ethernet connectors . Channel/address levels can be viewed in decimal, hex or percentage notation. Navigation • Choose channel/address: • View the Settings page: •...
  • Page 8: Send

    Send This app allows you to send channel levels to one or more devices connected via the DMX and/or Ethernet connectors . Channel/address levels can be viewed in decimal, hex or percentage notation. Navigation • Choose channel/address: • Change the channel level: •...
  • Page 9: Routing

    . Input (Receive app) The protocols currently enabled for receiving by the XMT-500 are indicated by their fi lled checkbox(es). The Receive app will display the input of the highest checked protocol that is received (and the selected universe) in this list .
  • Page 10: Rdm

    This app deals with the Remote Device Management features of connected fi xtures that support the protocol. After opening, a discovery will be enacted to fi nd all compatible fi xtures (incremental discoveries are also carried out as a background task) . Discovered devices will be presented as follows: Present fi...
  • Page 11: Cable Tester

    This app allows you to test DMX and Ethernet cables . Loose DMX cables can be tested using the XMT-500 alone; fi xed DMX cables and Ethernet cables require the cable test dongle to be also used - see page 3 .
  • Page 12: Eth Dongle

    IMPORTANT When in cable test mode: • Never connect to a live Ethernet port . • Fully disconnect DMX from the XMT-500 to enable Ethernet testing .
  • Page 13: Analyze Tools

    Analyze Tools Timings This app provides a breakdown of DMX timings for signals connected to the XMT-500 input XLR connector . The following signal aspects are listed in real time: • Signal State - shows if the signal is present and error free .
  • Page 14: Device Settings

    DHCP - when disabled, the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway can be edited manually to choose a static IP, otherwise these details are granted by the network . If the XMT-500 cannot get a DHCP lease in time, it will fallback to using the current static IP .
  • Page 16: Battery Charging

    Using USB 1 .0 or 2 .0 chargers with power less than 4 .5W is possible but not recommended . This will take a long time and the XMT-500 internal protection system might stop the charging process after multiple hours of charging .

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