Dmx Terminator - Elation Power Spot 575IE II User Manual

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Power Spot 575IE II™

Be sure to follow the above figure when making your own cables. Do not use the

ground lug on the XLR connector. Do not connect the cable's shield conductor to the

ground lug or allow the shield conductor to come in contact with the XLR's outer

casing. Grounding the shield could cause a short circuit and erratic behavior.

DMX-512 control connection

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

heads together through serial linking. The cable needed should be two conductor, shielded

cable with XLR input and output connectors. Always be sure daisy chain your in and out

data connections, never split or "Y" your DMX connections unless you are using an

approved DMX splitter such as the Elation Opto Branch 4™ or DMX Branch/4™.

DMX-512 connection with DMX terminator

A DMX terminator should be used in all DMX lines especially in longer runs. The use of a

terminator may avoid erratic behavior in your DMX line. A terminator is a 120 ohm 1/4 watt

resistor that is connected between pins 2 and 3 of a male XLR connector (DATA + and

DATA -). This fixture is inserted in the female XLR connector of the last fixture in your

daisy chain to terminate the line. Using a line terminator (Elation part: DMX T PACK) will

decrease the possibilities of erratic behavior.

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