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City Theatrical D3 User Manual

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D3 Dimmer
User's Manual
Rev. 4
© 2011, 2013 City Theatrical, Inc.

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  • Page 1 D3 Dimmer User’s Manual Rev. 4 © 2011, 2013 City Theatrical, Inc.
  • Page 2 Addressing ........................7  Level Tests ........................7  Curve Selection ......................7  RDM Basics ........................7  Figures Figure 1, D3 Dimmer Front Panel ..................4  Figure 2, the D3 Dimmer Channel Dimmer ............... 5  Figure 3, D3 Dimmer Menus ..................... 6  Page 2...
  • Page 3 D3 Dimmer equipment is intended for indoor use only unless specified for outdoor use. Keep the equipment dry! Do not operate the equipment if it gets wet! Do not operate in excessive heat/direct sunlight.
  • Page 4 City Theatrical. The D3 Dimmer includes a wide range of products which you may review at our website (www.citytheatrical.com) or in our catalog.
  • Page 5 Anderson 45A Power Pole DC Power Input Connectors (Red +/Black -): This is the +VDC power input for the D3 Dimmer, and mates directly with the 30A and 45A Anderson Power Pole connectors on the CTI # 5540 12V 12AH Batteries, CTI Anderson Twofers, cable assemblies, and other devices.
  • Page 6 Anderson 45A Power Pole DC Power Dimmer Output Connectors (Yellow +/Blue -): These are the +VDC dimmed outputs for the D3 Dimmer, and are labelled A, B and C. They mate directly with the 30A and 45A Anderson Power Pole connectors on CTI Anderson Twofers, cable assemblies, and other devices.
  • Page 7 The Start Up display reports DMX connection status (“DMX: OK” or “DMX: No Data”). Press the center ENTER button to access the menus. Menu: Addressing DMX Start: Set the Starting DMX address for the Dimmer DMX Personality: Set the DMX Personality for the Dimmer as either Triple Dimmer, Double Dimmer, or Single Dimmer Level Tests Dimmer A Level: Set Dimmer A to a Level in %...
  • Page 8 A full length DMX512 packet includes 513 data bytes. For conventional DMX communication, the first byte should consist of all 0s, while the remaining 512 bytes contain the data intended to control the 512 DMX devices connected to the link. That first byte has been referred to variously as the Start Code, Null Byte, 0 Byte, etc.

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