Dmx Terminator - Elation Design LED 60 Strip WA Manual

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Design LED 60 Strip WA™

(Please refer to the diagram below.). 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

When longer runs of cable are used, you may need to use a terminator on the last fixture to

avoid erratic behavior. 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 -). The terminator is

inserted in the female XLR connector of the last fixture in your daisy chain to terminate the

line. Using a cable terminator (Elation part number Z-DMX/T) will decrease the possibilities

of erratic behavior.

5-Pin XLR DMX Connectors. Some manufactures use 5-pin XLR connectors for DATA

transmission in place of 3-pin. 5-pin XLR fixtures may be implemented in a 3-pin XLR DMX

line. When inserting standard 5-pin XLR connectors in to a 3-pin line a cable adaptor must

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