Dmx Terminator - Elation PLATINUM BEAM 15R Manual

Platinum Beam 15R™
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 (Please refer to the diagram
below.). You can chain multiple moving heads together through serial linking. The cable
that should be used is two conductor, shielded DMX 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