Connecting To The Link - High End Systems Shapeshifter C1 User Manual

CHAPTER 2
SHAPESHIFTER Setup and Configuration
Test each cable with a voltage/ohm meter (VOM) to verify correct polarity and to make sure that
the negative and positive pins are not grounded or shorted to the shield or to each other.
CAUTION!
Do not connect anything to the ground lug on the XLR connectors. Do
not connect or allow contact between the common (cable shield) and
the fixture's chassis ground. Grounding the common could cause a
ground loop and/or erratic behavior.

Connecting to the Link

To link one or more fixtures to a DMX controller:
1. Connect the male XLR connector of a DMX Data cable to the controller's DMX Data Out
connector.
2. Connect the Data cable's female XLR connector to the Data In connector of the first (or next)
fixture on the DMX link.
3. Continue linking the remaining fixtures connecting a cable from the Data Out connector of
each fixture to the Data In connector of the next fixture on the link.
For installations where the DMX cable has to run a long distance or is in an electrically noisy
environment, a DMX terminator on the last fixture of the link prevents data reflection, which can
corrupt the data communication on the link.
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DMX Controller
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