Martin DMX Controller 2518 User Manual page 6

No adaptors are required to connect the 2518 DMX Controller to Martin fixture intro-
duced since 1997 or any DMX-compatible fixture with 3-pin XLR connectors. The
adaptors required to connect other fixtures are shown in Table 2.
Standard
DMX
Martin
Polarity
6
Pin 1
shield
shield
Table 1: Martin and DMX Pin-Outs
Martin
pin 2 (+)
pin 3 (-)
XLR 3-pin
Male Female
1
2
3
P/N 11820008
Male Female
1
2
3
P/N 11820006
Male Female
1
2
3
P/N 11820002
Table 2: XLR Cable Requirements
Pin 2 Pin 3
cold (-) hot (+)
hot (+) cold (-)
Output
3-pin
Male Female
1 1
2
2
3 3
P/N 11820006
Male Female
1
1
2
2
3
3
P/N 11820008
Male Female
1
1
2 2
3 3
4
5
P/N 11820004
Pin 4 Pin 5
-
-
DMX
pin 2 (-)
pin 3 (+)
5-pin
Male Female
1 1
2
2
3
3
4
5
P/N 11820003
Male Female
1 1
2 2
3 3
4
5
P/N 11820005
Male Female
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
-
-
-
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
5