American DJ the Max User Manual

Page 3

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The MAX™ User Instructions page 3

Lens Focusing
1. Hang fixture in its final position
2. If no controller is used set Function DIP switch 10 to on and turn sensitivity to minimum.
3. Projector shutter will open and Pan and Tilt will be set to center and a Gobo will be selected.
4. Lightly tap on mic until desired position is achieved.
5. Adjust lens until sharp focus is obtained.

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S e c t i o n 2

DMX512 Operation
I. Connect The MAX™ fixture to a DMX Controller with a minimum 8 channels.
2. Continue to connect together all the fixtures using 3 pin XLR data cables.
3. Set the DMX address for each fixture using the 9 pin DIP switch on the side control panel.

Each fixture uses 8 DMX-512 channels;

CH1: Pan, CH2: Tilt, CH3: Pan Speed, CH4: Tilt Speed,

CH5: Special Pan and Tilt Control, CH6: Color, CH7: Gobo, CH8: Shutter

You must select the proper DMX-512 address for each MAX™ projector.
Follow the settings on the side of the base of The MAX™
On The Following pages you will see the approximate values required to control the various func-
tions of The Max™

DMX-512 Addre s s i n g

CHANNEL

DESCRIPTION

VALUES

1) PAN

PAN (BASE)

0-255

2) TILT

TILT (HEAD)

0-255

3) PAN SPEED

PAN SPEED (SLOW> FAST)

0-255

4) TILT SPEED

TILT SPEED (SLOW> FAST)

0-255

5) SPECIAL

PAN

TILT

MIN

MIN

0-15

MIN

MAX

16-31

MAX

MIN

32-47

MAX

MAX

48-63

MIN

64-79

MAX

80-95

MIN

96-111

MAX

112-127

MIN

128-143

MAX

144-159

MIN

160-175

MAX

176-191

192-207
208-223

224-239

240-254

RESET ALL FUNCTIONS

255

CONTINOUS(COUNTER

CLOCKWISE)

CONTINOUS(COUNTER
CLOCKWISE)
CONTINOUS
(CLOCKWISE)

CONTINOUS
(CLOCKWISE)

CONTINOUS(COUNTER
CLOCKWISE)

CONTINOUS(COUNTER
CLOCKWISE)

CONTINOUS
(CLOCKWISE)
CONTINOUS
(CLOCKWISE)

CONTINOUS(COUNTER
CLOCKWISE)

CONTINOUS(COUNTER
CLOCKWISE)

CONTINOUS
(CLOCKWISE)

CONTINOUS(COUNTER
CLOCKWISE)

CONTINOUS(COUNTER

CLOCKWISE)

CONTINOUS
(CLOCKWISE)

CONTINOUS
(CLOCKWISE)

CONTINOUS
(CLOCKWISE)

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