Chauvet LEGEND 550 - Manual (Page 14)

Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 14 1/11/2010 11:36 AM
This drawing
provides a general
illustration of the
DMX Input/Output
panel of a lighting
fixture.
Universal DMX Controller
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Often, the setup for Master-Slave
and Standalone operation requires
that the first fixture in the chain be
initialized for this purpose via
settings in the control panel.
Secondarily, the fixtures that follow
may also require a slave setting.
Please consult the “Operating
Instructions” section in this manual
for complete instructions for this
type of setup and configuration.
Master Slave Slave
Setting up a DMX Serial Data Link
1. Connect the (male) 3 or 5-pin connector
side of the DMX cable to the output
(female) 3 or 5-pin connector of the
controller.
2. Connect the end of the cable coming from
the controller which will have a (female) 3-
or 5-pin connector to the input connector of
the next fixture consisting of a (male) 3 or
5-pin connector.
3. Then, proceed to connect from the output
as stated above to the input of the following
fixture and so on.
CHAUVET Certified DMX Data Cables
Order Code Description
DMX1.5 DMX Cable 1.5 m/4.9 ft
DMX4.5 DMX Cable 4.5 m/14.8 ft
DMX10 DMX Cable 10 m/32.8 ft
Master/Slave Fixture Linking
1. Connect the (male) 3 or 5-pin connector side of the DMX cable to the output (female) 3 or 5-pin
connector of the first fixture.
2. Connect the end of the cable coming from the first fixture which will have a (female) 3 or 5-pin
connector to the input connector of the next fixture consisting of a (male) 3 or 5-pin connector.
Then, proceed to connect from the output as stated above to the input of the following fixture and
so on.