Chauvet DMX-800 - Manual (Page 9)

C A B L E C O N N E C T O R S
This drawing provides a
general illustration of the
DMX Input/Output panel of
a lighting fixture.
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Cabling must have a male XLR connector on one end and a female XLR connector on the other end.
can cause a ground loop, and your fixture may perform erratically. Test cables with an ohm meter to
r.
3 - P I N T O 5 - P I N C O N V E
pin DMX output connector, you will need to use a 5 pin to 3 pin adapter.
, or DMX5F.
3 P IN TO 5 P IN C
duc 3 Pin Female (output) 5 Pin Male (Input)
COMMON
DMX +
DMX
-
INPUT OUTPUT
1
3
2
1
3
2
1
3
2
Resistance 120
ohm 1/4w between
pin 2 (DMX -) and
pin 3 (DMX +) of
the last fixture.
Termination reduces signal errors and
to avoid signal transmission problems
and interference, it is always
advisable to connect a DMX signal
terminator.
DMX connector configuration
CAUTION Do not allow contact between the common and the fixture’s chassis ground. Grounding the common
verify correct polarity and to make sure the pins are not grounded or shorted to the shield or each othe
R S I O N C H A R T
Note! If you use a controller with a 5
CHAUVET Model No: DMX5M
The chart below details a proper cable conversion:
ONVERSION C HART
Con tor
Ground/Shield Pin 1 Pin 1
Data ( - ) signal Pin 2 Pin 2
Data ( + ) signal Pin 3 Pin 3
Do not use Do not use
Do not use Do not use
Setting up a DMX Serial Data Link
e of
pin
2.
a (female) 3
3. t
ove to the input of the following
escription
.5m/14.8ft
1. Connect the (male) 3 pin connector sid
the DMX cable to the output (female) 3
connector of the controller.
Connect the end of the cable coming from
the controller which will have
pin connector to the input connector of the
next fixture consisting of a (male) 3 pin
connector.
Then, proceed to connect from the outpu
as stated ab
fixture and so on.
CHAUVET Certified DMX Data Cables
Order Code D
DMX1.5 DMX Cable 1.5m/4.9ft
DMX4.5 DMX Cable 4
DMX10 DMX Cable 10m/32.8ft
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