PRG DMX Reference Guide 5.4 - Manual (Page 88)

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c. Loop safety cable around pipe two or three times leaving as little slack as possible and attach clip to
opposite side of pan tube or chassis. Ensure that safety cable will not interfere with luminaire
movement.
Step 8. Hang and configure Smart Repeater units.
Note: When hanging a repeater, hang so that the red and green comm LED indicators will be visible to the tech, not
the audience, when the truss is raised (at trim).
a. Attach Smart Repeater units to pipe or truss using two Series 200 truss hooks (turn quarter-turn
fastener clockwise). Refer to
"Series 200 Hanging Hardware" on page 56 for more information. Do not
over-turn quarter-turn fastener or truss hook receptacle assembly may be damaged.
b. Attach safety cable to handle and verify that unit is securely fastened to pipe or truss.
c. Set thumbwheel to correct system address.
Note: The Smart Repeater also requires a DMX mode, which is set at the thumbwheel. For more information on
setting DMX modes, see
"DMX512 Modes" on page 9.
Step 9. Connect APS trunk cables and Socapex cables.
Note: When using only VL5 and/or VL5B luminaires, industry-standard Socapex cables can be used in place of APS
trunk cables.
a. Connect plug end of APS trunk cables to SixPack chassis in modular rack outputs.
b. Connect receptacle end to Smart Repeater units.
Step 10. Connect cables.
a. Connect plug end of Series 300 lamp cable to Smart Repeater unit.
b. Connect receptacle end of lamp cable to Series 300 luminaire. Make sure to use correct length of lamp
cable to avoid having too much excess. Avoid using many short lamp cables connected together since
the more interconnections that exist, the more noise and maintenance problems that may develop.
Dress cable to truss using either tie string or PVC tape. Ensure that cable does not impair operation of
luminaires.
Note: To avoid noise problems, make sure to not use the older, unshielded, gray-jacketed Series 300 lamp cable with
VL5Arc and VL6 luminaires.