PRG Controlling VARI-LITE Equipment Using DMX 512 - Manual (Page 59)

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Series 300 Lamp Cable
Series 300 lamp cables have a 16-pin Amp CPC connector at both ends and come in two
types: shielded and unshielded.
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The unshielded, gray-jacketed cables are used to connect VL5, VL5B, and VLM
luminaires to Smart Repeater units.
• The shielded, black-jacketed lamp cables are used to connect VL5, VL5B, VL5Arc,
VL6, VL7 and VLM luminaires to Smart Repeater/Smart Repeater Plus units. The
shielded cable has an additional shield around the power conductors.
The cables are color coded at each end to denote standard lengths. For unshielded lamp
cables: white (4 feet), red (8 feet), yellow (16 feet), orange (40 feet), and blue (100 feet).
For shielded lamp cables: white (6 feet), red (12 feet), yellow (20 feet), orange (50 feet),
blue (100 feet).
Maximum recommended length is indicated below:
Series 300 Smart Lamp Plus Cable
Series 300 Smart Lamp Plus cables have a 16-pin Amp CPC connector at both ends.
The shielded, black-jacketed lamp cables are used to connect VL6B and VL7 luminaires to
Smart Repeater Plus units. The shielded cable has an additional shield around the power
conductors.
The cables are color coded at each end to denote the two standard lengths: orange (50
feet), blue (100 feet).
Maximum recommended length is 100 feet.
Luminaire Cable Length
VL5, VL5B, VL5Arc 300 ft.
VL6 150 ft.
VL6B, VL6C/VL6C+ 70 ft.
VL7, VL7U, VL7B,
VL7UB 32 ft.