Velleman VDPLP64B2 - Manual (Page 5)

VDPLP64xx (xx = B2, C2, B3, C3)
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c) DMX-512 connection
Refer to the illustrations on page 2 of this manual.
• When applicable, connect an XLR cable to the female 3-pin XLR output of a controller (not incl.)
and the other side to the male 3-pin XLR input [5] of the VDPLP64xx. Multiple VDPLP64xx’s
can be linked through serial linking. The linking cable should be a dual core, screened cable with
XLR input and output connectors.
• A DMX terminator is recommended for installations where the DMX cable has to run a long
distance or is in an electrically noisy environment (e.g. discos). The terminator prevents
corruption of the digital control signal by electrical noise. The DMX terminator is simply an XLR
plug with a 120Ω resistor between pins 2 and 3, which is then plugged into the XLR output socket
[6] of the last device in the chain.
d) general
• Make sure there is no flammable material within a 50cm radius of the device and there is
sufficient cooling.
•
Have a qualified electrician carry out the electrical connection.
• Connect the device to the mains with the power plug [8]. Don’t connect it to a dimming pack.
• The output connector [7] can be used to supply power to other devices (max. 8A).
• The installation has to be approved by an expert before the device is taken into service.
7. Operation
Refer to the illustrations on page 2 of this manual.
• The VDPLP64xx can work stand-alone with fixed colour output or controlled by an external DMX-
controller (not incl.).
• The VDPLP64xx in master mode generates DMX values on the DMX output [6]. Linked devices
will follow the behaviour of the master when they are placed in slave mode.
a) Colour mode “C” (master)
• Press the MODE selection button [1] until the first digit of display [4] shows “C”.
• Use the UP- [2] or DOWN-button [3] to select all-off or one of the twelve preset colours (see
table below).
C 0 all off C 7 Lime
C 1 Red C 8 Orange
C 2 Green C 9 Marine
C 3 Blue C10 Frog
C 4 Yellow C11 Lavender
C 5 Pink C12 Candy
C 6 Turquoise C13 White
• The selected setting is automatically stored in memory.
b) Slave mode “SLA”
• Press the MODE selection button [1] until the display [4] shows “SLA”. This sets the units DMX-
channel to 001.
• While a DMX-signal is received, a LED on the lower right will be on.
• Slave mode can also be used fro remotely controlling the unit if no specific DMX address is
required and channels 001~003 can be used as default.
c) DMX mode “d”
• Press the MODE selection button [1] until the display [4] shows “d”. After a few seconds, the
display will show the DMX starting address.
• All DMX-controlled devices need a digital start address so that the correct device responds to the
signals. This digital start address is the channel number from which the device starts to “listen” to
the DMX controller. The same starting address can be used for a whole group of devices or an
individual address can be set for every device.
•
When all devices have the same address, all the units will “listen” to the control signal on one
particular channel. In other words: changing the settings of one channel will affect all devices
simultaneously. If you set individual addresses, each device will “listen” to a separate channel
number. Changing the settings of one channel will only affect the device in question.