Dmx-512 control connection, Dmx-512 connection with dmx terminator – elektraLite LXE 700 Wash User Manual

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DMX-512 Control Connection

Connect the provided XLR cable to the female 5-pin XLR output of your Elektralite CP 20 or other DMX
controller. The other end should be connected to the male 5-pin XLR input of LXE 700 Wash. Then
daisy-chain out of the first LXE 700 Wash and into the next LXE 700 Wash or other dmx device. Never “Y”
split the DMX connection.
If you need more cable, then it should be two core, screened cable fitted with a 5 pin XLR input and output
connector. Please refer to the diagram below.

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2

3

4

5

DMX-512 connection with DMX terminator

For installations where the DMX cable has to run a long distance or is in an electrically “noisy” environment, it
is recommended that a DMX terminator is used. This helps prevent corruption of the digital control signal. The
DMX terminator is simply a 5 pin XLR plug (male) with a 120 Ω resistor connected between pins 2 and 3. It is
then plugged into the output XLR socket of the last LXE 700 Wash or other dmx device in the chain. Please
see illustration below.

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2

3

4

5

Ω

120



DMX line

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