elektraLite CP10xt Manual - Manual (Page 5)

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SYSTEM SETUP
After unpacking the CP10xt, plug in the external power supply and turn on the power switch on the
front panel. The display should light up and display the product name along with the current software
revision. If the display does not light up consult the troubleshooting chapter in this manual.
CP10xt Rear Panel
DMX512
The moving light fixtures are connected to the CP10xt via the DMX512 jacks on the rear panel. A
standard 5 pin jack and a 3 pin jack is provided. The two jacks are wired in parallel with pin 1 to
ground, pin 2 to data minus and pin 3 to data plus.
The CP10xt is designed to control a variety of fixture types, which accept up to 8 channels of control
per fixture. Fixtures requiring more than 8 channels, can easily be controlled by using 2 or more
consecutive fixture addresses. The CP10xt outputs 128 DMX512 channels. You can connect more
than 16 fixtures but some will have to share channels and will operate in unison. The default starting
addresses for the 16 fixtures are set at 8 channel intervals and are shown below, consult your
particular fixture's instructions on how to set the starting channel address on the fixture. There is a
soft patch feature in the CP10xt which also allows you to change these starting addresses.
Fixture Start Address Fixture Start Address
1 1 9 65
2 9 10 73
3 17 11 81
4 25 12 89
5 33 13 97
6 41 14 105
7 49 15 113
8 57 16 121
After the fixtures are connected and the start addresses set you must next tell the CP10xt what type
of fixture is connected at a particular address by making a selection from the fixture library. Consult
the "System Programming" chapter of this manual for further instructions.
When using fixtures that require more than 8 channels you will have to control the fixture by using
more than one fixture number. For example, a fixture that uses 12 channels will use fixture 1 on the
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