Kino Flo Wall-O-Lite - Manual (Page 9)

DMX Cables
The Fixture uses five-pin XLR male and
female connectors to receive DMX signals
from the Dimmer Board and jumper the
Fixtures in a series. DMX pin-out wiring
follows the USITT DMX512 standard:
Pin 1: Shield
Pin 2: Data -
Pin 3: Data +
Pin 4: Spare -
Pin 5: Spare +
Note: Pin four and five in the Fixture are
connected internally as Pin four to four and
Pin five to five. Connecting Pin four and five
as the pass-thru allows secondary data to be
passed through for other equipment.
Do Not use Microphone Cables
and other, general purpose, two-
core Cables designed for audio
or signaling use. They are not
suitable for DMX512. Problems
due to incorrect cabling may not
be immediately apparent.
Microphone Cables may appear
to work fine, but systems built
with such Cables may fail or be
prone to random errors. Cable
must comply with EIA-485
(RS485).
NOTE: If a Fixture or Ballast loses its DMX signal it will hold it’s last
DMX command. For this reason it is important to turn a Fixture or Ballast off
using the DMX commands. For example if
you try to turn off the lights by
turning off the dimmer board the lights will remember their last DMX
command and stay
on. The Fixtures or Ballasts require a DMX “Off” or “
Black-out” command in order to turn off.
Setting the unit to "Fixture Mode" allows
the user to re-create the "Inside-Out"
pattern of the manual switch.
One of the best applications for the
"Fixture Mode" is when lighting Blue and
Green Screens or large Cycloramas.
For example: One row of fixtures can be
set to Fixture mode on a common
address. When the fader on the dimmer
board is brought up or down all the
Fixtures on that address will have the
same lamps turned on.
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