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Pro-D6 User Manual 7 8/12/2010 12:19 PM
This drawing
provides a general
illustration of the
DMX Input/Output
panel of a lighting
fixture.
Universal DMX Controller
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Cable Connectors
Cabling must have a male XLR connector on one end and a female XLR connector on the other end.
CAUTION! Do not allow contact between the common wire and the fixture’s chassis ground.
Grounding the common wire can cause a ground loop, and your fixture may perform
erratically. Test cables with an ohm meter to verify correct polarity and to make sure the
pins are not grounded or shorted to the shield or each other.
3-Pin to 5-Pin Conversion Chart
Note! If you use a controller with a 5-pin DMX output connector, you will need to use a 5-pin to
3-pin adapter.
The chart below details a proper cable conversion:
3-PIN TO 5-PIN CONVERSION CHART
Conductor
3-Pin Female (output)
5-Pin Male (Input)
Ground/Shield
Pin 1
Pin 1
Data ( - ) signal
Pin 2
Pin 2
Data ( + ) signal
Pin 3
Pin 3
Not used
Pin 4
Not used
Pin 5
Setting up a DMX Serial Data Link
1. Connect the (male) 3-pin connector side of
the DMX cable to the output (female) 3-pin
connector of the controller.
2. Connect the end of the cable coming from
the controller which will have a (female) 3-
pin connector to the input connector of the
next fixture consisting of a (male) 3-pin
connector.
3. Then, proceed to connect from the output
as stated above to the input of the following
fixture and so on.
COMMON
DMX +
DMX -
INPUT
OUTPUT
1
3
2
1
3
2
1
3
2
120 ohm, 1/4w
resistor between
pin 2 (DMX -) and
pin 3 (DMX +) of
the last fixture.
To avoid signal transmission
problems and interference, it is
always advisable to use a DMX signal
terminator.
DMX connector configuration