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The formula for calculating DMX channels is as follows:
DMX channel = Dowser channel + Power Supply starting channel -1
Example: DMX channel (221) = dowser channel (20) + power supply starting
channel (202) -1
Note: Eclipse Dowsers can only be addressed to the first 24 channels of the 48
channel block displayed on the power supply.
Note: The cowsers will not respond to the DMX signal until you exit the DMX channel
selection (SETUP) menu.
LED and DIP Switch Functions
The function of the LEDs and the DIP switch on the Eclipse dowsers are as follows:
LED Indicates DIP Switch # Function
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Yellow
Local Control
1
DMX or Local control
Red
Reserved
2
Snap mode ON / OFF
Red
Low Voltage
3
Channel Range 1-12 or
13-24
Green
All
Flashing
Power
Shutdown
4
Reserved
LED Function Explanation
The Yellow LED indicates Local Control when lit and DMX control when not lit.
The Red LED (nearest the Green LED) indicates low voltage -- less than 22VDC. The
dowser will operate with this LED lit but if it is lit continuously, it alerts you to the fact
that the voltage is low and the Coloram II cable to the Coloram II Power Supply may be
too long.
The Green LED indicates the dowser has 24VDC power.
If all the LEDs are flashing, the voltage has dropped below 15VDC for more than one
second and the dowser has shut itself down. It cannot operate properly below 15VDC.
The voltage typically drops this low if the Coloram II cable is too long -- the 1000 head-
feet limit has been exceeded. You must shorten the Coloram II cable to solve this
problem.