User manual

Data connections and setup 17
The LED under the termination button lights when DMX termination is
applied.
Data output
The Splitter’s out 1 - out 5 sockets provide five amplified, buffered,
regenerated and optically isolated outputs of the data signal present at
the in socket.
You can create up to 5 branches on the data link by connecting DMX
cable to the Splitter’s out sockets using XLR male cable connectors. Each
branch can have up to 32 devices connected and must be terminated at
the end of the branch by inserting a DMX termination plug in the last
device’s DMX output. Unused outputs on the Splitter do not need to be
terminated.
RDM (Martin RDM 5.5 Splitter)
The Martin RDM 5.5 Splitter relays both DMX and bidirectional RDM
signals on the data link.
Removing non-DMX signals
All Martin DMX-controlled products monitor the data signal and filter out
any data that they are not designed to accept. Martin products that do not
support RDM will therefore not be disturbed if an RDM signal is present
on the data link. However, there are DMX-controlled products in use that
do not filter the data signal. These products may behave unexpectedly if
they receive an RDM signal.
Figure 8: DMX termination (5.5 Splitter illustrated)
Termination
button