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9 Plug and connection assignment

This chapter will help you select the right cables and plugs to connect your valuable

equipment so that a perfect light experience is guaranteed.

Please take our tips, because especially in ‘Sound & Light’ caution is indicated: Even if

a plug ts into a socket, the result of an incorrect connection may be a destroyed

DMX controller, a short circuit or ‘just’ a not working light show!

The unit oers a 3-pin XLR socket for DMX output and a 3-pin XLR plug for DMX

input. Please refer to the drawing and table below for the pin assignment of a suit‐

able XLR plug.

Pin Conguration

1 Ground, shielding

2 Signal inverted (DMX–, ‘cold signal’)

3 Signal (DMX+, ‘hot signal’)

A ve-pin XLR socket serves as DMX output, a ve-pin XLR plug serves as DMX input.

The drawing below and the table show the pin assignment of a matching coupling.

Pin Assignment

1 Ground (shielding)

2 Signal inverted (DMX–, ‘cold’)

3 Signal (DMX+, ‘hot’)

4 unused / second connection (DMX–)

5 unused / second connection (DMX+)

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