Only use a stereo shielded cable and 3-pin XLR-plugs and connectors in order to connect the controller with
the fixture or one fixture with another.
Building a serial DMX-chain:
Connect the DMX-output of the CLX-16 with the DMX-input of the nearest dimmerpack. Always connect one
output with the input of the next fixture until all fixtures are connected.
Occupation of the XLR-connection:
You can adjust the XLR polarity via the DMX POLARITY selector.
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Caution: At the last fixture, the DMX-cable has to be terminated with a terminator. Solder a 120
resistor
between Signal (–) and Signal (+) into a 3-pin XLR-plug and plug it in the DMX-output of the last fixture.
6. OPERATION
After you connected the device to the mains, the CLX-16 is ready for use.
6.1 Manual-mode
In the Manual-mode (Manual-LED is lit), you can call up the individual channels manually and control them
via the channel faders. Please note that the adjusted settings cannot me memorized.
Press the Manual-button (Shift+Standby) - the Manual-LED is lit.
Push Master-fader to maximum.
Push channel-faders to the desired setting.
6.2 Memorize Preset Scenes
With the CLX-16 you can memorize up to 8 Preset Scenes on the Flash-buttons 1-8.
Press and hold the Assign-button for approx. 1 second.
Push channel-faders to the desired setting and select the desired Latch-buttons.
Press the Assign-button and the desired Flash-button where you would like to memorize the scene.
Press the Manual Step-button (Shift + Tap-button).
6.3 Memorize chasers
With the CLX-16 you can memorize 30 different chasers with up to 99 steps each.
Press and hold the Program-button for approx. 1 second. The Program-LED is lit and the display shows
"01:01".
Select the desired program number via the Pattern Up/Down-buttons. The freely programmable chasers are
the numbers 01-30. The display shows e.g. "30:01".
Push the Master-fader to maximum.
Push channel-faders to the desired setting.
Press the Program-button in order to memorize the first step.
Repeat the steps mentioned above until you have memorized all steps.
Press the End Step-button (Shift+Program) in order to memorize the chaser.
6.4 Call up chaser
Press the Chase-button.
Select the desired program number via the Pattern Up/Down-buttons.
Push the Master-fader to maximum.
The chaser will be called up.
6.5 Run a chaser
Adjust the desired chaser-level via the Level-control.
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