Dmx Connection; Adjusting The Start Address - IMG STAGELINE CPL-3DMX Mode D'emploi

5.2 Remote control LC-3
When operating the unit with the remote control
LC-3 available as an accessory, additional functions
will be available .
1) Connect the remote control to the jack REMOTE
CONTROL ONLY (9) .
2) There must be no DMX signal at the DMX
INPUT (5) .
3) Via the DMX OUTPUT (6), further CPL-3DMX
units can be connected (
to control them together with the master unit
via the remote control .
4) The button STAND BY (10) allows to activate / de-
activate the LEDs . With the LEDs deactivated,
the LED next to the button STAND BY will light
up as an indication .
5) Select the operating mode with the button
MODE (12):
Stroboscope mode
The LED of the button MODE will not light up.
When the button FUNCTION (11) is kept pressed,
one of the three stroboscope functions can be
activated:
1 . music-controlled white flash salvos
2 . music-controlled individual flashes, change
of colour
3 . music-controlled flash salvos, change of
colour
When the button FUNCTION is kept pressed
again, the next stroboscope function respectively
will be activated .
Selection of lighting colour
The LED of the button MODE will light permanently.
The button FUNCTION allows to select one of
nine preset colours . A music control will not be
possible in this mode .
Music-controlled colour change programmes
The LED of the button MODE will flash slowly.
The button FUNCTION allows to select five dif-
ferent colour change programmes . Without any
music signal, the unit will switch over to gradual
colour transition . The different programmes will
only be distinguishable when several CPL-3DMX
units are used .
Colour transition mode
The LED of the button MODE will flash rapidly.
With the button FUNCTION, set the transition
speed for the colours to slow, medium or fast . A
music control will not be possible in this mode .
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6 Operation via a Light Controller
For operation via a light controller with DMX512
protocol (e . g . DMX-1440 or DMX-510USB from
IMG STAGE LINE), the CPL-3DMX is equipped with
four DMX control channels . The functions of the
channels and the DMX values can be found in
chapter 7 .1 on page 11 .
DMX stands for D igital M ultiple x and means
digital control of multiple DMX units via a common
control line .

6.1 DMX connection

For DMX signal transmission, special cables are
recommended (e . g . cables of the CDMXN series
from IMG STAGE LINE) . For cable lengths exceeding
150 m and when controlling more than 32 units via
a single DMX output, it is generally recommended
to insert a DMX level matching amplifier (e . g . SR-
103DMX) .
1) Connect the DMX input (5) to the DMX output
of the light controller .
2) Connect the DMX output (6) to the DMX input
of the following CPL-3DMX unit or the following
light effect unit . Connect its output again to the
input of the following unit, etc . until all light
effect units have been connected in a chain .
3) To prevent interference in signal transmission,
in case of long cables or a multitude of units
connected in series, terminate the DMX output
of the last DMX unit in the chain with a 120 Ω
resistor (> 0 .3 W): Connect a corresponding ter-
minating plug (e . g . DLT-123 to the DMX output .

6.2 Adjusting the start address

For operating the CPL-3DMX with a light controller,
adjust the DMX start address for the first DMX
channel . If e . g . address 17 on the controller is pro-
vided for controlling the proportion of red, adjust
the start address 17 on the CPL-3DMX . The DMX
channels 2 – 4 will then automatically be assigned
to the three following addresses (in this example
18 – 20) . As the next possible start address for the
following DMX-controlled unit, address 21 could
be used in this example .
After adjusting the start address, the CPL-
3DMX can be operated via the DMX controller .
Once DMX signals are received, the red indicating
LED (1) will flash steadily .