RS6 Rackmount DMX Distribution Splitter RS6 DMX Distribution Splitter User Manual 4 01 - 6 x 5-Pin...

Order code: BOTE63

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POWER INPUT:240V~50Hz

FUSE: 1A 250V

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RS6 Rackmount DMX Distribution Splitter

User Manual

www.prolight.co.uk RS6 DMX Distribution Splitter User Manual 2

Safety advice

WARNINGFOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP!• Beforeyourinitialstart-up,pleasemakesurethatthereisnodamagecausedduringtransportation.

• Shouldtherebeanydamage,consultyourdealeranddonotusetheequipment.

• Tomaintaintheequipmentingoodworkingconditionandtoensuresafeoperation,itisnecessaryfortheusertofollowthesafetyinstructionsandwarningnoteswritteninthismanual.

• Pleasenotethatdamagescausedbyusermodificationstothisequipmentarenotsubjecttowarranty.

IMPORTANT:The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance of this manual or any unauthorised modification to the equipment.

OPERATING DETERMINATIONSIfthisequipmentisoperatedinanyotherway,thanthosedescribedinthismanual,theproductmaysufferdamageandthewarrantybecomesvoid.Incorrectoperationmayleadtodangere.g:short-circuit,burnsandelectricshocksetc.

Donotendangeryourownsafetyandthesafetyofothers!

Incorrectinstallationorusecancauseseriousdamagetopeopleand/orproperty.

• Neverletthepowercablecomeintocontactwithothercables.Handlethepowercableandallmainsvoltageconnectionswithparticularcaution!

• Neverremovewarningorinformativelabelsfromtheunit.

• Donotopentheequipmentanddonotmodifytheunit.

• Donotswitchtheequipmentonandoffinshortintervals,asthiswillreducethesystem’slife.

• Onlyusetheequipmentindoors.

• Donotexposetoflammablesources,liquidsorgases.

• Alwaysdisconnectthepowerfromthemainswhenequipmentisnotinuseorbeforecleaning!Onlyhandlethepower-cablebytheplug.Neverpullouttheplugbypullingthepower-cable.

• Makesurethattheavailablemainssupplyvoltageis240VAC,50Hz.

• Makesurethatthepowercableisnevercrimpedordamaged.Checktheequipmentandthepowercableperiodically.

• Iftheequipmentisdroppedordamaged,disconnectthemainspowersupplyimmediatelyandhaveaqualifiedengineerinspecttheequipmentbeforeoperatingagain.

• Iftheequipmenthasbeenexposedtodrastictemperaturefluctuation(e.g.aftertransportation),donotconnectpowerorswitchitonimmediately.Thearisingcondensationmightdamagetheequipment.Leavetheequipmentswitchedoffuntilithasreachedroomtemperature.

• Ifyourproductfailstofunctioncorrectly,stopuseimmediately.Packtheunitsecurely(preferablyintheoriginalpackingmaterial),andreturnittoyourProLightdealerforservice.

• Onlyusefusesofsametypeandrating.

• Repairs,servicingandpowerconnectionmustonlybecarriedoutbyaqualifiedtechnician.THISUNITCONTAINSNOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTS.

• Thisfixtureisforprofessionaluseonly-itisnotdesignedfororsuitableforhouseholduse.Theproductmustbeinstalledbyaqualifiedtechnicianinaccordancewithlocalterritoryregulations.Thesafetyoftheinstallationistheresponsibilityoftheinstaller.Thefixturepresentsrisksofsevereinjuryordeathduetofirehazards,electricshockandfalls.

• WARRANTY:Oneyearfromdateofpurchase.

CAUTION!KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT AWAY FROM RAIN, MOISTURE AND LIQUIDS

CAUTION! TAKE CARE USING THIS EQUIPMENT!HIGH VOLTAGE-RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK!!


Product overview & technical specifications

AsixwayDMXbooster/distributorfeaturingoneinput,linkoutputandsixoutputseachelectronicallyisolatedfrombotheachotherandfromtheinput.TheRS6canbeusedtosimplifyDMXcablingallowinglightingsystemstobecabledinastarformatwhileworkingtopreventdataerrors.EachofthesixoutputsfeaturesanindependentdrivercoupledwithDCandDMXindicatorLEDs.Housedwithina1U19”,rackmountchassistheRS6isideallysuitedtoprofessionalapplications.

• 6x3-Pin&5-PinXLRoutputs

• Linkoutputwithswitchableterminationfacility

• 1U,19”rackmountchassis

• IECpowerinput

RS6 Rackmount DMX Distribution Splitter

Specifications

Powersupply 240V,50Hz

Fuse 1A250V

Dimensions 44x483x145mm

Weight 2.8kg

Ordercode BOTE63

DMX OUTPUT

DMX OUTPUT

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120Ω

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01-6x5-PinXLRDMXoutputs

02-6x3-PinXLRDMXoutputs

03-5-PinXLRDMXinput

04-3-PinXLRDMXinput

05-5-PinXLRDMXoutputlink

06-3-PinXLRDMXoutputlink

07-DC/DMXoutputindicators

08-Terminate/Linkoutbutton

09-Poweron/offswitch

10-IECpowerinput

11-Fuse:1A250V

12-Earthpoint

Inthebox:1 x DMX distribution splitter, 1 x power cable & 1 x user manual

Technical specifications

DMX OUTPUT

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DMX Controller

Operating instructions

Setup:ConnectaDMXsignalcablefromalightingconsoleorfixtureintotheDMXInputeitherviathe3-Pinor5-Pinmaleconnectorontherearpanel.TheRS6has6outputseachwithboth3-Pinand5-PinXLRconnectors,onlyoneofthetwoconnectionsshouldbeusedforeachDMXoutput.FromeachDMXoutputasignalcablemaybeconnectedwithupto32fixturespersignalline,andupto100mcablelength.ConnecttheRS6toasuitable240VAC~50HzmainssupplyviatheIECmainsinlet.

LED indicators:TheRS6isfittedwithsignalandDCindicators.Undernormalconditions,withDMXsignalpassingthroughtheunitbothLEDswillbeilluminated.TheDMXLEDindicatesthepresenceofaDMXsignal.TheDCLEDindicatestheDMXdrivecircuitisfunctioningcorrectly.

Link out:TheRS6DMXdistributorhasalinkoutfacility.Whenthelinkoutfacilityisnotused,the“Terminate”switchshouldbeactivatedtoterminatetheDMXinputsignal.

Example connection diagrams:


DMX setup

FurtherDMXcablescanbepurchasedfromallgoodsoundandlightingsuppliersorProLightConceptsdealers.Pleasequote:

CABL10 – 2mCABL11 – 5mCABL12 – 10m

Setting the DMX address:

TheDMXmodeenablestheuseofauniversalDMXcontroller.Eachfixturerequiresa“startaddress”from1-512.Afixturerequiringoneormorechannelsforcontrolbeginstoreadthedataonthechannelindicatedbythestartaddress.Forexample,afixturethatoccupiesoruses7channelsofDMXandwasaddressedtostartonDMXchannel100,wouldreaddatafromchannels:100,101,102,103,104,105and106.Chooseastartaddresssothatthechannelsuseddonotoverlap.E.g.thenextunitinthechainstartsat107.

DMX 512:

DMX(DigitalMultiplex)isauniversalprotocolusedasaformofcommunicationbetweenintelligentfixturesandcontrollers.ADMXcontrollersendsDMXdatainstructionsformthecontrollertothefixture.DMXdataissentasserialdatathattravelsfromfixturetofixtureviatheDATA“IN”andDATA“OUT”XLRterminalslocatedonallDMXfixtures(mostcontrollersonlyhaveadata“out”terminal).

DMX linking:

DMXisalanguageallowingallmakesandmodelsofdifferentmanufacturestobelinkedtogetherandoperatefromasinglecontroller,aslongasallfixturesandthecontrollerareDMXcompliant.ToensureproperDMXdatatransmission,whenusingseveralDMXfixturestrytousetheshortestcablepathpossible.TheorderinwhichfixturesareconnectedinaDMXlinedoesnotinfluencetheDMXaddressing.Forexample;afixtureassignedtoaDMXaddressof1maybeplacedanywhereinaDMXline,atthebeginning,attheend,oranywhereinthemiddle.WhenafixtureisassignedaDMXaddressof1,theDMXcontrollerknowstosendDATAassignedtoaddress1tothatunit,nomatterwhereitislocatedintheDMXchain.

DATA cable (DMX cable) requirements (for DMX operation):

ThisfixturecanbecontrolledviaDMX-512protocol.TheDMXaddressissetonthebackoftheunit.YourunitandyourDMXcontrollerrequireastandard3-pinXLRconnectorfordatainput/output,seeimagebelow.

Also remember that DMX cable must be daisy chained and cannot be split.


Terminationreducessignaltransmissionproblemsandinterferance.itisalwaysadvisabletoconnectaDMXterminal,(resistance120Ohm1/4W)betweenpin2(DMX-)andpin3(DMX+)ofthelastfixture.

5-pin XLR (socket)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)Pin 4: N/CPin 5: N/C

3-pin XLR (socket)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)

3-pin XLR (socket)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)

5-pin XLR (socket)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)Pin 4: N/CPin 5: N/C

DMX setup

Notice:

Besuretofollowthediagramsbelowwhenmakingyourowncables.DonotconnectthecablesshieldconductortothegroundlugorallowtheshieldconductortocomeincontactwiththeXLRsoutercasing.Groundingtheshieldcouldcauseashortcircuitanderraticbehaviour.

Special note:

Line termination:

Whenlongerrunsofcableareused,youmayneedtouseaterminatoronthelastunittoavoiderraticbehaviour.

Using a cable terminator will decrease the possibilities of erratic behaviour. (3-pin - Order ref: CABL9O, 5-pin - Order ref: CABL89)

5-pin XLR DMX connectors:

Somemanufacturesuse5-pinXLRconnectorsfordatatransmissioninplaceof3-pin.5-pinXLRfixturesmaybeimplementedina3-pinXLRDMXline.Wheninsertingstandard5-pinXLRconnectorsintoa3-pinlineacableadaptormustbeused.Thediagrambelowdetailsthecorrectcableconversion.


WEEE notice

Correct Disposal of this Product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)

(Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

Thismarkingshownontheproductoritsliterature,indicatesthatitshouldnotbedisposedofwithotherhouseholdwastesattheendofitsworkinglife.Topreventpossibleharmtotheenvironmentorhumanhealthfromuncontrolledwastedisposal,pleaseseparatethisfromothertypesofwastesandrecycleitresponsiblytopromotethesustainablereuseofmaterialresources.

Householdusersshouldcontacteithertheretailerwheretheypurchasedthisproduct,ortheirlocalgovernmentoffice,fordetailsofwhereandhowtheycantakethisitemforenvironmentallysaferecycling.

Businessusersshouldcontacttheirsupplierandcheckthetermsandconditionsofthepurchasecontract.Thisproductshouldnotbemixedwithothercommercialwastesfordisposal.

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