Chroma Magic Box User manual

Chroma-Q™
Magic Box™
8>4 DMX A/B Switch
User Manual
Version 1.5 September 2012
PN: 134-0102

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Warranty Statement
Chroma-Q warrants to th original purchas r, with proof of purchas , that its d liv r d products shall b fr from d f cts in
mat rial and workmanship und r normal us for a p riod of 12 months from dat of shipm nt.
Chroma-Q will r pair, or at its option, provid an quival nt it m or r plac , th d f ctiv product during th stat d warranty
p riod. This warranty appli s only to th r pair or r plac m nt of th product and only wh n th product is prop rly handl d,
install d and maintain d according to Chroma-Q instructions. This warranty xclud s d f cts r sulting from improp r
handling, storag , installation, acts of God, fir , vandalism or civil disturbanc s. Purchas r must notify Chroma-Q in writing
within 14 days of noticing th d f ct. This warranty xclud s fi ld labour or s rvic charg s r lat d to th r pair or
r plac m nt of th product.
Th warranty contain d h r in shall not xt nd to any finish d goods or spar parts from which any s rial numb r has b n
r mov d or which hav b n damag d or r nd r d d f ctiv (a) as a r sult of normal w ar and t ar, willful or accid ntal
damag , n glig nc , misus or abus ; (b) du to wat r or moistur , lightning, windstorm, abnormal voltag , harmonic
distortion, dust, dirt, corrosion or oth r xt rnal caus s; (c) by op ration outsid th sp cifications contain d in th us r
docum ntation; (d) by th us of spar parts not manufactur d or sold by Chroma-Q or by th conn ction or int gration of
oth r quipm nt or softwar not approv d by Chroma-Q unl ss th Custom r provid s acc ptabl proof to Chroma-Q that
th d f ct or damag was not caus d by th abov ; ( ) by modification, r pair or s rvic by anyon oth r than Chroma-Q,
who has not appli d for and b n approv d by Chroma-Q to do such modification, r pair or s rvic unl ss th Custom r
provid s acc ptabl proof to Chroma-Q that th d f ct or damag was not caus d by th abov ; (f) du to proc dur s,
d viating from proc dur s sp cifi d by Chroma-Q or (g) du to failur to stor , install, t st, commission, maintain, op rat or
us finish d goods and spar parts in a saf and r asonabl mann r and in accordanc with Chroma-Q’s instructions (h) by
r pair or r plac m nt of ngin s without factory training.
Th warranty contain d h r in shall not apply to finish d goods or spar parts which ar sold “as is”, as “s cond-hand”, as
us d”, as “d mo” or und r similar qualifications or to Consumabl s (“Consumabl s” is d fin d as any part(s) of goods or
part(s) for us with goods, which part(s) of goods or part(s) for us with goods ar consum d during th op ration of th
goods and which part(s) of goods or part(s) for us with goods r quir r plac m nt from tim to tim by a us r such as, but
not limit d to, light bulbs).
Th warranty contain d h r in shall not apply, unl ss th total purchas pric for th d f ctiv finish d goods or spar parts
has b n paid by th du dat for paym nt.
Th warranty contain d h r in appli s only to th original purchas r and ar not assignabl or transf rabl to any
subs qu nt purchas r or nd-us r.
This warranty is subj ct to th shipm nt of th goods, within th warranty p riod, to th ChromaQ warranty r turns
d partm nt, by th purchas r, at th purchas rs xp ns . If no fault is found, ChromaQ will charg th purchas r for th
subs qu nt r turn of th goods.
Chroma-Q r s rv s th right to chang th warranty p riod without prior notic and without incurring obligation and
xpr ssly disclaims all warranti s not stat d in this limit d warranty.

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Dis laimer
Th information contain d h r in is off r d in good faith and is b li v d to b accurat . How v r, b caus conditions and
m thods of us of our products ar b yond our control, this information should not b us d in substitution for custom r's
t sts to nsur that Chroma-Q products ar saf , ff ctiv , and fully satisfactory for th int nd d nd us . Sugg stions of
us shall not b tak n as induc m nts to infring any pat nt. Chroma-Q sol warranty is that th product will m t th sal s
sp cifications in ff ct at th tim of shipm nt. Your xclusiv r m dy for br ach of such warranty is limit d to r fund of
purchas pric or r plac m nt of any product shown to b oth r than as warrant d.
Chroma-Q r s rv s th right to chang or mak alt ration to d vic s and th ir functionality without notic du to our on
going r s arch and d v lopm nt.
Th Chroma-Q Magic Box 8>4 DMX A/B Switch has b n d sign d sp cifically for th prof ssional nt rtainm nt lighting
industry. R gular maint nanc should b p rform d to nsur that th products p rform w ll in th nt rtainm nt
nvironm nt.
If you xp ri nc any difficulti s with any Chroma-Q products pl as contact your s lling d al r. If your s lling d al r is
unabl to h lp pl as contact [e-mail]. If th s lling d al r is unabl to satisfy your s rvicing n ds, pl as
contact th following, for full factory s rvic :
Outside North Ameri a: North Ameri a:
T l: [phone] T l: 416-255-9494
Fax: [phone] Fax: [phone]
[e-mail] [e-mail]
For furth r information pl as visit th Chroma-Q w bsit at www.chroma-q.com.
Chroma-Q is a trad mark, for mor information on this visit www.chroma-q.com/trad marks.
Th rights and own rship of all trad marks ar r cognis d.
Approvals

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Table of Contents
1. Produ t Overview ……………...…………………………………………………….………... 4
2. Operation ……………...…………………………………………………….………... 4
Pow r
Data
Syst m diagram
Installation
Control and data cabl s
Acc ssori s

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1. Produ t overview
Th Chroma-Q Magic Box 8>4 DMX A/B Switch is a d vic that manag s a fast and r liabl manual DMX lin switchov r
b tw n a mast r and back-up consol of up to 4 DMX lin s. It has two s ts of 4 DMX inputs and on output s t of 4 lin s.
2. Operation
Power
Th unit r quir s no pow r, l ctronics or softwar to nsur th high st possibl r liability.
Data
Data input ANSI E1.11 USITT DMX 512-A from an xt rnal sourc or lighting control consol conn cts through 8 mal XLR-
5. Data outputs ANSI E1.11 USITT DMX 512-A through 4 f mal XLR-5. Th unit is controll d by a simpl manually op rat d
switch.
System Diagram
Installation
Uniqu Magic Box int rlocking nclosur facilitat s asy rack mounting wh n us d in pairs and asy truss mounting via
captiv nut ins rt. Rack mounting brack ts ar availabl in singl unit and dual unit v rsions.
Note: for truss mounting, w r comm nd th us of a ½"-13UNC x ¾" long bolt to avoid damag .
Control and Power Cables
Th XLR-5 cabl is wir d pin to pin, in th following format:
Pin # Fun tion
1 Ground (scr n)
2 Data minus
3 Data plus
4 Spar data minus
5 Spar data plus
A essories
Chroma-Q Magic Box pair of rack ars - Singl Box - CHRM1
Chroma-Q Magic Box pair of rack ars - Dual Box - CHRM2
Chroma-Q Magic Box 8 Way DMX Buff r - MBDMX8
Chroma-Q Magic Box PS12 Pow r Supply - MBPS12