Lightronics DMX-24 User manual

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DMX–24 DMXtoANALOG TRANSLATOR
Revision 1.0OWNERSMANUAL 03/02/2005
www.lightronics.com
Lightronics Inc509CentralDriveVirginiaBeach,VA 234547574863588
DESCRIPTION
The DMX-24 isaverycompactlighting protocoltranslatorwhichreceivesaUSITT DMX-512 signalfromatypical
DMXlighting console,reformatstheinformation, and transmitsit as24 channelsof0–10 voltanalog signals.A
“passthru”DMXconnectorisprovided.The unit ispowered by120 VAC.
FACTORYCONFIGURATION OPTIONS
The unitcan be supplied tooperateon 220 VACpower. The unit can alsobe supplied tooutput 0–15 VDC
analog or0–20 VDC analog.
CONNECTIONS
Connect the output of theconsoletothe 5pinmaleXLR connectoron the rearofthe DMX-24. The female5pin
XLR connectoron the rearofthe unitisa“passthru”connectortoconnectthe DMXsignal tootherequipment.
The 25 pin(DB-25)Dconnectoron therearof the unitisforthe analog outputsignalswhicharetobe connected
tothe analogdimmersorotheranalog compatiblelighting devices. Pin1ofthe DB-25 connectoristhe channel1
output signal.Channels2through 24 followinsequence(pin#=channel). Pin25 isthe common orsignal
ground. Plug the powercordintoanyconvenient120VACoutlet. Itdrawsverylittlepower.
OPERATION
The red LEDindicatoron the frontpanellightswhen powerisapplied tothe unit.The green LEDislighted when
avalidDMXsignalispresent. The unitmaybe set tooperateanyrange of24 channelsup to512 bysetting the
DIPswitcheson the front of theunit. Apartial tableof switchsettingsison the bottomof theunit.The left DIP
switchoperatesaholdfunction.If thisswitchisset toUPand the DMXsignalisremoved –the unit willcontinue
tosend the lastvalidchannelinformation tothe dimmers.
MAINTENANCE
TROUBLESHOOTING
üCheck the connectionsand integrityofthe associated cables(averycommonsourceof problems).
üEnsurethat the dimmersareon and operating. Verifythat the dimmersaddressing iscorrectlyset.
üCheck the address settingson the DMX-24.
REPAIR
Thereareno userservicablepartsinthe unit.Servicebyotherthan Lightronicsauthorized agentswillvoidthe
warranty. If serviceisrequired,contactthe dealerfromwhomyou purchased the unitorcontact Lightronics.
Analog OutputConnector
Pin Locations
13 1
2514

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DMX–24 DMXtoANALOG TRANSLATOR
Revision 1.0OWNERSMANUAL 03/02/2005
www.lightronics.com
Lightronics Inc509CentralDriveVirginiaBeach,VA 234547574863588
ADDRESS SELECTION
TheDIPSwitchSettingcolumnshowsthepositionsoftheDIPswitcheson thedimmer.TheStartChannelcolumnshowsthe
resultingchannelassignment forthefirstchannelof thedimmer
AllLightronicsproductsusingDIPswitchesforaddress assignmentsconformtothistable.Somedimmerscannot besettoall
512 channelsandwillhavefewerswitchesthanareshowninthetable.If thisisthecasethenmatchtheright end switchesin
thetabletoyourdimmerswitches.
NOTE: Somecontrolconsolescanbeprogrammed or"patched"toaltertheirchannelorder. Youmaygetunexpectedresults
ifyouarenotawareoftheconsolepatchconditionwhenyouassignchannelsatadimmer.
EXAMPLE:Ifadimmer'sDIPswitchesaresetto òÝòÝòÝÝ thenthefirst channelofthedimmerwillrespond toconsole
channel173.Theremaining dimmerchannelswillrespondtoconsolechannels174,175,176…etc.
DIPSwitch
Setting
Start
Channel
DIPSwitch
Setting
Start
Channel
DIPSwitch
Setting
Start
Channel
DIPSwitch
Setting
Start
Channel
òòòòòòò 1 òÝòòòòò 129 Ýòòòòòò 257 ÝÝòòòòò 385
òòòòòòÝ 5 òÝòòòòÝ 133 ÝòòòòòÝ 261 ÝÝòòòòÝ 389
òòòòòÝò 9 òÝòòòÝò 137 ÝòòòòÝò 265 ÝÝòòòÝò 393
òòòòòÝÝ 13 òÝòòòÝÝ 141 ÝòòòòÝÝ 269 ÝÝòòòÝÝ 397
òòòòÝòò 17 òÝòòÝòò 145 ÝòòòÝòò 273 ÝÝòòÝòò 401
òòòòÝòÝ 21 òÝòòÝòÝ 149 ÝòòòÝòÝ 277 ÝÝòòÝòÝ 405
òòòòÝÝò 25 òÝòòÝÝò 153 ÝòòòÝÝò 281 ÝÝòòÝÝò 409
òòòòÝÝÝ 29 òÝòòÝÝÝ 157 ÝòòòÝÝÝ 285 ÝÝòòÝÝÝ 413
òòòÝòòò 33 òÝòÝòòò 161 ÝòòÝòòò 289 ÝÝòÝòòò 417
òòòÝòòÝ 37 òÝòÝòòÝ 165 ÝòòÝòòÝ 293 ÝÝòÝòòÝ 421
òòòÝòÝò 41 òÝòÝòÝò 169 ÝòòÝòÝò 297 ÝÝòÝòÝò 425
òòòÝòÝÝ 45 òÝòÝòÝÝ 173 ÝòòÝòÝÝ 301 ÝÝòÝòÝÝ 429
òòòÝÝòò 49 òÝòÝÝòò 177 ÝòòÝÝòò 305 ÝÝòÝÝòò 433
òòòÝÝòÝ 53 òÝòÝÝòÝ 181 ÝòòÝÝòÝ 309 ÝÝòÝÝòÝ 437
òòòÝÝÝò 57 òÝòÝÝÝò 185 ÝòòÝÝÝò 313 ÝÝòÝÝÝò 441
òòòÝÝÝÝ 61 òÝòÝÝÝÝ 189 ÝòòÝÝÝÝ 317 ÝÝòÝÝÝÝ 445
òòÝòòòò 65 òÝÝòòòò 193 ÝòÝòòòò 321 ÝÝÝòòòò 449
òòÝòòòÝ 69 òÝÝòòòÝ 197 ÝòÝòòòÝ 325 ÝÝÝòòòÝ 453
òòÝòòÝò 73 òÝÝòòÝò 201 ÝòÝòòÝò 329 ÝÝÝòòÝò 457
òòÝòòÝÝ 77 òÝÝòòÝÝ 205 ÝòÝòòÝÝ 333 ÝÝÝòòÝÝ 461
òòÝòÝòò 81 òÝÝòÝòò 209 ÝòÝòÝòò 337 ÝÝÝòÝòò 465
òòÝòÝòÝ 85 òÝÝòÝòÝ 213 ÝòÝòÝòÝ 341 ÝÝÝòÝòÝ 469
òòÝòÝÝò 89 òÝÝòÝÝò 217 ÝòÝòÝÝò 345 ÝÝÝòÝÝò 473
òòÝòÝÝÝ 93 òÝÝòÝÝÝ 221 ÝòÝòÝÝÝ 349 ÝÝÝòÝÝÝ 477
òòÝÝòòò 97 òÝÝÝòòò 225 ÝòÝÝòòò 353 ÝÝÝÝòòò 481
òòÝÝòòÝ 101 òÝÝÝòòÝ 229 ÝòÝÝòòÝ 357 ÝÝÝÝòòÝ 485
òòÝÝòÝò 105 òÝÝÝòÝò 233 ÝòÝÝòÝò 361 ÝÝÝÝòÝò 489
òòÝÝòÝÝ 109 òÝÝÝòÝÝ 237 ÝòÝÝòÝÝ 365 ÝÝÝÝòÝÝ 493
òòÝÝÝòò 113 òÝÝÝÝòò 241 ÝòÝÝÝòò 369 ÝÝÝÝÝòò 497
òòÝÝÝòÝ 117 òÝÝÝÝòÝ 245 ÝòÝÝÝòÝ 373 ÝÝÝÝÝòÝ 501
òòÝÝÝÝò 121 òÝÝÝÝÝò 249 ÝòÝÝÝÝò 377 ÝÝÝÝÝÝò 505
òòÝÝÝÝÝ 125 òÝÝÝÝÝÝ 253 ÝòÝÝÝÝÝ 381 ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 509

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