Magicfx FX-SWITCHPACK MFX3211 Operating manual

FX-
SWITCHPACK.
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USER AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
CONTROL GEAR PART01245 rev 01-01
ENGLISH

2 MAGICFX® —User and Installation Manual
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 Read this manual carefully before installing and/or using this
product. Failure to read the manual and to follow the printed
instructions may lead to personal injury and/or damage to the
product.
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approval of MAGIC FX.
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respective owners.
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MAGIC FX accepts no liability for claims from third parties arising from unauthorised
use, use other than that stated in this manual, and use other than in accordance with
the General Conditions registered at the Chamber of Commerce.
We further refer to the General Conditions. These are available on request, free of
charge.
Although considerable care has been taken to ensure a correct and comprehensive
description of all relevant components, the manual may nonetheless contain errors
and inaccuracies.
Should you detect any errors or inaccuracies in the manual, we would be grateful if
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Trademarks 2
Liability 2
Foreword 4
Language 4
Revision table 4
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4 MAGICFX® —User and Installation Manual
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Congratulations! You have bought a great new product from MAGIC FX.
This manual contains all information required for the intended use of the equipment.
Deviation from the described intended use can result in a hazardous situation and/or
property damage.
This manual includes notes and warnings on safe operation of the equipment. These
notes and warnings are accompanied by the following icons. Read them attentively!
 Indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, will result in
death or serious injury. This signal word is to be limited to the most
extreme situations.
 Indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result
in death or serious injury.
 Indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result
in minor or moderate injury.
 Indicates information considered important, but not hazard-
related (e.g. messages relating to property damage).
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This document contains the original instructions in English. In case you require other
languages please contact MAGIC FX.
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PART01245 01-00 14-11-2017 Initail release MBO TVA
PART01245 01-01 01-08-2019 A4 to A5 format TFR TVA

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1 ®
The MAGICFX® FX-SWITCHPACK is a DMX switch for safely switching on and o multiple
electronic special eects machines.
The MAGICFX®FX-SWITCHPACK is designed with unique safety features, including a
DMX safety channel which keeps all other channels disabled untill you set it to a
specic value.
1.1 
4 LED OUTPUT INDICATORS
4 RESETTABLE OUTPUT
FUSES (5 A)
SAFETY EYE
DISPLAY AND BUTTONS
LEFT SIDE
DMX INPUT
& OUTPUT
(5-POLE)
FX LED INDICATOR
POWER INPUT
& OUTPUT
(100  250 Vac
)
4 SWITCHABLE POWER OUTPUTS
(100  250 Vac)
Main parts

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 Product Name MAGICFX®FX-SWITCHPACK
Product Code MFX3211
Product Type CONTROL GEAR
Main

Length 140 mm 5.5 in
Width 305 mm 12 in
Height 133 mm 5.2 in
 Weight 2.9 kg 6.4 lb
 Length 400 mm 15.7 in
Width 260 mm 10.2 in
Height 250 mm 9.8 in
Packaged weight 4.2 kg 9.3 lb
 Minimum Temperature -10 °C 14 °F
Maximum Temperature 50 °C 122 °F
 Voltage Input 100– 250 Vac
Voltage Frequency 50 – 60 Hz
Power Consumption 15 W
Power Connector Neutrik®powerCON TRUE1 (in & out)
Power Output MAX 5 A per output with resettable
output fuse (max. 16 A in total)
 Control Options DMX
Control Protocols DMX512-A (ANSI E1.11)
RDM (ANSI E1.20)
Control Connectors Neutrik®5 pole male / female XLR
 Congure Options On Device & RDM
Technical data
1.3 
Type plate

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1.4 
  
MFX0311 Neutrik® powerCON TRUE1 - Male to Female - Link cable 10 m
MFX0312 Neutrik® powerCON TRUE1 - Male to Female - Link cable 20 m
MFX0322 Neutrik® powerCON TRUE1 - Male to Female - Link cable 0.5 m
MFX0323 Neutrik® powerCON TRUE1 - Male to Female - Link cable 1.5 m
MFX0324 Neutrik® powerCON TRUE1 - Male to Female - Link cable 3 m
MFX0325 Neutrik® powerCON TRUE1 - Male to Female - Link cable 5 m
MFX0326 Neutrik® powerCON TRUE1 - Male to Female - Link cable 15 m
MFX0313 Schuko to Neutrik® powerCON TRUE1 - cable 1.5 m X
MFX3103 M10 twenty clamp for truss mounting
Accessories
Please contact MAGIC FX for additional possibilities.
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MAIN MENU
DMX/RDM SETTINGS
BACK PREV NEXT
SELECT
Display panel
The display panel is located on the backside of the MAGICFX®FX-SWITCHPACK.
Check the following menu structure for all options in the menu. Use the buttons for
navigation and selection. The le-hand LED blinks red when DMX is active. The right-
hand LED continuously lights red when an error is present.

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Idle Display
Main Menu
DMX Start Address (1–511)
DMX Safety Address (1–512)
Unique ID
Bootloader CRC
Build Date
Lock/Unlock Controller
(press and hold for 5 seconds)
Reset Errors
DMX/RDM Settings
Error History
Configuration
Information
DMX Footprint
RDM (ON/OFF)
Soware Version
Soware CRC
Display Dimmer (ON/OFF)
(dims aer 30 seconds of button inactivity)
Control Mode
(Sequence/Merged)
Display Flip (On/Off)
Factory Defaults (YES/NO)
Menu structure
 
In merged mode, the ouputs are controlled together as one.
In merged mode the MAGICFX®FX-SWITCHPACK works with 1 safety address and 1
operational address. The Safety address cannot be the same as one of the
operational addresses.

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Operating the addresses in merged mode results in the following:
  
Safety address
0 99 Device disbaled
100 155 Device enabled
156 255 Device disabled
Start address 0 199 All outputs disabled
200 255 All outputs enabled
Operation of the DMX addresses in merged mode
 Make sure the outputs are deactivated before activating the
safety address. The safety address cannot be activated when
one or more outputs are activated.
When you link multiple machines with DMX, we advise you to use the same Safety
address for all machines.
 Always plug in a DMX Terminator into the DMX output of the nal
unit in the control sequence. Using a DMX Terminator improves
signal reliability.
 
In sequence mode, the ouputs are controlled individually.
In sequence mode the MAGICFX®FX-SWITCHPACK works with 1 safety address and 4
sequential addresses. The Safety address cannot be the same as one of the
sequential addresses.
Operating the addresses in sequence mode results in the following:
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Safety address
0 99 Device disbaled
100 155 Device enabled
156 255 Device disabled
Start address 0 199 Output 1 disabled
200 255 Output 1 enabled
Start address + 1 0 199 Output 2 disabled
200 255 Output 2 enabled
Start address + 2 0 199 Output 3 disabled
200 255 Output 3 enabled
Start address + 3 0 199 Output 4 disabled
200 255 Output 4 enabled
Operation of the DMX addresses in sequence mode

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 Make sure the outputs are deactivated before activating the
safety address. The safety address cannot be activated when
one or more outputs are activated.
When you link multiple machines with DMX, we advise you to use the same Safety
address for all machines.
 Always plug in a DMX Terminator into the DMX output of the nal
unit in the control sequence. Using a DMX Terminator improves
signal reliability.
 
Remote Device Management Protocol (RDM) is an enhancement of the DMX512
communication protocol. RDM can be used for conguration and status monitoring
while DMX512 takes care of the default controlling.
For RDM you will need a RDM compatible controller. The following RDM parameters
are supported by the MAGICFX®FX-SWITCHPACK.
   
DISC_UNIQUE_BRANCH X
DISC_MUTE X
DISC_UN_MUTE X
DEVICE_INFO X
SUPPORTED_PARAMETERS X
SOFTWARE_VERSION_LABEL X
DEVICE_MODEL_DESCRIPTION X
MANUFACTURER_LABEL X
SLOT_DESCRIPTION X
DMX_PERSONALITY_DESCRIPTION X
DMX_START_ADDRESS X X
IDENTIFY_DEVICE X X
DEVICE_LABEL X X
FACTORY_DEFAULTS X X
DMX_PERSONALITY X X
DISPLAY_INVERT X X
RESET_DEVICE X
RDM parameters
RDM parameters are subject of change due to soware updates. Contact MAGIC FX
for the latest information and updates.