PRO Light S8 DMX Distribution Splitter User manual

Order code: BOTE71
DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT 1 DMX OUTPUT 2DMX INPUT
S8 DMX Distribution Splitter
TERMINATE LINK OUT
POWER INPUT:
240V~50Hz
FUSE: 1A 250V
TERM
120Ω
DMX OUTPUT 8DMX OUTPUT 7DMX OUTPUT 6DMX OUTPUT 5DMX OUTPUT 4DMX OUTPUT 3
DMX INPUT
1=Ground 2=Data- 3=Data+
3
1 2
DMX OUTPUT
1=Ground 2=Data- 3=Data+
3
2 1
2 1
DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT
DMX OUTPUTDMX INPUT
TERMINATE LINK OUT
POWER INPUT:
240V~50Hz
FUSE: 1A 250V
DCDC
DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT
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DCDCDCDCDCDC
S8 DMX
Distribution Splitter
User Manual

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Safety advice
WARNING
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL
CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP!
• Beforeyourinitialstart-up,pleasemakesurethatthereisnodamagecausedduringtransportation.
• Shouldtherebeanydamage,consultyourdealeranddonotusetheequipment.
• Tomaintaintheequipmentingoodworkingconditionandtoensuresafeoperation,itisnecessary
fortheusertofollowthesafetyinstructionsandwarningnoteswritteninthismanual.
• Pleasenotethatdamagescausedbyusermodicationstothisequipmentarenotsubjecttowarranty.
IMPORTANT:
The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance
of this manual or any unauthorised modication to the equipment.
OPERATING DETERMINATIONS
Ifthisequipmentisoperatedinanyotherway,thanthosedescribedinthismanual,theproductmaysufferdamageand
thewarrantybecomesvoid.Incorrectoperationmayleadtodangere.g:short-circuit,burnsandelectricshocksetc.
Donotendangeryourownsafetyandthesafetyofothers!
Incorrectinstallationorusecancauseseriousdamagetopeopleand/orproperty.
• Neverletthepowercablecomeintocontactwithother
cables.Handlethepowercableandallmainsvoltage
connectionswithparticularcaution!
• Neverremovewarningorinformativelabelsfromtheunit.
• Donotopentheequipmentanddonotmodifytheunit.
• Donotswitchtheequipmentonandoffinshortintervals,
asthiswillreducethesystem’slife.
• Onlyusetheequipmentindoors.
• Donotexposetoammablesources,liquidsorgases.
• Alwaysdisconnectthepowerfromthemainswhen
equipmentisnotinuseorbeforecleaning!Onlyhandle
thepower-cablebytheplug.Neverpullouttheplugby
pullingthepower-cable.
• Makesurethattheavailablemainssupplyvoltage
is240VAC,50Hz.
• Makesurethatthepowercableisnevercrimpedor
damaged.Checktheequipmentandthepowercable
periodically.
• Iftheequipmentisdroppedordamaged,disconnectthe
mainspowersupplyimmediatelyandhaveaqualied
engineerinspecttheequipmentbeforeoperatingagain.
• Iftheequipmenthasbeenexposedtodrastic
temperatureuctuation(e.g.aftertransportation),
donotconnectpowerorswitchitonimmediately.
Thearisingcondensationmightdamagetheequipment.
Leavetheequipmentswitchedoffuntilithasreached
roomtemperature.
• Ifyourproductfailstofunctioncorrectly,stopuse
immediately.Packtheunitsecurely(preferablyinthe
originalpackingmaterial),andreturnittoyourProLight
dealerforservice.
• Onlyusefusesofsametypeandrating.
• Repairs,servicingandpowerconnectionmustonlybe
carriedoutbyaqualiedtechnician.THISUNITCONTAINS
NOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTS.
• Thisxtureisforprofessionaluseonly-itisnotdesigned
fororsuitableforhouseholduse.Theproductmustbe
installedbyaqualiedtechnicianinaccordancewithlocal
territoryregulations.Thesafetyoftheinstallationisthe
responsibilityoftheinstaller.Thexturepresentsrisksof
severeinjuryordeathduetorehazards,electricshock
andfalls.
• WARRANTY:Oneyearfromdateofpurchase.
CAUTION!
KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT
AWAY FROM RAIN,
MOISTURE AND LIQUIDS
CAUTION!
TAKE CARE USING
THIS EQUIPMENT!
HIGH VOLTAGE-RISK
OF ELECTRIC SHOCK!!

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Product overview & technical specications
AneightwayDMXbooster/distributorfeaturingoneinput,linkoutputand
eightoutputseachelectronicallyisolatedfrombotheachotherandfromthe
input.TheS8canbeusedtosimplifyDMXcablingallowinglightingsystems
tobecabledinastarformatwhileworkingtopreventdataerrors.Eachof
theeightoutputsfeaturesanindependentdrivercoupledwithDCandDMX
indicatorLEDs.Housedwithinacompact,steelchassistheS8isideally
suitedtomobileapplications,theS8alsofeaturesanumberofholessuitable
fortrussclampsorwallmounting.
• 8x3-PinXLRoutputs
• Linkoutputwithswitchableterminationfacility
• Sturdy,steelchassiswithmultiplemountingoptions
• IECpowerinput
S8 DMX Distribution Splitter
Specications
Powersupply 240V,50Hz
Fuse 1A250V
Dimensions 315x175x60mm
Weight 2.1kg
Ordercode BOTE71
DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT 1 DMX OUTPUT 2DMX INPUT
S8 DMX Distribution Splitter
TERMINATE LINK OUT
POWER INPUT:
240V~50Hz
FUSE: 1A 250V
TERM
120Ω
DMX OUTPUT 8DMX OUTPUT 7DMX OUTPUT 6DMX OUTPUT 5DMX OUTPUT 4DMX OUTPUT 3
DMX INPUT
1=Ground 2=Data- 3=Data+
3
1 2
DMX OUTPUT
1=Ground 2=Data- 3=Data+
3
2 1
DMX OUTPUT
DC
DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT
876543
DC DC DC DC DC
315mm
175mm 60mm
DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT 1 DMX OUTPUT 2DMX INPUT
S8 DMX Distribution Splitter
TERMINATE LINK OUT
POWER INPUT:
240V~50Hz
FUSE: 1A 250V
TERM
120Ω
DMX OUTPUT 8DMX OUTPUT 7DMX OUTPUT 6DMX OUTPUT 5DMX OUTPUT 4DMX OUTPUT 3
DMX INPUT
1=Ground 2=Data- 3=Data+
3
1 2
DMX OUTPUT
1=Ground 2=Data- 3=Data+
3
2 1
2 1
DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT
DMX OUTPUTDMX INPUT
TERMINATE LINK OUT
POWER INPUT:
240V~50Hz
FUSE: 1A 250V
DCDC
DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT
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01-8xDMXoutputs
02-3-PinXLRDMXinput
03-3-PinXLRDMXoutputlink
04-DC/DMXoutputindicators
05-Terminate/Linkoutbutton
06-IECpowerinput
07-Fuse:1A250V
08-Earthpoint
Inthebox:1 x DMX
distribution splitter,
1 x power cable
& 1 x user manual
Technical specications
DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT 1 DMX OUTPUT 2DMX INPUT
S8 DMX Distribution Splitter
TERMINATE LINK OUT
POWER INPUT:
240V~50Hz
FUSE: 1A 250V
TERM
120Ω
DMX OUTPUT 8DMX OUTPUT 7DMX OUTPUT 6DMX OUTPUT 5DMX OUTPUT 4DMX OUTPUT 3
DMX INPUT
1=Ground 2=Data- 3=Data+
3
1 2
DMX OUTPUT
1=Ground 2=Data- 3=Data+
3
2 1
2 1
DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT
DMX OUTPUTDMX INPUT
TERMINATE LINK OUT
POWER INPUT:
240V~50Hz
FUSE: 1A 250V
DCDC
DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT
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DCDCDCDCDCDC
01
04
02
03
05
07
06
08
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DMX OUTPUT DMX OUTPUT 1 DMX OUTPUT 2DMX INPUT
TERMINATE
LINK OUT
TERM
120Ω
DMX OUTPUT 8 DMX OUTPUT 7 DMX OUTPUT 6 DMX OUTPUT 5 DMX OUTPUT 4 DMX OUTPUT 3
DMX INPUT
1=Ground
2=Data-
3=Data+
3
1 2
DMX OUTPUT
1=Ground
2=Data-
3=Data+
3
2 1
DMX Controller
Operating instructions
Setup:
ConnectaDMXsignalcablefromalightingconsoleorxtureintotheDMXInputviathe3-Pinmale
connectoronthesidepanel.TheS8has8outputseachwitha3-pinXLRconnectorforeachDMX
output.FromeachDMXoutputasignalcablemaybeconnectedwithupto32xturespersignalline,
andupto100mcablelength.ConnecttheS8toasuitable240VAC50HzmainssupplyviatheIEC
mainsinlet.
LED indicators:
TheS8isttedwithsignalandDCindicators.Undernormalconditions,withDMXsignalpassingthrough
theunitbothLEDswillbeilluminated.TheDMXLEDindicatesthepresenceofaDMXsignal.TheDC
LEDindicatestheDMXdrivecircuitisfunctioningcorrectly.
Link out:
TheS8DMXdistributorhasalinkoutfacility.Whenthelinkoutfacilityisnotused,the“Terminate”
switchshouldbeactivatedtoterminatetheDMXinputsignal.
Example connection diagrams:

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DMX setup
FurtherDMXcablescanbe
purchasedfromallgoodsound
andlightingsuppliersor
ProLightConceptsdealers.
Pleasequote:
CABL10 – 2m
CABL11 – 5m
CABL12 – 10m
Setting the DMX address:
TheDMXmodeenablestheuseofauniversalDMXcontroller.Eachxturerequiresa“startaddress”
from1-512.Axturerequiringoneormorechannelsforcontrolbeginstoreadthedataonthechannel
indicatedbythestartaddress.Forexample,axturethatoccupiesoruses7channelsofDMXandwas
addressedtostartonDMXchannel100,wouldreaddatafromchannels:100,101,102,103,104,105
and106.Chooseastartaddresssothatthechannelsuseddonotoverlap.E.g.thenextunitinthe
chainstartsat107.
DMX 512:
DMX(DigitalMultiplex)isauniversalprotocolusedasaformofcommunicationbetweenintelligent
xturesandcontrollers.ADMXcontrollersendsDMXdatainstructionsformthecontrollertothexture.
DMXdataissentasserialdatathattravelsfromxturetoxtureviatheDATA“IN”andDATA“OUT”
XLRterminalslocatedonallDMXxtures(mostcontrollersonlyhaveadata“out”terminal).
DMX linking:
DMXisalanguageallowingallmakesandmodelsofdifferentmanufacturestobelinkedtogether
andoperatefromasinglecontroller,aslongasallxturesandthecontrollerareDMXcompliant.
ToensureproperDMXdatatransmission,whenusingseveralDMXxturestrytousetheshortest
cablepathpossible.TheorderinwhichxturesareconnectedinaDMXlinedoesnotinuencethe
DMXaddressing.Forexample;axtureassignedtoaDMXaddressof1maybeplacedanywherein
aDMXline,atthebeginning,attheend,oranywhereinthemiddle.Whenaxtureisassigneda
DMXaddressof1,theDMXcontrollerknowstosendDATAassignedtoaddress1tothatunit,
nomatterwhereitislocatedintheDMXchain.
DATA cable (DMX cable) requirements (for DMX operation):
ThisxturecanbecontrolledviaDMX-512protocol.TheDMXaddressissetonthebackoftheunit.
YourunitandyourDMXcontrollerrequireastandard3-pinXLRconnectorfordatainput/output,
seeimagebelow.
Also remember that DMX cable must be daisy chained and cannot be split.

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Terminationreducessignaltransmission
problemsandinterferance.itisalways
advisabletoconnectaDMXterminal,
(resistance120Ohm1/4W)betweenpin2
(DMX-)andpin3(DMX+)ofthelastxture.
5-pin XLR (socket)
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
Pin 4: N/C
Pin 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/C
Pin 5: N/C
DMX setup
Notice:
Besuretofollowthediagramsbelowwhenmakingyourowncables.Donotconnectthecables
shieldconductortothegroundlugorallowtheshieldconductortocomeincontactwiththeXLRs
outercasing.Groundingtheshieldcouldcauseashortcircuitanderraticbehaviour.
Special note:
Line termination:
Whenlongerrunsofcableareused,
youmayneedtouseaterminatoron
thelastunittoavoiderraticbehaviour.
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:
Somemanufacturesuse5-pinXLRconnectorsfordatatransmissioninplaceof3-pin.5-pinXLRxtures
maybeimplementedina3-pinXLRDMXline.Wheninsertingstandard5-pinXLRconnectorsintoa
3-pinlineacableadaptormustbeused.Thediagrambelowdetailsthecorrectcableconversion.

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Correct Disposal of this Product
(Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)
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with separate collection systems)
Thismarkingshownontheproductoritsliterature,indicatesthatitshouldnotbedisposedof
withotherhouseholdwastesattheendofitsworkinglife.Topreventpossibleharmtothe
environmentorhumanhealthfromuncontrolledwastedisposal,pleaseseparatethisfromother
typesofwastesandrecycleitresponsiblytopromotethesustainablereuseofmaterialresources.
Householdusersshouldcontacteithertheretailerwheretheypurchasedthisproduct,ortheir
localgovernmentofce,fordetailsofwhereandhowtheycantakethisitemforenvironmentally
saferecycling.
Businessusersshouldcontacttheirsupplierandcheckthetermsandconditionsofthe
purchasecontract.Thisproductshouldnotbemixedwithothercommercialwastesfordisposal.