American DJ DMX-512 User Manual
American DJ
®
DMX OPERATOR
User Instructions
DMX-512
MIDI
C A PA B L E
™
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FLOW CHART.....................................................................................................3
CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS.................................................................................4
REAR CONTROLS ..............................................................................................6
DMX512 ADDRESSING......................................................................................6
PROGRAMMING SCENES................................................................................10
PROGRAMMING SCENES REVIEW:...............................................................11
SCENE COPY:................................................................................................12
SCENE EDITING:............................................................................................12
DELETE SCENE :.........................................................................................13
COPY BANK OF SCENES:.........................................................................13
DELETE BANK OF SCENES:........................................................................13
RESET ALL SCENES:....................................................................................13
PROGRAMMING CHASES:............................................................................ 14
EDITING CHASES............................................................................................14
INSERT A STEP:.........................................................................................14
DELETE A STEP:..........................................................................................15
DELETE A COMPLETE CHASE:...................................................................15
DELETE ALL CHASES:.................................................................................15
PLAYBACK SCENES & CHASES........................................................................16
MANUAL RUN SCENES:.............................................................................16
MANUAL RUN CHASES:............................................................................16
AUTO RUN SCENES:..................................................................................16
AUTO RUN CHASES:..................................................................................17
MUSIC RUN SCENES:.................................................................................17
MUSIC RUN CHASES:................................................................................17
MIDI OPERATION.............................................................................................18
CABLE TERMINATION............................................................................... 19
SPECIFICATION ............................................................................... 19
TROUBLE SHOOTING.......................................................................................20
DIP SWITCH DMX ADDRESS CHARTS.............................................................21
FLOW CHART
This is the order you program the DMX Operator.
ADDRESS
FIXTURES
pg 4 to 7
PROGRAM SCENES
(up to 240)
pg 8 & 9
PLAYBACK SCENES
8 AT A TIME
30 BANKS OF 8
PROGRAM CHASES
up to 6 of 240 scenes
pg 12
pg 14
PLAYBACK CHASES
up to 240
pg 14
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2
3 4
5
SCANNERS
1
2
3
4
5
6
SCENES
7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
10
11
12
Page A
Page B
Page
Select
CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS
1. SCANNER BUTTONS- Used to Select any or all of 12 fixtures This is
what selects which DMX channels go to the fixtures.
Scanner 1 controls Channel 1 to 16
Scanner 2 controls Channel 17 to 32
See addressing of fixtures on page 7 for more information
SPEED
Program
Midi
Rec
Auto
Music
Bank-copy
Tapsync
Display
FADE TIME
Del
BANK
Chase 1
Chase 2
Chase 3
Chase 4
Chase 5
Chase 6
BLACKOUT
6
7
8
9
2. SCENE BUTTONS- Used to store Scenes in program mode or
playback your scenes in playback mode
3. LCD DISPLAY- Displays values and settings depending on the
chosen function.
4. BANK BUTTONS ( OR )- Selects which Bank you want to use.
(there are 30 selectable banks total.)
5. CHASE - Used to select chases (1-6).
6. PROGRAM - Used to activate program mode Display blinks when
activated.
7. MIDI / REC - Used to control MIDI operation or to Record each
step for Scene and Chases.
8. AUTO/DEL- Select AUTO speed in chase mode or Deletes Scenes
and or chases .
9. MUSIC / BANK COPY- Used to trigger sound activation in Chase
mode or to copy a bank of scenes from
one to another in Program Mode
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SCANNERS
1
2
3
4
5
6
SCENES
7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9
10
11
12
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Page A
Page B
Page
Select
SPEED
Program
Midi
Rec
Auto
Music
Bank-copy
Tapsync
Display
FADE TIME
Del
BANK
Chase 1
Chase 2
Chase 3
Chase 4
Chase 5
Chase 6
BLACKOUT
CONTROLS & FUNCTIONS CONTINUED
10. BLACKOUT - Disables or enables all channel outputs
11. TAP SYNC / DISPLAY - In Auto Chase mode used to change rate
of chase also to change LCD Display in
Manual Chase.
12. FADE TIME SLIDER - Used to adjust the FADE TIME. Fade Time is
the amount of time it takes the DMX Operator to completely
change from one scene to another.
For example; if the fade time slider is set to 0 (zero) a scene change
will be instant. If the slider is set to ‘30s’ it will take the DMX Operator
30 seconds to complete the change from one scene to the next.
13. SPEED SLIDER- Used to adjust the rate of chase speed in Auto
Mode.
14. PAGE SELECT- Used to select faders between PAGE A (1-8) and
PAGE B (9-16) of each Scanner Button
15. FADERS (1-8)- Used to adjust the intensity from 0% to 100% or DMX
output level from 0 to 255 of each channel
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REAR CONTROLS
16. MIDI IN- Receives MIDI data.
17. DMX POLARITY SELECT- Changes the polarity setting of the DMX
output.
18. DMX OUT- Used to send DMX signal to fixtures or Packs.
19. DC INPUT- Accepts a DC 9~12V, 300 mA minimum, power
supply.
16 17 18 19
MIDI IN
DMX POLARITY
SELECT
1:GND
2:DATA 3:DATA +
1:GND
2:DATA +
3:DATA -
DMX OUT
DC INPUT
+-
+9V-+12V 300mA Min.
DMX512 ADDRESSING
WHEN ADDRESSING YOUR FIXTURES FOLLOW THE STARTING ADDRESS IN
THIS BOOK NOT THE ADDRESSING FOUND IN YOUR FIXTURE MANUAL
DMX 512 is a type of protocol that sends out up to 512 multiplex
channels at once down a common cable. Each channels has a
value from 0 to 255. You set the address for each receiver(fixture) by
using Dip switches or some type of digital readout
While DMX 512 is the standard used to control lighting, at this time,
there are some differences you should know about. One is pin configuration. The DATA + And DATA- are reversed. This can be corrected
by using the reversal switch on the DMX Operator. If you have some
fixtures from each polarity use adapter Z-DMXADAPT between the
fixtures.
Each Dip switch has an ADDRESS based on binary code.
Dip switch #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9
Value 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256
YOU SELECT THE ADDRESS WANTED BY ADDING THE TOTAL OF DIP
SWITCHES ON.
Dip switch #10 is not used with DMX but normally to select some
Function ie: Master / Slave, Sound Activation or to receive DMX
Control.
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Most fixtures start receiving on the address selected
EXAMPLE:
Setting ADDRESS at 1 unit starts at CHANNEL 1
Dip switch # 1 on
Setting ADDRESS for Setting ADDRESS for
17 unit starts at 49 unit starts at
CHANNEL 17 CHANNEL 49
Dip switch # 1 = 1 Dip switch # 1 = 1
“ # 5 = +16 “ 5 = 16
= 17 “ 6 = 32
= 49
DIP SWITCH DMX ADDRESS
2 8 32 128
ON
1 2 3 54 7 9 1086
1 4 16 64 256
Dip switch total = 17
unit starts at
CHANNEL 17
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DIP SWITCH DMX ADDRESS
2 8 32 128
ON
1 2 3 54 7 9 1086
1 4 16 64 256
Dip switch total = 49
unit starts at
CHANNEL 49
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