City Theatrical 5900 Quick Start Guide

Multiverse® SHoW Baby® (5900)

Quick Start Guide

475 Barell Ave., Carlstadt, NJ 07072

Voice: 800-230-9497, 201-549-1160

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SETUP AND OPERATION

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A Multiverse SHoW Baby® system will normally consist of at least two Multiverse SHoW Baby®
units.

Transmitter Setup

Although a simple Multiverse SHoW Baby system will have one transmitter and one or more
receivers, you can use up to six Multiverse SHoW Baby units as transmitters set on different
SHoW IDs to create a multi universe system. The following instructions describe how to set up a
single universe system using the SHoW Baby’s on board user interface options.

1. Install the Multiverse SHoW Baby you will use as a transmitter in a convenient location
where you can reach it with the DMX cable from your console or controller. For best
results, locate the unit as high in the air as possible to enable it to be clear of
obstructions. Consider where you will put your Multiverse SHoW Baby receivers and
place the Multiverse SHoW Baby transmitter where its antenna will be within line of sight
with the receivers, if possible.

2. Install the provided antenna and point it straight up in the air.

3. Connect the provided 12V DC Power Supply to the unit, and connect to mains power.

4. Select a SHoW ID for your transmitter by choosing an ID/Data LED color using the Set
ID button located on the rear next to the power jack, or just use the default.

5. Connect a DMX cable from the console/controller to the DMX IN. The Multiverse SHoW
Baby will automatically configure itself as a transmitter and the Tx LED will light. The
DMX IN will be automatically terminated, and the DMX OUT will be available as a DMX
pass-thru. If you also connect a cable to the DMX OUT the termination is lifted.

6. As soon as you begin sending DMX from your console, the Multiverse SHoW Baby will
begin broadcasting and the Data LED will light solid.

Receiver Setup

Color

Green

Cyan

Magenta

White

Red

Yellow

SHoW ID

201

102

117

133

149

165

Use

Adaptive
hopping
(default
selection)

Full
bandwidth
broadcast

Broadcast
limited to
lower end
of band

Broadcast
limited to
middle of
band

Broadcast
limited to
upper end
of band

Broadcast
limited to
area of Wi-Fi
channel 14

You will need at least one Multiverse SHoW Baby to use as a receiver.

1. Install the Multiverse SHoW Baby you will use for a receiver in a convenient location
where you can reach it with a DMX cable to the device (or devices) it will be providing
DMX for. As with the Multiverse SHoW Baby transmitter, locate the unit higher in the air
for best results, and try to place your Multiverse SHoW Baby receiver where its antenna
will be within line of sight with the transmitter.

2. Install the provided antenna and point it straight up in the air.

3. Connect the provided 12V DC Power Supply to the unit, and connect to mains power.
The Multiverse SHoW Baby will be configured as a receiver and the Rx LED will light.

4. Select a SHoW ID by matching the ID/Data LED color to that of the transmitting
Multiverse SHoW Baby you wish to receive DMX data from by using the button located
on the rear of the unit next to the power jack. Transmitter and receiver SHoW ID colors
must match for them to communicate.

5. Connect a DMX cable from the Multiverse SHoW Baby DMX OUT to the first DMX
device you want to provide DMX to. You can then continue to add devices to up to a
total of 32 DMX devices in the chain. Like any other DMX system, be sure the last
connected device in the chain is properly terminated.

6. As soon as you begin broadcasting from the Multiverse SHoW Baby set up as your
transmitter, the data will be received by the SHoW Baby(s) 6 set up as receiver(s) and
the transmitted DMX will be output from the receiver unit’s DMX OUT. The received
signal quality will be displayed on the four LO – RF Signal – HI LEDs. This four LED
“meter” will light to show you your signal quality; a high quality wireless signal is three or
more LEDs, and lower quality signal is two or less.

You can set up any number of additional Multiverse SHoW Baby units as receivers.

Choosing SHoW IDs

Multiverse SHoW Baby Advanced Setup

Besides the six SHoW IDs settable via the “Set ID” button on the back of the SHoW Baby, all

SHoW DMX Neo SHoW IDs (70) and all Multiverse SHoW IDs (147) are accessible with any
RDM controller, such as DMXcat®. Using Multiverse SHoW IDs enables the use of additional
Multiverse features such as Forward Error Correction, mDMX (lower radio energy), and
improved RDM performance, as well as allowing the Multiverse SHoW Baby to serve as a
receiver on a system with a Multiverse Transmitter or Multiverse Node.

To learn more about using the additional SHoW DMX Neo or Multiverse SHoW IDs please
consult the Multiverse SHoW Baby User’s Manual.