Enttec RDS4, RDS8 User Manual

RDM Splitters

Models RDS4 and RDS8

User Manual

www.enttec.com

June 2007

Package Contents

Your RDS4 package should contain these items:

• RDS4 (Part No. 70037)

• IEC Power Cord (Australia only)

• This user manual

Your RDS8 package should contain these items:

• RDS8 (Part No. 70036)

• IEC Power Cord (Australia only)

• This user manual

If any item is missing or damaged, please contact your supplier
immediately.

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RDS 4 and RDS 8

User Manual

Firmware V1.0

Table of Contents

Models RDS4 and RDS8 ......................................................... 1

Warranty .......................................................................................... 4

Contacting ENTTEC ....................................................................... 4

Getting Support ................................................................................ 4

Getting to know your RDS4 or RDS8 ............................................ 5

Features ............................................................................................ 5

Layout .............................................................................................. 6

Connecting the RDS4 or RDS8 ....................................................... 7

Power supply ........................................................................... 8

DMX Out ................................................................................. 8

DMX In .................................................................................... 8

Electrical Isolation ................................................................... 8

Powering up the RDS4 or RDS8................................................. 9

Using the RDS4 or RDS8 ............................................................... 9

Normal Mode...............................................................................9

Filtered Mode............................................................................ 10

When to use Filtered Mode: ................................................. 10

Bypassed Mode..........................................................................10

.................................................................................................. 10

When to use the Bypass Mode: ............................................ 11

Appendix 1 - Connector Pinouts ................................................ 12

DMX OUT.................................................................................12

DMX IN.....................................................................................12

Appendix 2 - FCC Declaration .................................................... 13

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration

of Conformity .................................................................. 13

Appendix 3 - EEC Declaration .................................................... 15

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Warranty

ENTTEC warrants that the product that it manufactures will be
free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one
year from the date of shipment from an authorised ENTTEC
wholesaler. If the device proves defective within the warranty
period, ENTTEC will repair or replace at its sole discretion, the
defective hardware. If the failure is due to an operator error, the
user accepts the responsibility to pay any costs incurred in the
diagnosis of the hardware, parts or shipping from our service
facility.

ENTTEC makes no warranty of any kind, express or implied,
including without limitation the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no
event shall ENTTEC be liable for indirect, special or
consequential damages.

Opening the case of the unit voids the warranty as described
above.

Contacting ENTTEC

Email: [e-mail]

Telephone: [phone] GMT+10
Facsimile: [phone]
Postal Address: ENTTEC Pty Ltd

PO Box 282
Kew
Vic 3101 Australia

Getting Support

If you require support for the RDS4 or RDS8 please visit the
Support area of our website at www.enttec.com. There you can fill
out a support request ticket for prompt assistance with your
enquiry.

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Getting to know your RDS4 or RDS8

Thank you for purchasing the RDS4 or RDS8. At Enttec we are
proud of our products and we hope you will enjoy using them as
much as we enjoy designing and building them.

The RDS4 and the RDS8 are hubs/splitters which are built with
Remote Device Management data in mind. They can be used as
the backbone for creating a bidirectional DMX512 control network
where a controller that is RDM-enabled, and a number of
DMX512 fixtures or dimmers (with or without the RDM
technology) can communicate with each other. The RDS4 and
RDS8 comply with the newest industry standard DMX512-A and
RDM protocols (American National Standard E1.20-2006) and
will work seamlessly with other devices that comply with those
standards as well.

Features

The RDS4 (or RDS8) provides:

• A full 512 addresses of DMX (1 universe) can be transmitted

from controller out to devices, and messages from those devices
sent back.

• One input which is the Male 5-pin and 4 outputs (8 in RDS8)

which are Female 5-pin style.

• Two buttons which allow user to select different features: RDM

enabled, RDM filtered, and Bypass.

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