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Connecting the DMX data link
To connect the fixture to data:
1. Connect the DMX data output from the controller to the closest fixture’s male
XLR DMX input connector.
2. Connect the DMX output of the fixture closest to the controller to the DMX input of the next fixture and continue connecting fixtures output to input.
Terminate the last fixture on the link with a 120-Ohm resistor.
Fixture setup
This section explains the fixture characteristics that can be set that determine how it can be controlled and will behave. These settings are made using the menus available from the control panel, and are retained, even when the fixture is powered off.
Using the control menus
A map of the control menu structure can be found in ‘Control menus’ on page 30.
To access the control menus, press the MENU button. Navigate the menu structure using the MENU, ENTER, DOWN and UP buttons. Select any required menu option using the ENTER button. To return to a higher level in the menu structure without making any change, press the MENU button (this will occur automatically after an interval where there has been no user input.).
DMX addressing
The DMX address, also known as the start channel, is the first channel used to receive instructions from a DMX controller. The fixture can be controlled using signals sent by a DMX controller on a number of channels (4, 5 or 7, depending on the DMX mode that has been set). Each DMX-controlled fixture must have a
DMX address set. For example, if a fixture has a DMX address of 10 and it is in 5channel DMX mode, then it uses channels 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14. The next fixture on the DMX link can be set to a DMX address of 15.
For independent control, each fixture must be assigned its own control channels.
Two fixtures of the same type may share the same address if identical behavior is desired. Address sharing can be useful for diagnostic purposes and symmetric control.
The DMX address is configured using the
To set the fixture’s DMX address:
1. Select and press ENTER.
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menu in the control panel.
RUSH PAR 1 RGBW User Manual
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