ADJ SABER SPOT WW User Instructions

ADJ Products, LLC - www.adj.com - Saber Spot WW Instruction Manual Page 6 ADJ Products, LLC - www.adj.com - Saber Spot WW Instruction Manual Page 75-Pin XLR DMX Connectors. Some manufactures use 5-pin DMX-512 data cables for DATA transmission in place of 3-pin. 5-pin DMXfixtures may be implemented in a 3-pin DMX line. When inserting stan-dard 5-pin data cables in to a 3-pin line a cable adaptor must be used,these adaptors are readily available at most electric stores. The chartbelow details a proper cable conversion.Conductor 5-Pin XLR Male (In)3-Pin XLR Female (Out)Pin 1Pin 5 - Do Not UsePin 4 - Do Not UsePin 3Pin 2Pin 1Pin 3Pin 2Not UsedNot UsedData True (+ signal)Data Compliment (- signal)Ground/Shield3-Pin XLR to 5-Pin XLR ConversionSaber Spot WW DMX Set Upa male and female XLR connector on either end of the cable. Alsoremember that DMX cable must be daisy chained and cannot be split.Saber Spot WW DMX Set UpNotice: Be sure to follow figures two and three when making your owncables. Do not use the ground lug on the XLR connector. Do not con-nect the cable’s shield conductor to the ground lug or allow the shieldconductor to come in contact with the XLR’s outer casing. Groundingthe shield could cause a short circuit and erratic behavior.DMX512 IN3-PIN XLR123123DMX +DMX -COMMONDMX512 OŠT3-PIN XLRFigure 2Figure 31 Ground 1 GroundXLR Male Socket XLR Pin Configuration3 Hot2 Cold 2 Cold3 HotXLR Female SocketPin 3 = Data True (positive)Pin 2 = Data Compliment (negative)Pin 1 = GroundSpecial Note: Line Termination. When longer runs of cable areused, you may need to use a terminator on the last unit to avoid erraticbehavior. A terminator is a 110-120 ohm 1/4 watt resistor which is con-nected between pins 2 and 3 of a male XLR connector (DATA + andDATA -). This unit is inserted in the female XLR connector of the lastunit in your daisy chain to terminate the line. Using a cable terminator(ADJ part number Z-DMX/T) will decrease the possibilities of erraticbehavior.123Termination reduces signal errors andavoids signal transmission problemsand interference. It is always advisableto connect a DMX terminal, (Resistance120 Ohm 1/4 W) between PIN 2 (DMX-)and PIN 3 (DMX +) of the last fixture. Figure 4