Order code: BOTE72
CS2 DMX Distribution Splitter
User Manual
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Safety advice
WARNINGFOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP!• Beforeyourinitialstart-up,pleasemakesurethatthereisnodamagecausedduringtransportation.
• Shouldtherebeanydamage,consultyourdealeranddonotusetheequipment.
• Tomaintaintheequipmentingoodworkingconditionandtoensuresafeoperation,itisnecessaryfortheusertofollowthesafetyinstructionsandwarningnoteswritteninthismanual.
• Pleasenotethatdamagescausedbyusermodificationstothisequipmentarenotsubjecttowarranty.
IMPORTANT:The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance of this manual or any unauthorised modification to the equipment.
OPERATING DETERMINATIONSIfthisequipmentisoperatedinanyotherway,thanthosedescribedinthismanual,theproductmaysufferdamageandthewarrantybecomesvoid.Incorrectoperationmayleadtodangere.g:short-circuit,burnsandelectricshocksetc.
Donotendangeryourownsafetyandthesafetyofothers!
Incorrectinstallationorusecancauseseriousdamagetopeopleand/orproperty.
• Neverletthepowercablecomeintocontactwithothercables.Handlethepowercableandallmainsvoltageconnectionswithparticularcaution!
• Neverremovewarningorinformativelabelsfromtheunit.
• Donotopentheequipmentanddonotmodifytheunit.
• Donotswitchtheequipmentonandoffinshortintervals,asthiswillreducethesystem’slife.
• Onlyusetheequipmentindoors.
• Donotexposetoflammablesources,liquidsorgases.
• Alwaysdisconnectthepowerfromthemainswhenequipmentisnotinuseorbeforecleaning!Onlyhandlethepower-cablebytheplug.Neverpullouttheplugbypullingthepower-cable.
• Makesurethattheavailablemainssupplyvoltageis240VAC,50Hz.
• Makesurethatthepowercableisnevercrimpedordamaged.Checktheequipmentandthepowercableperiodically.
• Iftheequipmentisdroppedordamaged,disconnectthemainspowersupplyimmediatelyandhaveaqualifiedengineerinspecttheequipmentbeforeoperatingagain.
• Iftheequipmenthasbeenexposedtodrastictemperaturefluctuation(e.g.aftertransportation),donotconnectpowerorswitchitonimmediately.Thearisingcondensationmightdamagetheequipment.Leavetheequipmentswitchedoffuntilithasreachedroomtemperature.
• Ifyourproductfailstofunctioncorrectly,stopuseimmediately.Packtheunitsecurely(preferablyintheoriginalpackingmaterial),andreturnittoyourProLightdealerforservice.
• Onlyusefusesofsametypeandrating.
• Repairs,servicingandpowerconnectionmustonlybecarriedoutbyaqualifiedtechnician.THISUNITCONTAINSNOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTS.
• Thisfixtureisforprofessionaluseonly-itisnotdesignedfororsuitableforhouseholduse.Theproductmustbeinstalledbyaqualifiedtechnicianinaccordancewithlocalterritoryregulations.Thesafetyoftheinstallationistheresponsibilityoftheinstaller.Thefixturepresentsrisksofsevereinjuryordeathduetofirehazards,electricshockandfalls.
• WARRANTY:Oneyearfromdateofpurchase.
CAUTION!KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT AWAY FROM RAIN, MOISTURE AND LIQUIDS
CAUTION! TAKE CARE USING THIS EQUIPMENT!HIGH VOLTAGE-RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK!!
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Product overview & technical specifications
Acombination2wayDMXbooster/distributorfeaturingoneinputandtwooutputsplusIECpowerinputandIECpoweroutput.BothDMXinputandDMXoutputsareprovidedwith3-PinXLRconnectors,eachDMXoutputhasanindependentdriver.
• 2wayDMXdistributorwithoneinputandtwooutputs
• 3-PinXLRinput
• 3-PinXLRoutputperchannel
• EachDMXoutputfeaturesanindependentdriver
• 100%electricalisolationbetweenallinputs/outputs
• IECpowerinputwithIECpoweroutput
• Rugged,steelchassis
CS2 DMX Distribution Splitter
Specifications
Powersupply 240V,50Hz
Fuse F500mA250V
Dimensions 50x150x105mm
Weight 0.7kg
Ordercode BOTE72
DMX OUTPUT 1 DMX OUTPUT 2
DMXOUTPUT
DC
DMXOUTPUT
DC
DMX INPUT
POWER INPUT: 240V~50HzFUSE: F500mA 250V
POWER OUTPUT: 240V~50HzMAX. 6A
50mm
105mm 120mm
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01-2x3-PinDMXoutputs
02-3-PinDMXinput
03-DC/DMXoutputindicators
04-IECpowerinput
05-IECpoweroutput
06-Fuse:F500mA250V
07-Earthpoint
Inthebox:1 x DMX distribution splitter, 1 x power cable & 1 x user manual
Technical specifications
CS2 DMX Distribution Splitter
POWER INPUT: 240V~50HzFUSE: F500mA 250V
POWER OUTPUT: 240V~50HzMAX. 6A
DMX OUTPUT 1DMX OUTPUT 2
DMXOUTPUT
DC
DMXOUTPUT
DC
DMX INPUT
04
01 0203
06 07 05
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DMX OUTPUT 1 DMX OUTPUT 2DMX INPUT
DMX Controller
Operating instructions
Setup:ConnectaDMXsignalcablefromalightingconsoleorfixtureintotheDMXInputviathe3-Pinmaleconnectoronthesidepanel.TheCS2has2outputseachwitha3-pinXLRconnectorforeachDMXoutput.FromeachDMXoutputasignalcablemaybeconnectedwithupto32fixturespersignalline,andupto100mcablelength.ConnecttheCS2toasuitable240VAC50HzmainssupplyviatheIECmainsinlet.
LED indicators:TheCS2isfittedwithsignalandDCindicators.Undernormalconditions,withDMXsignalpassingthroughtheunitbothLEDswillbeilluminated.TheDMXLEDindicatesthepresenceofaDMXsignal.TheDCLEDindicatestheDMXdrivecircuitisfunctioningcorrectly.
Example connection diagrams:
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DMX setup
FurtherDMXcablescanbepurchasedfromallgoodsoundandlightingsuppliersorProLightConceptsdealers.Pleasequote:
CABL10 – 2mCABL11 – 5mCABL12 – 10m
Setting the DMX address:
TheDMXmodeenablestheuseofauniversalDMXcontroller.Eachfixturerequiresa“startaddress”from1-512.Afixturerequiringoneormorechannelsforcontrolbeginstoreadthedataonthechannelindicatedbythestartaddress.Forexample,afixturethatoccupiesoruses7channelsofDMXandwasaddressedtostartonDMXchannel100,wouldreaddatafromchannels:100,101,102,103,104,105and106.Chooseastartaddresssothatthechannelsuseddonotoverlap.E.g.thenextunitinthechainstartsat107.
DMX 512:
DMX(DigitalMultiplex)isauniversalprotocolusedasaformofcommunicationbetweenintelligentfixturesandcontrollers.ADMXcontrollersendsDMXdatainstructionsformthecontrollertothefixture.DMXdataissentasserialdatathattravelsfromfixturetofixtureviatheDATA“IN”andDATA“OUT”XLRterminalslocatedonallDMXfixtures(mostcontrollersonlyhaveadata“out”terminal).
DMX linking:
DMXisalanguageallowingallmakesandmodelsofdifferentmanufacturestobelinkedtogetherandoperatefromasinglecontroller,aslongasallfixturesandthecontrollerareDMXcompliant.ToensureproperDMXdatatransmission,whenusingseveralDMXfixturestrytousetheshortestcablepathpossible.TheorderinwhichfixturesareconnectedinaDMXlinedoesnotinfluencetheDMXaddressing.Forexample;afixtureassignedtoaDMXaddressof1maybeplacedanywhereinaDMXline,atthebeginning,attheend,oranywhereinthemiddle.WhenafixtureisassignedaDMXaddressof1,theDMXcontrollerknowstosendDATAassignedtoaddress1tothatunit,nomatterwhereitislocatedintheDMXchain.
DATA cable (DMX cable) requirements (for DMX operation):
ThisfixturecanbecontrolledviaDMX-512protocol.TheDMXaddressissetonthebackoftheunit.YourunitandyourDMXcontrollerrequireastandard3-pinXLRconnectorfordatainput/output,seeimagebelow.
Also remember that DMX cable must be daisy chained and cannot be split.
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Terminationreducessignaltransmissionproblemsandinterferance.itisalwaysadvisabletoconnectaDMXterminal,(resistance120Ohm1/4W)betweenpin2(DMX-)andpin3(DMX+)ofthelastfixture.
5-pin XLR (female)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)Pin 4: N/CPin 5: N/C
3-pin XLR (female)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)
3-pin XLR (male)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)
5-pin XLR (male)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)Pin 4: N/CPin 5: N/C
DMX setup
Notice:
Besuretofollowthediagramsbelowwhenmakingyourowncables.DonotconnectthecablesshieldconductortothegroundlugorallowtheshieldconductortocomeincontactwiththeXLRsoutercasing.Groundingtheshieldcouldcauseashortcircuitanderraticbehaviour.
Special note:
Line termination:
Whenlongerrunsofcableareused,youmayneedtouseaterminatoronthelastunittoavoiderraticbehaviour.
Using a cable terminator will decrease the possibilities of erratic behaviour. (3-pin - Order ref: CABL90, 5-pin - Order ref: CABL89)
5-pin XLR DMX connectors:
Somemanufacturesuse5-pinXLRconnectorsfordatatransmissioninplaceof3-pin.5-pinXLRfixturesmaybeimplementedina3-pinXLRDMXline.Wheninsertingstandard5-pinXLRconnectorsintoa3-pinlineacableadaptormustbeused.Thediagrambelowdetailsthecorrectcableconversion.
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WEEE notice
Correct Disposal of this Product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)
(Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)
Thismarkingshownontheproductoritsliterature,indicatesthatitshouldnotbedisposedofwithotherhouseholdwastesattheendofitsworkinglife.Topreventpossibleharmtotheenvironmentorhumanhealthfromuncontrolledwastedisposal,pleaseseparatethisfromothertypesofwastesandrecycleitresponsiblytopromotethesustainablereuseofmaterialresources.
Householdusersshouldcontacteithertheretailerwheretheypurchasedthisproduct,ortheirlocalgovernmentoffice,fordetailsofwhereandhowtheycantakethisitemforenvironmentallysaferecycling.
Businessusersshouldcontacttheirsupplierandcheckthetermsandconditionsofthepurchasecontract.Thisproductshouldnotbemixedwithothercommercialwastesfordisposal.