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6550 PDS-375 TRX Manual R6.docxx
Some USB memory devices do not meet the USB Standard, and may not work reliably with the
PDS-375 TRX. If you have a problem, please contact City Theatrical for help.
The Menus
The PDS-375 TRX will power up in the configuration it was last set to. On power up, the unit
will be in the Main Menu and the display will show:
PDS-375 TRX
Æ
(main menu)
[status] (status messages will vary with the input control method selected)
(
Æ
) indicates that there is more information available by pressing the Right button.
The Setup Wizard
The Setup Wizard will guide you to configure basic setups for Wired DMX control, Wireless
DMX control, or Ethernet control. To use the Setup Wizard, navigate to the Setup Wizard menu
and press ENTER to Start. Continue to press ENTER to select choices and to move through
the Wizard
.
Input Setup>
Sets the input and control protocol to be used. Select DMX512-A, Art-Net,
Streaming ACN, SHoW DMX or Internal Scenes.
Personality>
Sets a fixture personality for all 12 of the CKDMX ports. Select RGB3 16-
bit, RGB3 8-bit, iW 8-bit, RGBAW 16-bit, RGBAW 8-bit RGB5 16-bit, or RGB5 8-bit
.
Note, fixtures are automatically zapi-ed when PERSONALITY is selected to assure
correct configuration
Base Address>
Sets the unit’s base DMX address and addresses the CKDMX ports
sequentially. Select any DMX address from 1 -512
•
Universe (when Ethernet is selected)
•
SHoW ID (When SHoW DMX is selected) Sets the SHoW ID (hopping pattern and
bandwidth
setting) for use in a SHoW DMX wireless DMX system.
For more advanced and detailed configuration, proceed to the menu for the feature you wish to
configure.
Input Setup
Use this menu to configure the PDS-375 TRX to accept control data from any one of the many
supported control protocol options, and to set the various configuration options for each of the
different protocols supported. This is a dynamic menu range; the options vary with the protocol
selected, so options are only presented when they are pertinent to the selected protocol.
When using one of the Ethernet protocols, the PDS-375 TRX’s outputs can be assigned to any
supported Universe while the DMX output is assigned to a different supported Universe.
Control Method
•
E1.11
DMX-512
(selects DMX)
•
Internal
Scenes
(selects Internal Scenes)
•
ArtNet
(selects Art-Net and enables the Art-Net configuration options below)
