LightViper DMX40, User Manual

5 

Getting

Started

To

connect

&

use

your

DMX4

units

please

follow

these

steps:

1.

Place

the

DMX4i

as

near

as

possible

to

the

VIM

‐

1832

mixer

box

or

VIM

‐

MY32S

cards.

Connect

the

DMXi

to

your

VIM

‐

1832

mixer

box

or

VIM

‐

MY32S

cards

using

“ruggedized”

CAT5

cable.

2.

Place

the

DMX4o

unit

on

stage

as

near

as

possible

to

the

lighting

fixtures

you

will

be

controlling.

Connect

the

DMXo

to

your

VIS

‐

1832

mixer

box,

VIS

‐

4832

or

VIM

‐

0808

unit

using

“ruggedized”

CAT5

cable.

3.

Connect

the

DMX

control

between

the

lighting

controller

and

the

DMX4i.

4.

Connect

the

DMX4o

to

the

lighting

fixtures

being

controlled.

5.

Test

the

system

to

ensure

control

is

working

Note:

The

DMX4i

and

DMX4o

are

identical

with

the

exception

that

DMX

is

input

to

the

DMX4i

and

output

from

the

DMX4o.

With that in mind, the description below pertains to both units

.

The

DMX4o

is

identical

except

the

XLR

and

DB9

connectors

are

female

as

it

is

providing

DMX

output

from

the

LightViper

system.

DMX4i/DMX4o

(3)

pin

XLR

connectors

 ‐ 

This

is

where

the

DMX

control

is

input

into

DMX4i

and

output

from

the

DMX4o.

(5)

pin

XLR

connectors

 ‐ 

This

is

alternatively

where

the

DMX

control

is

input

into

the

DMX4i

and

output

from

the

DMX4o.

DB9

Connector

–

This

is

where

the

Yamaha

control

protocol

can

be

input

to

the

DMX4i

and

output

from

the

DMX4o

via

a

9

pin

crossover

cable.

RJ45

EtherCon

™

Connector

–

This

connector

provides

the

interface

between

the

DMX4i

and

the

VIM

‐

1832,

VIM

‐

MY32S

or

VIM

‐

1808,

and

between

the

DMX4o

and

the

VIS

‐

1832,

VIS

‐

4832

or

VIM

‐

0808.

Sync

LED

–

This

LED

is

unlit

when

no

AC

power

is

present

and

green

when

the

unit

is

powered

and

in

sync.

Both

the

DMX4i

and

DMX4o

receive

their

power

from

the

LightViper

units

they

are

connected

to

through

this

RJ45

connector.

Important:

Each

channel

has

a

selection

of

connectors.

Only

one

connector

per

channel

may

be

used

at

one

time.

This

includes

the

D9

HA

control

connector

on

channel

4.

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

1 

2 

3

4 

5 

DMX4i (Input) 

DMX4o (Output) 

1 

2 

3

4 

5