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  • Page 1

    American DJ ® 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 www .americandj.com Revised 2/03 User Instructions ©American DJ Supply® - www .americandj.com - MB DMX™ Instruction Manual Page 2 Unpacking.....................................................................................3 Introduction...................................................[...]

  • Page 2

    ©American DJ® - www .americandj.com - MB DMX™ Instruction Manual Page 3 MB DMX™ Safety Precautions ©American DJ® - www .americandj.com - MB DMX™ Instruction Manual Page 4 Safety Issues: • T o reduce the risk of electrical shock or r e, do not expose this unit rain or moisture • Do not spill water or other liquids into or on to your[...]

  • Page 3

    P ower Supply: Before plugging your unit in, be sure the source voltage in your ar ea matches the requir ed voltage for your American DJ ® MB DMX.™ Because line voltage may vary fr om venue to venue, you should be sure your unit voltages matches the wall outlet voltage before attempting to operate you xtur e. DMX-512: DMX is short for Digital[...]

  • Page 4

    DMX IN DMX OUT DMX IN DMX OUT ©American DJ® - www .americandj.com - MB DMX™ Instruction Manual Page 7 ©American DJ® - www .americandj.com - MB DMX™ Instruction Manual Page 8 M B D M X ™ L i n k i n g Figure 2 DMX512 IN 3-PIN XLR SOUND REMOTE CONTROL INPUT POWER INPUT OUTPUT SOUND REMOTE CONTROL INPUT POWER INPUT OUTPUT SOUND REMOTE CONTRO[...]

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    DMX IN DMX OUT DMX IN DMX OUT DMX Linking: DMX function allows independent control of each xture. Use any universal DMX controller to access the dif ferent traits associated with the MB DMX. A r eference of differ ent DMX traits is printed on page 21 of this manual. Link the units together using standard DMX cable as described on pages 5 and 6. [...]

  • Page 6

    tors on the rear of the units. Remember the Male XLR connector is the input and the Female XLR connector is the output. The rst unit in the chain (master) will use the female XLR connector only . The last unit in the chain will use the male XLR connector only . For longer cable runs we suggest a terminator at the last fixture. 2. Select a MB DMX[...]

  • Page 7

    ©American DJ® - www .americandj.com - MB DMX™ Instruction Manual Page 13 MB DMX™ DMX Traits ©American DJ® - www .americandj.com - MB DMX™ Instruction Manual Page 14 C H A N N E L 2 0 0 MO T O R S P E E D 2 55 0 0 1 2 8 0 1 1 2 7 1 29 2 55 S t o p S t o p C W S p e e d 5 r p m - 0 1 C W S p e e d 0 . 5 r p m - 1 2 7 C C W S p e e d 0 . 5 r[...]

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    ©American DJ® American DJ Group of Companies W orld Headquarters: 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA T el: 323-582-2650 Fax: 323-582-2610 W eb: www .americandj.com E-mail: info@americandj.com Model: MB DMX™ V oltage*: 120v~60Hz or 220v~50/60Hz Dimensions: 12.5”(H) x 11.25”(W) x 8.5”(D) W eight: 4 Lbs. Breaker: 3 Amp Duty Cycle:[...]