elektraLite LXE 700 Spot - Manual (Page 7)

- ６ - LXE700 SPOT
DMX-512 Control Connection
Connect the provided XLR cable to the female 5-pin XLR output of your Elektralite CP 20 or other DMX
controller. The other end should be connected to the male 5-pin XLR input of LXE 700 Spot. Then daisy-chain
out of the first LXE 700 Spot and into the next LXE 700 Spot or other dmx device. Never “Y” split the DMX
connection.
If you need more cable, then it should be two core, screened cable fitted with a 5 pin XLR input and output
connector. Please refer to the diagram below.
1
2
3
4
5
DMX-512 connection with DMX terminator
For installations where the DMX cable has to run a long distance or is in an electrically “noisy” environment, it
is recommended that a DMX terminator is used. This helps prevent corruption of the digital control signal. The
DMX terminator is simply a 5 pin XLR plug (male) with a 120 Ω resistor connected between pins 2 and 3. It is
then plugged into the output XLR socket of the last LXE 700 Spot or other dmx device in the chain. Please see
illustration below.
1
2
3
4
5
Ω
120
DMX line