OmniSistem PR Pilot 575 Wash User Manual

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In the Controller mode, at the last fixture in the chain, the DMX output has to be connected
with a DMX terminator. This prevents electrical noise from disturbing and corrupting the
DMX control signals.
The DMX terminator is simply an XLR connector with a 120 (ohm) resistor connected
across pins 2 and 3, which is then plugged into the output socket on the last projector in the
chain. The connections are illustrated below.

Projector configuration can be set conveniently via pressbutton switch and digital display.
Turn the projector on and the digital display will show DMX address you set and save last
time and it can be reset and saved again as you please.

Press the button ENTER and hold it 5 seconds, the yellow LED is on, which means the
panel is unlocked.

Press the button UP or DOWN

if you want to browse through the various Setup Options.

Press the button ENTER to save your settings or enter the next menu. Press the button UP

or DOWN to shift the display between

and

or change the address.

Press the button FUNC , it will return to the upper menu one by one.

Each PILOT WASH 575 must be given a DMX start address so that the correct projector
responds to the correct control signals. This DMX start address is the channel number from
which the projector starts to “listen” to the digital control information being sent out from the
controller.
When ext. channels enabled, the PILOT WASH 575 has 14 channels, so set the No. 1
projector’s address 001, No. 2 projector’s address 015, No. 3 projector’s address 029, No.
4 projector’s address 043, and so on.
When ext. channels disabled, the PILOT WASH 575 has 11 channels, so set the No. 1
projector’s address 001, No. 2 projector’s address 012, No. 3 projector’s address 023, No.
4 projector’s address 034, and so on.

Launch the projector. Press the button FUNC to

Press the button ENTER , it will display

Press the button UP or DOWN , you can set the address.

Press the button ENTER to confirm.

Press the button FUNC , it will return to the upper menu one by one.

DMX TERMINATOR CONNECTION

Connect a 120(OHM) resistor across

pins 2 and 3 in an XLR plug and insert

into the DMX OUT socket on the last

unit in the chain.

DMX TERMINATOR

SETUP OPTIONS PROJECTOR CONFIGURATION

TO SET THE DMX START ADDRESS