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CHAPTER 2

Setup and Configuration

16 DL.3 Digital Light User Manual

Configuring DL.3 Fixtures

Before programming the DL.3 fixtures from a DMX512 console, configure the fixture by:

• Identifying the DMX Source for the fixture

• Selecting the Protocol type to determine the DMX channel range this fixture will utilize

• Selecting a Fixture ID number to identify this fixture on the DL.3 fixture link (required if

you will be synchronizing output between fixtures).

• Assigning a valid Start Channel (the first channel in the unique range of DMX channels

designated by the console for this fixture)

You can configure fixtures directly using the DL.3 menu system or remotely using the Content

Management Application (CMA).

Setup Configuration Using the Menu System

All setup parameters are located on the DL.3

fixture’s menu DMX Screen.

For detailed

information on using the DL.3 Menu System,

see

Chapter 3: The Digital Light Menu System

on page 21.

DMX Source defines the source of DMX data

and has two options:

• DMX512—Data is transmitted over

standard DMX cables.

• Art-Net—Data is transmitted over

Ethernet cables using the Art-Net protocol.

Set the number of DMX Universes (and

DL.3 Ethernet Subnetworks containing this fixture from 0–16).

Choose from three DMX Protocol types:

• Standard protocol requires 170 channels and enables all fixture parameters for direct DMX

control.

• Dual protocol reduces the fixture footprint to 132 channels by implementing only two

graphic objects.

• Single protocol simplifies fixture control to a single graphic object and uses 94 channels.

Select a valid Start Channel in the Start Channel field by using the up and down arrows on the

multidirectional button to step through the numbers 1-512. For more information on choosing

valid DL.3 DMX Start Channels, see

“Determining a DMX Start Channel” on page 4-38.

• Standard protocol valid start channel = 1–343.

• Dual protocol valid start channel = 1–381.

• Single protocol valid start channels = 1–419.

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