User manual

D-Fi™ Hub User Manual Rev. 1 Page 9 of 12
Programming
and Signal
Selection
To connect the D-Fi™ Hub to a DMX controller and configure it to transmit to
D-Fi™-compatible lights, do the following:
1. Connect the hub to the controller using a DMX cable.
2. Connect the hub to power.
If the display shows Transmit Manual <CHXX>, where XX is a value between 01 and
16, the hub is already configured for manual transmission.
3. Press <MENU> and the display shows Settings with 2 words underneath.
4. Press <ENTER> and the 2 words become highlighted.
5. Use <UP> or <DOWN> to cycle through the highlighted options until the display
shows Transmit Manual.
Note: Selecting Transmit Auto automatically detects a transmission signal
when used in conjunction with <AUTO SYNC>.
6. Press <ENTER> and the display shows Transmit Manual with <CHXX>
highlighted, where XX is a value between 01 and 16.
7. Use <UP> or <DOWN> to cycle through the highlighted channel options and select
the channel to use for D-Fi™ transmission.
8. Press <ENTER> and the display shows Transmit Manual <CHXX>, where XX is
the channel selected in step 8.
The hub is now configured for manual signal transmission.
NOTE: All the lights must be set to the D-Fi™ channel shown on the hub’s
display.
To connect the D-Fi™ Hub to any DMX lights and configure it to receive D-Fi™ signals
from a D-Fi™-compatible hub, do the following:
1. Connect the hub to the lights using a DMX cable.
2. Connect the hub to power.
If the display shows Receive Manual <CHXX>, where XX
is a value between 01 and 16,
the hub is already configured for manual reception.
3. Press <MENU> and the display shows Settings with 2 words underneath
4. Press <ENTER> and the 2 words become highlighted.
5. Use <UP> or <DOWN> to cycle through the highlighted options until the display
shows Receive Manual.
Note: Selecting Receive Auto automatically detects a receiving signal when
used in conjunction with <AUTO SYNC>.
6. Press <ENTER> and the display shows Receive Manual with <CHXX> highlighted,
where XX is a value between 01 and 16.
7. Use <UP> or <DOWN> to cycle through the highlighted channel options and select
the channel to use for D-Fi™ reception.
8. Press <ENTER> and the display shows Receive Manual <CHXX>, where XX is the
channel number selected in step 8.
The hub is now configured for manual signal reception.
NOTE: The controller must be set to the D-Fi™ channel shown on the hub’s
display.
Information about using D-
Fi™ lights and controllers is in the product manuals at the
Chauvet website http://www.chauvetlighting.com/product-manuals-literature/.
Information about DMX is in the CHAUVET® DMX Primer at
http://www.chauvetlighting.com/downloads/DMX_Primer_rev05_WO.pdf.