User manual

M8 Plus User Manual 6 V1.3 September 2012
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The correct wiring between male and female connectors is ‘one to one’.
Pin # Pin # Minimum Cable size
1 Ground (-ve) 2.50mm
²
(14 AWG)
2 Control data minus (-) 0.35mm
²
(22 AWG)
3 Control data plus (+) 0.35mm
²
(22AWG)
4 24V DC (+ve) 2.50mm
²
(14 AWG)
Chassis Cable shield/drain wire 0.25mm
²
(24 AWG)
Note: Total cable length should not exceed 60m / 200 ft with return line.
Connections:
Correct cabling procedure and connection of the units to the power supply will increase signal strength and prevent
malfunction. Please follow these basic rules.
a) Use the correct type and gauge of cable and connectors. (Tourflex Ultra Datasafe P&D cable recommended).
b) Keep cable runs as short as possible to reduce line loss.
c) It is recommended to use a return cable for each run. This will ensure balanced DC power to all units, where the
line is correctly terminated, and all units receive power if one link of the chain is faulty.
Note: Standard signal input is a male XLR chassis connector and output is a female XLR chassis connector.
Warning! Always ensure that safety wire is connected before final inspection.
2.3 Gel Loading and Replacement
Changing the gel strings is easy, but it may take some time and practice to accomplish, if the user is not familiar with these
types of colour changers. There are two methods of loading gel strings on the M8 Plus, manually or using the power assisted
loading method (‘PAL” Load).
Note: It is suggested that new users of this product load the gel strings by the manual method until they become familiar
with the units.
Replacing the gel string (Manual Mode):
(See also the drawing section of this manual).