User's Manual

Design Par 575H™
©Elation Professional® 21 Design Par 575H™
DMX-512 control connection
Connect the provided XLR cable to the female 3-pin XLR output of your controller and the
other side to the male 3-pin XLR input of the moving head (Please refer to the diagram
below.). You can chain multiple moving heads together through serial linking. The cable
needed should be two conductor, shielded cable with XLR input and output connectors that
is specially designed for DMX data transmission. Always be sure to daisy chain your in and
out data connections, never split or “Y” your DMX connections unless you are using an
approved DMX splitter such as the Elation Opto Branch 4™ or DMX Branch/4™.
DMX-512 connection with DMX terminator
You should always use a terminator on the last fixture to avoid erratic behavior. A terminator
is a 90-120 ohm 1/4 watt resistor that is connected between pins 2 and 3 of a male XLR
connector (DATA + and DATA -). This fixture is inserted in the female XLR connector of the
last fixture in your daisy chain to terminate the line. Using a cable terminator (Elation part
number Z-DMX/T) will decrease the possibilities of erratic behavior.
5-Pin XLR DMX Connectors. Some manufactures use 5-pin XLR connectors for DATA
transmission in place of 3-pin. 5-pin XLR fixtures may be implemented in a 3-pin XLR DMX
line. When inserting standard 5-pin XLR connectors in to a 3-pin line a cable adaptor must
be used, these adaptors are readily available fro Elation and most professional lighting
retail stores. The following chart details a proper cable conversion.