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RUSH DC1 Aqua User Manual

cause interference. If you use a DMX splitter, terminate each branch of the

link.

Connecting the DMX data link

To connect the fixture to data:

1. Connect the DMX data output from the controller to the closest fixture’s

male XLR DMX input connector.

2. Connect the DMX output of the fixture closest to the controller to the DMX

input of the next fixture and continue connecting fixtures output to input.

Terminate the last fixture on the link with a 120-Ohm resistor.

Fixture setup

This section explains the fixture characteristics that can be set that determine

how it can be controlled and will behave. These settings are made using the

menus available from the control panel, and are retained, even when the

fixture is powered off.

Using the control menus

See also the control menu structure table in ‘Control menus’ on page 28.

To access the control menus, press the MENU button. Navigate the menu

structure using the MENU, ENTER, DOWN and UP buttons. Select any

required menu option using the ENTER button. To return to a higher level in

the menu structure without making any change, press the MENU button (this

will occur automatically after an interval where there has been no user input).

DMX addressing

The DMX address, also known as the start channel, is the first channel used to

receive instructions from a DMX controller. The fixture can be controlled using

signals sent by a DMX controller on twelve channels. Each DMX controlled

fixture must have a DMX address set. For example, if a fixture has a DMX

address of 10, it uses channels 10, 11, 12 and 13. The next fixture on the DMX

link can be set to a DMX address of 14.

For independent control, each fixture must be assigned its own control

channels. Two fixtures of the same type may share the same address, if

identical behavior is desired. Address sharing can be useful for diagnostic

purposes and symmetric control, particularly when combined with the inverse

pan and tilt options.