Connecting The Unit; Operation - Monacor DMX-1TEST Bedienungsanleitung

4 Connecting the Unit

The DMX connections of the DMX tester are
of 3-pole design. For installations with 5-pole
connections use corresponding adapters (e. g.
NA-3F5M and NA-3M5F of the product range
from MONACOR).
4.1 DMX receiver
To test a DMX receiver (e. g. effect projector,
dimmer) or an installation consisting of sev-
eral DMX receivers, connect the DMX input of
the first unit to the jack DMX OUT (11).
4.2 DMX transmitter
To test a DMX transmitter (e. g. lighting
mixer, moving light control unit, PC DMX in-
terface), connect its DMX output to the jack
DMX IN (12).
4.3 DMX cable
To test a DMX cable, use this cable to connect
the jacks DMX IN (12) and DMX OUT (11).
4.4 Inserting the rechargeable batteries
For mobile applications the DMX-1TEST can
be operated with rechargeable batteries. To
insert the rechargeable batteries:
1) Remove the 6 housing screws and open the
housing.
2) Remove the safety screw (13) on the cover
of the battery support. Press the marking
on the cover (14) and open the cover by
sliding it in arrow direction.
3) Insert four 1.2 V rechargeable batteries of
type NiMH (no 1.5 V batteries!) of size AA
into the battery support with the correct
polarity according to the imprint.
4) Close the cover of the battery support,
reposition the upper part of the housing,
and retighten it.
If the DMX tester is not used for a longer
period of time, the rechargeable batteries
should be removed. Thus, the unit will not
be damaged in case the batteries should leak.
Do not put defective rechargeable
batteries into the household rubbish
but take them to a special waste dis-
posal (e. g. collective container at
your electrical supply shop).
4.5 Power supply unit
Connect the low voltage plug of the supplied
plug-in power supply unit to the jack "12 V⎓"
(9) and the power supply unit to a mains
socket (230 V/ 50 Hz).
Inserted rechargeable batteries are re-
charged when the power supply unit is con-
nected. The charging takes approx. 8 to 10
hours with dis charged batteries of a capacity
of 1300 mAh. The charging process is auto-
matically stopped when a voltage of 1.4 V per
battery is reached.

5 Operation

Switch on the DMX-1TEST with the switch
POWER (10). The display shortly shows the
firmware version and then switches to the
first item of the operational menu.
With the button MENU (3) or the buttons
ADDRESS / CHANNEL (5) select the menu item
for the desired test function or adjusting
facility. The following items can be selected:
5.1 1. DMX ADDRESS REMOTE SETTING
This function is reserved for future DMX
re ceivers.
5.2 2. DMX IN
This functions serves for checking the trans-
mitted values of DMX control units. As soon
as a DMX signal is received, the LED DMX IN
(2) will flash.
1) Press the button ENTER (7). The upper line
of the display shows the first four DMX ad-
dresses. Below this line the values received
for them are shown. If no signal is received,
the lower line indicates NO DMX SIGNAL
IN. The display format corresponds to the
format preset in the menu item "8. UNIT
DISPLAY". However, a percentage sign is
not shown.
2) Select the address of the channel to
be checked with the buttons ADDRESS /
CHANNEL (5). The addresses each are dis-
played in groups of four. For a fast succes-
sive display of the addresses keep a button
pressed.
3) If desired, the display format can be
switched over with the button MODE (4)
[see chapter 5.8 "8. UNIT DISPLAY"). A for-
mat changed here also applies to the dis-
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