Order code: BOTE72

CS2 DMX Distribution Splitter

User Manual

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Safety advice

WARNINGFOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP!• Beforeyourinitialstart-up,pleasemakesurethatthereisnodamagecausedduringtransportation.

• Shouldtherebeanydamage,consultyourdealeranddonotusetheequipment.

• Tomaintaintheequipmentingoodworkingconditionandtoensuresafeoperation,itisnecessaryfortheusertofollowthesafetyinstructionsandwarningnoteswritteninthismanual.

• Pleasenotethatdamagescausedbyusermodificationstothisequipmentarenotsubjecttowarranty.

IMPORTANT:The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance of this manual or any unauthorised modification to the equipment.

OPERATING DETERMINATIONSIfthisequipmentisoperatedinanyotherway,thanthosedescribedinthismanual,theproductmaysufferdamageandthewarrantybecomesvoid.Incorrectoperationmayleadtodangere.g:short-circuit,burnsandelectricshocksetc.

Donotendangeryourownsafetyandthesafetyofothers!

Incorrectinstallationorusecancauseseriousdamagetopeopleand/orproperty.

• Neverletthepowercablecomeintocontactwithothercables.Handlethepowercableandallmainsvoltageconnectionswithparticularcaution!

• Neverremovewarningorinformativelabelsfromtheunit.

• Donotopentheequipmentanddonotmodifytheunit.

• Donotswitchtheequipmentonandoffinshortintervals,asthiswillreducethesystem’slife.

• Onlyusetheequipmentindoors.

• Donotexposetoflammablesources,liquidsorgases.

• Alwaysdisconnectthepowerfromthemainswhenequipmentisnotinuseorbeforecleaning!Onlyhandlethepower-cablebytheplug.Neverpullouttheplugbypullingthepower-cable.

• Makesurethattheavailablemainssupplyvoltageis240VAC,50Hz.

• Makesurethatthepowercableisnevercrimpedordamaged.Checktheequipmentandthepowercableperiodically.

• Iftheequipmentisdroppedordamaged,disconnectthemainspowersupplyimmediatelyandhaveaqualifiedengineerinspecttheequipmentbeforeoperatingagain.

• Iftheequipmenthasbeenexposedtodrastictemperaturefluctuation(e.g.aftertransportation),donotconnectpowerorswitchitonimmediately.Thearisingcondensationmightdamagetheequipment.Leavetheequipmentswitchedoffuntilithasreachedroomtemperature.

• Ifyourproductfailstofunctioncorrectly,stopuseimmediately.Packtheunitsecurely(preferablyintheoriginalpackingmaterial),andreturnittoyourProLightdealerforservice.

• Onlyusefusesofsametypeandrating.

• Repairs,servicingandpowerconnectionmustonlybecarriedoutbyaqualifiedtechnician.THISUNITCONTAINSNOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTS.

• Thisfixtureisforprofessionaluseonly-itisnotdesignedfororsuitableforhouseholduse.Theproductmustbeinstalledbyaqualifiedtechnicianinaccordancewithlocalterritoryregulations.Thesafetyoftheinstallationistheresponsibilityoftheinstaller.Thefixturepresentsrisksofsevereinjuryordeathduetofirehazards,electricshockandfalls.

• WARRANTY:Oneyearfromdateofpurchase.

CAUTION!KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT AWAY FROM RAIN, MOISTURE AND LIQUIDS

CAUTION! TAKE CARE USING THIS EQUIPMENT!HIGH VOLTAGE-RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK!!

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Product overview & technical specifications

Acombination2wayDMXbooster/distributorfeaturingoneinputandtwooutputsplusIECpowerinputandIECpoweroutput.BothDMXinputandDMXoutputsareprovidedwith3-PinXLRconnectors,eachDMXoutputhasanindependentdriver.

• 2wayDMXdistributorwithoneinputandtwooutputs

• 3-PinXLRinput

• 3-PinXLRoutputperchannel

• EachDMXoutputfeaturesanindependentdriver

• 100%electricalisolationbetweenallinputs/outputs

• IECpowerinputwithIECpoweroutput

• Rugged,steelchassis

CS2 DMX Distribution Splitter

Specifications

Powersupply 240V,50Hz

Fuse F500mA250V

Dimensions 50x150x105mm

Weight 0.7kg

Ordercode BOTE72

DMX OUTPUT 1 DMX OUTPUT 2

DMXOUTPUT

DC

DMXOUTPUT

DC

DMX INPUT

POWER INPUT: 240V~50HzFUSE: F500mA 250V

POWER OUTPUT: 240V~50HzMAX. 6A

50mm

105mm 120mm

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01-2x3-PinDMXoutputs

02-3-PinDMXinput

03-DC/DMXoutputindicators

04-IECpowerinput

05-IECpoweroutput

06-Fuse:F500mA250V

07-Earthpoint

Inthebox:1 x DMX distribution splitter, 1 x power cable & 1 x user manual

Technical specifications

CS2 DMX Distribution Splitter

POWER INPUT: 240V~50HzFUSE: F500mA 250V

POWER OUTPUT: 240V~50HzMAX. 6A

DMX OUTPUT 1DMX OUTPUT 2

DMXOUTPUT

DC

DMXOUTPUT

DC

DMX INPUT

04

01 0203

06 07 05

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DMX OUTPUT 1 DMX OUTPUT 2DMX INPUT

DMX Controller

Operating instructions

Setup:ConnectaDMXsignalcablefromalightingconsoleorfixtureintotheDMXInputviathe3-Pinmaleconnectoronthesidepanel.TheCS2has2outputseachwitha3-pinXLRconnectorforeachDMXoutput.FromeachDMXoutputasignalcablemaybeconnectedwithupto32fixturespersignalline,andupto100mcablelength.ConnecttheCS2toasuitable240VAC50HzmainssupplyviatheIECmainsinlet.

LED indicators:TheCS2isfittedwithsignalandDCindicators.Undernormalconditions,withDMXsignalpassingthroughtheunitbothLEDswillbeilluminated.TheDMXLEDindicatesthepresenceofaDMXsignal.TheDCLEDindicatestheDMXdrivecircuitisfunctioningcorrectly.

Example connection diagrams:

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DMX setup

FurtherDMXcablescanbepurchasedfromallgoodsoundandlightingsuppliersorProLightConceptsdealers.Pleasequote:

CABL10 – 2mCABL11 – 5mCABL12 – 10m

Setting the DMX address:

TheDMXmodeenablestheuseofauniversalDMXcontroller.Eachfixturerequiresa“startaddress”from1-512.Afixturerequiringoneormorechannelsforcontrolbeginstoreadthedataonthechannelindicatedbythestartaddress.Forexample,afixturethatoccupiesoruses7channelsofDMXandwasaddressedtostartonDMXchannel100,wouldreaddatafromchannels:100,101,102,103,104,105and106.Chooseastartaddresssothatthechannelsuseddonotoverlap.E.g.thenextunitinthechainstartsat107.

DMX 512:

DMX(DigitalMultiplex)isauniversalprotocolusedasaformofcommunicationbetweenintelligentfixturesandcontrollers.ADMXcontrollersendsDMXdatainstructionsformthecontrollertothefixture.DMXdataissentasserialdatathattravelsfromfixturetofixtureviatheDATA“IN”andDATA“OUT”XLRterminalslocatedonallDMXfixtures(mostcontrollersonlyhaveadata“out”terminal).

DMX linking:

DMXisalanguageallowingallmakesandmodelsofdifferentmanufacturestobelinkedtogetherandoperatefromasinglecontroller,aslongasallfixturesandthecontrollerareDMXcompliant.ToensureproperDMXdatatransmission,whenusingseveralDMXfixturestrytousetheshortestcablepathpossible.TheorderinwhichfixturesareconnectedinaDMXlinedoesnotinfluencetheDMXaddressing.Forexample;afixtureassignedtoaDMXaddressof1maybeplacedanywhereinaDMXline,atthebeginning,attheend,oranywhereinthemiddle.WhenafixtureisassignedaDMXaddressof1,theDMXcontrollerknowstosendDATAassignedtoaddress1tothatunit,nomatterwhereitislocatedintheDMXchain.

DATA cable (DMX cable) requirements (for DMX operation):

ThisfixturecanbecontrolledviaDMX-512protocol.TheDMXaddressissetonthebackoftheunit.YourunitandyourDMXcontrollerrequireastandard3-pinXLRconnectorfordatainput/output,seeimagebelow.

Also remember that DMX cable must be daisy chained and cannot be split.

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Terminationreducessignaltransmissionproblemsandinterferance.itisalwaysadvisabletoconnectaDMXterminal,(resistance120Ohm1/4W)betweenpin2(DMX-)andpin3(DMX+)ofthelastfixture.

5-pin XLR (female)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)Pin 4: N/CPin 5: N/C

3-pin XLR (female)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)

3-pin XLR (male)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)

5-pin XLR (male)Pin 1: GND (screen)Pin 2: Signal (-)Pin 3: Signal (+)Pin 4: N/CPin 5: N/C

DMX setup

Notice:

Besuretofollowthediagramsbelowwhenmakingyourowncables.DonotconnectthecablesshieldconductortothegroundlugorallowtheshieldconductortocomeincontactwiththeXLRsoutercasing.Groundingtheshieldcouldcauseashortcircuitanderraticbehaviour.

Special note:

Line termination:

Whenlongerrunsofcableareused,youmayneedtouseaterminatoronthelastunittoavoiderraticbehaviour.

Using a cable terminator will decrease the possibilities of erratic behaviour. (3-pin - Order ref: CABL90, 5-pin - Order ref: CABL89)

5-pin XLR DMX connectors:

Somemanufacturesuse5-pinXLRconnectorsfordatatransmissioninplaceof3-pin.5-pinXLRfixturesmaybeimplementedina3-pinXLRDMXline.Wheninsertingstandard5-pinXLRconnectorsintoa3-pinlineacableadaptormustbeused.Thediagrambelowdetailsthecorrectcableconversion.

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WEEE notice

Correct Disposal of this Product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)

(Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

Thismarkingshownontheproductoritsliterature,indicatesthatitshouldnotbedisposedofwithotherhouseholdwastesattheendofitsworkinglife.Topreventpossibleharmtotheenvironmentorhumanhealthfromuncontrolledwastedisposal,pleaseseparatethisfromothertypesofwastesandrecycleitresponsiblytopromotethesustainablereuseofmaterialresources.

Householdusersshouldcontacteithertheretailerwheretheypurchasedthisproduct,ortheirlocalgovernmentoffice,fordetailsofwhereandhowtheycantakethisitemforenvironmentallysaferecycling.

Businessusersshouldcontacttheirsupplierandcheckthetermsandconditionsofthepurchasecontract.Thisproductshouldnotbemixedwithothercommercialwastesfordisposal.