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USER MANUAL
HOW TO CONNECT
Standalone use:
Just connect the supplied Power adapter to the DC in (9) connector on the back of the unit.
Before using the IR-remote you should remove the protective plastic sleeve from the battery compartment.
Electrical installation for two or more units in Master/slave or DMX-mode:
The LED Marvel is equipped with a digital control interface connection which allows several units to be
synchronized. Since this digital control interface is based on the DMX512 protocol, it can also be used to
remotely control one or a chain of LED Marvel by means of an external DMX-512 controller. For space
reasons, the control interface however uses a 3.5mm jack connection (instead of the commonly used XLR
type), which means external DMX control requires a custom-made XLR-to-3.5jack cable (not supplied). A
further restriction is that the DMX start address cannot be set on the LED Marvel and is fixed to 001. The
interconnection between two units for synchronization requires a normal 3.5mm stereo jack/jack cable (not
included). The last unit in a chain shall be equipped with a proper 120 Ohm termination resistor equipped
3.5mm stereo jack-plug as shown in below drawing.
Cable connections for Master/slave:
You can connect several units together using an
optional good quality cable with 3.5mm stereo jack on
both sides.
The first unit in the chain will be the master: on this unit
you should press the buttons or use the IR-remote
control.
If you should use long cables the operation of the
slaves could become unreliable. In that case you should
use the 120ohm termination (see previous page) on the
DMX-output of last unit in the line.
Cable connections for DMX-operation:
You can connect several units to the output of any
DMX-controller
using
an
optional
good
quality
conversion cable with 3.5mm stereo jack on one side
and XLR-connector on the other side. (see previous
page)
Keep in mind that you cannot choose the start address
of the units: the start address is always 001!
If you should use long cables the operation of the
slaves could become unreliable. In that case you should
use the 120ohm termination (see previous page) on the
DMX-output of last unit in the line.
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LED MARVEL
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