Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Console
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Step 4: Control Connections
A label on the back panel of the console identifies all control connections. (See
Figure 1.1.) They are all Class 2 low voltage circuits (extra-low voltage in
some parts of the world).
Monitor Connection: The monitor is supplied with a control cable
terminated in a high-density 15-pin "D" connector. Connect the monitor
control cable to the console connector marked VIDEO. The VIDEO connector
is a computer industry standard SVGA control connector. You can secure the
connector with a small, flat blade screwdriver, or in some cases, with built-in
hand-screws.
Dimmer Rack Connection: Since the purpose of the console is to
control dimmers, you must connect the console to the dimmer rack via the
DMX connector(s) on the back panel (standard 5 pin XLR type female
connectors). The DMX signals comply with the USITT DMX 512-1990
standard (except that pins 4 and 5 are not used for a second RS485 data
transmission channel; pin 4 is not connected, and pin 5 is use for an analog
over-temp signal). The DMX 1 connector contains data for dimmers 1 through
512, and the optional second connector, DMX 2, contains data for dimmers 513
through 1024. Connect Colortran dimmer pack control cables or control cables
previously wired to Colortran dimmer racks to the DMX console connectors.
Peripheral Devices: If desired, peripheral devices may be connected to
the console back panel connectors as follows:
?? Printer = Computer industry standard parallel
printer connector.
?? Hand Held Remote = Accepts Colortran Model No.7-2021
Hand Held Remote.
?? MIDI = Industry standard Musical Instrument
Digital Interface
?? Service Use Only = For Colortran service personnel only
?
ADVANCED TOPICS: For information on Hand Held Remote, see
Appendix C. For information on MIDI, see Appendix D.
Step 5: Worklights
Worklights are optional console accessories. The worklight plugs into the 3-
pin XLR style connector on the right rear of the console. The Encore model
48/96 is supplied with a second worklight that plugs into the connector on the
left rear of the console. The rotary control knob for the worklight intensity is
on the top panel just below the blackout switch.
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