Platinum Spot 5R User Manual v1.2 (pdf) - Elation Professional

Platinum Spot 5RBe sure to follow the above figure when making your own cables. Do not use the ground lugon the XLR connector. Do not connect the cable’s shield conductor to the ground lug orallow the shield conductor to come in contact with the XLR’s outer casing. Grounding theshield could cause a short circuit and erratic behavior.DMX-512 control connectionConnect the provided XLR cable to the female 3-pin XLR output of your controller and theother side to the male 3-pin XLR input of the moving head (Please refer to the diagrambelow.). You can chain multiple moving heads together through serial linking. The cable thatshould be used is two conductor, shielded DMX cable with XLR input and output connectors.Always be sure daisy chain your in and out data connections, never split or “Y” your DMXconnections unless you are using an approved DMX splitter such as the Elation Opto Branch4 or DMX Branch/4.©Elation Professional, Los Angeles Ca. 21 www.ElationLighting.com