njd spectres

[gazmac]

Hi guys

 

Im new here so hello to all

I have three njd spectres one has the old three pin DMX and two have the new 5 pin now im having a hell of time trying to get them to sync up on DMX ive tried just about everything .

 

Im using a soundlad GO18WH 512 DMX controller (if anyone has a manual they could email me I would be greatful) and I can only get one or two of the lights on, each unit and in manual mode it only seems to be comming through on 2 channels ..

 

Any ideas before I phone for the men in the white coats ** laughs out loud **

 

Regards

Gary

[james.sealey]

Have you tried pahse changing your DMX? I seem to recall running into issues before with them on DMX and changing the phase of the DMX sorted things out.

 

J

[gazmac]

Hi yes I have trid the phase changing with no difference and I have tried the dip switches to make 41 the only thing I can think opf is I have them in the wrong order could be a master slave but I didnt think that was the case with DMX

 

 

 

Cheers

 

Gazmac

[Brian]

...have them in the wrong order could be a master slave but I didnt think that was the case with DMX

The master will need to be the first one in the chain. Its DMX output connects to the first slave and so on.

[dekw1]

"and I have tried the dip switches to make 41" ?????????

[gazmac]

Hi guys

 

Brian many thanks for getting back im not sure which one is the master I was reading another thread about these lights and that they work of DMX 512 and that to get the best settiongs were to set the dip switches to make up 41 if you get my drift here is the article

http://www.blue-room.org.uk/index.php?showtopic=999

 

I usually dont have any bother with DMX setups but these seem to be a pain I have tried to set them up in various different ways and have had no luck .......

 

 

 

Cheers

 

gazmac

[Jivemaster]

NJD stuff goes master if there is channel set to zero (all dip switches off) and no DMX imput or no plug in the input. If you plug a working controller in then they should go into DMX receive mode and respond to input DMX.

 

Simple diagnostics,

controller to each spectre individually -do they all work properly

Good controller to known good spectre with each of the DMX leads, -are all the leads OK

[gazmac]

Hi I have them working now so thanks for all the help it was the newer six pin spectre that was the master and the dip switch had to be on 32 to get all the effects from them ....

 

 

 

many thanks

 

gazmac