DMX Setting up 2 of the Same Fixtures

0:00 I've got the OB-10 here from Chauvet DJ

Alright guys, another video for you on DMX for noobs. Now, I am very new to DMX. I've always been a little bit scared and anxious about it because it just seems very technical and I don't really want my head to explode but I'm just going to jump into it. I've got the OB-10 here from Chauvet DJ. We've also got a couple of the 350 Intimidator. They're Intimidate Spot LED 350s. Now, in my last video I set up one 350. I've now got two but it's taken me a while to work out why the hell this one wasn't talking correctly to the other one. I'd got them plugged in. I'd got them from very quickly as well without just going through them. I'm going off subject. The controller, your DMX controller will or should only really have one output. Alright, yeah, there's probably controllers out there with three or four but the basic controllers, DMX controllers, one output and your DMX cable has two different plugs, male and female.

1:17 I couldn't work it out

So, I'm sorry but you have to be a complete idiot. You can only plug in one end of the DMX cable into your DMX controller. So, that is the output. Then on the other end of that you will plug that into your first fixture and there's only one way you can plug it in or one plug it will go into which will be the input and then of course the other plug or the other socket is the output and that will go from your first head into the second but this one wasn't talking to the first one. I couldn't work it out. I had it all set up correctly until... I realised, duh brain, that the Intimidator spot has two settings. You can see 8 CH and also 14 CH so if I just press up 14 so I'm going to press that again 8 make sure we're still on 8.

So, I had this head set to 14 and the other one to 8 so the 350 can run on 14 channels or 8. I've now got them both to 8. And guess what? They're now talking to each other and doing exactly the same moves. How geniusly silly is that? I mean, you know, come on.

2:32 I am now a slightly happier bunny

I am now a slightly happier bunny. Alright, there you go. Slightly blurred but we'll just put the focus on and now we've got them perfectly together. Look at that. One happy lad. All I need to do now... I'm going to get the others and we'll have four of them. Well, the other two actually I've got in the 450s so there we go video number three for DMX for the complete noob now while I am learning how to use this I will also be passing the info on to you guys as well so quick video video number three practice and enjoy thank you

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