American Dj DJ Scan/RG User Manual

Every DJ Scan/RG™ has been thoroughly tested and has been shipped 

in perfect operating condition, there is no assembly necessary. Carefully 

check the shipping carton for damage that may have occurred during 

shipping. If the carton appears to be damaged, carefully inspect your 

unit for any damage and be sure all equipment necessary to operate 

the unit has arrived intact. In case damage has been found or parts are 

missing, please contact our toll free customer support number for fur-

ther instructions, please do not return the unit to your dealer

.

Before plugging your unit in be sure the source voltage in your area 

matches the required voltage for your 

American DJ

®

 DJ Scan/RG.™ 

The American 

DJ

®

 DJ Scan/RG

™

 is available in a 120v and 220v ver-

sion. Because line voltage may vary from venue to venue, you should 

be sure to plug your unit into a matching wall outlet before attempting to 

operate you controller

.  

Y

our controller and packs require a standard 3-pin XLR connector for 

DMX data input and DMX data output (Figure 1).  If you are making your 

own cables be sure to use standard two conductor shielded cable (This 

cable may be purchased at almost all pro sound and lighting stores). 

 

Y

our cables should be made with a male and female XLR connector on 

either end of the cable. 

  Also remember that DMX cable must be daisy 

chained and can not be “Y

-d” or split.

  Do not use the ground lug on the XLR connector

.  Do  not con-

nect the cable’

s

 shield conductor to the ground lug or allow the shield 

conductor to come in contact with the  XLR’

s outer casing.  Grounding 

the shield could cause a short circuit and erratic behavior

.

1

2

3

1

2

3

DMX +

DMX -

COMMON

DMX512 IN

CONNECT

OR

3 PIN

DMX512 OUT

CONTROLLER

CONNECT

OR

3 PIN

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Figure 2

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 Be sure to follow fi

 gures two and three when making your own 

cables. 

Special Note: Line 

T

ermination.

  

When longer runs of cable are used, you may need to use a terminator 

on the last unit to avoid erratic behavior

. 

A 
terminator is a 90-120 ohm 

1/4 watt resistor which is connected between pins 2 and 3 of a male 

XLR connector (DA

T

A

 - and DA

T

A

 +). 
This unit is inserted in the female 

XLR connector of the last unit in your daisy chain to terminate the line. 

 

Using a cable terminator will decrease the possibilities of erratic behav-

ior
. 

1

2

3

Te
rmination reduces signal errors and

avoids signal transmission problems

and interference. It is always advisable

to connect a DMX terminal, (Resistance

120 Ohm 1/4 W) between PIN 2 (DMX-)

and PIN 3 (DMX +) of the last fixture.

Figure 4

1 Ground

1 Ground

XLR Male Socket

XLR Pin Confi

 guration

3 Hot

2 Cold

2 Cold

3 Hot

XLR Female Socket

Pin 3 = Data 

T

rue (positive)

Pin 2 = Data Compliment (negative)

Pin 1 = Ground

12

3

5

47

9

8

6

ON

1     4    16   64  256

2     8    32  128

DMX is short for Digital Multiplex. 

This is a universal binary language 

used as a form of communication between intelligent fixtures. Each dip 

switch represents a binary value.

Dip Switch 1 address equals 1 

 

Dip Switch 2 address equals 2 

 

Dip Switch 3 address equals 4 

 

Dip Switch 4 address equals 8 

Dip Switch 5 address equals 16 

 

Dip Switch 6 address equals 32

Dip Switch 7 address equals 64 

 

Dip Switch 8 address equals 128

Dip Switch 9 address equals 256

Figure 3

Figure 3