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1. Setting up the console  - Page 17

 

 

 

 

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You can safely connect the Pearl to any voltage from 80 to 260V. 
We recommend that you run the console from a computer UPS 

(uninterruptible power supply) . If the console unexpectedly loses 

power, you can lose data (up to the last Autosave) and the console 

may want to check its disks on startup which can cause delays. The 

UPS will protect you from most power problems and give you chance 

to shut down the console normally. 

The Pearl runs a Windows-based operating system internally, so you 

need to make sure it is shut down properly rather than just turning 

off its power.  
Start up the console by pressing and releasing the Power switch at 

the left hand side of the front edge. The console display and VDU 

screen (if you are using one) should come alive. The Pearl takes 

about 30 seconds to start up and a progress count is shown on the 

console display. 
Shut down the console by pressing and releasing the Power switch 

again. The console will perform a controlled shutdown. Wait until the 

Power light has gone off (about 15 seconds) before you disconnect 

power from the console. 
To carry out a Forced Shutdown of the console, if the normal shut 

down does not work, hold down the power switch for 5 seconds. 

Note:  Do not use the power switch on the rear of the console to 

switch off the console as this would not close down the console 

properly. 

The Pearl communicates with lighting fixtures using the DMX512 

system. It can produce 12 universes of DMX (each 512 control 

channels). It has 4 physical DMX outputs for direct connection to 

fixtures and dimmers, and can also send DMX over Ethernet and 

wireless Ethernet systems to allow connection to remote DMX 

Ethernet nodes and to the Avolites Console DMX Interface (ACDI) 

system which is used to connect visualiser applications. 
When you patch a dimmer or fixture you tell the Pearl which of the 12 

DMX universes it is on. Each universe can be configured to come out 

of one or more of the 4 standard DMX outputs on the back of the 

console, or over an Ethernet protocol (see section 13 on page 133.)  
The 4 standard DMX outputs come out of the 5 pin XLR sockets on 

the back of the console. They are wired like this: 

Pin 1 

Earth 

Pin 2 

Data - 

Pin 3 

Data + 

Pin 4 

Not used 

Pin 5 

Not used 

 
Each DMX line should pass through all the fixtures to be connected on