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  • Page 1

    © American DJ Supply ® - www .americandj.com - Alpha Moon™ Instruction Manual Page 2 General Instructions: Thank you for purchasing the American DJ ® Alpha Moon. ™ The Alpha-Moon is an intelligent moon-ower effect with optimized optics. Please read these operating instructions care- fully to familiarize yourself with the basic operations [...]

  • Page 2

    • Do not spill water or other liquids into or on to your unit. • Be sure that the local power outlet match that of the required voltage for your unit. • Do not attempt to operate this unit if the power cord has been frayed or broken. Please route your power cord out of the way of foot trafc. • Do not attempt to remove or break off the gr[...]

  • Page 3

    Figure 2 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 con- nected 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[...]

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    T o ne xt fixture o r term ina te From DMX Controller ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 © American DJ Supply ® - www.americandj.com - Alpha Moon™ Instruction Manual Page 7 © American DJ Supply ® - www.americandj.com - Alpha Moon™ Instruction Manual Page 8 1. MINI/C Controller Jack - This is for use t[...]

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    Stand-Alone Operation (Sound Active): This function allows a single unit to run to the beat of the music. Only use this function when running a single unit, or when running several units as individuals. 1. To activate the Sound-Active mode, set dip switches #1 and #10, on the rear of unit to the ON position ( See “Master Unit” on the DIP SWITCH[...]

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    © American DJ Supply ® - www .americandj.com - Alpha Moon™ Instruction Manual Page 1 1 Lamp Replacement: Caution! Never open the unit when in use. Always disconnect the main power and allow the unit ample time to cool before attempting to replace the lamp. Remember always replace with the same type lamp and fuse. 1. Be sure to follow the proper[...]

  • Page 7

    © American DJ Supply ® - www.americandj.com - Alpha Moon™ Instruction Manual Page 14 © American DJ Supply ® - www.americandj.com - Alpha Moon™ Instruction Manual Page 13 This chart details the DMX dip switch setting for the first 16 units. This chart is set as a guide only. For dip switch settings beyond the sixteenth unit or for units not [...]

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    © American DJ Supply ® - www.americandj.com - Alpha Moon™ Instruction Manual Page 15 ©American DJ World Headquarters: 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA T el: 323-582-2650 Fax: 323-582-2610 Web: www .americandj.com E-mail: info@americandj.com MODEL: ALPHA MOON™ SPECIFICA TIONS: VOL T AGE: 120V / 220V LAMP: ZB-64514 120v/300w DIMEN[...]