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COLORado™ 1 VW Tour User Manual Rev. 01d -7-
DMX Linking
You may link any COLORado™ 1 VW Tour fixture to a DMX controller using a standard
DMX serial connection. If using other DMX compatible fixtures with a COLORado™ 1
VW Tour fixture, it is possible to control them individually with a single DMX controller.
If you are not familiar with the DMX standard, or if you need information about the DMX
cables needed to link the COLORado™ 1 VW Tour fixture to a DMX controller, you may
download the “DMX Primer” document from the CHAUVET® Web site.
DMX Modes
The COLORado™ 1 VW Tour uses the standard DMX data connection for its DMX
modes, STD.1, STD.2, STD.W, STD.D, and UNO. You will find information about these
DMX modes in the Introduction chapter (brief description), the Operation Instructions
chapter (configuration details), and the DMX Values section (individual channel values).
Master/Slave
Connectivity
The Master/Slave mode allows a COLORado™ 1 VW Tour fixture to control one or more
a COLORado™ 1 VW Tour fixtures of the same type without a DMX controller. The
controlling fixture becomes the “master” by being in STATIC mode. The controlled
fixtures are the “slaves” and you must set them to “SLAVE” mode from their respective
control panels. During the Master/Slave operation, the slave fixtures will operate in
unison with the master fixture.
The master and slave fixtures link to each other using the standar
d DMX serial
connection. If you are not familiar with the Master/Slave connectivity, you may download
the “DMX Primer” document from the CHAUVET® Web site.
DO NOT connect a DMX controller to the fixtures operating in Master/Slave mode.
Otherwise, the signals from the DMX controller may interfere with the signals from
the master unit.
The Operation chapter of this manual provides detailed instructions on how to
configure the Master and Slave units.
ID Addressing
The COLORado™ 1 VW Tour uses the ID Addressing feature to increase the number of
addressable fixtures in the same DMX universe when in the STD.2 personality. Refer to
the Operation
chapter in this manual to learn in detail how to configure the
COLORado™ 1 VW Tour fixtures when using ID Addressing. If you are not familiar with
the various connection methods when using ID Addressing,
you may download the
“DMX Primer” document from the CHAUVET® Web site.