User manual

CHAUVET®,2010,AllRightsReserved
InformationandspecificationsinthisUserManualaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.CHAUVET®assumesno
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
WHAT IS INCLUDED ................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS .................................................................................................................................................................... 3
MANUAL CONVENTIONS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
ICONS .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................... 5
FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
PRODUCT OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6
3. SETUP ............................................................................................................................................................................... 7
AC POWER........................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
FUSE REPLACEMENT ............................................................................................................................................................................. 7
MOUNTING ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Orientation .................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Rigging .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
4. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS.......................................................................................................................................... 9
CONFIGURING THE STARTING ADDRESS .................................................................................................................................................. 9
CONTROL PANEL FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................. 9
MENU MAP ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
DMX OPERATION ............................................................................................................................................................................... 11
MASTER/SLAVE .................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
STANDALONE OPERATION .................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Master-Slow ................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Master-Fast ................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Master-Sound ............................................................................................................................................................. 12
EASY CONTROLLER (CA-9) ................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Fixture Settings ........................................................................................................................................................... 13
Operation .................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Fixture Linking ............................................................................................................................................................. 14
MANUAL FOCUS ADJUSTMENT .............................................................................................................................. ................................ 15
DMX CHANNEL VALUES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 16
5. APPENDIX ....................................................................................................................................................................... 18
DMX PRIMER ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
GENERAL MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 18
DATA CABLING .................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
DMX Data Cable ......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Cable Connectors ....................................................................................................................................................... 19
FIXTURE LINKING ................................................................................................................................................................................ 19
3-Pin to 5-Pin Conversion Chart ................................................................................................................................. 20
Setting up a DMX Serial Data Link ............................................................................................................................. 20
SETTING THE STARTING ADDRESS ........................................................................................................................................................ 21
GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................................................................................................................................. 21
CONTACT US ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
RETURNS PROCEDURE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 22
CLAIMS .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 23