Chauvet 86 Indoor Furnishings User Manual


 
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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............................................................................................................................................................................. 5
3. SETUP .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
AC POWER........................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Power Linking ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
MOUNTING............................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Orientation ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Rigging ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7
4. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 8
CONFIGURING THE STARTING ADDRESS .................................................................................................................................................. 8
DMX OPERATION.................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
MASTER/SLAVE MODE (AUTO MODE, STATIC) ......................................................................................................................................... 8
STANDALONE OPERATION ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Automatic .................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Sound-Active ............................................................................................................................................................ 9
Static ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Fixture Linking .......................................................................................................................................................... 9
DMX CHANNEL VALUES ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9
5. APPENDIX .................................................................................................................................................................. 10
DMX PRIMER ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
GENERAL MAINTENANCE...................................................................................................................................................................... 10
DATA CABLING .................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
DMX Data Cable ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
Cable Connectors ................................................................................................................................................... 11
FIXTURE LINKING................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
3-PIN TO 5-PIN CONVERSION CHART .................................................................................................................................................... 12
SETTING UP A DMX SERIAL DATA LINK ................................................................................................................................................. 12
SETTING THE STARTING ADDRESS ........................................................................................................................................................ 13
GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................................................................................................................................. 13
CONTACT US ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
RETURNS PROCEDURE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 14
CLAIMS .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 15