Chauvet 10:14 manual

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    3000 N 29 th Ct, Hol lywood, FL 3302 0 U.S.A. (800) 762-1084 – (954) 92 9- 1115 FAX (954) 929- 5560 www.chau v etlighti ng.com User Manu al Snapshot Use on Dimmer Outdoor Us e Sound A ctivate d DMX 512 Master /Slave A uto switc hing Power Su pply Replace able Fuse User Servicea ble Duty Cyc le[...]

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    Intimidat or ™ Sc an LED a 2009- 06 - 04 /10: 14 Table of Contents 1. BEF ORE YOU BEGIN ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 W HAT IS INCLUDED ...................................................................................[...]

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    Intimidat or ™ Sc an LED 1 2009- 06 - 04 /10: 14 1. B EFORE Y O U B EGI N What is inc l uded 1 x Intimid ator ™ Sc an LED 1 x Power C ord 1 x W arranty Card 1 x Us e r manu al Unpack ing Instruct ions Immediat ely upon rec eiving t he f ixture, c a r e f ully unpack t he c a rt on, check the c ontents to ensur e that all parts are present and t[...]

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    Intimidat or ™ Sc an LED 2 2009- 06 - 04 /10: 14 Safety I nstruct ions Please read these i n struct ions car efully , which incl ude i mportan t info rmation about the ins talla ti on , usage and maintenan ce o f th is produc t . Plea s e keep this Us er M anual f or futur e consultation . If you s ell the u nit to another user, be s ur e that th[...]

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    Intimidat or ™ Sc an LED 3 2009- 06 - 04 /10: 14 Product Overvie w Mirror H a nging Yoke, dou ble bracketed f or fl oor positions D o uble-br acket ed yoke us ed for floor positions. Power & Fus e compartm ent Microph one Sound S ensitivity Knob R e mote C ontroll e r Inp ut DMX con nectors Manual f o c us adjustm ent Power out Saf e t y eyeb[...]

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    Intimidat or ™ Sc an LED 4 2009- 06 - 04 /10: 14 R o tat e manu al focus adjust ment cl o ckwis e and count e r-cl ockwis e to a c hieve desired focus. The fus e i s locat ed inside this compartm ent. R e mo ve using a fl at head scr ewdriver. DMX C hannel Sum mar y C HANNEL F UNCTI ON 1 Strob e 2 Gobo 3 C o lor 4 Pan 5 Tilt 3. S ETUP Light So ur[...]

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    Intimidat or ™ Sc an LED 5 2009- 06 - 04 /10: 14 Fixture Linking You wi ll need a s erial d ata link t o run light s hows of on e or m o r e fixtur es using a DM X -5 12 contr oller or to run s ynchr onized shows on two or more fi xtu r es s e t to a ma s t e r/ s la ve oper ating mod e. The combined n umber o f c hann els requir ed by all the fi[...]

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    Intimidat or ™ Sc an LED 6 2009- 06 - 04 /10: 14 T his drawi ng prov ides a general illustration of the DMX Input/output panel of a ligh t ing fixtur e. Universal DMX Con troller Continue the li nk Master Slave Slave 3- Pin to 5 -Pin Con version Chart If yo u use a c ontrol ler wi th a 5-p in DMX outpu t connec t or , y ou w ill need to use a 5- [...]

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    Intimidat or ™ Sc an LED 7 2009- 06 - 04 /10: 14 Hanging Clam p Mounting Orientation This f ixt ur e may b e m oun t ed in any saf e position. Rigging It is imp o r tant n ever to obstr uct th e f an or vents path way. Mount the fi xture using, a suitab le “C” or “O” type clamp. Ad just th e angle o f t he f ixture by lo o s enin g both k[...]

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    Intimidat or ™ Sc an LED 8 2009- 06 - 04 /10: 14 4. O PERA TING I NSTRUCTIO NS Operating Modes The unit c an be op erated in stand- alon e (s o und acti vated), Mast er/Slave m ode, or D M X mode. Stand -a lone The Stand- alon e mode is a ct ivated au tomatic ally wh en the fi x t ure do e s not r e c eive a DM X sign al , regardl e ss of DIP s w[...]

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    Intimidat or ™ Sc an LED 9 2009- 06 - 04 /10: 14 DMX Channel Values Channel Value Function 1 000  0 15 016  0 91 092  1 35 136  1 95 196  2 55 Strobe Gobo Stop ped Adja c ent g obo str obe: Slow > Fast Adja c ent c ol o r str obe: Sl ow > Fast Adja c ent c ol o r an d gob o strobe: S low > Fast Gobo sh ake : Sl ow > F a[...]

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    Intimidat or ™ Sc an LED 10 2009- 06 - 04 /10: 14 Setting the Starting Address If this is y our first time a ddress ing a fixture using the DMX-512 control protoc ol, y ou should skip to the Appe ndix and read th e “DMX Pri mer” sect ion. It con tains very useful i n forma tion that will help you un derstand ho w it wor ks. Set the st a r tin[...]

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    Intimidat or ™ Sc an LED 11 2009- 06 - 04 /10: 14 DMX Quick Reference Chart DMX Address Quick Reference Chart Dip Sw i tch Position DM X DIP S WITCH SET 0=OFF 1=ON X=OFF or ON #9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 #8 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 #7 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 #6 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 Dip Sw i tch Pos it ion DMX Addr[...]

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    Intimidat or ™ Sc an LED 12 2009- 06 - 04 /10: 14 S T AND B Y M ODE F UNCTI ON B LACKOUT LED ON: Sl ow M ode Pan & Tilt is s ound a c tivated but Gobo and C olor wheel ar e st atic and controlled b y the F unction b utton. Tap the Fun ction button to st ep through th e 11 col o rs then onc e more to st ep to the next gob o. LED OFF: Fast Mod [...]

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    Intimidat or ™ Sc an LED 13 2009- 06 - 04 /10: 14 General T roublesho oting Sy m pto m Solut ion(s) A pp lies to Lights Foggers & Snow Controller s Dimm ers & Chaser Auto shut o ff Check f an therm a l s witch r eset  Beam is very dim o r not bright Clean optic al system or replace lamp Check 220 /110 V s witch f or proper s etting [...]

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    Intimidat or ™ Sc an LED 14 2009- 06 - 04 /10: 14 Contac t Us W o r l d W i d e General Infor matio n CHAUVET 3000 North 29 th C ourt H o llyw ood, FL 330 20 voi c e: 954.929.111 5 fax: 954.929.5 560 toll fr ee: 800.762 .1084 Technical Support CHAUVET 3000 North 29 th C ourt H o llyw ood, FL 330 20 voi c e: 954.929.111 5 (Pre ss 4 ) fax: 954.929.[...]

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    Intimidat or ™ Sc an LED 15 2009- 06 - 04 /10: 14 General Mainte nance To maint ain optimum performanc e and m inimiz e wear, fi xtures sh ould be cl eaned f requentl y. Usag e and envir onment are c ontributing f a ct ors in determini ng the cl eaning f requenc y . As a general r ule, fixtures sh ould b e c leaned at least twic e a mont h. Dust [...]

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    Intimidat or ™ Sc an LED 16 2009- 06 - 04 /10: 14 Te chnical Specificat i ons WEIGHT & DIMENSI ONS Length .............................................................................................................................. 17 . 4 in (441 mm) W idth ................................ ....................................................[...]