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Chauvet, 3000 N 29 th Ct, Holl y w ood, FL 33020 U.S.A (800) 762-1084 – (954) 92 9- 1115 FAX (954) 929- 5560 www.chau v etlighting.com DM X-4 Dimmer/Rel a y Pack USER MANU AL[...]
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DMX-4 Us er Manu al 2 T able of Contents Before You Begin .................................................................................................................................... 3 W h at is inclu de d ....................................................................................................................................... [...]
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DMX-4 Us er Manu al 3 B EFORE Y OU B EG IN What is included 1 x DM X-4 Dimm e r /Rel ay Pa c k 1 x Det a ch able power c ord (IEC 6 0320 C-1 3) 1 x Us e r m anual 1 x W a rranty C ard Unpacking Instructions Immediat ely upon rec ei ving a fi x ture, c are f ully un pack th e c a rton, c he ck the c ontents t o ens ure that all parts[...]
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DMX-4 Us er Manu al 4 I NTROD UCTION Features 4 chann els DMX-5 12 dim mer/rel ay pack 2 Edis on plugs per c hannel Each chann el can b e s e t as either dim mer o r r elay Each chann el can b e s e t t o any DMX address 16 us e r-s electabl e ch a s e patter ns Variabl e electronic di mmer (0 -1 00%) Adjust able speed c ontr ol and dim ming wit h [...]
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DMX-4 Us er Manu al 5 Figure 1 - Hangin g Clamp Note! Clam p is sold s eparately . S ETUP Power Your produc t is cap able of oper ating on AC 1 00- 240V. Bu t, pleas e be aware that your outp ut volt age equals your input voltage. This means that if you have t he DMX -4 plu gged int o 12 0V of p ower, th en you will b e sendin g 120V output to any [...]
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DMX-4 Us er Manu al 6 O PERA TING I NST RUC TIO NS Menu Navigation Operating Modes The D MX-4 c a n b e contr olled using any uni versal DM X- 512 c ontroller. Th ere ar e als o 16 pr e s et ch a s e pr ograms th at a user c an s elect for stand alone operation (C hase Mode). Running in Chase Mode S E L E C T P A T T E R N C H A S E 1) Press the M [...]
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DMX-4 Us er Manu al 7 FUSES: F10A 125 V 5 X2 0mm 1 2 3 4 Running in D MX Mode This DMX m ode en ables th e use of a univers al DMX c ontroller de vice. E a c h fi xture requir es a "st art address" th at c an be s e t f rom 001 t o 512. A fi xture requir ing one o r m ore ch annels f o r c ontrol b egins to read th e data on the ch annel [...]
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DMX-4 Us er Manu al 8 A PPENDIX DMX Primer Ther e ar e 512 ch annels in a D MX- 512 c onn e ction. C h annels m ay be assi gned in any m anner. A fixture c apable of r e c eiving D MX 512 will r equire one or a number o f sequenti al chann els. Th e user must assig n a st a rti ng address on the fi xture th at indic a tes t he first c han nel reser[...]
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DMX-4 Us er Manu al 9 DMX Channel Values Channel Value Fun ctio n Dimmer or S witch 1 0 00 2 55 Off > Full Int ensit y/On 2 0 00 2 55 Off > Full Int ensit y/On 3 0 00 2 55 Off > Full Int ensit y/On 4 0 00 2 55 Off > Full Int ensit y/On Maintenance To maint ain optimum perf ormance and mini mize wear f ixtures sh ould b e[...]
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DMX-4 Us er Manu al 10 General Troubleshooting Symptom Solution(s ) Applies to Lights Foggers & Snow Controllers Dimmers & Chaser Auto shut off Check fan therm al swi tch reset Beam is v ery dim or not bright Clean optical system or replac e lam p Check 220/110v swi tch for proper s etting Breaker/Fuse keeps bl owi ng Check total lo[...]
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DMX-4 Us er Manu al 11 Technical Specifications WEIGHT & DIMEN SIO NS Length .............................................................................................................................. 210 mm (8.2 5 in) W idth .....................................................................................................................[...]