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    User M anual Legend 412 Legend 412 V W[...]

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    Edit ion N otes Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 Edition Notes The Legend™ 412 Seri es U ser Manual R ev . 5 co v ers the descript i on, saf ety precaut i ons, i nstall ati on, programmi ng, oper ation, and m aint enance of the Legend™ 412 and t he Le gend 412 VW . CHAUV ET ® rel eased thi s edi t i on of t he Legend™ 412 Seri[...]

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    Table of C o nten ts Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 -i- Table of Con tents 1. Be fore You B egin ............................................................................................... 1 W hat Is Inc l uded ............................................................................................................ 1 Unpacki[...]

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    Table of C o nten ts - ii - Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 Res et ................................................................ ................................................................ ... 14 Factory D efaults ................................ ................................................................ ..............[...]

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    Befor e You B egin Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 -1- 1. Befo re Y ou Be g in Wha t I s I ncl u de d • One Legend™ 412 or Legend™ 412 VW • One Ey e Bolt (f or s af ety c able) • One Om ega Brac ket w i t h M 12 Bolt s • W arranty Car d • Qui ck Ref erenc e Gui de Unp ac ki ng Ins tr uc ti on s Imm edi ately upon recei[...]

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    Befor e You B egin -2- Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 S ym b o l s Symbol Mean ing C riti cal i nstall ati on, c onfigur ation, or operati on information. F ai l ur e to com ply wit h thi s inf orm ation may render t he product parti all y or com plet ely i noperat iv e, damage t hir d - party equi pment, or cause harm t o the user[...]

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    Befor e You B egin Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 -3- Safe t y Not es Read all t he f ollowing Saf ety Not es bef ore worki ng with t hi s product. T hese Notes incl ude im port ant inf orm ation about the i nstal l ati on, usage, and m ai ntenance of t his product . Th ere are no u ser - serviceab l e p arts i n th is pr oduc t . [...]

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    Intr odu ction -4- Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 2. Introdu ction Pr odu ct Descr i ptio n The Legend™ 412 S eri es c on si st s o f high power LED m oving head was h product s wi t h 4 independent quadrant s of c ontrol . It is a v ail abl e i n a RG BW v ersion or a VW (vari able white) v ersi on with quad col or LE Ds. The pr[...]

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    Intr odu ction Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 -5- Pr oduct O ver view Rear V iew Side View Front V iew DMX In/O ut Power/Fuse Co nt ro l Pa ne l[...]

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    Intr odu ction -6- Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 Pr odu ct Di me nsio ns 6. 5 i n 165 m m 12. 0 in 304 m m 3. 1 i n 80 mm 7. 2 i n 182 m m 10. 1 in 257 m m 11. 2 in 285 m m 10. 6 in 269 m m[...]

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    Intr odu ction Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 -7- Pr odu ct Di me nsio ns (C o n t.) 3. 5 i n 89 mm 5. 5 i n 140 m m 4. 5 i n 114 mm[...]

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    Setup -8- Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 3. Setup AC P ow er The Legend™ 412 Seri es has an auto - rangi ng po wer suppl y t hat works with an i nput v oltage r ange of 100~240 VA C, 50/60 Hz. Make sure that you ar e c onnect i ng thi s produc t t o t he proper v oltage. T o deter mi ne the power requi rem ents f or t he Legend?[...]

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    Setup Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 -9- DM X Lin ki ng You can lin k the Legend™ 412 S eri es to a DM X co ntr oll er using a stand ard 5- pi n DM X serial connec ti on. If usi ng other DM X com patibl e product s wi t h the Legend™ 412 Seri es , you can cont rol each indiv iduall y with a si ngle DMX controll er. D MX Modes T[...]

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    Setup - 10 - Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 M ounti ng Bef or e mounti ng t his product, read and f ollow the Safety Not es in t his m anual. Or ie n ta t io n Al ways m ount this product i n any sa f e pos i tion m aking s ure t here i s adequate room f or v entilati on , confi guration, and mai ntenance . Rig g in g CHAUVET ® re[...]

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    Operati on Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 - 11 - 4. Oper ation Con tr ol Pa n el Descr i ptio n Button Func ti on <MENU > Exit s f rom t he curr ent m enu or f unction <ENTER> Enabl es the curr ently displayed m enu or sets the curr ently select ed v alue in to the cur rent func tion <UP > Na v i gat es upw ard t [...]

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    Operati on - 12 - Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 DM X Control In t hi s m ode, eac h product wil l respond to a uni qu e start i ng address f rom the DM X contr oll er. All produc ts with t he same starti ng addr ess wil l respond in uni son. 1. Sel ec t a DMX personali ty as s ho wn in the DMX Personal it y section . 2. Set t he s[...]

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    Operati on Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 - 13 - M as ter/Sl av e The Master /S l ave mode all ows a group of Legend™ 412 ’s or Legen d™ 412 VW ’s (t he sl av e u ni t s ) t o simultaneously dupl i cate t he output of another Legend™ 412 or Legend™ 412 VW (the m as t er unit ) without a DMX cont roller. 1. Set each of t[...]

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    Operati on - 14 - Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 LED Temper ature Thi s opti on all ows t he u ser to v i ew t he LED t em perature (C° ) of t he Legend™ 412 or the Legend™ 412 VW . 1. Go to Le dt . 2. P r e ss <ENT ER> . CPU T emp eratu r e Thi s opti on all ows the u ser to v i ew the CPU t em perature ( C°) of the Le[...]

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    Operati on Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 - 15 - M enu M ap (Leg end™ 4 12) Main Le vel Programming Leve ls Descript ion A ddr 1~512 Sets the DM X s t art ing addr ess Ch nd 12Ch Sets the 12 c hannel personalit y 28Ch Sets the 28 c hannel personalit y SL nd NAS t Sets product t o Master i n Sl ave m ode SL 1 Sets product t o Slav[...]

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    Operati on - 16 - Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 M enu M ap co nt . ( Le ge n d™ 4 12 ) Main Le vel Programming Leve ls Descript ion NAn u Pan 0~255 Sets Pan 0~ 630 ° tILt Sets Pan 0~ 200 ° Red1 Sets Quadr ant 1 Red LE D intensi ty Gre1 Sets Quadr ant 1 Green LE D intensi ty bLu1 Sets Quadr ant 1 Bl ue LED int ensity UhI1 Sets [...]

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    Operati on Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 - 17 - M enu M ap (L eg e nd™ 4 12 VW ) Main Le vel Programming Leve ls Descript ion A ddr 1~512 Sets the DM X s t art ing addr ess Ch nd 10 Ch Sets the 10 channel per sonality 20 Ch Sets the 20 channel per sonality SL nd NAS t Sets product t o Mas t er i n Slave m ode SL 1 Sets product t[...]

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    Operati on - 18 - Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 M enu M ap co nt . ( Le ge n d™ 41 2 VW ) Main Le vel Programming Leve ls Descript ion NAn u Pan 0~255 Sets Pan 0~ 630 ° tILt Sets Pan 0~ 200 ° UU 1 Quadrant 1 wa r m wh i t e LED i nt ensit y CU 1 Quadrant 1 c o ol whi t e LED intensit y UU 2 Quadrant 2 wa r m wh i t e LED i nt [...]

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    Operati on Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 - 19 - DMX Valu es (L eg en d™ 412) 12 - Channel ( B as i c M od e) Cha nne l Fu nct ion Va lue Percen t/ Sett ing 1 Pan 000  255 0~100% 2 Pan Fine 000  255 0~100% 3 Ti lt 000  255 0~100% 4 Tilt Fine 000  255 0~100% 5 Pan/Tilt Speed 000  255 0~100% 6 Di mmer 000  255 0~1[...]

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    Operati on - 20 - Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 28 - Channel (Advanced Mode) Cha nne l Fu nct ion Va lue Percen t/ Sett ing 1 Pan 000  255 0~100% 2 Pan Fine 000  255 0~100% 3 Ti lt 000  255 0~100% 4 Tilt Fine 000  255 0~100% 5 Pan/Tilt Speed 000  255 0~100% 6 Di mmer 000  255 0~100% 7 Strobe 000  019 020  0[...]

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    Operati on Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 - 21 - 28 - Channel Cont . (Advanced Mode) Channel Function Valu e Percent/Se tting 24 Color Macr os 000  019 020  029 030  039 040  049 050  059 060  069 070  079 080  089 090  099 100  109 110  119 120  129 130  139 140  149 150  159 160  16[...]

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    Operati on - 22 - Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 28 - Channel Cont . (Advanced Mode) Channel Function Valu e Percent/Se tting 27 Pan/Tilt M acro Speed 000  255 0~100% 28 Control 000  007 008  069 070  129 130  190 191  205 206  221 222  236 237  255 No funct i on Res et P a n/ T i lt Res et A ll Move in B[...]

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    Operati on Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 - 23 - DM X V alues ( L eg en d™ 41 2 V W) 10 - Channel ( B as i c M od e) Cha nne l Fu nct ion Va lue Percen t/ Sett ing 1 Pan 000  255 0~100% 2 Pan Fine 000  255 0~100% 3 Ti lt 000  255 0~100% 4 Tilt Fine 000  255 0~100% 5 Pan/Tilt Speed 000  255 0~100% 6 Di mmer 000  [...]

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    Operati on - 24 - Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 20 - Channel (Advanced Mode) Cha nne l Fu nct ion Va lue Percen t/ Sett ing 1 Pan 000  255 0~100% 2 Pan Fine 000  255 0~100% 3 Ti lt 000  255 0~100% 4 Tilt Fine 000  255 0~100% 5 Pan/Tilt Speed 000  255 0~100% 6 Di mmer 000  255 0~100% 7 Strobe 000  019 020  0[...]

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    Operati on Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 - 25 - 2 0 Channel Cont . (Advanced Mode) Channel Function Valu e Percent/Se tting 18 Pan/ T ilt Ma cro 000  0 07 0 08  015 0 16  0 23 0 24  0 31 0 32  0 39 0 40  047 048  055 056  063 064  071 072  079 080  087 088  095 096  103 104  111 112  11[...]

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    Technic al Inf ormati o n - 26 - Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 5. Techn ical Infor ma tion Pr odu ct Mai nten an ce To mai nt ain opt imum perf orm ance and mi nimi ze wear, cl ean t hi s product f r equentl y. Usage and env ironm ent ar e contri buting fact ors i n dete rmi ning t he cleani ng f r equency. As a rule, clean t his [...]

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    Technic al Inf ormati o n Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 - 27 - Tro ubl es h oo tin g G ui d e Sympt om Cause(s) A ct ion(s) Product does not li ght up Dimm er f ader set to “0” Incr ease the v alue of the dimm er channel All color faders set to “ 0” Incr ease the v alue of the c olor channel s All colors i n Sta tic mode a[...]

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    Technic al Inf ormati o n - 28 - Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 Ret ur ns Pr oce dur e You m ust send the m erc handi se prepaid, i n the ori g i nal box, and with t he ori ginal packi ng and accessori es. CHAUV ET ® will not issue call t ags. Call CHA UVET ® and r equest a Return M erchandi se Author i zati on (RMA ) number bef [...]

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    Technic al Inf ormati o n Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 - 29 - Te ch nic al S pec ifi ca ti on s Legen d™ 412 Dimen sion s an d We ight Length Wi dt h Height Weight 5 . 5 i n ( 140 mm) 10.1 i n ( 257 mm) 12 . 0 i n ( 304 mm) 10.1 l bs ( 4. 5 8 kg) Not e: Dim en sions in inches rounde d to t he neare st decimal digit. Elect rical[...]

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    Technic al Inf ormati o n - 30 - Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 T echn i cal Spec if ic atio ns Legen d™ 412 VW Dimen sion s and We ight Length Wi dt h Height Weight 5.5 i n (140 mm) 10.1 i n (257 mm) 12.0 i n (304 mm) 10.1 l bs (4 .58 kg) Not e: Dim en sions in inches rounde d to t he neare st decimal digit. Elect rical Power Su[...]

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    Technic al Inf ormati o n Leg end ™ 4 12 S eri es Us er M anual R ev. 5 - 31 - CHAUVET ® 5200 N W 1 08th Ave nue Sunrise, FL 3335 1 (USA) (800) 762 - 1084 – (954) 929 - 1115 FAX (95 4) 929 - 5560 www.chauve tlighting.com Lege nd™ 412 Use r Man ual Rev . 5 August 2012[...]