Chauvet 460-LED manual

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    User Manual[...]

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    Edition Notes ii Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 Edition Notes The Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manua l Rev. 5 covers t he descript ion, safet y precautions , installatio n, progr amm ing, operatio n, and m ainten ance of the Q- Spo t™ 460 - LE D . CHAUVET ® releas ed this edition of the Q- Spot ™ 460 - LED User Manual in M ay 2013 . Trad[...]

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    Table o f Contents Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 - iii - Table of Contents 1. Before You Begin ........................................................................................................................................ 1 W hat Is Includ ed .......................................................................................[...]

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    Table o f Contents iv Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 Returns .............................................................................................................................................................................. 22 6. Technical Specifications ..........................................................................[...]

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    Befor e Y o u Begi n Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 1 1. Before Y ou Begin What Is Inc luded · Q- Spot™ 46 0 - LED · 2 Om ega Brack et s · Power Cable · W arranty Card · Quick Referenc e Guide Claims Carefull y unpack the product imm ediatel y an d check the box to make sur e all the parts are in the pack age and ar e in good condit[...]

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    Befor e Y o u Begi n 2 Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 Produ ct at a Glance Use on D imm er x Auto Pro gram s P Outdoor Use x Auto - Rang ing Po wer Suppl y P Sound Acti vated P Replaceab le Fus e P DMX P User Serv iceabl e x Master/S lave P Du t y C yc le x Safety No tes Please rea d the f ollo wing S afet y Notes c aref ully bef ore start[...]

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    Introducti on Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 3 2. Intr oduc tion Produc t Descrip tion The Q- Spot™ 46 0 - LED is a high - po wer m oving yoke pr oduct equip ped with 7 10 - watt white LEDs. T his pr od uct inc lu de s a color whee l with 7 c ol ors , plus whit e, a nd 2 go bo wheels . G obo wheel #1 has 7 f ixed gobos , plus open. Gob o[...]

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    Introducti on 4 Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 Product O ver view Gobo Access Panel Handles Omega Brackets Control Panel DM X In/Out Pow er In/Out Fuse[...]

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    Introducti on Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 5 Product Di mensions[...]

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    Setup 6 Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 3. Setup AC Po wer Each Q- Spot™ 460 - LED has an aut o - ranging power suppl y that work s with an in put voltage rang e of 100~2 40 VAC, 50/60 H z. To determ ine the po wer requirem ents f or each Q - Spot™ 460 - LED , r efer to the labe l aff ixed to the pro duct. You can a lso ref er to the Te[...]

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    Setup Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 7 DMX Linking You can l ink the Q- S pot™ 460 - LED t o a DMX contr oller usi ng a stand ard DM X ser ial connecti on. If us ing other DMX com patible pr oducts with the Q- Spot™ 4 60 - LED , y ou can contro l each i ndividu ally wit h a single DMX c ontroller . DMX Modes The Q- Spot™ 460 - L ED u[...]

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    Setup 8 Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 Gobo Wh eel s The Q- Spot™ 46 0 - LED inc ludes 2 go bo wheel s Gobo whee l #1 has 7 f ixed go bos , while gobo whee l #2 has 6 r otating gob os. T he diagram s sho w each wheel, as per the DMX Values ta bles. Color Wheel The Q- Spot™ 46 0 - LE D incl udes o ne c olor wheel wit h 7 f ixed c o lors[...]

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    Setup Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 9 Gobo Replacemen t 1. Turn t he product of f and d isconnec t from power. 2. Unlock the gobo co ver and slide it awa y . 3. Separate the gob o plate a way from the gobo wheel by pushi ng it to ward the f ront of the movin g head ( d ir ecti on 1 in the diagr am) . Be caref ul not to pus h the go bo out[...]

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    Setup 10 Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 Mount ing Before m ounting th is prod uct, r ead and fol low the Safet y Notes i n this m anual. Orientation Always m ount this produc t in a s afe pos ition a nd m ake sure there is adequ ate ro om for ventilat ion, conf iguration, and m aintenance. Rigging CHAU VET ® recom mends using the f ollowi[...]

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    Operation Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 11 4. Oper ation Cont rol Panel Descrip tion Button Functi on <MENU> Exits fr om the cur rent m enu or func tion <ENTER > Enables the curre ntly displ ayed m enu or sets the cur rently selected value in to the c urrent func tion < UP> Navigates upward t hrough t he m enu list an d [...]

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    Operation 12 Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 Product Se ttings Pan/Til t Speed 1. Select S ETT ING S > PERF ORM > PT SP EED . a. Select F AST f or fas t movem ent or SLO W to use t he nor mal speed . b. P ress < ENT ER> . Reverse Pan Direct i on 1. Select S ETT ING S > PERF ORM > PAN IN V . 2. To rever se the pa n directio[...]

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    Operation Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 13 Lockout 1. Select S ETT ING S > PERF ORM > KEY LO CK . 2. To c hoose activat e the pas sword func tion on the co ntrol p anel, pres s <ENTER> . a. Select YES or NO . b. P ress < ENT ER> . Homepage Sett ing 1. Select S ETT ING S > PERF ORM > HO M EP AG E . 2. To c hoose wha[...]

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    Operation 14 Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 Custom Pro g ra mm in g 1. Select RUNM ODE > EDIT > STEP . 2. Select 01~49 , press <ENTER> . a. Select P AN , pr ess <ENTER> . i. Set 000~255 t o assig n the Pan posit io n . b. Select T ILT , press <ENT ER> . i. Set 000~255 t o assig n the Tilt posit ion. c. Select COLOR [...]

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    Operation Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 15 Manual Contr ol 1. Select M AN U AL > D M X v a l ue . a. Select P AN , pr ess < ENTER> . i. Set 000~255 t o assig n the Pan positio n. b. Select T ILT , press <ENT ER> . i. Set 000~255 t o assig n the Tilt posit ion. c. Select COLOR , press <ENT ER> . i. Set 000~255 t o assi[...]

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    Operation 16 Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 Menu M ap Main Level Programming Level s Description ADDRESS 001~512 Selects a starting DMX address PERSON PERSON 1 Selects the 14 - channel DMX mode PERSON 2 Selects the 11 - channel DMX mode SETTINGS PERFORM PT SPEED FA ST Defines the pan/tilt speed SLOW PAN INV NORM Defines the direction of pa[...]

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    Operation Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 17 Menu M ap (c ont.) Main Level Programming Level s Description RUNMODE RUN DMX512 Selects DMX512 - A running mode AUT O1 Selects the first automatic program AUT O2 Selects the second automatic program SOUND1 Selects the first sound - activated program SOUND2 Selects the second sound program CUSTOM[...]

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    Operation 18 Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 DMX Values Person 1 Channel Function Value Percent/Setti ng 1 Pan 000 ó 255 0~540° 2 Pan Fine 000 ó 255 Fine pan control 0~3° 3 Tilt 000 ó 255 0~270° 4 Tilt Fine 000 ó 255 Fine tilt control 0~3° 5 Pan/Tilt Speed 000 ó 255 Fast to Slow 6 Color Wheel 000 ó 009 010 ó 019 020 ó 029 030 ó[...]

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    Operation Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 19 DMX Val ue s (cont .) Person 1 Channel Function Value Percent/Setti ng 9 Gobo Wheel 2 R otation 000 ó 060 061 ó 150 151 ó 165 166 ó 255 360° Index ing Clockw ise Rotat ion ~ Slow to Fast No F unct ion Counter - Cl ockwise Rotat ion ~ S low to Fast 10 Prism Rotation 000 ó 004 005 ó 009 010 [...]

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    Operation 20 Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 DMX Val ue s (cont .) Person 2 Channel Function Value Percent/Setti ng 1 Pan 000 ó 255 0~540° 2 Tilt 000 ó 255 0~270° 3 Color Wheel 000 ó 009 010 ó 019 020 ó 029 030 ó 039 040 ó 049 050 ó 059 060 ó 069 070 ó 079 080 ó 099 100 ó 119 120 ó 139 140 ó 159 160 ó 179 180 ó 199 200 ó [...]

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    Operation Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 21 DMX Val ue s (cont .) Person 2 Channel Function Value Percent/Setti ng 6 Gobo Wheel 2 R otation 000 ó 060 061 ó 150 151 ó 165 166 ó 255 360° Index ing Clockwise R otation ~ S low to Fast No F unct ion Counter - Cl ockwise Rotat ion ~ S low to Fast 7 Prism Rotation 000 ó 004 005 ó 009 010 ?[...]

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    Technica l Informa tion 22 Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 5 . Tec hnical Inf ormati on Produc t Maint enance To m aintain optim um perform anc e and minim ize wear, you should c lean this product frequentl y. Usage a nd envi ronm ent are contrib uting fa ctors in determ ining the cl eaning frequenc y. As a rule, c lean this pro duc t at le[...]

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    Technical Spe cifications Q- Spot™ 460 - LED User Manual Rev. 5 - 23 - 6 . Technic al Specific ations Dimensi ons and Weight Length Width Height Weight 14.2 in ( 3 60 mm ) 10.6 in ( 2 70 mm) 20.5 in ( 520 mm) 26.5 lbs ( 12 k g) Note: Dimensions in inche s rounde d to the neares t decim al digit. Elect rical Power Supply Type Range Voltag e Sel ec[...]

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