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    3000 N 29 th Ct, H ollywood, FL 3302 0 U.S.A . (800) 762 -1084 – (954) 929 -1115 FAX (954) 929 -5560 www.chauvetlight ing.com Legend ™ 55 0 User Manual[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 2 1/11/2010 11:36 AM T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN ................................................................................................................................................... 3 W HAT IS INCL UDED .........................................................................................[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 3 1/11/2010 11:36 AM 1. B EFORE Y OU B EGIN What is included Ø 1 x Legend ™ 550 Spot Ø 2 x Omega brack ets Ø 1 x Warrant y Card Ø 1 x User Manual Unpacking Instructi ons Immediately upon receiving a fixture, c arefully unpack the carton, check the cont ents to ensure that all parts are present, and have been rec[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 4 1/11/2010 11:36 AM Safety Instructions · Please keep this User Guide for future consultation. If you sell the unit to another user, be sure that they also receive this instruct i on booklet. · Always make sure that you are connecting to the proper voltage, and that the line volt age you are connecting t o is not h[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 5 1/11/2010 11:36 AM 2. I NTRODUCTION Features 12 or 18 - channel DMX movin g yok e Pan: 540 ° / tilt: 270 ° Color w heel Two independ ent color w heels with 9 trapez oid dichroic colors plu s white Step/split color s Rainbow color spin at variable speeds Fixed gobo w heel with gobo sha ke 9 steel replaceable gobo s[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 6 1/11/2010 11:36 AM DMX Channel Sum mar y C HANNEL 18 - CHANNEL O PERATION (A DVANCED MODE ) C HANNEL 12 - CHANNEL O PERATION (B ASIC MODE ) 1 Pan 1 Pan 2 Pan fine 2 Tilt 3 Tilt 3 Dimm e r 4 Tilt fine 4 Shutter 5 Pan/tilt speed 5 Color 1 6 Dimm e r 6 Color 2 7 Shutter 7 Iris 8 Color 1 8 Gobo 1 9 Color 2 9 Gobo 2 10 G[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 7 1/11/2010 11:36 AM Product Overview DM X O ut 5- pin DM X O ut 3- pin DM X I n 3- pin Power on/off button DM X I n 5- pin Fuse Power input (hardwired ) Sound LED Indicator Slave Standalone LED Indicator Master Standalone LED Indicator DMX LED Indicator UP ENTER MENU DOW N[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 8 1/11/2010 11:36 AM 3. S ETUP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 9 1/11/2010 11:36 AM The fuse i s loc ated i nsid e this com partm ent. R emov e using a P hilli ps #2 screwd river. FUSE Warning! Rem ove pow er from mains prior to this oper ation Maximizing the life of your lamp To ensure the long est and most efficien t use of the lam p always wait b etween 10 to 15 minutes before[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 10 1/11/2010 11: 36 AM Lamp You may have to inst all a la mp prior to the in iti al operation of the fixture. A n MS I575 high intensity discharge la mp is inc luded. Warning! When replacing the lamp, please wait 15 minutes after powering down to allow the unit to cool down! Always disconnect from ma in p ower prior t[...]

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    Legend™ 550 User Manual 11 1/11/2010 11:3 6 AM Replacing Gobos 1. Unscrew the 4 s crews (S1) to detach the top cover. 2. For t he rot ating gobo wheel, it is a simpl e matter of removing the slot -n- lock gobo single assembly. Using your thumb and forefinger, grasp t he gobo and remove it fro the gobo wheel. 3. Then, using a small prying tool , r[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 12 1/11/2010 11:36 A M Fixture Linking You will need a serial data link to run light shows of one or more fixtures using a DMX controller or to run synchronized shows on two or more fixtures set to a master/slave operating mode. The combined number of channels required by all the fixtures on a serial data link determi[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 13 1/11/2010 11:36 A M COMMON DMX + DMX - INPUT OUTPUT 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 Resist ance 1 20 oh m ¼ W bet ween pi n 2 (DMX - ) and pi n 3 (DMX + ) on t he out put of the l ast fi xture. To avoid s ignal trans mission problems and interference, it is always advisable to connect a DMX signal terminato r. 3- pin D MX co nn[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 14 1/11/2010 11:36 A M This drawing provides a general illustrat ion of the DMX Input/Output panel of a light ing fixture. Universal DMX Controller Continu e the l ink Often , the setu p for Ma s ter - Slav e and Standalone operation requires that th e first fix ture i n th e chain b e initialized for this purpose via[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 15 1/11/2010 11:36 A M Hangi ng C lam p Note! Clamp is sold separ ately . Mounting Orientation This fixture may be mounted in a vertical position . This can be a hanging or a sitting position , provided there is adequate room for ventilat i on. Note ! It is not recommende d to mount this fixture at any other odd an gl[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 16 1/11/2010 11:36 A M 4. O PERATI NG I NSTRUC TIONS Navigating the Cont rol Panel Access control panel functi ons using the four panel buttons lo cat ed di rect l y underneath the LE D Display. The control panel LED d isplay shows t he menu it e ms you select from the menu map. W hen a menu function is select ed, the[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 17 1/11/2010 11:36 A M Menu M ap Note! After each setting change in the control panel, you must perform a system reset, in order for the changes to take effect. M AIN F UNCTION S ELECTION I NSTRUCTION Addr 001 - 512 DMX starting address assignment ChNd 12Ch 8- bit operati ng mode 18Ch 16 - bit operat ing mode ShNd Sh [...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 18 1/11/2010 11:36 A M Menu Map (Home p osition adjust ments) This is a hidden menu in the fixture. If the home position of one of the motors becomes misaligned, you can use this menu to realign/offset the function. S ee the below steps for accessing this functi on. 1. Scrol l through the menu, until you reach the FAd[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 19 1/11/2010 11:36 A M DMX Channel Value s 12 channel m ode (8 -bit Pan/Tilt) C HAN NE L V AL UE F UNCTION 1 000 ó 255 Pan 0 ó 54 0 2 000 ó 255 Tilt 0 ó 270 3 000 ó 255 Dimmer 0% ó 100% 4 000 ó 007 008 ó 015 016 ó 131 132 ó 185 186 ó 239 240 ó 247 248 ó 255 Shutter Closed Open Strobe (s lo w ó fast) Gobo[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 20 1/11/2010 11:36 A M 112 ó 127 128 ó 191 192 ó 255 Gobo 7 Rotate c ounte rclock wise (fast ó sl o w) Rotate cl ock wise ( sl ow ó fast) 10 000 ó 127 128 ó 191 192 ó 255 Gobo 2 Rot ati on Gobo in dexing Rotate cl ock wise (fas t ó slow) Rotate c ounte rclock wise (slow ó fast) 11 000 ó 255 Focus Near ó fa[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 21 1/11/2010 11:36 A M 18 channel mode (1 6-bit Pan/Tilt) C HAN NE L V AL UE F UNCTION 1 000 ó 255 Pan 0 ó 54 0 2 000 ó 255 Pan fin e 3 000 ó 255 Tilt 0 ó 270 4 000 ó 255 Tilt fi ne 5 000 ó 255 Pan/ Tilt s peed (Normal > Slow) 6 000 ó 255 Dimmer 0% ó 100% 7 000 ó 007 008 ó 015 016 ó 131 132 ó 185 186 ?[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 22 1/11/2010 11:3 6 AM 12 000 ó 127 128 ó 191 192 ó 255 Gobo 2 Rot ati on Gobo in dexing Rotate cl ock wise ( fast ó slo w) Rotate c ounte rclock wise (slow ó fas t) 13 000 ó 255 Focus Near ó far 14 000 ó 127 128 ó 170 171 ó 212 213 ó 255 Iris 100% ó 0% Iris Macro (sl o w clos ed ó fas t ope n) (s low ó [...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 23 1/11/2010 11:36 A M Setting the DMX sta rting address This DMX mode enables the use of a universal DMX controller device. Each fixture requires a "start address " fr om 1 ~ 51 2 . A fixture requiring one or more channels for cont rol begins to read the data on the channel indicat ed by the start address. [...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 24 1/11/2010 11:36 A M Contact Us World Wide General Information CHAUV ET 3000 North 29 th Court Hollywood, FL 33020 voice: 954.929.1115 fa x: 954.929.5560 toll f ree: 800.762.1084 Technical S upport CHAUVET 3000 North 29 th Court Hollywood, FL 33020 voice: 954.929.1115 (P r ess 4) fa x: 954.929.5560 ( Attention: Serv[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 25 1/11/2010 11:36 A M General M aintenan ce To maintain optim um perform ance and minimize wear fixtures shoul d be cleaned frequent l y. Usage and environment are contribut ing factors in determining frequenc y. As a general rule, fixtures shoul d be cleaned at least twice a month. Dust build up reduces light output[...]

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    Legend™ 550 Spot User Manual 26 1/11/2010 11:36 A M Technical Specific ations WEIGHT & DIME NSI ONS Length ........................................................................................................................... 17 in ( 439 mm ) W idt h ........................................................................................[...]