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    Chauvet, 3000 N 2 9 th Ct, Hollywood, FL 3 3020 U.S.A. (800) 762-1084 – (954) 929-111 5 FAX (954) 929-5 560 www.chauvetlightin g.com User Manual Snapshot Use on Dimmer Outdoor Use Sound Activated DMX Master/Slave A utosw itching Power Supply Replaceable Fuse User Serviceable Duty Cycle[...]

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    COLORado™6 User Manual 2 7/1/2009 4:46 PM T ABLE OF C ONTENT S 1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN ................................................................................................................................ 3 W HAT IS INCLUDED ....................................................................................................................[...]

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    COLORado™6 User Manual 3 7/1/2009 4:46 PM 1. B EFORE Y OU B EGI N What is inc luded  1 x COLORado ™ 6P  1x Powe r cable with plug  1x pow er extension cable 9.8 ft (3 m)  1x signal ex tension cable 9.8 ft (3 m)  1x DMX Input cable  1x DMX output cable  1x W arranty Card  1x User M anual Unpacking Instructions Immediately[...]

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    COLORado™6 User Manual 4 7/1/2009 4:46 PM Safety Instructions Please keep thi s User Guide for futur e consultation. If you sell the unit to another user, be sure that they also receive this instru ction booklet. Always make sure that you ar e connecting to the proper vo ltage, an d that the line voltag e you ar e connecting to i s not higher tha[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 5 7/1/2009 4:46 PM 2. I NTRODUCTION Features 3, 4, 9 or 12-channel DMX-512 LED bank system (with ID addressing) Operating modes 3-channel: RGB control 4-channel: RGB, dimmer 9-channel: RGB, ID, dim, macro, strobe, automatic, custom, DMX modes 9-channel: RGB of 3 separate sections 12 -channel: RGB, CMY, ID, dim, macro, str[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 6 7/1/2009 4:46 PM DMX Channel Summary The COLORado ™ 6P has a total of five DMX channel configura tions, referre d to as personalities in this manua l and in the fixture onbo ard control board . The five personali ties are: STAGE 1, STAGE2, PIX EL, ARC1, ARC 1+D . [STA GE 1] DMX M ODE 1 C HANNEL D ESCRIPTION [STA GE 1][...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 7 7/1/2009 4:46 PM Power Link Out 180 Tilt A djustment DMX In DMX Out Power In Power Out Control Panel Interlocking Connectors Hanging Yoke Safety Cable Each LED cluster is referred to as a module Product Overv iew[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 8 7/1/2009 4:46 PM MALE/POWER INPUT FEMALE/POWER OUTPUT/LINKING 3. SETUP AC Po wer This fixture has an auto-switching switch-mode pow er supply tha t can acco mmodate a w ide range of input voltage s. The only thing ne cessary to do before power ing on the unit is to ma ke sure the line voltage you are applying is w ithin[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 9 7/1/2009 4:46 PM Hanging Clamp Note! Clamp is sold sep arately. Mounting Orientation This fixture may be mounted in any safe position. Rigging The fixture includes a mounting yoke to which a rigging clamp can be attached. You must supply your own clamp and make sure the clamp is capable of supporting the weight of this [...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 10 7/1/2009 4:46 PM Power Link Out The interlocking connectors provide an easy, fast, and secure method for stacking units vertically and horizontally. COLORado™ stacked for use as a Blinder or Large W ash Flood Stacking The COLORado™ 6 can be stacked vertically and horizontally to create a blinder or strip light. Sta[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 11 7/1/2009 4:46 PM 6 screws around ea ch LED m odule 5 screws that ho ld the lens assembly in place Lens A ssembly Installation/Replace ment The COLORado ™ 6 comes w ith 15 lens assembly pr e-installed from the factory. Ho weve r, there are 2 other optional lens assemblie s ava ilable as accessories which w ill alter t[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 12 7/1/2009 4:46 PM Data Cabling To link fix tures together yo u must obtain data cables. You can purch ase CHAU VET certified DMX cables directly from a dealer /distributor or construct yo ur own cable. If you choose to create you r own cable please u se data-grade cable s that can carry a high quality signa l and are le[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 13 7/1/2009 4:46 PM This draw ing provides a general illus tration of the DMX input/output pan el of a lighting fixture. Universal DMX Controller Continue the l ink Often, the setup for Master-Slave and Stand-a lone opera tion require s that the fir st fixture in the chain be initialized fo r this purp ose via settings in[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 14 7/1/2009 4:46 PM 4. O PERATING I NSTRUCTIONS Control Opt ions The COLORado ™ 6 is addressab le in the DM X ra nge of 001 ~ 512 with a max imum of 12 chann els. In its simplest con trol form, this allow s for the control of 42 fixtures; how ever, a seconda ry ID address syste m exists for u se in a limited DMX univer [...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 15 7/1/2009 4:46 PM DMX Address: 001 ID Address: 01 DMX Address: 001 ID Address: 02 DMX Address: 001 ID Address: 03 DMX Address: 013 ID Address: 01 DMX Address: 013 ID Address: 02 DMX Address: 013 ID Address: 03 DMX 512 Contro ller The figure above shows a simple DMX layout w hich has used three units at each DMX address.[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 16 7/1/2009 4:46 PM SET UP DOWN EXIT Setting the DM X address Each fixture requires a start addre ss from 1 ~ 512 . A fixture requiring one or more chann els for control begins to read the data on the channel indicated by the star t address. For example, a fixtur e that occupies or uses 7 channels o f DMX and was addresse[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 17 7/1/2009 4:46 PM Menu Map M AIN F UNCTION S UB -F UNCTION S ELECTION I NSTRUCTION Static color Dimmer 000 ~ 2 55 (0 ~ 100%) *Strobe range is 0 ~ 20 User can combine Red, Gree n and Blue to generate a custo m color Select strobing fre quency betw een 0 and 20 Hz Red Green Blue Color Macros Strobe DMX512 001 ~ 512 Sets t[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 18 7/1/2009 4:46 PM DMX512 Chan nel Values The COLORado ™ 6 has five DMX channel person alities: STAGE 1, STAGE 2, PIXEL, ARC 1, ARC1+D. Both [S TAGE 1] & [STAGE 2] hav e 2 sub modes: {DM X MODE1} & {DMX MODE 2}. Channel 9 is used to switch between modes in STAGE1, and Chan nel 7 is u sed in STAG E 2. STAGE 1 [D[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 19 7/1/2009 4:46 PM C HANNEL V ALUE F UNCTION 11 000  004 005  034 035  064 065  094 095  124 125  154 155  184 185  214 215  255 Module Selectio n #1=ON, #2=ON, #3=ON #1=ON #2=ON #3=ON #1=ON, #2=ON #2=ON, #3=ON #1=ON, #3=ON #1=ON, #2=ON, #3=ON #1=OFF, #2=OFF , #3=OFF 000  255 Speed control o[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 20 7/1/2009 4:46 PM STAGE 1 [DMX CO NTROL MODE 2] C HANNEL V ALUE F UNCTION 1 000  004 005  034 035  064 065  094 095  124 125  154 155  184 185  255 Module 1 No Function Red Green Blue Yellow Cyan Magen ta Pink-White 2 000  004 005  034 035  064 065  094 095  124 125  154 155 [...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 21 7/1/2009 4:46 PM STAGE 2 [DMX CO NTROL MODE 1] C HANNEL V ALUE F UNCTION 1 000  004 005  255 Dimmer No Function 0  100% 2 000  004 005  255 Red No Function 0  100% 3 000  004 005  255 Green No Function 0  100% 4 000  004 005  255 Blue No Function 0  100% 5 000  009 010  029 030[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 22 7/1/2009 4:46 PM C HANNEL V ALUE F UNCTION 9 000  004 005  034 035  064 065  094 095  124 125  154 155  184 185  214 215  255 Module Selectio n #1=ON, #2=ON, #3=ON #1=ON #2=ON #3=ON #1=ON, #2=ON #2=ON, #3=ON #1=ON, #3=ON #1=ON, #2=ON, #3=ON #1=OFF, #2=OFF , #3=OFF 10 000  004 005  008 0[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 23 7/1/2009 4:46 PM STAGE 2 [DMX CO NTROL MODE 2] C HANNEL V ALUE F UNCTION 1 000  004 005  034 035  064 065  094 095  124 125  154 155  184 185  255 Module 1 No Function Red Green Blue Yellow Cyan Magenta Pink-White 2 000  004 005  034 035  064 065  094 095  124 125  154 155  [...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 24 7/1/2009 4:46 PM ARC 1 ARC 1+D PIXEL C HANNEL V ALUE F UNCTION 1 000  004 005  255 Red No Function 0  100% 2 000  004 005  255 Green No Function 0  100% 3 000  004 005  255 Blue No Function 0  100% C HANNEL V ALUE F UNCTION 1 000  004 005  255 Dimmer No Function 0  100% 2 000  004[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 25 7/1/2009 4:46 PM Important No tes abou t STAGE 1+STA GE 2 [DMX Mode 1] RE D, GREEN A ND BLUE SELEC TION Channels 1, 2 and 3 control overall intensity of each respective color. Channels 1, 2 and 3 can be combined to create an unlimited range of color s. Channels 1, 2 and 3 have priority over channels 4 ~ 7. YE LLOW, CYA[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 26 7/1/2009 4:46 PM Important No tes abou t STAGE 1+ STA GE 2 [DMX Mode 2] M O D U L E S E L E C T I O N Simplified control of modules using channels 1 , 2 & 3. S T R O B E Controls the strobe of channels 1, 2 and 3 simultaneously. Speed of the strobe is adjustable from 0 to 20 Hz. M O D E S E L E C T I O N Use channe[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 27 7/1/2009 4:46 PM 5. A PPENDIX DMX Primer There are 512 chan nels in a DM X connection. Cha nnels may be assi gned in any manner. A fixtur e capable of receiving DMX will require one or a number of sequentia l channels. The user must a ssign a starting addres s on the fix ture that indi cates the firs t channel reser ve[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 28 7/1/2009 4:46 PM General Mainten ance To maintain opti mum perfor mance and minimize wea r, fixtures should be clea ned frequently. Usage and environ ment are contributing factors in determining freq uency. As a general rule, fix tures should be cleaned at lea st twice a month. Dust bu ild up reduce s light ou tput per[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 29 7/1/2009 4:46 PM Returns Proced ure Returned merchandise must be sent prep aid and in the original pa cking, call tags w ill not be i ssued. Package must be clearly labeled w ith a Return Mer chandise Authori zation Nu mber (RA #). Produ cts returned w ithout an RMA # will be refused. Call CHAUVE T and request RA # pri[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 30 7/1/2009 4:46 PM Photometric[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 31 7/1/2009 4:46 PM COLORado ™ 6 Service Main tenance Guide S YMPTOM ( S ) P OSSIBLE S OLUTION ( S ) 1 or more LEDs are not illuminating Clean the fixture regularly to avoid any such failure. This fix ture is convection cooled, which means that if the surface is kept clean and free of debris, then proper cooling will be[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 32 7/1/2009 4:46 PM Expl oded View I TEM D ESCRIPTION P A RT N UMBER 1 Front cover P111-CDABFC 2 Rubber seal P2 90-CDALENS 18 3 Clear, glass lens cover P2 22 -CDALED 4 LED lens assembly P140-CDAELTR 5 LED metal-core PCB P172-CDADRVP 6 Array rigging attachment knob P170- CDA PDMX 7 Master PCB P1 70 - CDA M AS 8 Electronic [...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 33 7/1/2009 4:46 PM Each color LED is broken down into individual circuits (red-circuit #1, blue- circuit #2, green-circuit #3). If a single LED fails “open”, then the entire circuit will stop functioning, because they are wired in “series”. If a single LED fails in a “short”, then only that single LED will st[...]

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    COLORado™ 6 User Manua l 34 7/1/2009 4:46 PM Technical Specif ications WEIGHT & DIMEN SIONS Length ........................................................................................................................ 22.5 in ( 570 mm ) Wid th...................................................................................................[...]