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Chauvet Colorbar SMD manual

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    User M anual[...]

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    P ag e 2 of 17 CO LORb ar™ S M D Us e r M anu al (R ev. 2) T ABLE O F C ON TE NTS 1. Be f ore You B egin ................................................................................ 3 W ha t Is Inc luded ........................................................................................... 3 Unpacki ng Instructi ons .....................[...]

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    CO LOR b ar ™ SMD Us er Manu al (R ev. 2) P ag e 3 of 17 1. B EF O RE Y OU B EG I N Wha t I s Incl u de d • COLO Rba r™ SMD • Locking Power Cord • W ar r a nt y C a r d • Q ui c k R ef er en c e G u i d e Unp ac ki ng Ins tr uc ti on s C arefully unpack the product i m m ed i a t el y and che ck t he conta i ner to make sure al l the pa[...]

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    P ag e 4 of 17 CO LOR b ar™ S MD Us er M an u al (R ev. 2) Pr odu ct at a Glanc e Use on Dimm er  Auto Prog r ams  O ut d o or Us e  Auto - rang ing Powe r Supply  Sound Ac ti vate d  Re pl aceable Fuse  DMX  Us er S er v i c ea b l e  Master/S lave  Duty C ycle  Safe t y Not es Please r ead the foll owing Saf et y N[...]

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    CO LOR b ar ™ SMD Us er Manu al (R ev. 2) P ag e 5 of 17 2. I NTRO DUCTION Pr odu ct O ver view Micr oph one Sou nd S ens it iv ity K no b Br ac ket Adj us t ment Kno b 3- p i n D M X I n Fus e Holder 5- p i n D M X I n Po w e r In LED Display Sa f e t y Loo p 5- pi n DMX Out P o w e r Ou t 3- pi n DMX Out[...]

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    P ag e 6 of 17 CO LOR b ar™ S MD Us er M an u al (R ev. 2) Pr odu ct Di me nsi o ns[...]

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    CO LOR b ar ™ SMD Us er Manu al (R ev. 2) P ag e 7 of 17 3. S ETUP AC P o w e r The C OLORbar™ SM D h as a n a ut o - ranging pow er supply a nd it can wo r k w ith an i nput voltage ran ge of 100~2 40 VAC , 50/60 Hz . To de ter m ine the pro duct’s powe r r equi r e m ents ( ci r c ui t br ea k er , p o w er o u t l et , an d wir ing ) , us [...]

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    P ag e 8 of 17 CO LOR b ar™ S MD Us er M an u al (R ev. 2) Power Linkin g The product prov ides powe r li nking via the IEC o ut l et l o c ated i n t h e back of the uni t. Please see the dia gram be low fo r furthe r ex pl anation. Power L inkin g Diagr am You can power link up to th r ee ( 3 ) COLO Rbar™ SMD u ni t s @ 12 0 VAC or up to si x[...]

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    CO LOR b ar ™ SMD Us er Manu al (R ev. 2) P ag e 9 of 17 M ounti ng Be f ore m ount i ng the produc t , read and follow t he safety rec omm enda ti ons ind icated in t h e Safe ty Note s . Orien tation Th e CO LO Rbar™ S MD m ay be m ounted in any position; ho wever, mak e sure ade quat e ventilation i s p rovided a round the product. Rigging ?[...]

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    P ag e 10 of 17 CO LO Rb ar™ SMD U s er M anu al ( R ev. 2) 4. O PERA TI ON Con tr ol Pa ne l Oper ati on To access the con trol pane l functions, use the four bu ttons lo cated unde r neath t he display. Pl ea s e r ef er t o t h e Product Ove rv iew to se e the butto n location s on the contro l panel. Button Function <M E NU > Press to f[...]

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    CO LOR b ar ™ SMD Us er Manu al (R ev. 2) P ag e 11 of 17 Con fi gur a ti on (DM X) Set the produc t i n DM X m o d e t o c on tr ol wi t h a D MX c on tr o ll er. 1. Conne ct the product to a s ui t a bl e p ow er o ut l et . 2. Turn the p roduct on . 3. Conne ct a DMX cab le fro m the DMX ou t put of the DMX con trol ler to the D MX i nput sock[...]

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    P ag e 12 of 17 CO LO Rb ar™ SMD U s er M anu al ( R ev. 2) DM X C hann el Assi g nmen ts a nd V al ues 3- CH Channel Function Value Set ti ng 1 Red 000  255 0~ 100% 2 Gr een 000  255 0~ 100% 3 Bl u e 000  255 0~ 100% 7- CH Channel Function Value Set ti ng 1 Red 000  255 0~ 100% 2 Gr een 000  255 0~ 100% 3 Bl u e 000  255 0~ 100[...]

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    CO LOR b ar ™ SMD Us er Manu al (R ev. 2) P ag e 13 of 17 24 - CH Channel Function Value Set ti ng Section 1 Red 000  255 0~ 100% 1 2 Gr een 000  255 0~ 100% 3 Bl u e 000  255 0~ 100% 4 Red 000  255 0~ 100% 2 5 Gr een 000  255 0~ 100% 6 Bl u e 000  255 0~ 100% 7 Red 000  255 0~ 100% 3 8 Gr een 000  255 0~ 100% 9 Bl u e 000[...]

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    P ag e 14 of 17 CO LO Rb ar™ SMD U s er M anu al ( R ev. 2) Con fi gur a ti on (Sta nd al one ) Set t he pr oduct in one of the s tanda l one modes to co ntrol without a DMX control l er. 1. Conne ct the product to a s ui t a bl e p ow er o ut l et . 2. Turn the p roduct on. Never conne ct a produc t t hat is operating in any st andalone mode ( e[...]

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    CO LOR b ar ™ SMD Us er Manu al (R ev. 2) P ag e 15 of 17 Master /Slave M ode The Master/Slave mode a llow s a sin gle COL O Rbar™ SMD un i t (t h e “m a st er ” ) t o c o nt r ol the actions of one or more CO LORb ar™ SMD units (the “slave s” ) without the nee d of a DM X c o n t r o l l er . T h e m a st er u ni t w il l be s et t o[...]

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    P ag e 16 of 17 CO LO Rb ar™ SMD U s er M anu al ( R ev. 2) 6. T ECHNICAL S PECIFICAT IONS Dimensions and Weight Length Widt h Heig ht Weight 31. 8 in ( 80 3 m m) 4.7 in ( 1 21 mm) 7 in ( 17 8 mm ) 12 lbs ( 5. 4 kg) Note: D im ens i ons i n i nch es r oun d ed t o t h e n ear es t d eci m al di git . Power Po wer Sup ply T y pe Rang e Volta ge Se[...]

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    CO LOR b ar ™ SMD Us er Manu al (R ev. 2) P ag e 17 of 17 To retu rn a p roduct or reque st suppo rt: • In the U.S ., co nta ct C HAU VE T ® W or l d Hea d q u ar t er s ( s ee b el o w ). • In the UK or Ireland, cont act CHAUVET ® E u r o p e Lt d. (s ee b el o w ) . • In any other coun t ry, D O NOT contact CHAU VET ®. I ns t ea d, co [...]