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Chauvet DMX-44 manual

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    Chauvet, 3000 N 2 9 th Ct, Hollywood, F L 33020 U.S.A (800) 762-1084 – (954) 929-111 5 FAX (954) 929-5 560 www.chauvetlig hting.com DMX-44 DMX Controller USER MANUAL[...]

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    DMX- 44 User Manual 2 Revised: 2006 -01-13 21:30:19 T ABLE OF C ONTENT BEFOR E Y OU B EGIN ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 W HAT IS INCLU DED ................................... .............................. ....................[...]

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    DMX- 44 User Manual 3 Revised: 2006 -01-13 21:30:19 B EFORE Y O U B EGIN What is included  DMX- 44 controller  DC 9-12V 500 mA, 90V~240V Pow er Adapter  Manual w ith warranty card Unpacking Instructi ons Immediately upon re ceiving a fix ture, carefully unpa ck the carton, check the conten ts to ensure that all parts are presen t, and have[...]

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    DMX- 44 User Manual 4 Revised: 2006 -01-13 21:30:19 I NTRODUC TION Features  Universal DMX -512 Con troller  240 scene memor y  192 DMX channels of control  Polarity selector  Fog control button  Strobe control bu tton  Removable rubber edge guard  3 space 19" rac k and table top mount with edge re moved  Midi compat[...]

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    Introduction DMX- 44 User Manual 5 Revised: 2006 -01-13 21:30:19 Product Over view (front) Item Button or Fader Function 1 Scanner select buttons Fixture selection 2 Scanner indicator LED S Indicates the fixtures c urrently selected 3 Scene select buttons Universal bump buttons r epresenting scene loc ation for storage and s election 4 Channel fade[...]

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    DMX- 44 User Manual 6 Revised: 2006 -01-13 21:30:19 Product Over view (rear panel) 23 24 25 26 27 Item Button or Fader Function 23 MIDI input port For external triggering of Banks and Chases usi ng a MIDI device 24 DMX polarity switc h May be used to correct s ignal polarity 25 DMX output connector DMX control signal 26 DC Input jack Main power fee[...]

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    DMX- 44 User Manual 7 Revised: 2006 -01-13 21:30:19 Common Terms The following are common ter ms used in intelligen t light progra mming.  Blackout is a state by whe re all lighting fixture s light output are set to 0 or of f, usually on a te mporary basis.  DMX-512 is an indu stry standard digital co mmunication protocol used in enterta inme[...]

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    DMX- 44 User Manual 8 Revised: 2006 -01-13 21:30:19 O PERATING I NSTRUCTIONS Setup S E T T I N G U P T H E S Y S T E M 1) Place the DMX -44 on a leveled surface. Note ! The DMX -44 can also be rack mo unted, occupying 3U spa ces by re moving the outer ru bber edge gua rd. 2) Plug the AC to DC power supply to the syste m back panel and to the mains [...]

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    DMX- 44 User Manual 9 Revised: 2006 -01-13 21:30:19 Programming A program (bank) is a sequence of different scene s (or steps) that will be called up one after another. In the DMX- 44, 30 programs can b e created of 8 scenes in each. E N T E R I N G P R O G R A M M O D E 1) Press the PROGRA M button for 3 second s until an LCD dot next to the label[...]

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    Operating Instru ctions DMX- 44 User Manual 10 Revised: 2006 -01-13 21:30:19 S C E N E C O P Y A ction  1) Press the PROGRA M button for 3 second s. 2) Locate the scene in the progra m BA NK . Use BANK UP/DOWN to navigate program banks. 3) Select the SCENE in the progra m BANK to copy. 4) Locate the destina tion scene in the progr am BANK . Use [...]

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    Operating Instru ctions DMX- 44 User Manual 11 Revised: 2006 -01-13 21:30:19 Chase Programmin g A chase is created by using previo usly crea ted scenes. Scene s become steps in a chase and can be arranged in any order you choose. It is highly reco mmended that prio r to progra mming chase s for the first time; you delete all chases fro m memory. Se[...]

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    Operating Instru ctions DMX- 44 User Manual 12 Revised: 2006 -01-13 21:30:19 A D D I N G A S T E P T O A C H A S E A ction  1) Press and hold the PROGRA M button for 3 seconds to enter programming mode. 2) Press the desired CHA SE (1~6) button. 3) Press the TA PSYNC/Display and the LCD will display the scene and bank nu mber. This displays the s[...]

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    Operating Instru ctions DMX- 44 User Manual 13 Revised: 2006 -01-13 21:30:19 D E L E T E A L L C H A S E P R O G R A M S CUA TION! This procedure will re sult in irrev ocable loss of cha se step memory. The individual scenes and progra m banks will be pre served. A ction  1) Press and hold the BAN K DOWN button and the A UTO DEL button w hile tu[...]

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    Operating Instru ctions DMX- 44 User Manual 14 Revised: 2006 -01-13 21:30:19 Playback (Chases ) M A N U A L R U N C H A S E S This function allow s the user to manually step through ea ch individual step in a chase. A ction  1) Press and hold PROGRA M button for 3 seconds to enter programming mode. 2) Start a chase by pressing any one of the CHA[...]

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    Operating Instru ctions DMX- 44 User Manual 15 Revised: 2006 -01-13 21:30:19 Midi Operation The controller w ill only respond to MIDI command s on the MIDI channel which it i s set to full stop. All MIDI control is per formed using N ote on co mmands. All other M IDI instruction s are ignored. To stop a chase, send the blackout on no te. A ction ?[...]

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    DMX- 44 User Manual 16 Revised: 2006 -01-13 21:30:19 A PPENDIX DMX Primer There are 512 chann els in a DMX -512 connec tion. Channels may be assigned in any manner . A fixture capable of receiving DMX 512 w ill require one or a nu mber of sequential channels. The u ser must assign a start ing address on the fixture that indicates the first chan nel[...]

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    Appendix DMX- 44 User Manual 17 Revised: 2006 -01-13 21:30:19 Returns Procedure Returned merchandise must be sent prepaid and in the origina l packing, call tags will not be i ssued. Package must be clearly labeled with a Retur n Merchandise Autho rization Nu mber (RA #). Pro ducts returned w ithout an RA # will be re fused. Call CH AUVET and reque[...]

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    Appendix DMX- 44 User Manual 18 Revised: 2006 -01-13 21:30:19 DMX Dipsw itch Quick Referenc e Chart DMX Addres s Quick Reference Chart Dip Switch Positio n DMX DIP S WITCH SET #9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0=OFF #8 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1=ON #7 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 X=OFF or ON #6 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 #1 #2 #3 #4[...]

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    DMX- 44 User Manual 19 Revised: 2006 -01-13 21:30:19 General Troublesho oting A pplies to Symptom Solution(s) Lights Foggers & Snow Controllers Dimmers & Chaser Auto shut off Check fan ther mal switch reset  Beam is very di m or not bright Clean optical syste m or replace lamp Check 220/110v switch for pro per setting  Breaker/Fuse ke[...]

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    Appendix DMX- 44 User Manual 20 Revised: 2006 -01-13 21:30:19 Technical Specific ations WEIGHT & DIMEN SIONS Leng th ...................................................................................................................... 514 mm (2 0.25 i n) Width ....................................................................................[...]