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Chauvet DMX-605A 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 2005-11-1 6/16:16 DMX-605A Intimidator ™ 2 .0 DMX-610A Insignia ™ 2.0 USER MANUAL Insignia ™ 2.0 Intimidator ™ 2.0[...]

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    DMX- 605A & DMX-610 A User Manual 2 2005-11-1 6/16:16 T ABLE OF C ONTENT TAB LE OF C ONT ENT ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 BEFOR E Y OU B EGIN ................................................................................[...]

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    DMX- 605A & DMX-610 A User Manual 3 2005-11-1 6/16:16 B EFORE Y O U B EGIN What is included  1 x DMX- 610A Insignia ™ 2.0 Intelligent Barre l Scanner or  1 x DMX- 605A Intimidator ™ 2.0 Intelligent Mirror Scanner  Power cord w it h plug  ELC 250w lamp  Warranty Card Unpacking Instructi ons Immediately upon re c eiving a fix t[...]

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    DMX- 605A & DMX-610 A User Manual 4 2005-11-1 6/16:16 I NTRODUC TION Features Insignia ™ 2.0 Intimidator ™ 2.0 Control Feature s  5 channel DMX Intelligent Barrel Scanner  Strobing  Gobo Wheel - 14 gobos plus open - 12 metal, 2 glass - Gobo Bounce ™  Color Wheel - 11 colors plus open - (include UV purple) plus white  Barrel[...]

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    DMX- 605A & DMX-610 A User Manual 5 2005-11-1 6/16:16 Product Over view Intimidator ™ 2.0 Insignia ™ 2.0 Mirror Scanner Barrel Scanner Hanging Yoke, doub le bracketed for floor positioning Double bracke ted yoke used for floor positions. Lamp access cover Power & Fuse co mpartment Microphone Sound Sensitivity Knob Voltage Switch Remote [...]

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    DMX- 605A & DMX-610 A User Manual 6 2005-11-1 6/16:16 Lamp exposed Remove both thu mbscrews Lamp Installation Slide switch up or do wn depending on your line voltage. S ETUP Lamp You will need to in stall a lamp prio r to the initial operat ion of the fix ture. An ELC 250 W halogen lamp is included. Warning! When replacing the lamp, please wait[...]

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    Setup DMX- 605A & DMX-610 A User Manual 7 2005-11-1 6/16:16 Hanging Clamp Note! Clamp is sold sep arately. Rotate lens gun clockwise and counter- clockwise to achieve desired focus. The fuse is located inside this compartment. Remove using a flat head screwdr iver. Mounting O R I E N T A T I O N This fixture may be mounted in an y position prov[...]

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    DMX- 605A & DMX-610 A User Manual 8 2005-11-1 6/16:16 Optional Controller Daisy Chain Connec tion O PERATING I NSTRUCTIONS Operating Modes  A stand-alone mode will listen to s ound and run thro ugh its diverse r ange of built in pr ograms.  Master/Slave mode will allow the c ommand of up to a s many units yo u wan t in a synchronized ligh[...]

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    Operating Instru ctions DMX- 605A & DMX-610 A User Manual 9 2005-11-1 6/16:16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON OFF 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 OPTION If this is your first ti me addressing a fixture using the DM X- 512 control protocol than I suggest ju mping to the Appendix Section and read t he heading “ D MX Primer ” . It contain s very useful infor[...]

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    DMX- 605A & DMX-610 A User Manual 10 2005-11-16 /16:16 S TAND B Y M ODE F UNCTION LED ON: Slow M ode Pan & Tilt is sound activated but Gobo and Color w heel are static and controlled by the Function button. Tap the Function bu t ton to step through the 11 color s then once more to step to the next gobo. B LACKOUT LED OFF: Fast Mod e The uni[...]

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    DMX- 605A & DMX-610 A User Manual 11 2005-11-16 /16:16 A PPENDIX DMX Primer There are 512 chann els in a DMX -512 connection. Channels may be assigned in any manner. A fixture capable of receiving DMX 512 w ill require one or a nu mber of sequential chann els. The u ser must assign a start ing address on the fixture tha t indicates the first ch[...]

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    Appendix DMX- 605A & DMX-610 A User Manual 12 2005-11-1 6/16:16 DMX Channel Value s Channel Value Function 1 000  015 016  091 092  135 136  195 196  255 Strobe Gobo Stopped Adjacent gobo strobe : Slow > Fast Adjacent color strobe: Slow > Fast Adjacent color and go bo strobe : Slow > Fast Gobo Bounce ™ : Slow > Fast[...]

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    Appendix DMX- 605A & DMX-610 A User Manual 13 2005-11-1 6/16:16 Maintenance To maintain opti mum performan ce and minimize w ear fi xtur es should be cleaned frequ ently. Usage and environ ment are contributing factors in deter mining frequency. A s a general rule, fix t ures should be cleaned at lea st twice a mon th. Dust build up re duces li[...]

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    Appendix DMX- 605A & DMX-610 A User Manual 14 2005-11-1 6/16:16 General Troublesho oting A pplies to Symptom Solution(s) Lights F oggers & Snow Controllers Dimmers & Chaser Auto shut off Check fan thermal switch reset  Beam is very dim or not bright Clean optical s ystem or replace lam p Check 220/110v s witch for prop er setting [...]

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    Appendix DMX- 605A & DMX-610 A User Manual 15 2005-11-1 6/16:16 Technical Specific ations WEIGHT & DIMEN SIONS Leng th ................................................................................................................. 457.20 mm (18.00 in) Width ..................................................................................[...]