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Page 2 o f 24 Sc orpion™ RVM/ RG Y /GVC Us er M anual (R ev. 01 e) T AB L E O F C O NT E NT S 1. B EFORE YOU B EGIN ............................................................................................... 3 What i s Includ ed ........................................................................................................ 3 Unpackin[...]
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Scorpion™ RV M/RG Y/GVC Us er Manual (R ev. 01 e ) Pag e 3 of 24 1. B EFORE YOU B EGI N What is Incl uded 1 x Sc o r pion ™ RVM, RG Y, or GVC 1 x Power C ord 1 x W a rr anty Card 1 x Us e r M anual Unpacki ng Instructio ns Immediat ely upon r e c eiving t his product, car e f ull y u npack i t and check the c ontainer i n wh ic [...]
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Page 4 o f 24 Sc orpion™ RVM/ RG Y /GVC Us er M anual (R ev. 01 e) Safet y N otes Read th e follo wing notes carefully , because they includ e important saf ety informati on about the inst allation, usage, an d mainte nance of thi s prod uct. Keep this Us er Manual f o r f uture consult ation. If you sell th is product to another us er, be su[...]
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Scorpion™ RV M/RG Y/GVC Us er Manual (R ev. 01 e ) Pag e 5 of 24 Laser Safet y Notes STO P AN D READ A LL THE LASER S AFETY NOTES BEL OW Laser Light is dif ferent f rom any other l ight s ources with which you may be f amiliar. Th e light from this product c an p otenti ally c ause eye i njury if n ot s e t up and used pr operly. Laser light is t[...]
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Page 6 o f 24 Sc orpion™ RVM/ RG Y /GVC Us er M anual (R ev. 01 e) Laser Safet y Labels[...]
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Scorpion™ RV M/RG Y/GVC Us er Manual (R ev. 01 e ) Pag e 7 of 24 Laser Emis sion Data Laser light - Avoid d irect eye contact! Further gui delin e s and s afety pr ograms f o r s a f e us e o f l a s ers c a n b e f o u nd in t he ANSI Z136.1 St andard “F or Sa f e Us e o f Lasers”, available f rom the L a s er Institute o f A meric a : www.l[...]
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Page 8 o f 24 Sc orpion™ RVM/ RG Y /GVC Us er M anual (R ev. 01 e) 2. I NTRODUCTION Product O verview Back Panel DMX Out DMX In C o ntr ol P anel (LED displ ay) Power S witch Fuseh older Power In Power Out Saf e ty[...]
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Scorpion™ RV M/RG Y/GVC Us er Manual (R ev. 01 e ) Pag e 9 of 24 Product Dim ensio ns[...]
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Page 10 of 24 Sc orpion™ RVM/ RG Y /GVC Us er M anual (R ev. 01 e) Proper Usage This f ixt ure has been d e s ign ed to be hun g. It is rec ommended f or s a f ety purpos es, your li ghting e ff e c ts a r e pr operly mount ed using a su itabl e h anging clamp and s a f ety c a b le. Items appropriat e f o r s af e and e f f ective mount ing ar e[...]
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Scorpion™ RV M/RG Y/GVC Us er Manual (R ev. 01 e ) Pag e 11 of 24 3. S ETUP AC Power This pr o duct h a s an auto-rangi ng p ower sup ply and it c an work with an input volt age r ange of 100~240 VAC , 50/60 Hz. To d e t ermi ne the power req uirements f o r a part icular fi xture, s ee t he lab el a ff i xe d t o th e back plate of th e fi xture[...]
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Page 12 of 24 Sc orpion™ RVM/ RG Y /GVC Us er M anual (R ev. 01 e) Mounting Orientation The Sc orpion ™ RVM/RG Y/GVC may be m oun ted in any p o s it ion, pr ovided th ere is adequ ate room f o r v entilation. Rigging Be su re that th e str ucture onto which you are mounting this pr oduct c a n support its weight . Plea s e s ee the “T echnic[...]
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Scorpion™ RV M/RG Y/GVC Us er Manual (R ev. 01 e ) Pag e 13 of 24 4. O PERA TIO N Control Pan el Operat ion To a cc ess th e c o n tr ol panel functions, use t he f our butt ons located underneath the disp lay. Button Function <M ENU> Press it t o fi nd an ope rat ion mode o r t o ba c k out of th e curr e n t m enu option <DOWN> Use [...]
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Page 14 of 24 Sc orpion™ RVM/ RG Y /GVC Us er M anual (R ev. 01 e) Continued fro m the previous p age Sound Co lor 3 So3 The s o und pr ogr am will op e r at e with the both colors (relative t o the sp e cif ic product model); us e the s ound sensitivit y option in th e menu m ap to adjust the microph one s ensiti vity Random RDM The fi x t ure w[...]
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Scorpion™ RV M/RG Y/GVC Us er Manual (R ev. 01 e ) Pag e 15 of 24 Configurati on DMX Mode Setting this product t o operate in D MX mod e will allow you to c ontrol i t with a D MX controll e r. 1) C o n nect this product t o a suit able power out let. 2) Turn this p roduct on . 3) C o n nect a D MX c able fr om th e DM X output of the DM X c ontr[...]
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Page 16 of 24 Sc orpion™ RVM/ RG Y /GVC Us er M anual (R ev. 01 e) Las er Sky M ode To enabl e th e Las e r S ky Mode, f ollow t he instructi ons bel ow: 1) C o n nect this product t o a suit able power out let. 2) Turn this pr oduct on. 3) Press <M ENU> r epeatedl y until one o f th e following menu opti ons app ear on the displ ay: LS1, L[...]
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Scorpion™ RV M/RG Y/GVC Us er Manual (R ev. 01 e ) Pag e 17 of 24 DMX C han nel Assignments and Values C HANNEL F UNCTI ON V ALUE S ETTING 1 Control M ode (use channe ls 2~1 0 in this mode) 000 0 17 018 0 35 036 0 53 054 0 71 072 0 89 090 1 07 108 1 25 126 1 43 144 1 61 162 1 79 180 1 97 198 2 15 21[...]
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Page 18 of 24 Sc orpion™ RVM/ RG Y /GVC Us er M anual (R ev. 01 e) DMX Ch .2 Pattern Select ion DMX V ALU E P ATT ERN DMX V ALU E P ATT ERN DMX V ALU E P ATT ERN 000~007 096~103 190~197 008~015 104~111 198~205 016~023 112~119 206~213 024~031 120~127 214~221 032~039 128~135 222~229 040~047 136~143 230~237 048~055 144~151 238~245 056~063 152~159 24[...]
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Scorpion™ RV M/RG Y/GVC Us er Manual (R ev. 01 e ) Pag e 19 of 24 5. T ECHNICAL I N FORMATION General Ma intenanc e Dust build up r educ es l ight ou tpu t p erf o r mance and c a n c ause overh eating. This c an lead t o reduc ti on of th e lig ht s ou rc e’s lif e and m e c hanic al wear. T o m a int ain optimum perf ormance and minimize wear[...]
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Page 20 of 24 Sc orpion™ RVM/ RG Y /GVC Us er M anual (R ev. 01 e) General Tro ublesho oting Symptom Possible C ause Possible A ction Circuit break er or fus e k eep s blowing Excessi ve load on th e c ircuit Make sur e that the t otal load doe s not ex c eed 80 % of th e breaker or f use n ominal curr ent Short circu it along th e po[...]
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Scorpion™ RV M/RG Y/GVC Us er Manual (R ev. 01 e ) Pag e 21 of 24 Returns Pr ocedure The us er must s end t he merch andis e prepaid, in the origin al b ox, and with i ts original packing and acc e s s o r ies. CHAUVET ® will not iss ue c a ll t ags. C a ll CHAUV ET® and r eque s t a R e t urn Merc handis e Authoriz ation Nu mber (RMA #) bef o [...]
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Page 22 of 24 Sc orpion™ RVM/ RG Y /GVC Us er M anual (R ev. 01 e) DMX P rimer The USITT DMX512-A dat a trans mi ss ion pr oto c ol (D MX, fr om now o n) is b a s ed on t he EIA- 485 stand a r d an d it h a s 512 c hannels. An y DM X comp atible f ixture w ill requir e one or more cons e c uti ve DMX c hann els t o operate. B e c aus e of th e m [...]
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Scorpion™ RV M/RG Y/GVC Us er Manual (R ev. 01 e ) Pag e 23 of 24 DMX Cabling The D M X p r otocol r equires usi ng spec ial data c able s t o a c c ommodat e f o r the high sp eed digital s ig nals it uses. Despit e t heir app a r ent s imil a riti es, data c able s a r e electric ally diff e r ent from s tand a r d microph one c able bec ause t[...]
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Page 24 of 24 Sc orpion™ RVM/ RG Y /GVC Us er M anual (R ev. 01 e) 6. T ECHNICAL S P ECIFICATIONS Dimen sio n s and Wei ght Length Width Height Weight 11 in (276 mm) 8.5 in (215 mm) 7.4 in (187 mm) 5.6 lbs (2.7 kg) Note: Di mensions in i nches r ound ed to the near est d e c im al digit Po w er Power Sup ply Ty pe Range Voltage Se lection Switchi[...]