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    CHAUVET, 30 00 N 29 th Ct, Hollywoo d, FL 3302 0 U.S.A (800) 762-1084 – (954) 929-1 115 FAX (954) 929-5 560 www.chauvetlig hting.com 2005-10-1 0/18:36 COLORmist ™ Sy stem MIST -P A R80 COLORmist ™ (Par) MIST -P A NEL COLORmist ™ Panel MIST -CON COLORmist ™ Controller MIST -PS8 COLORmist ™ Power Unit USER MANUAL[...]

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    COLORmist ™ S ystem User Manual 2 2005-10-1 0/18:36 T able of Con tent BEFOR E Y OU B EGIN....................................................................................................................................................... 3 COLOR MIST ™ S YSTEM ........ ......... ......... ......... ........ ......... ......... ......... ...[...]

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    COLORmist ™ S ystem User Manual 3 2005-10-1 0/18:36 MI ST - PS8 AC Voltage Switch B EFORE Y OU B EGIN COLORmist ™ S ystem Your COLOR mist ™ LED color system may include either of the tw o packages listed ; SYS-PA R4, PAR Pack Sys tem SYS-PA NEL2, Panel Pack Sy stem 1 x MIST-CON , Controller 1 x MIST-CON , Controller 4 x MIST-PAR80, Par Can 2 [...]

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    COLORmist ™ S ystem User Manual 4 2005-10-1 0/18:36 I NTRODUC TION Features COLORmist ™ (MIST -PAR80) COLORmist ™ Panel (MIST -PANEL)  80 LEDs per surface - Red (27), Green (27) and Blue (2 6)  Ultra bright LED's  Stand alone color change pro grams using (COLORmist ™ Pow er unit)  7 static colors, 13 color pa ttern chase pr[...]

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    Operating Instruc tions COLORmist ™ S ystem User Manual 5 2005-10-1 0/18:36 SEGMENT BUTT ONS B UTTONS Menu Returns to Main Menu Setup Enter menu selecti on Up Steps back ward through menu functions Down Steps forward thr ough menu functions Audio Enables Sound Activatio n Power Switch Turns on contr oller A B I TEM D ESCRIPTION A 3-Pin female XLR[...]

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    Operating Instruc tions COLORmist ™ S ystem User Manual 6 2005-10-1 0/18:36 Hanging Clamp Mounting Bracket S ETUP Power Warning! Verify that the power indicator label on your unit matches the line voltage applied. All fixtures must be connected to circuits with a suitable Earth Ground.  To determine the pow er requir ements for a parti cular f[...]

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    COLORmist ™ S ystem User Manual 7 2005-10-1 0/18:36 M System Setup M Single Action Main Menu 1 DMX Ch (0 – 508) 2 Set Address (N / A) 3 Lamp Amount (0 – 250) For a detailed listing of Si ngle Action programs proc eed to th e next page. O PERA TING I NSTRUCTIONS Control Panel On the control pan el you can set the controller for single action m[...]

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    Operating Instruc tions COLORmist ™ S ystem User Manual 8 2005-10-1 0/18:36 Single Action Progr ams Single Action progra ms are pre-bu ilt chase and flow patterns. They can be ex ecuted either manu ally or by DMX control. Depending on the program the following attribu tes can be modified; Run Speed, Flash Frequency an d Color Sele ction. N UMBER [...]

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    Operating Instruc tions COLORmist ™ S ystem User Manual 9 2005-10-1 0/18:36 DMX Control M ode With exception to the system setu p process all control functions on the controller can be accessed and ex ecuted externally via a Universal DMX controller. First you must connect the L ED-CHVA controller to an ex isting DMX daisy chain. The controller i[...]

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    COLORmist ™ S ystem User Manual 10 2005-10-10/18:36 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 will requ ire one or a number o f sequential channe ls. The user must assign a start ing address on the fixture tha t indicates the first channe [...]

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    Appendix COLORmist ™ S ystem User Manual 11 2005-10-10/18:36 DMX Channel Valu es D EFAULT V A LUE F UNCTION 1 000  009 010  019 020  029 030  039 040  049 050  059 060  069 070  079 080  089 090  099 100  109 110  119 120  129 130  139 140  149 150  159 160  169 170  179 180  189 190  19[...]

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    COLORmist ™ S ystem User Manual 12 2005-10-10/18:36 132 feet (40.2m) l ength (MAXI MUM LENGT H) MIST-CBL33 33 ’ (10m) cables MIST-PS8 Power Unit MIST-PAR80 or MIST-PANEL 1 2 3 4 120 feet (36.5m) l ength MIST-CBL15 15 ’ (4.5m) cables MIST-PS8 Power Unit MIST-PAR80 or MIST-PANEL 6 8 1 2 3 4 5 7 1 2 60 feet (18.2m ) length (MA XIMUM QUA NTITY) M[...]

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    Appendix COLORmist ™ S ystem User Manual 13 2005-10-10/18:36 Technical Specific ations MIST-PA NEL Leng th ...................................................................................................................... 302 mm (11 .88 in ) Width ................................................................................................[...]