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Chauvet TFX-950CM manual

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    Chauvet, 3000 N 29 th Ct, Hollyw ood, FL 33020 U.S.A (800) 762-1 084 – (954) 929-11 15 FAX (954) 929-5560 www .chauvetlighting.com TFX-950CM Stage Wash ™ 9 50 USER MANUAL[...]

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    TFX-9 50CM User Manual 2 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 T ABLE OF C ONTENT BEFOR E YOU BEG IN ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 W HAT IS INCLU DED ............................. ............................. ...........................[...]

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    TFX-9 50CM User Manual 3 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 B EFORE Y OU B EGIN What is included  1 x Stage Was h ™ 950CM (TFX-950CM )  Power cord w ith plug  3 x EHM 300w 120v or 3 x EHM 2 300w 230v lam ps  Warranty Card & Manual Unpacking Instructi ons Immediately upon re ceiving a fixtur e, carefully unpack the carton, check the conte[...]

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    TFX-9 50CM User Manual 4 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 I NTRODUCTION Features  2-4 channel DMX RGB color wash fixture  Operating mode s: RGB Mode: Full RG B mix plus dimmer (4 channels) C&B Mode: Color selection (40 pre sets) and dimmer (2 chann els) RGB & Chase M ode: 7 distinct oper ating modes (4 channels) - RGB mix, 8-pa ttern auto,[...]

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    Introduction TFX-9 50CM User Manual 5 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 Product Over view LED status window DMX channe l values and brief instructions Control panel buttons DMX Input connector DMX Output connector Fuse compartment IEC power connector for power cable Sound sensitivity knob Built in microphone Voltage Selector Switch Foot controller connec[...]

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    TFX-9 50CM User Manual 6 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 TFX-950CM Lamp Installation Lamps exposed Remove these 2 screws Slide switch up or do wn depending on y our line voltage. S ETUP Lamp You will need to in stall a lamp prior to the initial operation of the fixture. Three EH M 300W halogen lamps are included . Warning! When replacing the lamp, plea[...]

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    Setup TFX-9 50CM User Manual 7 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 Hanging Clamp Note! Clamp is sold sep arately. Mounting O R I E N T A T I O N This fixture may be mounted in an y position provided there is adequate roo m for ventilation. R I G G I N G It is important never to obstruct th e fan or vents pathw ay. Mount the fixture using, a suitable “ C [...]

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    TFX-9 50CM User Manual 8 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 F:0:0:0 RGB&D C & B AUTO AUDIO DMX Signal Received MODE UP DOWN O PERATING I NSTRUCTIONS Operating Modes The TFX-9 50CM can be operated in three ways.  A stand-alone mode will listen to so und and run through i ts diverse range of buil t in programs. An optional TFX- SWF wired controll[...]

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    Operating Instru ctions TFX-9 50CM User Manual 9 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 A:0 :0: 1 RGB&D C & B AUTO AUDIO DMX Signal Received MODE UP DOWN Master/Slave The Master/Slave mode will allow you to link up to as many units you wan t in a daisy chain fashion. In this mode, the fir st unit in the dais y chain will automatically command all othe[...]

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    Operating Instru ctions TFX-9 50CM User Manual 10 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 Channel Function 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 Dimmer Channel Function 1 Spectrum Color Mix 2 Dimmer See Color Mix Table in the appendix section. Channel Function 1 Control Mode 2 Red or Dimming 3 Green or Fade 4 Blue or Speed R G B & D M O D E All three lamps ar e individua[...]

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    Operating Instru ctions TFX-9 50CM User Manual 11 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 Mode T FX -3 2 F T FX -3 2 CO N STAND-B Y FUN CT ION MOD E TFX- WF S TFX-SWF Easy Controller (Opt ional) The TFX-S WF Foot Controller is u sed only in master/slave mode. Connect the 8- pin connector of the foot controller into its respective c onnector on the first uni t [...]

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    TFX-9 50CM User Manual 12 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 A PPENDIX DMX Primer There are 512 channe ls in a DMX -512 connection. Chann els may be assigned in any manner. A fixture capable of receiving DMX 512 will require one or a number of sequential channels. The user must assign a start ing address on the fixture that indicate s the first cha nnel r[...]

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    Appendix TFX-9 50CM User Manual 13 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 DMX Channel Value s RGB&D Mode (R GB and Dimmer) Channel Value Function Notes 1 000  255 Red Intensity: 0% ~ 100 % 2 000  255 Green Intensity: 0% ~ 100 % 3 000  255 Blue Intensity: 0% ~ 100 % 4 000  255 Dimmer 0  100% C&B Mode (Color and Brightness) Channel Value [...]

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    Appendix TFX-9 50CM User Manual 14 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 Color Mix Table (Pr eset) DMX Value Red Intensity 0% ~ 100% Green Intensity 0% ~ 100% Blue Intensity 0% ~ 100% Notes 0 0 0 0 Blackout 1 100 0 0 2 100 0 0 Red @ Full only 3 100 3 0 4 100 6 0 5 100 9 0 6 100 12 0 7 100 15 0 8 100 18 0 9 100 21 0 10 100 24 0 11 100 27 0 12 100 30 0 13 100 [...]

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    Appendix TFX-9 50CM User Manual 15 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 57 31 100 0 58 28 100 0 59 25 100 0 60 22 100 0 61 19 100 0 62 16 100 0 63 13 100 0 64 10 100 0 65 7 100 0 Green @ Full Proportional Red 66 0 100 0 67 0 100 0 68 0 100 0 69 0 100 0 Green @ Full only 70 0 100 3 71 0 100 6 72 0 100 9 73 0 100 12 74 0 100 15 75 0 100 18 76 0 100 21 77 0 10[...]

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    Appendix TFX-9 50CM User Manual 16 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 119 0 46 100 120 0 43 100 121 0 40 100 122 0 37 100 123 0 34 100 124 0 31 100 125 0 28 100 126 0 25 100 127 0 22 100 128 0 19 100 129 0 16 100 130 0 13 100 131 0 10 100 132 0 7 100 Blue @ Full Proportional Green 133 0 0 100 134 0 0 100 135 0 0 100 136 0 0 100 Blue @ Full only 137 3 0 10[...]

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    Appendix TFX-9 50CM User Manual 17 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 181 100 0 61 182 100 0 58 183 100 0 55 184 100 0 52 185 100 0 49 186 100 0 46 187 100 0 43 188 100 0 40 189 100 0 37 190 100 0 34 191 100 0 31 192 100 0 28 193 100 0 25 194 100 0 22 195 100 0 19 196 100 0 16 197 100 0 13 198 100 0 10 199 100 0 7 Red @ Full Proportional Blue 200 100 6 12[...]

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    Appendix TFX-9 50CM User Manual 18 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 234 88 44 100 235 76 38 100 236 64 32 100 237 50 25 100 238 44 19 100 239 38 13 100 240 32 7 100 241 25 12 100 242 19 18 100 243 13 24 100 244 7 30 100 245 12 36 100 246 18 42 100 247 24 48 100 248 31 62 100 249 37 74 100 250 43 86 100 251 49 98 100 Blue @ Full Proportional Red and Gree[...]

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    Appendix TFX-9 50CM User Manual 19 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 Returns Procedure Returned merchandise must be se nt prepaid and in the or iginal packing, call tags will not be issued. Package must be clearly labeled with a Return Merchan dise Authorization Nu mber (RA #). Products returned w ithout an RA # will be re fused. Call CHAUVET and request[...]

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    Appendix TFX-9 50CM User Manual 20 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 General Troublesho oting Applies to Symptom Solution( s) Lights Foggers & Snow Controllers Dimmers& Chaser Auto shut off Check fan ther mal switch reset  Beam is very dim or not bright Clean optical syste m or replace lamp Check 220/110v switch for proper setting  Breaker/[...]

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    Appendix TFX-9 50CM User Manual 21 Revision: 2006-0 1-20/16:37 Technical Specific ations WEIGHT & DIMEN SIONS Leng th ........................................................................................................................... 30 5 mm ( 12 in) Width .................................................................................[...]