Elation Professional DP-640B manual

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    No. 24-004-19 52-00 Rev 1.0 All Rights Reserve d! D P - 6 4 0 B 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles CA. 9005 8 www .elationlighting.com Elation Professional R[...]

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    Notes[...]

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    T able of Contents General Instru ction.......................................... . ..................... . .........2 W arnings.............. . ....................... . .......................... .......................2 Cautions...... . ...................... .......................... . ............................ .... 2 Features .... . ......[...]

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    Features Thank you for purchasing the DP-640B hybrid pack. This product includes the following f eatures: 1 Every effort has been made to design dependable and reliable products. New products are c onstantly bei ng designe d to meet th e needs of th e entertainmen t lighting indu stry . Y our commen ts regarding our produ cts and services a re welc[...]

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    General Inst ruction 2 W arnings Cautions This is a 6 c hannel portable d immer/pack. Each ch annel can indi vidually be set to di m or switch a s well as a ccept separate D MX Addresses. For your convenience, each channe l can manually be controlled via our simple to use, digital display and function buttons. The Panic function allows you to s ele[...]

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    2 1 4 3 6 7 8 9 5 4 Control an d Functions Overall Layo ut 3 1. Edison Output Soc kets(1~6): These are du al 120V Edis on sockets fo r output. Each socket is label ed with the relev ant channel number . Up to 20A mps can be c onnected into each channel. 2. Threaded Op enings: 3. Bracket Knobs : 4. Resetable Circ uit Breakers(x2 pcs): 5. Mounting Sl[...]

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    Control an d Functions Data & Power Connectio ns 4 LED-display & Contro l buttons 1. LED-display: d isplays the current value and function mode-in cluding a DMX signal indicator . 2. DMX Address LED: 3. Patch Address LED: 4. Local Cont rol LED: 5. Dimmer/Switch LED : this LED illuminates when in DM X mode. this LED illuminates when in P atc[...]

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    Operation Guide Function Mo de 1: DMX Address (Block) * Abbreviations withi n the displ ay represent th e following: =Address, =Channel, = Display , =Switch. Press the M ENU button to n avigate throug h the menu option s. Continually pressing th e MENU butt on will loop th rough the four option s as illustrat ed below . When in each function mode, [...]