Chauvet CUBIX manual

User M anual[...]

Page 2 o f 18 Cubi x™ Us e r Man ual (Rev. 0 1a) T AB L E O F C O NT E NT S 1. Before you Begi n ............................................................................ 3 W ha t is Include d ........................................................................................ 3 Unpa cking Instruct ions ....................................[...]

Cubix™ Us er Manu al (Rev. 01 a) Page 3 o f 18 1. B EFORE YOU B EGIN What is Incl uded  1 x Cubix ™  1 x Pow e r Cord  1 x W a r ranty Ca rd  1 x Use r Manua l Unpacki ng Instructio ns Immed iate l y upon rece i v ing t h is produc t , care fully unpack i t and che ck the container in which you rece ived i t. Make su re that you hav[...]

Page 4 o f 18 Cubi x™ User Man ual (Rev. 0 1a) Product at a Glance Use on Dim m e r  Auto P rogra ms  Outdoo r Use  Auto-rang ing Powe r Sup ply  Sound Ac tivate d  Re pl ace abl e Fuse  DM X  Use r Se r viceable  Maste r /S lave  Duty C yc le  Safet y N otes Please rea d the follow ing notes ca refully because they [...]

Cubix™ Us er Manu al (Rev. 01 a) Page 5 o f 18 2. I NTRODUCTION Safety Microph one adjustmen t DMX in Fuse hol der Powe r in Powe r out DIP switch es DMX out Microph one Side Panel Side Pane l[...]

Page 6 o f 18 Cubi x™ User Man ual (Rev. 0 1a) 3. S ETUP AC Power This produc t has an auto-rangin g power suppl y and it can work with an input vo ltage range of 100 ~240 VAC , 50 / 60 Hz . To de t e rmi ne t he power require m ents f o r a particu lar fi xtu r e , see the labe l aff ixe d to the back plate of the fixture or r e fer to the fixtu[...]

Cubix™ Us er Manu al (Rev. 01 a) Page 7 o f 18 Mounting Orientat i on The Cubix™ m ay be m ounte d i n any position , p r ov ided there is ade quate room for ve ntilation ar ound it. Rigging Be sure t hat the structu re onto wh i ch you are m ounting this produc t can suppor t i ts we i ght. Ple ase see the “Te chnical S pecificat i ons ” s[...]

Page 8 o f 18 Cubi x™ User Man ual (Rev. 0 1a) 4. O PERA TION Control Pan el Operat ion Configurati on (DMX ) Se t this prod uct i n DMX mode to con t rol it with a DM X con trolle r . 1) Conne ct this produ ct to a suitable powe r outle t . 2) Turn th i s pr oduc t on. 3) Conne ct a DMX cable fro m the DM X ou t pu t of t he DMX contr oll e r t [...]

Cubix™ Us er Manu al (Rev. 01 a) Page 9 o f 18 Configurati on (Stan dalone M odes ) Se t this prod uct in one of the stand alone m ode s to con t rol it without a DMX con troller. 1) Conne ct this produ ct to a suitable powe r outle t . 2) Turn th i s pr oduc t on. Sound Active Mode To e nable t he Sound A ctive mode , d o the fol l owing : 1) Se[...]

Page 10 of 18 Cub ix™ Us e r Man ual (Rev. 0 1a) Maste r/Slave M ode This mode allows a sing le Cubix ™ unit (the “m a ster” ) to con trol the actions of one or more Cubix™ u nits (t he “ s laves” ) withou t the nee d of a DMX controlle r . Th e m aste r unit will be set to opera te i n e ither Auto m at i c or S ound Activ e m ode, w[...]

Cubix™ Us er Manu al (Rev. 01 a) Page 11 o f 18 DMX Cha nnel Assig nments a nd Valu es Chann el Funct i on Value Setting 1 Operating m ode 000  0 04 0 05  028 029  0 56 057  0 84 085  1 12 113  1 40 141  1 68 169  1 97 198  2 24 225  2 55 N o f uncti on R e d Gr een Blue Blue/gr een R e d/ blue Gr een /red R e d/ gre[...]

Page 12 of 18 Cub ix™ Us e r Man ual (Rev. 0 1a) 5. T ECHNICAL I NFORMA T ION General Ma intenanc e Dust bu il d up red uce s li gh t ou tput perfor m ance and can cause overhe at ing. This can lead t o reduction o f the light source ’s l ife and/or mec hanical we ar. To mainta i n opti m u m pe rformance and m inimize wear, you should clea n y[...]

Cubix™ Us er Manu al (Rev. 01 a) Page 13 o f 18 General Tro ublesho oting Symptom Possible C ause Possible A ction Circuit break er or fus e keeps blowing  Excessi ve l oad on th e c ircuit  Make sure t hat the t o tal load doe s not exc eed 80 % of the breaker or f use nomin al curr ent  Short circu it along th e power lines  Check t[...]

Page 14 of 18 Cub ix™ Us e r Man ual (Rev. 0 1a) Returns Pr ocedure The use r m ust send the m e rchand ise pre paid, in the original bo x, and with its origina l packing a nd acce ssories. CH AUVET® w ill not is sue call tag s. Call CHAUV ET® and reque st a Re t urn Me r chand i se Authorizat i on (RMA ) n u mber be fore shi pp i ng the fixtur[...]

Cubix™ Us er Manu al (Rev. 01 a) Page 15 o f 18 DMX P rimer The USITT DMX512-A data tr an smission protoco l (DMX , f ro m now on) is based on the EIA-485 standa rd and it h as 512 channe ls (001 to 512 ) . This syste m requires a controlle r (DMX contro l ler), one or more DMX com pat i ble f ixture s, and a DMX circuit (also kno wn as “DM X u[...]

Page 16 of 18 Cub ix™ Us e r Man ual (Rev. 0 1a) DMX Cabling The DMX pr otoco l req uire s usi ng specia l data cable s t o acco m moda te for t he high spe e d digital s i gna ls it use s. De spite t he i r appare nt s imilari tie s, dat a cable s are e lectrically differe nt fro m standa rd mic r ophone cables be cause t he y can carry h i gh f[...]

Cubix™ Us er Manu al (Rev. 01 a) Page 17 o f 18 DIP Switch Reference Guide You can use the tab le be l ow to se t your fix ture’ s DIP switch e s. Imagine that y ou wan t to find the DIP switch se ttings fo r DMX add ress 328 : 1) Find 328 a mong the ad dr e sse s fro m the table and poin t at it with you r finger. 2) Move your finge r to the l[...]

Page 18 of 18 Cub ix™ Us e r Man ual (Rev. 0 1a) 6. T ECHNICAL S P ECIFICATIONS Dimen s ions and Wei ght Length Width Height Weight 13.3 in (33 7 mm) 10 in (255 mm) 10 in (255 mm) 7.5 lbs (3. 4 kg) Note: Di mensions in i nches r ounded to th e nearest decimal digit . Po w er Power Sup ply Ty pe Range Voltage Se lection Switching (i nternal) 100~2[...]