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COLORado™ 3P
USER MANUAL
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CHAUVET, 3000 N 29 Ct, Hollywood, FL 33020 U.S.A
(800) 762-1084 – (954) 929-1115
FAX (954) 929-5560
www.chauvetlighting.com
2009-03-17 9:54:00 AM
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Table of Contents 1. Before You Begin .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Unpacking Instructions ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Contact Us ..................................................................
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Before You Begin 6. Appendix .............................................................................................................................................................................. 33 DMX Primer ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Returns Procedure ....................................................
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1. Before You Begin Unpacking Instructions Immediately upon receiving a product, carefully unpack the carton, check the contents to ensure that all parts are present, and have been received in good condition. Notify the shipper immediately and retain packing material for inspection if any parts appear damaged from shipping or the carton itself shows signs of mishandling. Save the carton and all packing materials. In the event that a fixture must be returned to the factory, it is importan
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Before You Begin Safety Instructions Please read these instructions carefully, which includes important information about the installation, usage and maintenance of this product. Please keep this User Guide for future consultation. If you sell the unit to another user, be sure that they also receive this instruction booklet. Always make sure that you are connecting to the proper voltage, and that the line voltage you are connecting to is not higher than that stated on the
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2. Introduction Features 3, 4, 9 or 12-channel DMX-512 LED bank system (with ID addressing) Operating modes: 3-channel: RGB control 4-channel: RGB, dimmer 9-channel: RGB, ID, dim, macro, strobe, automatic, custom, DMX modes 9-channel: RGB of 3 separate sections 12-channel: RGB, CMY, ID, dim, macro, strobe, automatic, custom, DMX modes Blackout/static/dimmer/strobe Color macros for individual pod control RGB color mixing with or without DMX controller Automatic DMX ad
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Introduction DMX Channel Summary STAGE 1 [DMX MODE 1] CHANNEL DESCRIPTION 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 Yellow 5 Cyan 6 Purple 7 White 8 Strobe Mode Selection 9 Color-cycle Mode 245 <> 255 : DMX Mode 2 10 ID Address Selection 11 Module Selection 12 Effect Macro STAGE 1 [DMX MODE 2] CHANNEL DESCRIPTION 1 Module #1 2 Module #2 3 Module #3 4 5 No Function 6 7 8 Strobe Mode Selection 9 0 <> 244 : DMX Mode 1 10 ID Address Selection 11 No Function 12 COLOR
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Introduction STAGE 2 [DMX MODE 1] CHANNEL DESCRIPTION 1 Dimmer 2 Red 3 Green 4 Blue 5 Color Macros 6 Strobe Mode Selection 7 Color-cycle Mode 245 <> 255 : DMX Mode 2 8 ID Address Selection 9 Module Selection 10 Effect Macro STAGE 2 [DMX MODE 2] CHANNEL DESCRIPTION 1 Module #1 2 Module #2 3 Module #3 4 No Function 5 6 Strobe Mode Selection 7 245 <> 255 : DMX Mode 2 8 ID Address Selection 9 No Function 10 PIXEL CHANNEL DESCRIPTION 1 Block 1Red 2
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Introduction Product Overview 210MM 8.27IN 570MM 22.44IN Hanging Yoke 190MM Control Panel 7.48IN (1) Power Link out (2) Power In (3) DMX Out (4) DMX In Power Link Out 180 4 3 2 Interlocking 1 connectors Each LED surface is referred to as a “Module” COLORado™ 3P User Manual 9 3/17/2009 9:54 AM
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3. Setup AC Power Warning! Verify that the power requirement label on your unit matches the line voltage applied. All fixtures must be connected to circuits with a suitable Earth Ground. To determine the power requirements for a particular fixture, see the label affixed to the back plate of the fixture or refer to the fixture’s specifications chart. A fixture’s listed current rating is its average current draw under normal conditions. All fixtures must be powered directly off a
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Setup Stacking The COLORado™ 3 can be stacked vertically and horizontally creating a blinder or a strip light. Stack them horizontally to increase intensity of the projection for more distant throws or to use as a blinder effect. The strip light stacking can be used for runway lighting and cycloramas. Interlocking connectors provide an easy, fast and secure method for stacking units vertically and horizontally COLORado™ stacked for use as a Blinder or Large Wash Flood
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Setup cable please use data-grade cables that can carry a high quality signal and are less prone to electromagnetic interference. DM X Data Cable Use a Belden© 9841 or equivalent cable which meets the specifications for EIA RS-485 applications. Standard microphone cables cannot transmit DMX data reliably over long distances. The cable will have the following characteristics: 2-conductor twisted pair plus a shield Maximum capacitance between conductors – 30 pF/ft. Maximum
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Setup Setting up a DMX Serial Data Link Connect the (male) 3 pin connector side of the DMX cable to the output (female) 3 pin connector of the controller. Universal DMX Controller Connect the end of the cable coming from the controller which will have a (female) 3 pin connector to the input connector of the next fixture consisting of a (male) 3 pin connector. Then, proceed to connect from the output as stated above to the input of the following fixture and so on. Thi
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4. Operating Instructions Control Options The COLORado™ 3 is addressable in the DMX range of 001 to 512 in its simplest control form, this allows for the control of 20 fixtures; however, a secondary “ID” address system exists for use in a limited DMX universe and architectural environments. The “ID” address system allows the user to assign up to 66 fixtures within the same DMX address. In effect, multiplying the control of COLORado’s™ within a single universe to 1,320 fixtures. The COLO
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Operating Instructions DMX-512 addressing with ID address Follow instructions 1 ~ 4 for DMX512 addressing. Activate ID addressing in each fixture by setting panel function {ID ON/OFF} to ON. {MENU} {Settings) {ID ON/OFF} [ON] For every DMX512 starting address the user can set 66 separate ID addresses. Set ID addresses in each fixture by setting panel function {ID address} to incremental values. (I.e. 1,2,3,4,5,6,etc…) {MENU} {Settings} {ID address} [01 ~ 66] ID addresses
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Operating Instructions COLORcon™ setup 1. FIXTURE CONTROL PANEL SETUP Activate ID addressing in each fixture by setting panel function {ID ON/OFF} to ON. {MENU} {Settings) {ID ON/OFF} [ON] Set ID addresses in each fixture by setting panel function {ID address} to incremental values. (I.e. 1,2,3,4,5,6,etc…) {MENU} {Settings} {ID address} [01 ~ 66] It is not necessary to set the DMX address. 2. CONTROLLER SETUP When using the {Effect program} function, it is necess
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Operating Instructions Setting the DMX address Each fixture requires a "start address" from 1 to 244. A fixture requiring one or more channels for control begins to read the data on the channel indicated by the start address. For example, a fixture that occupies or uses 7 channels of DMX and was addressed to start on DMX channel 100, would read data from channels: 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105 and 106. Choose start addresses so that the channels used do not overlap and note the start ad
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Operating Instructions Menu Map MAIN FUNCTION SUB-FUNCTION SELECTION INSTRUCTION Red Green 000 ~ 255* User can combine Red, Green and Blue Blue to generate a custom color (0 ~ 100%) Yellow Select intensity over pre-composed Static color *Strobe range colors yellow, cyan, purple and white Cyan is 0 ~ 20 (000 Select strobing frequency between 0 Purple ~ 255) and 20Hz White Strobe DMX512 address 001 ~ 512 Sets the DMX starting address STAGE 1 STAGE 2 Personali
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Operating Instructions DMX512 Channel Values The COLORado™ has 5 DMX512 channel profiles (modes). In Stage 1, Channel 9 is used to switch between DMX Mode 1 & 2. In Stage 2, Channel 7 is used to switch between DMX Mode 1 & 2. STAGE 1 MODE 1 CHANNEL VALUE FUNCTION Red 1 000 004 No Function 005 255 0 100% Green 2 000 004 No Function 005 255 0 100% Blue 3 000 004 No Function 005 255 0 100% Yellow 4 000 004 No Function 005 255 0 100% Cyan 5 000 0
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Operating Instructions Module Selection 000 004 #1=ON, #2=ON, #3=ON 005 034 #1=ON 035 064 #2=ON 065 094 #3=ON 095 124 #1=ON, #2=ON 11 125 154 #2=ON, #3=ON 155 184 #1=ON, #3=ON 185 214 #1=ON, #2=ON, #3=ON 215 255 #1=OFF, #2=OFF, #3=OFF 000 255 Speed control of Channel 9 Color-Cycle Mode 4 Effect Macro 000 004 No Function 005 008 Macro 01 009 013 Macro 02 014 018 Macro 03 019 023 Macro 04 024 028 Macro 05 029 033 Macro 06 034 038 Macro
