Chauvet 550 Chipper User Manual


 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN ................................................................................................................................................... 3
WHAT IS INCLUDED ................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS .................................................................................................................................................................... 3
AC POWER........................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Safety Instructions .................................................................................................................................................... 4
2. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
ADDITIONAL FEATURES .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
DMX CHANNEL SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6
PRODUCT OVERVIEW............................................................................................................................................................................. 7
3. SETUP .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Maximizing the life of your lamp ................................................................................................................................ 9
Fuse Replacement .................................................................................................................................................... 9
FasTap™ Voltage and Frequency adjustment .......................................................................................................... 9
LAMP ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Lamp Installation ..................................................................................................................................................... 10
Replacing Gobos .................................................................................................................................................... 11
FIXTURE LINKING................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Data Cabling ........................................................................................................................................................... 12
DMX Data Cable ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
Cable Connectors ................................................................................................................................................... 13
3-Pin to 5-Pin Conversion Chart .............................................................................................................................. 13
Setting up a DMX Serial Data Link .......................................................................................................................... 14
MASTER/SLAVE FIXTURE LINKING ......................................................................................................................................................... 14
MOUNTING.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Orientation .............................................................................................................................................................. 15
Rigging ................................................................................................................................................................... 15
4. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS .................................................................................................................................... 16
NAVIGATING THE CONTROL PANEL........................................................................................................................................................ 16
MENU MAP ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Menu Map (Home position adjustments) ................................................................................................................. 18
DMX CHANNEL VALUES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 19
12 channel mode (8-bit Pan/Tilt) ............................................................................................................................. 19
18 channel mode (16-bit Pan/Tilt) ........................................................................................................................... 21
Setting the DMX starting address ............................................................................................................................ 23
LEGEND 550 TROUBLESHOOTING...................................................................................................................................................... 23
TECHNICAL SUPPORT .......................................................................................................................................................................... 23
CONTACT US ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
5. APPENDIX .................................................................................................................................................................. 24
DMX PRIMER ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
GENERAL MAINTENANCE...................................................................................................................................................................... 25
RETURNS PROCEDURE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 25
CLAIMS .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 25
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 26