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Edition Notes 

The Net-X User Manual Rev. 4 includes a description, safety precautions, and installation, 
programming, operation, and maintenance instructions for the Net-X as of the release date of 
this edition in January 2016. 

Trademarks 

CHAUVET, the Chauvet logo and Net-X are registered trademarks or trademarks of Chauvet 
& Sons Inc. (d/b/a Chauvet and Chauvet Lighting) in the United States and other countries. 
Other company and product names and logos referred to herein may be trademarks of their 
respective companies. 

Copyright Notice 

The works of authorship contained in this manual, including, but not limited to, all design, text 
and images are owned by Chauvet. 

© Copyright 2016 Chauvet & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 

Electronically published by Chauvet in the United States of America. 

Manual Use 

Chauvet authorizes its customers to download and print this manual for professional 
information purposes only. Chauvet expressly prohibits the usage, copy, storage, distribution, 
modification, or printing of this manual or its content for any other purpose without written 
consent from Chauvet. 

Document Printing 

For better results, print this document in color, on letter size paper (8.5 x 11 in), double-sided. 
If using A4 paper (210 x 297 mm), configure your printer to scale the content accordingly. 

Intended Audience 

Any person in charge of installing, operating, and/or maintaining this product should 
completely read through this manual before installing, operating, or maintaining this product. 

Disclaimer 

Chauvet believes that the information contained in this manual is accurate in all respects. 
However, Chauvet assumes no responsibility and specifically disclaims any and all liability to 
any party for any loss, damage or disruption caused by any errors or omissions in this 
document, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident or any other 
cause. Chauvet reserves the right to revise the content of this document without any 
obligation to notify any person or company of such revision, however, Chauvet has no 
obligation to make, and does not commit to make, any such revisions. 

Document Revision 

The Net-X User Manual Rev. 4 supersedes all previous versions of this manual. Discard any 
older versions of this manual and replace with this version. Go to 
www.chauvetprofessional.com for the latest version. 

 

 

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Page 2: ...written consent from Chauvet Document Printing For better results print this document in color on letter size paper 8 5 x 11 in double sided If using A4 paper 210 x 297 mm configure your printer to scale the content accordingly Intended Audience Any person in charge of installing operating and or maintaining this product should completely read through this manual before installing operating or mai...

Page 3: ...icast 10 Signal Connection Diagram 10 Configuration And Operation 11 4 Control Panel 11 Menu Map 12 Ethernet Configuration 13 Art Net Subnet Address 13 Configuring IP Addresses 13 Configuring Art Net Net Setting 13 Configuring DMX Outputs 14 Universes 14 Art Net Universes 14 sACN Universes 14 Signal Merging 15 Indicators 15 Example Configurations 16 Example Configuration 1 Art Net and DMX Sources ...

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Page 8: ...a rheostat variable resistor or dimmer ci cuit even if the rheostat or dimmer channel serves only as a 0 to 100 swi ch To eliminate unnecessary wear and improve its lifespan during pe ods of non use completely disconnect the product from power via breake or by unplugging it Fuse Replacement The Net X uses a T 250 mA 250 V fuse accessible from the bac of the product To change the fuse do the follow...

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Page 10: ...CN Priority Priority is a number between 0 and 200 that is set by a controller sending an sACN signal The higher the number the higher the priority Lower priority signa will be ignored whenever there is a higher priority signal present If there is a lower priority signal present when a higher priority signal halts or stops for longer than 5 secon s the next highest priority signal will be processe...

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Page 13: ... DOWN to select the Subnet addres 0 5 4 Press ENTER Configuring IP Addresses The IP addresses are the addresses of the Net X n the network They must be configured if the Net X is being used as an ethernet node In sACN mode the beginning number n b set to 2 10 or 239 In Art Net mode the beginning number s set by the Net Setting The other three numbers can be e from 0 255 The IP addresses cannot be ...

Page 14: ...ort Any one universe can be assigned to more than one DMX Out port Art Net Universes In Art Net mode there are 256 universes Universe 0 15 or every Subnet 0 15 that can be assigned to the DMX Out ports The Art Net uni erses are assigned by selecting a Subnet group and a value from 0 to 15 within that g oup To assign an Art Net universe to a DMX Out port do the following 1 Set the Subnet address se...

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Page 18: ...s at room temperature 3 Use a vacuum or dry compressed air and a soft brush to remove dust c llec ed on the external vents 4 Clean all external surfaces with a mild solution of non ammonia cleaner isopropyl alcohol 5 Apply the solution directly to a soft lint free cotton cloth or a le s cleaning tissue 6 Make sure all connections are thoroughly dry before reconnecting power and signal cables Keep ...

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Page 20: ...e and request a R turn Merchandise Authorization RMA number before shipping the product Be prepared o pr vide the model number serial number and a brief description of the cause for the return Send the merchandise prepaid in its original box and with its orig al packing and accessories Chauvet will not issue call tags Clearly label the package with the RMA number Chauvet wi refuse any product retu...

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