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Intimidator Spot 355 IRC User Manual Rev. 1 

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1. Before You Begin .............................................................................. 4

 

What Is Included ............................................................................................... 4

 

Unpacking Instructions ...................................................................................... 4

 

Claims ........................................................................................................................ 4

 

Text Conventions .............................................................................................. 4

 

Symbols ............................................................................................................ 4

 

Disclaimer ......................................................................................................... 4

 

Product at a Glance .......................................................................................... 5

 

Safety Notes ...................................................................................................... 5

 

2. Introduction ....................................................................................... 6

 

Product Overview .............................................................................................. 6

 

Product Dimensions .......................................................................................... 7

 

3. Setup .................................................................................................. 8

 

AC Power .......................................................................................................... 8

 

Fuse Replacement ..................................................................................................... 8

 

Power Linking............................................................................................................. 8

 

Mounting ........................................................................................................... 9

 

Orientation ................................................................................................................. 9

 

Rigging ....................................................................................................................... 9

 

4. Operation ..........................................................................................10

 

Control Panel Operation.................................................................................. 10

 

Menu Map ................................................................................................................ 10

 

Configuration (DMX) ....................................................................................... 11

 

Starting Address ....................................................................................................... 11

 

DMX Personalities .................................................................................................... 11

 

5. DMX Assignments ............................................................................12

 

DMX14CH ....................................................................................................... 12

 

DMX14CH (cont.) ............................................................................................ 13

 

DMX8CH ......................................................................................................... 13

 

DMX8CH (cont.) .............................................................................................. 14

 

Configuration (Standalone) ............................................................................. 15

 

Sound-Active Mode .................................................................................................. 15

 

Sound Sensitivity ...................................................................................................... 15

 

Automatic Mode ....................................................................................................... 15

 

Totem Mode ............................................................................................................. 15

 

Manual Test Mode ................................................................................................... 16

 

Pan/Tilt Orientation .................................................................................................. 16

 

Pan/Tilt Angle Range ............................................................................................... 16

 

Display ..................................................................................................................... 17

 

Reset Options ................................................................................................. 17

 

System Information ......................................................................................... 17

 

Master/Slave Mode .................................................................................................. 18

 

IR Mode ................................................................................................................... 19

 

IRC-6 Operation ....................................................................................................... 19

 

Zero Adjust Mode ............................................................................................ 20

 

Changing Gobos ............................................................................................. 21

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Intimidator Spot 355 IRC

Page 1: ...User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ng 8 Mounting 9 Orientation 9 Rigging 9 4 Operation 10 Control Panel Operation 10 Menu Map 10 Configuration DMX 11 Starting Address 11 DMX Personalities 11 5 DMX Assignments 12 DMX14CH 12 DMX14CH cont 13 DMX8CH 13 DMX8CH cont 14 Configuration Standalone 15 Sound Active Mode 15 Sound Sensitivity 15 Automatic Mode 15 Totem Mode 15 Manual Test Mode 16 Pan Tilt Orientation 16 Pan Tilt Angle Range 16 D...

Page 3: ...Intimidator Spot 355 IRC User Manual Rev 1 Page 3 of 25 6 Technical Information 22 Product Maintenance 22 7 Technical Specifications 23 Returns 24 Contact Us 25 ...

Page 4: ...ions may make the product not work cause damage to the product or cause harm to the operator Important installation or configuration information The product may not function correctly if this information is not used Useful information Disclaimer Chauvet believes that the information contained in this manual is accurate in all respects However Chauvet assumes no responsibility and specifically disc...

Page 5: ... you are connecting the product is within the range stated on the decal or rear panel of the product The product is for indoor use only IP20 To prevent risk of fire or shock do not expose the product to rain or moisture Always install the product in a location with adequate ventilation at least 20 in 50 cm from adjacent surfaces Be sure that no ventilation slots on the product s housing are blocke...

Page 6: ...imidator Spot 355 IRC User Manual Rev 1 2 INTRODUCTION Product Overview Front Panel View Back Panel View Power Out Yoke Gobo Access Door LCD Display Indicator LED Menu Buttons IR Sensor DMX In Out Power In Fuse Holder ...

Page 7: ...Intimidator Spot 355 IRC User Manual Rev 1 Page 7 of 25 Product Dimensions 12 44 in 316 mm 8 74 in 222 mm 13 39 in 340 mm 3 78 in 96 mm 9 76 in 248 mm 15 43 in 392 mm 10 55 in 268 mm ...

Page 8: ...heostat variable resistor or dimmer circuit even if the rheostat or dimmer channel serves only as a 0 to 100 switch Fuse Replacement 1 Disconnect the product from power 2 Using a flat head screwdriver unscrew the fuse holder cap from the housing 3 Remove the blown fuse 4 Replace with a fuse of the same type and rating 5 Screw the fuse holder cap back in place and reconnect power Disconnect the pro...

Page 9: ...e product overhead always use a safety cable Mount the product securely to a rigging point whether an elevated platform or a truss When rigging the product onto a truss you should use a mounting clamp of appropriate weight capacity When power linking multiple products you must always consider the length of the power linking cable and mount the products close enough for the cable to reach The rubbe...

Page 10: ... Gobo Selects Gobo options Gobo Rotate Rotation effect with increasing speed Prism Selects 3 facet prism Focus Sets the focus Dimmer Sets dimmer value Shutter Strobe effect with increasing speed P T Macro Selects pan tilt movement macros Special Function Selects control functions Setup Pan Reverse OFF Normal pan operation ON Reverse pan operation Tilt Reverse OFF Normal tilt operation ON Reverse t...

Page 11: ...14 channel DMX mode which defines the highest configurable address to 499 If you are not familiar with the DMX protocol download the DMX Primer from www chauvetlighting com To select the starting address do the following 1 Press MENU 2 Use UP or DOWN to choose Address 3 Press ENTER 4 Use UP or DOWN to select the starting address 5 Press ENTER DMX Personalities The Intimidator Spot 355 IRC has two ...

Page 12: ...n Red 092ó098 Red Light Blue 099ó105 Light Blue Kelly Green 106ó112 Kelly Green Orange 113ó119 Orange Dark Blue 121ó127 Dark Blue White 128ó191 Color cycling rainbow with increasing speed 192ó255 Reverse color cycling rainbow with increasing speed 7 Gobo Wheel 064ó071 Gobo 7 shake slow to fast 072ó079 Gobo 6 shake slow to fast 080ó087 Gobo 5 shake slow to fast 088ó095 Gobo 4 shake slow to fast 096...

Page 13: ...bo wheel movement 032ó039 Disable pan tilt color wheel movement blackout 040ó047 Disable pan tilt gobo wheel movement blackout 048ó055 Disable all movement blackout 056ó095 No function 096ó103 Reset pan 104ó111 Reset tilt 112ó119 Reset color wheel 120ó127 Reset gobo wheel 128ó135 Reset gobo rotation 136ó143 Reset prism 144ó151 Reset focus 152ó159 Reset all channels 160ó255 No function 14 Movement ...

Page 14: ...ó087 Gobo 5 shake slow to fast 088ó095 Gobo 4 shake slow to fast 096ó103 Gobo 3 shake slow to fast 104ó111 Gobo 2 shake slow to fast 112ó119 Gobo 1 shake slow to fast 120ó127 Open 128ó191 Cycle effect with increasing speed 192ó255 Reverse cycle effect with increasing speed 5 Gobo Rotation 000ó063 Index 064ó147 Rotate slow to fast 148ó231 Reverse rotate slow to fast 232ó255 Bounce 6 Prism 000ó007 O...

Page 15: ...ress ENTER 4 Use UP or DOWN to select Sound 5 Press ENTER The product will only respond to low frequencies of music bass and drums Sound Sensitivity To set the sound sensitivity do the following 1 Press MENU 2 Use UP or DOWN to choose Setup 3 Press ENTER 4 Use UP or DOWN to select Sensitivity 5 Press ENTER 6 Use UP or DOWN to select 001 100 low to high 7 Press ENTER Automatic Mode To enable the Au...

Page 16: ...ing do the following 1 Press MENU 2 Use UP or DOWN to choose Setup 3 Press ENTER 4 Use UP or DOWN to select Pan Reverse 5 Press ENTER 6 Use UP or DOWN to select ON or OFF 7 Press ENTER To select whether the Intimidator Spot 355 IRC will operate with normal tilting or inverted tilting do the following 1 Press MENU 2 Use UP or DOWN to choose Setup 3 Press ENTER 4 Use UP or DOWN to select Tilt Revers...

Page 17: ...tion will restart the product but does not change any settings Using the Factory Set option will clear out all customized settings and return the settings to the factory defaults To reset the software on the Intimidator Spot 355 IRC do the following 1 Press MENU 2 Use UP or DOWN to choose Setup 3 Press ENTER 4 Use UP or DOWN to choose Reset or Factory Set 5 Press ENTER System Information To view i...

Page 18: ...MX output of the master 9 Connect the DMX input of the subsequent slaves to the DMX output of the previous slave 10 Finish setting and connecting all the slaves Master 1 Set the master to operate in either Automatic or Sound Active mode 2 Make the master the first product in the DMX daisy chain When including Intimidator Spot LED 350 products in Master Slave configuration with Intimidator Spot 355...

Page 19: ...gh Auto modes SOUND Activates Sound mode STROBE Activates the strobe Use the and buttons to cycle through strobe speeds SPEED Adjusts the movement speed Use the and buttons to cycle through movement speeds SENSITIVITY Adjusts sound sensitivity Use the and buttons to cycle through sound sensitivity levels Adjusts the brightness of the LEDs Use the and buttons to increase or decrease the brightness ...

Page 20: ...scode 2323 3 Press ENTER In this mode there are several options for adjustment Parameter Default Description PAN 128 Manually adjust the starting pan angle TILT 095 Manually adjust the starting tilt angle GOBO 120 Manually adjust the gobo wheel starting position GOBOR 128 Manually adjust the gobo starting position COLOR 128 Manually adjust the color wheel starting position PRISM 128 Manually adjus...

Page 21: ... the gobo out of the gobo plate 6 Extract the gobo holder by pulling it backwards out of the product 7 On a flat surface remove the expansion ring that holds the gobo in place and remove the gobo from the gobo plate 8 Insert a new gobo and hold it in place with the expansion ring 9 To re insert the new gobos slide the tip of the gobo holder under the pressure plate near the center of the gobo whee...

Page 22: ...elow 1 Unplug the product from power 2 Wait until the product is at room temperature 3 Use a vacuum or dry compressed air and a soft brush to remove dust collected on the external surface vents 4 Clean all glass transparent surfaces with a mild soap solution ammonia free glass cleaner or isopropyl alcohol 5 Apply the solution directly to a soft lint free cotton cloth or a lens cleaning tissue 6 So...

Page 23: ...230 V F 5 A 250 V Power I O US Worldwide UK Europe Power input connector IEC IEC Power output connector Edison IEC Power Cord plug Edison US Local plug Light Source Type Power Lifespan LED 90 W 50 000 hours Color Quantity Current White 1 24 2 A Photometrics Parameter Illuminance 21 810 lux 2 m Beam angle 15 Strobe Rate 0 to 15 2 Hz Pan and Tilt 540 Pan 240 Tilt Pan Tilt Ranges 540 360 180 Pan 240 ...

Page 24: ...ndise Authorization RMA number before shipping the product Be prepared to provide the model number serial number and a brief description of the cause for the return You must send the merchandise prepaid in its original box and with its original packing and accessories Chauvet will not issue call tags Clearly label the package with the RMA number Chauvet will refuse any product returned without an ...

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