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Summary of Contents for TFX-900 Stage Wash

Page 1: ...age Wash 900 USER MANUAL _ T O w u _ PRoHSSIONAL COlOR WASH oornoow Va w ImH QfiQa frl DrmIIfICt Chauvet 3000 N 29th Ct Hollywood Fl 33020 U S A 800 762 1084 954 929 1115 FAX 954 929 5560 www chauvetlighting com ...

Page 2: ...ation 6 Rigging 6 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 7 OPERATING MODES 7 Stand Alone 7 Master Slave 7 Master Slave settings 7 Show Customization 8 CA 8 CA 8F Easy Controller Optional 8 CA 32 Colormix Controller Optional 9 OMX Mode 9 Setting the starting address 9 APPENDIX 11 DMX PRIMER 11 Fixture Linking 11 DMX CHANNEL VALUES 12 MAINTENANCE 13 RETURNS PROCEDURE 13 CLAIMS 13 GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING 14 TECHNICA...

Page 3: ...instructions carefully which includes important information about the installation usage and maintenance 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 I 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 dec...

Page 4: ...ble power settings 115v or 230v 240vavailable DMX S12 Control Master Slave operation DMX Channel Summary Channel Color Function 2 Chase 3 Speed 4 Dimmer Product Overview Bamdoors 1IE Hanging bracket and floor stand system r r I r OliO ffi 1 11110 I 0 I L o I I 00 olI o I 10 Internal microphone Lamp access Voltage Select switch Fuse DMX connection y Easy controller connection Microphone sensitivity...

Page 5: ...emove from socket 4 To replace lamp follow the same procedure as above to insert lamp into the socket 5 Lower the cover plate and replace both screws 6 No lamp alignment is necessary for this fixture Your product is equipped with switch selectable AC power setting Verify that the power select switch on your unit matches the line voltage applied All fixtures must be connected to circuits with a sui...

Page 6: ... Adjust the angle of the flxture by loosening both knobs and tilting the fixture After finding the desired position retighten both knobs When selecting installation location take into consideration lamp replacement access and routine maintenance Safety cables should always be used Never mount in places where the fixture will be exposed to rain high humidity extreme temperature changes or restricte...

Page 7: ...s mode the first unit in the daisy chain will automatically command all other units following The programs are constructed based on the control of four units An optional CA 8 or CA 8F controller connected to the first unit in the chain will allow enhanced control functions MASTER SLAVE SETTINGS 1 Connect the male 3 pin connector side of the DMX cable to the output female 3 pin connector of the fir...

Page 8: ... 6 7 8 9 10 r a Fixture 3 N W m i 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 t F aa Fixture 4 w m o 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 l F a g Sound CA 8 CA 8F Easy Controller Optional The CA 8 and CA 8F Easy Controller is used only in master slave mode Connect the controller to the 1 4 microphone jack in the first unit The table below describes the different preset shows the CA 8 Controller can command Blackout TFX 900 User Manual ...

Page 9: ...MX controller device Each fixture requires a start address from 1 to 511 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 6 channels of DMX and was addressed to start on DMX channel 100 would read data from channels 100 101 102 103 104 and 105 Choose start addresses so that the cha...

Page 10: ...es F aga Address 24 Pin 5 16 Pin 4 8 Total 24 Resolving address using simple math Dip Switch DMX Value Address 233 TFX 900 User Manual 233 128 105 Turn ON Dip 8 105 64 41 Turn ON Dip 7 41 32 9 Turn ON Dip 6 9 8 1 Turn ON Dip 4 1 1 0 Turn ON Dip 1 You will most likely use the first available number which maybe number 1 This number was selected for example purposes 10 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 8 5 16 6 32 7 64 ...

Page 11: ...to the DATA IN of the next fixture The order in which the fixtures are connected is not important and has no effect on how a controller communicates to each fixture Use an order that provides for the easiest and most direct cabling Connect fixtures using shielded two conductor twisted pair cable with three pin XLR male to female connectors The shield connection is pin 1 while pin 2 is Data Negativ...

Page 12: ...6 Color 7 Color 8 Color 9 Color 10 Color 11 Color 12 Color 13 Color 14 Color 15 Color 16 Color 17 Color 18 Color 19 Color 20 Color 21 Color 22 Color 23 I Color 24 Color 25 Color 26 I Color 27 Color 28 Color 29 I Color 30 I Color 31 Color 32 Color Fade Color chase slow Color chase fast Chase Standard chase R G B Bright chase Mood chase Spectrum random chase Spectrum sequence chase Dynamic chase R G...

Page 13: ...fixture operates damp smoky or particularly dirty surrounding can cause greater accumulation of dirt on the unit s optics Clean with soft cloth using normal glass cleaning fluid Always dry the parts carefully Clean the external optics at least every 20 days Clean the internal optics at least every 30 60 days Returns Procedure Returned merchandise must be sent prepaid and in the original packing ca...

Page 14: ...s off Possible bad lamp or fixture is overheating sporadically v Lamp may be at end of its life Light will not come on Some discharge lamps require a cooling off period before after power failure the electronics in the fixture can kick start it again wait 5 to v 10 minutes before powering up Loss of signal Use only DMX cables Install terminator v v v v Note Keep DMX cables separated from power cab...

Page 15: ...um ambient temperature 40 104 F FUSE Main PCB 30mm Glass 15A Fast Blow 20mm Glass T3 15A Fast Blow CONTROL PROGRAMMING Data input Cata output Data pin configuration Protocols DMX Channels locking 3 pin XLR male socket locking 3 pin XLR female socket pin 1 shield pin 2 pin 3 DMX 512 USITT 4 ORDERING INFORMATION Stage Wash 900 CA 8 Easy Controller CA SF Easy Foot Controller CA 32 Colormix oontroner ...

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