Setup
COLORado™ 1 Tour User Manual Rev. 01f
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February 16, 2010
3. Setup
AC Power
The COLORado™ 1 Tour has an auto-ranging power supply that can work with an
input voltage range of 100~240 VAC, 50/60 Hz.
Make sure that you are connecting this product to the proper voltage, as per the
specifications in this guide, the product’s user manual or on the product’s sticker.
Always connect the COLORado™ 1 Tour to a protected circuit with an
appropriate electrical ground to avoid the risk of electrocution or fire.
To determine the power requirements for the COLORado™ 1 Tour see the label affixed
to the side of the fixture. Alternatively, you may refer to the corresponding
specifications chart in the
Technical Information
chapter of this manual.
The listed current rating indicates the maximum current draw during normal operation.
Please refer to the
Sizing the
Circuit Breakers
section in the
Appendix
chapter of this
manual.
Never connect the COLORado™ 1 Tour to a rheostat (variable resistor) or
dimmer circuit, even if the rheostat or dimmer channel serves only as a 0 to
100% switch.
Power Linking
The COLORado™ 1 Tour supports power linking for up to 12 other COLORado™ 1
Tour fixtures at 120 VAC. Each COLORado™ 1 Tour has NEUTRIK® powerCON
sockets for Power In and Power Out. Although the fixture comes with a power input
cord, it comes with no power linking cord.
AC Plug
The COLORado™ 1 Tour comes with a power input cord terminated with a NEUTRIK®
powerCON A connector on one end an Edison plug on the other end (US market). If
the power cord that came with your fixture has no plug or you need to change the
Edison plug, use the table below to wire the new plug.
Connection
Wire (US)
Wire (Europe)
Screw Color
AC Live
Black
Brown
Yellow or Brass
AC Neutral
White
Blue
Silver
AC Ground
Green/Yellow
Green/Yellow
Green
Fuse Replacement
The COLORado™ 1 Tour fixture has no external fuse that the user can change.
However, it does have an internal fuse that only an authorized CHAUVET® technician
should change.
DMX Linking
If you are using the COLORado™ 1 Tour with a DMX controller, you can link them
using a regular DMX serial connection. If using other DMX compatible fixtures with the
COLORado™ 1 Tour, it is possible to control them individually with a single DMX
controller.
It is also possible to run several DMX compatible fixtures synchronized without a DMX
controller in a master/slave operating mode.
If you are not familiar with the DMX standard or the Master/Slave mode, please refer to
the
Appendix
chapter of this manual.
The DMX Channel Summary section in this chapter contains a brief description
of what COLORado™ 1 Tour features have a DMX channel assigned to them. The
Operation chapter of this manual provides a detailed list of the COLORado™ 1
Tour DMX channel assignments.
DMX Connection
The COLORado™ 1 Tour uses the standard DMX data connection for its DMX modes,
TOUR
,
ARC1
,
ARC1 + D
,
ARC2
,
ARC2 + D
,
ARC2 + S
and
HSV
. Refer to the
Operation
Instructions chapter to learn how to configure the COLORado™ 1 Tour to
work in these modes.
If you are not familiar with the DMX connectivity, please refer to
Appendix
chapter of
this manual.
