COLORdash™ Quad User Manual
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T
ABLE OF
C
ONTENTS
1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN ........................................................................................................................................................ 3
W
HAT IS
I
NCLUDED
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U
NPACKING
I
NSTRUCTIONS
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M
ANUAL
C
ONVENTIONS
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I
CONS
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S
AFETY
I
NSTRUCTIONS
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LED
E
XPECTED
L
IFESPAN
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2. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
F
EATURES
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Additional Features ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
Options .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
DMX
C
HANNEL
S
UMMARY
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P
RODUCT
O
VERVIEW
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P
RODUCT
D
IMENSIONS
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3. SETUP ................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
AC
P
OWER
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F
USE
R
EPLACEMENT
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M
OUNTING
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Orientation .................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Rigging ........................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Fixture Stacking .......................................................................................................................................................... 11
L
ENS
A
SSEMBLY
I
NSTALLATION
/R
EPLACEMENT
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F
IXTURE
L
INKING
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Data Cabling ............................................................................................................................................................... 13
DMX Data Cable ......................................................................................................................................................... 13
Cable Connectors ....................................................................................................................................................... 13
3-Pin to 5-Pin Conversion Chart ................................................................................................................................. 14
Setting up a DMX Serial Data Link ............................................................................................................................. 14
M
ASTER
/S
LAVE
F
IXTURE
L
INKING
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4. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS......................................................................................................................................... 15
C
ONTROL
O
PTIONS
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DMX-512 control without ID address .......................................................................................................................... 15
DMX-512 addressing with ID address ........................................................................................................................ 15
DMX Addressing Example .......................................................................................................................................... 16
DMX + ID Addressing Examples ................................................................................................................................ 16
Setting the Starting DMX Address .............................................................................................................................. 17
C
ONTROL
P
ANEL
F
UNCTIONS
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Password Menu Lockout............................................................................................................................................. 17
Upload Customs ......................................................................................................................................................... 17
Menu Map ................................................................................................................................................................... 18
DMX-512
C
HANNEL
V
ALUES
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STAGE 1 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 19
BLOCK ........................................................................................................................................................................ 21
ARC 1 + D
ARC 1 .......................................................................................................................................... 21
DMX
O
PERATION
N
OTES
(STAGE
1) .................................................................................................................................................. 22
C
ONTACT
U
S
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5. APPENDIX ........................................................................................................................................................................ 23
DMX
P
RIMER
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G
ENERAL
M
AINTENANCE
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R
ETURNS
P
ROCEDURE
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C
LAIMS
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P
HOTOMETRICS
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COLOR
DASH
™
Q
UAD
S
ERVICE
M
AINTENANCE
G
UIDE
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E
XPLODED
V
IEW
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T
ECHNICAL
S
PECIFICATIONS
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