Chauvet Vue III - Manual (Page 2)

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1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN ................................................................................................................................ 3
W HAT IS INCLUDED ......................................................................................................................................... 3
U NPACKING I NSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................................................. 3
AC P OWER ................................................................................................................................................... 3
C ONTACT U S ................................................................................................................................................. 3
S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................................................................... 4
2. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 5
F EATURES ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
DMX C HANNEL S UMMARY .............................................................................................................................. 5
P RODUCT O VERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................... 6
3. SETUP ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
F USE R EPLACEMENT ...................................................................................................................................... 7
F IXTURE L INKING ........................................................................................................................................... 7
Data Cabling ........................................................................................................................................... 7
DMX Data Cable............................................................................................................................... 7
Cable Connectors ............................................................................................................................. 8
3-Pin to 5-Pin Conversion Chart ....................................................................................................... 8
S ETTING UP A DMX S ERIAL D ATA L INK ............................................................................................................ 8
S TAND -A LONE /M ASTER /S LAVE F IXTURE L INKING .............................................................................................. 9
M OUNTING .................................................................................................................................................... 9
Orientation ........................................................................................................................................ 9
Rigging ............................................................................................................................................. 9
4. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS..................................................................................................................10
O PERATION ..................................................................................................................................................10
Stand-Alone Mode (Sound-Active, Auto Mode): ....................................................................................10
Master/Slave Mode (Master Sound, Master Auto): ................................................................................10
DMX Mode .............................................................................................................................................10
DMX C HANNEL V ALUES ................................................................................................................................11
LED Cluster Values................................................................................................................................12
DMX Quick Reference Chart ...........................................................................................................14
G ENERAL T ROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................................................15
T ECHNICAL S UPPORT ....................................................................................................................................16
5. APPENDIX.................................................................................................................................................16
DMX P RIMER ...............................................................................................................................................16
G ENERAL M AINTENANCE ...............................................................................................................................16
R ETURNS P ROCEDURE ..................................................................................................................................17
C LAIMS ........................................................................................................................................................17
T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS ..........................................................................................................................17
Vue™ III User Manual 2 2007-05-10/15:08