Chauvet Home Safety Product - Manual (Page 11)

5. Appendix
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5. A
PPENDIX
General Troubleshooting
S YMPTOM P OSSIBLE C AUSE ( S ) P OSSIBLE A CTION ( S )
Breaker/Fuse
keeps blowing
· Excessive circuit load
· Check total load placed on the electrical
circuit
· Short circuit along the power
wires
· Check for a short in the electrical wiring
(internal and/or external)
Device does not
power up
· No power · Check for power on Mains
· Loose power cord · Check power cord
Fixture is not
responding to DMX
· Wrong DMX addressing
· Check Control Panel and unit
addressing
· Damaged DMX cables · Check DMX cables
· Wrong polarity settings on the
controller
· Check polarity switch settings on the
controller
· Loose DMX cables · Check cable connections
· Faulty DMX interface · Replace DMX input
· Faulty Main PCB · Replace Main PCB
Loss of signal
· Non DMX cables · Use only DMX compatible cables
· Bouncing signals · Install terminator as suggested
· Long cable / low level signal
· Install amplifier right after fixture with
strong signal.
· Too many fixtures
· Install an optically coupled DMX splitter
after unit #32
· Interference from AC wires
· Keep DMX cables separated from power
cables or black lights
If you still have a problem after trying the above solutions, please contact CHAUVET® Technical
Support.