Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 6000X Chauvet
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LEG-6000 Legend™ 6000X (575W) USER MANUAL CHAUVET, 3000 N 29 th Ct, Hollywood, FL 33020 U .S.A (800) 762-1084 – (954) 929 -1115 FAX (954) 929-5560 www.
T ABLE O F C ONTENT TABLE OF CONTENT ............................................................................................................................... ........................... 2 W HAT IS INCLUDED ......................................
Before Y ou Begin What is included ¾ DMX-DMW6000X Legend™ 6000X ¾ Power cord with plug ¾ HMI575 Discharge lamp ¾ 2 Clamp mounting brackets ¾ Manual ¾ W arranty Card Unpacking Instructions Imme.
I NTRODUCTION Control Features Legend™ 6000X • Mechanical dimmer • Variable shutter/strobe (7fps) • Color wheel - 6 colors plus open - Red, Blue, Green, Purple, 3200 & 5000K correcti on-fi.
LEG-6000 User Manual 5 Revision: 2007-03- 06/09:06 Product Overview SEGMENT BUTTONS I/O PANEL OVERVIE W B UTTONS I/O P ANE L MENU ◄ Toggles Menu Functions DMX Out & In DMX-512 connectors MENU .
S ETUP Lamp You will need to install a lamp prior to the initial operation of the fixture. A HMI575 high intensity discharge lamp is included. Warning! When replacin g the lamp, please wait 15 minut es after powering down to allo w the unit to cool down! Always disconnect from main power prior to lamp replacement.
Power Your product is equipped with an internal input-voltage select switch. Warning! Verify that the power select switch on your unit matches th e lin e voltage applied. All fixtures must be connect ed to circuits with a s uitable Earth Ground. Remove the right base cover panel as illustrated here to g ain access to the switch shown below.
Mounting Orientation All models described in this manual can sit on stage or be mounted on a truss using a clamp in any position, provided, there is adequate room for ventilation.
O PERA TING I NSTRUCTIONS Control Board On the control panel you can set the DMX address, reset the fixture and change fixture personality trait. [MENU] Toggles menu functions. [SELECT] Changes menu function status and is u sed to set DMX addres s. Control Board Functions (All) F UNCTION O PTIONS N OTES Addr 000~512 DMX channel addressing LP.
Operating Instructio ns Applying changes to Functions (Quick Instructi ons) Unless otherwise stated changes in the control board can be applied in the follow ing manner. 1. Press any of the [MENU] arrow buttons repeatedly until the display reads the menu function you wish to change.
Operating Instructio ns If this is your first time addre ssing a fixture using the DMX-512 cont rol protocol than I suggest jumping to the Appendix Section and read the heading “DM X Prime r”. It contains very useful information that will help you understand its use.
Operating Instructio ns { Shut } - Shutte r auto-cl ose The shutter will close momentarily during color changes. The shutter will re-open once the desired color is reached.
Operating Instructio ns { dF.SE } - Fixture Re set (excludes P an & Tilt) This function will re-initialize the fixt ure wi th exception of the Pan and Tilt motors. F UNCTION S ET T O N OTES Off Normal dF.SE On Reset unit { LP.ti } – Lam p Time The (lamp time) readout displays the number of ho urs the lamp has been in use.
A PPENDIX DMX Primer There are 512 channels in a DMX-512 connection. Channels may be assigned in any manner. A fixture capable of receiving DMX-512 will require one or a number of sequential channels. The user must assign a starting address on the fixture that indicates the first channel reserved in the controller.
Appendix DMX Channel Values 16 Bit Movement C HANNEL V ALU E F UNCTION 1 000 Ù 255 Dimmer Closed > Open (0-1 00%) 2 000 Ù 001 002 Ù 007 008 Ù 063 064 Ù 071 072 Ù 127 128 Ù 135 136 Ù 191 192.
Appendix C HANNEL V ALUE F UNCTION 8 000 Ù 063 064 Ù 127 128 Ù 143 144 Ù 255 Beam Effect Full Beam Frost Filter Flat and wide beam effect at 0° Flat and wide beam effect 90° adjustm ent 9 000 Ù.
Color Calibration This function is used to match a spec ific co lor across multiple fixtures . It provides the means to offset a given color wheel position up to 10° from the def ault, thus enabling a slight color shift. This setting can be stored into the unit and will remain until a {dF.
Appendix General Troubleshooting Applies to Symptom Solution(s) Lights Foggers & Sno w Controllers Di mmers & Chaser Auto shut off Check fan thermal switch reset 9 Beam is very dim or not brig.
Appendix Technical Specifica tions WEIGHT & DIMENSIONS Length......................................................................................................................... .. 394 mm (15.5 in) Width ......................................
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