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COLORado™ 3 User Manual 2 2009-03-17/09:54
Table of Contents
1. Before You Begin .................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Unpacking Instructions ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Contact Us ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Safety Instructions.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
LED Expected Lifespan .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
2. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Features ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
DMX Channel Summary ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Product Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
3. Setup .................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
AC Power ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Mounting .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Stacking............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Fixture Linking ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Data Cabling ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
DMX Data Cable .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Cable Connectors ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
3-Pin to 5-Pin Conversion Chart ........................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Setting up a DMX Serial Data Link ........................................................................................................................................................................ 13
4. Operating Instructions ....................................................................................................................................................... 14
Control Options .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
ADAS Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
COLORado™ Control Quick Setup ....................................................................................................................................................................... 14
DMX-512 control without “ID” address................................................................................................................................................................... 14
DMX-512 addressing with ID address ................................................................................................................................................................... 15
ADAS with ID address .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
COLORcon™ setup ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Setting the DMX address ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Control Panel Functions ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Menu Map............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18
Manual Power ON/OFF ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 18
DMX512 Channel Values ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
DMX CONTROL MODE 1 .................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Important Notes about DMX Mode 1 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Mode Selection .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
ID address selection ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Module selection .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Effect macro......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Important Notes about DMX Mode 2 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Module selection .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Strobe.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Mode selection ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
ID address selection ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
5. COLORado™ Controller .................................................................................................................................................... 28
Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Setup ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Menu Map............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 29
Wash Program ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Effect Program ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Custom Program .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 30
Play Schedule ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Clock ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Schedule ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 30
Settings ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Activating password mode .................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Control via external DMX ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 31