Chauvet Satellite TV System - Manual (Page 2)

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1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN ................................................................................................................................................... 3
W HAT IS INCLUDED ................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
U NPACKING I NSTRUCTIONS .................................................................................................................................................................... 3
M ANUAL C ONVENTIONS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
I CONS .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
F EATURES ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
P RODUCT D IMENSIONS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
P RODUCT O VERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6
3. SETUP .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
C HARGING THE BATTERY ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7
S TORING THE P RODUCT ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
B ATTERY R EPLACEMENT ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8
M OUNTING ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Orientation ................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Rigging ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
D-F I ™ PLUS/S ATELLITE ™ D-F I C ONFIGURATION O PTIONS .................................................................................................................. 10
C ONFIGURATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Configuration #2...................................................................................................................................................... 10
Configuration #1...................................................................................................................................................... 10
4. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS .................................................................................................................................... 11
U SING THE CONTROL PANEL ................................................................................................................................................................. 11
M ODE S ELECTION ............................................................................................................................................................................... 11
F REQUENCY S ELECTION ...................................................................................................................................................................... 11
5. APPENDIX .................................................................................................................................................................. 12
DMX P RIMER ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
G ENERAL M AINTENANCE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 12
D ATA C ABLING .................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
DMX Data Cable ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
Cable Connectors ................................................................................................................................................... 13
F IXTURE L INKING ................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
C LAIMS .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Setting up a DMX Serial Data Link .......................................................................................................................... 14
R ETURNS P ROCEDURE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 14
S ETTING THE S TARTING A DDRESS ........................................................................................................................................................ 14
G ENERAL T ROUBLESHOOTING .............................................................................................................................................................. 15
C ONTACT U S ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
3-Pin to 5-Pin Conversion Chart .............................................................................................................................. 15
T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 16