Technical Information

Troubleshooting Guide

 

Symptom

 

Cause(s)

 

 

 

Product defaulted

 

 

 

 

 

Product is on

 

Faulty LED board

 

 

 

 

 

Faulty LED Driver board

 

LEDs are off

 

 

 

 

Faulty LED Control board

 

 

 

Faulty Display board

 

Product and LEDs are on

 

Faulty head fan

 

Head fan is off

 

Faulty sensor or wiring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faulty sensor

 

 

 

 

 

Pan movement problem

 

Faulty pan belt

 

 

 

 

 

Faulty pan motor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faulty Display board

 

 

 

Faulty tilt sensor

 

 

 

 

 

Tilt movement problem

 

Faulty tilt belt

 

 

 

 

 

Faulty tilt motor

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faulty Display board

 

Circuit breaker/fuse

 

Excessive circuit load

 

keeps tripping/blowing

 

Short circuit along the power wires

 

 

 

No power

 

Product does not power

 

Loose or damaged power cord

 

up

 

Blown fuse

 

 

 

Faulty internal power supply

 

 

 

Wrong DMX addressing

 

 

 

Damaged DMX cables

 

 

 

Wrong polarity on the controller

 

 

 

Loose DMX cables

 

 

 

Non DMX cables

 

Product does not respond

 

Bouncing signals

 

 

Long cable / low level signal

 

to wired DMX or

 

 

responds erratically

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Too many products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interference from AC wires

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faulty Display board

Action(s)

Configure product’s parameters

Send unit for repair

Send unit for repair

Send unit for repair

Send unit for repair

Send unit for repair

Send unit for repair

Send unit for repair

Send unit for repair

Send unit for repair

Send unit for repair

Send unit for repair

Reduce total load placed on the electrical circuit Check electrical wiring

Check for voltage on outlet Check power cord Replace fuse

Send unit for repair Check unit addressing Check DMX cables

Check polarity switch settings on the controller Check cable connections

Use only DMX compatible cables Install terminator as suggested

Install an optically coupled DMX splitter before a long section of cable or right after the product with the strong signal

Install an optically coupled DMX splitter after unit #32

Keep DMX cables separated from power cables or fluorescent/black lights

Send unit for repair

If you still experience technical problems after trying the above solutions or if you need to send the unit for repair, contact CHAUVET® Technical Support.

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260-LED specifications

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