Technical Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Troubleshooting Guide

 

 

 

Symptom

Cause(s)

Action(s)

 

 

 

Dimmer fader set to “0”

Increase the value of the dimmer channel

 

 

 

color fader set to “0”

Increase the value of the color channel

 

 

All colors in CUSTOM mode

Increase the values of the colors

 

Product does not light up

are set to “0”

 

 

 

 

 

No power

Verify external power circuit and wiring

 

 

Faulty internal power supply

Send unit for repair

 

 

Faulty main control board

 

 

 

 

 

Continuous gobo

Gobo plate #1 missing or in wrong

Verify Gobo plate #1 is correctly installed

 

rotation

location

 

 

 

 

One of the LEDs does

Faulty LED

 

 

 

Faulty LED module

Send unit for repair

 

not work

 

Faulty LED driver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Circuit breaker/fuse

Excessive circuit load

Reduce total load placed on the electrical circuit

 

keeps tripping/blowing

Short circuit along the power wires

Check electrical wiring

 

 

 

No power

Check for voltage on outlet

 

Unit does not power up

Loose or damaged power cord

Check power cord

 

Blown fuse

Replace fuse

 

 

 

 

Faulty internal power supply

Send unit for repair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wrong DMX addressing

Check unit addressing

 

 

Damaged DMX cables

Check DMX cables

 

 

Wrong polarity on the controller

Check polarity switch settings on the controller

 

 

Loose DMX cables

Check cable connections

 

 

Non DMX cables

Use only DMX compatible cables

 

Unit does not respond to

Bouncing signals

Install terminator as suggested

 

Long cable / low level signal

Install an optically coupled DMX splitter before a

 

wired DMX or responds

 

 

long section of cable or right after the unit with

 

erratically

 

 

 

the strong signal

 

 

 

 

 

Too many units

Install an optically coupled DMX splitter after unit

 

 

 

#32

 

 

 

Interference from AC wires

Keep DMX cables separated from power cables

 

 

 

or fluorescent/black lights

 

 

Faulty DMX interface board

Send unit for repair

 

 

Faulty Display/Main board

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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