Chauvet ART-575W user manual Use shielded twisted-pair cable designed for RS-485 devices, Splitter

Check your power cables carefully to ensure that there are no cuts or breach of integrity of the outer shell at any point. Moisture could be drawn up inside the cable due to a vacuum generated by heat inside the fixture.

Setup

Power configuration

The factory power settings will be printed on the fixtures serial label. Make sure that your local AC voltage matches that required by the fixture.

115V / 50Hz AC

230V / 60Hz AC

The ART-575W is equipped with a 3-conductor electrical cable for connecting to an AC power supply. The cable enters the fixture through a cable gland that fits 5 to 10mm diameter cables. Because the ART-575W fixture is built for permanent exterior installations please adhere to the following safety and installation precautions.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS!∙

∙ Protect connectors for both power and data lines in a weatherproof housing or a weatherproof

junction box.

∙ If you don’t hard wire the fixture to a weatherproof junction box, make sure to use an IP54 or better rated connector for both plugs and connectors.

∙ Do not connect to a dimmer system.

∙ For your protection, the fixture must be grounded and the AC mains supply must be outfitted with a circuit breaker and ground-fault protection.

Wiring the connector

Live

Neutral

Ground

Visible Markings

“L”

“N” “W”

(USA) Wires

Black

White

Green

(EU) Wires

Brown

Blue

Yellow/Green

Connector

Yellow or brass

Silver

Green

Consult an electrician if you have any doubts about the proper wiring connection during your installation.

Data Cables & Linking

		Data linking is required for synchronized operation as well as DMX controller operation. The ART-
		575W fixture is equipped with two 24 AWG data cables that exit the fixture through a cable gland.
		Both cables are equipped with XLR conn ctors. The locking 3-pin male is for data input nd the 3-pin
		female is for data output. The “DMX Primer” in the Appendix section details more information about
		wiring. In short, a 3-pin connector is wired pin-1 to (ground), pin-2 to (signal) and pin-3 to (hot).
		Use RS-485 data cables designed for outdoor use.
		(24 AWG) for runs up to 1000 feet or 300 meters
		(26 AWG) for runs up to 1640 feet (500 meters)
		Currently, neither the data cables nor the power cable is weather rated. Consider changing these for
		exterior weather rat d equivalents. In addition, follow the same “Safety Precautions” as listed in the
		section above “Power configuration”.
Tips!	o	Use shielded twisted-pair cable designed for RS-485 devices.
	o	Never use a “Y” connector to split the link. To split the serial link into branches use an Opto-Isolated signal
	o	splitter.
		Limit one universe of DMX-512 to no more than 32 devices.
	o	Use a terminator at the end of a run. A terminator can be made by soldering a 120ohm, 0.25 watt resistor
		between pins 2 and 3 of a male XLR connector.

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