Chauvet Ovation C-640FC User manual

Quick Reference Guide
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About this
Guide
The Ovation™ C-640FC Quick Reference Guide (QRG) has basic product
information such as connection, mounting, menu options, and DMX values.
Download the User Manual from www.chauvetpro.com for more details.
Disclaimer
The information and specifications contained in this QRG are subject to change
without notice.
Safety Notes
•DO NOT open this product. It contains no user-serviceable parts.
•DO NOT look at the light source when the product is on.
•CAUTION: This product’s housing may be hot when lights are
operating.
•Mount this product in a location with adequate ventilation, at least
20 in (50 cm) from adjacent surfaces.
•DO NOT leave any flammable material within 50 cm of this product
while operating or connected to power.
•USE a safety cable when mounting this product overhead.
•DO NOT operate this product outdoors or in any location where dust,
excessive heat, water, or humidity may affect it.
•DO NOT operate this product if the housing, lenses, or cables appear
damaged.
•DO NOT connect this product to a dimmer or rheostat.
•ONLY connect this product to a grounded and protected circuit.
•ONLY use the hanging/mounting brackets or the handles to carry this
product.
•In the event of a serious operating problem, stop using immediately.
•The maximum ambient temperature is 113 °F (45 °C). Do not operate
this product at higher temperatures.
Contact
Outside the U.S., United Kingdom, Ireland, or Mexico, contact your distributor
to request support or return a product. Visit www.chauvetpro.com
for contact
information.
What Is
Included
•Ovation™ C-640FC
•Neutrik® powerCON®
power cord
•2 Omega Brackets
•2 Gel Frames 5.32 x 9.65 in
(135 x 245 mm)
•Warranty Card
•Quick Reference Guide

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AC Power
This product has an auto-ranging power supply that can work with an input
voltage range of 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz.
Power Linking
You can link up to 9 Ovation™ C-640FC products at 120 VAC or
18
at 230 VAC. Never exceed this number. Power linking cords can be
purchased separately.
AC Plug
Connection
Wire (U.S.)
Wire (Europe)
Screw Color
AC Live
Black
Brown
Yellow/Brass
AC Neutral
White
Blue
Silver
AC Ground
Green/Yellow
Green/Yellow
Green
Replacing the
Fuse
1. Disconnect this product from power.
2. Using a Phillips #2 head screwdriver, unscrew the fuse holder cap
from the housing.
3. Remove blown fuse and replace with a good fuse of the same type and
rating.
4. Screw the fuse holder cap back in place and reconnect power.
DMX Linking
The Ovation™ C-640FC will work with a DMX controller using a regular
DMX serial connection. A DMX Primer is available from
www.chauvetpro.com.
DMX Connection
The Ovation™ C-640FC uses a regular DMX data connection for its DMX
personalities: TOUR, TR16, ARC.1, AR1.D, ARC.2, ARC.3, AR3.D, AR3.S,
PIX1,PIX3, PX16,and HSV
. See the User Manual to connect and configure
for DMX operation.
Note: For optimum control of the 16-bit dimming channels in the TR16
personality, be sure that the dimming curve in SET > DIMX is set to OFF.
Master/Slave
Connection
The Ovation™ C-640FC uses the DMX data connection for its Master/Slave
mode. See the User Manual to connect and configure for Master/Slave
operation.

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Virtual Color
Wheel
The Ovation™ C-640FC includes a new feature called the Virtual Color Wheel
(VCW). This feature is available as a stand-
alone control mode for manual use
and also as a control channel in each of the products
DMX personalities. Over
thirty pre-
mixed colors based on popular gel colors from Rosco are available to
call up for easier programming. When manually selecting the colors on the
Virtual Color Wheel, the referenced gel number appears on the LED display for
convenient selection and ease-of-use.
Color Chart
DMX
Channel
Value
Display
Readout
Red
Value Green Value Blue Value White Value Amber Value
000 ó005
006 ó013
014 ó021
022 ó028
029 ó035
036 ó043
044 ó051
052 ó059
060 ó067
068 ó075
076 ó083
084 ó091
092 ó099
100 ó107
108 ó115
116 ó121
122 ó130
131 ó138
139 ó146
147 ó154
155 ó162
163 ó170
171 ó178
179 ó186
187 ó194
195 ó202
203 ó210
211 ó218
219 ó226
227 ó234
235 ó242
243 ó250
251 ó255
C90Y
R11
R312
R03
R18
R20
R21
R26
R27
R33
R337
R38
R41
R42
R44
R349
R54
R64
R364
R65
R80
R81
R82
R382
R83
R383
R91
R92
R93
R393
R90
000
255
255
255
240
245
255
170
245
255
042
155
226
255
255
255
255
173
000
000
000
000
000
000
020
000
000
000
043
063
000
005
000
000
250
213
216
129
108
109
039
002
000
000
064
154
008
006
041
027
226
255
185
239
249
248
239
000
144
034
255
255
255
255
255
000
000
000
000
000
002
000
000
000
000
000
000
006
024
000
000
010
024
042
062
039
062
205
117
062
255
255
255
000
003
015
022
000
000
000
000
020
000
072
035
000
000
000
002
245
165
045
010
024
130
000
080
099
255
205
011
108
205
000
000
031
084
255
125
070
000
000
000
255
255
190
255
255
255
255
031
000
234
255
255
150
055
000
000
255
215
205
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
035
055
000
000
015
000
Note: The colors above are simulated renditions of the color output
produced as compared to
other similar incandescent products.
CHAUVET® makes no guarantee of the color output accuracy.

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Mounting
Product
Mounting
Diagram
Control Panel
Description
Button
Function
<MENU>
Exits from the current menu or function
<ENTER>
Enables the currently displayed menu or sets the currently
selected value into the selected function
<UP>
Navigates upwards through the menu list and increases the
numeric value when in a function
<DOWN>
Navigates downwards through the menu list and decreases
the numeric value when in a function
Passcode
After being prompted, enter the following passcode by pressing:
<UP>, <DOWN>, <UP>, <DOWN>, <ENTER>
This passcode cannot be changed and must be used whenever prompted.
Overhead Mounting
Floor Mounting
Omega Bracket
(2x)
Safety Cable
(
works with CH-05 from CHAUVET®)
Mounting Clamp
(
such as the CLP-15 or CLP-15N
clamp from CHAUVET®)