Chauvet COLORdash Accent UV User manual

COLORdash™ Accent UV & VW QRG
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COLORdash™ Accent UV DMX Channel Values
SV.1
Channel Function Value Percent/Setting
1 Dimmer 000 255 0~100%
SV1.S
Channel Function Value Percent/Setting
1 Dimmer 000 255 0~100%
2 Strobe 000 255 0~100%
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Quick Reference Guide

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About this
Guide
The COLORdash™ Accent UV & VW Quick Reference Guide (QRG) only
contains the connection and mounting information as well as the menu
options and the DMX values for the COLORdash™ Accent UV and VW.
Disclaimer
This QRG does not replace the products’ user manuals. You must download
the corresponding user’s manual from the CHAUVET® Web site
(www.chauvet.com) to learn about the disclaimers, safety notes,
programming modes, and technical information.
Fixture at a
Glance
Use on Dimmer Auto Programs 
Outdoor Use Auto-ranging Power Supply 
Sound Activated Replaceable Fuse 
DMX User Serviceable 
Master/Slave Duty Cycle 
What is
Included
One COLORdash™ Accent UV or COLORdash™ Accent VW
One Quick Reference Guide
One Warranty Card
UV Features
1 or 2-channel DMX UV LED wash fixture
Operating modes:
1-channel: Dimmer
2-channel: Dimmer, strobe
High-power, 1 W (350 mA) LEDs (7 UV, 395~410 nm)
VW Features 2, 3, or 5-channel DMX VW LED wash fixture
Operating modes:
2-channel: Warm white, cool white
2-channel: Dimmer, white macros
3-channel: Dimmer, warm white, cool white
5-channel: Dimmer, warm white, cool white, white macros, strobe
High-power, 1 W (350 mA) LEDs (3 cool white, 4 warm white)
Common
Features
Master or slave operation
Automatic programs
Static color control without DMX controller
Cast aluminum, black housing
Adjustable double bracket
Options
COLOR-CON
COLORdash™ Accent UV Order Code: COLORDASHACCENTUV
COLORdash™ Accent VW Order Code: COLORDASHACCENTVW
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COLORdash™ Accent VW DMX Channel Values
S1.DS Channel Function Value Percent/Setting
1 Dimmer 000 255 0~100%
2WarmWhite 000 255 0~100%
3 Cool White 000 255 0~100%
4 White Macros
000 010
011 050
051 080
081 110
111 140
141 255
No Function
White 1: 3,200 K
White 2: 3,400 K
White 3: 4,200 K
White 4: 4,900 K
White 5: 5,600 K
5 Strobe 000 255 0~100%
STD.
W
Channel Function Value Percent/Setting
1WarmWhite 000 255 0~100%
2 Cool White 000 255 0~100%
STD.D Channel Function Value Percent/Setting
1 Dimmer 000 255 0~100%
2WarmWhite 000 255 0~100%
3 Cool White 000 255 0~100%
STD.1 Channel Function Value Percent/Setting
1 Dimmer 000 255 0~100%
2 White Macros
000 010
011 050
051 080
081 110
111 140
141 255
No Function
White 1: 3,200 K
White 2: 3,400 K
White 3: 4,200 K
White 4: 4,900 K
White 5: 5,600 K

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AUTO Mode
The AUTO mode allows the user to select one of 10 preset programs (0 to
9) for the COLORdash™ Accent UV or 12 preset auto programs (0 to 11)
for the COLORdash™ Accent VW. Select the AUTO program by setting
DIP switches [1] through [4], as per the table below.
AUTO Mode DIP
Switch Values DIP Switch 1 2 3 4
Value 1 2 4 8
Procedure
1) Set DIP switches [10] and [11] to OFF, and DIP switch [12] to ON
(AUTO Mode).
2) Select the desired program (0 to 11) by setting DIP switches [1]
through [4] to ON or OFF until the sum of the value of the DIP
switches in the ON position matches the desired program number.
3) Refer to the examples below for more information.
AutoMode
Examples
a) To select AUTO program 0, set DIP switches [1] through [5] to OFF
and DIP switch [12] to ON.
b) To select AUTO program 9, set DIP switches [1], [4], and [12] to ON.
STATIC
Mode
When selecting the STATIC mode, you can set the COLORdash™ Accent
UV and VW fixtures to various luminous intensities without a DMX
controller by using DIP switches [1] through [4], as per the table below.
STATIC Mode DIP
Switch Values
COLORdash™ Accent VW UV
Color Warm White Cool White Ultra Violet
Luminous Intensity DS 1 DS 2 DS 3 DS 4 DS 1 DS 2
0 % OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
30 % ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF
60 % OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON
100 % ON ON ON ON ON ON
Procedure
1) Set DIP switches [10] and [12] to ON, and DIP switch [11] to OFF to
select STATIC Mode.
2) Select the color intensity as indicated in the STATIC Mode DIP Switch
Values table.
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Mounting Before mounting any of these products, read the safety notes at the
beginning of the corresponding user’s manual and follow the mounting
procedure indicated there.
Product
Mounting
Diagram
AC Power These products have an auto-ranging power supply that can work with an
input voltage range of 100~240 VAC, 50/60 Hz.
Power Wiring
These products come with a power cord that has an Edison plug (US &
Canada) on one end, while the other end is hardwired to the unit.
Use the table below if you need to change the plug or to adapt the power
connection to your particular market or installation,
Power Cord
Table
Connection Wire (US) Wire (Europe) Screw Color
AC Live Black Brown Yellow/Brass
AC Neutral White Blue Silver
AC Ground Green/Yellow Green/Yellow Green
DMX
Connection
These products have a DMX cord with a Y splitter on one end, which has
two 3-
p
in XLR connectors, one male and the other female. The other end
of the DMX cable is hard wired to the unit.
DMX and
COLOR-CON
Controllers
The COLORdash™ Accent UV and VW can operate with either a DMX or
a COLOR-CON controller. Use the standard DMX connection to connect
these products to any of those controllers. For more information, please see
the corresponding user’s manual.
Master/Slave
Connection
The COLORdash™ Accent UV and VW can work as stand-alone units or
as masters of a series of other similar units. See the corresponding user’s
manual for more information.

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Control
Options
The COLORdash™ Accent UV and VW can operate in DMX mode,
AUTO mode, STATIC mode, and SLAVE mode. You can select any of
these modes by using the DIP switches on the back of the unit (see the
Operation Modes Table below). When configured for AUTO mode, these
products become the Master of a Master/Slave configuration. When
configured for SLAVE mode, they can work with a COLOR-CON
controller instead of a master unit.
DIP Switch
Summary
The DIP switches on the back of the unit have two configuration zones, a
fixed assignment zone for Operation Mode Selection (DIP 10~12) and a
variable assignment zone (DIP 1~9) whose configuration changes
depending on the operation mode selected, as shown below:
DIP Switch
Assignment
Operation Modes
Table
DIP 10 DIP 11 DIP 12 COLORdash™Accent UV COLORdash™Accent VW
ON OFF OFF SLAVE/COLOR-CON SLAVE/COLOR-CON
OFF OFF ON AUTO AUTO
ON OFF ON STATIC STATIC
OFF ON OFF SV.1 (1 channel) STD.W (2 channels)
ON ON OFF SV1.S (2 channels) S1.DS (5 channels)
OFF OFF OFF Reserved STD.D (3 channels)
ON ON ON Reserved STD.1 (2 channels)
OFF ON ON Reserved Reserved
DIP Switches 1~9
DMX Address
Selection
(DMX Mode active)
DIP Switches 1~4
Color Intensit
y
(STATIC Mode active)
DIP Switches 1~4
A
UTO Programs
Selection
(AUTO Mode active)
DIP Switches 10~12
Operation Mode
Selection
(See table below)
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Starting
Address
When any of the four DMX modes is active as per the Operation Mode
Table, you can select the starting DMX address (1~512) by setting DIP
switches [1] through [9] as per the table below.
Starting Address
DIP Switch
Values
DIP Switch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Value 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256
Procedure
1) To select any of the four DMX modes, set DIP switches [10], [11], and
[12], as per the Operation Modes Table in page 4.
2) Select the desired starting address (0 to 512) by setting DIP switches
[1] through [9] to ON or OFF until the sum of the value of the DIP
switches in the ON position matches the desired address number.
3) Refer to the examples below for more information.
Examples for
STD.D
These three examples are for STD.D DMX mode. Therefore, in all three
cases, DIP switches [10], [11], and [12] are set to OFF.
a) To select DMX Address 1, set DIP switch [1] to ON.
b) To select DMX Address 64, set DIP switch [7] to ON.
c) To select DMX Address 31, set DIP switches [1], [2], [3], [4], and [5]
to ON ( 1+ 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 = 31).