Chauvet COLORado 3 Manual

Operating Instructions
DMX512 Channel Values
The COLORado™ has two DMX512 channel profiles (modes). Channel 9 is used to switch between
profiles.
DMX CONTROL MODE 1
CHANNEL VALUE FUNCTION
1
000 Ù004
005 Ù255
Red
No Function
0 Ù100%
2
000 Ù004
005 Ù255
Green
No Function
0 Ù100%
3
000 Ù004
005 Ù255
Blue
No Function
0 Ù100%
4
000 Ù004
005 Ù255
Yellow
No Function
0 Ù100%
5
000 Ù004
005 Ù255
Cyan
No Function
0 Ù100%
6
000 Ù004
005 Ù255
Purple
No Function
0 Ù100%
7
000 Ù004
005 Ù255
White
No Function
0 Ù100%
8
000 Ù004
005 Ù255
Strobe
No Function
0 Ù20Hz
9
000 Ù004
005 Ù034
035 Ù064
065 Ù094
095 Ù124
125 Ù154
155 Ù184
185 Ù214
215 Ù244
245 Ù255
Mode Selection
No Function
Color-Cycle Mode 1
Color-Cycle Mode 2
Color-Cycle Mode 3
Color-Cycle Mode 4
Color-Cycle Mode 5
Color-Cycle Mode 6
Color-Cycle Mode 7
Color-Cycle Mode 8
DMX MODE 2
Channel 10 (ID address selection)
000 Ù009
010 Ù019
020 Ù029
030 Ù039
040 Ù049
050 Ù059
060 Ù069
070 Ù079
080 Ù089
090 Ù099
100 Ù109
110 Ù119
120 Ù129
130 Ù139
140 Ù149
150 Ù159
160 Ù169
170 Ù179
180 Ù189
190 Ù199
200 Ù209
210
211
All IDs
ID 1
ID 2
ID 3
ID 4
ID 5
ID 6
ID 7
ID 8
ID 9
ID 10
ID 11
ID 12
ID 13
ID 14
ID 15
ID 16
ID 17
ID 18
ID 19
ID 20
ID 21
ID 22
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
ID 23
ID 24
ID 25
ID 26
ID 27
ID 28
ID 29
ID 30
ID 31
ID 32
ID 33
ID 34
ID 35
ID 36
ID 37
ID 38
ID 39
ID 40
ID 41
ID 42
ID 43
ID 44
ID 45
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
ID 46
ID 47
ID 48
ID 49
ID 50
ID 51
ID 52
ID 53
ID 54
ID 55
ID 56
ID 57
ID 58
ID 59
ID 60
ID 61
ID 62
ID 63
ID 64
ID 65
ID 66
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Operating Instructions
CHANNEL VALUE FUNCTION
000 Ù004
005 Ù034
035 Ù064
065 Ù094
095 Ù124
125 Ù154
155 Ù184
185 Ù214
215 Ù255
Module Selection
#1=ON, #2=ON, #3=ON
#1=ON
#2=ON
#3=ON
#1=ON, #2=ON
#2=ON, #3=ON
#1=ON, #3=ON
#1=ON, #2=ON, #3=ON
#1=OFF, #2=OFF, #3=OFF
11
000 Ù255 Speed control of Channel 9 Color-Cycle Mode 4
12
000 Ù004
005 Ù008
009 Ù013
014 Ù018
019 Ù023
024 Ù028
029 Ù033
034 Ù038
039 Ù043
044 Ù048
049 Ù053
054 Ù058
059 Ù063
064 Ù068
069 Ù073
074 Ù078
079 Ù083
084 Ù088
089 Ù093
094 Ù098
099 Ù103
104 Ù108
109 Ù113
114 Ù118
119 Ù123
124 Ù128
129 Ù133
134 Ù138
139 Ù143
144 Ù148
149 Ù153
154 Ù158
159 Ù163
164 Ù168
169 Ù173
174 Ù178
179 Ù183
184 Ù188
189 Ù193
194 Ù198
199 Ù203
204 Ù208
209 Ù213
214 Ù218
219 Ù223
224 Ù228
229 Ù233
234 Ù238
239 Ù243
244 Ù248
249 Ù255
Effect Macro
No Function
Macro 01
Macro 02
Macro 03
Macro 04
Macro 05
Macro 06
Macro 07
Macro 08
Macro 09
Macro 10
Macro 11
Macro 12
Macro 13
Macro 14
Macro 15
Macro 16
Macro 17
Macro 18
Macro 19
Macro 20
Macro 21
Macro 22
Macro 23
Macro 24
Macro 25
Macro 26
Macro 27
Macro 28
Macro 29
Macro 30
Macro 31
Macro 32
Macro 33
Macro 34
Macro 35
Macro 36
Macro 37
Macro 38
Macro 39
Macro 40
Macro 41
Macro 42
Macro 43
Macro 44
Macro 45
Macro 46
Macro 47
Macro 48
Macro 49
Macro 50
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Operating Instructions
DMX CONTROL MODE 2
CHANNEL VALUE FUNCTION
1
000 Ù004
005 Ù034
035 Ù064
065 Ù094
095 Ù124
125 Ù154
155 Ù184
185 Ù255
Module 1
No Function
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow
Cyan
Purple
Pink-White
2
000 Ù004
005 Ù034
035 Ù064
065 Ù094
095 Ù124
125 Ù154
155 Ù184
185 Ù255
Module 2
No Function
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow
Cyan
Purple
Pink-White
3
000 Ù004
005 Ù034
035 Ù064
065 Ù094
095 Ù124
125 Ù154
155 Ù184
185 Ù255
Module 3
No Function
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow
Cyan
Purple
Pink-White
4
5
6
7
No Function
8
000 Ù004
005 Ù255
Strobe
No Function
0 Ù20Hz
9
000 Ù244
245 Ù255
Mode Selection
DMX MODE 1 (only when channels 1-7 = 0)
DMX MODE 2
10 ID Address
Selection See Channel 10 (ID address selection) on page 16 under DMX Control Mode 1
11
12 No Function
Important Notes about DMX Mode 2
Module selection
•Simplified control of modules using channels 1,2 & 3.
Strobe
•Controls the strobe of channels 1, 2 and 3 simultaneously.
•Speed of the strobe is adjustable from 0 to 20 Hz.
Mode selection
•Use channel 9 to switch between DMX mode 1 and DMX mode 2.
ID address selection
•Channel 10 selects ID addressed fixtures.
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Operating Instructions
Important Notes about DMX Mode 1
Red, Green and Blue Selection
•Channels 1, 2 and 3 control overall intensity of each respective color.
•Channels 1, 2 and 3 can be combined to create an unlimited range of colors.
•Channels 1, 2 and 3 have priority over Channels 4, 5, 6 and 7.
Yellow, Cyan, Purple and White
•These colors can not be mixed.
•When levels are raised on more than one of these channels, the lowest channel number
will have priority.
Strobe
•Strobe occurs at every channel with exception to programs on Channel 9 and 12.
•Speed of the strobe is adjustable from 0 to 20 Hz.
Mode Selection
•Channel 9 values 5-244 provides mode selection and can only be activated while
Channels 1 through 7 are at value 0. When channel 9 is between 245 and 255, channels
1 through 7 can be any value.
•When Color-Cycle mode 4 is selected channel 11 controls the speed.
ID address selection
•Use channel 10 to select ID addressed fixtures.
•Each independent DMX address can have up to 66 ID addressed fixtures.
•ID address “0” allows control of all fixtures simultaneously.
Module selection
•Provides individual control of the three LED modules in each fixture.
•Channel 11 has priority over channel 12.
Effect macro
•These are pre-programmed color patterns and module chases.
•Channel 12 has priority over channels (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7).
•Channel 12 has priority over channel 11 if first activated.
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