Appendix; General Troubleshooting - Chauvet Intimidator SCAN LED 300 User Manual

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General Troubleshooting

If you still have a problem after trying the above solutions, please contact CHAUVET®
Technical Support.
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Excessive circuit load
Breaker/Fuse
keeps blowing
Short circuit along the power
wires
No power
Device does not
power up
Loose power cord
Wrong DMX addressing
Damaged DMX cables
Fixture is not Wrong polarity settings on the
controller
responding to DMX
Loose DMX cables
Faulty DMX interface
Faulty Main PCB
Non DMX cables
Bouncing signals
Long cable / Low level signal
Loss of signal
Too many fixtures
Interference from AC wires
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AUSE S OSSIBLE
Check total load placed on the
electrical circuit.
Check for a short in the electrical
wiring (internal and/or external).
Check for power on Mains.
Check power cord
Check Control Panel and unit
addressing
Check DMX cables
Check polarity switch settings on
the controller
Check cable connections
Replace DMX input
Replace Main PCB
Use only DMX compatible cables
Install terminator as suggested.
Install amplifier right after fixture
with strong signal.
Install an optically coupled DMX
splitter after unit #32.
Keep DMX cables separated from
power cables or black lights.
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