Stacking; Fixture Linking; Data Cabling - Chauvet COLORado 3P User Manual

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Stacking

The COLORado™ 3 can be stacked vertically and horizontally creating a blinder or a strip light. Stack

them horizontally to increase intensity of the projection for more distant throws or to use as a blinder

effect. The strip light stacking can be used for runway lighting and cycloramas.

You will need a serial data link to run light shows of one or more fixtures using a DMX-512 controller

or to run synchronized shows on two or more fixtures set to a master/slave operating mode. The

combined number of channels required by all the fixtures on a serial data link determines the number

of fixtures the data link can support.

The COLORado™ 3 fixtures use 12 channels (maximum) of DMX control.

Maximum recommended serial data link distance: 500 meters (1640 ft.)

Maximum recommended number of fixtures on a serial data link: 32 fixtures

To link fixtures together you must obtain data cables. You can purchase CHAUVET certified DMX

cables directly from a dealer/distributor or construct your own cable. If you choose to create your own

COLORado™ 3 User Manual

COLORado™ stacked for use as a Blinder or Large Wash Flood

Important: Fixtures on a serial data link must be daisy chained in one single line. To

comply with the EIA-485 standard no more than 32 devices should be

connected on one data link. Connecting more than 32 fixtures on one serial

data link without the use of a DMX optically isolated splitter may result in

deterioration of the digital DMX signal.

Setup

Interlocking connectors

provide an easy, fast

and secure method for

stacking units vertically

and horizontally

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