Chauvet Slim par pro
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microstar
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Not sure what "transmitting " a DMX signal means in relationship to a fixture which normally "receives" DMX from a transmitter (console).
Are you saying that your fixtures do not pass the DMX thru to the next fixture in the signal chain? Or do you mean they are not receiving DMX?
Have you plugged each fixture individually into your console with a known good DMX cable to eliminate other factors?
Are you saying that your fixtures do not pass the DMX thru to the next fixture in the signal chain? Or do you mean they are not receiving DMX?
Have you plugged each fixture individually into your console with a known good DMX cable to eliminate other factors?
thompsor
Member
"Receiving" Its a hardware issue I'm sure, but I was hoping someone might have figured out some sort of bypass or something.
coldnorth57
Active Member
If you've performed methodical troubleshooting and determined that the fixtures are indeed totally unresponsive to DMX, then moving forward your options are to replace parts.
Methodical troubleshooting, in this case, means pulling the fixtures down and, using a known-good DMX cable, plugging each one directly into your console and checking functionality. It'd be pretty wild for seven of them to fail all at once, so my suspicion is you have one bad fixture or cable.
Methodical troubleshooting, in this case, means pulling the fixtures down and, using a known-good DMX cable, plugging each one directly into your console and checking functionality. It'd be pretty wild for seven of them to fail all at once, so my suspicion is you have one bad fixture or cable.
Maybe a little obvious, but have you tried calling customer service? They're there for you, and should be able to provide you with more detailed things to try out/test to help isolate your problem.
@thompsor Running down a list of dumb queries; they've all got:
- Power.
- The correct voltage.
- Real power, not from a dimmer parked at full.
- A suitable ambient temperature.
- Not overheated by surrounding air.
- If they have internal fans, are they running and moving air?
- All interior and exterior access covers are tightly closed and latched.
@Ford
@GreyWyvern
@derekleffew
@TimMc
@JD Care to join the party?
EDIT: Added one more dumb point to ponder.
Toodleoo!
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John Scrip
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I just (literally, just this afternoon) sent a fixture in that, when plugged into a chain of other instruments, would screw up the whole chain no matter where it was *in* that chain. So you probably need to find the bad instrument. But yeah, if you've already gone through the troubleshooting process, perhaps you got a bunch of units made at 4:50 on a Friday.
Lynnchesque
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JerseyMatt
Member
I have one that just went out as well (SlimPAR64). It just decided that it needed to be full on, and refuses to respond to the console. When it is plugged in, it actually also messes with the fixture directly upstream of it in the chain, causing it to not respond either. It is in 4CH DMX mode, and when the cable is plugged in, the little dot blinks indicating it is receiving the DMX signal. Don't know what its deal is.
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