Technical Information
April 8, 2010
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SparkliteLED™ User Manual - Rev. 02c
SparkliteLED™ Service Maintenance Guide
Symptom
Possible Cause(s)
Possible Action(s)
General low light intensity Dirty LEDs
Clean the SparkliteLED™ drape regularly
One LED in an LED
group failed
Faulty (shorted) LED
Replace faulty LED
All the LEDs in a group
failed
Faulty (open) LED
Replace faulty LED
Faulty LED cable
Replace faulty LED cable
Faulty LED driver
Replace faulty LED Driver box
Single SparkliteLED™
controller: All LEDs in a
drape failed
Faulty LED driver box
Replace faulty LED Driver box
Faulty drape output cable
Repair or replace faulty cable
Faulty SparkliteLED™ controller
Replace SparkliteLED™ controller
Multiple SparkliteLED™
controllers: All LEDs on a
controller failed
Faulty SparkliteLED™ controller
Replace SparkliteLED™ controller
If using DMX connection, wrong DMX address
on the corresponding controller
Set the starting DMX address correctly
If using proprietary serial link, wrong
Master/Slave setting on the corresponding
controller
Set the starting Master/slave mode correctly
SparkliteLED™ controller not powered
Check power to the SparkliteLED™ controller
Faulty DMX cable
Repair or replace faulty cable
Breaker/Fuse keeps
blowing
Excessive circuit load
Check total load placed on the electrical circuit
Short circuit along the power wires
Check for a short in the electrical wiring
(internal and/or external)
SparkliteLED™ controller
does not power up
No power
Check for power on Mains
Faulty or lose power cord
Check power cord
Faulty internal power supply
Replace internal power supply
Fixture is not responding
to DMX
Wrong DMX addressing
Check DMX controller and fixture addressing
Wrong polarity on the controller
Check polarity switch settings on the controller
Lose or damaged cables
Check DMX and signal patch cables
Faulty Main PCB
Replace Display PCB
Loss of signal on some
SparkliteLED™ controllers
Non compatible signal patch cables
Use only compatible cables
Bouncing signals
Install terminator as suggested
Long cable / Low level signal
Do not exceed maximum recommended length
Too many fixtures
Install an optically coupled DMX splitter after
unit #32.
Interference from AC wires
Keep DMX and signal patch cables separated
from power cables or black lights
If you still experience technical problems after trying the above solutions, contact
CHAUVET® Technical Support.
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