User manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. Before You Begin
- 2. Introduction
- 3. Interfaces
- 4. Setting up the Hardware/Software
- Minimum Hardware Requirements (without 3D visualization)
- Minimum Hardware Requirements (with 3d visualization)
- Software Installation (Windows® XP, Vista & 7)
- Hardware Driver Installation (Windows® Vista & 7)
- Driver Installation (Windows® XP)
- Driver Installation (Mac OSX)
- Driver Reinstallation (Windows® Vista & 7)
- Driver Reinstallation (Windows® XP)
- Interface Troubleshooting
- 5. Overview
- 6. Programming
- 7. Playback
- Importing Scenes into the Live-Buttons Screen
- Scene Playback Modifications
- Live-Buttons Page Playback Modifications
- Live-Button screen Playback
- 3D View
- Live-Timeline Screen
- 8. Upload Screen
- 9. Backup/Restore
- 10. Keyboard Shortcuts
- 11. Xpress™ 512-Plus Standalone Triggering
- 12. Updating the Interface Firmware
- 13. Appendix
- 14. Technical Specifications

4 Chauvet® ShowXpress™ V6.22
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Xpress 512-Plus ......................................................................................................................................................... 52
Update Internal Clock ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 52
9. BACKUP/RESTORE ....................................................................................................................................................... 54
EXPORT .......................................................................................................................................................................... 54
IMPORT ........................................................................................................................................................................... 54
10. KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS ........................................................................................................................................... 55
SETUP SCREEN ............................................................................................................................................................... 55
EDITOR SCREEN.............................................................................................................................................................. 55
LIVE-BUTTONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 55
LIVE-TIMELINE ................................................................................................................................................................. 55
2D VIEW ......................................................................................................................................................................... 55
SCREENCONTROL (VIDEO PLAYBACK WINDOW FROM THE LIVE SCREEN) ............................................................................ 55
11. XPRESS™ 512-PLUS STANDALONE TRIGGERING ................................................................................................. 56
MINI-DIN TRIGGERING ..................................................................................................................................................... 56
IR (WIRELESS) TRIGGERING ............................................................................................................................................ 57
Proprietary CHAUVET® Remote ............................................................................................................................... 57
Operation........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Generic Remote ......................................................................................................................................................... 57
12. UPDATING THE INTERFACE FIRMWARE ................................................................................................................. 58
13. APPENDIX ..................................................................................................................................................................... 59
DMX PRIMER .................................................................................................................................................................. 59
DATA CABLING ................................................................................................................................................................ 59
DMX Data Cable ........................................................................................................................................................ 59
Cable Connectors ...................................................................................................................................................... 60
FIXTURE LINKING ............................................................................................................................................................. 60
3-Pin to 5-Pin Conversion Chart ................................................................................................................................ 61
Setting up a DMX Serial Data Link ............................................................................................................................. 61
CONTACT US .................................................................................................................................................................. 61
RETURNS PROCEDURE .................................................................................................................................................... 62
CLAIMS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 62
GLOSSARY ...................................................................................................................................................................... 63
14. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................... 65