New Kam parbar

[royzinrotherham]

I have just bought a pair of Kam Led par bar . I cant get the second set to copy the first set. I got the DMX lead ok. put set 1 to sound .Kam manual says set second set to A512 . however after a few seconds it drops back to sound . on kam website it says set to A512 and after a few second it will drop to d1 wich it is not doin.. Am I missing something here? the lead is tested and ok, P.s I have reversed the set up to see if anyfault was in set 2 , but it the same . Roy

[gyro_gearloose]

Well I did find this in the manual :

 

Master/Slave operation

The master/slave operation enables several devices can be synchronized and controlled by one masterdevice.

On the rear panel of the LED Parbar you can find an XLR-jack and an XLR-plug, which can be used for connecting

several devices.

Choose the device which is to control the effects. Connect the OUT jack with the IN-plug of the next device. Set the

Master device to SOUND mode and set each Slave device to the same DMX address.

 

Have you tried setting both units DMX address to 512 and then doing this (copied from the manual):

 

Set the master unit using the mode buttons on the LED Parbar to either auto or snd mode, this will be displayed in

the LED display. Connect a XLR to XLR DMX lead to the DMX output socket on the master unit and connect the

other end of the cable to the DMX input on the slave unit. Now using the mode selection buttons on the slave unit

select the display 512, this is DMX mode. After a few seconds the display will default to d1, this is now in slave

mode and the units will work together. Both units can now be controlled by the foot controller.

 

Do you also have the foot controller connected? Even if you aren't using it?

[royzinrotherham]

Thanks for the info Giro, I will try what you say over the weekend . and no I did not have the foot controll plugged in . Kam have emailed me back to say try switching on both bars at the same time ,wich I also intend to try . I will let you know how I get on . Roy

[Hobson]

I have a Parbar and ran into the same problem you are experiencing. The problem is that the Parbar manual is incomplete. Fortunately the Chauvet 4-bar is essentially - if not completely- the same as a Parbar. It's manual is complete. Follow it's instructions and you'll be up and running.

 

http://www.chauvetlighting.com/products/manuals/4BAR_UM.pdf

 

Hobson

[Just Some Bloke]

Moderation: There has been some discussion, now hidden, on whether the Kam Parbar is a live music fixture or more suitable for DJs. We prefer to conduct such conversations elsewhere and not within a topic about how equipment works, not about what it is. If you think a post is in the wrong place, please use the 'Report' button. If you want a discussion on something off topic, please start a new thread (either in Lighting or in Issues as appropriate).

 

As someone who owns a Kam Parbar I can confirm that they are extremely useful for lighting anything that takes place in a small space with limited power - maybe a band or duo in a pub, or for taking a TIE show into schools and needing some backlight. For that reason, I, personally, am happy for this topic to be hosted on the Blue Room. The moderators and administrators will, I'm sure, make a decision one way or another.

[sonicnrg]

I hope so too, as I've just bought 2 Equinox Megabars for the band I work with.

Very similar to KAM's Powerbar LED units.

 

Yet to set them up and try them, I'm not expecting them to be PAR64's, but I'm hoping they get somewhere near to 56's.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earl Grey?