Overview of the COLORado 1 Quad Zoom
The COLORado 1 Quad Zoom is a professional-grade LED wash light designed for both indoor and outdoor use․ It features seven Osram RGBW LEDs, offering powerful and versatile color mixing capabilities․ Its compact, yet robust, design ensures reliability․
The Chauvet COLORado 1 Quad Zoom is a versatile and powerful lighting fixture, designed for professional stage and event applications․ This unit boasts a robust construction, suitable for both indoor and outdoor environments․ Its core feature is the integration of seven high-output Osram RGBW LEDs, enabling a vast spectrum of color mixing possibilities․ The fixture’s zoom functionality allows for beam angle adjustments from a narrow 13 degrees to a wide 45 degrees, providing flexibility in coverage․ Furthermore, the COLORado 1 Quad Zoom is built to withstand various conditions, maintaining an IP65 rating with compatible DMX cables․ However, standard 5-pin XLR cables can be used perfectly for indoor applications․ This makes it an adaptable option for a wide range of lighting setups․
Key Features
The COLORado 1 Quad Zoom boasts several key features, including quad-color LED technology, a wide zoom range, and suitability for both indoor and outdoor environments, making it a versatile lighting solution․
Quad-Color LED Technology
The COLORado 1 Quad Zoom utilizes advanced quad-color LED technology, incorporating red, green, blue, and white (RGBW) LEDs into a single source․ This innovative design allows for an expansive range of color mixing possibilities, enabling users to create a virtually limitless spectrum of hues and shades․ The integration of the white LED significantly enhances the color palette, producing more vibrant and natural-looking whites and pastels․ This technology provides superior color rendering compared to traditional RGB-only fixtures, offering a richer, more nuanced lighting experience․ The individual control of each color channel ensures precise and dynamic color manipulation, making it ideal for various applications from subtle washes to bold, saturated effects․ The quad-color LEDs contribute to the fixture’s versatility, allowing for seamless transitions and stunning visual displays․
Zoom Range Capabilities
The COLORado 1 Quad Zoom boasts impressive zoom range capabilities, offering users significant control over the beam angle․ This fixture features a zoom range that extends from a narrow 7 degrees to a wide 45 degrees, providing exceptional versatility in beam shaping․ The adjustable zoom allows the light to transition seamlessly from a focused, tight beam to a broad, expansive wash, making it suitable for various lighting applications․ This feature is especially useful for highlighting specific areas or creating large, even washes of color across a stage or venue․ The motorized zoom mechanism ensures smooth and precise adjustments, enabling dynamic effects and easy transitions during performances․ The wide zoom range enhances the fixture’s adaptability, catering to both small and large scale events, and offering creative possibilities for lighting designers․
Indoor/Outdoor Suitability
The COLORado 1 Quad Zoom is designed for both indoor and outdoor environments, providing versatile performance regardless of location․ This fixture boasts an IP65 rating, which ensures protection against dust and water ingress, making it suitable for use in various weather conditions․ The robust construction and sealed design allow the fixture to withstand the rigors of outdoor events, while still providing consistent and reliable performance․ The use of IP-rated DMX cables is recommended for maintaining the IP65 rating in outdoor settings․ However, standard 5-pin XLR DMX cables can be used perfectly for indoor applications, ensuring flexibility for different setups․ This dual functionality makes the COLORado 1 Quad Zoom an excellent choice for a wide range of applications, from theater and concert halls to outdoor festivals and architectural lighting projects․
Technical Specifications
This section details the light source, physical attributes, and power requirements of the COLORado 1 Quad Zoom․ It covers essential information for setup and operation, ensuring optimal performance․
Light Source Details
The COLORado 1 Quad Zoom utilizes seven high-power Osram quad-color RGBW LEDs, each with a 15W output, providing a total of 105 watts of LED power․ These LEDs are designed for a long lifespan, boasting an estimated 50,000 hours, which significantly reduces the need for frequent replacements․ The quad-color nature of the LEDs allows for a wide array of color mixing possibilities, enabling the creation of vibrant and dynamic lighting effects․ The LEDs operate at a current of 1 amp each, ensuring efficient power usage and consistent performance․ With a color temperature range spanning from 2804 to 9013 Kelvin, this fixture provides exceptional versatility in lighting design, from warm hues to cool tones․ The light source is the heart of this fixture, delivering bright and saturated colors for various applications․
Physical Dimensions and Weight
The COLORado 1 Quad Zoom is designed with a compact and robust structure, making it suitable for a variety of installation scenarios․ The fixture has physical dimensions of 14․07 inches in length, 9․3 inches in width, and 7․48 inches in height, or 357 x 236 x 190 millimeters․ These dimensions ensure it can be easily integrated into different lighting setups without occupying excessive space․ The unit weighs approximately 15․4 pounds or 7 kilograms, which allows for relatively easy handling during setup and teardown․ Its housing is constructed from durable aluminum die-cast material, providing protection against the rigors of transport and use․ The exterior is finished in black, providing a sleek and professional look․ The combination of its size and weight makes it a practical choice for both permanent installations and touring productions․
Power Requirements and Linking
The COLORado 1 Quad Zoom is equipped with an auto-ranging power supply, allowing it to operate within a voltage range of 100 to 240 VAC, at 50/60 Hz, ensuring compatibility with various electrical systems worldwide․ The power input is facilitated through a Neutrik powerCON connector, known for its secure and reliable connection․ For power linking, the fixture can support up to 12 units when operating at 120V, up to 21 units at 208V, and up to 23 units at 230V․ This linking capability simplifies setup for larger lighting configurations․ To determine the exact power consumption of an individual unit, refer to the label affixed to the product or consult the technical specifications chart available in the manual․ This efficient power management and linking versatility enhances its usability in diverse professional lighting applications․
Operational Aspects
The COLORado 1 Quad Zoom offers DMX control for programming, master/slave connectivity, and selectable dimming curves․ These features allow seamless integration into existing lighting systems and provide flexible operational options․
DMX Control and Programming
The COLORado 1 Quad Zoom offers versatile DMX control, allowing for precise and intricate programming of its various functions․ Users can manage color mixing, zoom, and dimming through standard DMX protocols․ The fixture supports multiple DMX channel modes, ranging from basic to advanced options, providing flexibility to suit different control preferences and console capabilities․ This robust DMX implementation allows for complex lighting sequences, dynamic color changes, and smooth transitions, making it suitable for various applications including live performances and installations․ The DMX interface ensures seamless integration with professional lighting control systems and facilitates easy setup and operation․
Master/Slave Connectivity
The COLORado 1 Quad Zoom features master/slave connectivity, enabling multiple units to operate in synchronized fashion without the need for complex DMX programming for each individual fixture․ In a master/slave setup, one unit is designated as the master, controlling all the slave units connected to it․ This functionality allows for efficient creation of uniform lighting effects across multiple fixtures, simplifying the setup process for larger lighting arrays․ The slave units will automatically mirror the settings and actions of the master unit․ This makes master/slave connectivity a convenient feature for events where consistent lighting across multiple fixtures is essential and time is of the essence․
Dimming Curves
The COLORado 1 Quad Zoom offers selectable dimming curves, allowing users to tailor the dimming behavior of the fixture to their specific needs․ These curves determine how the light output changes in response to the dimming control signal․ Different dimming curves can create varied visual effects, including smooth fades and precise transitions․ Selectable curves provide flexibility in controlling light intensity and enhancing the visual experience․ These curves allow the fixture to smoothly integrate with existing lighting setups․ The ability to choose from different dimming curves ensures that the COLORado 1 Quad Zoom can be used in various applications and can achieve the desired dimming characteristics․
Additional Functionality
The COLORado 1 Quad Zoom includes built-in auto and custom programs, accessible via DMX or Master/Slave mode․ Pixel control options further enhance creative lighting design possibilities․
Built-in Auto and Custom Programs
The COLORado 1 Quad Zoom comes equipped with a variety of built-in automatic programs, allowing for quick and easy setup without extensive DMX programming․ These pre-set programs offer a range of dynamic color changes and patterns, suitable for diverse applications․ Additionally, users can create and store their own custom programs, tailoring the lighting effects to specific needs․ These custom programs are easily recalled via DMX control or through the fixture’s master/slave capabilities․ This flexibility allows for both simple, plug-and-play operation and more intricate, personalized lighting designs․ The combination of built-in and custom programs enhances the versatility and ease of use of the COLORado 1 Quad Zoom․
Pixel Control Options
The COLORado 1 Quad Zoom offers sophisticated pixel control options, allowing for dynamic and intricate lighting effects․ Users can control the outer pixel ring and the center pixel independently, creating unique visual patterns and gradients․ This individual pixel control enhances the fixture’s versatility, making it suitable for more complex lighting designs․ With full 16-bit dimming resolution, smooth transitions and fades are achievable, further enhancing the visual appeal․ This level of control enables lighting designers to create everything from subtle color washes to dynamic chases and effects․ The pixel control options significantly expand the creative possibilities of the COLORado 1 Quad Zoom․