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Elation Colour Chorus (24/48/72) troubleshooting
The Elation Colour Chorus (24/48/72) problems live-event techs bring to Ask Roadie most (also called Color Chorus, Colour Chorus 24, Colour Chorus 48, Colour Chorus 72). Pick your symptom, or describe your own in plain words, and get the likeliest fix first, with the manual page when there is one.
Common Colour Chorus (24/48/72) errors & problems
What techs run into most, and what's usually behind it. The step-by-step fix for your exact unit is in Ask Roadie.
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How do I update firmware?
Likely cause: A dedicated hardware uploader avoids relying on console-side updates and keeps the batten firmware in sync across a rig.
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Looking for an error / status code readout
Likely cause: Techs used to modern fixtures expect a coded fault display; this legacy batten predates that, so time is wasted looking for a code that does not exist.
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What DMX channel modes are available?
Likely cause: Channel count grows with the number of individually addressable segments; a profile/mode mismatch is the top cause of wrong or no response.
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Full specs — Colour Chorus 48
Likely cause: Baseline reference for the most common (4ft) version.
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Full specs — Colour Chorus 72
Likely cause: Baseline reference for the 6ft head; note higher draw when planning distro.
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How do I run it over network (Art-Net / KlingNet)?
Likely cause: Ethernet control lets one run carry many universes for per-pixel effects that would exceed a single DMX line.
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Individual HSI / per-color control
Likely cause: Matching the mode to the look (wash vs.
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Full specs — Colour Chorus 24
Likely cause: Baseline reference so techs pull the right power/rigging numbers for the 2ft head.
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Flicker, especially on camera
Likely cause: Some dim curves modulate LEDs at rates that beat against camera shutter; corrupted DMX packets cause visible level jumps.
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Fixture not responding to DMX
Likely cause: Address selects where the fixture listens; mode selects how many channels it interprets.
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Fixtures dropping out / breaker trips on a power-linked run
Likely cause: Each batten draws through the first unit's inlet; exceeding the rated pass-through current trips protection or browns out downstream units.
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Family note: 24 vs 48 vs 72 versions
Likely cause: Same platform, different number of LED cells — a 72 in a multi-cell mode consumes more DMX channels than a 24 in the same mode, so a patch built for one size maps wrong on another.
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