Chauvet DJ FlareCON User manual
For Use With FlareCON™ Air Hardware Interface
Along With Your Smartphone Or Tablet
User Manual
Contents
About The App ...................................................................................................... 3
Downloading The App ........................................................................................... 3
Connecting To The FlareCON™ Air Wi-Fi™ Network .......................................... 3
Using The App ...................................................................................................... 4
Password .......................................................................................................... 4
Create Password .......................................................................................... 4
Change Password......................................................................................... 4
Forgot Password / Hardware Reset .............................................................. 5
The FlareCON™ App Screens ......................................................................... 6
Main Screen .................................................................................................. 7
Network Information S c r een ......................................................................... 7
Editor Screen ................................................................................................ 8
Tab Screen Arrow ................................................................................................ 8
Color Bar ............................................................................................................. 8
Save Icon ............................................................................................................ 8
Preset Tab ........................................................................................................ 9
Customizing A Preset Color .......................................................................... 9
Palette Tab ..................................................................................................... 10
Mixer Tab ........................................................................................................ 11
Turning Off The Lights .................................................................................... 11
Contact Us .......................................................................................................... 12
About The App
FlareCON™ app runs on App le iOS® and Android™ operating systems to c ontrol any CHAUVET® DJ
Freedom™ Par or D-Fi™ recei ver, as well as any other LED static wash light from your smartphone or
tablet (additional hardwar e required). The Wi-Fi™ signal is generated from the FlareCO N™ Air har dware
interface and no other Wi-Fi™ signals are needed.
The FlareCON™ app s end s out 6 co lor com m ands – red, green, b lue, am ber, whi te and ultrav iolet, using
the following DMX channel assignments:
• Channel 1 – Red (R)
• Channel 2 – Green (G)
• Channel 3 – Blue (B)
• Channel 4 – Amber (A)
• Channel 5 – White (W)
• Channel 6 – Ultraviolet (UV)
Please note that lights using different channel assignm ents other than the one specified above wil l not
work properly with FlareCON™ or the FlareCON™ Air hardware interface.
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The FlareCON™ app has bui lt-in selections for the CHAUVET
with most RGB, RGBA, and RGBAW+UV lights, as long as they are either D-Fi™ compatible or can
receive DMX signals via a CHAUVET
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D-Fi™-to-DMX product.
Freedom™ Par series, and also works
CHAUVET® DJ static LED wash lights that are DMX-controllable but not D-Fi™-ready can still be
controlled via the FlareCON™ Air with the addition of a D-Fi™ hub http://www.chauvetlighting.com/d-fihub.html.
For additional information about the FlareCON™ Air hardware interface, please visit
http://www.chauvetlighting.com/flarecon.html.
Downloading The App
The FlareCON™ app is downloaded from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store. The
FlareCON™ Air wireless transcei ver is not required at the time of downloading or installing the a pp, but it
is required to contr ol lig hts. For more inform ation abo ut do wnl oading an d ins tall ing apps onto your m obile
device, see the documentation that came with your mobile device.
Connecting To The FlareCON™ Air Wi-Fi™ Network
The mobile device running FlareCON™ app mus t be c onnec t ed to the FlareCON™ Air Wi-Fi™ network in
order to control any lights . For information about activating the FlareCON™ Air Wi-Fi™ network, s ee the
FlareCON™ Air QRG available at: http://www.chauvetlighting.com/product-manuals-literature/.
After the FlareCON™ Air network is active, connect the m obile device to the network using the mobile
device’s Wi-Fi™ functions. For information about your mobile device’s Wi-Fi™ functions, see the
documentation that came with your mobile device.
After the mobile device is connected to the FlareCON™ Air Wi-Fi™, its Service Set Identifier (SSID)
name shows in the header of the FlareCON™ app Main screen.
The default FlareCON™ Air Wi-Fi™ name is “CHAUVET DJ,” but this name can be changed.
The mobile device running the FlareCON™ app can be quite a distance from the FlareCON™ Air
because it us es Wi-Fi™ to communic ate; however, the tabl et or smar tphone running FlareCON ™ should
be within 100 feet (30.5 m ) of FlareCO N™ Air. Al ways instal l FlareCON™ Air wit hin 600 ft (183 m) of the
products receiving D-Fi™. FlareCON™ Air works best within the line of sight of the D-Fi™ products.
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Using The App
The FlareCON™ app controls lights in groups by type using the Preset, Palette, and Mixer tabs t o contro l
the color and intensity.
The FlareCON™ app requires the FlareCON™ Air (sold separately) in order to control lights. It also
requires that all the lights be set to DMX address 001.
The FlareCON™ app controls lights set to DMX address 001 only.
The FlareCON™ app work s in combination with other products, and it is im portant to understand those
products, in particular t he FlareCON™ Air, the CHAUVET
controlled by the FlareCON™ app.
• For information about how the FlareCON™ app and the FlareCON™ Air work together, see
Connecting To The Network.
• For information about the FlareCON™ Air, see the FlareCON™ Air manual available at
http://www.chauvetlighting.com/product-manuals-literature/.
• For information about configuring CHAUVET® D-Fi™ lights and other D-Fi™ products, see their user
manuals available at http://www.chauvetlighting.com/product-manuals-literature/.
• For information about other DMX lights, see their manufacturer’s websites.
Password
For Firmware Version 1.3.1.2 or newer.
For older versions, contact Chauvet Customer Service to arrange for an RMA to upgrade the firmware.
Create Password
On new hardware units with no password:
1. Navigate to Settings in the app.
2. Leave Current Password empty.
3. Enter New Password.
4. Enter new password again in Repeat Pas sw o rd.
5. Click Save.
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D-Fi™-to-DMX prod ucts, and the lights being
Reconnect to the network in your phone or tablets Wi-Fi™ settings.
Change Password
1. Navigate to Settings in the app.
2. Enter Current Password.
3. Enter New Password.
4. Enter new password again in Repeat Pas sw o rd.
5. Click Save.
Reconnect to the network in your phone or tablets Wi-Fi™ settings.
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