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6122 S. Eastern Ave.

Los Angeles CA. 90040

www.americandj.com

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User Instructions

American DJ

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American DJ

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Accu Spot Pro

Table of Contents

Unpacking......................................................................3
Introduction....................................................................3
Customer  Support......................................................................3
Safety Precautions......................................................................4
Handling Precautions..................................................................5
Discharge Lamp Warnings..........................................................5
Registration......................................................................6
Features.........................................................................6
Controls  and  Functions..............................................................7
Set-Up.............................................................................10
System Menu............................................................................13
Editing Program.........................................................................31
Error Codes...............................................................................36
Operating Modes.......................................................................38
Lamp and Fuse Replacement...................................................40
DMX Traits.................................................................................42
Gobo Replacement...................................................................46
Cleaning..................................................................47
Trouble Shooting.......................................................................47
Warranty.................................................................48
Specifications....................................................................51

American DJ

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Summary of Contents for Accu Spot Pro

Page 1: ...le of Contents Unpacking 3 Introduction 3 Customer Support 3 Safety Precautions 4 Handling Precautions 5 Discharge Lamp Warnings 5 Registration 6 Features 6 Controls and Functions 7 Set Up 10 System Menu 13 Editing Program 31 Error Codes 36 OperatingModes 38 Lamp and Fuse Replacement 40 DMX Traits 42 Gobo Replacement 46 Cleaning 47 Trouble Shooting 47 Warranty 48 Specifications 51 American DJ ...

Page 2: ...s Accu Spot Pro General Information For Your Own Personal Safety Please Read and Understand This Manual Completely Before You Attempt To Install Or Operate This Unit To reduce the risk of electrical shock or fire do not expose this unit rain or moisture Do not spill water or other liquids into or on to your unit Be sure that the local power outlet match that of the required volt age for your unit ...

Page 3: ...de of the package will be returned to the shipper at the shippers cost Accu Spot Pro Product Registration American DJ www americandj com Accu Spot Pro Instruction Manual Page 6 To optimize the performance of this product please read these operating instructions carefully to familiarize yourself with the basic operations of this unit These instructions contain important safety information regard in...

Page 4: ...t is also used to exit certain menus 8 Carrying Handles The includes built in carrying handles Be sure to always handle the unit by the built in handles Never lift or carry ing the unit by head or yoke Pulling on or transporting the unit by the moving head may severely damage the unit and will void the unit war ranty 7 Microphone This microphone receives external low frequencies to trigger the uni...

Page 5: ...tage matches the wall outlet voltage before attempting to operate you fixture Also be sure to only use the included I E C power cable supplied with the unit this cable matches the voltage and current requirements of the unit DMX 512 DMX is short for Digital Multiplex This is a universal pro tocol used by most lighting and controller manufactures as a form of communication between intelligent fixtu...

Page 6: ...d Special Note Line Termination When longer runs of cable are used you may need to use a terminator on the last unit to avoid erratic behavior A terminator is a 90 120 ohm 1 4 watt resistor which is con nected between pins 2 and 3 of a male XLR connector DATA and DATA This unit is inserted in the female XLR connector of the last unit in your daisy chain to terminate the line Using a cable terminat...

Page 7: ...s master or alone for audio 2 PLAY AUTO Clos Hold Auto Audi Runs fixture for no DMX 3 LAMP ON OFF Manually switches lamp on and off ALL Reset all motors and returns fixture to home SCAN Reset only motors for pan tilt COLR Reset only motors for colors GOBO Reset only motors for gobo and rotation SHTR Reset only motors for shutter and or dimmer 4 RESE OTHR Reset other motors LIFE 0000 9999 Displays ...

Page 8: ... digital display off after 2 mins FLIP Flips the digital display 180º SPEC MENU LAAU Automatic lamp start with power RDMX Lets you adjust the DMX address via external controller DLOF Switch lamp on via DMX DLAY Set a delay time for the lamp SPOT This provides a spot beam for lamp optimization DFSE Default Settings Resets the unit to the default settings FEED Pan Tilt feedback error correction on o...

Page 9: ...ndj com Accu Spot Pro Instruction Manual Page 17 Accu Spot Pro System Menu On Board System Menu The Accu Spot Pro comes with an easy to navigate system menu This next section will detail the functions of each command in the system menu To access the main menu press the MODE ESC button 7 on the front of the unit Tap the UP 5 or DOWN 6 butons until you reach function you wish to change When you reac...

Page 10: ...press ENTER 3 Tap the UP button until SHTR is displayed 4 Press ENTER to reset the shutter dimmer motor or press MODE ESC to cancel and return to the main menu OTHR When you activate this reset function the fixture will reset all other motors that are not listed in RESET menu Accu Spot Pro System Menu 5 Select the mode that you want the fixture to run in case of a lost DMX signal and press ENTER L...

Page 11: ...Note Very Important Please clear the lamp time every time you replace the lamp 1 Access the main menu by pressing MODE ESC button 2 Tap the UP button until TIME is displayed press ENTER American DJ www americandj com Accu Spot Pro Instruction Manual Page 22 American DJ www americandj com Accu Spot Pro Instruction Manual Page 21 3 Tap the UP button until CLMP is displayed press ENTER 4 Press ENTER ...

Page 12: ...Press MODE ESC to return to the main menu FLIP This function will reverse the display 180º 1 Access the main menu by pressing MODE ESC button 2 Tap the UP button until DISP is displayed Accu Spot Pro System Menu Accu Spot Pro System Menu 3 Tap the UP button until FINE is displayed press ENTER 4 Press the UP or DOWN buttons to select either ON to acti vate this function or OFF to deactivate this fu...

Page 13: ... to From there you can adjust the address First make sure all channels are set to the value of 0 1 On your DMX controller set the DMX value of Channel 1 to the value 7 2 Now set the DMX value of Channel 2 to the value 7 to adjust the starting address between 1 and 255 To adjust the address between 256 and 511 set Channel 2 to the value 8 3 Set the DMX value of Channel 3 to your desired start ing a...

Page 14: ...ck to default settings Any saved or edited scenes will be lost When restoring the factory settings the unit must be set to the address that the unit was in when you started editing 1 Access the main menu by pressing MODE ESC button Accu Spot Pro System Menu Accu Spot Pro System Menu 2 Tap the UP button until SPEC is displayed press ENTER 3 Tap the UP button until DFSE is displayed press ENTER 4 Th...

Page 15: ...TER Accu Spot Pro System Menu 4 The display will show V 1 0 the display may also show V 2 0 V 9 9 etc 5 Press MODE ESC to exit ADJU Use this function is used to make sure all motors are aligned and to adjust any motors that are not 1 Access the main menu 2 Tap the UP button until SPEC is displayed press ENTER 3 Tap the UP button until ADJU is displayed press ENTER 4 Tap the UP button until CODE is...

Page 16: ...ct a mode and press ENTER to confirm 7 Press MODE ESC to return to the main menu Accu Spot Pro Editing Program EDIT This menu item allows you to write a program into the memory EEPROM via the control panel or via the external controller Please see pages 32 34 for detailed instructions STEP With this function you can program the number of steps in your individual Program 1 Access the main menu 2 Ta...

Page 17: ... this stands for the time needed to run this scene 10 Press ENTER to edit the time needed the display shows TXXX X stands for the time needed to run this scene For example T002 means scene 1 needs 0 4 seconds to run T015 means scene 1 needs 3 seconds to run 11 Adjust the time needed by pressing the UP button 12 Press ENTER to save the settings for the scene you are editing the display will change ...

Page 18: ... less than 3 errors there fore most other functions will work properly The fixture will attempt to operate normally until the errors can be corrected by a technician The errors in question will remain flashing in the display as a reminder of internal errors 01Er PAN movement error If the yoke is not located in the default position after start up or after a reset command This message will appear af...

Page 19: ...nd or chase through the built in programs Master Slave mode You can daisy chain up to 16 units together to get a synchronized light show without the need of an external controller The units will react to sound or chase through the built in programs DMX control mode This function will allow you to control each individual fixtures traits with a standard DMX 512 controller such as the Elation Show De...

Page 20: ...verse order 6 After replacing the lamp follow the optimization procedures on the next page to be sure the lamp is center in the reflector Accu Spot Pro Operation 1 Access the main menu 2 Tap the UP button until PLAY is displayed and Press ENTER 3 Tap the UP button until AUTO is displayed and Press ENTER 4 Press UP to select OFF RUN or AUDI RUN will make the unit run through a built in program AUDI...

Page 21: ...e a hot spot pull the lamp in by turning all three screws clockwise 1 4 turn at a time until the light is evenly distributed 7 If the light is brighter around the edge than it is in the center or if light output is low the lamp is too far back in the reflector Push the lamp out by turning the screws Accu Spot Pro Optimizing Lamp Alignment American DJ www americandj com Accu Spot Pro Instruction Ma...

Page 22: ...T 128 143 GOBO 2 SHAKE SLOW FAST 144 159 GOBO 3 SHAKE SLOW FAST 160 175 GOBO 4 SHAKE SLOW FAST 176 191 GOBO 5 SHAKE SLOW FAST 192 207 GOBO 6 SHAKE SLOW FAST 208 223 GOBO 7 SHAKE SLOW FAST 224 255 GOBO WHEEL ROTATION SLOW FAST Channel Value Function 9 ROTATING PRISM PRISM GOBO MACROS 0 3 OPEN 4 63 FORWARD PRISM ROTATION FAST SLOW 64 67 NO ROTATION 68 127 BACKWARDS PRISM ROTATION SLOW FAST 128 135 M...

Page 23: ...the main power before attempting to change the gobos 1 Remove the bottom half of the moving head to access the gobo wheels 2 First Remove the front lens plate by unscrewing the 3 phil lips screws After unscrew the four phillips screws that hold the bottom half of the head shell in place There are two screws located in the front and two in the rear 3 When you remove the shell you will be able to ac...

Page 24: ...ility whatsoever for loss of or damage to any such accessories nor for the safe return thereof C This warranty is void if the serial number has been altered or removed if the product is modified in any manner which American DJ Inc concludes after inspection affects the reliability of the product if the product has been repaired or serviced by anyone other than the American DJ Inc factory unless pr...

Page 25: ...Accu Spot Pro Notes American DJ www americandj com Accu Spot Pro Instruction Manual Page 50 American DJ www americandj com Accu Spot Pro Instruction Manual Page 49 Accu Spot Pro Notes ...

Page 26: ...osition Any Safe Secure Position Warranty 1 Year 365 days Voltage is preset at the factory and is not user selectable Please Note Specifications and improvements in the design of this unit and this manual are subject to change without any prior written notice Accu Spot Pro Specifications American DJ American DJ World Headquarters 6122 S Eastern Ave Los Angeles CA 90040 USA Tel 323 582 2650 Fax 323...

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