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ALPHA BEAM 1500

C61310

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Paky range, has been designed and made with total quality to

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and requirements.

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and comply with the instructions given in this manual to ensure

the fitting is installed, used and serviced correctly and safely.

CLAY PAKY S.p.A. disclaims all liability for damage to the fitting

or to other property or persons deriving from installation, use and

maintenance that have not been carried out in conformity with this

instruction manual, which must always accompany the fitting.

CLAY PAKY S.p.A. reserves the right to modify the

characteristics stated in this instruction manual at any time and

without prior notice.

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INDEX

Contents

Safety information

Unpacking and preparation

Installation and start-up

Control panel

Menu setting

Maintenance

Technical information

Cause and solution of problems

Channel functions

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Page 1: ...manual to ensure the fitting is installed used and serviced correctly and safely CLAY PAKY S p A disclaims all liability for damage to the fitting or to other property or persons deriving from installation use and maintenance that have not been carried out in conformity with this instruction manual which must always accompany the fitting CLAY PAKY S p A reserves the right to modify the characteris...

Page 2: ... must be carried out by a qualified electrical installer Check that the mains frequency and voltage correspond to those for which the projector is designed as given on the electrical data label This label also gives the input power to which you need to refer to evaluate the maximum number of fittings to connect to the electricity line in order to avoid overloading Temperature of the external surfa...

Page 3: ...A BEAM 1500 UNPACKING AND PREPARATION Lamp 1500W fitted into projector 099397 2 x 183102 802 1 90 9 0 9 0 9 0 LOCKED UNLOCKED PAN Mechanism Lock and Release every 90 Fig 2 TILT Mechanism Lock and Release every 45 Fig 3 2 3 Packing contents Fig 1 ...

Page 4: ...lled on the floor resting on special rubber feet on a truss or on the ceiling or wall WARNING with the exception of when the projector is positioned on the floor the safety cable must be fitted Cod 105041 003 available on request This must be securely fixed to the support structure of the projector and then connected to the fixing point at the centre of the base ...

Page 5: ...tus It should be noted than when this condition occurs any possible value that has been modified but not yet confirmed with the key will be cancelled CONTROL PANEL 1 2 Dmx Address Warning Message Fixture ID MAINS 8 Continue Connecting to the control signal line DMX Fig 7 Use a cable conforming to specifications EIA RS 485 2 pole twisted shielded 120Ohm characteristic impedance 22 24 AWG low capaci...

Page 6: ... is to press to momentarily activate the display and thus access the settings Once the required operations have been carried out the display will switch off again after a wait time of 30 seconds USING THE MENU 1 Press once Main Menu appears on the display 2 Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the menu to be used Setup Setup Menu To set the setting options Option Option Menu To set the operating opt...

Page 7: ...Advanced 1 2 3 Lamp Dmx Pan Tilt Color Display Option Invert Pan Invert Tilt Swap Pan Tilt Encoder Pan Tilt Color Mixing Fixed Wheel Shortcut Setting Default Preset User Preset 1 User Preset 2 User Preset 3 Shutter Shutter On Error Dimmer On Shutter Lamp Strikes System Version Board Diagnost Dmx Monitor Fans Monitor Access code 1234 Advanced Calibration Upload Firmware Setup Model Pan Tilt Colour ...

Page 8: ...LEFT to keep current settings NOTE On grey the default options LAMP DMX Used for enabling lamp remote control channel 1 Press the current settings appear on the display On or Off 2 Use the UP and DOWN keys to enable On or disable Off the lamp remote control channel 3 Press to confirm the selection or LEFT to keep current settings PAN TILT Invert pan Used for reversing Pan movement 1 Press the curr...

Page 9: ...ys to enable On or disable Off color change optimization 3 Press to confirm the selection or LEFT to keep current settings SHUTTER Shutter on error Used for automatically closing the stop strobe in the event of Pan Tilt position error 1 Press the current settings appear on the display On or Off 2 Use the UP and DOWN keys to enable On or disable Off automatic stop strobe closing in the event of Pan...

Page 10: ...xed Wheel Shortcut On Shutter on error Off Dimmer on Shutter Off Display On SYSTEM ERRORS Shows a list of warnings and messages relevant to errors occurred since the fixtures switching on 1 Pressing you are allowed to reset the SYSTEM ERRORS list A confirmation message Are you sure you want to clear error list appears on the display 2 Select YES to reset the list or NO to go back FIXTURE HOURS Use...

Page 11: ...n message Are you sure appears on the display 3 Select YES to reset partial counter or NO to keep the current setting and return to the top menu level SYSTEM VERSION Used for displaying the software and hardware version of each board installed in the projector CPU brd CPU board 0 PT 3f Pan Tilt board 1 8 Ch 8 channel board 2 8 Ch 8 channel board BOARD DIAGNOSTIC Used for displaying the status erro...

Page 12: ...fects 1 Press 2 Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the required test 3 Press to confirm the selection or LEFT to return to the top menu level Test sequence Pan Tilt effects Pan Tilt Colour effects CMY colour wheel Beam effects Stopper Strobe Dimmer Iris Prism Frost Gobo effects Fixed gobo Rotating gobo All effects Channel Cyan xxx xx Magenta xxx xx Yellow xxx xx Colour W xxx xx Strobe xxx xx Dimme...

Page 13: ...he UP and DOWN keys select the effect you wish to regulate 3 Press and use the RIGHT UP and DOWN buttons to make the adjustment by setting a value between 0 and 255 4 Press to confirm the selection or LEFT to keep current set tings and return to the top level FACTORY DEFAULT Allows you to restore default values of all channels 128 1 Press a confirmation message appears on the display Reset calibra...

Page 14: ...cking and releasing Pan and Tilt movements Refer to the instructions in the UNPACKING AND PREPARATION section Opening the head covers Fig 11 Closing the head covers Fig 12 1 4 Turn 1 1 4 Turn 1 3 2 1 2 4 5 11 12 MAINTENANCE ...

Page 15: ... new lamp out of its package and insert in the fitting WARNING do not touch the lamp s envelope with bare hands Should this happen clean the bulb with a cloth soaked in alcohol and dry it with a clean dry cloth Lamp regulation Fig 15 To centre the lamp turn the three adjusting screws as shown in the figure Opening and closing lamp compartment Fig 13 ...

Page 16: ...ide Fig 17 Upper Side 1 2 17 2 1 084702 001 085601 001 085909 001 085603 001 085801 001 085910 001 085802 001 085606 001 Lower Side 18 Replacing fixed gobos ø 31 5 mm max 25 mm image thickness max 1 mm Fig 18 WARNING Before using personalised gobos contact Clay Paky ...

Page 17: ...Uncoated side Coated side Uncoated side 21 To determine which side of a godo is coated hold an odject up to it On the uncoated side there is a space between the object and its reflection Gobo orientation Fig 21 The pictures shown the correct gobos orientation Replacing rotating gobos ø 37 4 mm max 25 mm image thickness 1 mm Fig 20 IMPORTANT Use only glass gobos on the rotating gobos wheels WARNING...

Page 18: ...from the lenses and filters It is recommended that the projector undergoes an annual service by a qualified technician for special maintenance involving at least the following operations General cleaning of internal parts Restoring lubrication of all parts subject to friction using lubricants specifically supplied by Clay Paky General visual check of the internal components cabling mechanical part...

Page 19: ...19 ALPHA BEAM 1500 Continue Extraction of the effect modules Preliminary operations Fig 23 Lower Side 2 4 1 3 5 6 23 ...

Page 20: ... Side 5 Upper Side 6 Extraction of the effect modules Fig 24 IMPORTANT Grasp the modules using the support structure and not the details which could get damaged Insertion of the effect modules Repeat the operations indicated in Fig 24 and 25 in reverse order ...

Page 21: ...5 IMPORTANT Grasp the modules using the support structure and not the details which could get damaged Insertion of the effect modules Repeat the operations indicated in Fig 24 and 25 in reverse order 25 7 8 Lower Side 9 10 12 Upper Side 13 11 14 15 Upper Side ...

Page 22: ...arger than 12mm 0 47 No protection against the entry of liquids CE Marking In conformity with the European Union Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 CE and Electromagnetic compa tibility Directive 2004 108 CE Safety Devices Bipolar circuit breaker with thermal protection Automatic break in power supply in case of overheating or failed operation of cooling system Cooling Forced ventilation with axial fan...

Page 23: ...PAN PAN FINE TILT TILT FINE FUNCTION RESET LAMP CONTROL with Option Lamp Dmx ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW COLOUR WHEEL STOP STROBE DIMMER DIMMER FINE IRIS STATIC GOBO CHANGE ROTATING GOBO CHANGE GOBO ROTATION ROTATING PRISM CHANGE PRISM ROTATION LIGHT FROST MEDIUM FROST HEAVY FROST FOCUS PAN PAN FINE TILT TILT FINE FUNCTION RESET...

Page 24: ... The lamp dim to half power 1 second after all the 3 channels stay at 0 level The lamp goes back to full power when the channels level is put higher than 0 STOP STROBE channel 5 IMPORTANT The lamp dim to half power 1 second after the channel stay at 0 level The lamp goes back to full power when the channel level is put higher than 0 MACRO BIT EFFECT 252 255 98 7 100 OPEN 0 3 0 0 1 2 CLOSED 213 225...

Page 25: ...AST SPEED GOBO 4 SHAKE SLOW SPEED GOBO 3 SHAKE FAST SPEED GOBO 3 SHAKE SLOW SPEED GOBO 2 SHAKE FAST SPEED GOBO 2 SHAKE SLOW SPEED GOBO 1 SHAKE FAST SPEED GOBO 1 SHAKE SLOW SPEED FAST ROTATION 100 rpm SLOW ROTATION 5 rpm STOP SLOW ROTATION 5 rpm FAST ROTATION 100 rpm GOBO 8 GOBO 7 GOBO 6 GOBO 5 GOBO 4 GOBO 3 GOBO 2 GOBO 1 WHITE BIT EFFECT MACRO 255 244 243 232 231 220 219 208 207 196 195 184 183 17...

Page 26: ... PAN FINE channel 19 Operation with option InvertPan Off Tilt conventionally represented at 14 and option Invert Tilt Off BIT 255 100 0 0 0 Operation with option InvertPan On Tilt conventionally represented at 14 and option Invert Tilt Off BIT 255 100 0 0 0 Operation with option InvertPan On Tilt conventionally represented at 14 and option Invert Tilt Off BIT 255 100 0 0 0 BIT 255 100 0 0 0 PAN ch...

Page 27: ... unused range and staying 5 seconds in complete reset levels COMPLETE RESET PAN TILT RESET PAN TILT RESET EFFECTS RESET EFFECTS RESET UNUSED RANGE Pan Tilt reset is activated passing throug the unused range and staying 5 seconds in Pan Tilt reset levels Effects reset is activated passing throug the unused range and staying 5 seconds in Effects reset levels COMPLETE RESET TILT FINE channel 21 Opera...

Page 28: ...03 104 31 105 106 107 32 108 109 33 110 111 112 34 113 114 35 115 116 117 36 118 119 37 120 121 122 38 123 124 125 39 126 127 40 128 BIT Seconds 129 130 41 131 132 42 133 134 135 43 136 137 44 138 139 140 45 141 142 46 143 144 145 47 146 147 48 148 149 150 49 151 152 153 50 154 155 51 156 157 158 52 159 160 53 161 162 163 54 164 165 55 166 167 168 56 169 170 57 171 BIT Seconds 172 173 58 174 175 1...

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