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L I M I T E D   W A R R A N T Y   ( U S A   O N L Y )  

A. Elation  Professional hereby warrants, to the original purchaser, Elation  Professional  products to be  free of 
manufacturing  defects  in  material  and  workmanship  for  a  period  of  two  years  (730  days),  and  Elation 
Professional product rechargeable batteries to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for 
a period of six months (180 days), from the original date of purchase. This warranty excludes discharge lamps 
and  all  product  accessories.  This  warranty  shall  be  valid  only  if  the  product  is  purchased  within  the  United 
States of America, including possessions and territories. It is the owner’s responsibility to establish the date and 
place  of  purchase  by  acceptable  evidence,  at  the  time  service  is  sought.  B.  For  warranty  service,  send  the 
product only to the Elation Professional factory. All shipping charges must be pre-paid. If the requested repairs 
or service (including parts replacement) are within the terms of this warranty, Elation Professional will pay return 
shipping charges only to a designated point within the United States. If any product is sent, it must be shipped 
in  its  original  package  and  packaging  material.  No  accessories  should  be  shipped  with  the  product.  If  any 
accessories are shipped with the product, Elation Professional shall have no liability what so ever for loss and/or 
or damage to any such accessories, nor for the safe return thereof. C. This warranty is void if the product serial 
number and/or labels are altered or removed; if the product is modified in any manner which Elation Professional 
concludes, after inspection, affects the reliability of the product; if the product has been repaired or serviced by 
anyone other than the Elation Professional factory unless prior written authorization was issued to purchaser by 
Elation  Professional;  if  the  product  is  damaged  because  not  properly  maintained  as  set  forth  in  the  product 
instructions, guidelines and/or user manual. D. This is not a service contract, and this warranty does not include 
any maintenance, cleaning or periodic check-up. During the periods as specified above, Elation Professional will 
replace defective  parts at  its expense, and will absorb all expenses  for warranty  service and  repair  labor  by 
reason of defects in material or workmanship. The sole responsibility of Elation Professional under this warranty 
shall be limited  to  the repair  of the product, or replacement thereof,  including parts, at the sole discretion of 
Elation Professional. All products covered by this warranty were manufactured after January 1, 1990, and bare 
identifying  marks  to  that  effect.  E.  Elation  Professional  reserves  the  right  to  make  changes  in  design  and/or 
performance improvements upon its products without any obligation to include these changes in any products 
theretofore manufactured. F. No warranty, whether expressed or implied, is given or made with respect to any 
accessory supplied with the products described above. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law, all 
implied  warranties  made  by  Elation  Professional  in  connection  with  this  product,  including  warranties  of 
merchantability or fitness, are  limited  in duration to the warranty periods set  forth above.  And no warranties, 
whether expressed or implied, including warranties of merchantability or fitness, shall apply to this product after 
said periods have expired. The consumer’s and/or dealer’s sole remedy shall be such repair or replacement as is 
expressly provided above; and under no circumstances shall Elation Professional be liable for any loss and/or 
damage, direct and/or consequential, arising out of the use of, and/or the inability to use, this product. G. This 
warranty  is  the  only  written  warranty  applicable  to  Elation  Professional  products  and  supersedes  all  prior 
warranties and written descriptions of warranty terms and conditions heretofore published.

 

WARRANTY RETURNS

 

All returned service items whether under warranty or not, must be freight pre-paid and accompany a return 
authorization (R.A.) number. The R.A. number must be clearly written on the outside of the return package. A 
brief description of the problem as well as the R.A. number must also be written down on a piece of paper and 
included  in  the shipping container.  If  the  unit  is  under  warranty, you  must  provide a  copy  of your  proof  of 
purchase invoice. Items returned without a R.A. number clearly marked on the outside of the package will be 
refused and returned at customer’s expense. You may obtain a R.A. number by contacting customer support.

 

ONLY

 Use the original packaging and materials to transport the fixture in for service. 

 

Summary of Contents for PLATINUM HFX

Page 1: ...PLATINUM HFX user manual EL AT IO N PLATINUM HFX user manual...

Page 2: ...duct Elation Professional USA 6122 S Eastern Ave Los Angeles CA 90040 323 582 3322 323 832 9142 fax www elationlighting com info elationlighting com Elation Professional B V Junostraat 2 6468 EW Kerkr...

Page 3: ...USA Only 5 Safety Guidelines 6 Discharge Lamp Warning 8 Maintenance Guidelines 9 Fixture Overview 10 Lamp Installation 11 Installation Guidelines 17 System Menu 21 DMX Channel Functions And Values 29...

Page 4: ...Please do not discard the shipping carton in the trash Please recycle whenever possible BOX CONTENTS powerCON Cable Safety Cable Omega Brackets x2 CUSTOMER SUPPORT Contact ELATION Service for any prod...

Page 5: ...penses for warranty service and repair labor by reason of defects in material or workmanship The sole responsibility of Elation Professional under this warranty shall be limited to the repair of the p...

Page 6: ...ry PROTECTION CLASS 1 FIXTURE MUST BE PROPERLY GROUNDED THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE THIS UNIT DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY REPAIRS YOURSELF DOING SO WILL VOID YOUR MANUFACTURES WARRANTY DAMAGES R...

Page 7: ...USING UV PAINTS ON SKIN AVOID DIRECT EYE AND OR SKIN EXPOSURE AT DISTANCES LESS THAN 11 feet 3 3m DO NOT OPERATE FIXTURE WITH DAMAGED MISSING EXTERNAL COVERS DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY INTO THE UV LIGHT AND...

Page 8: ...always be replaced at the end of their recommended duty cycle Extreme caution should be used when operating this or any fixture fitted with a gas discharge lamp UV RADIATION NOTICE THIS FIXTURE EMITS...

Page 9: ...ized Elation service technician Should you need any spare parts please order genuine parts from your local Elation dealer Please refer to the following points during routine inspections A detailed ele...

Page 10: ...u Function Display 4 LEFT Button 5 DOWN Button 6 ENTER Button 7 RIGHT Button 8 MODE ESC Button 9 UP Button 10 Carrying Handle s 11 Lamp Access Cover Panel 12 RJ45 Input 13 RJ45 Output 14 5pin DMX Inpu...

Page 11: ...XTURE TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN At 2 000 Hours the LCD control display will begin to flash Replace The Lamp and the lamp will flicker for the first five minutes of operation At this point the lamp ha...

Page 12: ...lamp Always disconnect the fixture s main power supply before replacing lamp Allow fixture to cool for at least 10 minutes before attempting any type of service Make sure ALL covers panels are replac...

Page 13: ...ued 2 Unlock retention clip and pull clip towards you away from the lamp See below 3 Gently grab lamp base with thumb and index finger and pull towards you See below 4 Gently remove 2 Wires connected...

Page 14: ...ntinued 5 Gently pull lamp out towards you away from the fixture See below 6 Using thumb and index finger gently install new lamp into the fixture See below 7 Gently attach 2 Wires to spade terminals...

Page 15: ...ntinued 8 Make sure both wires are securely attached to the lamp See below 9 Install and position lamp so it is seated properly then secure retention clip See below 10 Replace lamp cover and secure 3...

Page 16: ...P or DOWN to toggle to LampTime Password and press ENTER Then press UP or DOWN to enter the reset pass code 038 and press ENTER to confirm The display will automatically revert to LampTime Password ne...

Page 17: ...the fixture on any surface a professional equipment installer MUST be consulted to determine if the metal truss structure or surface is properly certified to safely hold the combined weight of the fix...

Page 18: ...fastener is completely locked SAFETY CABLE RIGGING POINT CLAMP INSTALLATION When mounting fixture to truss be sure to secure an appropriately rated professional grade rigging clamp to the included Ome...

Page 19: ...ecific mounting positions illustrated below ART NET CONNECTION When connecting fixture to a network switch to control multiple devices a Gigabit Ethernet Switch that supports IGMP Internet Group Manag...

Page 20: ...st filters iris shutters motors belts wiring discharge lamps and LEDs This issue is not specific only to ELATION lighting fixtures it is a common issue with lighting fixtures from all manufacturers Al...

Page 21: ...UP DOWN RIGHT and LEFT buttons Once you reach a field that requires adjusting press the ENTER button to activate that field and use the UP and DOWN buttons to adjust the field Pressing the ENTER butt...

Page 22: ...wer ON Lamp ON via DMX ON OFF Lamp ON via DMX Lamp OFF via DMX ON OFF Lamp OFF via DMX Max ON at Temp 20 79 C 45 C 68 174 F 113 F Lamp Restart at Temp Lamp OFF Temp 80 139 C 130 C 176 282 F 266 F Lamp...

Page 23: ...Run Auto Pro Part2 Program 1 10 Program 2 Auto Pro Part3 Program 1 10 Program 3 Edit Program Program 1 Program Test Testing Program Step 01 SCxxx Program In Loop Program 10 Step 64 SCxxx Save and Exi...

Page 24: ...ernal controller and power ON 2 Set the DMX value of Channel 1 on the controller to 7 3 Set the DMX value of Channel 2 on the controller to 7 or 8 When set to 7 the DMX address can be set between 1 an...

Page 25: ...rmed EFFECT ADJUST Test Channel Select auto test each individual channel function independently from the control board EFFECT ADJUST Manual Control Select and manually test and fine adjust each indivi...

Page 26: ...troller Working With Built In Programs A Master unit can send up to 3 different data groups to the Slave units i e a Master unit can start 3 different Slave units which run 3 different programs The Ma...

Page 27: ...ms Press ENTER to confirm Select Auto Pro Part 1 Auto Pro Part 2 or Auto Pro Part 3 and select which Slave program is to be sent Selection Part 1 means that the Slave unit runs the same program as the...

Page 28: ...250 scenes can be programmed Press ENTER to confirm Press MODE ESC in order to return to the main menu Example Program 2 includes scenes 10 11 12 13 Program 4 includes scenes 8 9 10 Program 6 includes...

Page 29: ...ement 2 2 PAN FINE MOVEMENT 16 BIT 0 255 Fine Control of PAN Movement 2 3 3 TILT MOVEMENT 8 BIT 0 255 TILT Movement 4 4 TILT MOVEMENT 16 BIT 0 255 Fine Control of TILT Movement 3 5 5 COLOR WHEEL 0 10...

Page 30: ...Rotating Gobo 7 92 101 Rotating Gobo 8 102 112 Gobo 1 Shake SLOW to FAST 113 123 Gobo 2 Shake SLOW to FAST 124 134 Gobo 3 Shake SLOW to FAST 135 145 Gobo 4 Shake SLOW to FAST 146 156 Gobo 5 Shake SLO...

Page 31: ...11 99 105 Static Stamped Gobo 12 106 112 Shake SLOW to FAST Static Stamped Gobo 1 113 119 Shake SLOW to FAST Static Stamped Gobo 2 120 126 Shake SLOW to FAST Static Stamped Gobo 3 127 133 Shake SLOW...

Page 32: ...near Prism Gobo Macro 8 192 199 Linear Prism Gobo Macro 9 200 207 Linear Prism Gobo Macro 10 208 215 Linear Prism Gobo Macro 11 216 223 Linear Prism Gobo Macro 12 224 231 Linear Prism Gobo Macro 13 23...

Page 33: ...0 255 Dimmer Intensity FINE Adjustment 15 17 24 FROST 0 127 OPEN 128 255 100 Frost 16 18 25 PAN TILT MOVEMENT SPEED 0 225 MAX to MIN Speed 226 235 Blackout with PAN and TILT Movement 236 245 Blackout...

Page 34: ...sh repeated 5 times If an error does occur during the initial start up procedure the fixture will self generate a second reset signal and try to realign all the motors and correct the errors If the er...

Page 35: ...l appear after a fixture reset if the gobo wheel s magnetic indexing circuit malfunctions sensor failed or magnet is missing or there is a stepper motor failure defective motor or defective motor IC d...

Page 36: ...cuit malfunctions sensor failed or magnet is missing or there is a stepper motor failure defective motor or defective motor IC drive on main PCB Dimmer Er The Dimmer movement is not located in the def...

Page 37: ...R CODE DESCRIPTION 4U_Fan2Fault Error information from JB2 port on 4U01 PCB Displayed as 4U_Fan2 RPM 2500 Accelerometer Error Calibration of Accelermeter failed Accelerometer ID Error Accelermeter fai...

Page 38: ...angeable Rotating Indexing Glass Gobos 12 Static Stamped Gobos Indexing Wheel CONTROL CONNECTIONS 3 DMX Channel Modes 17 19 26 RDM Remote Device Management 6 Button Touch Control Panel Full Color 180...

Page 39: ...r Due to varying manufacturing processes it is highly recommended to provide a gobo and holder sample from the fixture to 3rd party custom gobo vendors for accurate sizing Please Note Specifications a...

Page 40: ...rotection against harmful interference in a residential installation This device uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the included instructions...

Page 41: ...R Philips MSD Platinum 14R Lamp TRIGGER CLAMP Heavy Duty Wrap Around Hook Style Clamp DRCHFX Dual Road Case For Platinum HFX AC5PDMX5PRO 5 ft 1 5m 5pin PRO DMX Cable CAT6PRO5 5 ft 1 5m CAT6 EtherCON C...

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