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ERA 500 Hybrid IP User Guide
Fixture setup
The onboard control panel (see “Effects” on page 5) and the Control / settings DMX channel let you
configure the fixture via a range of fixture settings.
Personality
The ERA 500 Hybrid IP provides several options that let you optimize the fixture for different applications in
the
PERSONALITY
menu:
•
PAN INVERSE
and
TILT INVERSE
let you invert the direction of pan and tilt movement. This can be a fast
way of setting symmetrical action in multiple fixtures with no need to reprogram cues.
•
PAN/TILT SPEED
lets you set pan and tilt movement to
FAST
(optimized for speed) or
SMOOTH
(optimized for smooth movement – useful for slow movements in long-throw applications).
• AUTO LAMP ON
gives you options for setting the lamp to strike automatically.
• DMX LAMP OFF
lets you decide whether it should be possible to douse the lamp via DMX. The default
setting is ON (i.e. it is possible to douse the lamp via DMX).
If you want to make it impossible to douse the lamp via DMX by accident (if the lamp is hot this would
mean a wait of approximately 5 minutes before you can restrike the lamp), change the setting to OFF.
•
NO DATA MODE
defines how the fixture reacts if it is powered on but not receiving a DMX signal (for
example, if the DMX signal is lost during a show).
- If set to
BLACKOUT
, the fixture will black out.
- If set to
HOLD
, the fixture will hold all the last DMX values that it received and continue to show its
current scene. It will continue to show this scene until it receives new DMX signals or it is powered off.
•
COOLING MODE
lets you select between two cooling fan options depending on whether your priority is
highest light output or quietest cooling fan operation:
-
REGULATED FANS
optimizes cooling fan operation for lowest noise. It operates cooling fans at the
lowest speed necessary to keep temperatures within their normal operating ranges.
-
FULL
optimizes cooling fan operation for the lowest possible temperature by setting cooling fans to run
constantly at full speed.
• DMX RESET
lets you decide whether it should be possible to reset the fixture via DMX with a command
on the Settings DMX channel. The default setting is ON (i.e. it is possible to reset the fixture via DMX).
If you want to make it impossible to reset the fixture via DMX by accident (if the lamp is hot this would
mean a wait of approximately 5 minutes before you can restrike the lamp), change the setting to OFF.
• EFFECT SHORTCUT
lets you decide whether the gobo and color wheels should take the shortest route
to the next slot, even if this means passing through the open position, or whether they should avoid the
open position even if this means slightly longer changes between some slots. The default setting is ON
(the fixture takes the shortest route even if this means passing through open).
•
DISPLAY
offers the following options for the LCD display in the fixture’s control panel:
-
DISPLAY SLEEP
gives you options for putting the display into sleep mode, where it blacks out a certain
period after the last key press on the control panel. If the display is in sleep mode, pressing ENTER will
activate it again.
-
DISPLAY ROTATION
lets you rotate the display through 180° so that it is easier to read when the fixture
is installed with the head hanging downwards. The default setting is AUTOMATIC. With this setting, the
display rotates automatically through 180° depending on which way up the fixture is installed.
-
DISPLAY INTENSITY
lets you adjust the brightness of the display backlighting by setting the intensity
to a level from 10% to 100%.
-
TEMPERATURE UNIT
lets you choose whether the fixture should display all temperature readings in
Celsius or Fahrenheit.
•
ERROR MODE
lets you define how the fixture displays any error messages or warnings:
-
NORMAL
, the default setting, lights up the control panel display and displays any message or warning
as soon as it is detected.
-
SILENT
only displays messages and warnings when you access the fixture’s control panel and go to
SERVICE
→
ERROR LIST.
