Robe Color Wash 2500E User Manual Download

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1. Unpacking

The ColorWash 2500E AT cardboard box included items:

- ColorWash 2500E AT

- Wide-angle lens (1piece)

- User manual (1piece)

- Small paper box with Mounting bracket Omega CL assembled (2 pieces)

The small paper box is situated in the top part of the cardboard box.

CAUTION! Keep this device away from rain and moisture!

Unplug mains lead before opening the housing!

FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY

BEFORE YOU INITIAL START - UP!

2. Safety instructions

Every person involved with installation and maintenance of this device have to:

- be qualilfied

- follow the instructions of this manual

CAUTION! Be careful with your operations.

With a high voltage you can suffer a dangerous electric shock

when touching the wires!

This device has left our premises in absolutely perfect condition. In order to maintain this condition and to ensure a safe op-

eration, it is absolutely necessary for the user to follow the safety instructions and warning notes written in this manual.

Important:

The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance of this manual or any

unauthorized modification to the device.

Please consider that damages caused by manual modifications to the device are not subject to warranty.

Never let the power-cord come into contact with other cables! Handle the power-cord and all connections with the mains

with particular caution!

Make sure that the available voltage is not higher than stated on the rear panel.

Always plug in the power plug least. Make sure that the power-switch is set to off-position before you connect the device

to the mains. The power-plug has to be accessable after installing the device.

Make sure that the power-cord is never crimped or damaged by sharp edges. Check the device and the power-cord from

time to time.

Always disconnect from the mains, when the device is not in use or before cleaning it. Only handle the power-cord by the

plug. Never pull out the plug by tugging the power-cord.

This device falls under protection class I. Therefore it is essential to connect the yellow/green conductor to earth.

Summary of Contents for Color Wash 2500E

Page 1: ...Color Wash2500E AT USER MANUAL Version 1 4 ROBE Lighting s r o Czech Republic www robe cz ...

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Page 3: ...5 9 DMX 512 connection connection between fixtures 13 5 10 Ethernet connection 13 6 DMX protocol 15 7 Controller mode 19 7 1 DMX addressing 19 7 2 Remotely controllable functions 19 8 Control menu map 20 9 Control menu 24 9 1 Fixture Address 24 9 2 Fixture informations 24 9 3 Personality 26 9 4 Lamp On Off 28 9 5 Test sequences 28 9 6 Manual mode 28 9 7 Stand alone setting 28 9 8 Reset functions 2...

Page 4: ...ning notes written in this manual Important The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non observance of this manual or any unauthorized modification to the device Please consider that damages caused by manual modifications to the device are not subject to warranty Never let the power cord come into contact with other cables Handle the power cord and all con...

Page 5: ... minimum distance between light output and the illuminated surface must be more than 3 meters Make sure that the area below the installation place is blocked Always fix the fixture with an appropriate safety rope Fix the safety rope at the correct holes only Only operate the fixture after having checked that the housing is firmly closed and all screws are tightly fastened The lamp must never be ig...

Page 6: ... position 1 Yoke 2 Front panel 3 Moving head 4 Tilt lock button red 5 Tilt unlock button green 6 Pan lock 7 Handle 8 Base Rear panel of the base 1 Neutral fuse holder 2 Live fuse holder 3 Power cord 4 Power switch 5 5 pin DMX output 6 5 pin DMX input 7 3 pin DMX output 8 3 pin DMX input 9 Ethernet input Front panel of the base 1 Network indicator 2 Display 3 Infra red sensor 4 Data transfer indica...

Page 7: ... Head inside top side 1 Igniter 2 Colour wheel 1 3 CMY conver filter module 4 Colour wheel 2 5 Lamp chamber Head inside bottom side 6 Inside Fresnel lens 7 Termostat 8 Lamp cover ...

Page 8: ...ows Cable EU Cable US Pin International Brown Black Live L Liht blue White Neutral N Yellow Green Green Earth 5 2 Changing the power supply settings Electronic ballast The operating range of the electronic ballast is 208 255V AC 50 60Hz The transformer has to be set to the local AC voltage If you want to change the power supply settings follow the instructions 1 Disconnect the fixture from AC powe...

Page 9: ...ers 1 again 6 Align the new lamp see instructions below 7 Reset Lamp On Time and Lamp Strikes counters in Fixture information menu Do not operate this fixture with opened housing cover 5 4 Lamp adjustment The lamp holder is aligned at the factory Due to differences between lamps fine adjustment may improve light performance 1 Switch on the fixture and after reset turn on the lamp 2 Cancel all effe...

Page 10: ...E AT is supplied with the 2 types of the front lenses Fresnel lens wide angle lens and the Fresnel lens is installed as standard Switch the device off before changing the lens Be careful Front lens is very heavy If you want to change the front lens follow the instructions 1 Remove the front lens using a flathead screwdriver to unlock the four quarter turn screws 2 Unscrew the safety cabel from the...

Page 11: ...ered areas is forbidden The operator has to make sure that safety relating and machine technical installations are approved by an expert before taking into operation for the first time and after changes before taking into operation another time The operator has to make sure that safety relating and machine technical installations are approved by an expert after every four year in the course of an ...

Page 12: ... the base Use the clamps not included in delivery with screws M12 For overhead use always install a safety rope that can hold at least 10 times the weight of the fixture You must only use safety ropes with screw on carabines Pull the safety rope through the two apertures on the bottom of the base and over the trussing system etc Insert the end in the carabine and tighten the fixation screw Fixatio...

Page 13: ...DMX output of the last fixture 5 10 Ethernet connection The fixtures on a data link are connected to the Ethernet with Art Net communication protocol The controlling software from PC or lighting console has to support Art Net protocol Art Net communication protocol is a 10 Base T Ethernet protocol based on the TCP IP Its purpose is to allow transfer of large amounts of DMX 512 data over a wide are...

Page 14: ...he network in the fixture chain next fixtures have standard DMX addresses Connect the Ethernet input of the first fixture in the data chain with the network Connect the DMX output of this fixture with the input of the next fixture until all fixtures are connected to the DMX chain Caution At the last fixture the DMX chain has to be terminated with a terminator Solder a 120 Ω resistor between Signal...

Page 15: ...wheels moving Reserved To activate following functions stop in DMX value for at least 3 s Lamp On reset total reset except pan tilt reset Pan Tilt reset Colour system reset Zoom Fresnel reset Dimmer Strobe reset Reserved Total reset Reserved Lamp Off Reserved step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step Notes Range 0 255 DMX at max speed 0 DMX pan 4 5 s...

Page 16: ...om slow to fast Random colour selection by audio control Set microphone sensitivity in menu Personality Auto random colour selection from fast to slow proportional proportional proportional proportional proportional proportional proportional proportional step step step step step step proportional step proportional step proportional 8 10 0 255 Colour wheel 1 fine positioning Fine positioning propor...

Page 17: ...Y Colour macros No function Macro 1 Macro 2 Macro 3 Macro 4 Macro 5 Macro 6 Macro 7 Macro 8 Macro 9 Macro 10 Macro 11 Macro 12 Macro 13 Macro 14 Macro 15 Macro 16 Macro 17 Macro 18 Macro 19 Macro 20 Macro 21 Macro 22 Macro 23 Macro 24 Macro 25 Macro 26 Macro 27 Macro 28 Macro 29 Macro 30 Macro 31 Macro 32 Macro 33 Macro 34 Macro 35 Macro 36 Macro 37 Macro 38 Macro 39 Macro 40 Macro 41 Macro 42 Mac...

Page 18: ...tion 15 19 22 26 9 0 255 Zoom Zoom from min to max proportional 20 27 0 255 Zoom fine Fine zoom positioning proportional 16 21 23 28 1 0 31 32 63 64 95 96 127 128 143 144 159 160 191 192 223 224 255 Shutter strobe Shutter closed Lamp power reduced to 800W Shutter open Full lamp power Strobe effect from slow to fast max 15 flashes s Shutter open Lamp power reduced to 800 W Opening pulse in sequence...

Page 19: ...nside of the ColorWash 2500E AT allows you to switch on and off the lamp via the control panel or via your DMX controller without affecting the rest of the lighting Note It is also important to note that the discharge lamp is cold restrike types that means that they have to be cold before re striking For this reason you have to wait at least 5 minutes after having switched off the lamp before you ...

Page 20: ...e Hours Lamp Strikes Total Hours Resetable Hours Air filters Set Alert period 10 50 300 hours Elapsed time hours Fixture Temperatures Current Board Temp C Ambient Temp C Near Lamp Temp C Maximum Nonresetable Board Temp C Ambient Temp C Near Lamp Temp C Maximum Resetable Board Temp C Ambient Temp C Near Lamp Temp C Fans Speed Fan 1 Fan 9 DMX Values Pan 0 255 Dimmer Fine 0 255 Software Version IC1 M...

Page 21: ...Ignition delay 0 1 90 s Lamp Low Power Delay 10 600 s Lamp Light Sensor On Off Display Adjusting Display Permanent On On Off Display Intensity 1 10 Display Backlight 1 5 10 Display Turned On Off Blackout d M C On Off Pan Tilt Feedback On Off Microphone Sensitivity 1 10 20 Fan Modes Auto Cooling High Cooling Pan Tilt mode Time mode Speed Mode Active Blackout While Pan Tilt Moving On Off Colour Whee...

Page 22: ...5 Dimmer Fine 0 255 Stand alone setting Music Trigger On Off Presetting Playback Disabled Test Program Program 1 Program 2 Program 3 Playing Program Test Program In Loop Program 1 In Loop Program 2 In Loop Program 3 In Loop Editing Program Program 1 Program 2 Program 3 Edit Steps Step1 Step 99 Pan 0 255 Dimmer fine 0 255 Step Time 0 1 25 5s Save Save and copy Start Step 1 99 End Step 1 99 Reset fu...

Page 23: ...ctions Lamp Adjustment Pan 0 255 Tilt 0 255 Zoom 0 255 Effect Adjustment DMX Values Pan 0 255 Dimmer fine 0 255 Calibrate Values Colour Wheel 1 0 225 Dimmer 0 255 Save and Reset Load Default Values Updating software ...

Page 24: ...resetted IP address you can edit only first number of IP address 2 or 10 e g 002 019 052 086 Custom IP Address The option enables edit all numbers of IP address e g 002 019 052 086 To set the custom IP address 1 Select Custom IP Address and press ENTER 2 Use RNS wheel to set the first number of IP addres 3 Press ENTER to move on the second number of IP address 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the third ...

Page 25: ...rrent temperatures of the fixture inside Board Temp Ambient Temp Near Lamp Temp Maximum nonresetable The function shows the max temperatures of the fixture inside Board Temp Ambient Temp Near Lamp Temp since the ColorWash 2500E AT has been fabricated Maximum resetable The function shows the maximum temperatures of the fixture inside Board Temp Ambient Temp Near Lamp Temp since the respective count...

Page 26: ...ws you to recall up to 3 user settings After switching the fixture on for the first time the User A settings are active All changes made in Personality menu Fixture Address menu and Music Trigger and Presetting Playback functions from Stand alone setting menu are saved to the User A settings If you now set the User B settings active from this moment these changes are saved to the User B settings A...

Page 27: ...position for a short moment Pan Tilt Feedback This function allows to return the mowing head to the required pan tilt position after changing the position by external force e g by stroke Be careful the Pan Tilt Feedback OFF is not the standard operation and the head of the fixture can be demaged Note If the feedback was switched off the pan tilt position is changed by an external force and the fee...

Page 28: ...nd modifying current programs Music Trigger Select this function to enable the sound control of the running programs via the built in microphone Presetting Playback This function allows you to select the program which will be played in the stand alone mode after switching the fixture on Selected program will be played continuously in a loop Disabled The option disables Presetting playback function...

Page 29: ...ram you can simply reduced its length by changing the start end steps using the Start Step and End Step menu 9 8 Reset functions The ColorWash 2500E AT can be reset totally or by function modules Select relevant function to run a reset Reset All This function enables the fixture to index all effects and return to their standard positions Pan Tilt This function resets pan and tilt Colour System Thi...

Page 30: ... fixtures in DMX chain Turn on the computer and the fixture Make sure that the lamp is switched off 2 Switch the fixture to the update mode by selecting the option Updating Software in menu Special Functions on the fixture control panel From this option you cannot return back to the main menu If you do not want to continue in software update you have to switch off and on the fixture to leave this ...

Page 31: ... AT is the following Parameter ID Discovery command SET command GET command DISC_UNIQUE_BRANCH DISC_MUTE DISC_UN_MUTE DEVICE_INFO SUPPORTED_PARAMETERS SOFTWARE_VERSION_LABEL DMX_START_ADDRESS IDENTIFY_DEVICE DEVICE_MODEL_DESCRIPTION MANUFACTURER_LABEL DEVICE_LABEL SENSOR_DEFINITION SENSOR_VALUE DISPLAY_INVERT DISPLAY_LEVEL PAN_INVERT TILT_INVERT DEVICE_RESET DMX_PERSONALITY DMX_PERSONALITY_DESCRIP...

Page 32: ...e frequency of the main is not standard 50 or 60 Hz This message can appear as a result of the interference during the lamp starting if the lamp or igniter is old or as a result of the interference by neighbouring devices In these cases the message does not affect the fixture operating The following error messages are separated into 2 groups xxxx xxxx Error 1 e g Colour Wheel 1 Error 1 Colour Whee...

Page 33: ...cros Colour wheel 1 4 dichroic filters UV filter 6000K temp filter plus white Colour wheel with variable rotation speed in both directions All colour modules are interchangeable Random colour selection by audio control Auto random colour selection Colour wheel 2 6 colour filters plus white Colour wheel with variable rotation speed in both directions All colour modules are interchangeable Random co...

Page 34: ...in 4 positions Safety chain cord attachment apertures Temperatures Maximum ambient temperature 35 C Maximum housing temperature of the head 130 C Minimum distances Min distance from flammable surfaces 2 m Min distance to illuminated object 4 5 m Accessories Mounting bracket Omega CL assembled No 99010420 2 pieces Module of front wide angle lens No 99010879 1 piece Colour module Amber No 99011477 1...

Page 35: ...35 Dimensions of the CollorWash 2500E AT Weight standard Fresnel lens 41 kg Beam path ...

Page 36: ...and dirt from the fans and cooling vents using a soft brush and vacuum cleaner Important Check the air filters periodically and clean before they become clogged Clean the air filters from the front fans with a vacuum cleaner compressed air or you can wash them and put back dry Replacing the air filters in the fixture head 1 Disconect the fixture from power 2 Remove both top and bottom cover of the...

Page 37: ...panel of the base with a fitting screwdriver from the housing anti clockwise 2 Remove the old fuse from the fuse holder 3 Install the new fuse in the fuse holder 4 Replace the fuseholder in the housing and fix it More complicated maintenance and service operations are only to be carried out by authorized dealers Specifications are subject to change without notice ...

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