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Color

Spot

2500        

AT

 

 

 

 

 

 

USER MANUAL

 

  Version: 1.7

 

     ROBE

®

 Show Lighting s.r.o.          Czech Republic          www.robe.cz

Summary of Contents for ColorSpot 2500E AT

Page 1: ...Color Spot 2500 AT USER MANUAL Version 1 7 ROBE Show Lighting s r o Czech Republic www robe cz ...

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Page 3: ...n connection between fixtures 13 5 8 Ethernet connection 13 6 DMX protocol 15 7 Controller mode 21 7 1 DMX addressing 21 7 2 Remotely controllable functions 21 8 Control menu map 22 9 Control menu 25 9 1 Fixture Address 25 9 2 Fixture information 25 9 3 Personality 27 9 4 Lamp On Off 30 9 5 Test sequences 30 9 6 Manual mode 30 9 7 Stand alone setting 30 9 8 Reset functions 31 9 9 Special functions...

Page 4: ...es 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...

Page 5: ... minimum distance between light output and the illuminated surface must be more than 5 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: ...e 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 indicator 5 RNS encoder wheel 6 Escape button 7 Enter button LIVE NEUTRAL EARTH LIVE FUSE NEUTRAL FUSE MAINS INPUT BROWN BLUE ...

Page 7: ...e 1 Gobo wheel 2 2 Colour wheel 3 CMY conver filter module 4 Objective 5 Effect wheel 6 Gobo wheel 1 7 Lamp chamber Head inside bottom side 8 Frost lamellas 9 Iris 10 Termostat 11 Zoom Focus module 12 Igniter 13 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: ...ners 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 lamp 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 effect...

Page 10: ...t Do not touch the surface of the pattern of the glass gobos as the oils from your hands can damage the pattern 3 Remove the distance ring and gobo and insert the new gobo glazy or aluminium side towards the lamp with distance ring Press the ends of the spring gobo lock together and insert it in the front of the gobo 4 Put the gobo holder back under the pressing snap and push it to the 3 fixative ...

Page 11: ...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 acceptance test The operator has to make sure that safety r...

Page 12: ...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 Fixation via the omega holders 1 Bolt each clamp 1 to the omega holder 4 with M12 bolt and lock nut through the hole in the holder 2 Fas...

Page 13: ...DMX output of the last fixture 5 8 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 area...

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: ...et except pan tilt reset Pan Tilt reset Colour system reset Gobo system reset Dimmer Strobe reset Focus Zoom Frost reset Iris Effect reset Total reset Reserved Lamp Off Reserved step step step step step 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 tilt 3 6 s Range 0 255 DMX at min speed 255 DMX pan 37mi...

Page 16: ...mperature filter UV filter White Deep red Deep blue Green Orange 6000 K temperature filter UV filter Forwards rainbow effect from fast to slow No rotation Backwards rainbow effect from 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 pr...

Page 17: ... Macro 55 Macro 56 Macro 57 Macro 58 Macro 59 Macro 60 Macro 61 Macro 62 Macro 63 step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step 12 15 0 255 Effect speed From max speed to min speed proportional 16 0 31 32 63 64 95 96...

Page 18: ...l proportional proportional proportional proportional proportional proportional proportional step proportional 14 18 9 0 255 0 1 127 128 129 130 255 Gobo 1 indexing and rotation Gobo indexing set position on channel 13 17 8 Gobo indexing Gobo rotation set position on channel 13 17 8 No rotation Forwards gobo rotation from fast to slow No rotation Backwards gobo rotation from slow to fast proportio...

Page 19: ...oportional 22 13 0 255 Gobo 2 fine indexing and rotation set position on channel 15 20 Fine indexing rotating proportional 17 23 14 0 19 20 39 40 59 60 79 80 99 100 119 120 139 140 159 160 179 180 183 184 187 188 191 192 195 196 199 200 203 204 207 208 211 212 215 216 219 220 223 224 227 228 231 232 235 236 239 240 243 244 249 250 255 Effect wheel Index set indexing on channel s 18 24 25 15 Open h...

Page 20: ...ulse opening from slow to fast Pulse closing from fast to slow step proportional step proportional proportional step step step step proportional proportional 21 28 18 0 255 Zoom Zoom from max to min proportional 22 29 17 0 255 Focus Continuous adjustment from far to near proportional 23 30 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 re...

Page 21: ...n the lamp within 5 minutes after having switched it Off the fixture will store this information and automatically ignite the lamp when the 5 minutes period has expired CMY colours mixing system The CMY color mixing system is based on graduated cyan magenta and yellow color filters A continuous range of colors may be achieved by varying the amount of each filter from 0 to 100 Colour temperature co...

Page 22: ...ture information Power On Time Total Hours Resetable Hours Lamp On Time Total Hours Resetable 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...

Page 23: ...ting Display Permanent On On Off Display Intensity 1 10 15 Display Backlight 1 5 15 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 Autofocus On Off Pan Tilt mode Time mode Speed Mode Active Blackout While Pan Tilt Moving On Off Colour Wheel Moving On Off Gobo Wheels Moving On Off IR Sensor On Off Init Effect P...

Page 24: ...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 functions Reset All Pan Tilt Iris Effect Special functions Lamp Adjustment Pan 0 255 Tilt 0 255 Zoom 0 255 Focus 0 255 Effect Adjustment DMX Values Pan 0 255 Dimmer fine 0 ...

Page 25: ...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 26: ...art the new time countdown Fixture Temperatures Select this submenu to read the temperatures of the fixture Current Select this function to read the current 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 ColorSpot 2500E AT has been fabricate...

Page 27: ...y on the display module in the fixture base Location of the fans processors and temperature measuring points Top view Display module Rear view 9 3 Personality Use this menu to to modify ColorSpot 2500E AT operating behavior User mode ColorSpot 2500E AT allows 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 Per...

Page 28: ... 6 Special Functions 22 Gobo 2 F Indexing 7 Pan Tilt Macro 23 Effect Wheel 8 P T Macro Speed 24 Effect Indexing 9 Colour Wheel 25 Effect F Index 10 Cyan 26 Frost 11 Magenta 27 Iris 12 Yellow 28 Zoom 13 Conversion Filter 29 Focus 14 CMY Colour Macro 30 Shutter Strobe 15 Effect Speed 31 Dimmer 16 Effect Spd Assig 32 Dimmer Fine Mode 3 Channel Effect Channel Effect 1 Shutter Strobe 13 Gobo 2 F Indexi...

Page 29: ...ack is switched on again the moving head might not to be synchronized with the DMX signal You have to make a reset in order to synchronize the moving head with the DMX signal Microphone Sensitivity Select this function to adjust the microphone sensitivity from 1 maximum to 20 minimum If the sensitivity is correctly adjusted the mark will appear blinking in the bass beat Fan Modes By using this fun...

Page 30: ...y control elements on the control board 9 7 Stand alone setting Use this menu to set options for stand alone mode as a selection of the playing program programming and 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...

Page 31: ...Gobo 2 F Indexing a gobo 2 fine indexing and rotation value 0 255 Effect Wheel an effect wheel and prism gobo macro value 0 255 Effect Indexing an effect coarse indexing and rotation value 0 255 Effect F Index an effect fine indexing and rotation value 0 255 Frost a frost value 0 255 Iris an iris value 0 255 Zoom a zoom value 0 255 Focus a focus value 0 255 Shutter Strobe a shutter and strobe valu...

Page 32: ...version 3 0 or higher Using this function you can update software in the fixture via PC and serial link The following are required in order to update software PC running Windows 95 98 2000 XP or Linux DMX Software Uploader Flash cable RS232 DMX No 13050624 Note1 Software update should execute a qualified person If you lack qualification do not attempt the update yourself and ask for help your ROBE...

Page 33: ...ny fixture reset Note All motors in Power down mode are deactivated and switching the lamp on from the control panel is blocked 11 RDM This fixture supports an RDM operation The RDM Remote Device Management is a bi directional communications protocol for use in DMX512 control systems it is the new open standard for DMX512 device configuration and status monitoring The RDM protocol allows data pack...

Page 34: ...Lamp Sensor in menu Personality is switched off Overheated Lamp low This message informs that the fixture head is overheated and the lamp power was reduced to 700 W After 10 minutes the lamp power will be switched to the full power Overheated Lamp Off This message informs that the fixture head is overheated and the lamp was switched off by its temperature sensor Lamp Sensor Error This message info...

Page 35: ...cated in the default positions Cyan Lamella Error 1 Cyan Lamella Error 2 The messages will appear after the reset of the CMY module if the cyan lamellas are not located in the default positions Magenta Lamella Error 1 Magenta Lamella Error 2 The messages will appear after the reset of the CMY module if the magenta lamellas are not located in the default positions Yellow Lamella Error 1 Yellow Lame...

Page 36: ...ceable gobos 1glass gobo 5 dicroic glass gobos plus an open position rotating in both directions at different speeds Fine gobo indexing and rotation Rotating gobo wheel cont rotation Shaking gobos with variable speed Random gobo selection by audio Auto random gobo selection Rotating gobo wheel cont rotation Dichroic glass gobos outside diameter 37 3 mm maximum image diameter 31 5 mm high temperatu...

Page 37: ...ale sockets for DMX data output RJ 45 male socket for Ethernet connection Pan Tilt Pan movement range 530 Tilt movement range 260 16 bit movement resolution Automatic Pan Tilt position correction Remotely controllable speed of Pan Tilt movement for easy programming Maximum Pan movement 530 in 4 5 s Maximum Tilt movement 260 in 3 6 s Rigging Stands directly on the floor Mounts horizontally or verti...

Page 38: ...weekly cleaning as smoke fluid tends to building up residues reducing the light output very quickly The cooling fans should be cleaned monthly The interior of the fixture should be cleaned at least annually using a vacuum cleaner or an air jet Dichroic colour filters CMY lamelas gobo wheels and the internal lenses should be cleaned monthly Remove dust and dirt from the fans and cooling vents using...

Page 39: ... fine wire fuse of the device might fuse too Only replace the fuse by a fuse of the same type and rating Before replacing the fuse unplug mains lead Procedure 1 Unscrew the fuseholder on the rear panel of the base with a fitting screwdriver from the housing anti clockwise 2 Remove the old fuse from the fuseholder 3 Install the new fuse in the fuseholder 4 Replace the fuseholder in the housing and ...

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