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Summary of Contents for ColorWash 250 AT

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Page 2: ... ColorWash 250 AT DMX Protocol 12 6 Controller mode 15 6 1 DMX addressing 15 6 2 Remotely controllable functions 15 7 Stand alone mode 16 8 Control menu map 17 9 Control menu 20 9 1 Fixture Address 20 9 2 Slave control 20 9 3 Fixture informations 20 9 4 Personality 22 9 5 Lamp On Off 23 9 6 Manual mode 23 9 7 Test sequences 24 9 8 Stand alone setting 24 9 9 Reset function 25 9 10 Special functions...

Page 3: ...r 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 fr...

Page 4: ...ct holes only Only operate the fixture after having checked that the housing is firmly closed and all screws are tightly fas tened The lamp must never be ignited if the objective lens or any housing cover is open as discharge lamps may explose and emit a high ultraviolet radiation which may cause burns The maximum ambient temperature 45 C must never be exceeded Otherwise the lamp is switched off a...

Page 5: ... 3 Description of the device 1 Moving head 2 Yoke 3 Front lens 4 Base ...

Page 6: ...mp with a higher wattage A lamp like this generates temperatures the device is not de signed for Damages caused by non observance are not subject to warranty Please follow the lamp manu facturer s notes Do not touch the glass bulb with bare hands during the installation Make sure that the lamp is installed tightly into the lampholder system Reclose the lamp cover and tighten the 3 screws Before st...

Page 7: ...se to set the hot spot in the center of the image If you cannot detect the hot spot adjust the lamp until the light is evenly distributed 4 3 Inserting Exchanging colours DANGER Install the colours with the device switched off only Unplug from mains before If you wish to change colours open the top cover of the head by loosening the 4 quarter turn fasteners on the top cover Gently bend out the col...

Page 8: ... Live L Light blue White Neutral N Yellow Green Green Earth 4 5 Changing the power supply settings Both the transformer and the ballast must be connected correctly for the local AC voltage and frequency The wrong settings can cause poor performance or demage of the moving head The factory settings are printed next to the power switch If you want to change the power supply settings follow the instr...

Page 9: ...s where persons may walk by or be seated IMPORTANT OVERHEAD RIGGING REQUIRES EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE including but not limited to calculating working load limits installation material being used and periodic safety inspection of all installation material and the projector If you lack these qualifications do not attempt the installation yourself but instead use a professional structural rigger Imprope...

Page 10: ...he omega holder 4 with M12 bolt and lock nut through the hole in the holder 2 Fasten the omega holders on the bottom of the base by inserting both quick lock fasteners 3 into the holes of the base and tighten fully clockwise 3 Fasten the safety rope 2 through the two apertures on the bottom of the base and over the trussing sys tem When installing fixtures side by side avoid illuminating one fixtu...

Page 11: ...n the DMX chain with the DMX input of the next fixture Always connect one output with the input of the next fixture until all fixtures are connected Caution At the last fixture the DMX cable has to be terminated with a terminator Solder a 120 Ω resistor between Signal and Signal into a 3 pin XLR plug and plug it in the DMX output of the last fixture Building a master slave chain Connect the DMX ou...

Page 12: ...abled blackout while pan tilt moving Blackout while colour wheel moving Disabled blackout while colour wheel 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 Reserved Dimmer Strobe reset Zoom effect wheel reset Reserved Total reset Reserved Lamp Off Reserved step step step step step...

Page 13: ...step step proportional step proportional step proportional 8 10 0 255 Colour wheel fine positioning Fine positioning proportional 9 8 11 10 0 255 Cyan Cyan 0 white 255 full cyan proportional 10 9 12 11 0 255 Magenta Magenta 0 white 255 full magenta proportional 11 10 13 12 0 255 Yellow Yellow 0 white 255 full yellow proportional 12 11 14 13 0 255 Speed of CMY dimmer Speed from max 0 to min 255 pro...

Page 14: ...from slow to fast Closing pulse in sequences from fast to slow Shutter open Random strobe effect from slow to fast Shutter open step step proportional step proportional proportional step proportional step 17 16 19 18 0 255 Dimmer intensity Dimmer intensity from 0 to 100 proportional 18 20 0 255 Fine dimmer intensity Dimmer intensity fine proportional Notes Short times are not used for long tracks ...

Page 15: ...on plug with 120 Ohm to the last fixture in the link in order to ensure proper transmission on the DMX data link 6 2 Remotely controllable functions Lamp The ColorWash 250 AT is to be operated with a Philips MSD 250 2 lamp A relay inside of the ColorWash 250 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 To sw...

Page 16: ...ns a reset switches On Off the lamp or plays test program all slaves will execute these acts too e g if the master fixture has switched the lamp off no slaves can switch the lamp on The master fixture starts simultaneous program start in the other slave fixtures All fixtures have a definite syn chronized starting point when playing back their programs The number of running program is the same in a...

Page 17: ...Po ti totl rSEt La ti totl rSEt LA St totl rSEt tEMP Cur t boAr HEAd Hi tE boAr HEAd rSEt boAr HEAd DM In Pan 0 255 F dim 0 255 VErS IC1 b IC2 b IC3 b IC4 b IC1 L IC2 L IC1 r PErS r PAn On Off r tilt On Off dM Pr Mod 1 Mod 2 Mod 3 Mod 4 LA Pr LA Au On Off d L OF On Off dM On On Off dM OF On Off LA dE 0 1 90 s ...

Page 18: ... M On Off Col M On Off In Po Pan 0 255 F dim 0 255 Stor dF SE LAMP On Off MAn M PrE C Pan Pan 1 Pan3 dimr dim 0 dim C MAn C Pan 0 255 F dim 0 255 tESt Mod 1 Pan 0 255 tilt 0 255 Zoom 0 255 Go Mod 2 St AL Audi On Off Auto Off tESt PrG 1 PrG 2 PrG 3 PLAY tESt PrG 1 PrG 2 PrG 3 Edit PrG 1 PrG 2 PrG 3 St 01 St 99 Pan 0 255 S tim 0 1 25 5 s COPY ...

Page 19: ...19 rESE SPEC LA Ad PAn 0 255 tilt 0 255 CodE rdML rdMH AdJ Pan 0 255 F CAL Colo 0 255 dimr 0 255 A rES uPd M No Yes ...

Page 20: ...ction allows you to control the slaves from the master s control panel in a master slave operation Select this function from the main menu and press ENTER Browse the list of all connected slaves SL C 1 SL C 9 by pressing UP or DOWN Select the desired slave and press ENTER button The matching slave control panel is available from the master control panel Note This function is available from the mas...

Page 21: ...Ad The function shows the max temperature of the head inside since the ColorWash 250 AT has been fabricated rSEt Maximum resetable temperatures boAr The function shows the maximum temperature on the main board since the counter was last reset In order to reset the counter to 0 you have to hold UP and DOWN and press the ENTER HEAd The function shows the maximum temperature of the head inside since ...

Page 22: ...ait for a service intervertion If the lamp light sensor is switched off and at switching the lamp on the electronics will still try to ignite the lamp until it shines even when the lamp is damaged or absent on this account some electronics parts could be damaged DiSP Display adjusting This function allows you to change the display settings turn Select this function to turn the display by 180 d On ...

Page 23: ...cts to the desired initial positions After switch ing the fixture on if DMX is not connected all effects will move to initial positions Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select desired channel and press ENTER Set the effect to the desired position using UP and DOWN buttons and confirm by pressing ENTER After having adjusted required effects select Stor to save all initial values to the memory dF SE D...

Page 24: ...un a bilt in program or the 3 freely programmable programs in a loop tESt The option starts built in test program PrG 1 The option starts created program No 1 PrG 2 The option starts created program No 2 PrG 3 The option starts created program No 3 Select the program you wish and press ENTER The selected program starts running By pressing ENTER is possible to pause the program running Edit Editing...

Page 25: ... slave operation rdML Code This menu item shows the first part of an RDM identification code rdMH Code This menu item shows the second part of an RDM identification code AdJ Effect adjustment By this function you can calibrate and adjust the effects to their standard right positions Disconect the DMX controller from the fixture and select AdJ menu The display shows step by step effects by which yo...

Page 26: ...the other fixtures in DMX chain Turn on the computer and the fixture Make sure the lamp is switched off 2 Switch the fixture to the update mode by selecting the option Updating mode in menu Special Functions on the fixture control panel SPEC UPd yES 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 t...

Page 27: ...additional ROBE RDM network software provides the RDM functionality The DreamBox supports RDM new control protocol featuring AutoPatch and Fixture Status Monitoring The list of RDM commands for ColorWash 250 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 I...

Page 28: ...appear if the 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 Sn Er This message appears if the lamp lighting sensor is failed PoEr This message will appear if the...

Page 29: ...fects Beam shaper Frost filter for softer beam Zoom zoom range 8 32 CMY colours mixing module Smooth CMY colour mixing system 30 colour macros Strobe Strobe effect with variable speed max 15 flashes per second Dimmer Smooth dimmer from 0 100 Motors 10 high quality stepping motors controlled by microprocessors Electronics Addressing special functions setting effects calibration via control panel wi...

Page 30: ...Mounts horizontally or vertically with 2 Omega brackets 2 truss orientation Safety chain cord attachment point Temperatures Maximum ambient temperature 45 C Maximum housing temperature 70 C Minimum distances Min distance from flammable surfaces 0 5m Min distance to lighted object 1 0m Beampath Weight net EU version 20 5 kg US version 23 5 kg Accessories Omega holder 2 pieces 99010420 Optional scce...

Page 31: ... 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 The dichroic colour filters should be cleaned monthly There are no serviceable parts inside the device except for the lamp and the fuse Please refer to the instructions under Fitting Exchanging the lamp Maintenance a...

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