Robe Robin 300E Spot User Manual Download Page 6

Page: 6 / 39

4. Installation

Fixtures must be installed by a Qualified electrician in accordance with all

national and local electrical and construction codes and regulatio

4.1 Connection to the mains

For protection from electric shock, the fixture must be earthed!

The Robin 600E Spot is equipped with auto-switching power supply that automatically adjusts to any 50/60Hz

AC power source from 100-240 Volts.

For use with 100-120 V supplies, both main 8 A fuses has to be exchanged for 15 A fuses which are

enclosed in the packing.

To install the 15 A fuses:

1. Disconnect the fixture from AC power.

2. Unscrew the "live" fuse holder on the rear panel of the base with a flat-tip screwdriver from the housing

(anticlockwise).

3. Remove the 8 A fuse from the fuse holder.

4. Put the 15 A fuse in the fuse holder.

5. Replace the fuse holder in the housing and screw it fully clockwise.

6. Repeat steps 2-5 for the "neutral" fuse holder

Install a suitable plug on the power cord, note that the cores in the power cord are coloured according to the

following table. The earth has to be connected!

If you have any doubts about proper installation, consult a qualified electrician.

Core (EU)

Core (US)

Connection Plug Terminal Marking

Brown

Black

Live

Light blue

White

Neutral

Yellow/Green Green

Earth

Summary of Contents for Robin 300E Spot

Page 1: ... Version1 4 ...

Page 2: ... 4 5 Rigging the fixture 10 4 6 DMX 512 connection 12 4 7 Ethernet connection 13 5 Remotely controllable functions 15 6 Control menu map 16 7 Control menu 19 7 1 Tab Address 20 7 2 Tab Information 20 7 3 Tab Personality 22 7 5 Tab Stand alone 24 7 6 Tab Service 25 7 7 Icon Lamp menu 27 8 RDM 27 9 Wireless DMX operation 28 10 Error and information messages 28 11 Technical Specifications 30 12 Maint...

Page 3: ... 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 accessible 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 fro...

Page 4: ...afety 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 fas tened The lamp must never be ignited if the objective lens or any housing cover is open as discharge lamps may explode and emit a high ultraviolet radiation which may cause burns The maximum ambient temperature 45 C must never be ex...

Page 5: ...ESCAPE button 3 NEXT button 4 ENTER DISPLAY ON button 5 PREV button The head should be locked for transportation the tilt lock latch 2 and the pan lock latch 3 have to be in the locked positions To unlock the head move these latches to unlock positions before operating the fixture 1 Front lens 2 Tilt lock 3 Pan lock 4 Base 5 Moving head 6 Arm The ENTER DISPLAY ON button also serves for switching t...

Page 6: ...he 15 A fuses 1 Disconnect the fixture from AC power 2 Unscrew the live fuse holder on the rear panel of the base with a flat tip screwdriver from the housing anticlockwise 3 Remove the 8 A fuse from the fuse holder 4 Put the 15 A fuse in the fuse holder 5 Replace the fuse holder in the housing and screw it fully clockwise 6 Repeat steps 2 5 for the neutral fuse holder Install a suitable plug on t...

Page 7: ...allation 5 Re insert the lamp cover and tighten the two quarter turn fasteners 1 6 Switch on the fixture 7 Align the lamp see instructions below 8 Reset the Lamp On Time and Lamp Strikes counters in the menu Information Do not operate this fixture with open lamp cover 4 3 Lamp adjustment The lamp holder is aligned at the factory Due to differences between lamps the fine adjustment may improve ligh...

Page 8: ...our wheel by inclining it from its position to break the power of the magnet Protect the glass filter with a piece of paper or clout 5 Insert a new dichroic filter into the colour wheel 6 Place the top cover back before applying power Static gobos 1 Disconnect the fixture from mains and allow it to cool 2 Remove the top plastic cover of the head by loosening the 4 quarter turn fasteners on the cov...

Page 9: ...o wheel 4 Remove the spring gobo lock with an appropriate tool e g small bladed screwdriver and remove it Do not touch the surface of the pattern of the glass gobo 5 Remove the original gobo and insert the new one glazy side towards the lamp Insert the spring gobo lock to secure it in the gobo holder 6 Insert the gobo holder back under the distance slots into rotating gobo wheel 5 Replace the bott...

Page 10: ...alifications do not attempt the installation yourself but instead use a professional structural rigger Improper installation can result in bodily injury or damage to property The fixture has to be installed out of the reach of people If the fixture shall be lowered from the ceiling or high joists professional trussing systems have to be used The fixture must never be fixed swinging freely in the r...

Page 11: ...3 Pull the safety wire 2 through the carrying handles 5 and around the truss 6 as shown on the pictures below Securing the fixture via one safety wire Securing the fixture via two safety wires When installing fixtures side by side avoid illuminating one fixture with another DANGER TO LIFE Before taking into operation for the first time the installation has to be approved by an expert 1 Clamps 2 Sa...

Page 12: ...er directly with the DMX input of the first fixture in the DMX chain If you wish to connect DMX controllers with other XLR out puts you need to use adapter cables Building a serial DMX chain Connect the DMX output of the first fixture in 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 ...

Page 13: ...RX 3 RX 7 Not connected 4 Not connected 8 Not connected Patch cables that connect fixtures to the hubs or LAN sockets are wired 1 1 that is pins with the same numbers are connected together 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 If only the fixture and the computer are to be interconnected no hubs or other active components are needed A cross cable has to be used 1 3 2 6 3 1 4 8 5 7 6 2 7 5 8 4 If the fi...

Page 14: ... 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 and Signal into a XLR plug and connect it in the DMX output of the last fixture Example DMX address 1 DMX address 33 DMX address 129 IP addres 002 168 002 002 Univ...

Page 15: ...ay be achieved by varying the amount of each filter from 0 to 100 Colour temperature correction filter lowers the colour temperature from 6200 K to 3200 K Static gobo wheel The static gobo wheel includes 9 replaceable SLOT LOCK metal gobos Gobo positioning and continual gobo positioning is available as well as a gobo shake function Rotating gobo wheel The rotating gobo wheel includes 7 gobos rotat...

Page 16: ...Hours Resetable Hours Lamp Strikes Total Strikes Resetable Strikes Air Filters Elapsed Time Alert Period 10 300 Fixture Temperatures Head Temperature Current Maximum NonRes Maximum Res Ambient Temperature Current Maximum NonRes Maximum Res Base Temperature Current Maximum NonRes Maximum Res DMX Values Pan Dimmer Fine Wireless State Software Versions Display System Module M Module S Module C Module...

Page 17: ...imeout Blackout Off On Init Effect Positions Pan 0 255 Dimmer Fine 0 255 Screen Settings Display Intensity 1 10 Screen Saver Delay Off 10min Touchscreen Lock Off 10min Recalibrate Touchscreen Display Orientation Normal Inverted Auto Temperature Unit C F Fan Mode Auto High Silent Fan Noise Level 0 100 Magenta Correction On Off Date Time Settings Unlink Wireless Adapter Default Settings Manual Contr...

Page 18: ...Program Play Program 1 Play Program 2 Play Program 3 Edit Program Edit Program 1 Start Step 1 100 End Step 1 100 Edit Program Steps Step 1 Pan 0 255 Dimmer Fine 0 255 Step Time 0 25 5 sec Step 100 Pan 0 255 Dimmer Fine 0 255 Step Time 0 25 5 sec Service Adjust DMX Values Pan 0 255 Dimmer Fine 0 255 Adjust Lamp Pan 0 255 Hot Spot 0 255 Calibrations Calibrate Effects Pan 0 255 Dimmer 2 0 255 Load De...

Page 19: ... to move back to the previous screen menu up arrow used to move up on the previous page down arrow used to move down on the next page confirm used to save adjusted values to leave menu or to perform desired action cancel used to leave menu item without saving changes confirm copy used to save adjusted values and copy them to the next prog step warning icon used to indicate some error which has occ...

Page 20: ...I Fixture receives MANet I protocol gMA2 Fixture receives MANet 2 protocol Art2DMX Fixture receives Artnet protocol from the Ethernet input and sends DMX data to its DMX output fixture works as an Artnet DMX converter next fixture can be connected to its DMX output and you can build a standard DMX chain by connecting another fixtures Only one fixture has to be connected to the Ethernet IP Address ...

Page 21: ... to see whether cleaning is necessary If cleaning is required clean all air filters and change the value in this menu on acceptable level Min level of alert period is 10 hours max is 300 hours Elapsed Time The item allows you to read the time which remains to cleaning air filters The time period is set in the menu mentioned above Expired time period is signalled by a negative mark at the time valu...

Page 22: ... Errors Active Lamp Timer Zoom Errors Lamp Errors Temp Sensor Errors Fixture States Recorded following actions Fixture On Fixture Off Lamp On Lamp Off Fixture Position Recorded installation positions of the fixture Fixture Temperatures Recorded temperatures which have exceeded defined levels Note The log buffer can contain 8000 records max If the buffer is full old data will be overwritten 7 3 Tab...

Page 23: ...hat the dimmer was closed in order to totally close light output of the fixture Init Effect Positions Use the menu to set all effects to the desired positions at which they will stay after switching the fixture on without DMX signal connected Screen Settings Use this menu to change the touch screen settings Display Intensity The item allows to control the intensity of the screen 1 min 10 max Scree...

Page 24: ...sing Robin 600ESpot Dynamic Mode This mode uses all Robin 600ESpot functions including pan tilt movement and therefore is good for a complete introduction of the fixture Static Mode This mode is suitable for projections on the wall ceiling or ground without any pan tilt move ment Adjust the pan tilt zoom focus and hot spot to desired positions an start test sequences by touching the green icon Mus...

Page 25: ...bled pan tilt macro Reserved Figure of circle from small to large Figure of horizontal eight from small to large Figure of vertical eight from small to large Figure of rectangle from small to large Figure of triangle from small to large Figure of star from small to large Figure of cross from small to large 0 1 127 128 129 130 255 Pan Tilt Macro Speed No macro generation Macro generation from fast ...

Page 26: ...ted values and reset the fixture Load Default Calibrations The item loads default factory calibration values Updating software The menu item allows you to update software in the fixture via either serial or USB port of PC 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 if you want to use a seri...

Page 27: ...he option On is intended for a standard operation The option Off is for emergency operation only If the lamp light sensor is switched off the fixture will still try to ignite the lamp even when the lamp is damaged or absent on this account some electronics parts of the fixture can be damaged Lamp On Off Settings Use the menu to set rules for automatic switching on off the lamp Lamp On Power On If ...

Page 28: ...dio CRMX module and antenna for receiving DMX signal CRMX module operates on the 2 4 GHz band To link the fixture with DMX transmitter The fixture can be only linked with the transmitter by running the link procedure at DMX transmitter After linking the level of DMX signal 0 100 is displayed in the menu item Wireless State Information Wireless State To unlink the fixture from DMX transmitter The f...

Page 29: ... The messages will appear after the reset of the colour wheel if this wheel is not located in the default posi tion Cyan Lamella Error 1 Cyan Error 2 The messages will appear after the reset of the cyan flag if the flag is not located in the default position Magenta Lamella Error 1 Magenta Error 2 The messages will appear after the reset of the magenta flags if the flag is not located in the defau...

Page 30: ...Gold 575 2 MiniFastFit 37000 Lm 7500K 750 hrs lamp life Base PGJX 28 Ballast Electronic Optical System High luminous efficiency glass reflector zoom range 10 45 Colour wheel 7 replaceable SLOT LOCK dichroic filters including UV filter CMY CTO mixing module Smooth CMY colour mixing system Colour temperature correction filter lowers the colour temperature to 3200 K 30 colour macros Static gobo wheel...

Page 31: ... RDM ArtNet MANet MANet2 Support of RDM Remote Device Management 3 DMX modes 23 25 32 control channels Wireless DMX RDM module only for WDMX version Compliance with USITT DMX 512 1986 1990 and 512 A Full DMX fidelity and frame integrity Auto sensing of DMX frame rate and frame size 5ms DMX latency Operational frequency range of 2402 2480 MHz Producer LumenRadio Pan Tilt Pan movement range 540 Tilt...

Page 32: ...used DANGER Disconnect from the mains before starting any maintenance work The front objective lens will require 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 lamellas gobo w...

Page 33: ...g the fuse unplug mains lead 1 Remove the fuse holder on the rear 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 only the same type and rating 4 Replace the fuseholder in the housing and fix it ...

Page 34: ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 0 7 8 9 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 3 ...

Page 35: ... 6 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 6 2 0 1 0 A B 0 5 0 4 0 0 4 1 C 0 4 0 2 D4 1 D 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...

Page 36: ... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 E 0 1 5 CF5 3 6 2 3 3 3 0 6 1 6 6 1 6 1 6 1 6 6 6 6 3 0 6 6 6 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 1 6 1 6 6 6 1 ...

Page 37: ... 6 6 6 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 5 6 1 3 0 6 6 6 1 6 1 6 6 1 6 1 1 6 1 1 6 1 6 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 6 6 6 6 1 1 6 6 6 1 6 6 6 6 ...

Page 38: ... 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 A B 3 6 1 0 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 G G G 11 1 4 ...

Page 39: ... 3 5 1 4 0 5 8 5 H 5 I 0 6 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 4 0 4 2 1 3 J 5 J 0 4 E A8 B 1 0 4 G G ...

Search results

Summary of Contents for Robin 300E Spot

Reviews:

Related manuals for Robin 300E Spot

Brands by name

Popular brands

Robe Robin 300E Spot, User Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for Robin 300E Spot

Reviews:

Related manuals for Robin 300E Spot

Brands by name

Popular brands