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4. Installation

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

national and local electrical and construction codes and regulatio

ns.

4.1 Connection to the mains

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

The Robin BMFL FollowSpot is equipped with auto-switching power supply that automatically adjusts to any

50-60Hz AC power source from 200-240 Volts. The fixture is protected by one 12 A blow primary fuse.

If you install a cord cap on the power cable to allow connection to power outlets, install a grounding-type (earthed)

plug, following the plug manufacturer’s instructions.

To apply power, first check that the head pan and tilt locks are released.

The cores in the power cable are coloured according to the following table.

Core (EU)

Core (US)

Connection Plug Terminal Marking

Brown

Black

Live

Light blue

White

Neutral

Yellow/Green Green

Earth

The earth has to be connected!

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

Attention: The powerCON is a connector without breaking capacity,

i.e. the powerCON should not be connected or disconnected under load or live!

Do not connect the fixture to a dimmer system!

Summary of Contents for Robin BMFL FollowSpot

Page 1: ...1 Version 1 5 ...

Page 2: ...fixture 11 4 8 DMX 512 connection 14 4 9 Ethernet connection 15 5 Remotely controllable functions 17 6 Control menu map 19 7 Control menu 22 7 1 Tab Address 23 7 2 Tab Information 24 7 3 Tab Personality 26 7 4 Tab Manual Control 28 7 5 Tab Stand alone 28 7 6 Tab Service 29 7 7 Icon Lamp menu 31 8 RDM 32 9 Wireless DMX operation 33 10 Error and information messages 34 11 Technical Specifications 37...

Page 3: ...th it Make sure that the available voltage is not higher than stated on the rear panel WARNING This unit does not contain an ON OFF switch Always disconnect power input cable to completely remove power from unit when not in use or before cleaning or servicing the fixture Make sure that the power cord is never crimped or damaged by sharp edges Check the device and the pow er cord from time to time ...

Page 4: ...fety 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 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 exceeded CAUTION The len...

Page 5: ...ons To unlock the head move these latches to unlock positions before operating the fixture 1 Front lens 2 RoboSpot Camera if the fixture is equiped with a camera 3 Yoke 4 Base 5 Handle 6 Moving head The ENTER DISPLAY ON button also serves for switching the display on when the fixture is disconnected from the mains Rear panel of the base 1 DMX output 5 pin XLR 2 DMX input 5 pin XLR 3 Ethernet input...

Page 6: ...er cable to allow connection to power outlets install a grounding type earthed plug following the plug manufacturer s instructions To apply power first check that the head pan and tilt locks are released The cores in the power cable are coloured according to the following table Core EU Core US Connection Plug Terminal Marking Brown Black Live L Light blue White Neutral N Yellow Green Green Earth T...

Page 7: ...th 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 manufacturer s notes Do not touch the glass bulb bare hand during the installation 5 Re insert the lamp cover and tighten the three quarter turn fasteners 1 6 Switch on the fixture 7 Align the lamp see instructions below 8 R...

Page 8: ...n fasteners on the cover 3 Turn the colour wheel 2 to the suitable position The dichroic filters are fixed on the colour wheel by the magnets 4 Release the dichroic filter 1 from the colour wheel 2 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 2 6 Place the top cover ba...

Page 9: ... 5 Grip the holder 4 and carefully tilt it out to break a force of magnets 5 on the frost holder 8 6 Insert a new frost module into the frost holder 8 Check that both slots 6 snapped correctly into two protrusions 7 on the holder 4 7 Place the plastic cover back on the fixture before applying power Note If you look into the fixture through a front lens fixture s lamp must be off you can see the he...

Page 10: ...camera 1 Disconnect the fixture from mains and allow it to cool for 20 minutes 2 Screw the camera 1 with holder 2 to the camera holder 3 by means of the three screws M3x8 4 with washers 3 Connect the RJ 45 input of the FollowsSpot head with the camera by means of the RJ45 cable 5 ...

Page 11: ...PERIENCE including 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 use a help of professional companies CAUTION Fixtures may cause severe injuries when crashing down If you have doubts concerning the safety of a possible instal...

Page 12: ...hten the rigging clamps 4 Pull one safety wire 4 around the truss 6 and through the handle 7 and another safety wire 4 pull around the truss 6 and through the handle 7 and lock the snap hooks through attachment point 5 as shown on the picture below When installing fixtures side by side avoid illuminating one fixture with another DANGER TO LIFE Before taking into operation for the first time the in...

Page 13: ...nction is on the fixture will automatically detect via G sensor whether the fixture is on the floor or hangs on the truss or is mounted sideways on the truss and moves the pan and tilt to the position including movement of zoom and focus lenses to the front part of the head in which the front lens of the head will always face down Owing this position of the fixture head there is not chance to burn...

Page 14: ... 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 Up to 32 fixtures can be connected Caution At the last fixture the DMX cable has to be...

Page 15: ...t 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 fixture is con...

Page 16: ... 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 and Signal into a XLR plug and connect it in the DMX output of the last fixture Example DMX address 1 DMX addres...

Page 17: ...ent speeds Rainbow effect in both directions Colour wheel 2 This wheel contains 6 replaceable SLOT LOCK dichroic filters open The colour wheel can be positioned between two adjacent colours in any position It is also possible to rotate the colour wheel continuously at different speeds Rainbow effect in both directions CMY CTO colour mixing system The CMY color mixing system is based on graduated c...

Page 18: ...r control of the LightMaster RoboSpot You can use a full control of the LightMaster RoboSpot fully disable LightMaster RoboSpot or leave two faders and pan tilt active only These functions you can also find on the Power channel of the following fixtures Robin BMFL Spot Blade WashBeam LightMaster RoboSpot enabled DMX range of 240 244 LightMaster RoboSpot disabled DMX range of 245 249 except two fad...

Page 19: ...Universe 00001 32000 sACN Priority 0 255 Information Fixture Times Power On Time Total Hours Resetable Hours Lamp On Time Total Hours Remaining 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...

Page 20: ...n XLR Out Pan Tilt Settings Pan Reverse Off On Tilt Reverse Off On Pan Tilt Feedback Off On Pan Tilt mode Time Speed Pan Tilt EMS On Off Follow Spot Mode Off Soft Medium Hard Microphone Sen sitivity 1 10 20 Blackout Settings Blackout During M C Off On Blackout while Pan Tilt moving Off On Colour Wheel Moving Off On TimeOut Blackout Off On Init Effect Positions Pan 0 255 Dimmer Fine 0 255 Screen Se...

Page 21: ...0 255 Zoom 0 255 Focus 0 255 MusicTrigger Off On Preset Playback None Test Prg 1 Prg 2 Prg 3 Play 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 Ad...

Page 22: ...ack arrow used 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...

Page 23: ...fied limits the battery should last for at least two years Shell the ambient temperatures exceed the specified maximum temperature the lifetime of the batteries could be considerably shortened even up to just one year or less and also result in physical damage battery leakage or unreliable fixture functions Damage caused by batteries failed due to exceeded maximum ambient temperature cannot be cla...

Page 24: ...his item can be set in range 0 255 7 2 Tab Information Fixture Times The menu provides readouts of fixture and lamp operation hours Power On Time Hours Select this menu to read the number of fixture operation hours Total Hours The item shows the total number of the operation hours since the Robin BMFL FollowSpot has been fabricated Resetable Hours The item shows the number of the operation hours t...

Page 25: ...the fixture base Maximum NonRes A maximum temperature in the fixture base since the fixture has been fabricated Maximum Res A maximum temperature in the fixture base since the counter was last reset In order to reset this counter to 0 touch the text box next to the item Maximum Res Ambient Temperature The menu shows temperature of the induced air on the fan in the fixture base Current A current te...

Page 26: ...s Mode 2 27 control channels View Selected Preset Use the menu to display channels included in the selected mode DMX Input Use the menu to select mode of DMX signal receiving Wired DMX signal is received by means of the standard DMX cable Wireless DMX signal is received by means of the inbuilt wireless module Wireless In XLR Out the fixture receives wireless DMX and sends the signal to its wired D...

Page 27: ... fast Timeout Blackout If this function is On two framing lamellas close on expiration 5 seconds after that the dimmer was closed in order to totally close light output from 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 s...

Page 28: ...eiling 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 Music Trigger Use the item to activate the sound control of the running program via the built in microphone Preset Playback This menu allows you to select the program which will be played in a loop after switching the fixture on the opt...

Page 29: ...gure 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 to slow forwards No macro generation Macro generation from slow to fast backwards 7 6 Tab Service Adjust DMX Values...

Page 30: ...l 49 channel 42 Tilt channel 50 channel 43 Colour Wheel 1 channel 51 channel 44 Colour Wheel 2 channel 52 channel 45 Cyan channel 53 channel 46 Magenta channel 54 channel 47 Yellow channel 55 channel 48 CTO channel 56 channel 49 Zoom channel 65 channel 58 Light Frost channel 66 channel 59 Medium Frost channel 67 channel 60 Heavy Frost channel 68 channel 61 Focus 1 channel 69 channel 62 Focus 2 cha...

Page 31: ... to continue in the software update you have to switch off and on the fixture to escape from the updating mode We recommend to cancel all running programs on your computer before starting the software update 5 Double click the software uploader file e g DSU_RobinBMFLFollowSpotLT_18082428 exe in the extracted files The Software Uploader program will start running 6 Select correct COM number if you ...

Page 32: ...ixture on Lamp Off via DMX The item enables to switch the lamp off via DMX command from DMX controller Lamp On if DMX Present The item allows you to strike the lamp automatically after 26 seconds if DMX signal is present on the fixture s DMX input Lamp Off if not DMX The item allows you to switch off the lamp automatically after 2 minutes if DMX signal is missing on the fixture s DMX input 8 RDM T...

Page 33: ...ireless operation is active only during first 10 sec onds after switching the fixture on After switching the fixture on the fixture checks both modes of receiving DMX in the following order 1 For the first five seconds the fixture receives DMX signal from the wired input If the Power Special functions channel is set at some DMX input option the fixture will receive DMX value according to this opti...

Page 34: ...s displayed Also faulty missing lamp can be reason of the message Lamp Error This message appears if the lamp was switched off without command of the lamp control software Overheated This message informs that the fixture head has been overheated and the lamp was switched off by means of the head temperature sensor sensor Head Temperature Base Overheated This message informs that the fixture base h...

Page 35: ... is not located in the default position 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 default position Yellow Lamella Error 1 Yellow Error 2 The messages will appear a...

Page 36: ...an Bad Lamp Off The iris blower Fan 5 in the fixture head malfunctioned and the lamp was switched off FS Fans Bad Lamp Off Both blowers Fan 11 Fan 12 of the framing shutters module in the fixture head malfunctioned and the lamp was switched off FS Fan Bad Lamp P Red One of the blowers Fan 11 Fan 12 of the framing shutters module in the fixture head malfunctioned and the lamp power has been reduced...

Page 37: ...congo blue open Colour wheel 2 6 replaceable SLOT LOCK dichroic filters pink lavender laser green CTB minus 1 1 green minus 1 2 green open CMY CTO mixing module Smooth CMY colour mixing system Colour temperature correction filter lowers the colour temperature to 2700 K 30 colour macros Iris Motorized iris for different beam diameters Frost filters 3 separate variable frost filters light medium hea...

Page 38: ...ovement range 270 16 bit movement resolution Automatic Pan Tilt position correction Remotely controllable speed of pan tilt movement for easy programming Pan tilt lock mechanism RoboSpot Camera fixture with RoboSpot Camera only Type SNZ 6320 Max resolution 1920 x 1080 16 9 Full HD 1080p resolution support 32x optical zoom 16x digital zoom H 264 MJPEG dual codec Multiple streaming Day Night ICR WDR...

Page 39: ...ries Upgrade kit CRMX Universal 260 P N 9903 0100 BMFL Base adaptor for FollowSpot P N 10980365 Tripod for RoboSpot FollowSpot LightMaster P N 10980350 Robin BMFL LightMaster side kit SET P N 10080281 Robin BMFL LightMaster rear kit SET P N 10080282 BMFL Side Handle P N 10980396 BMFL Handles 2 pcs P N 10980233 RoboSpot Camera P N 10080311 Doughty Trigger Clamp P N 17030386 Safety wire 50 kg P N 99...

Page 40: ...40 Photometric diagrams Min zoom ...

Page 41: ...41 Max zoom ...

Page 42: ...er compressed air or you can wash them and put back dry After replacing the air filters reset the elapsed time counter in the menu Information Information Air Fil ters Elapsed Time Replacing the fuse Before replacing 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...

Page 43: ...e end of its life according to the local regulations and codes 13 ChangeLog This section summarizes all types of changes in the user manual Version of the manual Date of issue Description of changes 1 1 30 08 2017 DMX chart version 1 2 LightMaster and Robospot support modified 1 2 11 01 2018 Optional accessories changed 1 3 02 07 2018 Added notice for manipulation with powerCon 1 4 15 03 2019 Web ...

Page 44: ... input Wired DMX step 15 19 DMX input Wireless DMX step function is active only 10 seconds after switching the fixture on 20 24 Graphic display On step 25 29 Graphic display Off step 30 34 Reserved 35 39 Lamp power 1500W step 40 44 Lamp power 1700W step 45 49 Quiet mode step 50 54 Dimmer curve Square law step 55 59 Dimmer curve Linear step 60 64 Fans mode Auto step 65 69 Fans mode High step 70 74 ...

Page 45: ...p blue proportional 55 Orange proportional 73 Green proportional 91 Magenta proportional 110 Congo blue UV proportional 128 129 White step Positioning 130 139 Deep red step 140 149 Deep blue step 150 159 Orange step 160 169 Green step 170 179 Magenta step 180 189 Congo blue UV step 190 215 Forwards rainbow effect from fast to slow proportional 216 217 No rotation step 218 243 Backwards rainbow eff...

Page 46: ...nta 0 255 Magenta 0 white 255 full magenta 0 default proportional 13 11 Yellow 0 255 Yellow 0 white 255 full yellow 0 default proportional 14 12 CTO filter 0 255 0 6000K 255 2700K 0 default proportional 15 13 CMY CTO CW1 CW2 macros See table Colour macros to find components of each colour The following channels are disabled 7 14 Mode 1 7 12 Mode2 0 7 No function 0 default step 8 9 Colour Macro 1 s...

Page 47: ...2 93 Filter 102 Light Amber step 94 95 Filter 103 Straw step 96 97 Filter 104 Deep Amber step 98 99 Filter 105 Orange step 100 101 Filter 106 Primary Red step 102 103 Filter 111 Dark Pink step 104 105 Filter 115 Peacock Blue step 106 107 Filter 116 Medium Blue Green step 108 109 Filter 117 Steel Blue step 110 111 Filter 118 Light Blue step 112 113 Filter 119 Dark Blue step 114 115 Filter 120 Deep ...

Page 48: ...lter 281 Three Quarter C T Blue step 188 189 Filter 285 Three Quarter C T Orange step 190 191 Filter 352 Glacier Blue step 192 193 Filter 353 Lighter Blue step 194 195 Filter 715 Cabana Blue step 196 197 Filter 778 Millennium Gold step 198 199 Filter 793 Vanity Fair step 200 243 Reserved 244 249 Random macro selection by audio control step Set microphone sensitivity in menu PErsonality 250 255 Aut...

Page 49: ...beam angle 128 default proportional 25 Zoom fine 0 255 Fine zooming 0 default proportional 26 22 Focus 0 255 Continuous adjustment from far to near 128 default proportional 27 Focus fine 0 255 Fine focusing 0 default proportional 28 23 Reserved 0 255 Raw DMX 0 default proportional 29 24 Reserved 0 255 Raw DMX 0 default proportional 30 25 Reserved 0 255 Raw DMX 0 default proportional 31 26 Shutter ...

Page 51: ...0 0 0 0 255 0 90 0 Colour Macro 22 0 0 0 0 255 0 70 0 Colour Macro 23 0 0 0 0 255 0 0 0 Colour Macro 24 0 0 0 0 255 57 0 0 Colour Macro 25 0 0 0 0 255 83 0 0 Colour Macro 26 0 0 0 0 255 127 0 0 Colour Macro 27 0 0 0 0 255 166 0 0 Colour Macro 28 0 0 0 0 255 226 0 0 Colour Macro 29 0 0 0 0 255 255 0 0 Colour Macro 30 0 0 0 0 255 255 95 0 Filter 4 Medium Bastard Amber 0 0 0 0 0 94 107 0 Filter 10 Me...

Page 52: ...r 157 Pink 0 0 0 0 0 159 117 0 Filter 158 Deep Orange 0 0 0 0 0 156 231 0 Filter 162 Bastard Amber 0 0 0 0 0 83 100 0 Filter 164 Flame Red 0 0 0 0 0 217 210 0 Filter 165 Daylight Blue 0 0 0 0 191 94 0 0 Filter 169 Lilac Tint 0 0 0 0 76 85 0 0 Filter 170 Deep Lavender 0 0 0 0 118 123 0 0 Filter 172 Lagoon Blue 0 0 0 0 191 0 80 0 Filter 179 Chrome Orange 0 0 0 0 0 90 251 0 Filter 180 Dark Lavender 0...

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