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3. Installation

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

national  and local electrical and construction codes and regulatio

n.

3.1 Connection to the mains

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

The Robin Pointe is equipped with auto-switching power supply that automatically adjusts to any 50-60Hz AC 

power source from 00-40 Volts.

This fixture must be earthed. To use the fixture, a plug must be fixed.

The correct assembly of a sufficient plug may be done by professional persons only.

The conductors in the cable are marked by the following table. 

 

            Core (EU) 

  Core (US) 

    Connection   Plug Terminal Marking 

Brown   

     Black 

    Live      

             L

Light blue 

     White 

    Neutral 

 

N

Green /Yellow       Green 

    Earth

 

 

Summary of Contents for ROBIN Pointe

Page 1: ... Version1 7 ...

Page 2: ... 7 Ethernet connection 14 3 8 Wireless DMX operation 16 4 Remotely controllable functions 17 5 Control menu map 18 6 Control menu 21 6 1 Tab Address 22 6 2 Tab Information 23 6 3 Tab Personality 24 6 4 Tab Manual Control 26 6 5 Tab Stand alone 26 6 6 Tab Service 27 6 7 Icon Lamp menu 29 7 RDM 29 8 Error and information messages 30 9 Technical Specifications 32 10 Maintenance and cleaning 34 11 Cha...

Page 3: ...rom the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supplied consult your authorized distributor or local power company Always disconnect the fixture from AC power before cleaning removing or installing the fuses or any part The power plug has to be accessible after installing the fixture Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can ...

Page 4: ...ipulate with it This fixture should not be placed in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided Only operate the fixture after having checked that the housing is firmly closed and all screws are tightly fas tened Always use a secondary safety cable when mounting this fixture Make sure that the area below the installation place is blocked when rigging derigging or servicing the f...

Page 5: ...NEXT button 4 PREV button 5 ENTER DISPLAY ON 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 the display on wh...

Page 6: ... Pointe is equipped with auto switching power supply that automatically adjusts to any 50 60Hz AC power source from 100 240 Volts This fixture must be earthed To use the fixture a plug must be fixed The correct assembly of a sufficient plug may be done by professional persons only The conductors in the cable are marked by the following table Core EU Core US Connection Plug Terminal Marking Brown B...

Page 7: ... the lamp into lamp compartment until it snaps into spring locks 5 Do not install a lamp 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 manufacturer s notes Warning do not touch the lamp s envelope with bare hands Should this happen clean the bulb with a cloth soaked i...

Page 8: ... the fixture from mains 3 Loosen two quarter turn fasteners 1 on a lamp cover and remove the lamp cover 2 to get into lamp compartment 4 Move the lamp into desired position by using a suitable screwdriver inserted in the appropriate slots A B 5 Re insert the lamp cover 2 and tighten the two quarter turn fasteners 1 6 Connect the fixture to the mains and check if the adjustment has been correctly m...

Page 9: ... hot spot may move during the first 100 hours of the lamp operation lamp stabilizes its burning and the lamp adjusting has to be repeated In some cases the lamp adjusting has to be made every 100 hours of lamp operation ...

Page 10: ...the gobo holder from the rotation gobo wheel 4 Carefully remove the gobo and the spring gobo lock from the gobo holder by pushing to the gobe from the side without toothed wheelt Do not touch the surface of the pattern of the glass gobo use a suitable glove Be careful Glass 5 Insert the new gobo glazy side towards the lamp Insert the spring gobo lock to secure it in the gobo holder 6 Insert the go...

Page 11: ...cations 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 installation do not install the fixture The fixture has to be installed out of the reach of public The fixture must never be fixed swinging freely in the room Danger of fire When installing the...

Page 12: ... tighten fully clockwise 3 Pull the safety wire 2 through the attachment point and around the truss 6 Alternativelly fixtures handels can be used for safety attachment 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 Safety wire 3 Omega holder ...

Page 13: ...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 14: ...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 fixture...

Page 15: ...irst 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 DMX address 1 DMX address 24...

Page 16: ...l receive DMX value according to this option If DMX input option is set to the wired input this option is saved and checking procedure is finished If DMX input option is not set the fixture continues next 5 seconds in scanning wireless DMX signal see point 2 2 For the next 5 seconds the fixture receives wireless DMX signal and again detects if the Power Special functions channel is set at some DMX...

Page 17: ...gobo wheel includes 10 metal gobos and 4 beam reducers Gobo positioning and continual gobo positioning is available as well as a gobo shake function Rotating gobo wheel The rotating gobo wheel includes 9 replaceable SLOT LOCK glass gobos rotating in both directions indexable open position Gobo positioning and gobo selection speed is available as well as a gobo shake function Prisms Both 6 facet li...

Page 18: ...rmation Fixture Times Power On Time Total Hours Resetable Hours Lamp On Time Total 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 Fin...

Page 19: ...t Settings Blackout During M C Off On Blackout while Pan Tilt moving Off On Colour Wheel Moving Off On Gobo Wheels Moving Off On Timeout 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 Hi...

Page 20: ...art 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 Calibrations Calibrate Effects Pan 0 255 Tilt Colour Wheel Static Gobo Wheel Rot Gobo Wheel R Gobo Index Prism I Prism I Rotation Prism 2 Prism 2 Rotation Zoom F...

Page 21: ...cons used in the touch screen menu back 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 warn...

Page 22: ...xceeded maximum ambient temperature cannot be claimed under warranty terms Touch any part of the screen or press the ENTER Display On button to display the initial screen with the cur rent stored DMX address Touch the green arrow at the bottom right corner of the screen or press the ENTER Display On button to enter the Address menu An item such as a Tab menu item text box icon may be selected from...

Page 23: ...n powered on since the counter was last reset In order to reset this counter to 0 touch the text box next to the item Resetable Hours Lamp Strikes Select this menu to read the number of lamp strikes Total Strikes The item shows the total number of the lamp strikes since the Robin Pointe has been fabricated Resetable Strikes The item shows the number of the lamp strikes since the counter was last r...

Page 24: ... rot gobos colours processor Module P The prisms and frost processor Module O A focus zoom strobe processor Product IDs The menu is used to read the MAC Address RDM UID and RDM Label View Logs Use this menu to read fixture s data which have been recorded during fixture operation This colected data allows easier troubleshooting Fixture Errors Use this menu to read fixture errors which have occured ...

Page 25: ...lows to invert tilt movement Pan Tilt Feedback The item allows to return the mowing head to the required pan tilt position after changing the position by an external force if this option is set on Note Be careful the Pan Tilt Feedback should be permanent On the option Off is not suitable for standard operation and the head of the fixture can be damaged Pan Tilt mode Use this menu to set the mode o...

Page 26: ...ion by touching the icon on the display an the option set in the Display Orientation menu is temporarily overriden Temperature unit Use the menu item to change temperature unit from C to F Fan Mode Use the menu to set the fixture fans to max power mode High or to auto control mode Auto Date Time Settings Use this menu to set current date and time for the fixture log system menu View Logs Set this ...

Page 27: ...ouch the item Edit Program Steps 3 Touch the item Step 1 4 From the list of effects touch desired effect and set its value Browse throw the list by touching the up arrow and down arrow and set all desired effects An item Step Time value of 0 25 5 sec is the time during which effects last in the current step 5 Save adjusted effects to the current step by touching the confirm or save and copy them t...

Page 28: ...w to find desired effect and touch it to enter the fine effect adjustment screen 3 Set desired value and save it by touching the confirm 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the next effects 5 After calibrating all effects touch the confirm to save all adjusted values and reset the fixture Calibration via the DMX controller 1 Connect DMX controller to the fixture and set fixture effects to the desired posit...

Page 29: ...e fixture to the updating mode by touching the Updating Software item Note If you do not want to continue in software update you have to switch off and on the fixture to escape from this menu We recommend to cancel all running programs before starting the Software Uploader 3 Run the Software Uploader program Select desired COM and then click on the Connect button Select COM if the serial port is u...

Page 30: ...X input 7 RDM This fixture supports RDM operation 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 packets to be inserted into a DMX512 data stream without adversely affecting existing non RDM equipment By using a special Start Cod...

Page 31: ... failed or magnet is missing or the stepping motor is defective or its driving IC on the PCB The head is not located in the default position after the reset Pan Error 1 Pan Error 2 This message will appear after the reset of the fixture if the yoke s magnetic indexing circuit malfunctions sen sor failed or magnet is missing or the stepping motor is defective or its driving IC on the PCB The yoke i...

Page 32: ...heel if the rotating gobos are not located in the default positions Static Gobo Error 1 Static Gobo Wheel Error 2 The messages will appear after the reset of the static gobo wheel if this wheel is not located in the default position Frost Error 1 Frost I Error 2 The messages will appear after the reset of the frost lamella if this effect is not located in the default position Clean Air Filters The...

Page 33: ...tion 2 5 10 beam application Colour wheel 13 dichroic filters white Static gobo wheel 10 metal gobos 4 beam reducers Rotating gobo wheel 9 glass gobos can be indexed and rotated in both directions at different speeds Gobo wheel continuous rotation Glass gobos outside diameter 15 9 mm image diameter 12 5 mm thickness 1 1 mm high temperature borofloat or better glass Slot lock system for easy replac...

Page 34: ...y 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 movement range 270 16 bit movement resolution Automatic Pan Tilt position correction Remotely controllable speed of pan tilt movement for easy programming Movement control tracking and vector Pan tilt lock mechanis...

Page 35: ...re the maximum light output but will also allow the fixture to function reliably throughout its life A soft lint free cloth moistened with any good glass cleaning fluid is recommended under no circumstances should alcohol or solvents be used DANGER Always disconnect the fixture from the mains before starting any maintenance work If the fixture is connected to mains high voltage is present at the h...

Page 36: ...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 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 11 ChangeLog This section summa...

Page 37: ...37 12 Photometric diagrams All diagrams are for full power of the lamp Standard Mode ...

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Page 41: ...amp power 230W step 25 29 Standard mode Lamp power 280W step 30 49 Reserved 50 59 Pan Tilt speed mode step 60 69 Pan Tilt time mode step 70 79 Blackout while pan tilt moving step 80 89 Disabled blackout while pan tilt moving step 90 99 Blackout while colour wheel moving step 100 109 Disabled blackout while colour wheel moving step 110 119 Blackout while gobo wheel moving step 120 129 Disabled blac...

Page 42: ... 148 152 Magenta step 153 157 Azure step 158 161 Red step 162 166 Dark green step 167 171 Amber step 172 176 Blue step 177 180 Orange step 181 185 CTO step 186 189 UV filter step 190 215 Forwards rainbow effect from fast to slow proportional 216 217 No rotation step 218 243 Backwards rainbow effect from slow to fast proportional 244 249 Random colour selection by audio control step Set microphone ...

Page 43: ... Gobo 3 step 22 27 Gobo 4 step 28 33 Gobo 5 step 34 39 Gobo 6 step 40 45 Gobo 7 step 46 51 Gobo 8 step 52 57 Gobo 9 step 58 63 Gobo 10 step 64 69 Beam reducer 1 step 70 75 Beam reducer 2 step 76 81 Beam reducer 3 step 82 87 Beam reducer 4 step Shaking gobos from slow to fast 88 95 Gobo 1 proportional 96 103 Gobo 2 proportional 104 111 Gobo 3 proportional 112 119 Gobo 4 proportional 120 127 Gobo 5 ...

Page 44: ...on channel 12 9 17 32 34 Gobo 1 step 35 37 Gobo 2 step 38 40 Gobo 3 step 41 43 Gobo 4 step 4 46 Gobo 5 step 47 49 Gobo 6 step 50 52 Gobo 7 step 53 55 Gobo 8 step 56 59 Gobo 9 step Shaking gobos from slow to fast Index set indexing on channel 12 9 17 60 67 Gobo 1 proportional 68 75 Gobo 2 proportional 76 83 Gobo 3 proportional 84 91 Gobo 4 proportional 92 99 Gobo 5 proportional 100 107 Gobo 6 propo...

Page 45: ...ing rotation proportional 14 10 20 Prism 0 19 Open position hole step 20 49 6 facet linear rotating prism indexing step 50 75 6 facet linear rotating prism rotation step 76 105 8 facet circular rotating prism Indexing step 106 127 8 facet circular rotating prism rotation step Prism gobo macros 128 135 Macro 1 step 136 143 Macro 2 step 144 151 Macro 3 step 152 159 Macro 4 step 160 167 Macro 5 step ...

Page 46: ...s proportional 24 25 metres proportional 32 30 metres proportional 40 35 metres proportional 48 40 metres proportional 56 45 metres proportional Static gobos Hole default 64 10 metres proportional 72 20 metres proportional 80 30 metres proportional 88 40 metres proportional 96 50 metres proportional 104 60 metres proportional 112 70 metres proportional 120 80 metres proportional 127 Infinity propo...

Page 47: ...DMX protocol 1 2 3 Mode channel DMX Value Function Type of control 0 255 Fine dimming proportional Page 7 ...

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