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DMX protocol

1

2

3

Mode/channel

DMX 

Value

Function

Type of 

control

0-255

Colour temperature correction for mixed colours

proportional

17

13

11

Speed of rot. Gobo selection 

0-255

Speed of rot. gobo selection from  max. to min. (0-25.5sec.)

proportional

18

14

12

Effect wheel positioning

0-19

No function

step

20-127

Proportional indexing (73-center)

proportional

128-170 Ramping from open  to full position ( max--->min. speed)

proportional

171-213 Ramping from open  to half position ( max. --->min. speed)

proportional

214-255 Ramp. from half position to full position ( max. --->min. speed)

proportional

19

15

13

Effect wheel rotation

0

No rotation

step

1 - 127

Forwards rotation from fast to slow

proportional

128 - 129 No rotation

step

130 - 255 Backwards rotation from slow to fast

proportional

20

16

14

Effect wheel  animations

0-7

No animation

Note :

  Set suitable DMX value at 

Focus 

channel to get desired 

animation. All animations were created at distance 7 m from 
screen with zoom=128DMX, Focus value is different for each 
effect (focus value is stated in parentheses for this distance)   
The  channels are blocked:  Effect wheel positioning, Effect wheel 
rotation

8-9

Macro 1 (Focus=152)

step

10-11

Macro 2 (Focus=113)

step

12-13

Macro 3 (Focus=100)

step

14-15

Macro 4 (Focus=105)

step

16-17

Macro 5 (Focus=102)

step

18-19

Macro 6 (Focus=110)

step

20-21

Macro 7 (Focus=108)

step

22-23

Macro 8 (Focus=121)

step

24-25

Macro 9 (Focus=102)

step

26-27

Macro 10 (Focus=98)

step

28-255

Reserved

21

17

15

Rotating gobo wheel

In the range of 0-59 DMX  the gobo selection speed is controlled 
by the Effect Speed channel.

Index - set indexing on channel 22/18/16

0-3

Open/hole

step

4-7

Gobo 1

step

8-11

Gobo 2 

step

12-15

Gobo 3 

step

16-19

Gobo 4 

step

20-23

Gobo 5 

step

24-27

Gobo 6 

step

28-31

Gobo 7 

step

Rotation - set rotation on channel 22/18/16

32-35

Gobo 1

step

36-39

Gobo 2

step

40-43

Gobo 3

step

44-47

Gobo 4

step

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Summary of Contents for DLS

Page 1: ... Version1 2 ...

Page 2: ... Ethernet connection 10 4 6 Wireless DMX operation 12 5 Remotely controllable functions 13 6 Control menu map 15 7 Control menu 18 7 1 Tab Address 19 7 2 Tab Information 20 7 3 Tab Personality 22 7 4 Tab Manual Control 23 7 5 Tab Stand alone 24 7 6 Tab Service 25 8 RDM 28 9 Error and information messages 29 10 Technical Specifications 30 11 Maintenance and cleaning 32 12 Photometric diagrams 33 13...

Page 3: ... and all connections with the mains with particular 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 ...

Page 4: ...ea below the installation place is blocked when rigging derigging or servicing the fix ture 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 fas tened The maximum ambient temperature 45 C must never be exceeded CAUTION The lens has to be rep...

Page 5: ...utton 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 the displ...

Page 6: ...d with auto switching power supply that automatically adjusts to any 50 60Hz AC power source from 100 240 Volts Install a suitable plug on the power cord if needed 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 ...

Page 7: ... be secured with a secondary safety attachment e g an appropriate catch net This secondary safety attachment must be constructed in a way that no part of the installation can fall down if the main attachment fails When rigging derigging or servicing the fixture staying in the area below the installation place on bridges under high working places and other endangered areas is forbidden The operator...

Page 8: ...xed properly Ensure that the structure truss to which you are attaching the fixtures is secure The fixture can be placed directly on the stage floor or rigged in any orientation on a truss without altering its operation characte ristics For securing a fixture to the truss install a safety wire that can hold at least 10 times the weight of the fixture Use only safety wire with screw on carabine Pul...

Page 9: ...iew If you are using the standard DMX controllers you can connect the DMX output of the controller 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 connec...

Page 10: ... 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 fixt...

Page 11: ... 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 48 DMX address 144 IP addres 002 168 002 002 Univ...

Page 12: ...ll 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 DM...

Page 13: ...ost module provides variable frost for fine frosting Iris Motorized adjustable iris wide range of variable pulse effects Zoom Motorized zoom unit enables zoom between 10 45 Focus Autofocus Motorized focus allowes to focus beam from approx 2 meters to infinity Special function autofocus allows to keep focused image during zooming Select desired distance and effect on which you need to focus at chan...

Page 14: ...14 Framing shutters identification ...

Page 15: ...es Power On Time Total Hours Resetable Hours LEDs On Time Total Hours Resetable Hours Air Filters Elapsed Time Alert Period 10 300 Fixture Temperatures LEDs Temperature Current R GW B Maximum NonRes R GW B Maximum Res R GW B LEDs Board Tempera ture Current Maximum NonRes Maximum Res Ambient Temperature Current Maximum NonRes Maximum Res Base Temperature Current Maximum NonRes Maximum Res DMX Value...

Page 16: ...t DMX Input Wired Wireless Wireless In XLR Out Pan Tilt Settings Pan Reverse Off On Tilt Reverse Off On Pan Tilt Feedback Off On Pan Tilt mode Time Speed Microphone Sen sitivity 1 10 20 Blackout Settings Blackout During M C Off On Blackout while Pan Tilt moving Off On Gobo Wheels Moving Off On Theatre Mode Off Auto Silent 0 100 Colour Calibration Mode Off On Colour Mixing Mode RGBW CMY White 8000K...

Page 17: ...quences Dynamic Mode Static Mode Pan 0 255 Tilt 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 ...

Page 18: ...he button switches the touch screen on Icons 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 ...

Page 19: ...exceeded maximum ambient temperature cannot be claimed under warranty terms Touch the green arrow at the bottom right corner of the screen or press the ENTER Display On button to enter the Address menu Each item such as a Tab menu item text box icon may be selected from a screen by simply touching the item in the list or by pressing the NEXT or PREV buttons to scroll through list items With each p...

Page 20: ...e Bild up of dust dirt and fog fluid residues reduces the fixture s light output and cooling ability The two items of this menu help you to keep cleaning period of the air filters Alert period Cleaning schedule for the fixture depends on the operating environment It is therefore impossible to specify accurate cleaning interval This item allows you to change the cleaning interval of the air filters...

Page 21: ...s Adapter The item serves for unlinking the fixture from the transmitter Power Channel State Select this item to see current setting of the functions which can be set by menu items in Personality as well as by DMX command at channel Power Special functions Software Version Select this item to read the software version of the fixture modules Display System A display processor on the display board i...

Page 22: ...ed in DMX chart channel Power Special functions Pan Tilt Settings Use the menu set behaviour of both pan and tilt movements Pan Reverse The item allows to invert pan movement Tilt Reverse The item allows 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...

Page 23: ...ouch or pressing any button on the control panel Touchscreen Lock The item allows you to lock the screen after last touch or pressing any button on the control panel The time delay can be set in range of 1 10 minutes To unlock the screen press the ENTER Display On button Recalibrate Touchscreen The item starts calibration of the touchscreen Follow the instructions on the screen Display Orientation...

Page 24: ...rogram No 1 Play Program 2 The option starts user program No 2 Play Program 3 The option starts user program No 3 Edit Program Use the menu to create or to edit desired program The Robin DLS offers 3 free programs each up to 100 steps Edit Program 1 The option allows to edit user program No 1 Edit Program 2 The option allows to edit user program No 2 Edit Program 3 The option allows to edit user p...

Page 25: ...t Fr Shutt rot a framing shutters modele fine rotation Fr Shutter I M1 a framing lamella 1 fine movement Fr Shutter I M2 a framing lamella 1 fine swivelling Fr Shutter 2 M1 a framing lamella 2 fine movement Fr Shutter 2 M2 a framing lamella 2 fine swivelling Fr Shutter 3 M1 a framing lamella 3 fine movement Fr Shutter 3 M2 a framing lamella 3 fine swivelling Fr Shutter 4 M1 a framing lamella 4 fin...

Page 26: ...temperature set the channel CTC ch 10 at 1 for a few seconds until a light blink will appear After that set this channel back to 0 DMX 17 Set the channel Power at 241 DMX enable theatre mode 18 Set the channel Virtual Colour Wheel ch 5 at 8000K Set the channel White ch 58 from the calibration protocol at cca 60 DMX and by means of the channels Red Green Blue ch 55 56 57 adjust the 8000K colour tem...

Page 27: ...e 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 serial port of PC Robe Universal Interface if you want to use an USB port of PC Note 1 Software update should execute a qualified person If you lack qualification do not attempt the updatey ourself and ask for help your ROBE distributor Note ...

Page 28: ...MX512 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 Code and by complying with the timing specifications for DMX512 the RDM protocol allows a console or dedicated RDM controller to send comm...

Page 29: ...is wheel is not located in the default position Zoom Error 1 Zoom Error 2 The messages will appear after the reset of the zoom module if the zoom lens is not located in the default position Focus Error 1 Focus Error 2 The messages will appear after the reset of the focus module if the focus lens is not located in the default Gobo Carousel Error 1 Gobo Carousel Error 2 The messages will appear afte...

Page 30: ... speeds Gobo wheel continuous rotation Metal gobos outside diameter 26 9 mm image diameter 22 5mm thickness 0 15 mm steinless steel Slot lock system for easy replacement of gobos Gobo order Prism Rotating 3 facet 11 prism with continuous rotation in both directions Iris Motorized iris for different beam diameters Frost filter Separate variable frost filter Framing shutters module Four framing shut...

Page 31: ...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 280 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 mechanism ...

Page 32: ...ues 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 Gobo wheels and the internal lenses should be cleaned monthly Remove dust and dirt from the fans and cooling vents using a soft brush and vacuum cleaner Important Check the air filters periodically and clean befor...

Page 33: ...33 12 Photometric diagrams Specifications are subject to change without notice October 8 2014 ...

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Page 35: ... ChangeLog This section summarizes all types of changes in the user manual Version of the manual Date of issue Description of changes 1 1 26 05 2014 Added sACN protocol 1 2 8 10 2014 New photometric diagram ...

Page 36: ...ly10 seconds after switching the fixture on 20 24 White point 8000K ON step 25 29 White point 8000K OFF step 30 39 RGB colour mixing mode step 40 49 CMY colour mixing mode step 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 90 109 Reserved 110 119 Blackout while gobo wheel moving step 120 129...

Page 37: ...proportional 252 255 Rainbow effect without fade time from slow fast proportional 8 8 6 Red Cyan 8 bit 0 255 Red or Cyan colour saturation control coarse 0 100 proportional 9 Red Cyan 16bit 0 255 Red or Cyan colour saturation control fine proportional 10 9 7 Green Magenta 8 bit 0 255 Green or Magenta colour saturation control coarse 0 100 proportional 11 Green Magenta 16bit 0 255 Green or Magenta ...

Page 38: ...le DMX value at Focus channel to get desired animation All animations were created at distance 7 m from screen with zoom 128DMX Focus value is different for each effect focus value is stated in parentheses for this distance The channels are blocked Effect wheel positioning Effect wheel rotation 8 9 Macro 1 Focus 152 step 10 11 Macro 2 Focus 113 step 12 13 Macro 3 Focus 100 step 14 15 Macro 4 Focus...

Page 39: ... 223 No rotation step 224 243 Backwards gobo wheel rotation from slow to fast proportional 244 249 Random gobo selection by audio control step Set microphone sensitivity in menu Personality 250 255 Auto random gobo selection from fast to slow proportional 22 18 16 Rot gobo indexing and rotation Gobo indexing set position on channel 21 17 15 0 255 Gobo indexing proportional Gobo rotation set positi...

Page 40: ...meter proportional 180 191 Closed step Pulse effects with Iris blackout 192 219 Pulse opening from slow to fast proportional 220 247 Pulse closing from fast to slow proportional 248 249 Random pulse opening fast step 250 251 Random pulse opening slow step 252 253 Random pulse closing fast step 254 255 Random pulse closing slow step 28 Iris fine 0 255 Fine iris movement proportional 29 23 21 Zoom 0...

Page 41: ...s to 25 degrees proportional 37 29 27 Framing shutter 2 movent 0 255 Movement from Outward to Inward proportional 38 30 28 Framing shutter 2 swivelling 0 127 Swivelling from 25 degrees towards 0 degrees proportional 128 0 degrees default step 129 255 Swivelling from 0 degrees to 25 degrees proportional 39 31 29 Framing shutter 3 movent 0 255 Movement from Outward to Inward proportional 40 32 30 Fr...

Page 42: ...7 step 112 115 Macro 28 step 116 119 Macro 29 step 120 123 Macro 30 step 124 127 Macro 31 step 128 131 Macro 32 step 132 135 Macro 33 step 136 139 Macro 34 step 140 143 Macro 35 step 144 147 Macro 36 step 148 151 Macro 37 step 152 155 Macro 38 step 156 159 Macro 39 step 160 163 Macro 40 step 164 167 Macro 41 step 168 171 Macro 42 step 172 175 Macro 43 step 176 179 Macro 44 step 180 183 Macro 45 st...

Page 43: ...osing pulse in sequences from fast to slow proportional 160 191 Shutter open step 192 223 Random strobe effect from slow to fast proportional 224 255 Shutter open step 46 38 36 Dimmer intensity 0 255 Dimmer intensity from 0 to 100 proportional 47 Dimmer intensity fine 0 255 Fine dimming proportional In the Halogen lamp mode the Dimmer channel imitates behaviour of the halogen lamp during dimming S...

Page 44: ... 171 255 61 61 16 0 0 255 0 17 0 3 255 0 18 0 6 255 0 19 0 9 255 0 20 0 12 255 0 21 0 15 255 0 22 0 18 255 0 23 0 21 255 0 24 0 24 255 0 25 0 27 255 0 26 0 30 255 0 27 0 36 255 0 28 0 41 255 0 29 0 46 255 0 30 0 52 255 0 31 0 58 255 0 32 0 64 255 0 33 0 68 255 0 34 0 74 255 0 35 0 80 255 0 36 0 86 255 0 37 0 92 255 0 38 0 98 255 0 39 0 104 255 0 40 0 110 255 0 41 0 119 255 0 42 0 129 255 0 43 0 13...

Page 45: ...255 80 0 78 0 255 74 0 79 0 255 68 0 80 0 255 64 0 81 0 255 58 0 82 0 255 52 0 83 0 255 46 0 84 0 255 41 0 82 0 255 36 0 86 0 255 30 0 87 0 255 27 0 88 0 255 24 0 89 0 255 21 0 90 0 255 18 0 91 0 255 15 0 92 0 255 12 0 93 0 255 9 0 94 0 255 6 0 95 0 255 3 0 96 0 255 0 0 97 3 255 0 0 98 6 255 0 0 99 9 255 0 0 100 12 255 0 0 101 15 255 0 0 102 18 255 0 0 103 21 255 0 0 104 24 255 0 0 105 27 255 0 0 ...

Page 46: ...40 255 0 0 135 255 255 0 0 136 255 246 0 0 137 255 237 0 0 138 255 228 0 0 139 255 219 0 0 140 255 210 0 0 141 255 201 0 0 142 255 192 0 0 143 255 183 0 0 144 255 174 0 0 145 255 165 0 0 146 255 156 0 0 147 255 147 0 0 148 255 138 0 0 149 255 129 0 0 150 255 119 0 0 151 255 110 0 0 152 255 104 0 0 153 255 98 0 0 154 255 92 0 0 155 255 86 0 0 156 255 80 0 0 157 255 74 0 0 158 255 68 0 0 159 255 64 ...

Page 47: ...5 0 64 0 192 255 0 68 0 193 255 0 74 0 194 255 0 80 0 195 255 0 86 0 196 255 0 92 0 197 255 0 98 0 198 255 0 104 0 199 255 0 110 0 200 255 0 119 0 201 255 0 129 0 202 255 0 138 0 203 255 0 147 0 204 255 0 156 0 205 255 0 165 0 206 255 0 174 0 207 255 0 183 0 208 255 0 192 0 209 255 0 201 0 210 255 0 210 0 211 255 0 219 0 212 255 0 228 0 213 255 0 237 0 214 255 0 246 0 215 255 0 255 0 216 246 0 255...

Page 48: ...255 0 231 110 0 255 0 232 104 0 255 0 233 98 0 255 0 234 91 0 255 0 235 84 0 255 0 236 77 0 255 0 237 70 0 255 0 238 63 0 255 0 239 56 0 255 0 240 49 0 255 0 241 42 0 255 0 242 35 0 255 0 243 28 0 255 0 244 21 0 255 0 245 14 0 255 0 246 7 0 255 0 247 0 0 255 0 248 255 Rainbow effect Colour scale as an illustration only Page 5 ...

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