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Control Microcomputer
Giotto profile rel.1.0
3.7 Lamp strike meter
The Giotto's microcomputer stores various data, including those relative to the number of lamp strikes. This
information is important because needless lamp strikes causes stress to materials and components, so can
contribute to reducing lamp life.
To know how many times a lamp has been ignited:
1.
Connect Giotto Profile to the power supply, wait till it has completed reset operations and “DMX signal” appears on
the display.
2.
Use the UP/DOWN keys to find the ““Lmp_st” menu. The number of lamp strikes will be displayed automatically.
3.71 Resetting the lamp strike meter
Each time the fixture is relamped, it's possible to reset the meter which counts the strikes, in order to have number
of actual strikes for the lamp about to be installed.
To reset the meter, proceed as follows:
1.
Connect Giotto Profile to the power supply, wait till it has completed reset operations and “DMX signal” appears
on the display.
2.
Use the UP/DOWN keys to find the ““Lmp_st” menu.
3.
Press ENTER to confirm. The message on the display will start to flash.
4.
The DOWN key can be used to reset the meter.
5.
On the contrary, pressing the UP key restores the previous value.
6.
Press ENTER to confirm the modifications.
3.8 Fixture operating time meter
This function allows to see for how many hours the fixture has been operating. This meter cannot be reset.
To see for how many hours the fixture has been used, proceed as follows:
1.
Connect Giotto Profile to the power supply, wait till it has completed reset operations and “DMX signal” appears on
the display.
2.
Use the UP/DOWN keys to find the “Scn_H” menu. The number of fixture operating hours will be displayed
automatically.
3.9 Input signal
This function allows to choose the type of input signal to be used: DMX 512 or RS-232.
To select the required signal, proceed as follows:
1.
Connect Giotto Profile to the power supply, wait till it has completed reset operations and “DMX signal” appears on
the display.
2.
Use the UP/DOWN keys to find the “Sign=DMX” menu.
3.
Press ENTER to confirm. The message on the display will start to flash.
4.
Use the UP/DOWN keys to select the type of signal to be used.
5.
Press ENTER to confirm the changes.
3.10 Pan/ Tilt movement resolution
This function allows to define the movement resolution (16 or 8 bit). The difference is in the number of steps in
which the range of head movement is divided. In 16-bit mode, 540° of Pan and 270° of Tilt are divided into 65,536
steps, ensuring very smooth precision even at very low speeds. In 8-bit mode, the number of steps is 256, which
nevertheless allow precise movements.
1.
Connect Giotto Profile to the power supply, wait till it has completed reset operations and “DMX signal” appears on
the display.
2.
Use the UP/DOWN keys to find the ““SMD” menu.
3.
Press ENTER to confirm. The message on the display will start to flash.
4.
Use the UP/DOWN keys to select the type of resolution required.
5.
Press ENTER to confirm the modifications.
3.11 Remote control of lamp ignition
Operators can decide if the ignition of the Giotto's lamp is to be controlled from a lighting console or be automatic.
To access this function, proceed as follows:
1.
Connect Giotto Profile to the power supply, wait till it has completed reset operations and “DMX
signal” appears on the display.
2.
Use the UP/DOWN keys to find the “LMP_ctr” menu.
3.
Press ENTER to confirm. The message on the display will start to flash.
4.
Use the UP/DOWN keys to select the required option.
5.
Press ENTER to confirm the modifications.
Lmp_ctr=DS
SMD=16
SIGN=DMX
SCN_h
Lmp_st
Lmp_st
