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Summary of Contents for Giotto spot 400

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Page 2: ...ON THE FIXTURE DISCONNECTED THE POWER SUPPLY TO THE FIXTURE IMMEDIATELY IN THE EVENT OF SERIOUS OPERATING PROBLEMS STOP USING THE FIXTURE IMMEDIATELY AND EITHER CONTACT THE NEAREST SGM SALES POINT FOR A CHECK OR CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER DIRECTLY DO NOT OPEN THE FIXTURE THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE NEVER TRY TO REPAIR THE FIXTURE YOURSELF REPAIRS BY UNQUALIFIED PEOPLE COULD CAUSE DAMA...

Page 3: ...E COUNTER 19 3 7 LAMP STRIKE IGNITION COUNTER 20 3 71 RESETTING THE LAMP STRIKE COUNTER 20 3 8 FIXTURE OPERATING TIME COUNTER 20 3 9 INPUT SIGNAL 20 3 10 PAN TILT MOVEMENT RESOLUTION 20 3 11 REMOTE CONTROLLED LAMP STRIKE IGNITION 20 3 12 REMOTE CONTROLLED FIXTURE RESET 21 3 13 CONTROLLING ACCELERATION AND SPEED 21 3 14 DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS 21 3 15 DISPLAY VIEWING POSITION 21 3 16 DMXDLY 21 3 17 LOCK...

Page 4: ...manufactured for use in high profile shows theatres Television studios and entertainment venues in general Thanks to its cutting edge performance the result of SGM s lengthy experience in mechanical and electronic design Giotto Spot is one of the world s best Its use of an MSR 400HR discharge lamp and a perfect optical system makes it one of the best fixtures currently on the market ...

Page 5: ...n 2 8sec and 270 Tilt 1 7sec 8 16 bit movement resolution Automatic re positioning in the event of accidental head movement Possibility of inverting Pan and Tilt movement Possibility of limiting Pan and Tilt range Variable acceleration and speed parameters Electronic Ballast Supplied as standard with every fixture Automatic universal power supply acceptance 90 245V 50 60Hz Flicker free Lamp power ...

Page 6: ...d THIS SYMBOL INDICATES A GENERAL RISK THIS SYMBOL INDICATES ELECTRIC SHOCK RISK THIS SYMBOL INDICATES A HOT SURFACE THIS SYMBOL MEANS DO NOT PLACE THE UNIT ON INFLAMMABLE PARTS OR MATERIAL THIS SYMBOL INDICATES THAT THE MINIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN THE FIXTURE AND THE SURFACE TO BE LIT MUST BE NO LESS THAN 1 5 METRES ...

Page 7: ...OIC REFLECTOR LINEAR BEAM ANGLE ADJUSTMENT 9 24 ELECTRONIC FOCUS METAL GOBO DIAMETER 30MM IMAGE AREA 24MM DICHROIC GOBO DIAMETER 28MM IMAGE AREA 24MM THICKNESS 1 1MM COLOR FILTER DIAMETER 34MM THICKNESS 1 1MM SETTING VIA BUILT IN MICRO COMPUTER CONTROL SIGNAL USITT DMX 512 OR RS 232 DMX CONTROL CHANNELS REQUIRED 22 Mechanical Features BODY STRUCTURE IN CAST ALUMINIUM CASING IN MOULDED TERMOPLAST W...

Page 8: ...certain that the packing contains all the items shown in the following list and ensure that the fixture is undamaged If in doubt don t use the fixture and contact an authorized SGM technical assistance centre and the freight company In fact only the recipient can claim for any damage caused to the fixture during transport GIOTTO SPOT 400 WARRANTY INSTRUCTION MANUAL 1 MALE XLR 5 P CONNECTOR 1 FEMAL...

Page 9: ...s switched off and that there is no risk of burns due to high component temperature wait at least 30 minutes after switching off To access internal components proceed as follows 1 Loosen the two screws shown in Fig 1 on both sides of the fixture 2 Remove the cover 1 in the direction indicated by the arrow Fig 2 Fig 1 Fig 2 3 Unscrew the two threaded pins 5 6 as shown in Fig 3 4 Swivel the whole bl...

Page 10: ... free cloth never touch it with your bare hands Fig 6 Fig 7 ATTENTION This fixture is designed exclusively for use with Philips MSD 400HR lamps NEVER USE ANY OTHER TYPES OF LAMPS DISCONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY BEFORE CARRYING OUT ANY WORK ON THE FIXTURE MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE FIXTURE IS OFF AND THE TEMPERATURE OF THE COMPONENTS CAN T CAUSE BURNS WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER SWITCHING OFF NEVER CARRY...

Page 11: ... 3 to align the lamp until an evenly projected light beam is obtained with no shadows or zones which are brighter than others 1 5 Installing replacing gobos Metal After opening the fixture locate the gobo to be replaced press delicately downwards Fig 1 until the spring and the gobo come out making sure they don t fall inside the fixture Install the new gobo 1 as shown Fig 2 followed by the locking...

Page 12: ...ted by the arrow fig 3 REMOVAL Select the adapter to be removed from the effects wheel push lightly upwards see figure 4 point 1 until it comes out of its position and remove the adapter B Open the disks 3 and remove the spring C fig 4 1 7 Installing replacing color filters Choose which of the wheel s dichroic filters is to be replaced grip it firmly between your fingers carefully widen the discs ...

Page 13: ... BE CONNECTED TO A CUT OFF CIRCUIT 1 91 Installing the fixture on a support structure READ THE FOLLOWING SAFETY INFORMATION BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE FIXTURE FIXTURE NOT FOR DOMESTIC USE DO NOT INSTALL THE FIXTURE NEAR SOURCES OF HEAT INSTALL THE FIXTURE IN A WELL VENTILATED PLACE AVOID BLOCKING AIR INTAKES AND OUTPUTS DO NOT USE THE FIXTURE IN PLACES SUBJECT TO VIBRATIONS OR ...

Page 14: ...ng clamps Always use two clamps to hang the fixture Fix the fixture to the support structure using safety chains fitted to the 2 holes on the underside of the fixture s base Fig 2 Don t fix the safety chain to the handles CLAMPS CAN BE USED AS FOLLOWS Fig 2 Fig 1 Fig 3 Fig 4 256mm 2 5 6 m m 2 5 6 m m 256mm OK OK OK ...

Page 15: ...eration Example of connection of the DMX line To avoid the risk of faulty operation follow these indications Maximum cable length 500 metres Max N of fixtures connected 32 Cable runs Avoid running cables alongside power supply lines Termination A 120Ohm resistor between Pins 2 and 3 on the last fixture 2 1 Construction of the DMX termination The termination avoids the risk of DMX 512 signals being...

Page 16: ...on use good quality screened coax cable RG58 50Ohms to avoid problems with signal transmission and faulty fixture operation Connectors must always be 5 pin XLRs Refer to the diagram for wiring RS 232 COMPUTER OUT 9 PIN CONNECTOR RS 232 COMPUTER OUT 25 PIN CONNECTOR 6 20 3 4 6 5 7 8 ...

Page 17: ...1 Navigating in the menu When it s switched on the fixture runs a start up reset procedure and the display indicates if there s an input signal or not The 3 keys under the display are for selecting and using the various submenus which make up the main menu UP DOWN keys used to scroll the various items in the menu In the selected menu used to change the required parameters ENTER key used to access ...

Page 18: ... Default configuration 100 Fast Optimises speed performance Accel Slow Optimises smooth movement Bright 100 53 40 27 20 13 6 0 Allows adjustment of display brightness Default configuration 40 DsplFlip Inverts display reading position Used according to the position in which the fixture is installed Range 8 600sec It s possible to set the number of second for which the fixture s last operating statu...

Page 19: ... opposite each other move in the same direction when they receive a command To modify Pan movement proceed as follows 1 Connect the Giotto Spot 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 Pmove menu 3 Press ENTER to confirm The message on the display will start to flash 4 Use the UP DOWN keys to select whi...

Page 20: ...tion in order to simplify all positioning procedure When SWAP is enabled ON this means that the lighting console sends the data regarding Pan to the Tilt controls and vice versa To invert PAN and TILT movement proceed as follows 1 Connect Giotto Spot 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 SWAP menu 3 ...

Page 21: ... 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 Spot 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 disp...

Page 22: ... as follows 1 Connect Giotto Spot 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 Bright 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 from those available 5 Press ENTER to confirm the modifications 3 15 Display reading positio...

Page 23: ...ly set 1 Connect Giotto Spot to the power supply wait until it has finished reset procedure and DMX signal appears on the display 2 Use the UP DOWN keys to go to the Prev menu 3 Press Enter and hold it down for a few seconds to confirm The message on the display starts flashing 4 Use the UP DOWN keys to select PREV SET 5 Press Enter this restores the values cancelling the FACTORY DEFAULT operation...

Page 24: ...ALUE FUNCTION 0 MINIMUM APERTURE 0 255 LINEAR VARIATION 255 MAXIMUM APERTURE DMX Channel Function Description Ch1 Pan MSB High Pan byte in 8 bit operation only this byte is sent Ch2 Pan LSB Low Pan byte for 16 bit positioning Ch3 Tilt MSB High Tilt byte in 8 bit operation only this byte is sent Ch4 Tilt LSB Low Tilt byte for 16 bit positioning Ch5 Iris Iris aperture control Ch6 Color 9 color combi...

Page 25: ...11 104 SPEED 7 112 127 120 SPEED 8 128 143 136 SPEED 9 144 159 152 SPEED 10 160 175 168 SPEED 11 176 191 184 SPEED 12 192 207 200 SPEED 13 208 223 216 SPEED 14 224 239 232 SPEED 15 240 255 248 SPEED 16 DMX512 Level Range Centre Color Level FUNCTION 0 WHITE 28 RED 56 YELLOW 84 GREEN 112 CYAN 140 BLUE 168 MAGENTA 196 AZURE Indexed Color Linear color regulation in every field 224 ORANGE DMX VALUE CEN...

Page 26: ...ON 0 7 4 Closed 8 15 12 Strobe at frequency of 1Hz 16 23 20 Strobe at frequency of 1 38 Hz 24 31 28 Strobe at a frequency of 1 6 Hz 32 39 36 Strobe at a frequency of 1 9 Hz 40 47 44 Strobe at a frequency of 2 3 Hz 48 55 52 Strobe at a frequency of 2 7 Hz 56 63 60 Strobe at a frequency of 3 4 Hz 64 71 68 Strobe at a frequency of4 Hz 72 79 76 Strobe at a frequency of 5 Hz 80 87 84 Strobe at a freque...

Page 27: ...11 By means of this channel it s possible to select the fixture s two rotary prisms which allow to multiply projected images by four ensuring eye catching graphic decorative effects The prisms can t be superimposed so must be selected individually Lastly the system prism is completely independent from the gobo system which means they can be combined 4 8 Prism rotation ch 12 By means of this channe...

Page 28: ...bos fitted on this wheel can be combined with the rotary ones on the gobo wheel SGM reserves the right to modify any specifications without prior notice Side towards the lamp 4 12 Frost ch 16 Adjusted using channel 16 gives linear variable frost DMX VALUE FUNCTION 0 FROST DISABLED 0 255 LINEAR VARIATION 255 FROST FULLY INSERTED AMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 DMX VALUE CENTRE VALUE FUNCTION POS 0 27 14 WH...

Page 29: ...will ignite the lamp by running restrike attempts at regular 3 minute intervals Lastly Giotto Spot has a function which automatically reduces lamp power by 50 every time the shutter or dimmer is closed This function ensures considerably better fixture cooling and increases lamp life The lamp obviously returns to full power when the shutter or dimmer are reopened Should any problems occur a reset c...

Page 30: ...nge 0 255 FUNCTION 0 127 GOBO POSITION INDEXING 128 255 GOBO ROTATION AT ADJUSTABLE SPEED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS DMX VALUE VALUE CENTRE FUNCTION 0 50 25 FULL COLOR Digital regulation of the colors on centre positions 51 101 75 HALF COLOR Digital regulation of the colors on intermediate positions 102 152 125 SOFT COLOR Analog color selection on each position 153 203 175 SOFT RAINBOW Continuous color ro...

Page 31: ...numbered fixtures run a slow iris opening ramp whereas even numbered fixtures irises are closed Then even numbered fixtures run a slow iris opening ramp and even numbered fixtures irises are closed Iris 88 95 92 Odd numbered fixtures run a slow iris closing ramp whereas even numbered fixtures irises are open Then even numbered fixtures run a slow iris closing ramp and odd numbered fixtures irises ...

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