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Remotely controllable functions

Colour-wheel

The Explorer contains a colour-wheel with 7 colours and one white. 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.

Rotating gobo-wheel

This rotating gobo-wheel has 2 metal gobos, 3 glass gobos and open.

Shutter/Dimmer/Strobe

The dimming (0-100%) is provided by a simple mechanical shutter unit. This unit may also be used for
strobe effect (1-10 flashes per second).

Control Panel Functions

Summary of Contents for Explorer 250 Basic

Page 1: ...Explorer 250 Pro ORDERCODE 40177...

Page 2: ...n Showtec for more excellent lighting products We design and manufacture professional light equipment for the entertainment industry New products are being launched regularly We work hard to keep you...

Page 3: ...Lamp Lamp Adjustment Beam Angle Set Up and Operation One Explorer Multiple Explorers Master Slave mode DMX Protocol Control Panel Control Mode DMX addressing Control panel functions Stand alone mode C...

Page 4: ...informative labels from the unit Never use anything to cover the ground contact Never run the device without lamp Never ignite the lamp if the objective lens or any housing cover is open as discharge...

Page 5: ...ortation do not switch it on immediately The arising condensation water might damage your device Leave the device switched off until it has reached room temperature If your Showtec device fails to wor...

Page 6: ...ceiling or high joists professional trussing systems have to be used Use a clamp to mount the projector with the mounting bracket to the trussing system The projector must never be fixed swinging free...

Page 7: ...with the power plug Always pay attention that the right color cable is connected to the right place Wire Color Pin International Brown Fase Live L Blue Nul Neutral N Yellow Green Earth Ground Make sur...

Page 8: ...gobos 1 glass gobo and 3 color gobos DMX control via standard DMX controller 16 DMX control channels required Mechanical Dimmer Shutter Strobe Strobe effect with adjustable speed 1 10 flashes sec Line...

Page 9: ...7 Backside 3 4 5 6 Fig 2 3 DMX signal connector OUT 4 DMX signal connector IN 5 IEC power connector 6 Fuse...

Page 10: ...igher wattage generate temperatures the device was not designed for Damages caused by non observance are not subject to warranty Procedure 1 Loosen the 3 screws on the top cover and gently remove the...

Page 11: ...l As the optimal distance between the lamp and the lens was already set during the installation with screw A only the Hot Spot the brightest part of the ray of light must be centered Turn in addition...

Page 12: ...10 Beam Angle...

Page 13: ...r 4 Always use a safety cable ordercode 70140 70141 Multiple Explorers 1 Fasten the effect light onto firm trussing Use a clamp ordercode 70351 70308 70322 fastened onto the Explorer Leave at least 1...

Page 14: ...other 0 255 128 center The head can be turned by 530 and stopped at any position you wish Channel 2 Vertical movement Tilt Push the slider up in order to move head vertically TILT Gradual head adjust...

Page 15: ...annel 12 Rotating gobo index rotating gobo rotation Channel 13 Zoom Frost UV Filter Between 0 95 the zoom is without focus correction and between 128 223 the zoom is with focus correction 0 31 Zoom 15...

Page 16: ...hutter open 128 159 Pulse effect 1 in sequences from slow to fast 160 191 Shutter open 192 223 Random strobe effect from slow to fast 224 255 Shutter open Channel 16 Dimmer intensity The Explorer can...

Page 17: ...xplorer should be 1 13 14 A014 the DMX address of the third Explorer should be 14 13 27 A027 etc Please be sure that you don t have any overlapping channels in order to control each Explorer correctly...

Page 18: ...colours in any position It is also possible to rotate the colour wheel continuously at different speeds Rotating gobo wheel This rotating gobo wheel has 2 metal gobos 3 glass gobos and open Shutter Di...

Page 19: ...e fixture the fixture may be set to the master slave mode or controller mode or to multiple fixture operating synchronously For synchronous operation of multiple fixtures the fixtures must all be conn...

Page 20: ...ables must not show any damages or material fatigue The Showtec Explorer requires almost no maintenance However you should keep the unit clean Otherwise the fixture s light output will be significantl...

Page 21: ...out 3 Remove the used fuse If brown or unclear it is burned out 4 Insert the replacement fuse into the holder where the old fuse was Reinsert the fuse cover Be sure to use a fuse of the same type and...

Page 22: ...bo Gobo Pan Fig 7 Fig 8 Fig 9 Replacing a Gobo from the Static Gobo wheel Gobo wheel with rotating gobo s 1 Disconnect mains power supply and set the switch to OFF 2 Make sure that the gobo you want t...

Page 23: ...wer supply 2 The lamp Replace the old lamp with a new one with the same specifications See page 8 for replacing lamps 3 The fuse Replace the fuse See page 19 for replacing the fuse No Response to DMX...

Page 24: ...ss setting One of the fixtures is defective and disturbs data transmission on the link Bypass one fixture at a time until normal operation is regained unplug both connectors and connect them directly...

Page 25: ...wheel with variable rotation speed Gobo rotation adjustable speed All lenses are anti reflection coated High luminous efficiency parabolic system Strobe effect with variable speed 1 flash 10 flashes s...

Page 26: ...2006 Showtec...

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