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novaSpot 250

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Page 1: ...novaSpot 250 moving head user manual...

Page 2: ...Musikhaus Thomann e K Treppendorf 30 96138 Burgebrach Germany Telephone 49 0 9546 9223 0 E mail info thomann de Internet www thomann de 28 11 2012...

Page 3: ...ctions 20 6 Operation 23 6 1 Starting the device 23 6 2 Main menu 24 6 3 Settings menu 34 6 4 Gobos 40 6 5 Functions in 16 channel DMX mode 42 6 6 Functions in 22 channel DMX mode 50 7 Service 61 7 1...

Page 4: ...7 3 Replacing gobos 67 8 Troubleshooting 72 9 Cleaning 74 10 Technical specifications 75 11 Protecting the environment 77 Table of contents moving head 4...

Page 5: ...sensorial and intellectual abilities and having corresponding knowledge and experience Other persons may use this device only if they are supervised or instructed by a person who is responsible for th...

Page 6: ...he power supply before you open or remove covers Mount all covers and attach them firmly before connecting the device again DANGER Electric shock caused by short circuit Do not modify the mains cable...

Page 7: ...sible light radiation Do not start the operation of the device without completely fixed covers Never look directly into the light source WARNING Risk of epileptic shock Strobe lighting can trigger sei...

Page 8: ...and can produce very bright light This is also valid immediately after you turn on the device when the device operates in automatic mode or under remote control and when you turn off a DMX controller...

Page 9: ...any direct heat source Keep the device away from naked flames NOTICE Operating conditions This device has been designed for indoor use only To prevent damage never expose the device to any liquid or...

Page 10: ...nd that the AC outlet is protected by a residual current circuit breaker Failure to do so could result in damage to the device and possibly injure the user Unplug the device before electrical storms o...

Page 11: ...Sound control n Master slave mode n Gobo wheel 1 providing six colours plus white open n Gobo wheel 2 with CTO convert to orange CTC colour temperature correction white frost filter three colours plus...

Page 12: ...n Shutter with blackout option n Strobe and pulse effect n Automatic position correction n Two mounting brackets Features moving head 12...

Page 13: ...your own packaging material suitable for transport or storage respectively You can install the device on the wall the ceiling or on the floor Two mounting brackets are included WARNING Risk of injury...

Page 14: ...rsons are required for trans port and installation NOTICE Risk of overheating The distance between the light output and the illuminated surface must be more than 0 5 m 19 7 in Always ensure sufficient...

Page 15: ...nd NOTICE Possible data transmission errors For error free operation make use of dedicated DMX cables and do not use ordi nary microphone cables Never connect the DMX output to audio devices such as m...

Page 16: ...1 Ground shielding 2 DMX data 3 DMX data Installation moving head 16...

Page 17: ...4 Starting up Establish all connections as long as the unit is switched off Use the shortest possible high quality cables for all connections Starting up novaSpot 250 17...

Page 18: ...ther DMX device Connect the output of the first DMX device to the input of the second one and so on to form a daisy chain Always ensure that the output of the last DMX device in the daisy chain is ter...

Page 19: ...will control the other units for an automatic sound activated synchronized show This function is ideal when you want to start a show immediately Connect the DMX output of the master device to the DMX...

Page 20: ...5 Components and functions Components and functions moving head 20...

Page 21: ...the unit is running as Master Thus it controls other devices connected as Slaves 5 SLAVE This LED indicates the unit is running as Slave controlled by a Master 6 SOUND In operating mode Music this LE...

Page 22: ...e sensitivity of the microphone in operating mode Music 10 Connect the optionally available remote control here 11 DMX IN DMX input 12 DMX OUT DMX output 13 FUSE Push button for resetting the electron...

Page 23: ...ode or under remote control and when you turn off a DMX controller that is connected to the device Persons staying near the device could be injured or frightened Before you turn on the device and duri...

Page 24: ...fter a few more sec onds the device operates in the most recently used mode 6 2 Main menu Press ESC to activate the main menu Use the jog wheel to choose a submenu When the dis play shows the desired...

Page 25: ...When the display shows the desired value press ENTER to save the setting and quit the sub menu To quit the submenu and the main menu without saving the changes press ESC or wait for 10 seconds Make s...

Page 26: ...NTER The display starts flashing Now use the jog wheel to enable yes or disable no the Standby mode When the display shows the desired value press ENTER to save the setting and quit the sub menu To qu...

Page 27: ...ress ESC and turn the jog wheel until the display shows Adjust Focus 1 Press ENTER The display starts flashing Now use the jog wheel to select a value between 0 and 255 until the pattern is displayed...

Page 28: ...d to rotate it by 90 When the focus is adjusted in all directions the submenu is closed To quit the submenu and the main menu without saving the changes press ESC or wait for 10 seconds Press ESC and...

Page 29: ...s the desired value press ENTER to save the setting and quit the sub menu To quit the submenu and the main menu without saving the changes press ESC or wait for 10 seconds Press ESC and turn the jog w...

Page 30: ...n Color 2 colour 2 n Gobo 1 gobo wheel 1 n R Gobo 1 rotation of gobo wheel 1 n Gobo 2 gobo wheel 2 n Prism prism n R Prism rotation of prism n Focus focus n Iris Iris aperture When the display shows...

Page 31: ...rry out maintenance work Press ESC and turn the jog wheel until the display shows Lamp On Off Press ENTER The display starts flashing Now use the jog wheel to toggle between On lamp is switched on and...

Page 32: ...quit the sub menu To quit the submenu and the main menu without saving the changes press ESC or wait for 10 seconds Press ESC and turn the jog wheel until the display shows Software Version The displa...

Page 33: ...Overview Operation novaSpot 250 33...

Page 34: ...settings menu and turn the jog wheel until the display shows Adjust Focus Press ENTER The display starts flashing Use the jog wheel to select a value between 0 and 255 until the pattern is displayed...

Page 35: ...l to select a value between 0 and 255 until the head is in the desired position Press ENTER to save the setting and quit the submenu To quit the submenu and the settings menu without saving the change...

Page 36: ...tween 127 and 127 until the indicated gobo of the selected gobo wheel is exactly in the desired position Press ENTER to save the setting and quit the submenu To quit the submenu and the settings menu...

Page 37: ...lect a value between 127 and 127 until the desired rotation position of the prism is displayed Press ENTER to save the setting and quit the submenu To quit the submenu and the settings menu without sa...

Page 38: ...lay starts flashing Use the jog wheel to select a value between 0 and 255 until the display is focussed Press ENTER to save the setting and quit the submenu To quit the submenu and the settings menu w...

Page 39: ...Overview Operation novaSpot 250 39...

Page 40: ...6 4 Gobos The following figure shows the available gobos of gobo wheel 1 left and gobo wheel 2 right as well as their numbers Operation moving head 40...

Page 41: ...Operation novaSpot 250 41...

Page 42: ...to the maximum value of Tilt range 135 or 270 3 0 255 Speed of rotation pan and inclination tilt fast to slow 4 0 255 Dimmer 0 to 100 5 Shutter 0 7 Closed blackout 8 15 Open 16 131 Strobe effect incre...

Page 43: ...eel 2 fast 240 247 Strobe effect random speed 248 255 Open 6 Colour wheel 1 0 9 White 10 18 Red 19 27 Yellow 28 36 Magenta 37 45 Orange 46 54 Blue 55 63 Green 64 127 Fixed position 128 191 Rotation cl...

Page 44: ...heel 2 0 18 White 19 37 Light blue 36 56 Pink 57 75 Light green 76 94 UV 95 113 Warm white 3200 K 114 127 White frost filter 128 167 Rotation counterclockwise increasing speed 168 207 Rotation clockwi...

Page 45: ...me 5 248 255 Programme 6 8 Gobo wheel 1 0 21 Open no Gobo 22 42 Gobo 1 43 63 Gobo 2 64 84 Gobo 3 85 105 Gobo 4 106 127 Gobo 5 128 191 Rotation of gobo wheel 1 counterclockwise increasing speed 192 255...

Page 46: ...n 0 to 360 128 191 Gobo rotation clockwise increasing speed 192 255 Gobo rotation counterclockwise decreasing speed 10 Gobo wheel 2 0 15 Open no Gobo 16 31 Gobo 6 32 47 Gobo 7 48 63 Gobo 8 64 79 Gobo...

Page 47: ...easing speed 192 255 Rotation of gobo wheel 2 clockwise decreasing speed 11 Reserved 12 Prism 0 7 No prism 8 15 Prism 16 39 Programme 1 40 63 Programme 2 64 87 Programme 3 88 111 Programme 4 112 135 P...

Page 48: ...sition 0 to 360 128 191 Rotation counterclockwise increasing speed 192 255 Rotation clockwise decreasing speed 14 Focus 15 Iris aperture maximum to minimum 16 Special settings 0 69 Reserved 70 79 Shut...

Page 49: ...els 100 109 Shutter open during rotation of colour wheels 110 119 Shutter closed during rotation of gobo wheels 120 129 Shutter open during rotation of gobo wheels 130 199 Reserved 200 209 Reset of th...

Page 50: ...to the maximum value of Tilt range 135 or 270 3 0 255 Speed of rotation pan and inclination tilt fast to slow 4 0 255 Dimmer 0 to 100 5 Shutter 0 7 Closed blackout 8 15 Open 16 131 Strobe effect incre...

Page 51: ...eel 2 fast 240 247 Strobe effect random speed 248 255 Open 6 Colour wheel 1 0 9 White 10 18 Red 19 27 Yellow 28 36 Magenta 37 45 Orange 46 54 Blue 55 63 Green 64 127 Fixed position 128 191 Rotation cl...

Page 52: ...heel 2 0 18 White 19 37 Light blue 36 56 Pink 57 75 Light green 76 94 UV 95 113 Warm white 3200 K 114 127 White frost filter 128 167 Rotation counterclockwise increasing speed 168 207 Rotation clockwi...

Page 53: ...amme 5 248 255 Programme 6 8 Gobo wheel 1 0 21 No gobo 22 42 Gobo 1 43 63 Gobo 2 64 84 Gobo 3 85 105 Gobo 4 106 127 Gobo 5 128 191 Rotation of gobo wheel 1 counterclockwise increasing speed 192 255 Ro...

Page 54: ...n 0 to 360 128 191 Gobo rotation clockwise increasing speed 192 255 Gobo rotation counterclockwise decreasing speed 10 Gobo wheel 2 0 15 Open no gobo 16 31 Gobo 6 32 47 Gobo 7 48 63 Gobo 8 64 79 Gobo...

Page 55: ...easing speed 192 255 Rotation of gobo wheel 2 clockwise decreasing speed 11 Reserved 12 Prism 0 7 No prism 8 15 Prism 16 39 Programme 1 40 63 Programme 2 64 87 Programme 3 88 111 Programme 4 112 135 P...

Page 56: ...sition 0 to 360 128 191 Rotation counterclockwise increasing speed 192 255 Rotation clockwise decreasing speed 14 Focus 15 Iris aperture maximum to minimum 16 Special settings 0 69 Reserved 70 79 Shut...

Page 57: ...ation of gobo wheels 120 129 Shutter open during rotation of gobo wheels 130 199 Reserved 200 209 Reset of the unit after about 10 seconds 210 255 Reserved 17 0 255 Fine tuning rotation pan 18 0 255 F...

Page 58: ...Programme 4 40 47 Programme 5 48 55 Programme 6 56 63 Programme 7 64 71 Programme 8 72 79 Programme 9 80 87 Programme 10 88 95 Programme 11 96 103 Programme 12 104 111 Programme 13 112 119 Programme 1...

Page 59: ...17 144 151 Programme 18 152 159 Programme 19 160 167 Programme 20 168 175 Programme 21 176 183 Programme 22 184 191 Programme 23 192 199 Programme 24 200 207 Programme 25 208 215 Programme 26 216 223...

Page 60: ...0 7 No effect 8 90 Decrease from full to closed aperture increasing speed 91 172 Increase from minimum to full aperture increasing speed 173 255 Decrease from full to closed aperture then zoom back to...

Page 61: ...y high voltages inside Within the device there are areas where high voltages may be present Completely disconnect the device from the power supply before you open or remove covers Mount all covers and...

Page 62: ...ation of the device without completely fixed covers Never look directly into the light source WARNING Risk of burns at the surface and inside of the device The surface and the inner parts of the devic...

Page 63: ...to wrong type of lamp Any attempt to use the device with a lamp other than those specified in this manual can result in severe damages to the device Only use a lamp of the specified type A double end...

Page 64: ...rizontal position The arrow printed on the back of the head points to the top 3 Open the housing by removing the three cross head screws at the top of the housing marked with A in the figure above and...

Page 65: ...the lamp cover 6 Loosen the two knurled nuts on the old Illuminant and remove the old Illuminant from the socket carefully 7 Loosen the two knurled nuts on the new Illuminant to the point that the la...

Page 66: ...re it with the associated three cross head screws 12 Reconnect the device to the power grid 7 2 Resetting the lamp hours counter We recommend to reset the operating hours counter every time you replac...

Page 67: ...7 3 Replacing gobos DANGER Electric shock caused by high voltages inside Within the device there are areas where high voltages may be present Completely disconnect the device from the power supply bef...

Page 68: ...After switching off the device wait for at least 15 minutes before you start any maintenance activities 1 Make sure the device is switched off disconnected from the mains and completely cooled down 2...

Page 69: ...removing the three cross head screws at the top of the housing marked with A in the figure above and remove the top of the housing The upper part of the housing is held by a short safety wire rope Se...

Page 70: ...4 Loosen the two cross head screws that hold the gobo module in the unit marked with D in the figure above Carefully lift the module out upwards Service moving head 70...

Page 71: ...bo wheel This would open the ball bearings 6 Insert the new gobo carefully into the free opening of the gobo wheel and attach the clamp spring back to its original position 7 Insert the gobo module ba...

Page 72: ...icated DMX cables and do not use ordi nary microphone cables Never connect the DMX output to audio devices such as mixers or amplifiers In the following we list a few common problems that may occur du...

Page 73: ...ction 2 If the LED DMX lights up without any response check the address settings and DMX polarity 3 Try using another DMX controller 4 Check to see if the DMX cables run near or alongside to high volt...

Page 74: ...re quency of cleaning depends on the operating environment wet smoky or particularly dirty surroundings can cause more accumulation of dirt on the optics of the device n Clean with a soft cloth using...

Page 75: ...halide discharge lamp 90 V 250 W e g HTI 250 W Dispersion 15 Maximum rotation angle pan 600 Maximum inclination angle tilt 270 Iris 0 100 Dimmer 0 100 Shutter 0 12 Hz Operating voltage supply AC 230 V...

Page 76: ...Dimensions W D H 400 mm 360 mm 600 mm Weight 25 kg Technical specifications moving head 76...

Page 77: ...r recycling Please follow the notes and markings on the packaging This device is subject to the European directive 2002 96 EC Do not dispose of the device with your normal household waste Dispose of t...

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