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Page 2: ...4 Rigging the fixture 8 4 5 DMX 512 connection 10 4 6 Ethernet connection 11 5 Remotely controllable functions 13 6 Control menu map 14 7 Control menu 17 7 1 Tab Address 18 7 2 Tab Information 18 7 3 Tab Personality 20 7 4 Tab Manual Control 22 7 5 Tab Stand alone 22 7 6 Tab Service 23 7 7 Icon Lamp menu 25 8 RDM 25 9 Error and information messages 26 10 Technical Specifications 27 11 Maintenance ...
Page 3: ...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 sharp...
Page 4: ...e area 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 hole 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 40 C must never be exceeded CAUTION The lens has to be ...
Page 5: ...ESCAPE button 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 t...
Page 6: ...at automatically adjusts to any 50 60Hz AC power source from 100 240 Volts Install a suitable plug on the power cord 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 Marking Brown Black Live L Light blue White Neu...
Page 7: ... under the distance stop and push the gobo module into hole in the static gobo wheel 5 Replace the top cover before applying power Rotating gobos 1 Disconnect the fixture from mains and allow it to cool 2 Remove the bottom plastic cover of the head by loosening the 4 quarter turn fasteners on the cover 3 Gently pull up the gobo holder from the rotation gobo wheel 4 Remove the spring gobo lock with...
Page 8: ...lifications do not attempt the installation yourself but instead use a professional structural rigger Improper installation can result in bodily injury or damage to property The fixture has to be installed out of the reach of people If the fixture shall be lowered from the ceiling or high joists professional trussing systems have to be used The fixture must never be fixed swinging freely in the ro...
Page 9: ... Pull the safety wire 2 through the carrying handles 5 and around the truss 6 as shown on the pictures below Securing the fixture via one safety wire Securing the fixture via two safety wires When installing fixtures side by side avoid illuminating one fixture with another DANGER TO LIFE Before taking into operation for the first time the installation has to be approved by an expert 1 Clamps 2 Saf...
Page 10: ...er 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 connect one output with the input of the next fixture until all fixtures are connected Caution At the ...
Page 11: ...D 6 RX 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 th...
Page 12: ...ect 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 33 DMX address 129 IP addres 002 168 002 002 U...
Page 13: ...inuous range of colors may be achieved by varying the amount of each filter from 0 to 100 Colour temperature correction filter lowers the colour temperature from 6000 K to 3200 K Note After 1500 operating hours the colour temperature will settle on 6550K Static gobo wheel The static gobo wheel includes 9 replaceable SLOT LOCK metal gobos Gobo positioning and continual gobo positioning is available...
Page 14: ...s Lamp On Time Total Hours Resetable Hours Lamp Strikes Total Strikes Resetable Strikes Air Filters Elapsed Time Alert Period 10 300 Fixture Temperatures Head Temperature Current Maximum NonRes Maximum Res Driver Temperature Current Maximum NonRes Maximum Res Base Temperature Current Maximum NonRes Maximum Res DMX Values Pan Dimmer Fine Software Versions Display System Pan Tilt System Display Syst...
Page 15: ...r Wheel Moving Off On Gobo Wheels Moving Off On Init Effect Positions Pan 0 255 Dimmer Fine 0 255 Screen Settings Display Intensity 1 10 Screen Saver Delay Off 10min Touchscreen Lock Off 10min Recalibrate Touch screen Display Orientation Normal Inverted Auto Temperature Units C F Fan Mode Auto High Date Time Settings Default Settings Manual Control Reset Functions Reset All Systems Pan Tilt reset ...
Page 16: ...lay 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 5s Step 100 Pan 0 255 Dimmer Fine 0 255 Step Time 0 25 5s Service Adjust DMX Values Pan 0 255 Dimmer Fine 0 255 Adjust Lamp Pan 0 255 Focus 0 255 Calibrations Calibrate Effects Pan 0 255 Dimmer 2 0 255 Load Default Calibra tions Update Software ...
Page 17: ...d 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 and copy them to the next prog step warning icon used to indicate some error which has oc...
Page 18: ...Artnet MaNet Fixture receives Artnet protocol or MANet every fixture has to be connected to the Ethernet network Ethernet To DMX Fixture receives Artnet protocol from the Ethernet input and sends DMX data to its DMX output fixture works as an Artnet DMX converter next fixture can be connected to its DMX output and you can build a standard DMX chain by connecting another fixtures Only one fixture h...
Page 19: ...xture head since the counter was last reset In order to reset this counter to 0 touch the text box next to the item Maximum Res Driver Temperature The menu shows temperature of the plasma source driver in the fixture head Current A current temperature of the driver Maximum NonRes A maximum temperature of the driver since the fixture has been fabricated Maximum Res A maximum temperature of the driv...
Page 20: ...rrors Frost Errors Dimmer 2 Errors Cyan Errors Colour Errors Magenta Errors Gobo Errors Yellow Errors Gobo Carousel Errors CTO Errors Static Gobo Errors Clean Air Filters Iris Errors Overheated Focus Errors Lamp Errors Zoom Errors Temp Sensor Errors Fixture States Recorded following actions Fixture On Fixture Off Lamp On Lamp Off Fixture Position Recorded installation positions of the fixture Fixt...
Page 21: ...ables to close light output while the pan tilt coordinates are changing Colour Wheel Moving The menu item enables to close light output while the colour wheel is moving Gobo Wheel Moving The menu item enables to close light output while the rot gobo wheel or the static gobo wheel is moving Init Effect Positions Use the menu to set all effects to the desired positions at which they will stay after ...
Page 22: ...ions on the wall ceiling or ground without any pan tilt move ment Adjust the pan tilt zoom focus and hot spot to desired positions an start test sequences by touching the green icon Music Trigger Use the item to activate the sound control of the running program via the built in micro phone Preset Playback This menu allows you to select the program which will be played in a loop after switching the...
Page 23: ...e from small to large Figure of triangle from small to large Figure of star from small to large Figure of cross from small to large DMX 0 1 127 128 129 130 255 Pan Tilt Macro Speed No macro generation Macro generation from fast to slow forwards No macro generation Macro generation from slow to fast backwards 7 6 Tab Service Adjust DMX Values The menu allows you to set all effects to desired positi...
Page 24: ...in the menu Personality will be set to their default factory values To update software in the fixture I Installation of the DMX Software Uploader 1 DMX Software Uploader program is available from the ROBE web site at WWW robe cz 2 Make a new directory e g Robe_Uploader on your hard disk and download the software to it 3 Unpack the program from the archive If the Robe fixture is produced in both ma...
Page 25: ...ting can be temporarily overwritten by the DMX value at the channel Power Special functions ranges of 30 39 DMX and 40 49 DMX Note because the plasma source comes up from 20 of its nominal power to the full power typically within 15seconds after opening blackout some colour changes may be visible during this time period 8 RDM This fixture supports RDM operation RDM Remote Device Management is a bi...
Page 26: ...cuit malfunctions sen sor failed or magnet is missing or the stepping motor is defective or its driving IC on the PCB The yoke is not located in the default position after the reset of the fixture Colour Wheel Error 1 Colour Wheel Error 2 The messages will appear after the reset of the colour wheel if this wheel is not located in the default posi tion Prism Error 1 Prism Error 2 The messages will ...
Page 27: ...ssage informs you that the lamp is too warm General Failure The message informs you that the internal failure was sensed as temp sensor failure 28V Failure The message informs you that the lamp was shut down due to undervoltage 28V Low The message informs you that the DC voltage falls below undervoltage limit 10 Technical Specifications Electrical Power supply electronic auto ranging Input voltage...
Page 28: ...re setting and addressing Gravitation sensor for auto screen positioning Battery backup of the touch screen Readout fixture and lamp usage receiving DMX values temperatures etc Built in analyzer for easy fault finding error messages Remotely switching on off the lamp Built in demo sequences Black out while head moving colour or gobo changing Silent fans cooling Self resetable thermo fuse Stand alo...
Page 29: ... recommended under no circumstances should alcohol or solvents be used DANGER Disconnect from the mains before starting any maintenance work The front objective lens will require weekly cleaning as smoke fluid tends to building up residues 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...
Page 30: ...ower if Shutter strobe channel 0 DMX 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 99 Blackout while colour wheel moving step 100 109 Disabled blackout while colour wheel moving step 110 119 Blackout while gobo wheel moving step 120 129 Disabled blackout while gobo wheel moving step ...
Page 31: ...o random colour selection from fast to slow proportional 8 Colour wheel fine positioning 0 255 Fine positioning proportional 9 8 6 Cyan 0 255 Cyan 0 white 255 full cyan proportional 10 9 7 Magenta 0 255 Magenta 0 white 255 full magenta proportional 11 10 8 Yellow 0 255 Yellow 0 white 255 full yellow proportional 12 11 9 CTO filter 0 255 0 6000K 255 3200K proportional 13 12 10 CMY colour macros 0 7...
Page 32: ... of Rot Gobo Selection from max to min 0 25 5sec proportional 15 14 12 Static gobo wheel Continual Positioning In range 0 64 DMX is possible fine gobo positioning set value on channel 16 0 Open hole proportional 7 Gobo 1 proportional 13 Gobo 2 proportional 19 Gobo 3 proportional 26 Gobo 4 proportional 32 Gobo 5 proportional 39 Gobo 6 proportional 45 Gobo 7 proportional 51 Gobo 8 proportional 58 Go...
Page 33: ...dex set indexing on channel 18 16 14 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 18 16 14 32 35 Gobo 1 step 36 39 Gobo 2 step 40 43 Gobo 3 step 44 47 Gobo 4 step 48 51 Gobo 5 step 52 55 Gobo 6 step 56 59 Gobo 7 step Shaking gobos from slow to fast Index set indexing on...
Page 34: ...obo indexing rotation fine 0 255 Fine indexing rotation proportional 20 17 15 Prism 0 19 Open position hole step 20 127 3 facet rotating prism step 128 255 Prism gobo macros 128 135 Macro 1 step 136 143 Macro 2 step 144 151 Macro 3 step 152 159 Macro 4 step 160 167 Macro 5 step 168 175 Macro 6 step 176 183 Macro 7 step 184 191 Macro 8 step 192 199 Macro 9 step 200 207 Macro 10 step 208 215 Macro 1...
Page 35: ...g proportional 29 23 21 Shutter strobe 0 Shutter closed lamp power redused to 20 of nomin power step 1 31 Shutter closed full lamp power step 32 63 Shutter open full lamp power step 64 95 Strobe effect from slow to fast proportional 96 127 Shutter open full lamp power step 128 143 Opening pulse in sequences from slow to fast proportional 144 159 Closing pulse in sequences from fast to slow proport...
