Vari-Lite
10911 Petal Street
Dallas, TX 75238
1.877.VARILITE
fax:
214.647.8038
www.vari-lite.com
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VL400 Spot
VL400 Spot
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details of design, materials and finishes. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
VARI
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LITE automated lighting equipment is made in the U.S.A.
Specifications
The unit is an integrally designed, remote-controlled,
motorized spot luminaire. The head, yoke, and enclosure
housings are constructed of aluminum alloy, plastic and
steel for lightweight strength and durability. Virtually silent,
variable fans shall be used to provide forced-air cooling for
internal components.
The rear cap is removable, providing easy access to the
lamp for replacement. A single AC input connector along
with two, five-pin DMX512 compatible connectors (in and
through) are provided. The unit can be controlled by a wide
variety of DMX512 consoles. In addition, a built-in
Master/Slave function enables operation of multiple
luminaires without a control console.
Each unit is equipped with multiple on-board processors
providing diagnostic and self-calibration functions as well as
internal test routines and software update capabilities. The
unit contains two independent three-phase stepper motors
to provide movement of the head through 540° in the
horizontal plane (pan) and 260° in the vertical plane (tilt).
The pan and tilt mechanisms are belt-driven, providing
positional resolution and repeatability of 0.3° on either axis.
Unit shall have integral pan and tilt transport/service locks.
The unit shall include a color mixing system using two
independent wheels containing fourteen interchangeable
color filters which are provided for a broad range of user
color selection and snap color changes in .14 seconds. The
unit comes equipped with a standard palette of dichroic
color filters (custom colors are available from Vari-Lite).
The unit shall include a fixed gobo wheel that holds 10
interchangeable gobos. The unit shall include a second gobo
wheel containing seven individually rotating indexable
gobos. Its operation is achieved by two motors, which
provide independent drive regardless of the direction of
movement. All seven rotating gobos are easily
interchangeable to allow further customization of the unit.
The unit shall come equipped with 17 standard gobo
patterns and effects. A wide selection of gobos are
available from Vari-Lite for an additional charge. The unit
shall accept metal gobos in all positions.
The unit contains dual-purpose mechanical arm assembly
that provides full field dimming and allows for both smooth
timed fades and fast blackouts and will operate as a strobe
system that is capable of various strobe effects. A
mechanical iris provides continuous beam size control for
both rapid changes and smooth timed beam angle changes.
Variable beam focus is provided to soften the edges of
gobos or spots and to provide gobo morphing. A powerful
zoom lens system offers an adjustable field angle from 15°
to 36°. When used in combination with the beam size iris,
the unit can project a beam with a field angle of 8°.
The unit shall offer frost capability with an independent,
drop-in armature that holds frost glass. Additionally, unit
shall have a second, independent, drop-in armature that
holds a rotating, four facet, indexable prism. Both the frost
and prism pieces shall be interchangeable. Unit shall have
frontal accessory mounting points for attachment of
after-market accessories such as top hats.
The unit is ETL and ETLc certified and CE marked. Exterior
finish is black.
Hanging Dimensions
400W MSR Gold 400 MiniFastFit Lamp
Lumens
8,500
8,750
9,000
Center Beam Candela
(cd)
275,300
93,800
51,200
Field Angle
(degrees)
15.0
26.0
36.0
Photometric Data
(Preliminary)
23.00 in
584.2 mm
24.26 in
616.2 mm
18.88 in
479.5 mm
22.25 in
565.15 mm
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