VL1600 PROFILE
USER MANUAL
Page 1: ...VL1600 PROFILE USER MANUAL ...
Page 2: ...al product documentation including DMX maps software and photometric reports are available for download on our website For more information on installing DMX512 control systems the following publication is available for purchase from the United States Institute for Theatre Technology USITT Recommended Practice for DMX512 A Guide for Users and Installers 2nd edition ISBN 9780955703522 USITT Contact...
Page 3: ...ble parts Prior to first use carefully inspect fixture to ensure no damage has occurred during shipping Materials used in the manufacturing process can cause strong odors when the product is new These odors dissipate over time Prior to each use carefully inspect power cables and replace any damaged cables Exterior surfaces of the luminaire will be hot during operation Take appropriate precautions Co...
Page 4: ...munications As tested under this standard FCC 47CFR 15B clA CEI Issued 2009 10 01 Title 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart B Unintentional Radiators Class A Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his her own expense EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We Vari Lite LLC 10911 Petal Street Dallas Te...
Page 5: ...hipping container or in its original packing box Be sure to clearly indicate the RMA number on all packing lists correspondence and ship ping labels If available please include a copy of your invoice as proof of purchase in the shipping container With the RMA number written legibly on or near the shipping address label return the unit freight prepaid to Vari Lite Strand Attention Warranty Service ...
Page 6: ...ar the optics positioning precise framing and focus Exclusive VL FX animation wheel designed for theatre updated animation wheel designed to replicate natural lighting effects such as fire water and earth tones Limited movement calibration start up reduce risk of the fixture hitting set objects or shaking the rig Minimal calibration start up noise Adjustable frequency to exceed camera frame rates ...
Page 7: ... with 240V power DATA IN DATA THRU USB NETWORK AC POWER THRU AC POWER INPUT WIRE CONNECTION Green yellow AC ground Blue AC neutral Brown AC line International Harmonized Standard AC VOLTAGE AT 60HZ TOTAL CURRENT 100V 7 8A 110V 7 0A 120V 6 4A 130V 5 9A 200V 3 8A 210V 3 6A 220V 3 4A 230V 3 3A 240V 3 2A TABLE 1 CURRENT VS VOLTAGE 550W SOURCE CONNECTION PIN AC neutral X AC line Y Ground earth G X Y G ...
Page 8: ...G min gauge for runs up to 1000 feet 300m 22 AWG min gauge for runs up to 1640 feet 500m NOTE Microphone type cables and other general purpose two core audio or signal cables are not suitable for use with DMX512 Refer to the USITT Recommended Practice for DMX512 guide for additional information regarding DMX512 systems The XLR 5 pin connectors should be wired as follows RECOMMENDED CABLE TYPES MAN...
Page 9: ...CTOR A XLR termination connector is required at the last luminaire or far end of the line to prevent signal reflections Signal reflections may cancel out the signal at certain line lengths resulting in errors The terminator is also necessary for software downloads and running tests on multiple luminaires To construct your own connector you will need the following components 5 pin male XLR connector ...
Page 10: ...lt in place The recommended Belleville washer maintains tension in the bolted assembly and prevents it from vibrating loose If a Belleville washer is not available a regular flat washer measuring in diameter of 25mm 1 inch minimum can be used in conjunction with a suitable split lock washer situated between the bolt head and flat washer Step 2 Determine required configuration of bracket installation ...
Page 11: ...its base in a floor installation application When used in this type of application be sure to leave enough space around the luminaire to allow proper uninterrupted airflow for cooling and movement CONNECTING DATA AND POWER A maximum of 32 luminaires may be connected in any one DMX data link NOTE This maximum limit applies to the luminaire daisy chain only Your system or console may require fewer lum...
Page 12: ...G ADDRESS The address setting for DMX console controlled systems is entered using the Menu Display The luminaire retains the DMX address even if power is removed DMX ADDRESS To set edit and save a DMX address Step 1 Press ESC Step 2 Press Up Down arrows until Address appears Press OK Step 3 Use Left and Right arrow buttons to scroll through all digits Step 4 Once at desired digit use Up and Down a...
Page 13: ...i Lite technical notice TN 235 Transportation and Shipping Case Requirements in the Support area of the Philips Entertainment Lighting web site TRANSPORTATION AND SHIPPING CASE REQUIREMENTS Cases to transport Vari Lite luminaires should meet the following loading requirements Luminaire head yoke and enclosure sub assemblies shall be equally supported and constrained where no one sub assembly head ...
Page 14: ...omodates EasySwap color filters EasySwap color filters can be switched out by remov ing the filter and inserting another one into the slot VL1600 Profile has one EasySwap color wheel with seven color filters and one open slot 3 OPERATION Color Filter Carrier 443581625229 Color Filter Dimensions 1 On the Rocks 2 Fiery Sun Prismatic 3 Triangle Breakup 4 Earth Tones 45 R70 23 5mm 53 13mm 41mm EasySwap Col...
Page 15: ...rranty GOBO DIAMETER IMAGE AREA DIAMETER GLASS THICKNESS CARRIER REQUIRED 27mm 17 5mm 1 1mm Yes Compatible carriers for gobos are shown below INSTALL OR REPLACE GOBOS WARNING Remove power from luminaires before performing maintenance Gobos may be HOT after opetion Allow to cool before handling To replace a rotating gobo Step 1 Remove power from luminaire Step 2 Remove top and bottom head cover by ...
Page 16: ... the gobo holder by a spring Taking care to avoid scratching or applying pressure to the gobo lever the end of the spring out remove the spring and then lift the gobo out of the gobo holder b Hold the gobo with the dark side facing upwards towards the teeth in the gobo holder Match up the alignment marks arrowed in the gobo and gobo holder Lay the new gobo flat in the gobo holder c Insert gobo carr...
Page 17: ...heel spin speed slow to fast from control channel 0 16 Open Center 0 17 47 Red Center 32 48 79 Dark Blue Center 64 80 111 Yellow Center 96 112 143 Kelly Green Center 128 144 175 Fuchsia Center 160 176 207 Amber Center 192 208 239 Congo Blue Center 224 240 255 Open Center 255 16 16 Color Wheel Control 0 0 5 Linear Movement using shortest quickest path 6 10 Linear Movement using normal longest path ...
Page 18: ...due to the limitations of DMX it is not possible to fade between color presets 18 18 Gobo Wheel 1 Rotating 0 8 bit control of Gobo Wheel 1 See Channel 20 for control options Interchangeable glass gobos 0 5 Open No Gobo 6 10 Leafy Break up Index 11 15 Alpha Waves Index 16 20 Lattice Index 21 25 Night Sky Index 26 30 Swirl Index 31 35 Dust Breakup Index 36 40 Honeycomb Reversed Index 41 45 Open No G...
Page 19: ... Quickest Path Slow to Fast For fastest twist set gobo timing to 0 181 210 Gobo Twist Normal Path Slow to Fast For fastest twist set gobo timing to 0 211 255 Reserved Values 22 22 VL FX Wheel Gobo Wheel 2 0 0 255 VL FX Wheel image selection continuous channel range for varied effects 0 0 Open No Gobo Center 0 1 21 On the Rocks Index Center 11 22 42 Fiery Sun Prismatics Index Center 32 43 63 Triang...
Page 20: ... closed 201 255 Iris pulse slow to fast 27 27 Frame 1A 0 0 255 Controls Framing Shutter 1A from Open 0 to Full 255 28 28 Frame 1B 0 0 255 Controls Framing Shutter 1B from Open 0 to Full 255 29 29 Frame 2A 0 0 255 Controls Framing Shutter 2A from Open 0 to Full 255 30 30 Frame 2B 0 0 255 Controls Framing Shutter 2B from Open 0 to Full 255 31 31 Frame 3A 0 0 255 Controls Framing Shutter 3A from Open...
Page 21: ...16 120 Reserved Values 121 125 Reserved Values 126 130 Reserved Values 131 135 Reserved Values 136 140 Reserved Values 141 145 Reserved Values 146 150 Reserved Values 151 155 Reserved Values 156 160 Reserved Values 161 165 Reserved Values 166 170 Reserved Values 171 175 Reserved Values 176 255 Reserved Values 39 Focus Timing 255 0 255 Adjustment of fixture timing to control Pan Tilt mechanisms Ref...
Page 22: ...uminaire Control 0 Control Channel used for full fixture settings lamp controls and miscellaneous modes Set discrete value of desired effect wait 3 seconds then set value to 0 Idle 0 0 Idle Default 6 10 Full Luminaire ReCal Also Used to Wake fixture up from shutdown 11 15 Fixture Shutdown 16 20 Reserved Values 21 25 Display Menu ON 26 30 Display Menu OFF 31 35 Reserved Values 36 40 Reserved Values...
Page 23: ... Max fan speed in AUTO or ON will not exceed set levels from variable Fan control or LED Output presets Access to Silent mode is only possible via control channel or user interface 05 255 RANGE DMX COLOR 0 10 Channel off Color mixing color wheel takes priority 11 14 User Preset 1 15 18 User Preset 2 19 22 User Preset 3 23 26 User Preset 4 27 30 User Preset 5 31 34 User Preset 6 35 38 User Preset 7...
Page 24: ...31 X X CLEAR_STATUS_ID 0x0032 X X SUB_DEVICE_STATUS_REPORT_THRESHOLD 0x0033 Category RDM Information X SUPPORTED_PARAMETERS 0x0050 X X X PARAMETER_DESCRIPTION 0x0051 X X Category Product Information X DEVICE_INFO 0x0060 X X X PRODUCT_DETAIL_ID_LIST 0x0070 X DEVICE_MODEL_DESCRIPTION 0x0080 X X MANUFACTURER_LABEL 0x0081 X X X DEVICE_LABEL 0x0082 X X FACTORY_DEFAULTS 0x0090 X X LANGUAGE_CAPABILITIES ...
Page 25: ... X X Modulation Frequency 0x0347 X X Modulation Frequency Description 0x0348 X Category Power Lamp Settings 0x04xx X DEVICE_HOURS 0x0400 X X LAMP_HOURS 0x0401 X X LAMP_STRIKES 0x0402 X X X LAMP_STATE 0x0403 X X X LAMP_ON_MODE 0x0404 X X DEVICE_POWER_CYCLES 0x0405 X Category Display Settings 0x05xx X X DISPLAY_INVERT 0x0500 X X X DISPLAY_LEVEL 0x0501 X Category Confi guration 0x06xx X X PAN_INVERT ...
Page 26: ...x1000 X X X RESET_DEVICE 0x1001 X X X POWER_STATE 0x1010 X X X PERFORM_SELFTEST 0x1020 All Test Pan Tilt Encoder X X SELF_TEST_DESCRIPTION 0x1021 X X CAPTURE PRESET 0x1030 See E1 20_2010a X X PRESET PLAYBACK 0x1031 Table A 7 defi nes ESTA Reserved Future RDM 0x7FE0 0x7FFF Manufacturer Specifi c PIDs 0x8000 0xFFDF X X Output Power Mode 0x8A97 Value range depends on options Standard Studio etc X X X...
Page 27: ...ocus Track On Off 0x8AAE X Control Signel select DMX only ARtNET On Off 0x8AAF X X X Recalibrate Fixture Level 0x8AB0 different levels all position color etc X X X DMX Fail Hold Blackout GOTO Preset 0x8AB1 X X X ArtNet Universe 0x8AB2 X X X ArtNet Net 0x8AB3 X X X ArtNet Sub Net 0x8AB4 X X X ArtNet Ethernet IP 0x8AB5 X X ArtNet Ethernet Sub Net Mask 0x8AB6 X X Manual PRESET Playback Power Up Prese...
Page 28: ...e enclosure input panel If there are multiple luminaires in a system any settings or changes would need to be made at each LCD Menu as desired MENU CONTROLS The menu system is controlled by an OK Enter ESC Escape and four Arrow buttons To navigate and access menu settings selections Step 1 Make sure unit is powered and turned on Step 2 Press ESC to access menu categories Step 3 Use four Arrow butt...
Page 29: ...fault Dim Snap Snap On Snap Off default Output Mode Standard default Studio Whisper Silent Linear Fan Mode On default Auto Refresh Rate 1 2kHz 2 4kHz default 3 7kHz 4 9kHz 7 3kHz 9 8kHz 15kHz 20kHz Movement Feedback Cal Position Enable default Disable Home DMX Enable default Disable Pan Tilt CONFIGURE Head Motors Movement Disable Display Auto default Up Down On Time 30 Sec default 5 Min 10 Min On ...
Page 30: ...ime Link Mode Shape Size Speed None Fig 8 Line Arc Small Medium Large Slow Moderate Fast Loopback Static Step Store Clear Clear All Presets 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 128 127 Fixture Status No Errors or displays a list of errors Are yo...
Page 31: ...exit this mode after one minute of inactivity STATUS BAR The Status Bar is present at all times and displays luminaire operational information of the luminaire The Status Bar contains the following information LAMP indicates current lamp state ON or OFF SHDN indicates shutdown time in hours NO indicates NO shutdown time ERRORS Displays a number indicating the total amount of current errors When er...
Page 32: ...LT TEST Pan Running PAN TEST Tilt Running TILT TEST Intensity Running INTENSITY TEST Color Flag Test Running COLOR FLAG TEST Color Wheel 1 Running CW 1 TEST Color Wheel 2 Running CW 2 TEST Color Wheel 3 Running CW 3 TEST USB LOGGING The VL1600 Profile Luminaire stores error messages in a log file within the luminaire This information along with specific luminaire settings can be saved as a csv comma ...
Page 33: ...fixture DMX Map 16 bit Current DMX mode setting 16 bit Swap Pan Tilt No Current pan and tilt setting Invert Pan No Current pan operation setting Invert Tilt No Current tilt operation setting Lamp Power Up Lamp off Current Lamp Power Up option setting Lamp Off Lamp ON or Cal On Lamp Level Standard Current operating mode of the fixture Standard Lamp Strikes 518 Total number of lamp strikes initiated...
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Page 35: ...ent in which the fixture operates damp smoky or particularly dirty surrounding can cause greater accumulation of dirt on the fixture s optics General cleaning guidelines Clean with soft cloth using normal glass cleaning fluid Always dry the parts carefully Clean the external optics at least every 30 days CLEANING OPTICS FILTERS AND GOBOS WARNING Remove power from luminaires before performing maintena...
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