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Color

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Color

Spot

1200

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USER MANUAL

 

  Version: 5.7

 

     ROBE

®

 Show Lighting s.r.o.          Czech Republic          www.robe.cz

Summary of Contents for 1200 Color Spot

Page 1: ...Color Spot1200AT Color Spot1200 AT USER MANUAL Version 5 7 ROBE Show Lighting s r o Czech Republic www robe cz ...

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Page 3: ...connection between fixtures 13 5 8 Ethernet connection 13 6 DMX protocol 15 7 Controller mode 21 7 1 DMX addressing 21 7 2 Remotely controllable functions 21 8 Control menu map 22 9 Control menu 25 9 1 Fixture Address 25 9 2 Fixture informations 25 9 3 Personality 27 9 4 Lamp On Off 30 9 5 Test sequences 30 9 6 Manual mode 30 9 7 Stand alone setting 30 9 8 Reset functions 31 9 9 Special functions ...

Page 4: ...llow the safety instructions and warning notes written in this manual Important The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non observance of this manual or any unauthorized modification to the device Please consider that damages caused by manual modifications to the device are not subject to warranty Never let the power cord come into contact with other cabl...

Page 5: ... minimum distance between light output and the illuminated surface must be more than 2 5 meters Make sure that the area below the installation place is blocked Always fix the fixture with an appropriate safety rope Fix the safety rope at the correct holes only Only operate the fixture after having checked that the housing is firmly closed and all screws are tightly fastened The lamp must never be ...

Page 6: ...ion 1 Yoke 2 Front panel 3 Moving head 4 Tilt lock button red 5 Tilt unlock button green 6 Pan lock unlock lever 7 Handle 8 Base Rear panel of the base 1 Neutral fuse holder 2 Live fuse holder 3 Power cord 4 Power switch 5 5 pin DMX output 6 5 pin DMX input 7 3 pin DMX output 8 3 pin DMX input 9 Ethernet input Front panel of the base 1 Network indicator 2 Display 3 Infra red sensor 4 Data transfer...

Page 7: ...e 1 Gobo wheel 2 2 Colour wheel 3 CMY conver filter module 4 Objective 5 Effect wheel 6 Gobo wheel 1 7 Lamp chamber Head inside bottom side 8 Frost lamellas 9 Iris 10 Termostat 11 Zoom Focus module 12 Igniter 13 Lamp cover ...

Page 8: ...llow Green Green Earth 5 2 Changing the power supply settings Magnetic ballast The wrong settings can cause poor performance or demage of the moving head Note The US version settings is 208V AC interphase 60Hz If you want to change the power supply settings follow the instructions 1 Disconnect the fixture from AC power 2 Remove the both top base covers by loosening the 12 screws 3 Move both wires ...

Page 9: ...ocket 5 Holding the new lamp by its ceramics base gently insert the lamp to the lamp socket Make sure that the lamp is installed tightly into the lamp socket Do not install a lamp with a higher wattage A lamp like this generates temperatures the device is not designed for Damages caused by non observance are not subject to warranty Please follow the lamp manufacturer s notes Do not touch the glass...

Page 10: ... 5 Inserting Exchanging gobos colours and effects DANGER Install the gobos colours and prisms with the device switched off only Unplug from mains before Turn off the lamp and allow it to cool for at least 10 minutes Disconnect the fixture from power Open the top cover of the moving head by loosening the 4 quarter turn fasteners on the top cover and follow the instructions below Rotating gobo wheel...

Page 11: ...g deformation The installation must always be secured with a secondary safety attachment e g an appropriate catch net This secondary safety attachment must be constructed in a way that no part of the installation can fall down if the main attachment fails When rigging derigging or servicing the fixture staying in the area below the installation place on bridges under high working places and other ...

Page 12: ...e fixtures is secure The moving head can be placed directly on the stage floor or rigged in any orientation on a truss without altering its ope ration characteristics The Omega holders can be placed in 4 positions on the bottom of the base Use the clamps not included in delivery with screws M12 For overhead use always install a safety rope that can hold at least 10 times the weight of the fixture ...

Page 13: ...DMX output of the last fixture 5 8 Ethernet connection The fixtures on a data link are connected to the Ethernet with Art Net communication protocol The controlling software from PC or lighting console has to support Art Net protocol Art Net communication protocol is a 10 Base T Ethernet protocol based on the TCP IP Its purpose is to allow transfer of large amounts of DMX 512 data over a wide area...

Page 14: ...he network in the fixture chain next fixtures have standard DMX addresses Connect the Ethernet input of the first fixture in the data chain with the network Connect 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...

Page 15: ...tilt reset Pan Tilt reset Colour system reset Gobo system reset Dimmer Strobe reset Focus Zoom Frost reset Iris Effect reset Total reset Reserved Lamp Off Reserved step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step Notes Range 0 255 DMX at max speed 0 DMX pan 4 5 s tilt 2 6 s Range 0 255 DMX at min speed 255 DMX pan 37min 10 s tilt 19...

Page 16: ...mperature filter UV filter White Deep red Deep blue Green Orange 6000 K temperature filter UV filter Forwards rainbow effect from fast to slow No rotation Backwards rainbow effect from slow to fast Random colour selection by audio control Set microphone sensitivity in menu Personality Auto random colour selection from fast to slow proportional proportional proportional proportional proportional pr...

Page 17: ... Macro 55 Macro 56 Macro 57 Macro 58 Macro 59 Macro 60 Macro 61 Macro 62 Macro 63 step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step step 12 15 0 255 Effect speed From max speed to min speed proportional 16 0 31 32 63 64 95 96...

Page 18: ...l proportional proportional proportional proportional proportional proportional proportional step proportional 14 18 9 0 255 0 1 127 128 129 130 255 Gobo 1 indexing and rotation Gobo indexing set position on channel 13 17 8 Gobo indexing Gobo rotation set position on channel 13 17 8 No rotation Forwards gobo rotation from fast to slow No rotation Backwards gobo rotation from slow to fast proportio...

Page 19: ...oportional 22 13 0 255 Gobo 2 fine indexing and rotation set position on channel 15 20 Fine indexing rotating proportional 17 23 14 0 19 20 39 40 59 60 79 80 99 100 119 120 139 140 159 160 179 180 183 184 187 188 191 192 195 196 199 200 203 204 207 208 211 212 215 216 219 220 223 224 227 228 231 232 235 236 239 240 243 244 249 250 255 Effect wheel Index set indexing on channel s 18 24 25 15 Open h...

Page 20: ...slow step proportional step proportional proportional step step step step proportional proportional 21 28 18 0 255 Zoom Zoom from 42 to 13 proportional 22 29 17 0 255 Focus Continuous adjustment from far to near proportional 23 30 1 0 31 32 63 64 95 96 127 128 143 144 159 160 191 192 223 224 255 Shutter strobe Shutter closed Lamp power reduced after 10 s to 700W Shutter open Full lamp power Strobe...

Page 21: ...hin 5 minutes after having switched it Off the Color Spot 1200 AT will store this information and automatically ignite the lamp when the 5 minutes period has expired CMY colours mixing system The CMY color mixing system is based on graduated cyan magenta and yellow color filters A continuous range of colors may be achieved by varying the amount of each filter from 0 to 100 Colour temperature corre...

Page 22: ...ixture information Power On Time Total Hours Resetable Hours Lamp On Time Total Hours Resetable Hours Lamp Strikes Total Hours Resetable Hours Air filters Set Alert period 10 50 300 hours Elapsed time hours Fixture Temperatures Current Board Temp C Ambient Temp C Near Lamp Temp C Maximum Nonresetable Board Temp C Ambient Temp C Near Lamp Temp C Maximum Resetable Board Temp C Ambient Temp C Near La...

Page 23: ... Display Permanent On On Off Display Intensity 1 10 Display Backlight 1 5 10 Display Turned On Off Blackout d M C On Off Pan Tilt Feedback On Off Microphone Sensitivity 1 10 20 Fan Modes Auto Cooling High Cooling Autofocus On Off Pan Tilt mode Time mode Speed Mode Active Blackout While Pan Tilt Moving On Off Colour Wheel Moving On Off Gobo Wheels Moving On Off IR Sensor On Off Init Effect Position...

Page 24: ...Program 1 In Loop Program 2 In Loop Program 3 In Loop Editing Program Program 1 Program 2 Program 3 Edit Steps Step1 Step 99 Pan 0 255 Dimmer fine 0 255 Step Time 0 1 25 5s Save Save and copy Start Step 1 99 End Step 1 99 Reset functions Reset All Pan Tilt Iris Effect Special functions Lamp Adjustment Pan 0 255 Tilt 0 255 Zoom 0 255 Focus 0 255 Effect Adjustment DMX Values Pan 0 255 Dimmer fine 0 ...

Page 25: ... Presetted IP address you can edit only first number of IP address 2 or 10 e g 002 019 052 086 Custom IP Address The option enables edit all numbers of IP address e g 002 019 052 086 To set the custom IP address 1 Select Custom IP Address and press ENTER 2 Use RNS wheel to set the first number of IP addres 3 Press ENTER to move on the second number of IP address 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the thir...

Page 26: ... start the new time countdown Fixture Temperatures Select this submenu to read the temperatures of the fixture Current Select this function to read the current temperatures of the fixture inside Board Temp Ambient Temp Near Lamp Temp Maximum nonresetable The function shows the max temperatures of the fixture inside Board Temp Ambient Temp Near Lamp Temp since the ColorSpot 1200 AT has been fabrica...

Page 27: ...on the display module in the fixture base Location of the fans processors and temperature measuring points Top view Display module Rear view 9 3 Personality Use this menu to to modify ColorSpot 1200 AT operating behavior User mode ColorSpot 1200 AT allows you to recall up to 3 user settings After switching the fixture on for the first time the User A settings are active All changes made in Persona...

Page 28: ...F Indexing 7 Pan Tilt Macro 23 Effect Wheel 8 P T Macro Speed 24 Effect Indexing 9 Colour Wheel 25 Effect F Index 10 Cyan 26 Frost 11 Magenta 27 Iris 12 Yellow 28 Zoom 13 Conversion Filter 29 Focus 14 CMY Colour Macro 30 Shutter Strobe 15 Effect Speed 31 Dimmer 16 Effect Spd Assig 32 Dimmer Fine Mode 3 Channel Effect Channel Effect 1 Shutter Strobe 13 Gobo 2 F Indexing 2 Dimmer 14 Effect Wheel 3 C...

Page 29: ...ff the pan tilt position is changed by an external force and the feedback is switched on again the moving head might not to be synchronized with the DMX signal You have to make a reset in order to synchronize the moving head with the DMX signal Microphone Sensitivity Select this function to adjust the microphone sensitivity from 1 maximum to 20 minimum If the sensitivity is correctly adjusted the ...

Page 30: ...he running programs via the built in microphone Presetting Playback This function allows you to select the program which will be played in the stand alone mode after switching the fixture on Selected program will be played continuously in a loop Disabled The option disables Presetting playback function Test Program The option will start built in test program Program 1 The option will start created...

Page 31: ...Step menu 9 8 Reset functions The ColorSpot 1200 AT can be reset totally or by function modules Select relevant function to run a reset Reset All This function enables the fixture to index all effects and return to their standard positions Pan Tilt This function resets pan and tilt Colour System This function resets colour wheel and CMY conversion filter module Gobo System This function resets bot...

Page 32: ...xture software included in DMX Software Uploader Higher number means later software versions 2 Fixture software updating 1 Determine which of your COM port is available on your PC and connect it with to the DMX input of the fixture using the Flash cable Do not extend this cable Disconnect the fixture from the other fixtures in DMX chain Turn on the computer and the fixture Make sure that the lamp ...

Page 33: ...will be switched to the full power Overheated Lamp Off This message informs that the fixture head is overheated and the lamp was switched off by its temperature sensor Lamp Sensor Error This message informs the lamp light sensor is failed Caution The message is disabled if the lamp sensor function Lamp Sensor in menu Personality is switched Off Short Power Error This message will appear if the fix...

Page 34: ...le if the magenta lamellas are not located in the default positions Yellow Lamella Error 1 Yellow Lamella Error 2 The messages will appear after the reset of the CMY module if the yellow lamellas are not located in the default positions CTO Lamella Error 1 CTO Lamella Error 2 The messages will appear after the reset of the CTO module if the CTO lamellas are not located in the default positions Zoo...

Page 35: ...s 1glass gobo 5 dicroic glass gobos plus an open position rotating in both directions at different speeds Fine gobo indexing and rotation Rotating gobo wheel cont rotation Shaking gobos with variable speed Random gobo selection by audio Auto random gobo selection Rotating gobo wheel cont rotation Dichroic glass gobos outside diameter 37 3 mm maximum image diameter 31 5 mm high temperature borofloa...

Page 36: ... sockets for DMX data input 3 pin and 5 pin XLR female sockets for DMX data output RJ 45 male socket for Ethernet connection Pan Tilt Pan movement range 530 Tilt movement range 280 16 bit movement resolution Automatic Pan Tilt position correction Remotely controllable speed of Pan Tilt movement for easy programming Maximum Pan movement 530 in 4 5 s Maximum Tilt movement 280 in 2 6 s Rigging Stands...

Page 37: ... 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 cleaner or an air jet Dichroic colour filters CMY...

Page 38: ...ame type and rating Before replacing the fuse unplug mains lead Procedure 1 Unscrew the fuseholder on the rear panel of the base with a fitting screwdriver from the housing anti clockwise 2 Remove the old fuse from the fuseholder 3 Install the new fuse in the fuseholder 4 Replace the fuseholder in the housing and fix it More complicated maintenance and service operations are only to be carried out...

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