Instruction Manual
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Страница 3: ...ducts ClubScan ClubRevolution ClubColour MoonScan MoonRay Futurescan 1CE 250W Gladiator Revolution CE 250W Twister 4CE 250W Galactic Star Colourflood All the instructions in this booklet apply to all the above products unless the text says otherwise If you re in a hurry If you don t want all the details and you just want to get it working in a hurry If you are using a controller with the lights go...
Страница 4: ... If you are using a controller with a 5 pin DMX output you will need to use a 5 to 3 pin adaptor with pins 2 and 3 swapped 3 Power on light red This light should be on whenever the unit is powered up If it doesn t come on there is either no power to the unit or some internal problem with the unit 4 DMX present Audio beat light green This light is on constantly when DMX is being received it may fli...
Страница 5: ...shown in picture You can focus the light beam for sharp gobo projection by turning the lens If you turn the lens anticlockwise several turns the lens will come out of the unit allowing it to be cleaned On the Twister 4 MoonScan MoonRay and Galactic Star there is a slider knob on the top of the case Turn the knob anticlockwise to loosen it focus by sliding backwards and forwards then turn the knob ...
Страница 6: ... will begin to respond to DMX input or to sound if no DMX is connected Note Units with halogen lamps do not turn the lamps on until initialisation is complete Setup for Stand Alone mode If you don t connect a controller the unit will automatically run in stand alone lightshow mode You don t need to set any switches for stand alone mode This mode is good when you want a quick and impressive show or...
Страница 7: ...pswitch 10 to ON on some units This will make the unit do a variation on the lightshow like inverting the movement or using a different colour Units with Dipswitch 10 OFF will follow the Master unit If you ve got four units you might want to set Dipswitch 10 ON on the outside two units and OFF on the middle two to create an exciting varied lightshow Even with only two units setting Dipswitch 10 ON...
Страница 8: ...control any other units connected to it You can t change what it is doing unless you use the special options above or connect a remote control as described next Remote control only on Futurescan 1 Gladiator Revolution and Colourflood You can black out the unit and any others connected to it by DMX by pressing the Blackout button You can make the unit strobe by pressing the Strobe button You can ma...
Страница 9: ...he unit which means that you can connect as many units together as you want You don t need to connect a line terminator in the last unit Setting the dip switches on the units Your DMX controller sends out commands for all the units it is controlling down one cable You need to tell each unit which commands to respond to by setting dip switches 1 9 The correct settings depend on what controller you ...
Страница 10: ... the unit DMX channel usage The following table shows you which function of the unit is controlled by each DMX channel and how many channels are used Base is the channel number you have set on the dip switches The values for each function are on page 15 Unit type No of chans 1 Base 2 Base 1 3 Base 2 4 Base 3 ClubScan 4 Pan Tilt Colour Gobo ClubRevolution 4 Swivel Rotation Colour Gobo ClubColour 2 ...
Страница 11: ... between colours To obtain correctly positioned colours you need to send the correct DMX values the unit does not snap to the colours Many controllers can learn these values The Abstract controllers are pre programmed with them On the Futurescan 1 Gladiator Revolution Twister 4 MoonScan MoonRay gobos are permanently fixed to the colours You cannot select them separately Gobo Club range Galactic St...
Страница 12: ...function operates on adjacent colours If you want a black white strobe select White on the colour channel The Galactic Star has a separate shutter Channel 1 must be set to a non zero value before any light will come out of the unit Compatibility with other Abstract units All units in the Abstract CE VR and Club ranges are compatible with each other even those which have different functions or more...
Страница 13: ... Colour and colour gobo DMX Colour only Colour Gobo 0 White Blackout Twister 4 only 10 White White open 26 Red Red dot tunnel 43 Blue Blue Slash 59 Green Green Segment 75 Yellow Yellow Triangle 91 Cyan Cyan Tunnel 108 Orange Orange Bubbles 124 Magenta Pink Stars 140 Neon Green Multicolour 156 Pink Orange Bubbles 173 UV Blue Cyan Tunnel 189 Multicolour Yellow Triangle 221 UV blue Blue Slash 238 Pin...
Страница 14: ... 2 Strobe 2 234 Strobe 3 Strobe 3 Strobe 3 238 Strobe 4 Strobe 4 Strobe 4 242 Strobe 5 Strobe 5 Strobe 5 246 Strobe 6 Strobe 6 Strobe 6 250 Strobe 7 Strobe 7 Strobe 7 254 Fast strobe Fast strobe Fast strobe Note Intermediate values will give part gobos On MoonScan MoonRay rotation functions are for internal mirror dish Dish is stopped during blackout and strobing Special functions On units with ha...
Страница 15: ...n vents are blocked or excessively dirty or if the fan fails The trip will automatically reset when the unit cools down Ensure all vents are clean and have free airflow If the fan does not run when the unit starts up take the unit to an Abstract dealer for repair Unit not responding to DMX Check if the green DMX LED is lit If not check that your DMX cables are connected properly and are wired corr...
Страница 16: ...he unit is not receiving DMX the green LED should be off Also check that the unit is not set to display mode see page 6 as it does not respond to sound in this mode Otherwise tapping the microphone should cause the green LED to flash Quiet or high pitched sounds will not activate the unit Unit keeps resetting itself intermittently Sometimes the fuse holder on the electronics board becomes loose Th...
Страница 17: ...ernal parts Lamp replacement To replace the lamp first turn off the unit remove the power and if the unit has been operating wait 15 minutes for it to cool down Club range units Remove the lamp by taking out the thumbscrews in the end plate and withdrawing the lampholder through the rear end of the case Remove the old lamp from the lampholder and fit the new lamp You must not touch the quartz glas...
Страница 18: ...et using Abstract controller Specifications Beam movement 160 pan x 100 tilt CS FS1 MS Beam rotation 0 80rpm variable speed bidirectional rotation CR TW4 GS MS MR Mirror drum swivel 220 swivel CR GR MR Microstepping 0 1125 resolution all channels Colours White 10 dichroic multicolour Club range GS White 7 dichroic multicolour FS1 GR TW4 MR MS CF Gobos 11 open Club range GS 7 open fixed to colours ...
Страница 19: ... number more than 128 If so turn switch 8 on and subtract 128 Step 3 Is resulting number more than 64 If so turn switch 7 on and subtract 64 Step 4 Is resulting number more than 32 If so turn switch 6 on and subtract 32 Step 5 Is resulting number more than 16 If so turn switch 5 on and subtract 16 Step 6 Is resulting number more than 8 If so turn switch 4 on and subtract 8 Step 7 Is resulting numb...
Страница 20: ... Abstract Design to Light 2001 Tel 44 0 116 278 8078 http www abstractavr com Universal Instruction Manual Issue 1 3 Dec 2001 Written for Abstract Design to Light by Sabre Technology Ltd 01482 831031 ...
