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ARRI L Series User Manual

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July 2017

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  • Page 1 ® L-Series User Manual July 2017...
  • Page 2 The ARRI logo, the ARRI name and all other trade-marks in this document pertaining to services or products by ARRI or its affiliates and subsidiaries are trademarks or licensed by ARRI or its affiliates or subsidiaries.

  • Page 3: Dimensions

    Dimensions L7 man.
  • Page 4 L7 P.O.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    ARRI Lighting Service Manager ........

  • Page 6: Safety Information

    • Always follow all safety information for your own protection. objects. ® • Please contact a trained ARRI service technician to do any Explanation of Warning Signs and Indications service and maintenance not described in this manual.
  • Page 7 Never attempt to repair any part of the product on your own. Maintenance and repair work is only to be Read and understand all safety information and oper- carried out by an authorized ARRI service center. ation instructions before you operate or install the product or the system.
  • Page 8 Damage to the product or other devices is pos- sible. Never use the cables for transportation. Never hang the product on its cables. Please observe the information given in the „Safety leaflet ARRI lampheads“ (L5.40731.E). The leaflet is available for download on our web site www.arri.com.
  • Page 9 Replacing the Light Source Intended use The light source contained in this luminaire shall only be re- This product is intended to illuminate persons and objects in a placed by the manufacturer or his service agent or a similar dry environment. qualified person.

  • Page 10: Introduction

    Thank you for selecting a LED luminaire of the L-Series from Traditional fresnel-luminaires are able to spot and flood the ARRI. The L7 is a fresnel-luminaire equipped with a high beam as needed. Whether it is a flood field for a pullback or a precision, micro-processor controlled LED light source.

  • Page 11: Properties

    Properties Fixture menu For location applications the L7 is equipped with a fixture menu Focus knob for manual adjustment of intensity, color temperature and plus/ ® The TRUE BLUE style focus knobs provide precise adjust- minus green as well as hue and saturation (functions available ment and rapid flood-to-spot with only a few turns.

  • Page 12: Overview

    Overview Spigot Stirrup Top latch Tilt lock lever Handle Stirrup bracket Focus knob Fixture menu Safety catch Connector panel PowerCON connector (depending on version) Fuse holder Front view and back view, manual version...
  • Page 13 Focus Tilt Side view, P.O. version...

  • Page 14: Physical Installation

    Physical Installation To adjust the stirrup You need WARNING! Attach an approved safety-cable to • a Torx20 screw driver, secure the product against clamp or bracket failure. Lead the safety-cable through the stirrup and keep it • a 10 mm allen key and as short as possible.

  • Page 15: Basic Features

    Please observe the information given in the „Safety leaflet at either end of the focus range. ARRI lampheads“ (L5.40731.E), which is available for down- • The self-impeding focus gear prevents the lens tube to move load on our web site www.arri.com.

  • Page 16: Control Options

    Connector panel need a software tool, the ARRI Lighting Service Manager ALSM. Download it free of charge from the ARRI web site www.arri.com. Please find more detailed information to work with the ALSM in the user manual of the software. The manual is included in the download package.

  • Page 17: Power

    “Specification” on page 45. IMPORTANT! Ensure that persons do not look at the ® ARRI offers power cables with PowerCON cable connectors light emission aperture when the product is con- and different plugs or bare ends (see “Order information” on nected to AC power.

  • Page 18: Fixture Menu

    Fixture Menu Fixture menu with LC display, dimmer knob and color control Depending on the model, the L7 is equipped with one of the fol- lowing display or control panels: Simple display field Features of the fixture menu Fixture menu with LC display and dimmer knob Status indicator POWER/STATUS (1): Color Indication...
  • Page 19 DATA (2) CCT / HUE (10) The DATA indicator lights blue, when a valid DMX signal The rotary knob sets the color temperature (CCT) or the hue is detected on the DMX-input. (only L7-C in color mode). FUNCT (3) GN / SAT (11) The FUNCT button has two functions: The rotary knob sets the green/magenta saturation or the color saturation (SAT, only L7-C in color mode).
  • Page 20 To set the color temperature and green/magenta To set the fan mode saturation in CCT mode Set the fan mode using the fixture menu: Set the color temperature continuously with the rotary knob • Press the + / [up] or - / [down] button, until SETUP is displayed CCT/HUE.
  • Page 21 To set the DMX address • Press the + / [up] or - / [down] button, until SETUP is displayed Mode Hybrid Active Description left in the display. • Confirm with the ENTER button. Press the + / [up] or - / [down] The fan is turned off, it may occur that the lamphead turns button until DMX is displayed.
  • Page 22 To set the Signal lost behavior To set the DMX mode Set the signal lost behavior: Set the DMX mode using the fixture menu: • Press the + / [up] or - / [down] button, until SETUP is displayed • Press the + / [up] or - / [down] button, until SETUP is displayed left in the display.
  • Page 23 • Press the + / [up] or - / [down] button to select the option ON Firmware-version or OFF. Confirm the selected mode with the ENTER button. To display the firmware-version: • Press the + / [up] or - / [down] button, until STATUS is dis- •...
  • Page 24 Recent temperature • Press the - / [down] button to set the DMX mode. To display the recent temperature of the light engine: The JUMP menu closes 3 sec. after the last key press or after • Press the + / [up] or - / [down] button, until STATUS is dis- pressing the ENTER button.

  • Page 25: Dmx Control

    1 and mode 2. the color and intensity is very even over the fixtures as it is con- ARRI recommends the use of the 16 bit modes in combination trolled using color algorithms which take the tolerances of the with DMX controllers supporting 16 bit resolution to obtain best light engines into account during calculation.

  • Page 26: Dmx Data Link

    DMX data link Tips for a reliable data transmission • Use shielded twisted-pair cable designed for RS-485 devices For controlling the L7 via DMX you need a DMX data link. or CAT 6 network cables: standard microphone cable cannot The L7 has 5-pin locking XLR sockets for DMX and RDM data transmit control data reliably over long runs.

  • Page 27: Fixture Menu

    Fixture Menu Note: The small, horizontal arrow in the displays indicates sub-menus. Press the ENTER button to access the sub-menus. Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Description (Default = bold) Displays the recent intensity level when turning the Intensity dimmer knob in % Only in CCT mode:...
  • Page 28 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Description (Default = bold) PROT P.001...P.015 Set the DMX mode HOLD The DMX values are held when DMX signal is lost LSIG BOUT Product douses when DMX signal is lost H2MF Product douses 2 min after DMX signal is lost Set the DMX start address.

  • Page 29: Rdm Commands

    RDM commands From Firmware-version 1.66.08 Command Description Discover Unique Branch Searches RDM device Discover Mute Mutes the RDM device, no response messages Discover Unmute Activates device for response messages Supported Parameters Shows a list of all supported RDM commands Shows a list of commands that are not standard rdm commands, mostly commands Parameter Description from manufacturer.
  • Page 30 A text description of up to 32 characters for the model type of the fixture. L7-C, L7 Device Model Description Daylight Tuneable or L7 Tungsten Tuneable Manufacturer Label Display the company name ARRI Lighting Boot Software Version ID PrBo SW Version e.g. „2.03.00“ Boot Software Version Label Shows text from PrBo Bootloader, e.g.
  • Page 31 Command Description Lamp Hours Shows the actual lamp hours of the fixture Factory Defaults This command deletes all user parameters and sets the fixture to factory default Device Power Cycles Shows the power cycle value, counts every cold start (switch or power-up) Reset Device Fixture makes a software reset (warm start) and carries out a reboot Power state of the fixture, supported power states:...

  • Page 32: Arri Lighting Service Manager

    ARRI Lighting Service Manager Please find information about the features and the functionality of the ARRI Lighting Service Manager in the user manual for the ARRI Lighting Service Manager, which can be downloaded with the ARRI Lighting Service Manager software-bundle from the...

  • Page 33: Error Messages

    If the fixture menu is working, error E.011 can be ignored. However, if the fixture menu Fixture menu module not be E.011 remains dark (no LED lights up) we recommend to contact the ARRI service. They can detected. then carry out detailed analyses.

  • Page 34: Dmx Protocol

    DMX Protocol Mode 1: 8 bit resolution per function Channel Value Percent Function L7-TT (Tungsten Tuneable) Dimmer closed  open Overview 0-255 0-100 Color temperature CCT 2.600 K  3.600 K 8 bit, 1 channel 16 bit, 2 channels Coarse / fine, 2 chan- 0-255 0-100 per function...
  • Page 35 16 bit resolution. L7-DT (Daylight Tuneable) Channel Value Percent Function Overview Dimmer coarse closed  open 0-255 0-100 8 bit, 1 channel 16 bit, 2 channels Coarse / fine, 2 chan- per function per function nels per function 0-255 0-100 Dimmer fine Color temperature DMX mode 2...
  • Page 36 Mode 2: 16 bit resolution per function Mode 3: Coarse / fine channel per function Each of the 256 coarse steps is divided in 256 fine steps. Use Channel Value Percent Function this mode when your lighting control desk does not support true 16 bit resolution.
  • Page 37 L7-C Mode 1: White & RGBW, 8 bit resolution per function Overview Channel Value Percent Function Dimmer 8 bit, 1 channel 16 bit, 2 channels Coarse/fine, 1-2 chan- closed → open 0-255 0-100 per function per function nels per function Color temperature CCT 2.800 K →...
  • Page 38 Mode 2: White, 8 bit resolution per function Mode 3: White & HSI, 8 bit resolution per function Channel Value Percent Function Channel Value Percent Function Dimmer Dimmer closed → open closed → open 0-255 0-100 0-255 0-100 Color temperature CCT Color temperature CCT 2.800 K →...
  • Page 39 Mode 4: RGBW, 8 bit resolution per function Mode 6: White & RGBW, 16 bit resolution per function Channel Value Percent Function Channel Value Percent Function Dimmer Dimmer closed → open 0-255 0-100 closed → open 0-65535 0-100 Intensity red 0% ...
  • Page 40 Mode 7: White, 16 bit resolution per function Mode 8: White & HSI, 16 bit resolution per function Channel Value Percent Function Channel Value Percent Function Dimmer Dimmer closed → open closed → open 0-65535 0-100 0-65535 0-100 Color temperature CCT Color temperature CCT 2.800 K →...
  • Page 41 Mode 9: RGBW, 16 bit resolution per function Mode 11: White & RGBW, Coarse/fine per function Channel Value Percent Function Channel Value Percent Function Dimmer Dimmer coarse closed → open closed → open 0-65535 0-100 0-255 0-100 0-255 0-100 Dimmer fine Intensity red 0% ...
  • Page 42 Mode 12: White, Coarse / fine channel per function Mode 13: White & HSI, Coarse / fine channel per function Channel Value Percent Function Channel Value Percent Function Dimmer coarse Dimmer coarse closed → open closed → open 0-255 0-100 0-255 0-100 0-255...
  • Page 43 Mode 14: RGBW, Coarse / fine channel per function Mode 15: HSI, Coarse / fine channel per function Channel Value Percent Function Channel Value Percent Function Dimmer coarse Dimmer coarse closed → open closed → open 0-255 0-100 0-255 0-100 0-255 0-100 Dimmer fine...
  • Page 44 Overview of typical CCT values as DMX values CCT values for the L7 models: L7-TT (Tungsten Tuneable) CCT- DMX-Value (8 bit) DMX-Value (16 bit) = 2.600 K Value = 3.600 K L7-DT (Daylight Tuneable) 3.200 K 39.321 3.670 = 5.000 K 5.600 K 26.214 25.493...

  • Page 45: Specification

    DMX compliance ......ESTA DMX 512A Type ......ARRI LED Light Engine RDM compliance .
  • Page 46 Electrical Accessories AC power ..... . . 90 - 250 V~, 50 - 60 Hz AC Power input cable 1,5 m, EN, PowerCON TRUE1, bare end..Power supply .
  • Page 47 L7-C LE2, p.o. In case of technical problems, please visit us at www.arri.com, Blue/silver ..1,5 m bare ends ....L0.0015234 to find the next ARRI service center.

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