Elation PROTEUS HYBRID User Manual page 32

F I X T U R E I N S T A L L A T I O N
POTENTIAL INTERNAL FIXTURE DAMAGE FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES OF LIGHT
BEAMS
External sources of light beams from direct sunlight, lighting moving head fixtures, and lasers, which
are focused directly on the exterior housing and/or penetrate the front lens opening of ELATION
lighting fixtures, can cause severe internal damage including burning to optics, dichroic color filters,
glass and metal gobos, prisms, animation wheels, frost filters, iris, shutters, motors, belts, wiring,
discharge lamps, and LEDs.
This issue is not specific only to ELATION lighting fixtures, it is a common issue with lighting fixtures
from all manufacturers. Although there is no true way to fully prevent this issue from happening, the
guidelines below can prevent any potential damage from occurring if followed. Contact ELATION
Service for more details.
Note that 'manual mode' overrides the 'sun-protection mode'.
The hibernation function is an existing feature that puts the unit into a 'sleep state' to save power (this
is a state where only the electronics remain on, and all other functions are turned off, functions such
as motors lamps etc). This state is automatically activated when no DMX signal is present for the set
time (1-99min or off).
DO NOT EXPOSE THE FIXTURE AND/OR
FRONT LENS OPENING TO LIGHT BEAMS
FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT, OTHER LIGHTING
MOVING HEAD FIXTURES, AND LASERS
WHILE UNPACKING, INSTALLATION, USE,
AND EXTENDED IDLE TIMES OUTDOORS. DO
NOT FOCUS A LIGHT BEAM FROM ONE
LIGHTING FIXTURE DIRECTLY TOWARDS
ANOTHER.
SUN PROTECTION MODE / HIBERNATION MODE
This state can be set via DMX, or will go into
this state after 3 minutes without a DMX signal.
When the sun protection is activated, the pan-
and-tilt function of the moving-head will position
the lens away from direct sunlight, or other high
intensity light source, to protect the internal
belts, electronics etc. from burn damage.
When the unit is in the 'sun protection state', it
uses its accelerometer sensors (X-Y-Z) (only
present on discharge units and IP units) to
position the front lens downwards, even when
the unit(s) will be moved from its position. This
will keep on changing the position of the head.
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