CAUTION! Keep this device away from rain and moisture! Unplug mains lead before opening the housing! FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INITIAL START - UP! 1. Safety instructions Every person involved with installation and maintenance of this device have to: - be qualilfied - follow the instructions of this manual CAUTION!
2.Operating determinations This device is a moving-head for creating decorative effects and was designed for indoor use only. If the device has been exposed to drastic temperature fluctuation (e.g. after transportation), do not switch it on immediately. The arising condensation water might damage your device. Leave the device switched off until it has reached room temperature.
4. Installation 4.1Fitting the lamp DANGER ! Install the lamps with the device switched off only. Unplug from mains before ! To insert the lamp loosen the lamp cover at the rear of head (see the drawings ) by remowing the 3 fastening screws which are marked "X,Y,Z".Carefully pull out the cover with the lamp socket assembly.If changing the lamp, remove the old lamp from the socket.
4.2 Lamp adjustment 3 adjustment screws "A,B,C" The ColorWash 575 AT Zoom lamp holder is aligned at the factory. Due to differences between lamps, fine adjustment may improve light performance. Strike the lamp,open the shutter and set the dimmer intensity onto 100% and aim the light on a flat surface (wall).Center a hot-spot(the brightest part of the image) by using the 3 adjustment screws "A,B,C".Turn one screw after another a quarter-turn clokwise(counter-clokwise) to set the hot-spot in the center of the image.If you cannot detect the hot-spot,adjust the lamp until the light is evenly distributed.
4.4 Connection to the mains Verify the power supply settings before applying power! If you wish to change the power supply settings,see the chapter below. Connect the fixture to the mains with the power cord. If the plug on the flexible cord is not the right type for your socket outlets,do not use an adaptor,but remove the plug from the cord and discard.Carefully prepare the end of the the supply cord and fit a suitable plug.
4.6 Changing the front lens The ColorWash 575 AT Zoom is supplied with Fresnel lens as a standard front lens.If you wish to extend the zoom range,you may need optional front wide-angle lens D00. Front lens: Beam angle: Standard Fresnel lens 8°-50°...
4.8 Rigging the fixture DANGER TO LIFE! Please consider the respective national norms during the installation! The installation must only be carried out by an authorized dealer! The installation of the projector has to be built and constructed in a way that it can hold 0 times the weight for hour without any harming deformation.
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For overhead use, always install a safety-rope that can hold at least 10 times the weight of the fixture. You must only use safety-ropes with screw-on carabines. Pull the safety-rope through the two apertures on the bottom of the base and over the trussing system etc. Insert the end in the carabine and tighten the fixation screw. Fixation via the omega holders 1.Bolt each clamp (1) to the omega holder (4) with M12 bolt and lock nut through the hole in the holder.
4.9 DMX-512 connection/connection between fixtures The fixture is equipped with both 3-pin and 5-pin XLR sockets for DMX input and output.The sockets are wired in parallel. Only use a shielded twisted-pair cable designed for RS-485 and 3-pin or 5-pin XLR-plugs and connectors in order to connect the controller with the fixture or one fixture with another.
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5. ColorWash 575 AT Zoom-DMX Protocol-version 1.0 Mode/Channel Type of Value Function control 0 - 55 proportional Pan movement by 530° Pan Fine 0 - 55 proportional Fine control of pan movement Tilt 0 - 55 proportional Tilt movement by 80° Tilt fine 0 - 55 proportional...
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Mode/Channel Type of Value Function control Colour wheel Continual positioning Open/white proportional Deep red proportional Deep blue proportional Green proportional 6000K correction filter proportional UV filter proportional 8-9 White proportional Positioning 30-4 Deep red step 4-53 Deep blue step 54-65 Green step 66-77...
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Mode/Channel Type of Value Function control 84-9 Macro 3 step 9-99 Macro 4 step 00 - 07 Macro 5 step 08 - 5 Macro 6 step 6 - 3 Macro 7 step 4 - 3 Macro 8 step 3 - 39 Macro 9 step 40 - 43...
6. Controller mode The fixtures are individually addressed on a data link and connected to the controller.The fixtures respond to the DMX signal from the controller. 6.1 DMX addressing The control panel on the front panel of the fixture allows you to assign the DMX fixture address, which is defined as the first channel from which the ColorWash 575 AT Zoom will respond to the controller.
7. Stand - alone mode The fixtures on a data link are not connected to the controller but can execute pre-set programs which can be different for every fixture.To set the program to be played,see the "Stand-alone setting" ( menu "St.AL."). "Stand-alone operation"...
9. Control menu The control panel situated on the front panel of the base offers several features. You can simply set the DMX address,read the number of the lamp or unit hours, switch On and Off the lamp, run test, make a reset and also use many functions for setting fixture behaviour.
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ColorWash 575 AT Zoom has been powered on since the counter was last reset.In order to reset this counter to 0 you have to hold [UP] and[DOWN ] and press the [ENTER]. LA.St. --- Lamp strikes.Select this submenu to read the total number of the lamp strikes. totL --- The function shows the total number of the lamp strikes since the ColorWash 575 AT Zoom has been fabricated.
9.4 Personality Use this menu to to modify ColorWash 575 AT Zoom operating behavior. r.PAn --- Pan reverse.Select this function to invert the pan movement. r.tilt --- Tilt reverse.Select this function to invert the tilt movement. DM.Pr. --- DMX preseting.Select this function to set desired effects assigning to the channels.Please refer to the chapter "DMX protocol"...
Fan.S. --- Fan speed operating modes.By using this function you can choose types of the fan speed operating modes. Auto --- The fans automatically raise their speed in order to control inside temperature of the head, if the temperature inside increases about certain level (the low fan speed reduces the cooling of the lighting).
9.7 Test sequences Use this menu to to run a special demo-test sequences without an external controller, which will show you some possibilities of using ColorWash 575 AT Zoom. Mod. 1 --- Mode 1. This mode is suitable for projections on the wall, ceiling or ground without any head movement.
P.t.SP. a pan/tilt macro speed Zoom a zoom Func. a special function Stro. a shutter,strobe Colo. dimr a colour wheel a dimmer CYAN a cyan lamella S.tim. a step time,value 0,-5,5 seconds COPY. - copying the current prog. step to the next prog. step .If the last prog.step is copied to the next prog.
To update software in the fixture: 1.Installation of DMX Software Uploader. 1.DMX Software Uploader program is available from the ROBE web site at WWW.robe.cz. 2.Make a new directory ( e.g. Robe_Uploader) on your hard disk and download the software to it.
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Caution: The message is disabled if the lamp light sensor (function "En.Sn.") is switched Off (only if the lamp was turned Off and On within 5 minutes,the message "HEAt" will appear). LA.Er. The ignition of the lamp is seven times unsuccessful (the "HEAt" message appeared six times before), and the display shows "LA.Er", meaning that the lamp could be damaged or even missed, the fixture is overheating (this can occur if the ambient temperature is 40°...
12. Technical specifications Power supply: EU-model: Voltage:......08/30/40V AC, 50/60Hz ~ Fuse:.......T 6.3A@30V US-model: Voltage:......00/0/08/30V AC, 50/60Hz ~ Fuse:........T 0A@0V Power consumption:..70 VA Lamp: Philips MSR 575/, 95V/575W GX-9,5 Optical System: - High luminous-efficiency glass reflector - Front Fresnel lenses of diameter 00 mm - Internal diffusion lens of diameter 36 mm Colour wheel: -5 replaceable 'SLOT&LOCK' dichroic filters (including 6000 K and UV filter) + open...
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- truss orientation -Safety chain/cord attachment point Temperatures -Maximum ambient temperature : 40° C -Maximum housing temperature : 85° C Minimum distances -Min.distance from flammable surfaces: 0.7m -Min.distance to lighted object: .0m Dimensions(mm) - Dimensions of the fixtue: - Dimensions of the optional top hats Weight (net): EU version:30.5 kg US version:34.5 kg...
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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. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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