Clay Paky alpha profile 1500 Instruction Manual

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ALPHA PROFILE 1500 "Q"
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Congratulations on choosing a Clay Paky product!
We thank you for your custom.
Please note that this product, as all the others in the rich Clay
Paky range, has been designed and made with total quality to
ensure excellent performance and best meet your expectations
and requirements.
Carefully read this instruction manual in its entirety and keep it
safe for future reference. It is essential to know the information
and comply with the instructions given in this manual to ensure
the fitting is installed, used and serviced correctly and safely.
CLAY PAKY S.p.A. disclaims all liability for damage to the fitting
or to other property or persons deriving from installation, use and
maintenance that have not been carried out in conformity with this
instruction manual, which must always accompany the fitting.
CLAY PAKY S.p.A. reserves the right to modify the
characteristics stated in this instruction manual at any time and
without prior notice.
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Control panel the fitting is installed, used and serviced correctly and safely. CLAY PAKY S.p.A. disclaims all liability for damage to the fitting Menu setting or to other property or persons deriving from installation, use and...
  • Page 2: Safety Information

    Instructions on how to remove the battery from the product are available on www.claypaky.it The products referred to in this manual conform to the European Community Directives to which they are subject: • Low Voltage 2006/95/CE • Electromagnetic Compatibility 2004/108/CE ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 3: Unpacking And Preparation

    Lamp 1500W (fitted into projector) 099106 2 x 183102/802 Packing contents - Fig. 1 UNLOCKED LOCKED LOCKED UNLOCKED PAN Mechanism Lock and Release (every 90°) - Fig. 2 TILT Mechanism Lock and Release (every 45°) - Fig. 3 ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 4: Installation And Start-Up

    WARNING: with the exception of when the projector is positioned on the floor, the safety cable must be fitted. (Cod. 105041/003 available on request). This must be securely fixed to the support structure of the projector and then connected to the fixing point at the centre of the base. Connecting and disconnecting power cable - Fig. 5 ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 5: Control Panel

    During menu setting status, after a wait time (about 30 seconds) without any key having been pressed, the display automatically returns to rest status. It should be noted than when this condition occurs, any possible value that has been modified but not yet confirmed with the key will be cancelled. ➔ Continue ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 6 All that is needed is to press to momentarily activate the display and thus access the settings. Once the required operations have been carried out, the display will switch off again after a wait time of 30 seconds. ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 7: Menu Setting

    Low fan speed 1500-1200 Auto fan speed Display Default Setting Preset User Access code Preset 1 Pan / Tilt Advanced 1234 User Preset 2 Colour Upload User Firmware Preset 3 Beam Setup Model Gobo Calibration ➔ Continue ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 8 1) Press – the current Universe address appears on the display. 2) Use the UP , DOWN , RIGHT keys to set the Universe address. 3) Press to confirm the selection or LEFT to keep the current setting. ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 9 1) Use the UP and DOWN keys to enable (On) or disable (Off) the overwriting. 2) Press to confirm the selection or LEFT to keep the current setting. ➔ Continue ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 10 Quiet Standard: Maximum speed and consequently maximum effects noise level. Quiet: reduces the speed of some effects, thereby reducing their noise level. 3) Press to confirm the selection or LEFT to keep the current setting. ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 11 Invert Pan Invert Tilt Swap Pan-Tilt Encoder Pan-Tilt Colour mixing Fixed Wheel Shortcut Macro Color Adjustment Shutter on error Dimmer on Shutter Auto-focus mode Limited zoom range Silent mode Standard Power mode 1500-1200w full fan speed Display ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 12 1: 8-Ch 2: 6-Ch 0: PT-3f (Pan / Tilt board) 3: 8-Ch x.x. 1: 8-Ch (8 channel board) 4: 6-Ch x.x. 2: 6-Ch (6 channel board) 3: 8-Ch (8 channel board) 4: 6-Ch (6 channel board) ➔ Continue ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 13: Manual Control

    DOWN keys to select the required channel: 3) Press and use the UP and DOWN keys to select the required DMX level (value between 0 and 255). 4) Press LEFT to return to the top menu level. ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 14 – a confirmation message appears on the display (Reset calibration to factory default ?). 2) Select YES to reset calibration to factory default or NO to keep the current setting and return to the top menu level. ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 15 MAINTENANCE 1/4 Turn 1/4 Turn Locking and releasing Pan and Tilt movements - Refer to the instructions in the UNPACKING AND PREPARATION section. Opening the head covers - Fig. 11. Closing the head covers - Fig. 12. ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 16 Opening and closing lamp compartment - Fig. 13 Lamp regulation - Fig. 15 To centre the lamp, turn the three adjusting screws as shown in the figure. Lower Side Fan support plate opening and closing (Lower side) - Fig. 16 ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 17 085907/001 085904/001 085903/001 085912/001 085911/001 085906/001 085901/001 Replacing fixed gobos (ø 31.5 mm - max 25 mm image - thickness max 1 mm) - Fig. 18 IMPORTANT: Please contact CLAY PAKY before using customized gobos. ➔ Continue ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 18 084632/001 084628/001 Replacing rotating gobos (ø 37.5 mm - max 25 mm image – thickness 1 mm) - Fig. 20 IMPORTANT: Please contact CLAY PAKY before using customized gobos. COATED GLASS GOBOS TYPE 1 COATED GLASS GOBOS TYPE 2 Coated side...
  • Page 19 • General cleaning of internal parts. • Restoring lubrication of all parts subject to friction, using lubricants specifically supplied by Clay Paky. • General visual check of the internal components, cabling, mechanical parts, etc.
  • Page 20 Thermostat Lower Side Extraction of the effect modules: Preliminary operations - Fig. 23 ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 21 Extraction of the effect modules - Fig. 24 IMPORTANT: Grasp the modules using the support structure and not the details which could get damaged. Insertion of the effect modules: Repeat the operations indicated in Fig. 24 and 25 in reverse order ➔ Continue ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 22 Extraction of the effect modules - Fig 25 IMPORTANT: Grasp the modules using the support structure and not the details which could get damaged. Insertion of the effect modules: Repeat the operations indicated in Fig. 24 and 25 in reverse order ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 23: Technical Information

    Signal transmission cable faulty or disconnected. Replace the cables. Incorrect addressing. Check addresses (see instructions). Fault in the electronic circuits. Call an authorised technician. Lenses or reflector broken Call an authorised technician. Dust or grease deposited. Clean (see instructions). ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 24: Channel Functions

    CHANNEL FUNCTION ALPHA PROFILE 1500 CHANNEL MODE CHANNEL STANDARD VECTOR CYAN CYAN MAGENTA MAGENTA YELLOW YELLOW C.T.O C.T.O COLOUR WHEEL COLOUR WHEEL MACRO COLOURS MACRO COLOURS STOP/STROBE STOP/STROBE DIMMER DIMMER DIMMER FINE DIMMER FINE IRIS IRIS STATIC GOBO CHANGE STATIC GOBO CHANGE...
  • Page 25 3,2-3,7 Bright Red 2,5-3,0 50.0 SLOW ROTATION 0.2rpm Med Yellow 1,7-2,0 46.0 BLUE Med bastard amber 1,0-1,2 38.0 ORANGE Random Macro Color 30.0 AQUAMARINE (only for Macro effects) 23.0 GREEN Unused Range 15.0 PINK WHITE ➔ Continue ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 26 FAST PULSATION, FAST OPENING 67.5 SLOW PULSATION, FAST OPENING FAST PULSATION 56-74 22.0-29.0 GOBO 3 51.7 SLOW PULSATION 128 - 131 50.0 - 51.2 MAXIMUM APERTURE 38-55 14.7-21.7 GOBO 2 19-37 7.5-14.2 GOBO 1 MINIMUM APERTURE 0-18 0-7.0 WHITE ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 27 74.2 SLOW ROTATION (3 rph) 50.0 FAST ROTATION (120 rpm) 50.0 49.7 POSITION 540° ° 41.7 POSITION 450° 33.0 POSITION 360° ° 24.7 POSITION 270° 16.2 POSITION 180° POSITION 90° BLADE OUT ° POSITION 0° ➔ Continue ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 28 • BLADE RG 2 - channel: 23 • FRAMING ROTATION - channel: 26 EFFECT BLADE IN 50.0 50.0 BLADE OUT • BLADE LF 1 - channel: 24 • FOCUS - channel 27 EFFECT EFFECT NEAR BLADE IN 50.0 BLADE OUT DISTANT ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 29 20 METRES 10.0 10 METRES 3 METRES 0.0-2.5 AUTOFOCUS OFF Operation with option InvertPan • AUTOFOCUS ADJUSTMENT - channel 31 (Tilt conventionally represented at 14% and option Invert Tilt Off) EFFECT FOCUS FINE 50.0 FOCUS FINE ➔ Continue ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 30 5 seconds in Pan / Tilt reset levels. 50.0 30.0 PAN / TILT RESET 29.7 EFFECTS RESET Effects reset is activated passing throug the unused range and staying 5 seconds in Effects reset levels. 10.0 EFFECTS RESET UNUSED RANGE ALPHA PROFILE 1500...
  • Page 31 • LAMP CONTROL (only with option LAMP DMX On) - channel: 39 IMPORTANT: Alpha Profile 1500 is not provided with hot restrike igniter EFFECT LAMP ON (1500W) Lamp ignition after 5 s in full power levels. Immediate transition from half to full power.
  • Page 32 Fix Gobo –Rotating Gobo change TIME TABLE Seconds Seconds Seconds Seconds Seconds Seconds Full 10.2 10.4 10.6 Follow cue Data CLAY PAKY - Via Pastrengo, 3/b - 24068 Seriate (BG) Italy - Tel. +39-035-654311 - Fax +39-035-301876 - www.claypaky.it S.p.A.

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