3.3 Rigging the fixture ...................... 9 3.4 DMX-5 connection .................... 4. Control menu map ......................12 5. Robin Actor 6 ST - DMX chart ..................14 5.1 Virtual colour wheel - colour mixing chart ..............8 5. LED zone order ...................... 6.
Please consider that damages caused by manual modifications to the device are not subject to warranty. The Robin Actor 6 ST was designed for indoor use and it is intended for professional application only. It is not for household use.
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or dust. Air vents and slots in the fixture´s head and base are provided for ventilation, to ensure reliable operation of the device and to protect it from overheating. Do not block the LEDs array with any object when the fixture is under operation. The openings should never be covered with cloth or other materials, and never must be blocked.
3.1 Connection to the mains For protection from electric shock, the fixture must be earthed! The Robin Actor 6 ST is equipped with auto-switching power supply that automatically adjusts to any 50-60Hz AC power source from 100-240 Volts. Install a suitable plug on the power cord, note that the cores in the power cord are coloured according to the following table.
3.2 Installing the top hat and barndoors Switch off the fixture before top hat or barndoors installation To install the top hat 1.Unscrew the four fastening screws (3) which securing flange (4) to the head (5) and install new flange. Keep its right position- the cutouts (A) in the flange must look towards the arms.
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To install the barndoors 1. Unscrew the four fastening screws (2) which securing flange (1) to the head and screw the new flange (3). Keep its right position- the cutouts (A) in the flange have to look towards the fixture arms. 2.
3.3 Rigging the fixture The overhead installation must always be secured with a secondary safety attachment, e.g. an appropriate safety rope. This secondary safety attachment must be constructed in a way that no part of the installation can fall down if the main attachment fails. When rigging, derigging or servicing the fixture staying in the area below the installation place, on bridges, under high working places and other endangered areas is forbidden.
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For securing the fixture to the truss install a safety wire that can hold at least 10 times the weight of the fixture. Use only a safety wire with screw-on snap-hook. Thread the snap-hook through two apertures in the fixture base and the wire around the truss as shown on the picture below.
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3.4 DMX-512 connection The fixture is equipped with 5-pin XLR sockets for DMX input and output. Only use a shielded twisted-pair cable designed for RS-485 and 5-pin XLR-plugs and connectors in order to connect the controller with the fixture or one fixture with another. DMX - output DMX-input XLR mounting-sockets (rear view):...
4. Control menu map Default settings=Bold print Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 DMXA Set DMXA 00-55 Zoom Vir C Dimm MENU Info POn Time Total Reset Pover 0-55 DMX In Dimm F 0-55 Temp Current...
5. Robin Actor 6 ST - DMX chart Version .0 Mode/Channel Type of Value Function control No function No function No function No function No function Special functions 0 - 9 Reserved To activate following functions , stop in DMX value for at least 3sec.
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Mode/Channel Type of Value Function control Green/Magenta (8 bit) - zone 1 0-55 Green or magenta LEDs saturation control(0-100%) proportional Green fine (16 bit) - zone 1 12 10 0-55 Fine green or magenta LEDs saturation control proportional Blue/Yellow (8 bit) zone 1 13 11 0-55 Blue or yellow LEDs saturation control (0-100%)
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Mode/Channel Type of Value Function control No function step 26 10 -55 Colour temperature correction from 20000K to proportional 2700K) Virtual Colour Wheel For detailed description see " Virtual colour wheel- colour mixing chart No function step White 2700 K step White 2700 K (Halogen lamp mode***) step...
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Mode/Channel Type of Value Function control Dimmer (8 bit) 31 15 10 0-55 Dimmer intensity from 0% to 100% proportional Dimmer fine (16 bit) 32 16 0-55 Fine dimming proportional ** DMX values of all channels are saved into fixture and will be recall after switching the fixture on (without DMX controller connected).
Robin 600 LED Wash - Virtual Colour Wheel Scale* Virtual Colour Wheel Green Blue White **** **** **** **** 248-255 (Rainbow+ zone effects) * Colour scale as an illustration only 5.2 LED zone order Page 5...
Set DMXA- Use this menu item to set the DMX start address of the fixture, which is defined as the first channel from which the Robin Actor 6 ST will respond to the controller. If you set, for example, the address 36, the Robin Actor 6 ST will use channels 36 - 67 for control (if Mode 1 is selected).
In order to reset this counter to 0, press and hold both [NEXT] and [PREV] buttons and the [Enter] button at the same time. DMX In - DMX readout. The menu is used to read DMX values of each channel received by the fixture. Temp - Temperature.
Pr Edit - Editing program. Select this menu to edit or create the program. The Robin Actor 6 ST has one built- in program and one user-editable program up to 40 steps. Each program step has a step time - during which effects last in the current step and a fade time- during which effects move to new positions.
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Wireless - Wireless DMX status. The menu serves for reading of the wireless operation status. r.InF. - Wireless DMX information. The menu item shows level of received signal in %. If the fixture is not linked to the transmitter, “no.LI” is displayed. r.UnL.
PARAMETER_DESCRIPTION 8. Wireless DMX operation The wireless version of the Actor 6 ST is equipped with the Lumen Radio CRMX module and antenna for receiving DMX signal. CRMX module operates on the 2.4 GHz band. The item " Wireless " from the menu "DMX Input" allows you to activate receiving of wireless DMX (Pers- ->...
DMX range of 10-19 switching fixture to the wired/wireless operation is active only during first 10 sec- onds after switching the fixture on. After switching the fixture on, the fixture checks both modes of receiving DMX in the following order: 1.
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Strobe All LED zones together: Strobe effect with variable speed (0.3 - 20Hz) Random strobe pulse-effect with variable speed Opening/closing pulse effect with variable speed Independent strobe effect with variable speed (0.3 - 20Hz) at zones 2+3 Random strobe and random LED zone effect Dimmer Smooth dimmer from 0 - 100 % Zoom...
11.1 Replacing fuse Before replacing the fuse, unplug mains lead! 1. Remove the fuse holder on the bottom side of the fixture arm with a fitting screwdriver from the housing (anti-clockwise). 2. Remove the old fuse from the fuse holder. 3.
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