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Robe ECOLOR 250 XT User Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ECOLOR 250 XT Table of contents 1. Safety instructions ......................3 2.Operating determinations ....................4 3.Description of the device ....................5 4.Installation ........................7 4.1Fitting/Exchanging the lamp ..................7 4.2Lamp adjustment ......................7 4.3 Manually adjustment of the effects ................8 4.4 Installation of the barn-doors ..................

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    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 Caution ! Be careful with your operations.With a dangerous voltage you can suffer a dangerous electric shock when touching the wires This device has left our premises in absolutely perfect condition.

  • Page 4: Operating Determinations

    2.Operating determinations This device is an architectural luminaire for creating decorative effects and was designed for outdoor use. Never run the device without lamp! Do not shake the device. Avoid brute force when installing or operating the device. Weatherized design to IP65. When choosing the installation-spot, please make sure that the device is not exposed to extreme heat, moisture or dust.

  • Page 5: Description Of The Device

    3.Description of the device Front side 1 - Front cover of the head 2 - Rear cover of the head 3 - Bracket bolts 4 - Head bracket 5 - Base Rear side 6 - Lamp cover 7 - Patchcord 8 - DMX input 9 - DMX output 10 - Powercord...
  • Page 6 Display board 12 - Green LED 13 - Red LED 14 - Infra-red transceiver 15 - Light sensor 16 - Display 17 - Red LED 18 - Up-button 19 - Down-button 20 - Infra-red transmitter 21 - Lamp On-button 22 - Mode-button 23 - Blackout/lamp off-button 24 - Enter-button...

  • Page 7: Installation

    4.Installation 4.1Fitting/Exchanging the lamp DANGER ! Unplug from mains before ! Lamp assembly Lamp cover Lamp Rubber seal Allow the lamp to cool for 20 minutes before removing the lamp cover To insert the lamp MSD 250 open the small cover at the rear of the projection-head (see the drawing ) by loosening the 4 screws on the cover.Remove the rubber seal.Loose the 4 screws ("V,X,Y,Z") on the lamp assembly and gently pull the lamp assembly out.If changing the lamp, remove the old lamp from the socket.

  • Page 8: Manually Adjustment Of The Effects

    Strike the lamp, cancel all effects, set the dimmer intensity onto 100 % and focus the light on a flat surface (wall) or use function "LAAd" in the Special functions . Adjust the lamp until the light is even using the 3 adjustment screws "A, B, C" on the lamp assembly. Turn one screw at a time to distribute the light evenly.

  • Page 9: Installation Of The Barn-Doors

    4.4 Installation of the barn-doors You can install the barn-doors to better define the iluminated surface.The barn-doors are fixed with the 2 screws and may be turned in range 90°. The barn-doors are not included in standard delivery. fastening screws adjusting screws 4.5Connection to the mains Verify the power supply settings before applying power!

  • Page 10: Changing The Power Supply Settings

    4.6 Changing the power supply settings Both the transformer and the ballast must be connected correctly for the local AC voltage and frequency. The wrong settings can cause poor performance or demage of the moving head.The factory settings are printed on the bottom of the base.

  • Page 11: Rigging

    4.7 Rigging 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 fixture has to be built and constructed in a way that it can hold 10 times the weight for 1 hour without any harming deformation.
  • Page 12 Danger of fire ! When installing the device, make sure there is no highly inflammable material (decoration articles, etc.) in between a distance of min. 1,0 m. CAUTION! Follow the instructions mentioned at the bottom of the base. Make sure that the device is fixed properly! Ensure that the structure (truss) to which you are attaching the fixtures is secure.

  • Page 13: Dmx- 512 Connection, Master/Slave Connection

    4.8 DMX- 512 connection, master/slave connection Controller operation Master/slave operation The wires must not come into contact with each other, otherwise the fixtures will not work at all, or will not work properly. Only use a RS-485 data cable and 3-pin XLR connectors in order to connect the controller with the fixture or one fixture with another.The connectors must be protected in a weatherproof housing.

  • Page 14: Dmx Protocol

    5. DMX PROTOCOL Channel Value Function Type of control Cyan 0-255 Cyan from 0 (white) to 255 (full cyan) proportional Magenta 0-255 Magenta from 0 (white) to 255 (full magenta) proportional Yellow 0-255 Yellow from 0 (white) to 255 (full yellow) proportional Dimmer intensity 0-255...

  • Page 15: Control Of The Fixture

    ECOLOR 250 XT will respond to the controller. If you set, for example, the address to channel 5, the ECOLOR 250 XT will use the channel 5 to 10 for control. Please, be sure that you don’t have any overlapping channels in order to control each ECOLOR 250 XT correctly and independently from any other fixture on the DMX data link.

  • Page 16: Remotely And Manually Controllable Functions

    The ECOLOR 250 XT is to be operated with a MSD/HSD 250 or MSD 250/2 lamp. A relay inside of the ECOLOR 250 XT allows you to switch on and off the lamp via the remote control or via your DMX-controller without affecting the rest of the lighting.
  • Page 17 The master fixture starts simultaneous program start in the other slave fixtures.All fixtures have a definite, synchronized starting point when playing back their programs.The number of running program is the same in all slaves and depends on the master's choice (menu "St.AL." ).Every fixture runs its program repeatedly ,starting the program step No.1 when requested by the master .

  • Page 18: Functions Of The Control Panel

    9. Functions of the control panel The control panel situated on the front side of the base offers several features. You can simply set the DMX address,master/slave mode, read the number of lamp or unit hours, run test, make a reset and also use many functions for setting and service purposes.

  • Page 19: Slave Control

    Press [ Up ] or [ Down ] buttons to select the desired option and press [ Enter ] to see the value or next submenu. Power On time -By this option you can read the total number of the operation hours since the ECOLOR 250 XT has been fabricated. Press [ Enter ] or [ Mode ] to return to the...

  • Page 20: Personality Options

    Lamp On time - This option enables you to read the total number of the operation hours with the lamp on since the ECOLOR 250 XT has been fabricated.Press [Enter ] or [ Mode ] to return to the menu.
  • Page 21 submenu. Lamp presetting This function allows you to adjust the lamp settings: Lamp On after switching the fixture On This function enables to turn the lamp on automatically after switching the fixture on. Use the [Up] and [Down] buttons to select "On" if you wish to turn the lamp on automatically after switching the fixture on or "Off"...
  • Page 22 you will wait for a service intervertion! If the lamp light sensor is switched Off,the error messages "LAEr,SnEr,HEAt" will not appear on the display (only the message "HEAt" will appear if the lamp was turned off and on within 5 minutes ) and at switching the lamp on the electronics will still try to ignite the lamp until it shines (even when the lamp is damaged or absent), on this account some electronics parts could be damaged! - Display adjusting This function allows you to adjust the display settings:...

  • Page 23: Switching On/Off The Lamp

    - Default settings Press [ Enter ] to reset all fixture personalities (not the adjusting functions) to the default values. On the display will appear "rSt" meaning that the fixture makes the reset. See the table of personality setting and their default positions.

  • Page 24: Stand-Alone Setting

    This function allows you to run a special demo-test sequences without an external controller, which will show you some possibilities of using ECOLOR 250 XT and is a good for an introduction of the fixture. Browse through the menu by pressing the [Up] and [Down] buttons until the display shows "tESt". Confirm by pressing [Enter] button in order to run the test program.
  • Page 25 example ,one period in the morning and one period in the evening. -Fixture clock This function allows to set the current fixture time. Use the [Up] or [Down] buttons to set the hour and press the [Enter]-button.Use the [Up] or [Down] buttons to set the minutes and press the [Enter]-button to save the adjusted time or press the [Mode]-button twice to cancel and return to the menu.
  • Page 26 - Light level trigger By this menu you can set a light level for the stand- alone operation.If the light intensity falls below the specified level then operation will start. -Scanning the ambient light level Press the [Enter] button to scan the current ambient light level (2-darkest,252-brightest).This value is useful as a comparative level for setting both start and stop light levels for operation in the stand- alone mode .

  • Page 27: Reset Function

    - Editing program This menu item allows you to select a program to edit or create.The ECOLOR 250 XT has one built-in program ("tESt") and the 3 free programs,each up to 99 steps.Each program step has a dynamic part(fade time) and static part(step time).

  • Page 28: Special Functions

    9.9 Special functions Use the [Up ] or [ Down ] buttons to browse through the special functions and select the one by pressing [ Enter ]-button. - Manual control of effects The function allows you to control manually the channel functions of the fixture. Use the [ Up ] or [ Down ] buttons to select desired function and press [Enter ] to adjust the effect or [ Mode] to cancel and return to the menu.
  • Page 29 The option contains identification code (1-9999) for the fixture, which is used for the master/slave operation. - Adjusting the default positions of the CMY wheels By this function you can adjust the colour wheels and the dimmer unit to their right positions. Use the [Up] and [Down] buttons to browse through the adjusting menu - the display shows step by step these messages: "CYAn, MAGE,YELL,dimr"...

  • Page 30: Error And Information Messages

    This message appears if you try to switch on the lamp within 5 minutes after having switched it off (the lamp is too hot). The message will appear on the display if the lamp doesn't ignite within 15 seconds. The ECOLOR 250 XT will store this information and automatically ignite the lamp when the 5 minutes period has expired.
  • Page 31 Colours: -CMY - colours mixing system Effects: -15 colour macros -Horizontal beam shaper – manually adjustable -Vertical beam shaper – manually adjustable -Frost filter for softer/wide beam – manually adjustable -Colour temperature correction filter 3200K – manually adjustable Beampath: Dimmer: - Smooth dimmer from 0 - 100 % Fan: - Axial fan in the fixture head...

  • Page 32: Maintenance And Cleaning

    Channel 5: Speed of CMY and dimmer Channel 6: Colour macros,Switching On/Off the lamp Rigging: Mounts horizontally or vertically with 2 crews Vertical head adjusting range: 130° Protection factor IP 65 Temperatures: Maximum ambient temperature t : 35° C Maximum housing temperature t (steady state): 110°...
  • Page 33 sediments. Further instructions depending on the installation spot and usage have to be adhered by a skilled installer and any safety problems have to be removed. The rubber gaskets must be changed if it is torn,cracked,corrugated or inelastic. DANGER TO LIFE ! Disconnect from the mains before starting maintenance operation! Regular cleaning will not only ensure the maximum light-output, but will also allow the fixture to function reliably...
  • Page 34 Before replacing the fuse, unplug mains lead! The fuse replacement should be carried out by authorized persons only. Procedure: Step 1: Open the plate cover of the base by loosening the 12 screws and remove the rubber seal. Step 2: Remove the old fuse from the fuseholder. Step 3: Install the new fuse in the fuseholder.

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