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  • Page 3 Alchemy 5 Release 1.09 Code: 0517I348 For more information Language Art-Net™ Designed by and Copyright Artistic Licence Holdings Ltd All other trademarks, both marked and not marked, are the property of their respective owners. User Manual Ver. 1.09 1 di 35...
  • Page 4 Alchemy 5 Le informazioni contenute in questo documento sono state attentamente redatte e controllate. Tuttavia non è assunta alcuna responsabilità per eventuali inesattezze. Tutti i diritti sono riservati e questo documento non può essere copiato, fotocopiato, riprodotto per intero o in parte senza previo consenso scritto della D.T.S.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Alchemy 5 Table of Contents Symbols................................ 5 General Warning ............................6 Important Safety Information ........................6 Fire Prevention ............................. 6 Prevention of Electric Shock ........................ 6 Safety ..............................7 Level of protection IP ........................... 7 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive: ............8 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive: ............
  • Page 6 Alchemy 5 14.1 Direct Ethernet Operation ........................18 14.2 Ethernet to RDM/DMX Operation ....................... 18 RDM Functions ............................19 Updating the Firmware ..........................23 Display Functions ............................23 Error Messages ............................30 Opening the Housing ..........................32 Periodic Cleaning............................33 20.1...

  • Page 7: Symbols

    Alchemy 5 Symbols Symbol Meaning General risk. Electric shock risk Hot surface Suitable for indoor use only. Maximum operating ambient temperature. Minimum distance from illuminated objects. Do not stare at the operating light source. Photobiological safety risk group2 Never expose the front lens to sunlight or any strong artificial Light source from any angle to avoid damage of head internal parts.

  • Page 8: General Warning

    Class I appliance: connection must be made to a mains system fitted with an • efficient earthing. • ALCHEMY 5 requires the assistance of specialized personnel for all servicing. Please always refer to an authorized DTS service center. User Manual Ver. 1.09...

  • Page 9: Safety

    Alchemy 5 Safety Risk Group 2 product according to IEC 62471. • Do not look directly at the light output and do not stare at the light beam through optical instruments or any other device that may concentrate the light beam.

  • Page 10: Waste Electrical And Electronic Equipment (Weee) Directive

    Alchemy 5 • Suitable for indoor use only. Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive: The projector, the accessories, and the packaging should be sorted for • environmental-friendly recycling. For EC countries: according to the European Directive 2012/19/EU for Waste...

  • Page 11: Color Generation

    ‘Standard’ and ‘Silent’ operation modes (DMX-selectable) Noise level in “Silent” mode: 37 dBA @ 1 m (normal operation, full power) Firmware updatable via DTS firmware uploader dongle • Li-Fe backup battery for controlling display settings when the unit is not powered •...

  • Page 12: Power Supply

    Alchemy 5 Power Supply • Wide-range 100-240 Vac 50/60 Hz • Power consumption: 500 W max Power Factor: PF >0.90 • Connections • Power supply: powerCON TRUE1 In/Out panel connectors • DMX: XLR 3-pole and 5-pole In/Out panel connectors •...

  • Page 13: Dimensions

    Alchemy 5 5.14 Dimensions User Manual Ver. 1.09 11 di 35...

  • Page 14: Ez-Shell

    Alchemy 5 6 EZ-Shell How to re-use the EZ-shell foam: 1) Open the package 2) Extract covers 3) Extract the unit and accessories and the EZ-shell 4) Each flightcase can contain up to 5) Do not forget to recycle! two units, along with their EZ-shell User Manual Ver.

  • Page 15: Retractable "Top Hat

    The top hat retracts automatically when the projector is switched off. N ORDER TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE UNIT DTS RECOMMEND TO PRESS FOR TWO SECONDS ANY DISPLAY BUTTON TO RESET THE TOP HAT POSITION BEFORE EXTRACTING THE PROJECTOR FROM...

  • Page 16: Installation

    The unit is suitable for dry locations only. ALCHEMY 5 may be either floor or ceiling mounted. 11.1 Floor mounting For floor mounting installations, ALCHEMY 5 is supplied with four rubber mounting feet at the base, as seen in the following picture. 11.2 Ceiling mounting For ceiling mounting installations, DTS recommend the use of appropriate clamps to fix the unit to the mounting surface.

  • Page 17: Safety Cable

    The structure should also be sufficiently rigid as not to move or shake whilst the ALCHEMY 5 is moving. Four ¼-turn “Fast Lock” connections placed in the base of the unit allow ALCHEMY 5 to hang by using two Omega brackets (provided with the unit) in conjunction with an Aliscaf clamp (available on demand).

  • Page 18: Protection

    Alchemy 5 Strict adherence to regulatory norms is strongly recommended. MAINS OUT 100-240Vac 50-60 Hz (MAX 10A) MAINS IN female PowerCON TRUE1 panel connector 100 - 240 Vac 50 / 60Hz male PowerCON TRUE1 panel connector Max 4 ACHEMY 5 units @ 230Vac Max 2 ACHEMY 5 units @ 100Vac 12.1...

  • Page 19: Dmx Terminator

    Place a 120 Ω resistor between pin 2 and 3 of a male XRL connector; Plug the resistor into the DMX OUT panel connector of the last unit connected to the DMX line. 13.2 DMX Modes ALCHEMY 5 can be used in five different DMX modes: • CCT (Default) • Advanced •...

  • Page 20: Setting Up The Dmx Address

    Alchemy 5 13.3 Setting Up the DMX Address Press the UP and DOWN key until you reach the desired DMX address. The numbers on the display will start flashing (new DMX address hasn't yet been set). Press ENTER to confirm your selection. The numbers on the display will stop flashing; the projector is now set to the new DMX address.

  • Page 21: Rdm Functions

    15 RDM Functions RDM Device Model ID: 0x0016 By using an RDM controller, it is possible to read/set DMX addresses, DMX modes and other parameters. ALCHEMY 5 accepts the following RDM commands: RDM PID DESCRIPTION RDM PID VALUE Category – Network Management...
  • Page 22 Alchemy 5 RDM PID DESCRIPTION RDM PID VALUE Category – Status Collection STATUS_MESSAGES 0x0030 STATUS_ID_DESCRIPTION 0x0031 Category – RDM Information SUPPORTED_PARAMETERS 0x0050 PARAMETERS_DESCRIPTION 0x0051 Category – Product Information DEVICE_INFO 0x0060 DEVICE_MODEL_DESCRIPTION 0x0080 MANUFACTURER_LABEL 0x0081 DEVICE_LABEL 0x0082 SOFTWARE_VERSION_LABEL 0x00C0 Category – DMX512 Setup...
  • Page 23 Alchemy 5 FURTHER RDM MESSAGES: CURVE CURVE DESCRIPTION LINEAR QUADRATIC (default) GAMMA 2.2 S-CURVE OUTPUT RESPONSE TIME OUTPUT RESPONSE TIME DESCRIPTION SMOOTH OFF SMOOTH 1 (25 ms) SMOOTH 2 (50 ms) SMOOTH 3 (75 ms) SMOOTH 4 (100 ms) (default)
  • Page 24 Alchemy 5 MODULATION FREQUENCY MODULATION FREQUENCY DESCRIPTION 3.500 Hz 4.000 Hz 4.500 Hz 5.000 Hz RDM MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFIC PIDs: RDM CUSTOM PID DESCRIPTION Set parameter NETWORK – ETH TO DMX 0x8000_ETHERNET_TO_DMX 0 = OFF (default) 1 = ON Set parameter NETWORK – PRIORITY...

  • Page 25: Updating The Firmware

    To perform the update, please follow the procedure as described below: Connect the DTS Firmware Uploader Dongle to a spare USB port on the PC. Connect the unit’s DMX IN to the DTS Firmware Uploader Dongle’s DMX OUT with a standard DMX cable and turn on the fixture.
  • Page 26 Alchemy 5 Beware that changing these settings may vary the operating functions of the unit so that it may not respond correctly to the signal given to it. Carefully read the instructions and tables below before carrying out any variations or selections.
  • Page 27 Alchemy 5 MAIN MENU LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 FUNCTION Allows to select the mode to set the IP address and the Net Mask. DEFAULT Fixed IP address with IP ADDR MODE manual setting of first byte only and fixed Net Mask (Default).
  • Page 28 Alchemy 5 MAIN MENU LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 FUNCTION Reduced Pan-Tilt- Zoom-Fans speed for SILENT OPERATING low noise operation (Default). MODE Pan-Tilt-Zoom-Fans STANDARD standard speed. Fans speed is constant both in SILENT or CONSTANT STANDARD operating mode (Default).
  • Page 29 Alchemy 5 MAIN MENU LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 FUNCTION 48 pre-programmed steps. Speed time PROGRAM 1-48 1 - 48 values (range 0.5x – 3x) selectable by user (default 1x). To restore to default RESTORE DEF. parameter settings. Fixed cue with values selectable by user.
  • Page 30 Alchemy 5 MAIN MENU LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 FUNCTION Allows to adjust the PWM frequency value (Hz) in order to reduce flickering in the FREQUENCY 610 - 5000 HZ process of your camera recordings. Range = 610 Hz – 5...
  • Page 31 Alchemy 5 MAIN MENU LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 FUNCTION ALCHEMY 5 Unit model, motors firmware release date, 16 SEPT 2020 SOFTWARE Motors board and LED MOTOR: V.14 Driver board firmware LED: V.1.02 release. LED: LED temperature monitoring. DRV-1: output 1 and output 2 of LED Driver LED: 041°C...

  • Page 32: Error Messages

    Alchemy 5 MAIN MENU LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 FUNCTION To reset head motors HEAD MOTORS only. RESET To reset Pan and Tilt PAN TILT only. ALL MOTORS To reset all motors. To restore parameters RESTORE DEF. default settings.
  • Page 33 Alchemy 5 Output from 1 to 4 of LED Driver PCB temperature detected under -10°C TEMP. LED DRV 1 or over 90°C. Unit immediately goes in black-out. Output from 5 to 8 of LED Driver PCB temperature detected under -10°C TEMP.

  • Page 34: Opening The Housing

    Alchemy 5 19 Opening the Housing It is possible to inspect the inside of the projector by removing the covers, as indicated below. WARNING! Remove mains power prior to accessing the projector’s internal components. 1) Using a flat bladed screwdriver, loose the four “¼-turn” screws that fix the head covers on both sides.

  • Page 35: Periodic Cleaning

    Alchemy 5 2) Remove each cover, then slide away the protective silicone tube from the safety wire. Unhook the wire in order to access the internal components of the head. 20 Periodic Cleaning WARNING! Disconnect from mains before servicing. 20.1 Lenses and Filters Even a fine layer of dust can substantially reduce the luminous output.

  • Page 36: Periodic Check-Ups

    Periodically check all mechanical parts, gears, guides, belts, etc., for wear and tear. Replace them if necessary. Periodically check the lubrication of all components, particularly the parts subjected to high temperatures. If necessary, apply suitable lubricant (available from your DTS distributor) where needed. Check the tension of the belts and adjust them where necessary. 21.2 Electrical Components Check all electrical components for correct earthing and proper connection of all connectors.

  • Page 37: Notes

    Alchemy 5 NOTES User Manual Ver. 1.09 35 di 35...

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