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CANTO
FOLLOWSPOT
®
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN REGION 120/208V 60 HZ
MODELS COVERED
01207190
Canto
Astro 250 Wi-Fi RGBW DMX 512+RDM LED
®
We hope that this product will meet your requirements, but if for any reason this should not be the case, we ask that you
contact us directly at 888-252-5912 to help address your needs. We wish to provide all of our customers with the best
quality products available. The product you purchased has been manufactured with maximum care in construction and
choice of components. If you have received your equipment damaged for any reason beyond our control, please contact
your local dealer who supplied the product to you within 72 hours after receiving our product.
1092 West Atlanta Street, SE • Suite 600 • Marietta, GA 30060 • 888-252-5912 • techsupport@cantousa.com • cantousa.com
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  • Page 1 MODELS COVERED 01207190 Canto Astro 250 Wi-Fi RGBW DMX 512+RDM LED ® We hope that this product will meet your requirements, but if for any reason this should not be the case, we ask that you contact us directly at 888-252-5912 to help address your needs. We wish to provide all of our customers with the best quality products available.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products TABLE OF CONTENTS 01. Important Safety Norms ................page 4 02. Check packing content ................page 5 03. Mounting the spigot ..................page 5 04. Mounting the iris diaphragm ................ page 6 05. Shutter blades .................... page 6 06.
  • Page 3 Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products 12. App settings and operations from user’s Android mobile controller ....page 18 12.1 Settings ....................page 18 12.2 Operating the Astro Wi-Fi ..............page 23 12.3 Creating, storing and deleting colors ............page 24 13.App settings and operations from user’s IOs mobile controller ......

  • Page 4: Important Safety Norms

    * Repairing and replacement of any component of this product must be carried out exclusively by professional personnel in conformity with the relevant safety and health standards and only with original Canto USA components. * Replacement of any part of the wiring system must be carried out exclusively by professional personnel in compliance with the original wiring diagram and with components identical to or compatible with those originally fitted.

  • Page 5: Mounting The Spigot

    2. CHECKING BOX CONTENTS: Upon opening the boxes, please make sure the boxes contain the following items: FOLLOWSPOT: A. In case you bought just the followspot – item #01207190 Canto ASTRO 250 Wi-Fi RGBW 1. Fixture: a. Followspot b. Separate mains power cable with PowerCon c.

  • Page 6: Mounting The Iris Diaphragm

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products 4. MOUNTING THE IRIS DIAPHRAGM: The iris diaphragm supplied with the followspot has 20 leaves to size the beam from a maximum aperture of 68mm to a minimum of 5mm. A black-out iris diaphragm is available to special order. 1.

  • Page 7: Wiring

    Before operating this unit please refer to the product label mounted at the back of the luminaire to check you are operating with the correct voltage. The Astro 250 LED can be operated between 120V and 208 V. 9. LOCAL CONTROL PANEL AND OPERATION: OPERATION: LCD display for DMX address, system setup and status details.

  • Page 8: Menu

    Android to take control of the followspot. If the Astro was purchased complete with the Canto USA controller A20702074 (available as an optional accessory) Smartphone Honor 75 Black, pre-loaded with the Android Art-Net Controller app, relevant settings and libraries, it is ready to be operated.

  • Page 9: Dmx Address

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products 10.2 DMX ADDRESS (ADDR): It allows to select the initial DMX starting address to remotely control the LED functions. To change the initial DMX address press the rotary switch until an arrow appears, then turn to change to the desired DMX starting address. Press to confirm your selection.

  • Page 10: Strobe Speed

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products 10.6 STROBE SPEED (SETSTR): It allows to set the strobe speed. This menu is not active when the strobe function is disabled or when it is remotely controlled through DMX. Factory setting is OPEN. 10.7 DIMMING CURVE (CURVES): This function allows to select a response curve for the Astro.

  • Page 11: Dimming Behavior

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products 10.9 DIMMING BEHAVIOR (SMOOTH): This function allows to set the LED dimming response. Factory setting is NORMAL. 10.10 FAN SETTING (FAN): This function allows to set the fan’s response. A choice of three modes is available: Automatic, Silent or Steady. When fan is in Auto mode, the speed is controlled by the LED temperature.

  • Page 12: Lcd Screen Illumination

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products 10.11 LCD SCREEN ILLUMINATION (BACKL): This function allows to turn off the LCD backlight, the POWER led and the DMX led light after 1’30” from the last setting. Factory setting is AutoOFF. 10.12 RED COLOR INTENSITY (RED): This function allows to set the intensity of the red color for the manual mode.

  • Page 13: White Color Intensity

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products 10.15 WHITE COLOR INTENSITY (WHITE): This function allows to set the intensity of white color for the manual mode. By selecting the manual mode, 100% is automatically set. 10.16 TEMPERATURE CONTROL (TLED): This function allows to visualize the LED temperature. Factory setting is °C. 10.17 SOFTWARE VERSION (SWVER): This function allows to visualize the software version.

  • Page 14: Universe

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products 10.20 UNIVERSE (UNIV): This function allows to set the UNIVERSE field of Art-Net 3 Port-Address, in a range between 0 and 15. Factory setting is 00. 10.21 MANUAL DIMMER TYPE (MANU): This function allows to select the manual dimmer type, when Astro is set in Manual mode (see chapter 10.1). When in Wi-Fi mode this setting is disregarded, as dimming on the Astro will be achieved through the manually operated Digital Clamp-on Dimmer A20702071, supplied, or through the dimming function on the App loaded on the controlling mobile device.

  • Page 15: B Factory Setting

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products 10.23-B FACTORY SETTINGS (RESET): The RESET control is a special function which allows to RESET the product to factory settings. 10.24-C ID REMOTO (ID REM): It allows to select the ID number to connect the Wi-Fi Astro to the REMOTO gateway to upload and download firmware. To change the initial ID press the rotary switch until an arrow appears, then turn again to change to the desired ID number.

  • Page 16: E Ip Address

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products 10.26-E IP ADDRESS (IP ADDR): It allows to view the Astro IP address when operating in Wi-Fi mode. The IP address cannot be changed and is required to correctly connect the external mobile controller to the ASTRO 10.27-F SUBNET MASK (NET MASK): It allows to view the Astro Subnet Mask when operating in Wi-Fi mode.

  • Page 17: App Settings From Ldr Mobile Controller

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products 11. APP SETTINGS AND OPERATION FROM LDR MOBILE CONTROLLER SMARTPHONE HONOR 7S BLACK – # A20702074 – OPTIONAL ACCESSORY If the Astro was purchased complete with the LDR controller A20702074 Smartphone Honor 75 Black , (available as an optional accessory), pre-loaded with the Android Art-Net Controller app, relevant settings and libraries, it is ready to be operated.

  • Page 18: App Settings And Operations From User's Android Mobile Controller

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products Click on the Art-Net Controller icon: from the home screen, tap Pb 0v, which will bring you to the existing library of colors, which also includes 3 whites (2700K, 3200K and 5600K) and a black-out option. Click on the chosen color to have it on. In order to change color simply click on the following one.
  • Page 19 Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products On the App’s screen, tap Settings / Flight mode. Drag the Flight mode switch to the right. Select Settings / Wi-Fi. Drag the Wi-Fi mode switch to the right, select “Astroxxx” from the list of detected Wi-Fi networks and tap CONNECT. Enter the password (default AstroNet) and press CONNECT.
  • Page 20 Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products When the device is connected to the network, exit from the Wi-Fi settings and tap on the Art-Net Controller Libraries icon. Please refer to chapter 10.28G and 10.29H to reset your SSID code and password, if desired (not complusory) Tap Create/Update Fixtures Library and wait until loading is completed.
  • Page 21 Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products Scroll the fixtures library and select GENERIC_RGBW.D4. Insert “1” in the following fields: Start DMX, n° Fixtures and Start ID. Tap Patch it and then exit the Patch menu. Open the main menu and select Options / Play ‘Pb 0v’ by / Fixture. 1092 West Atlanta Street, SE •...
  • Page 22 “99” in the PlayBacks fields and confirm (Apply). In order to load on your device the Canto USA color libraries and settings the “Astro RGBW-LDR revxxx.show.zip” file is needed. The file can be obtained by email directly from Canto USA or your dealer.

  • Page 23: Operating The Astro Wi-Fi

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products 12.2 OPERATING THE ASTRO WI-FI Make sure the clamp-on digital dimmer is connected and its fader above zero. Please see relevant instruction manual supplied with the item. From the home screen (Prog), tap Pb 0v (Play-Backs) in the main app toolbar, and you will get the latest available library of saved colors.

  • Page 24: Creating, Storing And Deleting Colors

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products 12.3 CREATING, STORING AND DELETING COLORS ART-NET Controller allows you to create any desired color and to store up to 99 different options at one time. If you want to create and store a new color (or scene), select Prog in the main app toolbar to view the RGBW faders and set each color (Red, Green, Blue, White) to the required level by sliding each fader to the right (higher level) or to the left (lower level) until you get the desired color.

  • Page 25: App Settings And Operations From User's Ios Mobile Controller

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products Button you want to delete. To avoid undesired or accidental changes to the stored colors (scenes), carefully make sure the App is set to Play mode when operatin the ASTRO: open the main menu and select Options / Mode=Play. Use the CLEAR option to cancel any undesired or accidental modification.
  • Page 26 Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products messages. Drag then the Wi-Fi switch to the right and select “Astroxxx” from the list of detected Wi-Fi networks, in order to connect your device to the Astro network. Enter the password (default AstroNet) and press join to connect to the network. Once the device is connected, exit from the Wi-Fi settings and tap on the Luminair icon.

  • Page 27: Operating The Astro Wi-Fi

    Luminair App. This file can be requested directly from Canto USA or your dealer and can be received by email. Once the file has been loaded, your mobile device is ready to take control of the Astro.
  • Page 28 Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products Tap the + button (Add Scene): after selecting the button color, the parameters are automatically saved on the scene. WARNING: because Luminair3 only offers 10 color codings, which do not correspond to the loaded colors, we have chosen GREY for all buttons.

  • Page 29: Universal 360° Rotating Mobile Device Holder, Supplied

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products To delete a stored color (scene), tap and hold on the scene’s name label and press Delete. To avoid undesired or accidental changes to a project, uncheck Auto-Save Projects from the Settings menu. 14. UNIVERSAL, 360° ROTATING MOBILE DEVICE HOLDER, SUPPLIED Your Astro Wi-FI will have been delivered with an universal, 360°...

  • Page 30: Positioning Your Device Mobile

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products 15. POSITIONING YOUR MOBILE DEVICE Because the WI-FI signal emitted by the Astro covers a distance of approximately 15/18m (provided there are no obstacles to its diffusion), you can choose to position your mobile device on the provided mobile holder, or anywhere else within the range of transmission and actually have the color changing of the Astro remotely controlled by a second operator.

  • Page 31: Spare Sparts

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products WARNING: NEVER USE AMMONIA, BLEACH, VINEGAR, OR WINDOW CLEANER, WHICH CAN HARM OUR COATED LENSES. CLEANING OF OPTICAL COMPONENTS: LED house lenses: • Open the lens compartment door by removing the two M4 cross head screws on the top of the ledhouse tube and slide the top cover free •...

  • Page 32: Available Accessories

    Extended warranties are available up to 2 additional years past the standard 3 year warranty period. Canto USA reserves the right to modify this document without prior notice. 1092 West Atlanta Street, SE • Suite 600 • Marietta, GA 30060 • 888-252-5912 • techsupport@cantousa.com • cantousa.com...

  • Page 33: Summary Of Controls And Functions

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products 23. SUMMARY OF CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 1092 West Atlanta Street, SE • Suite 600 • Marietta, GA 30060 • 888-252-5912 • techsupport@cantousa.com • cantousa.com V 1.1 4/19/22...
  • Page 34 Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products 23. SUMMARY OF CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS (CONTINUED) 1092 West Atlanta Street, SE • Suite 600 • Marietta, GA 30060 • 888-252-5912 • techsupport@cantousa.com • cantousa.com V 1.1 4/19/22...

  • Page 35: Dmx Charts

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products 24. DMX CHARTS 24.1 DMX CHART 1 (16 BIT DIMMER AND STROBE DISABLED) : This DMX chart refers to the followspot set at the default parameters. 24.2 DMX CHART 2 (16 BIT DIMMER ENABLE, STROBE DISABLED) : This DMX chart refers to the followspot set at 16 bits resolution (See chapter 10.3 of this user guide).

  • Page 36: Dmx Chart 3 (Strobe Functions Inabled, 8 Bit Dimmer)

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products 24.3 DMX CHART 3 (STROBE FUNCTION ENABLE, 8 BIT DIMMER) : This DMX chart refers to the followspot set at strobe function active (See chapter 10.5 of this user guide). 1092 West Atlanta Street, SE • Suite 600 • Marietta, GA 30060 • 888-252-5912 • techsupport@cantousa.com • cantousa.com V 1.1 4/19/22...

  • Page 37: Dimx Chart 4 (16 Bit Dimmer And Strobe Inabled)

    Followspot Operating Instructions Innovative Lighting Products 24.4 DMX CHART 4 (16 BITS DIMMER AND STROBE ENABLED) : This DMX chart refers to the followspot set at 16 bits resolution and strobe function active (See chapter 10.3 and 10.5 of this user guide). 1092 West Atlanta Street, SE •...

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