CL25-12/21, CL35-12/21: Max 2 minutes at 1 m. Max 4 minutes at 2 m. Max 9 minutes at 4 m. Max 65 minutes at 9 m. CL25-22, CL35-22: Max 1 minute at 1 m. Max 2 minutes at 2 m. Max 4 minutes at 4 m.
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Instead turn on the lights and let the heat melt the ice. Recycling and disposal The CL20 UV-bulbs and all bulbs used for models CL25 and CL35 contain mercury and must be recycled or disposed according to applicable local and national regulations.
COLORLIGHT SEARCHLIGHT SYSTEM 2. COLORLIGHT SEARCHLIGHT SYSTEM ColorLight has with its newly developed control system for searchlights opened for a flexible and future-proof system in which several searchlight assemblies (CL20, CL25 and CL35) and operator panels can be connected to a dedicated network and communicate via the Ethernet protocol.
INSTALLATION 3. INSTALLATION Physical handling of the searchlight Lift only the searchlight by the temporary lift loop on top of the center house. Lifting at the lamp houses may damage the construction. After safely fixed the searchlight, remove the lift loop. Lift here! Mounting of the anti-vibration dampers The picture shows how the dampers are mounted to avoid vibrations that can damage the...
INSTALLATION 3.3.3 Electrical box Box details User Interface 2.4” (240 xRGBx320) Size See drawing "CL25/35 Electronic box" Display Weight (kg) Push buttons with led ilumination 12 pcs Material Steel Communication Protocol: Ethernet OP / CAN searchlight Color RAL 7035 powder-coated...
OPERATOR PANEL, OVERVIEW 4. OPERATOR PANEL, OVERVIEW Operator panel. 1. "Soft button": the function appears in the display window next to the button. 2. Left lamp on / off. 3. Left focus (the same function as No. 4). 4. Left focus (the same function as No. 3). 5.
Error symbol for UV light indicates a problem during switch on or if the bulb breaks down during operation. The operator has three switch-on attempts in a two minute interval without setting the sum alarm output. This symbol is only valid for CL25 and CL35 (CL20 does not have this feature).
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DISPLAY SYMBOLS AND MESSAGES This symbol indicates that the bulb has less than 200 hours left of expected lifetime. This warning can be chosen by the operator to be shown or not. Please 12.8.4 Lamp life for more detailed instruction. Each bulb has its own symbol showing in the lower left or right corner of the display.
ACTIONS AFTER INSTALLATION OR POWER FAILURE 6. ACTIONS AFTER INSTALLATION OR POWER FAILURE At the first boot after installation or power failure, the searchlight must be synchronized with the control system. After installation or power failure of the electric box you can use the searchlights main functions like joystick control, light on/off and focus but in order to be able to use positioning functions such as display indicator*, parking position, sweep*, fixed positions* or surveillance*, the searchlight must be synchronized with the control system.
Pressing any button on the operator panel will activate the system and the display will now show the indicator* image or just the ColorLight logotype. Buttons and symbols are now brighter and both buttons, symbols and display intensity can be adjusted, please see 12.8.1 Backlight...
The joystick (8) moves the searchlight horizontally and vertically. There are no limitations to the movement of the searchlight thanks to the slip ring technology developed by ColorLight. The more the joystick is moved to its end position the faster the searchlight rotates*.
In the bottom part of the display there are two sun-symbols that indicates the status of each bulb. CL25 and CL35 If the system is unable to switch on the bulbs there will be a red exclamation mark over the sun- symbol for the no working bulb.
FOCUS 10. FOCUS Pressing the focus buttons (3) or (4) changes the focus for the left lamp house and buttons (6) or (7) changes focus for the right lamp house. As long as a focus button is pressed the bulb moves in and out which changes the focus of the light.
The quick start menu will close after 5 seconds. 11.1 Fixed positions (optional function) Fixed position is an option for the ColorLight Searchlight System and can only be accessed if activated. There are up to four different programmable fixed positions in ColorLight Searchlight System.
QUICK START MENU 11.1.2 Store fixed position If no position has been stored or the searchlight is at the stored position then the searchlight will not move. To store a new or change a fixed position, enter one of the fixed positions in the menu. If there is a preprogrammed fixed position the searchlight will start to move to that position.
QUICK START MENU 11.2 Sweep (optional function) Sweep is an option for the ColorLight Searchlight System and can only be accessed if activated. A sweep is where the searchlight automatically moves back and forth in the horizontal plane. 11.2.1 New Sweep To enter the "Sweep"...
QUICK START MENU 11.2.2 Modify sweep parameters To modify the sweep angle and / or the center of the sweep enter the “Sweep” menu and navigate down to “Modify”, press OK. In this menu changes to the sweep angle and center of the sweep can be modified in both runtime and stand still.
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QUICK START MENU The default speed of the sweep is set to 50% of the maximum speed of the searchlight. To change the speed of the sweep enter the “Sweep” menu and navigate down to “Speed”. Press “OK” to enter the “Speed” submenu. To change the speed move the joystick up or down to desired speed, press “OK”...
QUICK START MENU 11.3 Surveillance (optional function) Surveillance is an option for the ColorLight Searchlight System and can only be accessed if activated. Surveillance is an advanced sweep where up to five points any ware can be set to be surveillanced.
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QUICK START MENU In this menu you can choose from two to five positions to be used in a surveillance sweep. Press “OK” to save and exit back to the “Surveillance” submenu. There are five positions that can be programmed in a surveillance sweep. To set the positions in a surveillance sweep enter the “Positions”...
QUICK START MENU After pressing “Store” a new menu will appear, Pause Length. This is how long the searchlight will stay at this position until starting to move to the next position. Pause length can be set between zero and ten seconds. Repeat this for the desired number of positions wanted in a surveillance sweep.
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QUICK START MENU Navigate to the preferred setting and press “OK” to save the setting and return to the “Surveillance” menu. “Speed” is where the speed of the rotation of the searchlight is set. Default setting is 50% of maximum speed of the searchlight. To change the speed of the surveillance sweep enter the “Surveillance”...
QUICK START MENU 11.4 Switch If there are more than one ColorLight Searchlight in the system any operating panel can control any of the connected ColorLight searchlights. Every searchlight should be given a unique name during installation for this to work properly.
QUICK START MENU 11.5 Synchronized control (optional function from ver. 0.5.0.8) This function is available in the “Switch” submenu if there is more than one ColorLight Search Light in the network and at least one operator control has the option "Synchronized control"...
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QUICK START MENU To enter the “Switch” submenu open up the quick start menu and press the upper right button. In this menu all the available searchlights should be listed. To change which searchlight being controlled, navigate to the desired searchlight and press “OK”. The operating panel should now control the newly selected searchlight which is shown on the indicator page.
QUICK START MENU 11.5.1 Set the master control searchlight on/off The master is the searchlight that you actively control with your operator panel and it is the master’s indicator and error message that is displayed in the operator panel display. Light icons however, changes to the configurations that are available in the group at the moment.
QUICK START MENU 11.5.2 Add and remove slaves Add or remove one or more slaves is done by entering the "switch" submenu and with the joystick scroll through the list of available headlights, If the searchlight in the list is not connected in the synchronized group control, the text "Add"...
QUICK START MENU 11.6 Off and park By pressing the "Park" any lighted lamp will be turned off and the searchlight will automatically look up the preprogrammed parking position, during this time you'll see "Parking ..." in the bottom middle of the display. When parked the operator panel will turn off the display after a few seconds and the LEDs behind the buttons will be dimmed to a lower intensity.
MAIN MENU 12. MAIN MENU From the quick start menu, select "Menu" to enter the system's main menu. To navigate the main menu, use the joystick; push the joystick forward/up once to go up a step in the menu and backwards/down to go down one step. Keep holding the joystick up or down will scroll up and down in menus with “autorepeat”.
MAIN MENU 12.6 Info This menu shows information that is very useful to have handy during support from ColorLight if any problems occur or any options should be added to the operator panel after purchase (more about this later under 12.8.6.5 Options...
This is an option and different sets of languages can be installed from ColorLight at delivery. This is an option changing upon customer demands and requests, please feel free to call ColorLight to see which different sets that are available.
MAIN MENU 12.8.3 Joystick direction Some operators want to have their joystick to move the lamp housing vertically in the same direction as the joysticks physical direction: (joystick up=lamp housing moving upwards), this is called “Inverted” in the menu. Normally the joystick acts like an aeroplane joystick: (joystick up=lamp housing moving downwards), this is called “Normal”...
Lamp life warning menu will make it possible for the operator to chose if the lamp life warning feature should be activated or not. See 9. SWITCH ON LIGHT. The warning is normally enabled when system is shipped from ColorLight. User’s Manual Page 40...
MAIN MENU 12.8.5 Maximum rotation speed This menu gives the operator the opportunity to set the maximum rotationspeed of the system. Use the joystick to increase or decrease the speed by moving the joystick up or down. Don’t forget to make an “OK” button push or move the joystick to the right to having the change to take effect in the system.
MAIN MENU 12.8.6 Installation In this menu there are five sub menus each described below: 12.8.6.1 Store origin This menu is used to calibrate the systems indicator* where the “ZERO” point are set for both vertical and horizontal axis. Before the “Store origin” command is stored it’s necessary that the synchronization between operator panel and electrical box is done properly.
Press “OK” to save the new park position and return to the default logo screen or display indicator*-screen ColorLight recommend that the park position should be approximately 70 degrees down for the vertical axis relatively to the horizontal plane. This recommended parking position is the most effective position to avoid sand, rain, snow etc.
MAIN MENU 12.8.6.3 Name system The dedicated ColorLight network can contain several searchlights and operator panels. To make the whole network easy to navigate; each electrical box and its corresponding searchlight can be named to a well-known name for the operator.
MAIN MENU 12.8.6.4 Start test sequence This menu starts a test sequence which tests the movement of the lamp housings and focus for each lamp house one at a time. The test sequence will perform as follows: At test sequence startup the lamp housing will be moved to parking position. The horizontal axis will be rotated a fully revolution clockwise.
The “codes” are individual for each operator panel. To get access to the “codes” the customer needs to call ColorLight for quotation. ColorLight need the MAC address for the relevant operator panel to be able to get the right code for their customer. Please see 12.6...
CABINET CARD MENU SYSTEM 13. CABINET CARD MENU SYSTEM This chapter describes the menu system of the ColorLight Cabinet Card displayed on the on- board LCD. Down Right 13.1 Menu navigation The user interacts with the menu system using the three buttons, the Down button, the Right button and the OK button.
Displays the IPv4 address of the Cabinet Card, in four groups of one to three decimal digits, separated by dots (‘.’), e.g. “169.254.17.5”. 13.2.3 (1.3) Light Model Displays the searchlight model that the Cabinet Card is configured to use, e.g. “Model: CL25- 12”. 13.2.4 (1.4) SW Version Displays the firmware version of the Cabinet Card, e.g.
Press the OK button to run the on-board diagnostic test suite to sense the electrical and mechanical condition of the searchlight. (contact Colorlight for help with this feature). T1. Measurement of voltage and current when the searchlight is in “non operating mode”...
CABINET CARD MENU SYSTEM 13.4 Category 3: Usage Stats In this chapter all of Category 3 menu items will be explained. 13.4.1 (3.1) Left Light Displays the usage of the left light source in hours:minutes:seconds, e.g. “Left: 1:23:45”. 13.4.2 (3.2) Right Light Displays the usage of the right light source in hours:minutes:seconds, e.g.
OP WDT will also interrupt an ongoing sweep or surveillance activity. If an OP WDT event has occurred an error message will be displayed in the electrical box and the alarm relay (CL25/35) will trigger. When communication returns the message will disappear and the alarm will be reset.
CABINET CARD MENU SYSTEM 13.5.2 (4.2) OP WDT Stats Displays a counter that keeps track of the number of times the Ethernet communication has recovered from an OP WDT event. In case of suspected cable problems with connected operator panels, this counter can be helpful when troubleshooting.
SUPPORT 14. SUPPORT If you have questions about the searchlight and its features, please contact ColorLight technical support worldwide, see www.colorlight.com for contact details. Or contact ColorLight head office: Color Light AB Engineering-Color Light cl@colorlight.com Phone: +46 353 8270 Fax: +46 35 38279 If you want to upgrade your system with additional options (see 11.8.6.5), please contact:...
On this page you can find information about your system as it was configured when it left colorlight. In case of system support please mail us the components serialnumbers. Remember to keep this page updated if adding or replacing components like operator panels.
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