Recommended Laser Use; Aligning The Laser; Figure 6-2. Laser Aperture - High End Systems Studio Spot 250 User Manual

Recommended Laser Use

The laser exits the fixture through the aperture
shown in Figure 6-2.
The most effective and efficient way to use the
laser aiming device is with the fixture's lamp off.
There are two reasons for this:
• The higher the temperature, the shorter
the life of the Laser Aiming Device.
Keeping the lamp off minimizes the
temperature inside the fixture, which
extends the life of the laser.
• The higher the temperature, the less
bright the laser will be. For example,
when the fixture is operating with the
lamp on, the internal temperature can
reach 50° C (122° F), decreasing the laser
power by about 25%.
You can control the laser using either the fixture's on-board menu system or a DMX-
compatible controller. For more information on using a DMX controller to access the
laser, see "Control" on page 3-14. For more information on using preset
programming to access the laser, see Table 4-1 on page 4-2 or Table 4-2 on page 4-10.

Aligning the Laser

For Studio Spot 250 fixtures, the laser should ideally be 3.3 in. (8.4 cm) directly above
the center point of a perfectly round light beam. For Studio Color 250 fixtures, the
laser should ideally be 3.5 in. (8.9 cm) directly above the center point of a perfectly
round light beam (see Figure 6-3).
In its ideal position, the laser path is parallel to the path of the light and will stay at 3.3
in. (for Studio Spot 250 fixtures) or 3.5 in. (for Studio Color 250 fixtures) above the
center point of the beam at any throw distance or pan/tilt position.
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Laser aperture

Figure 6-2. Laser aperture.

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