Elation PROTEUS HYBRID WMG User Manual page 32

FIXTURE INSTALLATION
POTENTIAL INTERNAL FIXTURE DAMAGE FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES OF LIGHT BEAMS
External sources of light beams from direct sunlight, lighting moving head fixtures, and lasers,
which are focused directly on the exterior housing and/or penetrate the front lens opening of
ELATION lighting fixtures, can cause severe internal damage including burning to optics,
dichroic color filters, glass and metal gobos, prisms, animation wheels, frost filters, iris,
shutters, motors, belts, wiring, discharge lamps, and LEDs.
This issue is not specific only to ELATION lighting fixtures, it is a common issue with lighting
fixtures from all manufacturers. Although there is no true way to fully prevent this issue from
happening, the guidelines below can prevent any potential damage from occurring if followed.
Contact ELATION Service for more details.
the unit(s) will be moved from its position. This will keep on changing the position of the head.
Note that 'manual mode' overrides the 'sun-protection mode'.
The hibernation function is an existing feature that puts the unit into a 'sleep state' to save
power (this is a state where only the electronics remain on, and all other functions are turned
off, functions such as motors lamps etc). This state is automatically activated when no DMX
signal is present for the set time (1-99min or off).
DO NOT EXPOSE THE FIXTURE AND/OR FRONT
LENS OPENING TO LIGHT BEAMS FROM DIRECT
SUNLIGHT, OTHER LIGHTING MOVING HEAD
FIXTURES, AND LASERS WHILE UNPACKING,
INSTALLATION, USE, AND EXTENDED IDLE
TIMES OUTDOORS. DO NOT FOCUS A LIGHT
BEAM FROM ONE LIGHTING FIXTURE DIRECTLY
TOWARDS ANOTHER.
SUN PROTECTION MODE / HIBERNATION MODE
This state can be set via DMX, or will go into
this state after 3 minutes without a DMX
signal.
When the sun protection is activated, the pan-
and-tilt function of the moving-head will
position the lens away from direct sunlight, or
other high intensity light source, to protect the
internal belts, electronics etc. from burn
damage.
When the unit is in the 'sun protection state', it
uses its accelerometer sensors (X-Y-Z) (only
present on discharge units and IP units) to
position the front lens downwards, even when
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