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Robe ROBIN SVB1 User Manual

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  • Page 1 QR code for user manual Version 1.0 Version 1.1...
  • Page 2 6.4 Tab "Manual Control" ....................30 6.5 Tab "Service" ......................30 7. Software update......................31 8. RDM ..........................32 9. Robe Ethernet Access Portal (REAP) ................. 32 10. Error and information messages ................33 11. Technical Specifications .................... 34 12. Maintenance and cleaning ..................36 12.1 Checking plastic parts of the fixture ...............
  • Page 3 Please consider that damages caused by manual modifications to the device are not subject to warranty. The ROBIN SVB1 was designed for indoor use and it is intended for professional application only. It is not for household use.
  • Page 4 If the fixture has been exposed to drastic temperature fluctuation (e.g. after transportation), do not switch it on immediately. The arising condensation water might damage your device. Leave the device switched off until it has reached room temperature. Avoid brute force when installing or operating the fixture. This fixture was designed for indoor use only, do not expose this unit to rain or use near water.
  • Page 5 - Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Potential foggy front lens array does not influence function of the fixture and does not subject to complaint.
  • Page 6 2. Fixture exterior view 1 - Lens array 2 - Arm 3 - Touch screen 4 - Enter button 5 - Preview 6 - Next button 7 - Escape button 8 - Moving head 9 - DMX Out (5-pin XLR) 10 - DMX In (5-pin XLR) 11 - Ethernet OUT 12 - Ethernet IN...
  • Page 7 3.1 Connection to the mains For protection from electric shock, the fixture must be earthed! The ROBIN SVB1 is equipped with auto-switching power supply that automatically adjusts to any 50-60Hz AC power source from 100-240 Volts. If you need to install a power plug on the power cable to allow connection to power outlets, install a ground- ing-type (earthed) plug following the plug manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Page 8 3.2 Rigging the fixture The installation of the fixture has to be built and constructed in a way that it can hold 10 times the weight for 1 hour without any harming deformation. The installation must always be secured with a secondary safety attachment, e.g. an appropriate catch net. This secondary safety attachment must be constructed in a way that no part of the installation can fall down if the main attachment fails.
  • Page 9 Truss installation 1. Bolt a clamp (1) to the omega holder (2) with M12 bolt and lock nut through the hole in the holder. 2. Fasten the omega holder to the bottom of the base by inserting both quick-lock fasteners (3) into the holes of the base and tighten them fully clockwise.
  • Page 10 The clamps are installed on the SVB1 4Bar as a default configuration and two legs are included to the SVB1 4Bar. As the Robe SVB1 does not have pan/tilt locks, we recommend to carry out the SVB1 4Bar installation in the quad top loader case.
  • Page 11 Plastic holders on the SVB1 4Bar are used to fix cables. Do not remove rubber bands from plastic holders, cabels should lie on them. The side lock (18) allows you to align SVB1 4Bars in a row when SVB1 4Bars are installed side-by-side.
  • Page 12 Installation the Robe SVB1 moving heads on the SVB1 4Bar with legs 1. Remove both clamps from SVB1 4Bar - pull the lock (4) towards you and tilt the clamp (2) to the horizontal position.
  • Page 13 2. Insert the SVB1 4Bar on the SVB1 bases in this way, that pins (5) enter the fastening holes (6) in the SVB1 bases. Cables of the SVB1 4Bar have to be on the same side as the panel connectors of the SVB1 bases. 3.
  • Page 14 Inserting the SVB1 4Bar with installed SVB1 fixtures into quad top loader case. Before inserting the SVB1 4Bar with installed SVB1 fixtures into case, please check the following. 1. Clamps are tilted and legs turned parallelly with SVB1 4Bar. 2. Part which does aligning of SVB1 4Bars is slided into SVB1 4Bar. 3.
  • Page 15 SVB1 4Bar with clamps in the quad top loader case. SVB1 4Bar with legs in the quad top loader case.
  • Page 16 3.4 DMX-512 connection The fixture is equipped with 5-pin XLR sockets for DMX input and output. Only use a shielded twisted-pair cable designed for RS-485 and 5-pin XLR plugs and connectors in order to connect the controller with the fixture or one fixture with another.
  • Page 17 The Universe is a single DMX 512 frame of 512 channels. The Robin SVB1 EP is equipped with 8-pin RJ- 45 sockets for Ethernet connection.Use a network cable cate- gory 5 (with four “twisted” wire pairs) and standard RJ-45 plugs in order to connect the fixture to the network.
  • Page 18 3.6 Wireless DMX operation The external ROBE Wireless CRMX Dongle for compact ROBIN fixtures allows receiving wireless DMX. This module is equipped with the Lumen Radio CRMX module and antenna for receiving DMX signal. CRMX module operates on the 2.4 GHz band.
  • Page 19 4. Remotely controllable functions Virtual Colour wheel The virtual colour contains 66 preset colours, rainbow effect in both directions with variable speed. CTO (colour temperature correction) The CTO channel allows to change colour temperature of white in range of 2700K-8000K. Colour Mix control The Colour Mix control channel defines relation between colour channels (R,G,B,W, virtual colour wheel and CTO), and individual RGB pixels:...
  • Page 20 Pan control/Tilt control channels Pan control (Tilt control) channel = 0 DMX (default value) - if the pan (tilt) receives a value 255 DMX from a DMX controller and next received DMX value for the pan (tilt) will be 0 DMX, the pan (tilt) will move to the point 0 DMX around entire track 255-0 DMX.
  • Page 21 PScreenPix- control The ScreenPix effect allows you to use the fixture´s display for creation of colour and visual effects. Needed control channels are stated in DMX protocol (channels 60-65 in DMX mode 4).
  • Page 22 5. Control menu map Default settings=Bold print Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Addressing Settings DMX Address 001-512 DMX Preset Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4 Ethernet Settings Ethernet Mode Disable ArtNet gMAI gMA2 sACN...
  • Page 23 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Personality DMX Presets Mode 1 Mode 2: Mode 3 Mode 4 View Selected Preset Off, On Pan/Tilt Settings Pan Reverse Tilt Reverse Off, On Pan/Tilt Feedback Off, On Pan/Tilt mode Time Speed...
  • Page 24 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Manual Control Reset Functions Pan/Tilt reset Zoom Reset Total System reset Manual Effect Con- 0-255 trol White All Zones Fine 0-255 Service Adjust DMX Values 0-255 White All Zones fine 0-255 Calibrations Calibrate Effects...
  • Page 25 6. Control menu The Robin SVB1 is equipped with the QVGA screen with battery backup and four control buttons which allow you to set the fixture´s behaviour according to your needs, obtain information on its operation, test its various parts and program it, if it has to be used in a stand-alone mode.
  • Page 26 charges during fixture operation, its charging lasts cca 6 hours. We recommend that the fixture should be in operation at least 7 hours per week to keep the battery fully charged. If you switch the fixture on and this screen will not appear till 1 minute, switch the fixture off and on again. If the screen lights, the battery is exhausted.
  • Page 27 Resettable Hours - The item shows the number of the operation hours that the Robin SVB1 has been powered on since the counter was last reset. In order to reset this counter to 0, touch the text box next to the item "Resettable Hours:"...
  • Page 28 Power Channel State - The menu item shows state of switches on the Power/Special functions. Software Versions - Select this item to read software version of fixture PCBs: Display System - A display processor on the display board in the fixture base Module M - a pan/Tilt processors Module DR - a LEDs driver Module L1 - LEDs + zooms...
  • Page 29 Pixel Mirror - The item allows mirroring of pixels along a vertical axis. Both functions you can also find on the channel Power/Special functions (157-166 DMX). Important: If you use DMX commands to set values for both Pixel Index and Pixel Mirror functions, set values will be lost after switching the fixture off.
  • Page 30 Password is set to 7623 and cannot be changed. Reset Web Password - The menu item allows you to reset a password for access to the REAP (default password: 2479, user: robe). Default Settings - The menu item allows to set all fixture parameters to default (factory) values.
  • Page 31 Load Default Calibrations - The item loads default (factory) calibration values. 7. Software update For software update of the fixture serves Robe Toolkit. The Robe Toolkit is a universal tool for Robe fixtures which includes Device Updater, Library Manager, Device Manager and simple DMX controller.
  • Page 32 The Ethernet network connection (Local LAN) typically needs to be set to 2.x.x.x address, assuming that no other computer on the network contains such an address while keeping all ROBE fixtures in default IP settings. For more information about REAP options, computer and fixture settings please see the REAP user manual at...
  • Page 33 10. Error and information messages Error in the fixture is signalled by the yellow warning icon at the bottom line of the screen: Touch the warning icon to display error messages. List of error and information messages: Pan Error 1 Mechanical end of the pan track was not detected.
  • Page 34 Readout fixture usage, receiving DMX values, temperatures, etc Built-in analyzer for easy fault finding, error messages REAP™ - Robe Ethernet Access Portal Supported protocols: USITT DMX 512, RDM, MANet, sACN, KlingNet 4 DMX modes (32, 59, 51, 63 control channels) External Wireless DMX/RDM module (optional) Compliance with USITT DMX-512 (1986 &...
  • Page 35 Max. number of fixtures in Ethernet IN/Out line (EP version only) Connection DMX data in/out: Locking 5-pin XLR Ethernet In: 1 x RJ 45 Ethernet In/Out: 2 x RJ 45 (Robin SVB1 EP only) Power IN: Neutrik powerCON TRUE1 Power OUT: Neutrik powerCON TRUE1 Rigging...
  • Page 36 1 x Omega adaptor CL-regular (P/N 99010420) 1 x user manual Optional accessories (P/N 10980127) ROBE Wireless DMX external module (P/N 1305 2405) Mains Cable PowerCon In TRUE1/Schuko, 2m, indoor (P/N 1305 2406) Mains Cable PowerCon In TRUE1/US, 2m, indoor...
  • Page 37 12.1 Checking plastic parts of the fixture The plastic parts of the fixture should be checked for damages and beginning cracks at least every two months. If hint of a crack is found on some plastic part, do not use the fixture until the damaged part will be replaced. Cracks or another damages of the plastic parts can be caused by the fixture transportation or manipulation and also ageing process may influence plastic materials.
  • Page 38 12.2 Replacing the fuse Before replacing the fuse, unplug mains lead! 1. Remove both plastic covers (1) of the base by unscrewing two fastening screws (2) on each cover. 2. Unscrew four screws (3) on the top chassis (4). Lay down the fixture and unscrew four screws (5) on the bottom plate (8) to push out inside module of the base.
  • Page 39 12.3 Cleaning of the air filtr Before cleaning the air filter, unplug mains lead! 1. Remove the front plastic cover of the base (1) by unscrewing two fastening screws (2) on the cover. 2. Clean the air filter (3) placed in the base. Use a vacuum cleaner, compressed air or you can wash it and put back dry.
  • Page 40 04/03/2025 Pixel mirror added, Zoom calibration added March 4, 2025 Copyright © 2024-2025 Robe Lighting - All rights reserved All Specifications subject to change without notice Made in ROBE Lighting s.r.o., Palackého 416, 757 01 Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic...
  • Page 41 DMX protocol Robin SVB1 - DMX protocol Version: 1.4 Mode 1-Wash mode, Mode 2- Wash + pixels Mode 3- Pixel mode, Mode 4-Strobe mode + DLC (Display Light Control) Quick overview of default DMX values for each channel and mode...
  • Page 42 DMX protocol Note Mode/channel Default DMX value Function M.1 M.2 M.3 M.4 M. 1 M.2 M.3 M.4 Pan (8 bit) Blue pixel 6 White pixel 6 Red pixel 7 Green pixel 7 Blue pixel 7 White pixel 7 DLC Red DLC Green DLC Blue DLC Dimmer+Strobe...
  • Page 43 Robin SVB1 - DMX protocol Version: 1.4 Mode 1-Wash mode, Mode 2- Wash + pixels, Mode 3- Pixel mode, Mode 4-Strobe mode + DLC Mode/channel Type of Function DMX Value control Pan (8 bit) 0 - 255 Pan movement by 540°/360°...
  • Page 44 Mode/channel Type of Function DMX Value control 38-39 Dimmer curve: Linear step 40-49 Reserved Fans mode: Auto 50-51 step Fans mode: High 52-53 step 54-55 White point 8000K: On step White point 8000K: Off 56-57 step 58-59 Display Light Control (DLC): On step 60-61 Display Light Control (DLC): Off...
  • Page 45 Mode/channel Type of Function DMX Value control LED Frequency (step -2) step LED Frequency (step -1) step Selected LED Frequency step LED Frequency (step +1) step LED Frequency (step +2) step LED Frequency (step +3) step LED Frequency (step +124) step LED Frequency (step +125) step...
  • Page 46 Mode/channel Type of Function DMX Value control 9-10 Filter 58 (Lavender) step Filter 68 (Sky Blue) 11-12 step Filter 36 (Medium Pink) 13-14 step 15-16 Filter 89 (Moss Green) step 17-18 Filter 88 (Lime Green) step Filter 90 (Dark Yellow Green) 19-20 step 21-22...
  • Page 47 Mode/channel Type of Function DMX Value control 105-106 Filter 202 (Half C.T. Blue) step Filter 203 (Quarter C.T. Blue) 107-108 step Filter 204 (Full C.T. Orange) 109-110 step 111-112 Filter 219 (Fluorescent Green) step 113-114 Filter 206 (Quarter C.T. Orange) step Filter 247 (Filter Minus Green) 115-116...
  • Page 48 Mode/channel Type of Function DMX Value control Dimmer intensity (8 bit)-white strobe LEDs 0 - 255 Dimmer intensity from 0% to 100% proportional Dimmer intensity fine (16 bit) - white strobe LEDs Fine dimming 0-255 proportional Dimmer intensity fine (8 bit) - center RGBW LED Dimmer intensity from 0% to 100% 0-255 proportional...
  • Page 49 Mode/channel Type of Function DMX Value control White pixel 6 0-255 White LED saturation control 0-100% proportional Red pixel 7 0-255 Red LED saturation control 0-100% proportional Green pixel 7 0-255 Green LED saturation control 0-100% proportional Blue pixel 7 0-255 Blue LED saturation control 0-100% proportional...