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Design Spot 575E
Elation Professional
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles, Ca 90058
www.elationlighting.com
Rev. 7/24/07

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  • Page 1 Design Spot 575E Elation Professional 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, Ca 90058 www.elationlighting.com Rev. 7/24/07...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    DMX Channel Values…………………………………………………………… 40 11. Error Codes………………………………………………………………………………. 45 12. Cleaning and Maintenance……………………………………………………………… 48 13. Warranty…………………………………………………………………………………... 49 14. Photometric Data………………………………………………………………………… 51 15. Gobo Patterns……………………………………………………………..……………... 52 16. Dimensional Drawings………………………………………………….……………….. 53 17. Circuit Schematic………...………………………………………………………………. 54 18. Technical Specifications…………………………………………...………….………… 55 ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...

  • Page 3: General Information

    INTRODUCTION: Congratulations, you have just purchased one of the most innovative and reliable lighting fixtures on the market today! The Design Spot 575E,™ has been designed to perform reliably for years when the guidelines in this booklet are followed. Please read and understand the instructions in this manual carefully and thoroughly before attempting to operate this unit.
  • Page 4 Please do not discard the shipping carton in the trash. Please recycle whenever possible. WARRANTY REGISTRATION: The Design Spot 575E™ carries a two year (730 days) limited warranty. Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase. All returned service items whether under warranty or not, must be freight pre-paid and accompany a return authorization (R.A.) number.
  • Page 5 Design Spot 575E™ lamp should always be replaced at the end of their recommended duty cycle. Extreme caution should be used when operated this or any fixture fitted with a gas discharge lamp. Never open this fixture while in use! During the initial operation of this fixture, a light smoke or smell may emit from the interior of the fixture.

  • Page 6: Safety Instructions

    2. Never touch the fixture during normal operation. This can cause severe personal injuries and/or damage to the fixture. 3. Be sure to unplug the DESIGN SPOT 575E™ from the power outlet before performing any service related issues. 4. Lamp Replacement; Allow at least 30 minutes after disconnecting main power before you open the DESIGN SPOT 575E™.
  • Page 7 ©Elation Professional® Never touch the device during operation! The housing may heat up Never look directly into the light source, Design Spot 575E™ Design Spot 575E™...

  • Page 8: Features

    • USITT DMX-512 Complaint o 24 DMX Channels (16bit Operation) o 22 DMX Channels (8bit Operation) • 8 User Assignable Program Presets - Internal Program: Edit and save programs to the incorporated EEPROM. Maximum of 48 scenes. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...

  • Page 9: General Guidelines

    Design Spot 575E™ 4. GENERAL GUIDELINES This fixture is a professional lighting effect designed for use on stage, in nightclubs, in theatres, etc. Do not attempt operation or installation without a proper knowledge on how to This fixture was designed for indoor use only.

  • Page 10: Lamp Installation

    • Allow the unit to cool for at least 20 minutes before attempting any type of service. • Before you put the Design Spot 575E™ into operation be sure all covers have been replaced, otherwise you risk damage to the retina and expose to UV radiation! •...

  • Page 11: Lamp Optimization

    The Design Spot 575E™ lamp holder is aligned at the factory. However, due to slight imperfections in all lamps, fine adjustments will improve light performance. Please follow the procedure below for proper lamp optimization: 1.
  • Page 12 Please remember that a MSR 575 SA/2 DE lamp is not a hot-restrike lamp therefore, you must wait approximately 15 minutes before you can attempt to strike the lamp once it has been turned off. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...

  • Page 13: Mounting And Installation

    0,5m Mounting The DESIGN SPOT 575E™ is fully operational in two different mounting positions, hanging upside-down from a ceiling, or set on a flat level surface (see illustration on next page). Be sure this fixture is kept at least 0.5m away from any flammable materials (decoration etc.).

  • Page 14: Mounting Points

    Clamp Mounting The Design Spot 575E™ provides a unique mounting bracket assembly that integrates the hanging yoke as well as the safety cable rigging point in one unit (see the illustration below). When mounting this fixture to truss be sure to secure an appropriately rated clamp to the hanging yoke using a M10 screw fitted through the center hole of the hanging yoke.

  • Page 15: Securing

    Securing the DESIGN SPOT 575E™ Regardless of the rigging option you choose for your Design Spot 575E™ always be sure to secure your fixture with a safety cable. The fixture provides a built-in rigging point for a safety cable on the hanging bracket as illustrated above.

  • Page 16: Understanding Dmx

    Data Cable (DMX Cable) Requirements (For DMX and Master/Slave Operation): The Design Spot 575E™ can be controlled via DMX-512 protocol. The Design Spot 575E™ is a 24 channel DMX fixture. The DMX address is set electronically using the controls on the LCD menu.

  • Page 17: Dmx Terminator

    Design Spot 575E™ Be sure to follow the pin configuration chart below when making your own cables. Do not use the ground lug on the XLR connector. Do not connect the cable’s shield conductor to the ground lug or allow the shield conductor to come in contact with the XLR’s outer casing.

  • Page 18: Dmx Addressing

    In the case of the Design Spot 575E™, which is a 24 channel fixture, you should set the starting DMX address of the first unit to 1, the second unit to 25 (24 + 1), the third unit to 49 (24 + 25), and so on.
  • Page 19 DMX input jack. The DMX controller is switched off or defective. The DMX cable or connector is defective. A DMX terminator has been inserted into the last fixture in your DMX chain. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...

  • Page 20: Display Indicators

    8. Display LED Indicators. The Design Spot 575E™ has two LED indicators on the display. These indicators are designed to give a quick visual indication of the fixtures’ status. The illustration below details the functionality of the LED indicators. DMX OK...

  • Page 21: Fixture Menu

    9. FIXTURE MENU On-Board System Menu: The DESIGN SPOT 575E™ comes with an easy to navigate system menu. This next section will detail the functions of each command in the system menu. LCD Control Panel: The control panel located on the side of the fixture allows you to access the main menu and make necessary adjustments to the Design Spot 575E™.
  • Page 22 ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF 630/540 ON/OFF Speed 1~ 4 70%, 0~99% PAN =XXX Design Spot 575E™ Manual Lamp on/off Automatic lamp strike when power is applied Enables Lamp on via Enables lamp off via Lamp off if no DMX is present Lamp restart at temp.
  • Page 23 Program 1 ~ 10 Program 1 Program 1 ~ 10 Program 2 Program 1 ~ 10 Program 3 Program Test (“STEP XX”) Step Design Spot 575E™ Reset all motors Reset Pan and tile motors Reset color wheel Reset gobo wheel...
  • Page 24 With this function, you can define the device as slave for operation in Master/Slave mode. ©Elation Professional® 01=SCxxx Step 64=SCxxx Pan, Tilt… Pan=xxx… --Scenes TIME=xx.xs Time-- Input By Outside Design Spot 575E™ Program in loop Save and exit Save and automatically return Scene edit mode Automatic scene record...
  • Page 25 Lamp off time This function displays the running time of the lamp from the last power on. The display shows “XXXX”, where “XXXX” represents the number of hours the lamp has ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...

  • Page 26: Lamp Control

    • Press the Mode/Esc-button to return to the main menu. LAMP CONTROL: 1. Lamp on/off With this function you can switch the lamp on or off via the Control Board. • Select "Lamp on/off" by turning the LCD controls. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...
  • Page 27 With this function you can set the inside temperature from which the projector will restrike the lamp after automatic lamp shut off. 7. Lamp off at temp. With this function you can set the inside temperature at which the projector will ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...
  • Page 28 2 to a value of “7” and use channel 3 to set your address to 57 by selecting a channel value of 57. Example 2: If you want to set the starting address to 420, set channel 1 to a value of “7,” channel 2 to "8" ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...
  • Page 29 F. Pan Degree – This function changes the maximum Pan resolution from either 540˚ or 630˚. The default function is 540˚. G. Feedback – This function turns the feedback correction on or off. This function is set to on as default. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...

  • Page 30: Reset Functions

    All settings will be set back to the default values (shaded). Any edited scenes will be lost. RESET-FUNCTIONS: This function allows the user to reset all motors or individual motors. The reset functions can be executed via the on-board menu functions or via a DMX using a DMX console. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...
  • Page 31 With this function, you can edit the internal programs. Edit scenes With this function, you can edit the scenes of the internal programs. Auto scenes rec The moving head features an integrated DMX-recorder by which you can transmit the ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...
  • Page 32 Design Spot 575E™ programmed scenes from your DMX-controller to the moving head. Adjust the desired scene numbers via the LCD controls (from – to). When you call up the scenes at your controller, they will automatically be transmitted to the moving head.

  • Page 33: Operation

    Only use this mode when running a single fixture, or when running several fixtures as individuals. 9.2.1 Mount your fixture in a secure and stable manner. ©Elation Professional® You can daisy chain up to 16 fixtures together to get a Design Spot 575E™...

  • Page 34: Dmx Channel Traits

    Be sure the first unit in the chain is selected as the “master“ (MSTR) is turned on in the audio submenu. All other fixtures must be in “slave“ mode (SVPT) turned on in the audio submenu. 11. DMX CHANNEL TRAITS: ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...
  • Page 35 Design Spot 575E™ The chart below details the channel layout for 24 DMX channels (default). In 8bit mode the “Pan Fine” and “Tilt Fine” channels are not used, thus converting the fixture into a 22-channel DMX fixture. CHANNEL 1: Pan Movement (max. 630° or 540˚ User Selectable) CHANNEL 2: 16bit Pan Movement (pan fine) CHANNEL 3: Tilt Movement (max.
  • Page 36 Channel 9 – Gobo Wheel 1 - rotating gobos: Open 10-19 Gobo 1 20-29 Gobo 2 30-39 Gobo 3 40-49 Gobo 4 50-59 Gobo 5 60-69 Gobo 6 70-89 Gobo 1 shake slow to fast 90-109 Gobo 2 shake slow to fast ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...
  • Page 37 Channel 13 - 3 facet rotating prism, Prism / Gobo macros: Open 4-63 Clockwise rotation from fast to slow 64-67 No rotation 68-127 Counter-Clockwise rotation from slow to fast 128-135 Macro 1 136-143 Macro 2 ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...
  • Page 38 Channel 17- Dimmer (intensity): 0-255 Intensity 0 to 100% Channel 18 - Iris: 0-191 Max. diameter to Min. diameter 192-223 Pulse closing fast to slow 224-255 Pulse opening slow to fast Channel 19 - Frost: 0-191 Frost 0~100% ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...
  • Page 39 72-79 Macro9 200-207 Macro 25 80-87 Macro10 208-215 Macro 26 88-95 Macro11 216-223 Macro 27 96-103 Macro12 224-231 Macro 28 104-111 Macro13 232-239 Macro 29 112-119 Macro14 240-247 Macro 30 120-127 Macro15 248-255 Random CMY ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...
  • Page 40 160-179 Internal program 4 (secne25~32 of EPROM) 180-199 Internal program 5 (secne33~40 of EPROM) 200-219 Internal program 6 (secne41~48 of EPROM) 220-239 Internal program 7 (secne49~56 of EPROM) 240-255 Music Control (scene of Program 1) ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...

  • Page 41: Fuse Replacement

    Design Spot 575E™ FUSE REPLACEMENT Caution: Always replace with the exact same type fuse, unless otherwise specified by an authorized Elation® service technician. Replacing with anything other than the specified part can damage your unit and will void your manufactures warranty.

  • Page 42: Error Codes

    Design Spot 575E™ 11. ERROR CODES: When power is applied, the unit will automatically enter a “reset/test” mode. This mode brings all the internal motors to a home position. If there is an internal problem with one or more of the motors an error code will flash in the display in the form of “XXer” were as XX will represent a function number.
  • Page 43 Design Spot 575E™ located in the default position after the reset. Cyan Color Er (Cyan Color-wheel error) This message will appear after the reset of the fixture if the magnetic-indexing circuit malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet missing) or the stepping-motor is defective (or its drive circuit on the main PCB). The Cyan Color wheel is not located in the default position after the reset.
  • Page 44 Design Spot 575E™ Gobo Rotation Er (Gobo Rotation wheel 1- error) This message will appear after the reset of the fixture if the yoke’s magnetic-indexing circuit malfunction (sensor failed or magnet missing) or the stepping-motor is defective ( or its driving IC on the main PCB). The Gobo Rotation wheel 1 is not located in the default position after the reset.
  • Page 45 Design Spot 575E™ magnetic-indexing circuit malfunction (sensor failed or magnet missing) or the stepping-motor is defective (or its driving IC on the main PCB). The Focus is not located in the default position after the reset. Zoom Er (Zoom motor error) This message will appear after the reset of the fixture if the yoke’s magnetic-indexing circuit malfunction (sensor failed or magnet missing) or the stepping-motor is defective (or its driving IC on the main PCB).

  • Page 46: Cleaning And Maintenance

    There are no user serviceable parts inside this fixture with the exception of the lamp. Please refer all other service related issues to an authorized Elation service technician. Should you decide to service the fixture yourself please order genuine Elation parts directly from Elation. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...

  • Page 47: Warranty

    United States of America, including possessions and territories. It is the owner’s responsibility to establish the date and place of purchase by acceptable evidence, at the time service is sought. B. For warranty service, send the product only to the Elation Professional factory. All ®...
  • Page 48 The consumer’s and or Dealer’s sole remedy shall be such repair or replacement as is expressly provided above; and under no circumstances shall Elation Professional® be liable for any loss or damage, direct or consequential, arising out of the use of, or inability to use, this product.

  • Page 49: Photometric Data

    Design Spot 575E™ Photometric Data: ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...
  • Page 50 Design Spot 575E™ Gobos: ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...

  • Page 51: Dimensional Drawings

    Design Spot 575E™ Dimensional Drawings: ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...

  • Page 52: Circuit Schematic

    Design Spot 575E™ 17. Circuit Schematic ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...

  • Page 53: Elation Professional

    Motor driven iris from open to close, variable speed, pulse effect Focus Motor driven focus from near to far away Zoom Zoom range 14° - 32° Effect wheel Rotating and indexed Effect wheel, different patterns, exchangeable DMX Channels ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 575E™...
  • Page 54 Please Note: Specifications and improvements in the design of this unit and this manual are subject to change without any prior written notice. ©Elation Professional® 323-582-3322 / 323-582-3108 fax Design Spot 575E™ Elation Professional 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA. 90058 www.ElationLighting.com /...

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