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Design Spot 250
Elation Professional
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles, Ca 90058
www.elationlighting.com
Rev. 12/16/05

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  • Page 1 Design Spot 250 Elation Professional 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, Ca 90058 www.elationlighting.com Rev. 12/16/05...

  • 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 250™...

  • 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 250,™ 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: Warranty Registration

    Please do not discard the shipping carton in the trash. Please recycle whenever possible. WARRANTY REGISTRATION: The Design Spot 250™ 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 250™ with the construction of the lamp, the lamp may explode during prolonged extensive use. This risk is increased with age; added care is encouraged when dealing with older lamps. Thus, lamp should always be replaced at the end of their recommended duty cycle.

  • 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 250™ 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 250™.
  • Page 7 ©Elation Professional® Never touch the device during operation! The housing may heat up Never look directly into the light source, as sensitive persons may suffer an epileptic shock. Design Spot 250™ Design Spot 250™...

  • Page 8: Features

    • 8 User Assignable Program Presets - Internal Program: Edit and save programs to the incorporated EEPROM through the front control panel or external controller; you can save a maximum of 48 scenes, and run the saved programs by using the “run” menu on the front control panel ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...

  • Page 9: General Guidelines

    Design Spot 250™ 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

    Design Spot 250™ 5. LAMP INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Installing or replacing the lamp Only install the lamp with the device unplugged from the mains. The lamp has to be replaced when it is damaged or deformed. Before replacing the lamp be sure the unit has ample time to cool, to avoid injury to yourself never touch the lamp when it is hot.

  • Page 11: Lamp Optimization

    The minimum deviation amount is 1.0mm. Running the fixture within a lower deviation can cause damage to the lamp and/or lens. The Design Spot 250™ 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 MSD 250/2 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 250™...

  • Page 13: Mounting And Installation

    0,5m Mounting The DESIGN SPOT 250™ is fully operational in three different mounting positions, hanging upside-down from a ceiling, side mounted, or set on a flat level surface (see illustration below). Be sure this fixture is kept at least 0.5m away from any flammable materials (decoration etc.).

  • Page 14: Mounting Points

    Design Spot 250™ Mounting points Overhead mounting requires extensive experience, including amongst others calculating working load limits, a fine knowledge of the installation material being used, and periodic safety inspection of all installation material and the fixture. If you lack these qualifications, do not attempt the installation yourself.

  • Page 15: Securing

    Securing the DESIGN SPOT 250™ Regardless of the rigging option you choose for your DESIGN SPOT 250™ 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

    Design Spot 250™ 7. Understanding DMX Data Cable (DMX Cable) Requirements (For DMX and Master/Slave Operation): Your fixture and your DMX controller require a standard 3-pin XLR connector for data input and data output (see figure below). If you are constructing your own cables be sure to use two conductor shielded digital cable rated at a 120 ohms (this cable can be purchased at almost all professional sound and lighting stores).

  • Page 17: Dmx Terminator

    Design Spot 250™ DMX-512 control connection Connect the provided XLR cable to the female 3-pin XLR output of your controller and the other side to the male 3-pin XLR input of the moving head (Please refer to the diagram below.). You can chain multiple moving heads together through serial linking. The cable needed should be two conductor, shielded cable with XLR input and output connectors.

  • Page 18: 3-Pin To 5-Pin Conversion

    In the case of the Design Spot 250™, which is a 16 channel fixture, you should set the starting DMX address of the first unit to 1, the second unit to 17 (16 + 1), the third unit to 33 (16 + 17), 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 250™...

  • Page 20: Display Led Indicators

    8. Display LED Indicators. The Design Spot 250™ 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

    LED Control Panel: The control panel located on the top, front of the fixture allows you to access the main menu and make all necessary adjustments to the Design Spot 250™. During normal operation, tapping the “MODE/ESC” key once will access the fixture’s main menu.
  • Page 22 C h a n n e l s e l e c t i o n f o r calibration. Set the number of steps of the program. Edit the channels of each scene Time for each scene Design Spot 250™...

  • Page 23: Menu Functions

    DMX signal the display will flash continuously. To set or adjust a DMX address, please follow the procedure below: 1. Switch on the DESIGN SPOT 250™ and wait for the fixture reset process to finished. 2. Press the Mode/Esc button to access the main menu. Toggle through the menu by pressing the Up and Down buttons until the display shows A001.
  • Page 24 5. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. AUTO – Runs the unit without any DMX signal in stand-alone mode. Follow the procedure below to enter the auto menu: 1. Access the main menu. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...
  • Page 25 2. Tap the UP button until “RESE” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. Tap the UP button until “ALL” is displayed, press ENTER. 4. The display will show “ON/OFF”. Press the UP button to select “ON” to reset the ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...
  • Page 26 Tap the UP button until “RESE” is displayed, press ENTER. Tap the UP button until “GOBO” is displayed, press ENTER to confirm and begin the reset process. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...
  • Page 27 - With this function you can display the total running time of the fixture. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until ”TIME” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. Tap the UP button until “LIFE” is displayed, press ENTER. ©Elation Professional® will only reset the Design Spot 250™...
  • Page 28 4. Press the UP button to select “ON” to activate this function, or “OFF” to deactivate this function. 5. Press ENTER to confirm. 6. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. 8. RTLT MENU ©Elation Professional® Please Design Spot 250™...
  • Page 29 3. The display will display “630/540”. 4. Press the UP button to select 630˚ or 540˚ for the pan movement angle 5. Press ENTER to confirm. 6. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...
  • Page 30 4. Tap the UP button until ”D-ON” is displayed and tap the ENTER button. 5. Press the UP button to select “ON” to activate this function, or “OFF” to deactivate this function. 6. Press ENTER to confirm. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...
  • Page 31 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “SPEC” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. Tap the UP button until “LAAU” is displayed, press ENTER. 4. The display will show “ON/OFF.” ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...
  • Page 32 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" and channel 3 to "164" (256+164=420). 4. Wait for approximately 20 seconds for the unit to complete the address ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...
  • Page 33 3. Tap the UP button until “DFSE” is displayed, press ENTER. 4. The display will show “ON/OFF.” 5. Press the UP button to display “ON” to activate this function, or “OFF” to deactivate this function. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...
  • Page 34 6. Press ENTER to confirm. 7. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. FANS - This function is used to change the functionality of the internal cooling fans. Follow the procedure below to access the fan menu: ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...
  • Page 35 “XX” represents the fixture channel number, in the case of the Design Spot 250™ 1 ~ 16. 6. Select the desired channel to be calibrated by pressing the UP or DOWN buttons and then ENTER to confirm. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...
  • Page 36 5. Press the UP or DOWN buttons to select the desired scene number. 6. When you reach the scene number you wish to store the scene to, press ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...
  • Page 37 3. The display will show “SC-01”, this stands for the scene number. For example, “SC-01” is displayed, it means you will be editing scene 1, press ENTER. You can change the scene number by tapping the UP button. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...
  • Page 38 Editing procedure 2: Using an external controller. Call up the first scene in your controller now. Select “SC01” by pressing the UP or DOWN buttons. Press MODE/ESC, the display shows “SC01”. Press MODE/ESC, the display shows “C-01”. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...
  • Page 39 ENTER. 5. Press UP, to select “ALON” or “NAST”. Which mean stand alone, and master/slave mode. 6. Select a mode, and press ENTER to confirm. 7. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...

  • Page 40: Dmx Channel Traits

    Design Spot 250™ . DMX Channel Traits: The chart below details the channel layout for 16 DMX channels (default). In 8bit mode the “Pan Fine” and “Tilt Fine” channels are not used, thus converting the fixture into a 14-channel DMX fixture.
  • Page 41 120-139 Gobo 3 shake slow to fast 140-159 Gobo 4 shake slow to fast 160-179 Gobo 5 shake slow to fast 180-199 Gobo 6 shake slow to fast 200-219 Gobo 7 shake slow to fast ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...
  • Page 42 Counter-Clockwise prism rotation from slow to fast 128-135 Macro 1 136-143 Macro 2 144-151 Macro 3 152-159 Macro 4 160-167 Macro 5 168-175 Macro 6 176-183 Macro 7 184-191 Macro 8 192-199 Macro 9 200-207 Macro 10 ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...
  • Page 43 224-255 Frost Filter Closing Pulse Effect from slow to fast Channel 15 - Speed Pan/Tilt Movement: Max speed 5-225 Max to min speed 226-235 Blackout by movement 236-245 Blackout by all wheel changing 246-255 No function ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...
  • Page 44 Other motor reset 100-119 Internal program 1 120-139 Internal program 2 140-159 Internal program 3 160-179 Internal program 4 180-199 Internal program 5 200-219 Internal program 6 220-239 Internal program 7 240-255 Auto program by music ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...

  • Page 45: Error Codes

    Design Spot 250™ 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 46 Design Spot 250™ (defective motor or a defective motor IC drive on the main PCB). 05Er - Color-wheel error: The color wheel is not located in the default position after start-up or after a reset command. This message will appear after a fixture reset if the color wheel’s magnetic- indexing circuit malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet is missing) or there is a stepper motor failure (defective motor or a defective motor IC drive on the main PCB).
  • Page 47 Design Spot 250™ malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet missing) or the stepping-motor is defective (or its driver circuit on the main PCB). The focus motor is not located in the default position after the reset. 13Er - Iris-error This message will appear after the reset of the fixture and if the magnetic indexing circuit malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet missing) or the stepping-motor is defective (or its driver circuit on the main PCB).

  • Page 48: 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 250™...

  • Page 49: Warranty

    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 shipping charges must be pre-paid. If the requested repairs or service (including parts replacement) are within the terms of this warranty, Elation Professional shipping charges only to a designated point within the United States.
  • Page 50 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 51: Photometric Data

    Design Spot 250™ 14. Photometric Data: ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...

  • Page 52: Gobo Patterns

    Design Spot 250™ 15. Gobos: ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...

  • Page 53: Dimensional Drawings

    Design Spot 250™ 16. Dimensional Drawings: ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...

  • Page 54: Circuit Schematic

    Design Spot 250™ 17. Circuit Schematic ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 250™...

  • Page 55: Technical Specifications

    265° in max. 1.5 seconds, 16 bit resolution Weights and measures Dimensions 61cm (W) x 46cm (L) x 51cm (H) ~ Head vertical Weight (net) 23Kgs / 51Lbs ©Elation Professional® [-] = Pin 2 [Ground] = Pin 1. Design Spot 250™...
  • Page 56 Design Spot 250™ 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 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA. 90058 323-582-3322 / 323-582-3108 fax www.ElationLighting.com / Info@ElationLighitng.com...

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