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- Page 1 COLOR SPOT 150 USER MANUAL Version 1.0 © Copyright Keep this manual for future needs ! Reproduction prohibited !
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
COLOR SPOT 150 Table of contents 1. Safety instructions ......................3 2.Operating determinations ....................4 3.Description of the device ....................5 4.Installation ........................6 4.1Fitting/Exchanging the lamp ..................6 4.2Lamp adjustment ......................6 4.3 Inserting/Exchanging rotating gobos ................. 7 4.4 Rigging ........................8 4.5 Connection to the mains .................. -
Page 3: Safety Instructions
CAUTION! Keep this device away from rain and moisture! Unplug mains lead before opening the housing! FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INITIAL START - UP! 1. Safety instructions Caution ! Be careful with your operations.With a dangerous voltage you can suffer a dangerous electric shock when touching the wires This device has left our premises in absolutely perfect condition. -
Page 4: Operating Determinations
2.Operating determinations This device is a moving-head spot for creating decorative effects and was designed for indoor use only. This device is designed for professional use, e.g. on stages, in discotheques, theatres etc. Lighting effects are not designed for permanent operation. Consistent operation breaks will ensure that the device will serve you for a long time without defects. -
Page 5: Description Of The Device
3.Description of the device 1 - Projector-head 4 - Base 2 - Objective 5 - Control panel 3 - Arm Rear panel of the base 6 - DMX output 9 - Fuseholder 7 - DMX input 10 - Powercord 8 - Transport handle 11 - Power-switch Control panel 12 - Display... -
Page 6: Installation
] button. Do not operate this fixture with opened housing-cover! 4.2Lamp adjustment The COLOR SPOT 150 lampholder is aligned at the factory. Due to differences between lamps, fine adjustment may improve light performance. Strike the lamp, cancel all effects, open the shutter and set the dimmer intensity onto 100 % and focus the light on a flat surface (wall) or use function "LAAd"... -
Page 7: Inserting/Exchanging Rotating Gobos
To reduce a hot-spot, pull the lamp in by turning all three screws „A, B, C” clockwise 1/4-turn at a time until the light is evenly distributed. If the light is brighter around the edge than it is in the center, or if light output is low, the lamp is too far back in the reflector. -
Page 8: Rigging
4.4 Rigging DANGER TO LIFE! Please consider the respective national norms during the installation! Theinstallation must only be carried out by an authorized dealer! The installation of the projector has to be built and constructed in a way that it can hold 10 times the weight for 1 hour without any harming deformation. - Page 9 The moving-head can be placed directly on the stage floor or rigged in any orientation on a truss without altering its operation characteristics . There are two possibility how to fix the COLOR SPOT 150 on a truss via the Omega holders -see the drawing below.Use the rigging clamps (not included) with screws M12.
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Page 10: Connection To The Mains
Fixation via the Omega holders 1. Screw each clamp (1) to the included Omega holders (4) with M12 bolt and nut through the hole in the holder. 2. Insert both quick-lock fasteners (3) into the holes of the base and tighten fully clockwise.Install the second clamp. -
Page 11: Dmx- 512 Connection, Master/Slave Connection
4.6 DMX- 512 connection, master/slave connection Controller operation Master/slave operation The wires must not come into contact with each other, otherwise the fixtures will not work at all, or will not work properly. Only use a stereo shielded cable and 3-pin XLR-plugs and connectors in order to connect the controller with the fixture or one fixture with another. -
Page 12: Dmx Protocol-16 Bit
5. DMX Protocol-16 bit Mode 1 Mode 2 Value Function Type of control Channel Channel 0-255 Pan movement by 530° proportional Tilt 0-255 Tilt movement by 280° proportional Pan fine 0-255 Fine control of pan movement proportional Tilt fine 0-255 Fine control of tilt movement proportional Speed of PAN/TILT movement... - Page 13 Mode 1 Mode 2 Value Function Type of control Channel Channel Rotating gobo rotation 0-127 Gobo rotation proportional 128-189 Forwards gobo rotation from fast to slow proportional 190-193 No rotation step 194-255 Backwards gobo rotation from slow to fast proportional Shutter,Strobe,Reset Shutter closed step...
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Page 14: Dmx Protocol-8 Bit
6. DMX Protocol-8 bit Mode 3 Mode 4 Value Function Type of control Channel Channel 0-255 Pan movement by 530° proportional Tilt 0-255 Tilt movement by 280° proportional Speed of PAN/TILT movement Max. speed (tracking mode) step 1-249 From max. speed to min.speed (vector mode) proportional 250-252 Max. - Page 15 Mode 3 Mode 4 Value Function Type of control Channel Channel Shutter,Strobe,Reset Shutter closed step 1-63 Light intensity from 0 to 100% proportional 64-95 Shutter open step 96-127 Strobe-effect from slow to fast (max 8 flashes/s) proportional 128-139 Reset ,shutter closed step 140-159 Shutter closed...
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Page 16: Controller Mode
COLOR SPOT 150 will respond to the controller. If you set, for example, the address to channel 5, the COLOR SPOT 150 will use the channel 5 to 13 for control. Please, be sure that you don’t have any overlapping channels in order to control each COLOR SPOT 150 correctly and independently from any other fixture on the DMX data link. -
Page 17: Stand - Alone Mode
8. Stand - alone mode The fixtures on a data link are not connected to the controller but can execute pre-set programs which can be different for every fixture.To set the program to be played,see the "Stand-alone setting" ( menu "St.AL."). "Stand-alone operation"... -
Page 18: Functions Of The Control Panel
9. Functions of the control panel The control panel situated on the front side of the base offers several features. You can simply set the DMX address,master/slave mode, read the number of lamp or unit hours, run test, make a reset and also use many functions for setting and service purposes. -
Page 19: Slave Control
] to see the value or next submenu. Power On time -By this option you can read the total number of the operation hours since the COLOR SPOT 150 has been fabricated. Press [ ] or [ ] to return to the... -
Page 20: Personality Options
- The number of the hours that the COLOR SPOT 150 has been powered On since the counter was last reset.Press [ ] or [ ] to return to the menu.In order to reset this counter to 0, you have to hold the [... - Page 21 - Pan reverse This function allows you to invert the pan movement. Use the [ ] or [ ] buttons to select "On" if you wish this feature or "Off" if you don’t wish this feature and press [ ] to confirm or [ ] to cancel and return to the menu.
- Page 22 - Display -intensity With this function you can adjust the display intensity from 20% to 100% . Use the [ ] or [ buttons to select the level of the display intensity and press [ ] to confirm or [ ] to cancel and return to the menu.
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Page 23: Test Sequences
The "Mod1" is suitable for projections on the wall, ceiling or ground without any head-movement, the "Mod2" uses all COLOR SPOT 150 functions and therefore is good for a complete introduction of the fixture.Select "Mod1" or "Mod2" by [... -
Page 24: Stand-Alone Setting
- Music trigger The COLOR SPOT 150 enables the sound control of the running programs via the built-in microphone.Use the [ ] or [ ] buttons to select "On" if you wish this feature or "Off" if you don’t wish this feature and press [... -
Page 25: Reset Function
- Editing program This menu item allows you to select a program to edit or create.The COLOR SPOT 150 has one built-in program ("tESt") and the 3 free programs,each up to 99 steps.Each program step has a dynamic part(fade time) and static part(step time). - Page 26 - Manual control of effects The function allows you to control manually the channel functions of the fixture. Use the [ ] or [ ] buttons to select desired function and press [ ] to adjust the effect or [ ] to cancel and return to the menu.
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Page 27: Error And Information Messages
1. Calibration via the control panel Press [ ] and the [ ] or [ ] buttons in order to display the following messages: "Colo, rGob," for very smooth function calibration. Select one of them, press [ ] and use the [ ] and [ ] buttons in order to adjust their right value from 0 to 255. -
Page 28: Technical Specifications
main PCB). The yoke is not located in the default position after the reset. ti.Er. (TILT-head movement error) This message will appear after the reset of the fixture if the head’s magnetic-indexing circuit malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet missing) or the stepping motor is defective. (Or its driving IC on the main PCB). - Page 29 Shutter/Dimmer: - Simple dimmer from 0 - 100 % Motors: - 5 high quality stepping-motors controlled by microprocessors Fans: - Two axial fans - one in the projector head and one in the base. Electronics: - built-in microphone - Digital serial input DMX-512 - 4 DMX channel-presettings (8 or 16 bit protocols): Channel Mode 1...
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Page 30: Maintenance And Cleaning
12. Maintenance and cleaning The operator has to make sure that safety-relating and machine-technical installations are inspected by an expert after every four years in the course of an acceptance test. The operator has to make sure that safety-relating and machine-technical installations are inspected by a skilled person once a year. -
Page 31: Appendix
Should you have further questions, please contact your dealer. 13. Appendix We hope you will enjoy your COLOR SPOT 150. We can assure you that you will enjoy this device for years if you follow the instructions given in this manual.
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