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Design Spot 1200C

Elation Professional

6122 S. Eastern Ave

Los Angeles, Ca. 90040

Rev. 1/6/2009-visage

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Page 1 Design Spot 1200C Elation Professional 6122 S. Eastern Ave Los Angeles, Ca. 90040 Rev. 1/6/2009-visage...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Design Spot 1200C™ CONTENTS General Information……………………………………………………………………… 4 a. Introduction………………………………………………………………………. 4 b. Customer Support…………………………………………….………………… 3 c. Warranty Registration……………………………………………………..……. 5 d. Discharge Lamp Warning………………………………………………………. 5 Safety Instructions………………………………………………………..…………. 7 Features…………………………………………………………………………………… 9 General Guidelines………………………………………………………………………. 10 Fixture Overview…………………………………………………………………………. 11 Lamp Installation…………………………………………………………………………. 12 a. Lamp installation…………………………………………………….………….. 12 b.
Page 4: General Information
INTRODUCTION: Congratulations, you have just purchased one of the most innovative and reliable lighting fixtures on the market today! The Design Spot 1200C,™ 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 5: Warranty Registration
Please do not discard the shipping carton in the trash, keep for warranty repair. Please recycle whenever possible. WARRANTY REGISTRATION: The Design Spot 1200C™ 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 6 Design Spot 1200C™ high-pressure environment to emit a brilliant output. Due to the high pressure involved 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 7: 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 1200C™ from the power outlet before performing any service related issues. 4. Lamp Replacement; Please wait at least 15 minutes after disconnecting the main power before you open the Design Spot 1200C™.
Page 8 Design Spot 1200C™ may increase the risk of damage and/or personal injury. 10. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this fixture to rain or moisture. 11. Do not attempt to operate this fixture if the power cord has become damaged or frayed.
Page 9: Features
Design Spot 1200C™ 3. FEATURES • Pan 540˚ or 630˚ (User selectable) / Tilt 265° • 30 Built-In Color Preset Macros • 3 operation mode: DMX Controlled, Stand-Alone or Sound Activated • 2 Gobo Wheels (Indexable/Replaceable) o Wheel 1: 5 Rotating Gobos plus Open o Wheel 2: 5 Rotating Gobos plus Open •...
Page 10: General Guidelines
Design Spot 1200C™ 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 do so. This fixture was designed for indoor use only. Use of this fixture outdoors may void the manufactures warranty.
Page 11: Fixture Overview
Design Spot 1200C™ 5. FIXTURE OVERVIEW 1. Output Lens 2. Yoke 3. Cooling Fan 4. 3-Pin DMX Output 5. 3-Pin DMX Input 6. Fuse 1 - Lamp 7. 5-Pin DMX Output 8. Fuse 2 - Electronics 9. 5-Pin DMX Input 10.
Page 12: Lamp Installation
• Allow the unit to cool for at least 15 minutes before attempting any type of service. • Before you put the Design Spot 1200C™ into operation after a lamp change or service, be sure all covers have been replaced and/or closed and secured.
Page 13: Lamp Optimization
The Design Spot 1200C™ 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 14 Design Spot 1200C™ Please remember that a MSR Gold 1200 FastFit lamp is not a hot-restrike lamp therefore, you should wait 15 minutes before you can attempt to strike the lamp once it has been turned off. ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 1200C™...
Page 15: Mounting And Installation
Mounting The Design Spot 1200C™ 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 (1.5ft) away from any flammable materials (decoration etc.).
Page 16: Mounting Points
Clamp Mounting The Design Spot 1200C™ 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 on the ©Elation Professional®...
Page 17: Securing
Securing the Design Spot 1200C™ Regardless of the rigging option you choose for your Design Spot 1200C™ 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. Be sure to only use the designated rigging point for the safety cable and never secure a safety cable to a carrying handle.
Page 18: Understanding Dmx
DMX controller knows to send data assigned to address 1 to that fixture no matter where it is located in the DMX chain. The Design Spot 1200C™ is a 26-channel DMX fixture (16-bit mode). The DMX address is set electronically using the controls on the LCD menu.
Page 19 Design Spot 1200C™ Be sure to follow the above figure 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. Grounding the shield could cause a short circuit and erratic behavior.
Page 20 Design Spot 1200C™ DMX-512 connection with DMX terminator A DMX terminator should be used in all DMX lines especially in longer runs. The use of a terminator may avoid erratic behavior in your DMX line. A terminator is a 120 ohm 1/4 watt resistor that is connected between pins 2 and 3 of a male XLR connector (DATA + and DATA -).
Page 21 In the case of the Design Spot 1200C™, which is a 26 channel fixture, you should set the starting DMX address of the first unit to 1, the second unit to 27 (26 + 1), the third unit to 53 (26 + 27), and so on.
Page 22: Fixture Menu
Design Spot 1200C™ 9. FIXTURE MENU On-Board System Menu: The Design Spot 1200C™ 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 1200C™.
Page 23 Design Spot 1200C™ Lamp On or Off ON/OFF Lamp on/off – Manual Automatic La-On ON/OFF The lamp is struck when the fixture is powered. Lamp On Via DMX ON/OFF Control lamp on via DMX Lamp Off Via DMX ON/OFF Control lamp off via DMX...
Page 24 Design Spot 1200C™ Reset All Reset all motors Reset Pan/Tilt Reset Pan/Tilt Reset Colors Reset color wheel Reset Gobos Reset all gobo wheels Reset Shutter Reset shutter and dimmer Reset Others Reset all other motors Test Channel PAN …… Test all channels...
Page 25: Menu Functions
Design Spot 1200C™ 10 MENU FUNCTIONS: 10.1 Function Mode 10.1.1. “Set DMX Address” - DMX address setting This function is used to set or adjust the fixture’s starting DMX address. Every device controlled by DMX has to have a unique starting address. The addressing feature is what allows DMX to function properly.
Page 26 Design Spot 1200C™ 10.2 Information: 10.2.1.Time information Current time This function displays the running time of the fixture from the last power on. The display reads “XXXX”, where “XXXX” represents the number of hours the fixture has been running. This counter is automatically reset after every power-on.
Page 27 Design Spot 1200C™ L-Timer Password Use this function to enter the “Clear Lamp Time” password. Password is “038” Clear Lamp Time This function will allow the “Lamp Run Hours” function be cleared and reset. This function resets the lamp “ON” time to zero. Please reset the lamp “ON” time at every lamp replacement.
Page 28 Design Spot 1200C™ 10.3.2. Automatic La-On This function is on by default. With this function you can select if the lamp will be switched on when switching the power on. Select “ON” if you wish to enable this function or “OFF” if you don’t.
Page 29 Design Spot 1200C™ the fixture. RDMX is on by default. For operational instructions please see Section 10/Page 25 of this manual “Remote DMX addressing.” No DMX Status – This function dictates how the fixture will function if it looses DMX signal during normal operation.
Page 30 Design Spot 1200C™ 10.4.2. Service Settings – These adjustments and settings should only be performed by a technician familiar with the functionality this fixture. Incorrect setting of these functions may result reduced performance or damage to the fixture. Service Password: The correct password must be entered before attempting wheel calibration, changing fan voltage, or changing the gobo speed.
Page 31 Design Spot 1200C™ 10.4.6 Initial effect This function allows the user to store a customized home (reset) position. 10.4.7 Wireless DMX This section will control the functionality of the built-in wireless DMX receiver. See page 38 for more information on operating this fixture via Wireless DMX.
Page 32 10.7.1 Edit Scenes – This function allows the user to edit or define the actual scenes that are stored in the user defined built-in programs that are accessed in the previous step. 10.7.2 Auto Scenes Rec - The Design Spot 1200C features an integrated DMX recorder by ©Elation Professional® Design Spot 1200C™...
Page 33 Design Spot 1200C™ pre-programmed scenes can be transmitted to the fixture via any standard DMX controller. This function allows those scenes to be stored in to the fixture’s built-in memory and then subsequently used to create user-defined programs. See working with built-in programs Section 14 / Page 39.
Page 34: Dmx Addressing
Design Spot 1200C™ 11. DMX ADDRESSING Setting the DMX address - After the fixture is turned “ON” it will immediately complete a reset process that test all the fixture’s functions. When the reset process concludes the LCD will display the fixture’s current DMX address. If the fixture is not receiving a DMX signal, the display will flash continuously.
Page 35 Design Spot 1200C™ 6. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. Controller Settings: 1. Set the DMX value of channel 1 to a value of 7. 2. Set the DMX value of channel 2 to a value of 7 or 8. When channel 2 is set to "7"...
Page 36: Operation
Design Spot 1200C™ 12. OPERATION Operating Modes: The Design Spot 1200C™ can operate in several different modes. This next section will detail the differences in the operating modes. • Auto Program Mode (Master) - The fixture will chase through the built-in programs, sending a DMX control signal to all other fixtures connect via DMX cables instruction for a synchronized light show.
Page 37 16 fixtures to be linked together to provide a synchronized light show without the use of a controller. Only use this when linking several Design Spot 1200C together for use without a controller. Any fixture can act as a “Master or a “Slave.”...
Page 38 Design Spot 1200C™ 13. Using the Built-In Wireless DMX System The Design Spot 1200C comes equipped with an Elation Wireless DMX Receiver built-in. This receiver is fully compatible with your existing Elation Wireless DMX System. 13.1 Working with the Wireless DMX (WDMX) System: •...
Page 39 Design Spot 1200C™ on the both the fixture and the transmitter will stop flashing and glow solid green. If the paring is unsuccessful repeat the process until the paring is secured. d) The fixture will store the pairing information inside a nondestructive memory bank once a link is created between the fixture and a transmitter.
Page 40: Working With Built-In Programs
Design Spot 1200C™ 14. WORKING WITH BUILT-IN PROGRAMS The fixture comes equipped with a built-in DMX recorder that allows custom programs to be installed and recalled directly from the fixture’s control board. Programs can be created and stored using the fixture’s control board or by using an external DMX controller. The following instructions will detail the procedures for using the on-board system menu as well as using a DMX compliant controller.
Page 41 Design Spot 1200C™ “PAN-Fine” – precision pan movement. “TILT” – tilt movement. “TILT-Fine” – precision tilt movement “Move Speed” – adjust pan and tilt motor speed “Gobo Wheel 1” – select gobos from gobo wheel 1 “Gobo Rot. 1” – adjust gobo 1 indexing or rotation “Gobo Wheel 2”...
Page 42 Design Spot 1200C™ You may choose a bank from 1 ~ 250. Once you reach your desired bank press the ENTER button and use the UP and DOWN button to reach “Input by Outside” Next, select a scene on your DMX console and press the ENTER button on the fixture.
Page 43 Design Spot 1200C™ “Stand-Alone Operation” on page 35 for proper set-up instructions. A Master unit can send up to 3 different data groups to the Slave units, i.e. a Master unit can start 3 different Slave units, which run 3 different programs. The Master unit sends the 3 program parts in a continuous loop.
Page 44 Design Spot 1200C™ • Press the Mode/Esc button in order to return to the main menu. 3. Program selection for Auto Pro Part • Select “Edit program” by turning the encoder. • Press the Enter button to confirm. • Select “Select programs” by turning the encoder.
Page 45 Design Spot 1200C™ Example: Program 2 includes scenes: 10, 11, 12, 13 Program 4 includes scenes: 8, 9, 10 Program 6 includes scenes: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 Auto Pro Part 1 is Program 2; Auto Pro Part 2 is Program 3;...
Page 46: Dmx Channel Traits
Design Spot 1200C™ 15. DMX CHANNEL TRAITS: The chart below details the channel layout for 26 DMX channels (default). In 8bit mode the “Pan Fine” and “Tilt Fine” channels are not used, thus converting the fixture into a 24-channel DMX fixture.
Page 47 Design Spot 1200C™ CHANNEL 20: Iris CHANNEL 21: Frost CHANNEL 22: Animation Wheel CHANNEL 23: CMY/Dimmer Speed CHANNEL 24: Movement Speed (Pan/Tilt movement, blackout selection) CHANNEL 25: Color Macros CHANNEL 26: Special (Auto program control + lamp on, motor reset, lamp switch off)
Page 48 Design Spot 1200C™ Magenta Color: 0-255 Magenta (0-white, 255-100% magenta) Magenta Color Fine: 0-255 Magenta Fine Yellow Color: 0-255 Yellow (0-white, 255-100% Yellow) Yellow Color Fine: 0-255 Yellow Fine CTO Color: 0-255 CTO (0-white, 255-100% CTO) CTO Color Fine: 0-255...
Page 49 Design Spot 1200C™ 50-59 Gobo 5 60-69 Gobo 6 70-89 Gobo 1 shake slow to fast 90-109 Gobo 2 shake slow to fast 110-129 Gobo 3 shake slow to fast 130-149 Gobo 4 shake slow to fast 150-169 Gobo 5 shake slow to fast...
Page 50 Design Spot 1200C™ 194-255 Counter-Clockwise prism rotation from slow to fast Prism indexing (Fine): 0-255 Fine indexing Focus: 0-255 Continuous adjustment from near to far Focus Fine: 0-255 Continuous adjustment Fine Motorized Zoom: 0-255 Zoom adjustment from small to big...
Page 51 Design Spot 1200C™ 0-225 Maximum to minimum speed 226-235 Blackout with movement – shutter closes with pan & tilt movements 236-245 Blackout when any internal wheel changes position 246-255 No function Color Macros (CMY flags and color wheel): 8-15 Macro1...
Page 52 Design Spot 1200C™ 30-39 Color & gobo change to any position 40-59 Lamp on 60-79 Lamp switch off 80-84 All motors reset 85-87 Pan & Tilt motors reset 88-90 Color wheels reset 91-93 Gobo motors reset 94-96 Shutter & Dimmer motors reset...
Page 53: Fuse Replacement
Design Spot 1200C™ FUSE REPLACEMENT The Design Spot 1200C has two external protective fuses. One fuse protects the internal electronics and the other protects the lamp circuitry. Refer to page 11 for fuse holder location. Fuse 1, Lamp Fuse: GMA 220v/10A...
Page 54: Error Codes
Design Spot 1200C™ 17. 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 “XX er” were as XX will represent the motor function with an error.
Page 55 Design Spot 1200C™ motor’s IC driver has failed. Gobo 1 Er Gobo wheel 1 is not located in the home position after the reset. This message will appear after a fixture rest if the magnetic-indexing circuit malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet missing), the stepper motor is defective, or a stepper motor’s IC driver has failed for gobo wheel 1.
Page 56 Design Spot 1200C™ This message will appear after a fixture rest if the magnetic-indexing circuit malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet missing), the stepper motor is defective, or a stepper motor’s IC driver has failed for the magenta motor. Yellow Color Er Yellow color flag is not located in the home position after the reset.
Page 57 Design Spot 1200C™ Iris Er The iris motor is not located in the home position after the reset. This message will appear after a fixture rest if the fixture’s iris magnetic-indexing circuit malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet missing), the stepper motor is defective, or a stepper motor’s IC driver has failed.
Page 58: Cleaning And Maintenance
Design Spot 1200C™ 18. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE The following points have to be considered during the inspection: 1. Be sure all screws and fasteners are securely tightened at all times. Lose screws may fall out during normal operation resulting in damage or injury as larger parts could fall.
Page 62: 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 63 ® liable for any loss or damage, direct or consequential, arising out of the use of, or inability to use, this product. G. This warranty is the only written warranty applicable to Elation Professional Products ® and supersedes all prior warranties and written descriptions of warranty terms and conditions heretofore published.
Page 64: Technical Specifications
Design Spot 1200C™ 23. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Power supply Optional input: 208V,220V,230V,240V Power Supply Optional Hz:50Hz,60Hz Power consumption 1500 Watt, 8.5 A, electronic ballast, (blind current compensated) Fuse protection Lamp: 220V = 10A/250V, GMA (5x20mm fine-wire fuse) Electronics: 220V = 10A/250V, GMA (5x20mm fine-wire fuse)
Page 65 Design Spot 1200C™ Length of the base 367mm / 14.5 inches Width of Head 279mm / 11 inches Height (head vertical) 641.5mm / 25.25 inches Weight (net) 35.5 kgs / 78.35 Lbs Operating Noise Levels (Base level 46.8dB) Mode: Auto 1m = 64 dB ©Elation Professional®...
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Elation Professional Design Spot 1200C Manual

1 General Information

2 Safety Instructions

3 Features

4 General Guidelines

5 Fixture Overview

6 Lamp Installation

7 Mounting and Installation

8 Understanding DMX

9 Fixture Menu

10 Menu Functions

11 DMX Addressing

12 Operation

13 Using the Built-In Wireless DMX Receiver

14 Working with Built-In Programs

15 DMX Channel Traits

16 Fuse Replacement

17 Error Codes

18 Cleaning and Maintenance

19 Photometric Data

20 Dimensional Drawings

21 Circuit Schematic

22 Warranty

23 Technical Specifications

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