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- Page 1 THE ELEKTRIC EYE USER MANUAL (V1.02) Elektralite is a division of Group One. 70, Sea Lane, Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA. Tel: +1 (516)-249-3662. Fax: +1 (516)-249-8870 WWW.MYELEKTRALITE.COM...
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Page 2: Safety Instructions
Remember any damage caused by disregarding the manual or not reading it, will not be covered by warranty and Elektralite (or any of its dealers) will not accept responsibility for any resulting damage or problems. -
Page 3: General Guidelines
Do not shake the Elektric Eye. Do not use physical force when installing or operating the Elektralite Eye. While choosing the installation position, please make sure that the Elektralite Eye is not exposed to extreme heat, moisture or dust. The minimum distance from the Elektric Eye front lens to any illuminated surface must be more than 3 feet. -
Page 4: Installation Instructions
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS A). Installing or replacing the lamp 1. Install the lamp with the fixture unplugged from the electric source. Never try to replace a lamp with the fixture still turned on and still hooked up to the electric. 2. If you are replacing the lamp, before opening the housing to replace it, let it cool down to room temperature. - Page 5 B). Mounting Elektric Eye Installation using U Bracket Claps (Omega Clamps) with half Cheeseboros/couplers. 1. U Bracket Clamp (also known as an Omega Clamp) fitted with quarter turn connectors. 2. Half cheeseboro (also known as a half coupler). A C clamp (or G Clamp) can be used instead of a half Cheeseboro.
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Page 6: Dmx-512 Control Connection
DMX-512 control connection. Connect the 3 pin XLR cable to the DMX controller and then to the first Elektric Eye in the daisy chain. Doing it this way round avoids the pain of rewiring, if you get the wrong end of the cable back at the controller. Continue wiring from one Elektric Eye to the next fixture in a daisy chain manner. -
Page 7: Projector Dmx Start Address Selection
Projector DMX start address selection In order for the controller like Elektralite’s CP10xt to control each Elektric Eye it has to know where it is in the daisy chain of DMX. To do this all Elektric Eyes have to be set to a start address. To understand the concept of a starter address we also have to understand the concept of channels and the features those channels have. -
Page 8: The Display Panel
The Display Panel. The display panel on Elektralite Eye offers many features. For example you can, 1. The starter address can be set. 2. The lamp maybe switched on or off. 3. The fixture maybe reset. 4. The fixture can run a preprogrammed show. -
Page 9: Main Functions
Main functions - Main menu 0 1. Press [ENTER] for 3 seconds to enter the main menu "MODE" (display flashing) 2. Press [ENTER] and select "ADDR", “RUN” or "DISP" by pressing [UP] button. 3. Press [ENTER] for selecting the desired sub menu. - DMX address setting, Slave setting - DMX address setting This function, adjusts the desired DMX-address via the display panel. - Page 10 Select "AUTO" or "SOUN" by pressing [UP]. Press [ENTER] for selecting the desired extension menu. Select "ALON" or "MAST" by pressing [UP]. Press [ENTER] to confirm. Press [EXIT/DN] to return to the main menu. - Display the DMX-value, Reverse display, Shut off LED display - Display the DMX 512 value of each channel This function displays the DMX 512 value of each channel.
- Page 11 - Main menu 1 1. Press [ENTER] for 3 seconds to enter the main menu (display flashing). 2. Press [UP] to select “LAMP”. - Lamp on/off This function switches the lamp on or off via the display panel. Select "OPEN" by pressing [UP] button. Press [ENTER], the display shows “ON”...
- Page 12 - Main menu 2 1. Press [ENTER] for 3 seconds to enter the main menu (display flashing). 2. Press [UP] to select “SET”. - Pan Reverse This function reverses the Pan movement. Select “rPAN” by pressing [UP] button. Press [ENTER], the display shows “ON” or “OFF”. Press [UP] to select “ON”...
- Page 13 - Software version This function displays the software version of the device. Select “VER” by pressing [UP] button. Press [ENTER], the display shows “V-X.X”, “X.X“ stands for the version number, e.g. “V-1.0”, “V-2.6”. Press [ENTER] or [EXIT/DN] to return to the main menu. - Main menu 3 1.
- Page 14 Press [ENTER] or [EXIT/DN] to exit. - Lamp running time This function displays the running time of the lamp. Select “LATI” by pressing [UP] button. Press [ENTER], the display shows “XXXX”, “X“ stands for the number of hours. Press [ENTER] or [EXIT/DN] to exit. - Clear fixture time This function clears the running time of the device.
- Page 15 for the channel no. Such as “C-01”, it means you are editing channel 1 of the selected scene. 5. Select the channel no. you would like to edit by pressing [UP]. 6. Press [ENTER] to enter editing for the selected channel, the fixture reacts to your settings. The display shows the DMX value of the edited channel.
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Page 16: Instructions On Use
INSTRUCTIONS ON USE: The moving head is controlled by 10 DMX channels : CHANNEL 1 : select one of the 8 colors, color cycle or rainbow effect CHANNEL 2 : select one of the 6 gobo’s + open or gobo cycle+ gobo shake CHANNEL 3 : select gobo rotation speed and direction CHANNEL 4 : Strobe (0-10Hz) CHANNEL 5 : pan movement (max. - Page 17 DMX channel’s function and values: Channel 1 - Color Wheel 1 0-13 Open / white 14-27 Color 1 28-41 Color 2 42-55 Color 3 56-69 Color 4 70-83 Color 5 84-97 Color 6 98-111 Color 7 112-128 Color 8 129-187 Forward rainbow effect from fast to slow 188-193 No rotation of the wheel...
- Page 18 Channel 4 - Shutter, strobe 0-31 Shutter closed 32-63 Dimmer (close to open) 64-95 Strobe effect slow to fast 96-127 No function (shutter open) 128-159 Pulse-effect in sequences 160-191 No function (shutter open) 192-223 Random strobe effect slow to fast 224-255 No function (shutter open) Channel 5 - PAN movement 8-bit...
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Page 19: Error Messages
Channel 9 – Pan 16 Bit (fine) Channel 10 – Tilt 16 Bit (fine) ERROR MESSAGES When you turn on the fixture, it will reset first. The display may show “Xer” while there are problems with one or more channels. “XX” stands for channel 1,2,3,5,& 6, which has the testing sensor for positioning . So, for example, when the display shows “02Er”, it means there is some error in channel 2. -
Page 20: Cleaning And Maintenance
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE 1. All bolts and safety chains must be tightly screwed into position and have no corrosion. 2. Regularly check all mechanic moving parts for wear. They must rotate freely and in no way stick or squeak. 3. Regularly look for wear and tear on the 120 volt input cable and the DMX signal cable. 4. - Page 21 Other Elektralite Products include : [Also check out our website at www.myelektralite.com] CP-3 Controller. CP-10xt Controller. CP-16 /24 Controller. - ２０ -...
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