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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ColorWash 700E AT Table of contents 1. Safety instructions ......................3 2. Operating determinations ....................4 3. Description of the device ....................5 4. Installation........................6 4. Connection to the mains .................... 6 4. Fitting the lamp ......................6 4.3 Lamp adjustment ....................... 7 4.4 Replacing colour filters ....................

  • 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 Every person involved with installation and maintenance of this device have to: - be qualilfied - follow the instructions of this manual CAUTION!

  • Page 4: Operating Determinations

    2.Operating determinations This device is a moving-head for creating decorative effects and was designed for indoor use only. If the device has been exposed to drastic temperature fluctuation (e.g. after transportation), do not switch it on immediately. The arising condensation water might damage your device. Leave the device switched off until it has reached room temperature.

  • Page 5: Description Of The Device

    3. Description of the device 1 - Front lens 2 - Pan lock 3 - Base 4 - Handle 5 - Head yoke 6 - Tilt unlock button (green) 7 - Tilt lock button (red) 8 - Moving head The head should be locked for transportation - the tilt lock button (7) is pushed and the pan lock/unlock lever (2) is in locked position.To unlock the head, press the tilt unlock button (6) and move the pan lock/unlock lever (2) to unlocked position.

  • Page 6: Installation

    4. Installation Fixtures must be installed by a Qualified electrician in accordance with all national and local electrical and construction codes and regulation. 4.1 Connection to the mains For protection from electric shock,the fixture must be earthed! The ColorWash 700E AT is equipped with auto-switching power supply that automatically adjusts to any 50/60Hz AC power source from 100-240 Volts.

  • Page 7: Lamp Adjustment

    notes! Do not touch the glass bulb bare hand during the installation! 5. Reinsert the lamp cover (2) and tighten two quarter-turn fasteners (1) again. 6. Align the new lamp (see instructions below) 7. Reset „Lamp On Time” and „Lamp Strikes” counters in „Fixture information” menu. Do not operate this fixture with open lamp cover! 4.3 Lamp adjustment The lamp holder is aligned at the factory.Due to differences between lamps, fine adjustment may improve light...

  • Page 8: Changing The Front Lens

    4.5 Changing the front lens The ColorWash 700E AT is supplied with the front Fresnel lens installed as standard. If you wish to install a front wide-angle lens (optional),follow the instructions: Switch the device off before changing the lens.Be careful.Front lens is heavy! Changing the front Fresnel lens: 1.Remove the front lens using a flathead screwdriver to unlock the four quarter-turn screws.

  • Page 9: Rigging The Fixture

    4.7 Rigging the fixture DANGER TO LIFE! Please consider the respective national norms during the installation! The installation of the projector has to be built and constructed in a way that it can hold 10 times the weight for  hour without any harming deformation. The installation must always be secured with a secondary safety attachment, e.g.
  • Page 10 For overhead use, always install a safety-rope that can hold at least 10 times the weight of the fixture. You must only use safety-ropes with screw-on carabines. Pull the safety-rope through the two apertures on the bottom of the base and over the trussing system etc. Insert the end in the carabine and tighten the fixation screw. Fixation via the omega holders 1.Bolt each clamp (1) to the omega holder (4) with M12 bolt and lock nut through the hole in the holder.

  • Page 11: Dmx-5 Connection

    4.8 DMX-512 connection The fixture is equipped with both 3-pin and 5-pin XLR sockets for DMX input and output.The sockets are wired parallel. Only use a shielded twisted-pair cable designed for RS-485 and 3-pin or 5-pin XLR-plugs and connectors in order to connect the controller with the fixture or one fixture with another.

  • Page 12: Ethernet Connection

    4.9 Ethernet connection The fixtures on a data link are connected to the Ethernet with Art-Net communication protocol.The controlling software from PC (or lighting console) has to support Art-Net protocol. Art-Net communication protocol is a 10 Base T Ethernet protocol based on the TCP/IP.Its purpose is to allow transfer of large amounts of DMX 5 data over a wide area using standard network technology.
  • Page 13 Ethernet / DMX operation Options “Ethernet/DMX” has to be selected from “Set Ethernet Mode” menu on the first fixture (connected to the network) in the fixture chain,next fixtures have standard DMX addresses. Connect the Ethernet-input of the first fixture in the data chain with the network. Connect the DMX output of this fixture with the input of the next fixture until all fixtures are connected to the DMX chain.
  • Page 14 5.ColorWash 700E AT - DMX Protocol-version 1.3 Mode/Channel Type of Value Function control 1 18 16 0 - 255 proportional Pan movement by 540° Pan Fine 2 19 17 0 - 255 proportional Fine control of pan movement Tilt 3 20 18 0 - 255 proportional Tilt movement by 280°...
  • Page 15 Mode/Channel Type of Value Function control Colour wheel Continual positioning Open/white proportiona Deep red proportiona Deep blue proportiona Orange proportional Green proportional Light red proportional Amber proportional UV filter proportional 8-9 White proportional Positioning 130-137 Deep red step 38-45 Deep blue step 46-53 Orange...
  • Page 16 Mode/Channel Type of Value Function control 5-59 Macro 9 step 160-167 Macro 20 step 68-75 Macro  step 76-83 Macro  step 84-9 Macro 3 step 9-99 Macro 4 step 200 - 207 Macro 5 step 14 13 16 15 15 208 - 215 Macro 6 step...
  • Page 17 Mode/Channel Type of Value Function control No function No function * 10s=default time delay,this value can be changed by "Lamp Low Power Delay" menu...

  • Page 18: Controller Mode

    6. Controller mode The fixtures are individually addressed on a data link and connected to the controller.The fixtures respond to the DMX signal from the controller. 6.1 DMX addressing The control panel on the front panel of the fixture allows you to assign the DMX fixture address, which is defined as the first channel from which the ColorWash 700E AT will respond to the controller.

  • Page 19: Colorwah 700E At- Control Menu Map

    7. ColorWah 700E AT- Control menu map Default settings=Bold print Default settings=Bold print Fixture Address DMX Address Ethernet Settings Set Ethernet Mode Disable Ethernet Ethernet Ethernet/DMX Set IP Address Default IP Address Custom IP Address Set ArtNet Universe (0 -255) Fixture information Power On Time Total Hours...
  • Page 20 Personality User Mode User A Settings User B Settings User C Settings DMX Presetting Mode 1 Ch. Pan Ch. Dimmer Fine Set Active Mode  Ch. Pan Ch.8 Dimmer Set Active Mode 3 Ch. Pan Ch.4 Dimmer Fine Set Active Mode 4 Ch. Pan Ch.20 Dimmer...
  • Page 21 Spot 700 CMY Simulation (On, OFF) IR Sensor (On,Off) Init Effect Positions Pan (0-225) Dimmer (0-255) Dimmer fine (0-255) Save Temperature Unit (°C,°F) Default Setting Lamp On/Off (On,Off) Test sequences Mode  Pan (0-255) Tilt (0-255) Zoom (0-255) Run Test Program Mode  Manual Mode Preset Effect Control...
  • Page 22 Reset functions Reset All Pan/Tilt Dimmer/Strobe Special functions Lamp Adjustment Pan (0-255) Tilt (0-255) Zoom (0-255) Effect Adjustment DMX Values Pan (0-255) Dimmer fine (0-255) Calibrate Values Colour Wheel (0-225) Mech. dimmer  (0-255) Save and Reset Load Default Values Updating Software...

  • Page 23: Control Menu

    8. Control menu The control panel situated on the front panel of the base offers several features. You can simply set the DMX address, read the number of the lamp or unit hours, switch On and Off the lamp, run test, make a reset and also use many functions for setting fixture behaviour.
  • Page 24 Resetable Hours - The function shows the number of the operation hours with the lamp on that the ColorWash 700E AT has been powered on since the counter was last reset. In order to reset this counter to 0, press [ENTER] twice. Lamp Strikes - Select this submenu to read the total number of the lamp strikes.

  • Page 25: Personality

    8.3 Personality Use this menu to to modify ColorWash 700E AT operating behavior. User mode --- ColorWash 700E AT allows you to recall up to 3 user settings.After switching the fixture on for the first time, the User A settings is active.All changes made in “Personality” menu ,”Fixture Address” menu and Music Trigger and Presetting Playback functions from “Stand-alone setting”...

  • Page 26: Lamp On/Off

    Microphone Sensitivity --- Select this function to adjust the microphone sensitivity from 1(maximum) to 20(mini- mum).If the sensitivity is correctly adjusted,the mark will appear (blinking in the bass beat.) Fan Modes --- By using this function you can choose  types of the fan speed operating modes. Auto Cooling --- The fans automatically raise their speed in order to control inside tempe- ture of the lighting, if the temperature inside increases about certain level (the low fan speed reduces the cooling of the lighting).

  • Page 27: Stand-Alone Setting

    8.7 Stand-alone setting Use this menu to set options for stand-alone mode as a selection of the playing program,programming and modifying current programs. Music Trigger --- Select this function to enable the sound control of the running programs via the built-in microphone.
  • Page 28 To update software in the fixture: 1.Installation of DMX Software Uploader. 1.DMX Software Uploader program is available from the ROBE web site at WWW.robe.cz. 2.Make a new directory ( e.g. Robe_Uploader) on your hard disk and download the software to it.

  • Page 29: Power Down Mode

    If you do not want to continue in software update, you have to switch off and on the fixture to leave this option!) 3.It is recommended that you exit all programs before running this Software Uploader. 4.Start the Software Uploader program. Select desired COM and then click Connect button. If the conection is OK, click Start Uploading button to start uploading.

  • Page 30: Error And Information Messages

    LAMP_ON_MODE DEVICE_HOURS LAMP_HOURS LAMP_STRIKES ...Another options for this command (only for Robe´s fixtures): value PARAMETER_DATA=0x84 - lamp OFF by DMX value on DMX channel value PARAMETER_DATA=0x88 - lamp OFF if DMX is not present ...Commands relative resetable values 11. Error and information messages Occured errors during fixture operation are signaled by warning icon on the display: Press [ESC] to see the current error messages.
  • Page 31 Supply Frequency Error This message will appear if the frequency of the main is not standard 50 or 60 Hz.This message can appear as a result of the interference during the lamp starting (if the lamp or igniter is old) or as a result of the interference by neighbouring devices.

  • Page 32: Technical Specifications

    - Standard front Fresnel lens: 6°- 45° - Front wide-angle lens (optional): 87° Electronics: -Control via graphic LCD display and ROBE navigation system -Readout fixture and lamp usage,receiving DMX values,temperature, etc -Built-in analyzer for easy fault finding,error messages -Remotely switching on/off the lamp...

  • Page 33: Photometric Performance

    -Ethernet operation (Art-Net communication protocol) -Stand-alone operation -Digital serial input DMX-5 -Ready for RDM (Remote Device Management) protocol -Protocol USITT DMX 5 -6 DMX modes (18,20,21,23,22,24 control channels) Pan/Tilt -Pan movement range 540° -Tilt movement range 280° -6 bit movement resolution -Automatic Pan / Tilt position correction -Remotely controllable speed of pan/tilt movement for easy programming -Movement control:tracking and vector...
  • Page 34 Total heat dissipation 3070 BTU/h (calculated) Weight (net): 30.4 kg Dimensions(mm) Dimensions of the fixture: Dimensions of top hats: Accessories - Omega holder (2 pieces)........No.99010420 Optional Accessories - Module of front wide-angle lens ......No. 99010879 - Flash cable RS232/DMX........No.13050624 - Top hat standard 45 ........No.10980044 - Top hat long 70 ..........No.10980045 - Top hat 3-ring 45 ..........No.10980046 - Top hat 3-ring 70..........No.10980050...

  • Page 35: Maintenance And Cleaning

    13. Maintenance and cleaning It is absolutely essential that the fixture is kept clean and that dust, dirt and smoke-fluid residues must not build up on or within the fixture. Otherwise, the fixture‘s light-output will be significantly reduced. Regular cleaning will not only ensure the maximum light-output, but will also allow the fixture to function reliably throughout its life.
  • Page 36 Replacing the air filter in the fixture base 1)Disconect the fixture from power. 2)Remove side fans cover by loosening the 4 quarter-turn fasteners. 3)Remove the air filter from the cover. 4)Clean or replace the air filter. 5)Place the filter on the cover and put this cover back. 6)Reset the elapsed time counter in menu Fixture information (Fixture Information--->Air Filters--->...

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