Color Spot Table of contents 1. Safety instructions 2. Operating determinations 3. Description of the device 4. Installation 4.1 Fitting the lamp 4.2 Lamp adjustment 4.3 Inserting/Exchanging gobos and colours 4.4 Replacing the 3-facet prism 4.5 Installation of an optional lens 4.6 Rigging the fixture 4.7 Connection to the mains 4.8 Changing the power supply settings-magnetic ballast...
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!
Never run the device without lamp! Do not shake the device. Avoid brute force when installing or operating the device. Never lift the fixture by holding it at the projector-head, as the mechanics may be damaged. Always hold the fixture at the transport handles.
4.2 Lamp adjustment The 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”...
Colour-wheel: Gently bend out the colour-module to release it from the 2 distance holes and eject it from the pressing snap. Put the new colour-module back under the pres- sing snap and push it to the 2 distance holes. 4.4 Replacing the 3-facet prism Gently bend out the prism holder to release it from the fixative holes of prism/frost fastener and eject it from the pressing snap.
Optional 18°-lens: Unscrew the knurled-head screw on the plate of the light-output. Install the optional 18°-lens and fix it with the knurled-head screw. 4.6 Rigging the fixture Danger of fire ! When installing the device, make sure there is no highly inflammable material (decoration articles, etc.) in between a distance of min.
4.7 Connection to the mains Verify the power supply settings before applying power! If you wish to change the power supply settings, see the chapter below. Connect the fixture to the mains with the enclosed power cord and plug. The earth has to be connected! The occupation of the connection-cables is as follows: Cable (EU) Cable (US) International...
4.9 DMX-512 connection/connection between fixtures The fixture is equipped with both 3-pin and 5-pin XLR sockets for DMX input and output. The sockets are wired in 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.
5. DMX protocol Type Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Value Function channel channel channel channel of control 0 - 255 proportional Pan movement by 530° Pan Fine 0 - 255 proportional Fine control of pan movement Tilt 0 - 255 proportional Tilt movement by 280°...
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Type of Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Value Function channel channel channel channel control Pan/Tilt macro selection 0 - 9 Disabled pan/tilt macro step 10 - 31 Reserved step 32 - 63 Figure of circle (from small to large) proportional 64 - 95 Figure of horizontal eight (from small to large)
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Type of Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Value Function channel channel channel channel control Rotation - set rotation on channel 10 (9, 12, 11) step 32 - 35 Gobo 1 step 36 - 39 Gobo 2 step 40 - 43 Gobo 3 step...
Type of Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Value Function control channel channel channel channel Prism rotation No rotation step 1 - 127 Forwards rotation from fast to slow proportional 129 - 129 No rotation step 130 - 255 Backwards rotation from slow to fast proportional Focus...
Colour wheel The ColorSpot 250 AT features a colour wheel with 11 colour positions - 10 of these with dichroic colors and the last one open. The wheel can be positioned between two adjacent colors in any position. All colours are easy replaceable.It is also possible to rotate the color-wheel continuously at different speeds - the so-called „Rainbow effect”...
8. 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, switch On and Off the lamp, run test, make a reset and also use many functions for setting and service purposes.
8.3 Fixture informations The menu allows you to read an useful information about the fixture as the lamp life, head temperature, software version, etc. Press [Up] and [Down] buttons to select the desired option and press [Enter] 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 ColorSpot 250 AT has been fabricated.
Max. fixture temperatures - By this option you can read the max. temperature of the base inside since the ColorSpot 250 AT has been fabricated. Press [Enter] or [Mode] to return to the menu. - By this option you can read the max. temperature of the head inside since the ColorSpot 250 AT has been fabricated.
Pan reverse This function allows you to invert the pan movement. Use the [Up] and [Down] buttons to select „On” if you wish this feature or „Off” if you don’t wish this feature and press [Enter] to confirm or [Mode] to cancel and return to the menu. Tilt reverse This function allows you to invert the tilt movement.
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Display adjusting This function allows you to adjust the display settings: Display intensity With this function you can adjust the display- -intensity from 20% to 100% . Use the [Up] and [Down] buttons to select the level of the display- intensity and press [Enter] to confirm or [Mode] to cancel and return to the menu.
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Fan speed operating modes By using this function you can choose 2 types of the fan speed operating modes. Browse through this menu by the pressing [Up] and [Down] buttons - the display shows these items: „Auto, HIGH”. Press [Enter] if you wish to select one of them or [Mode] to cancel and return to the menu.
Default settings Press [Enter] to reset all fixture personalities (not the adjusting functions) to the default values. On the display will appear „rSt” meaning that the fixture makes the reset. See the table of personality settings and their default values. Default va- Default va- Personality...
Manual control Select this menu in order to control fixture channels using control buttons on the control board.Use the [Up] and [Down] buttons to select desired effect and press [Enter] to set DMX value for this effect. 8.8 Test sequences This function allows you to run a special demo-test se- quences without an external controller, which will show you some possibilities of using ColorSpot 250 AT.
Playing program This function allows you to run a bilt-in program „tESt” and the 3 freely-programmable programs „PrG.1, PrG.2, PrG.3”. Press [Up] or [Down] buttons to select the desired program and press [Enter] to run the program which will be played continuously in a loop. If you want to pause the runnnig program in the required position, press the [Enter]-button (messages „PAUS”/„program No.”...
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Lamp adjustment This function can be used when you make the fine adjustment of the lamp. If you se- lect „LAAd” pressing by [Enter]-button ,all effects will be canceled, shutter will be opened and the dimmer intensity will be set onto 100%.
RDM protocol allows a console or dedicated RDM controller to send commands to and receive messages from specific moving lights. The ROBE DreamBox with an additional ROBE RDM-network software provides the RDM functionality. The DreamBox supports RDM - new control protocol featuring AutoPatch and Fixture Status Monitoring.
...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 HEAt This message appears if you try to switch on the lamp within 5 minutes after having switched it off (the lamp is too hot).
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MA.Er. (Master error) The message informs you that the fixture was addressed as a master and DMX signal is connected to its input. Disconnect the DMX controller from fixture’s input and address the fixture as the master again. Fr.Er. It will appear if the frequency of the mains is not standard 50 or 60Hz. t.M.Er.
Prism - 3-facet-prism rotating in both directions at different speeds - Macro-function for rotating gobos/rotating prism combinations - Prism can be replace by frost filter Focus - Remotely controllable motorized focus from near to far Motors - 10 high quality stepping motors controlled by microprocessors Electronics - Addressing, special functions setting, effects calibration via control panel with 4-digit LED display - Readout fixture and lamp usage, receiving DMX values, temperature, etc...
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Dimensions Standard gobos Order No.: 15030016 15040011 15020137 15020138 15020139 15020140 15020141 Optional gobos Order No.: 15020142 15020143 15020144 15020145 15020146...
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.
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