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Page 1: User Manual
MICROH ARENA COLOUR WASH USER MANUAL... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
ARENA COLOUR WASH User Manual Table of contents 1. Safety ..........................3 1.1. Safety instructions ......................3 1.2. Operating the fixture....................4 2. Introduction ........................5 2.1. Features........................5 2.2. Description of the fixture.....................6 2.3. Photometrics.......................7 3. Installation ..........................8 3.1. Fitting/Exchanging the lamp ..................8 3.2. Rigging the fixture.......................9 3.3. -
Page 3: Safety
CAUTION! Keep this fixture away from rain and moisture! Unplug fixture before opening the housing! FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START UP! 1. Safety 1.1. Safety instructions Everyone involved with the installation, operation and maintenance of this fixture should: be knowledgeable of sophisticated lighting systems follow the instructions in this manual. -
Page 4: Operating The Fixture
CAUTION! BEWARE OF POTENTIAL EYE DAMAGE! Avoid looking directly into the light source. (Especially epilectics)! 1.2 Operating the Fixture This fixture is a moving head spot for creating lighting effects. This product has been configured to operate with an alternating current of 230 V, 50 Hz and was designed for indoor use only. -
Page 5: Introduction
2. Introduction Thank you for having chosen an ARENA COLOUR WASH. You have acquired a versatile, powerful and intelligent lighting effect. Unpack your ARENA COLOUR WASH and make sure that there was no damage caused by transportation. Should there be any, please consult your local dealer and do not operate the fixture. -
Page 6: Description Of The Fixture
2.2 Description of the fixture 1 – Projector head 2 - Yoke 3 - Carrying handles 4 - Base 5 - Base - side panel 6 - Control Panel Base - side panel: 7 – DMX output 8 – DMX input 9 –... -
Page 7: Photometrics
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Page 8: Installation
Do not operate the fixture with the housing open! Lamp adjustment The ARENA COLOUR WASH lamp holder is aligned at the factory. Due to differences between lamps, fine adjustment may improve light output. Strike the lamp and focus the light on a flat surface (wall). Center the hotspot (the brightest part of the beam) using the 3 adjustment screws A, B, and C (see the drawing). -
Page 9: Rigging The Fixture
Make sure that the fixture is secured properly! Ensure that the structure (truss) to which you are attaching the fixture is secure. The ARENA COLOUR WASH can be placed directly on the stage floor or rigged in any orientation on a truss without altering its operation characteristics (see the drawing). -
Page 10: Connection To The Power Supply
Safety cable Clamp 3.3. Connection to the power supply Connect the fixture to the power supply with the plug. The earth has to be connected! The configuration of the power supply cable is as follows: Cable International Brown Live Blue Neutral Yellow/Green Earth... - Page 11 Configuration of the XLR connector: If you are using the recommended ARENA COLOUR WASH controllers, you can connect the DMX output of the controller directly with the DMX input of the first fixture in the DMX chain. If you wish to connect the DMX controller with other XLR outputs, you will need to use adapter cables.
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Page 12: Dmx Protocol
4. DMX Protocol 4.1. Function of the control channels – 16-bit protocol Channel 1 - Horizontal movement (Pan) Push the fader up in order to move the head horizontally (PAN). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the fader to the other (0-255, 128-center). - Page 13 Channel 7 – Colour wheel Linear colour change follows the movement of the fader, allowing you to stop the colour wheel at any position – even between two colours to create dual-coloured beams. Between the DMX values of 128 and 190 and between 193 and 255, the colour wheel rotates continuously creating a "Rainbow"...
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Page 14: Function Of The Control Channels - 8-Bit Protocol
Channel 13 – Effect wheel 0 - 70 Full beam 71 - 230 Beam-shaper 231 - 255 Frost-filter Channel 14 - No function Channel 15 - Shutter, Strobe 0 - 31 Shutter closed 32 - 63 No function (Shutter open) 64 - 95 Strobe-effect from slow to fast (max. -
Page 15: Addressing
This is defined as the first channel from which the ARENA COLOUR WASH will respond to the controller. If you set, for example, the address to channel 5, the ARENA COLOUR WASH will use the channels 5 to 20 for control. -
Page 16: Remotely Controllable Functions
The ARENA COLOUR WASH is to be installed with a PHILLIPS MSD 250 lamp. A relay inside of the ARENA COLOUR WASH allows you to switch on and off the lamp via the Control Panel on the fixture or through your DMX controller. -
Page 17: Fan
6.8. Fan The ARENA COLOUR WASH is cooled by three axial fans - one in each projector head and one in the base. The speed of the fan (and of course the noise) can be continuously reduced if very quiet performance is required. -
Page 18: Control Panel
In order to reset the counter to 0, you have to hold down the [Up] and [Down] keys and press the [Enter] key. - Power On time Press [Enter] to read the total number of hours that the ARENA COLOUR WASH has been powered on or [Mode] to return to the main menu. -
Page 19: Spec -Special Functions
- Reset Function Press the [Enter] key to run a reset. This option enables the ARENA COLOUR WASH to index all effects (functions) and return them to their standard positions. 7.2. SPEC - Special functions Use the [Up] and [Down] keys to browse through the special functions and select one by pressing [Enter]. - Page 20 - low/high speed of the operating fan The fan keeps the adjusted speed low until the internal temperature exceeds the maximum allowable temperature of the fixture then the ARENA COLOUR WASH automatically switches the fan speed from low to high.
- Page 21 Personality Display Default values (Shaded) Pan reverse Tilt reverse Resolution Lamp on automatically Display blackout Display intensity Lamp off via Fan speed - Adjusting the default positions of colour, gobo and effect wheels Using this function you can calibrate and adjust the colour, gobo and effect wheels to their standard/correct positions.
- Page 22 DMX Calibration protocol: After having calibrated the necessary functions, press [Enter] to confirm (or [Mode] to cancel and return to the menu without resetting by using the “ArES“ function) and use the "ArES" function to write the calibration values to the memory (EEPROM) and to reset the fixture in order to check the newly adjusted positions of the colour, effect and rotating gobo wheels and gobo indexing.
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Page 23: Error And Information Messages
This message appears if you try to switch the lamp on within 5 minutes after having switched it off as the lamp is too hot to re-strike. The message will appear on the display if the lamp doesn't ignite within 28 seconds. The ARENA COLOUR WASH will store this information and automatically attempt to ignite the lamp when the 5 minutes period has expired. -
Page 24: Technical Specifications
9. Technical Specifications Power supply EU-model: 210 / 230 / 250 V AC, 50/60 Hz ~ US/Canadian-model: 100 / 120 / 210 / 230 / 250 V AC, 50/60 Hz ~ Power consumption: 400 W Fuse: T 3.15 A, 250 V Lamp PHILLIPS MSD 250 Optical System... - Page 25 Pan/Tilt Pan movement range 530° Tilt movement range 280° 8/16 bit movement resolution Automatic Pan / Tilt position correction Maximum PAN movement 530° in 2.65 s Maximum TILT movement 280° in 1.68 s Rigging Stands directly on the floor Mounts horizontally or vertically with 2 clamps Safety cable attachment point Temperatures Maximum ambient (external) temperature t...
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Page 26: Maintenance And Cleaning
10. Maintenance and Cleaning The operator has to make sure that safety related and machine technical installations are inspected by a skilled person once a year and by an expert every four years in the course of an acceptance test. The following points have to be considered during the inspection: 1. -
Page 27: Appendix
11. Appendix We hope you will enjoy your ARENA COLOUR WASH. We can assure you that this fixture will give you many years of reliable service if you follow the instructions outlined in this manual. Should you have further questions, do not hesitate to contact your local dealer.
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