Garkinhall Systems GKH 575 User Manual

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Color Wash User Manual

V1.0

Garkinhall Systems ● P.O. Box 707 ● Franklin, TN 37065

Tel: 615-236-1000 ● Fax: 615-236-3000 ●

www.maxx-tech.com

The specifications and information supplied in this document are subject to change without notice. Garkinhall Systems,

Inc. assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual.

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Page 1 © Garkinhall Systems, Inc. 2006 All Rights Reserved The specifications and information supplied in this document are subject to change without notice. Garkinhall Systems, Inc. assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual.
Page 2: Important Safety Information
Trademarks Trademarks used in this manual are the registered trademarks of Garkinhall Systems, Inc.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction ......................4 Setting Up ......................5 Unpacking ....................5 Checking the Contents ................5 C. Before Applying Power................5 D. Applying Power ..................7 Turning On the Fixture ................7 Aligning the Lamp ..................7 G. Lamp Aligning Procedure ................7 H. Setting the Fixture Personality ..............9 Personality Settings .................11 Setting the DMX512 Address ..............23 Rigging the Fixture..................25...
Page 4: Introduction
The GKH 575 Color Wash is ideally suited for a variety of applications where soft-edge dichroic color mixing is needed, including houses of worship, live concerts and events, permanent installations, television and production applications.
Page 5: Setting Up
B. Checking the Contents Included in the packaging are the following items: 1. GKH 575 Color Wash luminaire 2. MDR 575 lamp 3. (2) Omega rigging brackets with quarter-turn fasteners 4.
Page 6 Caution: Never touch the lamp with your bare hands. The oil from your hands can cause the quartz envelope of the lamp to heat up and explode. c. Without touching the lamp with your bare hands (wear gloves or use a protective sleeve to hold the lamp), hold the ceramic base of the lamp and insert it into the lamp socket until it is seated completely.
Page 7: Applying Power
a. Green/yellow – ground b. Blue – neutral c. Brown – live or hot D. Applying Power Apply power only after the voltage has been confirmed, the lamp installed and the connector correctly installed. Warning: Risk of electrical shock. E. Turning On the Fixture Connect the fixture to a power source and turn on the red power button located on the base of the fixture (0=off, 1=on).
Page 8 is hanging from a pipe or truss). You should be able to see a small amount of light leak from the back of the fixture head. If the lamp is on, skip to step 7. 3. Strike the Lamp: a. Using the menu display function, press the [UP] or [DOWN] button on the LED menu display several times until it reads LAMP.
Page 9: Setting The Fixture Personality
H. Setting the Fixture Personality The GKH 575 Wash fixture has several customizable attributes that allow you to configure the personality of the fixture to meet the requirements of your particular application. There is an on-board menuing system in the base labeled “control board”...
Page 10 demo  Mod.1/Mod.2 rESE. rst SPEC  Manu PAn – PAn.1, PAn.2, or PAn.3 t!t – t!t.1, t!t.2, or t!t.3 SPEd – SPd.1 – SPd.5 CoL.o – Co.0 – Co.9 CyAn – CYA.0 – CYA.5 MAGE – MAG.0 – MAG.5 yELL –...
Page 11: Personality Settings
FEEd – on/off d.L.OF – on/off teMP – XXX Fan.S – Lo.OF, Lo.HI, Auto, HIGH, rEG dF.SE AdJ. – Pan – 0-255 t!t – 0-255 SPEd – 0-255 CoL.o – 0-255 CYAn – 0-255 MAGE – 0-255 yELL – 0-255 CSPd –...
Page 12 r.PAn – Reverse pan. This setting allows you to invert the pan so that opposing fixtures will pan in the same direction given the same command from the controller. To invert the pan: 1. Press the [UP] or [DOWN] button until the display reads r.Pan. 2.
Page 13 LAti – Lamp timer. This setting indicates the number of hours of operation since the lamp was installed and the lamp timer was reset. To display the number of lamp operating hours: 1. Press the [UP] or [DOWN] button until the display reads LAti. 2.
Page 14 mode 1 and mode 2. Mode 1 does not change the pan and tilt settings but cycles through all the other attributes of the fixture. Mode 2 changes all of the attributes of the fixture, including pan and tilt, in sequence. To put the fixture in demonstration mode 1: 1.
Page 15 2. Press the [ENTER] button. The display will read rSt and the fixture will reset and begin a self-test sequence. When the fixture resets, the motors will make some noise. This is normal. Once the entire self-test sequence has been completed, the fixture will return to the previous setting and the display will read AXXX, where XXX is the DMX512 address for which it has been set.
Page 16 SPEd (speed)– Choose one of five speed of movement settings listed below by using the [UP] and [DOWN] buttons until the display reads SPEd, and then pressing the [ENTER] button. Use the [UP] and [DOWN] buttons to select the desired speed setting (SPd.1 –...
Page 17 the display reads MACr., and then pressing the [ENTER] button. Use the [UP] and [DOWN] buttons to select the desired macro setting (OFF, MA. 1 – MA.30), then press [ENTER]. The display will then go back to the next highest menu level. To turn off the macros, select the OFF setting using the same procedure as above and press the [ENTER] button.
Page 18 2. Press the [ENTER] button. 3. Press the [UP] or [DOWN] button until the display reads Po0n. 4. Press the [ENTER] button. 5. Press the [UP] or [DOWN] button until the display reads on. 4. Press the [ENTER] button. 5. Press the [MODE] button twice to back out of the special functions mode.
Page 19 troubleshooting tool that can be used to confirm the integrity of the input control signal and rule out problems with DMX addressing, controller output, and cabling problems in the event of a failure. To check the DMX512 input value of a particular attribute: 1.
Page 20 To turn the menu display off: 1. Select the DiSP option from the SPEC function of the display (see SPEC above). 2. Press the [ENTER] button. 3. Press the [UP] or [DOWN] button until the display reads On. 4. Press the [ENTER] button. 5.
Page 21 d.L.OF – DMX512 control of lamp off. This function allows you to turn off the lamp via a DMX512 control signal. If this function is set to OFF, then the lamp off signal from the console has no effect. To turn the DMX512 lamp off function off: 1.
Page 22 When that temperature threshold is reached, the lamp will automatically turn off by itself. Lo.Hi – The fan will operate at the very lowest speed until the lamp heats up above a predetermined temperature level. When that temperature threshold is reached, the fan will automatically switch to the highest operating speed until the lamp cools off below the predetermined temperature level.
Page 23: Setting The Dmx512 Address
AdJ. – Adjust default positions of yoke and effects. Occasionally, for various reasons, the calibration of the moving parts within this fixture – yoke, color wheels, effects wheel, zoom lens, and shutters – may become slightly misaligned. You will know when this happens by looking at the output of the fixture.
Page 24 To calculate the correct DMX512 starting address, begin with the first address and add 16 channels for each fixture. Each address should be unique and the 16-channel blocks should not overlap. It is often easier to set the DMX512 starting address on the ground before rigging the fixture in the air.
Page 25: Rigging The Fixture
II. Rigging the Fixture The lamp should be installed, the fixture tested, and the DMX512 starting address set before rigging the fixture. Caution – Falling Hazard: Use extreme care when hanging fixture. Always use a qualified rigger. Always use two clamps and a safety cable. Caution –...
Page 26: Cabling The Fixture
III. Cabling the Fixture In addition to the power input connection, the fixture requires a data input from a control source. The control input to the fixture is a male 3-pin XLR connector that accepts a DMX512 control signal. The output is a female 3-pin XLR connector that passes the control data through to the next fixture.
Page 27 reflections that distort and interfere with the control signal. A data terminator should be used at the end of every data run. If groups of fixtures are separated by some distance, for example, some on the downstage truss, some on the upstage truss, some on the ground, then it is strongly advisable to use an opto-isolated data splitter to split the data signal and run a separate data line for each group.
Page 28: Operating The Fixture
IV. Operating the Fixture The fixture should be powered, addressed, and cabled properly before operating it with a controller. In order to control the fixture, the DMX512 protocol should be configured or imported from the fixture library, and each fixture should be patched in the controller.
Page 29 16-23 Macro 2 24-31 Macro 3 32-39 Macro 4 40-47 Macro 5 48-55 Macro 6 56-63 Macro 7 64-71 Macro 8 72-79 Macro 9 80-87 Macro 10 88-95 Macro 11 96-103 Macro 12 104-111 Macro 13 112-119 Macro 14 120-127 Macro 15 128-135 Macro 16...
Page 30 After addressing, rigging, powering, and cabling the fixture, the controller should be connected and turned on. The DMX512 protocol of the fixture (channel/attribute assignments) should be written into the controller. It can either be taken from a built-in fixture library or built from scratch (see controller user manual for details).
Page 31: Troubleshooting The Fixture
V. Troubleshooting the Fixture In the event that you should have trouble during set up or after the system has been in operation, there are a number of ways to isolate the problem and remedy the situation. A. Power Check Whether a single fixture goes down or the entire system fails to respond, the first thing to do is to check the power.
Page 32: Error Messages
D. Error Messages The fixture has some built-in diagnostic features that can help you isolate and repair problems internal to the fixture. It has an ability to display certain error message on the menu display that give an indication of any problems. The error messages are as follows: CoEr –...
Page 33 En.Sn. Caution: In the event that the function (lamp light sensor – see Setting the Fixture Personality) has been turned and the lamp extinguishes by itself, then the software will not prevent the ignition of the lamp within the five minute window or if the lamp fails to ignite within 28 seconds of attempting to turn it on.
Page 34: Maintenance And Cleaning
VI. Maintenance and Cleaning To insure proper operation of the fixture it is essential to keep it clean and free of dust, dirt and smoke fluid residue inside and out. Failure to do so can result in reduced air circulation and lower light output. Reduced air circulation will result in the build up of heat, which is very destructive to the fixture.
Page 35: Technical Specifications
VII. Technical Specifications A. Power supply Magnetic ballast Voltage: 120VAC 60Hz Main fuse: T10, 10-amp, 250V ceramic slow blow Power consumption: 680VA Lamp: Philips MSR 575/2, MSD 575 or Osram HSR575/2 Lamp base: GX9.5 Color temperature: 7200K Average lamp life to 50% failures: 1000 hours B.
Page 36: Mechanical
D. Mechanical Pan: 530° Tilt: 280° Maximum pan speed: 530° in 4.5 seconds Maximum tilt speed: 280° in 2.6 seconds 16-bit movement resolution Automatic pan/tilt position correction Rigging: floor mount or structural mount with two Omega clamps Weight: 84 pounds Dimensions: 280°...
Page 37: Photometric Data
VIII. Photometric Data...