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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Congratulations on choosing a Clay Paky product!
We thank you for your custom.
Please note that this product, as all the others in the rich Clay
Paky range, has been designed and made with total quality to
ensure excellent performance and best meet your expectations
and requirements.
Carefully read this instruction manual in its entirety and keep it
safe for future reference. It is essential to know the information
and comply with the instructions given in this manual to ensure
the fitting is installed, used and serviced correctly and safely.
CLAY PAKY S.p.A. disclaims all liability for damage to the fitting
or to other property or persons deriving from installation, use and
maintenance that have not been carried out in conformity with this
instruction manual, which must always accompany the fitting.
CLAY PAKY S.p.A. reserves the right to modify the
characteristics stated in this instruction manual at any time and
without prior notice.
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Control panel the fitting is installed, used and serviced correctly and safely. CLAY PAKY S.p.A. disclaims all liability for damage to the fitting Menu setting or to other property or persons deriving from installation, use and...

  • Page 2: Safety Information

    Instructions on how to remove the battery from the product are available on www.claypaky.it The products referred to in this manual conform to the European Community Directives to which they are subject: • Low Voltage 2006/95/CE • Electromagnetic Compatibility 2004/108/CE ALPHA BEAM 1500...

  • Page 3: Unpacking And Preparation

    Lamp 1500W (fitted into projector) 099397 2 x 183102/802 Packing contents - Fig. 1 UNLOCKED LOCKED LOCKED UNLOCKED PAN Mechanism Lock and Release (every 90°) - Fig. 2 TILT Mechanism Lock and Release (every 45°) - Fig. 3 ALPHA BEAM 1500...

  • Page 4: Installation And Start-Up

    WARNING: with the exception of when the projector is positioned on the floor, the safety cable must be fitted. (Cod. 105041/003 available on request). This must be securely fixed to the support structure of the projector and then connected to the fixing point at the centre of the base. Connecting and disconnecting power cable - Fig. 5 ALPHA BEAM 1500...

  • Page 5: Control Panel

    During menu setting status, after a wait time (about 30 seconds) without any key having been pressed, the display automatically returns to rest status. It should be noted than when this condition occurs, any possible value that has been modified but not yet confirmed with the key will be cancelled. Continue ALPHA BEAM 1500...
  • Page 6 All that is needed is to press to momentarily activate the display and thus access the settings. Once the required operations have been carried out, the display will switch off again after a wait time of 30 seconds. ALPHA BEAM 1500...

  • Page 7: Menu Setting

    Dimmer On Advanced Shutter Display Default Setting Preset User Preset 1 User Preset 2 User Preset 3 Manual Access code Lamp Pan / Tilt Advanced Control 1234 Colour Reset Upload Firmware Beam Channel Setup Model Gobo Calibration Continue ALPHA BEAM 1500...
  • Page 8 - the current settings appear on the display (On or Off). 2) Use the UP and DOWN keys to enable (On) or disable (Off) Tilt inversion. 3) Press to confirm the selection or LEFT to keep current settings. ALPHA BEAM 1500...
  • Page 9 - the current settings appear on the display (On or Off). 2) Use the UP and DOWN keys to enable (On) or disable (Off) the decreasing of display brightness. 3) Press to confirm the selection or LEFT to keep current settings. Continue ALPHA BEAM 1500...
  • Page 10 (Are you sure?) appears on the display. 3) Select YES to reset partial projectors counter or NO to keep the current setting and return to the top menu level. ALPHA BEAM 1500...
  • Page 11 Magenta Yellow Color W. Strobe Dimmer Dimm.fine Iris Fix Gobo C. Rot. Gobo C. Gobo Rot. Prism C. Prism Rot. L. Frost M. Frost H. Frost Focus Pan Fine Tilt Tilt Fine Function Reset Lamp On/Off Continue ALPHA BEAM 1500...

  • Page 12: Manual Control

    Test sequence: Pan - Tilt effects (Pan & Tilt) Colour effects (CMY, colour wheel) Beam effects (Stopper-Strobe / Dimmer / Iris / Prism / Frost) Gobo effects (Fixed gobo / Rotating gobo) All effects ALPHA BEAM 1500...
  • Page 13 – a confirmation message appears on the display (Reset calibration to factory default ?). 2) Select YES to reset calibration to factory default or NO to keep the current setting and return to the top menu level. ALPHA BEAM 1500...
  • Page 14 MAINTENANCE 1/4 Turn 1/4 Turn Locking and releasing Pan and Tilt movements - Refer to the instructions in the UNPACKING AND PREPARATION section. Opening the head covers - Fig. 11. Closing the head covers - Fig. 12. ALPHA BEAM 1500...
  • Page 15 Opening and closing lamp compartment - Fig. 13 Lamp regulation - Fig. 15 To centre the lamp, turn the three adjusting screws as shown in the figure. Lower Side Fan support plate opening and closing (Lower side) - Fig. 16 Continue ALPHA BEAM 1500...
  • Page 16 Lower Side 085606/001 085603/001 085802/001 085909/001 085801/001 084702/001 085910/001 085601/001 Replacing fixed gobos (ø 31.5 mm - max 25 mm image - thickness max 1 mm) - Fig. 18 WARNING: Before using personalised gobos contact Clay Paky. ALPHA BEAM 1500...
  • Page 17 Replacing rotating gobos (ø 37.4 mm - max 25 mm image – thickness 1 mm) - Fig. 20 IMPORTANT: Use only glass gobos on the rotating gobos wheels. WARNING: Before using personalised gobos contact Clay Paky. COATED GLASS GOBOS TYPE 1...
  • Page 18 • General cleaning of internal parts. • Restoring lubrication of all parts subject to friction, using lubricants specifically supplied by Clay Paky. • General visual check of the internal components, cabling, mechanical parts, etc.
  • Page 19 Lower Side Extraction of the effect modules: Preliminary operations - Fig. 23 Continue ALPHA BEAM 1500...
  • Page 20 Extraction of the effect modules - Fig. 24 IMPORTANT: Grasp the modules using the support structure and not the details which could get damaged. Insertion of the effect modules: Repeat the operations indicated in Fig. 24 and 25 in reverse order ALPHA BEAM 1500...
  • Page 21 Extraction of the effect modules - Fig 25 IMPORTANT: Grasp the modules using the support structure and not the details which could get damaged. Insertion of the effect modules: Repeat the operations indicated in Fig. 24 and 25 in reverse order ALPHA BEAM 1500...

  • Page 22: Technical Information

    Signal transmission cable faulty or disconnected. Replace the cables. Incorrect addressing. Check addresses (see instructions). Fault in the electronic circuits. Call an authorised technician. Lenses or reflector broken Call an authorised technician. Dust or grease deposited. Clean (see instructions). ALPHA BEAM 1500...

  • Page 23: Channel Functions

    CHANNEL FUNCTION ALPHA BEAM 1500 CHANNEL MODE CHANNEL STANDARD VECTOR CYAN CYAN MAGENTA MAGENTA YELLOW YELLOW COLOUR WHEEL COLOUR WHEEL STOP / STROBE STOP / STROBE DIMMER DIMMER DIMMER FINE DIMMER FINE IRIS IRIS STATIC GOBO CHANGE STATIC GOBO CHANGE...
  • Page 24 0 - 3 0.0 - 1.2 CLOSED IMPORTANT: The lamp dim to half power 1 second after the channel stay at 0% level. The lamp goes back to full power when the channel level is put higher than 0%. ALPHA BEAM 1500...
  • Page 25 GOBO 1 SHAKE, FAST SPEED 51.0 GOBO 1 SHAKE, SLOW SPEED 112-129 44.0-50.5 GOBO 6 93-111 36.2-43.7 GOBO 5 75-92 29.5-36.0 GOBO 4 56-74 22.0-29.0 GOBO 3 38-55 14.7-21.7 GOBO 2 19-37 7.5-14.2 GOBO 1 0-18 0-7.0 WHITE Continue ALPHA BEAM 1500...
  • Page 26 EFFECT (Tilt conventionally represented at 14% and option Invert Tilt Off) FROST INSERTED FROST EXCLUDED • FOCUS - channel 17 Operation with option InvertPan (Tilt conventionally represented at 14% and option Invert Tilt Off) EFFECT NEAR DISTANT ALPHA BEAM 1500...
  • Page 27 • TILT FINE - channel 21 • LAMP CONTROL (only with option LAMP DMX On) - channel: 24 Operation with option Invert Tilt IMPORTANT: Alpha Beam 1500 is not provided with hot restrike igniter (Pan conventionally represented at 0% and option Invert Pan Off)
  • Page 28 Fixed Gobo - Rotating Gobo Change TIME TABLE Seconds Seconds Seconds Seconds Seconds Seconds Full 10.2 10.4 10.6 Follow cue Data CLAY PAKY - Via Pastrengo, 3/b - 24068 Seriate (BG) Italy - Tel. +39-035-654311 - Fax +39-035-301876 - www.claypaky.it S.p.A.

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