Elation Power Spot 250 User Manual

Elation Power Spot 250 User Manual

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Software Version 1.60
Revised 10/2003

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    User Manual Software Version 1.60 Revised 10/2003...
  • Page 2 Power Spot 250™ ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    3.7 Invert Tilt Movement ..................20 3.8 DMX Mode ........................20 (SPEC) 3.9 Special Functions ..................21 (MANU) 3.9.1 Manual Drive ..................21 (LAAU) 3.9.2 Lamp On (automatic) ..............22 3.9.3 Lamp Off (via DMX)..................22 (DLOF) 3.9.4 DMX Input ..................22 ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 4 5.2 Realize the Lamp Change..................33 5.3 Lamp Adjustment .....................34 Change a Gobo........................37 6.1.1 Safety Regulations..................37 6.1.2 Realize the Gobo Change................37 Maintenance and Cleaning the Power Spot 250™............39 7.1 Safety Regulations ....................39 7.2 Circumference and Interval..................39 7.3 Cleaning the Optical System..................40 Technical Specification ....................32 Warranty..........................33...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    Power Spot 250™ INTRODUCTION: Congratulations, you have just purchased one of the most innovative and reliable lighting fixtures on the market today! The Power Spot 250™, has been designed to perform reliably for years when the guidelines in this booklet are followed.
  • Page 6: Discharge Lamp Precautions

    During the initial operation of this fixture, a light smoke or smell may emit from the interior of the fixture. This is a normal process and is caused by excess paint in the interior of the casing burning off from the heat associated with the lamp. ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 7: Safety Instructions

    2. Never touch the fixture during normal operation. This can cause severe personal injuries and/or damage to the fixture. 3. Be sure to unplug the POWER SPOT 250™ from the power outlet before performing any service related issues. 4. Lamp Replacement; Allow at least 30 minutes after disconnecting main power before you open the POWER SPOT 250™.
  • Page 8: Fixture Layout

    9. LED Display n um ber: 10. Firmware Connection 11. Microphone Sensitivity 12. DMX Input Jack 13. DMX Output Jack MODE ENTER DOWN 14. Power On/Off Switch 15. Fuse Housing 16. Cooling Fan (air inlet) ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 9 10. Firmware Connection – This connection is designed to be used solely by a qualified technician to upgrade and test the fixture. 11. Microphone - This microphone receives external low frequencies to trigger the fixture in Sound-Active and Master/Slave mode. ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 10 Be sure to never obstruct the cooling fan during normal usage. Also, be sure to keep this vent clean at all times. A blocked or malfunctioning cooling system may shorten lamp life and fixture reliability. ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 11: Preparation And Installation

    2.1.1 Clamps The POWER SPOT 250™ has been designed to hold multiple clamps to the bottom of the unit in several different orientations. Always use an appropriately rated clamp to mount this unit to truss. Refer to the printed instructions on the bottom of the fixture for proper clamp installation.
  • Page 12: Mounting Plate

    2.2 Secure the POWER SPOT 250™ Regardless of the rigging option you choose for your POWER SPOT 250™ always be sure to secure your fixture with a safety cable. The fixture provides a built-in rigging point for a safety cable on the underside of the fixture, be sure to use this point and never secure a safety cable to a carrying handle.
  • Page 13: Connections

    1 to that fixture, no matter where it is located in the DMX chain. 2.5 Data Cable (DMX Cable) Requirements (For DMX and Master/Slave Operation): The POWER SPOT 250™ can be controlled via DMX-512 protocol. The POWER SPOT 250™ is a 15 channel DMX fixture. The DMX address is set electronically ©Elation Professionals®...
  • Page 14 XLR connector (DATA + and DATA -). This fixture is inserted in the female XLR connector of the last fixture in your daisy chain to terminate the line. Using a cable terminator (ADJ part number Z-DMX/T) will decrease the possibilities of erratic behavior. ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 15: Menu Field

    Transportation and Handling The POWER SPOT 250™ comes with two carrying handles built into the base. Always transport the fixture by these handles. Never lift or carry the POWER SPOT 250™ by the yoke (head assembly) this can seriously damage the unit.
  • Page 16: Fixture Menu

    LED-Display POWER SPOT 250™. During normal operation, tapping the “MODE” key once will access the fixture’s main menu. Once in the main menu you can navigate through the different functions and access the sub- menus with the Up and Down buttons.
  • Page 17 Settings in the internal memory (technician only) ARES Adjust - Reset FACC Must read . Protected by a code DFSE Resets all the fixture functions to the factory default values FEED Pan/Tilt feedback (error correction) On/Off EFLG Fault corrections ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 18: Setting The Dmx - Address (D001)

    DMX signal the display will flash continuously. D001 To set or adjust a DMX address, please follow the procedure below: 1. Switch on the POWER SPOT 250™ and wait for the fixture reset process to RESE finished (' ' will flash in the LED while fixture is in reset mode).
  • Page 19: Lamp On/Off (Lamp)

    Lamp running time (erasable). Press and hold down the Up and Down buttons together for three seconds to reset this function. LA 2 Lamp running time (non destructible). Total lamp hours logged by the unit ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 20: Invert Pan Movement (Rpan)

    This function allows you to choose between three different DMX operating modes. This feature manipulates the DMX channel orientation to simulate the operating mode of other manufactures. This allows the inner activity between the Power Spot 250 and GDMX other 250 units by different manufactures. The default setting for this unit is (Generic;...
  • Page 21: Special Functions (Spec)

    000 - 255 Pan Position TILT 000 - 255 Tilt Position COLO 000 - 255 Color wheel GOBO 000 - 255 Gobo wheel GROT 000 - 255 Gobo rotation PRIS 000 - 255 Prism rotation ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 22: Lamp On (Automatic) (Laau)

    This function will display the DMX value of a channel in the LED as the fixture receives it. Use the Up and Down buttons to select desired channel and press Enter to read its value. ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 23: Disp

    85˚C and 95˚C. Operating temperatures between 96˚C and 104˚C are considered critical. Temperatures above 105°C will send the fixture into protect mode and automatically switch the lamp off, the lamp will remain off until ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 24: Fan Control (Fans)

    Enter button to confirm the adjustment or the Mode button to cancel and return to the menu. Use the Up and Down buttons to set the adjustment values and confirm once more with the Enter button or use the ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 25: Default Settings (Dfse)

    Feedback 3.10.10 Feedback ”APC” FEED The POWER SPOT 250™ is equipped with ”APC,” automatic position correction. This function automatically corrects the Pan and Tilt movement should the unit lose step or is obstructed and forced to lose step. Press the Enter button to access the sub-menu.
  • Page 26: 11Fault Corrections (Efld)

    This message informs you that one of the fixture function wasn’t able to do its reset correct (magnetic sensor, stepping motor, driver on the PCB, cables, etc.). Repair the defect and start the fixture again. ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 27 The Power Spot 250™ uses 15 DMX channels. See page 27 for detailed description of the DMX traits.To control your fixture in DMX mode, follow the set-up procedures on pages 13-15 as well as the set-up specifications that are included with your DMX controller.
  • Page 28 Be sure the first unit in the chain is selected as the “master“ (MSTR) is turned on in the audio submenu. All other fixtures must be in “slave“ mode (SVPT) turned on in the audio submenu. ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 29: Dmx Channel Selection (Dmx Protocol)

    88-89 58-59 34,7 Color 6 / color 7 (slow) 90-91 5A-5B 35,5 Color 7 (slow) 92-93 5C-5D 36,3 Color 7 / color 8 (slow) 94-95 5E-5F 37,1 Color 8 (slow) 96-97 60-61 37,8 ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 30 Max. 4,4 turns/sec. 192-253 C0-FD 76-100 Audio prism rotation, slow Every 4 sound impulse = new prism Audio prism rotation, fast Every sound impulse = new prism 9) Shutter Shutter closed 0-15 00-0F ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 31 Circle (inverted) size / phase see also PAN 160-191 A0-BF 63-75 Figure Eight Figure Eight size / phase see also PAN 192-223 C0-DF 76-87 Random Movements size see also PAN 224-255 E0-FF 88-100 ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 32 16-239 7-96 Laser On 240-255 97-100 Lamp ON Shutter open 240-255 F0-FF 94-100 Channel 12 (min. 3 sec.) (Only if 230-249 6E-9F 92-97 Lamp OFF shutter is closed, channel 9 = 0 -15) ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 33: Lamp Change

    • Wait min. 20 minutes after the last operation to cool down the fixture. • Don’t touch the bulb of the lamp with bare fingers (this can cause damages. • Before you put the POWER SPOT 250™ into operation close the casing, otherwise your retina can be hurt! 6.2 Lamp Change...
  • Page 34: Lamp Adjustment

    Screws "A" Screws "B" The POWER SPOT 250™ lamp holder is aligned at the factory. However, due to slight imperfections in all lamps, fine adjustments may improve light performance. Please follow the procedures below to properly fine-tune the lamp orientation: ©Elation Professionals®...
  • Page 35 NOTICE: Be sure the minimum distance between the lamp and lens is at least 1.0mm. If the distance between the lamp and lens is less then 1.0mm, the lens may shatter due to excessive heat built-up. ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 36: Fuse Replacement

    Using a flat-head screwdriver remove the fuse holder from its’ housing. Gently pull out the bad fuse and discard of it properly and replace with an exact match. Reassemble in reverse order. ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 37: Change A Gobo

    Power Spot 250™ Changing/Replacing Gobos The POWER SPOT 250™ is fitted with a standard size gobo wheel that accepts gobos with an outside diameter of 27mm and a viewable image size of 23mm. Glass or steel gobos may be used. Please follow the safety procedures and installation below for proper and...
  • Page 38 Power Spot 250™ Special Notice: If you use glass gobos, the non-vaporized side must be fitted towards the lamp direction. ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 39: Maintenance And Cleaning The Power Spot 250

    A soft lint-free cloth moistened with any good glass cleaning fluid is recommended, under no circumstances should alcohol or solvents be used! The inside optical system should be maintained only by authorized persons. Please contact Elation professionals for recommendation associated with internal cleaning procedures. 9.1 Safety Regulations •...
  • Page 40: Cleaning The Optical System

    9.3.4 Follow the chart above to complete the service procedures. 9.3.5 Replace the shell and tighten the 4 retaining screws. 9.3.6 Be sure the cover has been replaced and all the parts have completely dried before attempting operation. ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 41: Technical Specification

    500 mm Weight (net) 22,2 kg Weight (gross) 24,6 kg Please Note: Specifications and improvements in the design of this unit and this manual are subject to change without any prior written notice. ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page...
  • Page 42: Warranty

    ® defective parts at its expense, and will absorb all expenses for warranty service and repair labor by reason of defects in material or workmanship. The sole responsibility of Elation Professionals under this warranty shall be limited to the repair of the product, or ®...
  • Page 43 The consumer’s and or Dealer’s sole remedy shall be such repair or replacement as is expressly provided above; and under no circumstances shall Elation Professionals be liable for any loss or damage, direct or consequential, arising out of the ®...
  • Page 44 Max Output : <4.9mW Class IIIa Laser Product CAUTION: When installing the Power Spot 250™ be sure it is mounted in a manner that pre- vents the audience from looking directly into the laser beam. Mount the unit in a manner that prevents the laser beam from striking the audience.
  • Page 45: Index

    Te m p e r a t u r e ......2 3 Fuse............15 Terminator........14 Fuse Replacement........36 Test Program..........18 Transporting the Fixture......15 Gobo, Replacement........37 Unpacking........5 Inverting Pan..........20 Inverting Tilt..........20 Warranty...........42 Introduction...........5 Warranty Registration........5 Lamp On, Automatic........22 ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page 45...
  • Page 46 ©Elation Professionals® Los Angeles, Ca. wwww.ElationLighting.com Page 46...
  • Page 47 ©Elation Professional® A Division of the American DJ™ Group of Companies 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA. 90058 U.S.A. 323-582-3322 / 323-582-3108 Fax web: www.ElationLighting.com / e-mail: info@ElationLighting.com...

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