Elation VISION 250 User Manual
Elation VISION 250 User Manual

Elation VISION 250 User Manual

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VISION 250
Version 1.0
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  • Page 1 VISION 250 Version 1.0...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    VISION 250 Table of contents 1. Safety instructions ......................3 2. Operating determinations ..................... 4 3. Description of the device ....................5 4. Installation ........................6 4.1Fitting the lamp ......................6 4.2 Installation of an optional lens ................... 7 4.3 Inserting/Exchanging rotating gobos ................. 8 4.4 Rigging the fixture .....................
  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    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!
  • Page 4: Operating Determinations

    2. Operating determinations This device was designed for indoor use only. If the device has been exposed to drastic temperature fluctuation (e.g. after transportation), do not switch it on immediately. The arising condensation water might damage your device. Leave the device switched off until it has reached room temperature.
  • Page 5: Description Of The Device

    3. Description of the device 1 - Fastening screws 2 - Fixation screw for bracket 3 - Bracket 4 - Objective 5 - Mirror Front panel: 6 - DMX Output 7 - DMX Input 8 - Fuseholder 9 - Powercord 10 - Control board Control board: 11 - Display...
  • Page 6: Installation

    4. Installation 4.1Fitting the lamp DANGER ! Install the lamps with the device switched off only. Unplug from mains before ! To insert the lamp (MSD/HSD 250 or MSD250/2) open the cover by loosening the fastening screws at the sides of the cover.
  • Page 7: Installation Of An Optional Lens

    4.2 Installation of an optional lens The device is delivered with a 15°-standard lens. If you wish to insert an optional 12° or 18°-lens (it is not standard part of delivery,only for request), please follow the instructions below: Optional 12°-lens: Remove the the 15°-objective by loosening the 3 fastening screws with an appropriate screwdriver.
  • Page 8: Inserting/Exchanging Rotating Gobos

    (decoration articles, etc.) in between a distance of min. 0,5 m. The VISION 250 can be installed in any position without altering its operation characteristics Install a safety wire that can hold at least 10 times the weight of the fixture. Never use the carrying handles for secondary attachment.
  • Page 9: Connection To The Mains

    4.5 Connection to the mains Connect the fixture to the mains with the enclosed power-plug. The earth has to be connected! The occupation of the connection-cables is as follows: Cable International Brown Live Light blue Neutral Yellow/Green Earth 4.6 DMX-512 connection/connection between fixtures The wires must not come into contact with each other, otherwise the fixtures will not work at all, or will not work properly.
  • Page 10: Dmx Protocol

    5. DMX PROTOCOL Channel Channel Value Function Type of control 16 bit 8 bit 0-255 Coarse control of the pan movement proportional Tilt 0-255 Coarse control of the tilt movement proportional Pan fine 0-255 Fine control of the pan movement proportional Tilt fine 0-255...
  • Page 11 Channel Channel Value Function Type of control 16 bit 8 bit 200-207 Macro 6 step 208-215 Macro 7 step 216-223 Macro 8 step 224-231 Macro 9 step 232-239 Macro 10 step 240-247 Macro 11 step 248-255 Macro 12 step 3-facet prism rotation control No rotation step 1-126...
  • Page 12: Addressing

    The VISION 250 is run with a MSD/HSD250 or MSD 250/2 lamp. A relay inside of the VISION 250 allows you to switch On and Off the lamp via itself control board on the front panel or via your controller without affecting the rest of the lighting.
  • Page 13: Rotating Gobo Wheel

    (1 - 10 flashes per second) 7.9 Fan The VISION 250 is cooled by an axial fan situated at the bottom of the fixture. The speed of the fan (of course the noice) can be continuously reduced if very quiet performance is required.
  • Page 14: Main Functions

    [Menu] to return to the main menu. In order to reset the counter to 0, you have to hold the [+] and [-]-button and press the [Enter]-button. Power On time By this option you can read the total number of hours that the VISION 250 has been powered On. Press [Enter] or [Menu] to return to the main menu. Switch On/Off the lamp Use the [+] and [-] keys to select "On"...
  • Page 15: Spec -Special Functions

    VISION 250 functions and therefore is good for a complete introduction of the fixture. Reset Function Press [Enter] key to run reset. This option enables the VISION 250 to index all effects (functions) and return to their standard positions.
  • Page 16 Lamp On automatically This function enables to switch On the lamp automatically after switching On the fixture. Use the [+] and [-] keys to select "On" if you wish to switch On the lamp automatically after switching On the fixture or "Off" if you wish the lamp off after switching On the fixture and press [Enter] to confirm or [Menu] to cancel and return to the menu.
  • Page 17 250 automatically switch Off the lamp. low/high speed of the fan operating the fan keeps the adjusted low speed until the temperature exceeds max. inside temp.of the fixture, then the VISION 250 automatically switch from low to high the fan speed.
  • Page 18 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 setting and their default positions. Default values Personality Display...
  • Page 19 1. Calibration via the control board Press [Enter] and the [+] and [-] keys in order to display the following messages: "Colo, EFEC, rGob, rotG," for very smooth function calibration. Select one of them, press [Enter] and use the [+] and [-] keys in order to adjust their right value from 0 to 255.
  • Page 20: Error And Information Messages

    9. 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).The message will appear on the display if the lamp doesn't ignite within 28 seconds. The VISION 250 will store this information and automatically ignite the lamp when the 5 minutes period has expired.
  • Page 21: Technical Specifications

    10. Technical specifications Power supply: -Voltage......115/208/230/240 V AC, 50/60 Hz ~ -Fuse.......T 6,3 A@115V -Fuse.......T 3,15 A@230V -Power consumption..500VA Motors: -9 high quality stepping-motors controlled by microprocessors Lamp: -MSD/HSD 250 GY-9,5 or MSD 250/2 GY-9,5 Optical system: -Double condensor lens with high efficiency parabolic mirror -Standard 15°...
  • Page 22 Colours: - 11 dichroic-filters plus white - Colour-wheel with variable rotation speed Rotating gobos: - 4 metal gobo, 1 glass gobos and 1 dichroic gobo rotating in both dirrections at different speeds - gobo indexing - rotating gobo wheel cont. rotation Strobe: - Strobe effect with variable speed (1 - 10 flashes per second) Dimmer:...
  • Page 23: Maintenance And Cleaning

    12. Appendix We believe you will enjoy your VISION 250. We assure you will enjoy this product for years if you follow the instructions given in this manual.

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