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!
2.Operating determinations This device is a moving-head spot for creating decorative effects and 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.
3. Description of the ClubSpot 300 CT 1 - Top cover of the head 2 - Base 3 - Yoke 4 - Handle Rear panel: 5 - Power switch 6 - Fuse holder 7 - Power cord 8 - 3-pin DMX input...
4. Installation 4.1Fitting the lamp DANGER ! Install the lamps with the device switched off only. Unplug from mains before ! To insert the lamp , open the top cover of the projector head by loosening the 4 screws on the cover. Then open the small lamp cover by loosening 3 fastening screws (see the drawing).
4.2 Lamp adjustment Correct optimum distance Incorrect rear panel of the moving head -.5 mm Screw "A" Screw "B" The lampholder is aligned at the factory. Due to differences between lamps, fine adjustment may improve light performance. Strike the lamp, cancel all effects, open the shutter and set the dimmer intensity onto 00 % and focus the light on a flat surface (wall) or use function “LAAd”...
Optional 18°-lens: Unscrew the knurled-head screw on the plate of the light-output. Install the optional 18°-lens and fix it with the knurled-head screw. 8°lens 8°lens screw standard 5°lens 4.4 Inserting/Exchanging gobos DANGER! Install the colours gobos with the device switched off only. Unplug from mains before! It is possible to change gobos on the static gobo wheel.Open the top cover of the head by loosening the 4 fastening screws on the top cover.
4.5 Connection to the mains Verify the power supply settings before applying power! If you wish to change the power supply settings,see the chapter below. Connect the fixture to the mains with the enclosed power plug.If you need to install other power plug on the power cable,follow the identification table below.
4.7 Rigging the fixture DANGER TO LIFE! Please consider the respective national norms during the installation! The installation must only be carried out by an authorized distributor! The installation of the projector has to be built and constructed in a way that it can hold 0 times the weight for hour without any harming deformation.
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You can fix the fixture on a truss via 2 Omega holders or using the mounting plate(it is not the standard part of delivery) or screw the clamps directly to the 2 holes (5) in the base. For overhead use, always install a safety-rope that can hold at least 10 times the weight of the fixture. You must only use safety-ropes with screw-on carabines.
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Fixation via a mounting plate 1. Screw 2 clamps (1) to the mounting plate (4) with M12 bolts and lock nuts through the holes in the mounting plate (4). 2. Insert the 4 quick-lock fasteners (3) into the holes on the bottom of the base and tighten fully clockwise. 3.
4.8 DMX-512 connection/connection between fixtures The fixture is equipped with 3-pin XLR sockets for DMX input and output. Only use a shielded twisted-pair cable designed for RS-485 and 3-pin XLR-plugs and connectors in order to connect the controller with the fixture or one fixture with another.
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5.ClubSpot 300 - DMX Protocol,version 1.1 Type of Mode 1 Mode 2 8 bit Function Value control Channel Channel Channel 0-55 proportional Coarse control of pan movement Pan Fine 0-55 proportional Fine control of pan movement Tilt 0-55 proportional Coarse control of tilt movement...
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3-facet prism rotation control No rotation step -6 Forward rotation from fast to slow proportional 7-8 No rotation step 9-55 Backward rotation from slow to fast proportional Rotating gobo selection 0-3 Open step 3-63 Gobo step 64-95 Gobo step 96-7 Gobo 3...
ClubSpot 300 will respond to the controller. If you set, for example, the address to channel 5, the ClubSpot 300 will use the channel 5 to 20 for control (if 16-bit mode is selected).
Dimmer/Shutter/Strobe Smooth 0 - 00 % dimming is provided by the combined mechanical dimmer/shutter unit. This unit may also be used for strobe effect . 7. Stand - alone operation The fixtures on a data link are not connected to the controller but can execute pre-set programs which can be different for every fixture.To set the program to be played,see the "Stand-alone setting"...
8.Control menu map Default settings=Bold print A00 dM.Ad. MA.SL. d.AbL MASt. SLA. SLA.9 SL.Ct. InFo Po.ti. totl rSEt La.ti. totl rSEt LA.St. totl rSEt Hi.tE. totl rSEt tEMP. DM.In. Pan (0-255) dim (0-255) VErS. PErS. r.PAn (On,Off) r.tilt (On,Off) 6br Mod Mod2 8bit...
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LAMP (On,Off) tESt Mod Pan (0-255) tilt (0-255) Foc. Go... Mod St.AL. Auto tESt PrG. PrG. PrG.3 PLAY tESt PrG. PrG. PrG.3 Edit PrG. PrG. PrG.3 St.0 St.99 Pan (0-255) S.tim.(0.1-25.5) (s) COPY rESE. SPEC. MAnu. Pan (Pan1,Pan2,Pan3) dimr (dim0...dim4,dimC) LA.Ad.
Use this menu to read an useful information about the fixture. Po.ti. ---Power on time.Select this submenu to read the number of operation hours. totL --- The function shows the total number of the operation hours since the ClubSpot 300 has been fabricated.
0 you have to hold [UP] and[DOWN ] and press the [ENTER]. LA.St. --- Lamp strikes.Select this submenu to read the total number of the lamp strikes. totL --- The function shows the total number of the lamp strikes since the ClubSpot 300 has been fabricated.
ClubSpot 300 automatically switches off the lamp. Lo.HI. --- The fan keeps the adjusted low speed until the temperature exceeds max. inside temperature of the fixture, then the ClubSpot 300 automatically switches from low to high the fan speed.
Edit --- Editing program.Select this menu to edit or create the program.The ClubSpot 300 has one built- in program and the 3 free programs,each up to 99 steps.Each program step has a step time.Step time-the time,during which effects last in the current step.
9.9 Special functions Use this menu for special services like adjusting lamp or adjusting effects. MAnu. --- Manual control of the effects..Select this menu to call up presetted positions of the effects. LA.Ad. --- Lamp adjustment.This function can be used when you make the fine adjustment of the lamp.If you select this function,all effects will be canceled,shutter will be opened and the dimmer intensity will be set onto 00%.By using the options "PAn, tilt, Foc"...
10. 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 ClubSpot 300 will store this information and automatically ignite the lamp when the 5 minutes period has expired.
11. Technical specifications Power supply: EU-model: Voltage:......08/30/40V AC, 50/60Hz ~ Fuse:.......T 3.5@30V US-model: Voltage:......00/0/08/30/40V AC, 50/60Hz ~ Fuse:........T 6.3A@0V Power consumption:..500 VA Approved lamps: Osram HSD 50/80,Philips MSD 50/,Sylvania BA 50/ SE Optical System: - High luminous-efficiency parabolic mirror and double condenser system - Standard 5°...
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- Black-out while head moving or gobo/color changing - Silent fans cooling, - Self-resetable thermo-fuse - Master/slave operation - Digital serial input DMX-5 - 4 or 6 DMX control channels Pan/Tilt - Pan movement range 530° - Tilt movement range 80° - 8 or 6 bit movement resolution - Automatic Pan/Tilt position correction - Remotely controllable speed of pan/tilt movement for easy programming...
Accessories - Omega holder (2 pieces)........99010420 Optional accessories: - Objective°...........99000 - Lens-module 8°..........990000 - Mounting plate..........99009 Beampath: 12. Maintenance and cleaning It is absolutely essential that the fixture is kept clean and that dust, dirt and smoke-fluid residues must not build up on or within the fixture.
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The gobos may be cleaned with a soft brush. The interior of the fixture should be cleaned at least annually using a vacuum-cleaner or an air-jet. The dichroic colour-filters, the gobo-wheel and the internal lenses should be cleaned monthly. There are no serviceable parts inside the device except for the lamp and the fuse. Please refer to the instructions under "Fitting/Exchanging the lamp".
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