Avolites ART2000 T4, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...ART2000 T4 4 module Digital Dimming System Operator s Manual software version OS3R1 Stock number 8200 0152 82000152 ...

Page 2: ...ail within this manual may not match the operation of the ART2000 In no event shall Avolites be liable for any direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages or loss whatsoever including without limitation damages for loss of profits business interruption or other pecuniary loss arising out of the use or inability to use the ART2000 even if Avolites Ltd has been advised of the possibi...

Page 3: ...STEM 4 2 FEATURES OF THE ART2000 6 3 INSTALLING THE ART2000 8 4 SETTING USER OPTIONS 13 5 ELDC OPTION 22 6 ONE PHASE PER MULTIPIN OUTLET 23 7 TROUBLESHOOTING 24 8 INTRODUCTION TO DMX 27 9 SYSTEM SPECIFICATION 30 10 CONNECTOR PINOUTS 31 11 GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS 33 12 INDEX 35 ...

Page 4: ...lights 12 channel 16A Relay module to switch on off mains under DMX control Modules of the same channel count can be freely interchanged and the rack can be easily configured per job as required When loaded with 16A modules the system can be fitted with a patch bay and up to 20 Multipin outlet connectors which ensure that cabling will be as simple and reliable as possible Each channel of each mult...

Page 5: ...ts are otherwise exposed Before turning on the ART2000 rack ensure that the neon power connection lights on the control panel are correctly illuminated These lights will indicate most connection errors The system may be damaged if it is turned on with the power feed connected incorrectly 1 3 Quick start instructions When connecting the power feed to the system ensure EARTH is connected first then ...

Page 6: ... turning on the power as these connectors otherwise have exposed live terminals 2 1 Utility power panel Above the power input is the utility power panel This may be fitted with variety of single phase connectors and optional 32A 3 phase connectors The utility power is for feeding motors and other devices needing static power The circuit breakers for the utility power panel are on the front of the ...

Page 7: ...low a gooseneck lamp to be fitted so you can see what you are patching 2 4 Main circuit breakers On the front of the rack down at the bottom there is a 3 phase circuit breaker for each module and one for the utility power Above the circuit breakers may be fitted an RCB for each module There are also three individual circuit breakers for the utility power sockets 2 5 Power modules The main part of ...

Page 8: ...g on the module type fitted to the rack up to a maximum of 48 dimmer channels Therefore a two bay frame fitted with two 6 channel modules will use dimmer channel 1 6 and 7 12 and the same frame fitted with 12 channel modules will allocated channels 1 12 for the first module and 13 24 for the next module In the case of a breaker module preceding a dimmer module in the rack the dimmer channel 1 will...

Page 9: ...not obstruct the air vents Black tarpaulin is general unsuitable 3 2 Power modules The ART2000 system has four bays in which you can fit either dimmer modules power distribution modules or relay switch modules The modules need to be of the same channel capacity all 12 channel or all 6 channel modules If you have a selection of ART2000 modules and need to change the configuration of the rack by swa...

Page 10: ...ourself that they are dead Connect the power supply to the Power Input terminals on the rear of the rack earth first then neutral then phases If loop out terminals are fitted you can use these to connect a second rack provided you do not overload the supply Both Powerlo k and Camlok have a 400A limit Cover unused Camlok loop out connectors Turn on the power feed do not turn on the racks yet Check ...

Page 11: ... patch on the hot patch panel as the patch cables do not carry an earth connection 3 5 Control connection Two DMX inputs and linked outputs are provided these allow you to use two consoles such as a normal static light console and a moving light console or to have a back up control link Normally the system will combine the two inputs with a highest takes precedence rule It is also possible to conf...

Page 12: ...to connected thus four loads are needed 3 7 Testing channels using the local control faders When you are setting up the rig it is useful to be able to fade up a channel from the dimmer rack Each dimmer module or relay module channel on the ART2000 has a fader to allow you to do this However the faders can be disabled to prevent people playing with them The display shows Faders on or Faders off to ...

Page 13: ...sole and DMX channel 300 on the other console This can be useful if two consoles are controlling the rig as sometimes happens if you are using moving lights with external dimmers to control the lamp and normal static lights in the same show You can also allocate each channel to an individual DMX control channel This is called Channel Patch mode and is described later 4 1 1 Setting the DMX start ad...

Page 14: ...011012013014015016017018019010010010 6 channel dimmer Bay 1 011012013014015016 3 channel dimmer Bay 1 011012013 12 channel breaker or no module fitted Bay 1 Pressing the UP DOWN button will cycle the screen between the following data sources BAY INPUT LEVEL Input to the dimmer without a curve applied BAY OUTPUT LEVEL Input to the dimmer following the curve DMX A LEVEL Exclusive DMX Line A data DMX...

Page 15: ...ning 90 using a linear curve 15 Pre heat channel stays on at 15 input scaled over remaining 85 using a linear curve User curve direct DMX 255 steps to firing angle use this curve when using a curve in the console You can modify all 48 channels in one go by holding X10 and pressing CURVE The following screen display is shown Line A 001 Dmx ok Line B 001 No Dmx Status Running ok Mode Test Off channe...

Page 16: ...t then press Enter 4 5 Soft Patch The ART2000 system allows you to allocate any DMX address to any dimmer channel on an individual basis You can also set different allocations on DMX line A and line B It is important to know that the Art2000 will truncate the dimmer channels depending on the bay requirements Consider the following set ups Example 1 Bay 1 12x 16A dimmer Dimmer channel 1 12 Bay 2 12...

Page 17: ...ange the mode for DMX line A or B The mode can be different for each line 4 5 1 Turning on the softpatch Hold X10 and press DMX A or DMX B The display will show the Soft Patch screen Press UP DOWN to change the NO into Yes and press ENTER The 1 1 Patch screen will now appear If you do not want a 1 1 patch to be loaded press EXIT if you want to load a 1 1 Patch change the NO into Yes using the UP D...

Page 18: ...er Channel 48 Dmx address 048 Dimmer Channel 01 Dmx address 001 Dimmer Channel 02 Dmx address 002 4 5 3 Parking DMX channels You can set the DMX address of a channel to 000 this parks the dimmer channel so it is not controlled by that DMX line This is useful if you want a dimmer to be controllable from only one of the two DMX lines or if you want to disable a dimmer 4 5 4 Behaviour of X10 and UP D...

Page 19: ... the show going if the control console stops working or if you have a very simple static set up which does not require a control console If you have multiple racks of Avolites ART dimmers 2000 4000 or 6000 you can instruct all connected ART systems to store a Global memory Once you have stored memories you can play back these memories from one control module allowing you access to all the channels...

Page 20: ...for the memory you want to replay faders 1 12 on the top dimmer module Press TEST OFF to stop the memory replay Note The faders used to replay a memory are the first 12 faders on Bay 1 If a power distribution module is fitted in Bay A no memories can be replayed locally If you want to replay a memory globally i e turn on Memory 1 on all the racks you need to carry out the following procedure at th...

Page 21: ...0 Pressing the EXIT button will restore the normal screen 4 9 Wipe all function When a rack returns from a job it is likely that all kinds off user settings are not set the way you want it The ART2000 system has a Wipe all function which allows you to reset the system to factory default setting 4 9 1 Wipe all function Power down the control unit rotary switch Press and hold the UP and DOWN button ...

Page 22: ...system is not to be used in this mode the bay is unprotected and unsafe to use 5 1 1 Disabling an ELDC RCB Turn and hold the ELDC master control key switch to Allow RCB Disable Select the bay s to be disabled by pressing the Red RCB disable switch the red switch is now lit Return the ELDC master control key switch to the centre position When the Key switch is in the centre position the key can be ...

Page 23: ...7 30 33 36 Multipin 9 39 42 45 48 Check that the controller is in patch mode see 4 5 Soft Patch Enter the following patch on the DMX line to be used Dim 1 Dim 2 Dim 3 Dim 4 Dim 5 Dim 6 Dim 7 Dim 8 Dim 9 Dim 10 Dim 11 Dim 12 Dmx 1 Dmx 17 Dmx 33 Dmx 2 Dmx 18 Dmx 34 dmx 3 Dmx 19 Dmx 35 dmx 4 Dmx 20 Dmx 36 Dim 13 Dim 14 Dim 15 Dim 16 Dim 17 Dim 18 Dim 19 Dim 20 Dim 21 Dim 22 Dim 23 Dim 24 Dmx 5 Dmx 21...

Page 24: ...ood warning means that there is a problem but the dimmer will carry on working 7 1 System setup You can display more information about the system by holding down the X10 button and pressing the LEVEL button Above STORE Line A 001 Dmx ok Line B 001 No Dmx Status Running ok Mode Test off BAY STATUS Found Chan Control Temp OverTemp Run Bay 1 Yes 12 123 20 No 81 Bay 2 Yes 12 456 21 No 71 Bay 3 No 00 7...

Page 25: ...rmal screen The internal software can be updated using PC software and special cable Avolites part number 1808 0016 available from Avolites Full instructions are given by the PC software 7 2 Overheating If the system detects that it is overheating heatsink temperature over 80 C it will display the following warning Line A 001 Dmx ok Line B 001 No Dmx Status Running ok Mode Test off WARNING Bay 1 t...

Page 26: ...he system will continue to operate but setup changes will be lost when it is powered down Line A 001 Dmx ok Line B 001 No Dmx Status Warning Mode Test off WARNING There was a problem saving data Please try again Please Contact Avolites for service if this problem occurs 7 5 Dimmer Engine Control Problems If the system cannot start up one or more of the four dimmer engines the following message wil...

Page 27: ...on If you have a spare dimmer module try changing the module Check the control setup If all the above is OK then you may have a DMX control problem Make sure that the rack is set to the same DMX channel as the control console If the display shows that the DMX line you are using is in Channel Patch mode make sure the dimmer channel has not been patched somewhere else or has been parked If you are e...

Page 28: ...m which channels to respond to by setting the start address on each unit The computer inside the dimmer or fixture waits for the correct channels to come up then reads in the levels for those channels and uses them to set the dimmer levels or the fixture positions 8 4 A few cautions about using DMX DMX is a robust system which normally works very well provided you keep to a few simple rules Here a...

Page 29: ...8 Introduction to DMX Page 29 A2K T4 V2 2 27 08 2014 11 19 00 ...

Page 30: ...V Environmental ratings Minimum Maximum Ambient temperature 0 C 40 C Internal heatsink temperature 70 C Relative humidity 90 non condensing Fan cooling airflow cubic ft min Minimum Maximum Normal operation 80 CFM 100 CFM Maximum load 850 CFM Generated heat typical 16A Channel 100 25W 85 Btu 32A Channel 100 55W 187 Btu 63A Channel 100 125W 426 Btu Physical information Dimensions all rack lids fitte...

Page 31: ... Line B Data 5 Line B Data DMX LINE B Pin Function 1 Earth 2 Data 3 Data 4 loop through 5 loop through Multipin outlet connectors Various types of connector may be fitted by Avolites See previous page for phasing of outputs Socapex 19 pin Pin Function 1 Live 1 2 Neutral 1 3 Live 2 4 Neutral 2 5 Live 3 6 Neutral 3 7 Live 4 8 Neutral 4 9 Live 5 10 Neutral 5 11 Live 6 12 Neutral 6 13 Earth 14 Earth 1...

Page 32: ...Neutral 2 5 Live 3 6 Neutral 3 7 Live 4 8 Neutral 4 9 Live 5 10 Neutral 5 11 Live 6 12 Neutral 6 13 14 15 16 Earth Earth Harting Lectroflex Harting 1 2 extra Earth As above but pins 13 16 connected to earth Harting Lectroflex Harting 1 9 Pin Function 1 Live 1 2 Live 2 3 Live 3 4 Live 4 5 Live 5 6 Live 6 7 8 9 Neutral 1 10 Neutral 2 11 Neutral 3 12 Neutral 4 13 Neutral 5 14 Neutral 6 15 16 Earth Ea...

Page 33: ...en adopted as a control protocol for most lighting systems It can carry 512 different slots of 8 bit data HOT PATCH A plugging system which allows you to connect any dimmer channel output to any Multicore channel The hot refers to the patch carrying mains voltage HTP Highest Takes Precedence a mechanism for determining the output level of a Channel held in more than one Playback Channel The Channe...

Page 34: ... time taken for the mains output to rise to full voltage when the dimmer channel turns on This happens 100 times per second and has a large effect on the amount of interference generated by the dimmer longer rise time less interference It also affects the acoustic noise made by a lamp filament START ADDRESS The first DMX channel used by the dimmer or fixture Usually a block of channels is used sta...

Page 35: ...immer bays 9 dimmer modules overview 7 display contrast control 8 11 distribution module 8 DMX channel setting 13 DMX connector wiring 30 DMX lines 28 DMX introduction to 27 DMX parking channels 18 E E mail number ii error messages 24 F fan cooling 9 fault messages 24 Fax number UK ii Fax number USA ii H Harting connector wiring 31 hot patch panel overview 7 hot patch panel patching channels 8 11 ...

Page 36: ...e 13 relay module 8 replaying memories 19 reset button 8 S safety information 4 5 Sales and service numbers UK ii Sales and service numbers USA ii Service numbers UK ii setting dimmer curve 14 setting dimmer limit 15 setting DMX channel 13 Socapex connector wiring 30 software updating from PC 24 version number 24 specification of system 29 status display 24 storing memories 19 system specification...