Robe Color Wash 750 AT Tungsten, User Manual

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Page 2: ...on 12 5 ColorWash 750 AT Tungsten DMX Protocol version 1 4 14 6 Controller mode 17 6 1 DMX addressing 17 6 2 Remotely controllable functions 17 7 Control menu map 18 8 Control menu 22 8 1 Fixture Address 22 8 2 Fixture information 22 8 3 Personality 24 8 5 Test sequences 25 8 6 Manual mode 25 8 7 Stand alone setting 25 8 8 Reset functions 26 8 9 Special functions 26 9 Power down mode 27 10 RDM 28 ...

Page 3: ...r caution Make sure that the available voltage is not higher than stated on the rear panel Always plug in the power plug least Make sure that the power switch is set to OFF position before you connect the device to the mains The power plug has to be accessable after installing the device Make sure that the power cord is never crimped or damaged by sharp edges Check the device and the power cord fr...

Page 4: ...afety rope Fix the safety rope at the correct holes only Only operate the fixture after having checked that the housing is firmly closed and all screws are tightly fas tened The lamp must never be ignited if the objective lens or any housing cover is open as discharge lamps may explose and emit a high ultraviolet radiation which may cause burns The maximum ambient temperature 40 C must never be ex...

Page 5: ...Display 3 Infra red sensor 4 Data transfer indicator 5 RNS control wheel 6 Escape button 7 Enter button 1 Front lens 2 Pan lock 3 Base 4 Handle 5 Head yoke 6 Tilt unlock button green 7 Tilt lock button red 8 Moving head The head should be locked for transportation the tilt lock button 7 is pushed and the pan lock unlock lever 2 is in locked position To unlock the head press the tilt unlock button ...

Page 6: ...g type plug on the power cable The earth has to be connected If you have any doubts about proper installation consult a qualified electrician The occupation of the connection cables is as follows Cable EU Cable US Pin International Brown Black Live L Light blue White Neutral N Yellow Green Green Earth 4 2 Fitting the lamp DANGER Install the lamps with the device switched off only Unplug from mains...

Page 7: ...the hot spot adjust the lamp until the light is even To reduce a hot spot pull the lamp in by turning all three screws A B C clockwise 1 4 turn at a time until the light is evenly distributed If the light is brighter around the edge than it is in the cen ter or if light output is low the lamp is too far back in the reflector Push the lamp out by turning the screws A B C counterclockwise 1 4 turn a...

Page 8: ... the top hat on the front lens holder of the fixture 1 Loosen 4 lens holder quarter turn screws and hook both securing springs to the plastic projections in the front lens holder Tighten the 4 lens holder quarter turn screws again 2 Put desired top hat onto a front lens holder and fasten it by two fastening screws 3 Snap both springs to the slots in the top hat Slot Securing spring Plastic project...

Page 9: ...PERIENCE including but not limited to calculating working load limits installation material being used and periodic safety inspection of all installation material and the projector If you lack these qualifications do not attempt the installation yourself but instead use a professional structural rigger Improper installation can result in bodily injury and or damage to property The projector has to...

Page 10: ... hole in the holder 2 Fasten the omega holders on the bottom of the base by inserting both quick lock fasteners 3 into the holes of the base and tighten fully clockwise 3 Fasten the safety rope 2 through the two apertures on the bottom of the base and over the trussing sys tem When installing fixtures side by side avoid illuminating one fixture with another DANGER TO LIFE Before taking into operat...

Page 11: ...ut of the first fixture in the DMX chain If you wish to connect DMX controllers with other XLR out puts you need to use adapter cables Building a serial DMX chain Connect the DMX output of the first fixture in the DMX chain with the DMX input of the next fixture Always connect one output with the input of the next fixture until all fixtures are connected Up to 32 fixtures can may be connected on a...

Page 12: ... RJ 45 socket front view RJ 45 plug front view 1 TD 5 Not connected 2 TD 6 RX 3 RX 7 Not connected 4 Not connected 8 Not connected Patch cables that connect fixtures to the hubs or LAN sockets are wired 1 1 that is pins with the same numbers are connected together 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 If only the fixture and the computer are to be interconnected no hubs or other active components are ne...

Page 13: ...nect the DMX output of this fixture with the input of the next fixture until all fixtures are connected to the DMX chain Caution At the last fixture the DMX chain has to be terminated with a terminator Solder a 120 Ω resistor between Signal and Signal into a XLR plug and connect it in the DMX output of the last fixture Example DMX address 70 DMX address 24 DMX address 1 IP addres 002 168 002 002 U...

Page 14: ...ing menu items are temporarily overri den Pan Tilt speed mode Pan Tilt time mode Blackout while pan tilt moving Disabled blackout while pan tilt moving Reserved To activate following functions stop in DMX value for at least 3 s Pan Tilt reset Colour system reset Reserved Dimmer Strobe reset Zoom effect wheel reset Reserved Total reset Reserved step step step step step step step step step 7 7 0 9 1...

Page 15: ...2 Macro 13 Macro 14 Macro 15 Macro 16 Macro 17 Macro 18 Macro 19 Macro 20 Macro 21 Macro 22 Macro 23 Macro 24 Macro 25 Macro 26 Macro 27 Macro 28 Macro 29 Macro 30 Random rainbow effect from fast to slow Random macro selection by audio control Set microphone sensitivity in menu Personality Auto random macro selection from fast to slow step step step step step step step step step step step step ste...

Page 16: ...flashes s Shutter open Opening pulse in sequences from slow to fast Closing pulse in sequences from fast to slow Shutter open Random strobe effect from slow to fast Shutter open step step proportional step proportional proportional step proportional step 19 17 21 19 4 0 255 Mechanical dimmer Dimmer intensity from 0 to 100 In range of 0 3 DMX lamp power reduced to 370W proportional 20 22 5 0 255 Me...

Page 17: ...ith DMX signal from controller is not connected with the input of the Color Wash 750E AT Tungsten the controller is switched off or defective the cable or connector is defective or the signal wires are swaped in the input connector 6 2 Remotely controllable functions Lamp The ColorWash 750E AT Tungsten Tungsten is to be operated with a Philips 750W 80V halogen lamp An electronic dimming unit insid...

Page 18: ...wer On Time Total Hours Resetable Hours Lamp On Time Total Hours Resetable Hours Lamp On Off cycles Total Cycles Resetable Cycles Air filters Set Alert period 10 50 300 hours Elapsed time hours Fixture Temperatures Current Ambient Temp C Board Temp C Head Temp C Maximum Nonresetable Ambient Temp C Board Temp C Head Temp C Maximum Resetable Ambient Temp C Board Temp C Head Temp C DMX Values Pan 0 2...

Page 19: ...Presetting Lamp Off if not DMX On Off Lamp Low Power Delay 10s 600s Reaction Time Corr 0 150 El Dimmer Offset 10 100 Lamp Live Warning On Off Display Adjusting Display Permanent On On Off Display Intensity 1 10 Display Backlight 1 5 10 Display Turned On Off Blackout d M C On Off Pan Tilt Feedback On Off Microphone Sensitivity 1 10 20 Fan Modes Auto Cooling High Cooling Pan Tilt mode Time mode Spee...

Page 20: ...setting Music Trigger On Off Presetting Playback Disabled Test Program Program 1 Program 2 Program 3 Playing Program Test Program In Loop Program 1 In Loop Program 2 In Loop Program 3 In Loop Editing Program Program 1 Program 2 Program 3 Edit Steps Step1 Step 99 Pan 0 255 El Dimmer 0 255 Step Time 0 1 25 5s Save Save and copy Start Step 1 99 End Step 1 99 Reset functions Reset All Pan Tilt Dimmer ...

Page 21: ...21 Effect Adjustment DMX Values Pan 0 255 El Dimmer 0 255 Calibrate Values Cyan 0 225 Mech dimmer 2 0 255 Save and Reset Load Default Values Updating Software ...

Page 22: ...ble to connect the next fixture to DMX output and to make a DMX chain Set IP Address Select this submenu to set IP address IP address is the Internet protocol address The IP uniquely identifies any node fixture on a network There can t be 2 fixtures with the same IP address on the network Default IP Address Presetted IP address you can edit only first number of IP address 2 or 10 e g 002 019 052 0...

Page 23: ...egative mark at the time value and a warning icon triangle on the display with the following message Clean Air Filters Clean the filters and reset this menu item by pressing Enter button twice while this menu is highlighted to start the new time countdown Fixture Temperatures Select this submenu to read the temperatures of the fixture Current Select this function to read the current temperatures o...

Page 24: ... in different fixtures The reaction time correction should be performed with a cold lamp To set reaction time correction Connect fixtures to DMX open and close their light ouputs white light by changing of the DMX values 0 and 255 Set the same reaction time at all fixtures by means of the Reaction Time Correction item on each fixture if needed Note The setting will effect only jump change from 0 t...

Page 25: ... to close the light output during effect changes Pan Tilt Moving This function closes the light output during changing pan tilt positions Dimmer Curve Select desired dimmer running Curve 1 Curve 2 IR Sensor Select this function to switch on off infra red remote control Init Effect Positions Select this function to set all effects to the desired positions After switching the fixture on if DMX is no...

Page 26: ...ess ENTER 3 Select the desired program step Step 01 Step 99 and press ENTER 4 Select the desired item and press ENTER Now you can edit DMX value for selected item Pan value 0 255 Step Time value 0 25 5s 5 Select Save or Save and Copy and press Enter to confirm adjusted values Save saving the current prog step Save and Copy saving and copying the current prog step to the next prog step 6 Go on next...

Page 27: ...ualification do not attempt the update yourself and ask for help your ROBE distributor Note 2 DMX address IP address programs 1 3 and all functions in menu Personality will be set to their default values To update software in the fixture 1 Installation of DMX Software Uploader 1 DMX Software Uploader program is available from the ROBE web site at WWW robe cz 2 Make a new directory e g Robe_Uploade...

Page 28: ... you want to go directly to normal operation mode execute any fixture reset Note All motors except pan and tilt motors in Power down mode are deactivated and switching the lamp on from the control panel is blocked 10 RDM This fixture is ready for RDM operation RDM Remote Device Management is a bi directional communications protocol for use in DMX512 control systems it is the new open standard for ...

Page 29: ...ture operating Temper Sensor Error The message informs you that the communication betwen the head and the main board in the fixture base was cut off or the head temperature sensor is defective and the lamp was automatically switched off Power down mode This message will appear if the fixture is switched to the Power down mode e g fixture head is overheated The following error messages are separate...

Page 30: ...ges will appear after the reset of the CTB flag if the flag is not located in the default position Strobe 1 Error 1 Strobe 1 Error 2 The messsages will appear after the reset of the dimmer strobe module if the strobe lamella1 is not located in the default position Strobe 2 Error 1 Strobe 2 Error 2 The messsages will appear after the reset of the dimmer strobe module if the strobe lamella 2 is not ...

Page 31: ...lf resetable thermo fuse Ethernet operation Art Net communication protocol Stand alone operation Ready for RDM Remote Device Management protocol Protocol USITT DMX 512 5 DMX modes 18 20 21 23 control channels Pan Tilt Pan movement range 530 Tilt movement range 280 16 bit movement resolution Automatic Pan Tilt position correction Remotely controllable speed of pan tilt movement for easy programming...

Page 32: ...e of lighted object 3 m Total heat dissipation 2900 BTU h calculated Weight net 30 9 kg Dimensions mm Dimensions of the fixture Dimensions of the optional top hats Accessories Omega holder 2 pieces No 99010420 Optional Accessories Module of front wide angle lens No 99010879 ...

Page 33: ...g vents using a soft brush and vacuum cleaner The interior of the fixture should be cleaned at least annually using a vacuum cleaner or an air jet Dichroic colour filters CMY flags and an internal lens should be cleaned monthly Maintenance and service operations are only to be carried out by authorized distributors Important Check the air filters periodically and clean before they become clogged C...

Page 34: ...ed Time Replacing the fuse Before replacing the fuse unplug mains lead Procedure 1 Unscrew the fuseholder on the rear panel of the base with a fitting screwdriver from the housing anticlockwise 2 Remove the old fuse from the fuseholder 3 Install the new fuse in the fuseholder 4 Replace the fuseholder in the housing and fix it air filter cover quarter turn fasteners Specifications are subject to ch...

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