Robin Actor 6 ST, User Manual

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Page 2: ...order 22 6 Control menu 23 6 1 Addressing DMXA 23 6 2 Zoom Zoom 23 6 3 Virtual colour wheel Vir C 23 6 4 Dimmer Dimm 23 6 5 Fixture information Info 23 6 6 Personality Pers 24 6 7 Manual Control Manual 24 6 8 Test program Test Prg 25 6 9 Stand alone St Alone 25 6 10 Reset 25 6 11 Special functions Special 25 7 RDM 27 8 Wireless DMX operation 27 9 Error and information messages 28 10 Technical Spec...

Page 3: ... the fuses or any part The power plug has to be accessible after installing the fixture Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this canresult in fire or electric shock Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord Do not locate this fixture where the cord may be damaged by persons walking on it Make sure that the power cord is never crimped or damaged by sharp edges Check the fixtur...

Page 4: ...hen rigging derigging or servicing the fixtu re Do not block the front objective LEDs with any object when the fixture is under operation The fixture becomes very hot during operation Allow the fixture to cool approximately 20 minutes prior to manipulate with it Operate the fixture only after having familiarized with its functions Do not permit operation by persons not qualified for operating the ...

Page 5: ... 2 Fixture exterior view 5 Apertures for safety chain 6 DMX out 7 DMX in 8 PowerCon socket 9 Fuse holder 10 Apertures for quick turn fasteners 1 Moving head 2 Tilt lock 3 Control buttons 4 Display ...

Page 6: ...ower supply that automatically adjusts to any 50 60Hz AC power source from 100 240 Volts Install a suitable plug on the power cord note that the cores in the power cord are coloured according to the following table The earth has to be connected If you have any doubts about proper installation consult a qualified electrician Core EU Core US Connection Plug Terminal Marking Brown Black Live L Light ...

Page 7: ...Unscrew the four fastening screws 3 which securing flange 4 to the head 5 and install new flange Keep its right position the cutouts A in the flange must look towards the arms Original flange New flange 2 Place the top hat 1 on the head 5 press locks 2 and turn the top hat counter clockwise until it snap into slots B in the flange ...

Page 8: ...ntil it snap into slots B in the flange and release locks 5 3 Insert the barndoors 8 into the second slot in the barndoors holder 4 and secure it by means of the lock 6 The first slot serves for diffuser 9 which has to be secured by means of the lock 7 4 On each side of the fixture pull the snap hook 11 on the wire 10 through the aperture 12 to make the secondary security of installed barndoors Do...

Page 9: ...jector 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 or damage to property The fixture has to be installed out of the reach of people If the fixture shall be lowered from the ceiling or high joists professional trussing systems have to be used The fixture must never be fix...

Page 10: ...he fixture Use only a safety wire with screw on snap hook Thread the snap hook through two apertures in the fixture base and the wire around the truss as shown on the picture below 1 Safety wire 2 Apertures for safety wire 3 Trust When installing fixtures side by side avoid illuminating one fixture with another ...

Page 11: ...re 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 be interconnected Caution At the last fixt...

Page 12: ...t High Res Sw Ver IC 1 IC 2 IC 3 Pers DMX Pres Mode 1 Mode 6 DMX In Wired Wireless Display Turn On Off T On Off Contrast 0 100 Backlight 0 100 C Cal M On Off C Mix M RGBW CMY Mic Sens 0 10 19 Fans Auto High Temp Uni C F I Ef Pos Pan Dimm F Store Defaults Test Prg Manual Pres Eff Pover Pos 1 Pos 3 Dimmer Pos 1 Pos 5 Manual Pover 0 255 Dimm F 0 255 Sta Alone Music T On Off Aut Run Off Test Prog 1 Pr...

Page 13: ... 2 Prog 3 Pr Edit Prog 1 Step 1 Pan Prog 2 Prog 3 Step 40 F Tim 0 25 5 S Tim 0 25 5 COPY Prg End 1 40 Reset Special RDM Low RDM Hight Wireless Stat Unlink Adjust DMX Val Pover 0 255 Dimm F 0 255 Calib Red C 0 255 Gren C 0 255 Blue C 0 255 Whit C 0 255 Store Sw Upd On Off ...

Page 14: ...de of fans fans noise from min to max step step step step step step step step proportional 2 2 0 255 Red Cyan 8 bit all zones Red or cyan LEDs saturation control 0 100 proportional 3 0 255 Red Cyan fine 16 bit all zones Fine red or cyan LEDs saturation control proportional 4 3 0 255 Green Magenta 8 bit all zones Green or magenta LEDs saturation control 0 100 proportional 5 0 255 Green Magenta fine...

Page 15: ...21 19 0 255 Blue Yellow 8 bit zone 2 Blue or yellow LEDs saturation control 0 100 proportional 15 22 20 0 255 Blue Yellow fine 16 bit zone 2 Fine blue or yellow LEDs saturation control proportional 16 23 21 0 255 White 8 bit zone 2 If RGBW mode is selected White colour saturation control coarse 0 100 If CMY mode is selected No function proportional 17 24 22 0 255 White 16 bit zone 2 Fine white LED...

Page 16: ... DMX values of 96 127 Rainbow effect with fade time Rainbow effect Zone effect 1 Zone effect 2 Zone effect 3 Zone effect 4 Zone effect 5 Zone effect 6 step step step step step step step step step proportional step proportio nalstep proportional step proportional step proportional step proportional step step step step step step step step step 28 12 8 3 2 33 0 255 Zoom 8 bit Zoom from min to max bea...

Page 17: ...m 0 to 100 proportional 32 16 6 37 0 255 Dimmer fine 16 bit Fine dimming proportional DMX values of all channels are saved into fixture and will be recall after switching the fixture on without DMX controller connected In the Halogen lamp mode the Dimmer channel imitates behaviour of the halogen lamp during dimming ...

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Page 21: ... 0 68 0 193 255 0 74 0 194 255 0 80 0 195 255 0 86 0 196 255 0 92 0 197 255 0 98 0 198 255 0 104 0 199 255 0 110 0 200 255 0 119 0 201 255 0 129 0 202 255 0 138 0 203 255 0 147 0 204 255 0 156 0 205 255 0 165 0 206 255 0 174 0 207 255 0 183 0 208 255 0 192 0 209 255 0 201 0 210 255 0 210 0 211 255 0 219 0 212 255 0 228 0 213 255 0 237 0 214 255 0 246 0 215 255 0 255 0 216 246 0 255 0 217 237 0 255...

Page 22: ...31 110 0 255 0 232 104 0 255 0 233 98 0 255 0 234 91 0 255 0 235 84 0 255 0 236 77 0 255 0 237 70 0 255 0 238 63 0 255 0 239 56 0 255 0 240 49 0 255 0 241 42 0 255 0 242 35 0 255 0 243 28 0 255 0 244 21 0 255 0 245 14 0 255 0 246 7 0 255 0 247 0 0 255 0 248 255 Rainbow zone effects Colour scale as an illustration only Page 5 5 2 LED zone order ...

Page 23: ...channels 36 67 for control if Mode 1 is selected Please be sure that you do not have any overlapping channels in order to control each Robin Actor 6 ST cor rectly and independently from any other fixture on the DMX data link If there is no data received at the DMX input the display will start to flash 0001 with actually stored DMX address 6 2 Zoom Zoom The motorized zoom with silent running allows...

Page 24: ...gnal is received by means of the inbuilt wireless module Display Display adjusting This menu allows you to adjust the display behaviour Turn This function turns the display by 180 On Off T This function allows you to keep the display permanent on or turn it off two minutes after last pressing any button on the control panel Contrast Use this function to adjust contrast of the display 0 100 Backlig...

Page 25: ...Actor 6 ST has one built in program and one user editable program up to 40 steps Each program step has a step time during which effects last in the current step and a fade time during which effects move to new positions To edit program Procedure 1 Press NEXT or PREV to select the menu Edit and press ENTER 2 Press NEXT or PREV to select the desired program step and press ENTER button 3 Press NEXT o...

Page 26: ...allows you to update software in the fixture via either serial or USB port of PC The following are required in order to update software PC running Windows 95 98 2000 XP 7 or Linux DMX Software Uploader Flash cable RS232 DMX No 13050624 if you want to use a serial port of PC Robe Universal Interface if you want to use an USB port of PC Note 1 Software update should execute a qualified person If you...

Page 27: ...specifications for DMX512 the RDM protocol allows a console or dedicated RDM controller to send commands to and receive messages from specific moving lights RDM allows explicit commands to be sent to a device and responses to be received from it The list of commands for Robin Actor 6 ST is the following Parameter ID Discovery command SET command GET command DISC_UNIQUE_BRANCH DISC_MUTE DISC_UN_MUT...

Page 28: ...ter linking the level of DMX signal 0 100 is displayed in the menu item Wireless Special Wireless Stat To unlink the fixture from DMX transmitter The fixture can be unlinked from receiver via the menu item Unlink Special Wireless Unlink 9 Error and information messages L Z 1 Short Err The message informs you that short circuit has occured on the PCB of LED zone 1 L Z 2 Short Err The message inform...

Page 29: ...in demo sequences Silent fans cooling Stand alone operation 3 user editable programs each up to 40 steps Supported protocols USITT DMX 512 RDM Support of RDM Remote Device Management 6 DMX modes 32 16 10 5 32 37 control channels Connection DMX data in out Locking 5 pin XLR AC power input Chassis connector Neutrik PowerCon A type NAC3MPA Rigging Mounting points pair of 1 4 turn locks Mounting horiz...

Page 30: ...kept clean and that dust dirt and smoke fluid residues must not build up on or within the fixture Otherwise the fixture s light output will be significantly reduced Regular cleaning will not only ensure the maximum light output but will also allow the fixture to function reliably throughout its life A soft lint free cloth moistened with any good glass cleaning fluid is recommended under no circums...

Page 31: ...use holder 3 Install the new fuse in the fuse holder only the same type and rating 4 Replace the fuse holder in the housing and fix it 12 ChangeLog This section summarizes all types of changes in the user manual Version of the manual Date of issue Description of changes 1 1 1 2 25 10 2012 02 03 2016 New version of DMX protocol Added barndoors installation Specifications are subject to change witho...

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