Robe ROBIN Spote, User Manual

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Page 2: ...6 Control menu 15 6 1 Addressing DMXA 15 6 2 Fixture information Info 15 6 3 Personality Pers 16 6 4 Manual Control Manual 17 6 5 Test program Test Prg 17 6 6 Stand alone St Alone 17 6 7 Reset 18 6 8 Special functions Special 18 7 RDM 20 8 Error and information messages 21 9 Technical Specifications 22 10 Maintenance and cleaning 25 10 1 Replacing the fuse 25 10 3 Checking plastic parts of the fix...

Page 3: ...ot contain an ON OFF switch Always disconnect power input cable to completely remove power from unit when not in use or before cleaning or servicing the unit Make sure that the power cord is never crimped or damaged by sharp edges Check the fixture and the power cord from time to time Refer servicing to qualified service personnel This fixture falls under protection class I Therefore this fixture ...

Page 4: ...e are forbidden due to safety reasons If this device will be operated in any way different to the one described in this manual the product may suffer damages and the guarantee becomes void Furthermore any other operation may lead to dangers like short circuit burns electric shock crash etc Immunity of the equipment is designed for electromagnetic environments E1 E2 E3 according to the standard EN5...

Page 5: ...5 2 Fixture exterior view 1 Moving head 2 Yoke 3 Base 4 Handle 5 DMX Out 6 DMX In 7 Display 8 Control buttons 9 Fuse holder 10 Mains IN 11 Mains OUT 12 Tilt lock ...

Page 6: ...allows to connect several fixtures to AC mains power in one interconnected daisy chain using power input and throughput connectors Needed daisy chain cords are stated in the chapter Technical specifications The max number of connected fixtures depends on the AC mains power voltage and fixture version CE cETLus 24 fixtures at power supply 230V 14 fixtures at power supply 230V 22 fixtures at power s...

Page 7: ...ials and the fixture 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 The fixture must never be fixed swinging freely in the room Caution Fixture may cause severe injuries when crashing down If y...

Page 8: ...xture on a truss 3 and tighten the rigging clamps 4 Pull one safety wire 5 around the truss 3 and lock the snap hook of the safety wire in the attachment point 6 as shown on the picture below Use the safety wire of a suitable length that maximum fall of the fixture will be 20 cm 1 Quick lock fastener 2 Omega holder 3 Trust 4 Clamp 5 Safety wire with a snap hook with screw lock gate 6 Attachment po...

Page 9: ...onnect DMX controllers with other XLR outputs 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 fixture the DMX cable has to be terminate...

Page 10: ...cted with the fixture NOTE when you disconnect the DMX wireless module from fixture press and hold the lock 5 during getting the wireless module out from the 5 pin XLR sockit 4 To link the fixture to a DMX transmitter The fixture can be only linked to a transmitter by running the link procedure at DMX transmitter After linking the level of DMX signal 0 100 is displayed in the menu item Stat Specia...

Page 11: ...the wide angle module installing To install the wide angle lens 1 Unscrew the four screws 2 to remove the front cover 1 of the head 2 Unscrew the three screws 3 and remove the covering glass 4 3 Place the wide angle lens 5 on the head and screw it by means of the three screws 3 ...

Page 12: ...oth directions indexable replaceable SLOT LOCK system Prism The 8 facet radial prism rotates in both directions at different speeds Frost filter The 5 frost filter provides variable frost for fine frosting Focus Motorized focus allows to focus beam from approx 2 meters to infinity Dimmer Shutter unit Smooth 0 100 dimming is provided by the electronic control unit This unit is also used for strobe ...

Page 13: ...p Current Highest High Res Sw Ver IC 1 IC 2 IC 3 IC 4 IC 5 Pers Pan Rev On Off Tilt Rev On Off P T Mode Speed Time P T Feed On Off Display Turn On Off T On Off Contrast 0 100 Backlight 0 100 LED Freq 300 600 1200 2400 LED FreF BLC DMC On Off BLC P T On Off Mic Sens 0 10 19 Fans Auto High Dimmer C Square Linear Temp Uni C F I Ef Pos Pan Dim F Store Defaults Manual Pan 0 255 Dim F 0 255 Test Prg Sta...

Page 14: ...Pan Prog 2 Prog 3 Step 40 F Tim 0 25 5 S Tim 0 25 5 COPY Prg En 1 40 Reset Special RDM Low RDM Hight Wireless Stat Unlink Adjust DMX Val Pan 0 255 Dim F 0 255 Calib Cal Mech Pan C 0 255 Tilt C 0 255 Col C 0 255 Pri C 0 255 Fro C 0 255 Gob C 0 255 GR 1 C 0 255 GR 2 C 0 255 GR 3 C 0 255 GR 4 C 0 255 GR 5 C 0 255 GR 6 C 0 255 GR 7 C 0 255 GR 8 C 0 255 GR 9 C 0 255 Store Cal Load Sw Upd On Off ...

Page 15: ...the Robin Spote has been powered on since the counter was last reset In order to reset this counter to 0 press and hold both NEXT and PREV buttons and the Enter button at the same time Air fil Air filter Regular cleaning of the air filter in the fixture base is very important for the fixture s life and performance Bild up of dust dirt and fog fluid residues reduces the fixture s fan ability he two...

Page 16: ...dback should be permanent On the option Off is not suitable for standard operation and the head of the fixture can be damaged Display Display adjusting This menu allows you to adjust the display behaviour Turn This function rotates menu 180 degrees from current orientation On Off T This function allows you to keep the display permanent on On Off T Off or turn it off two minutes after last pressing...

Page 17: ...Prog 2 The option will start user created program 2 Prog 3 The option will start user created program 3 Pr Play Playing program Select this menu to run a user created program in a loop Test Prg The option runs built in test program Prog 1 The option runs user created program 1 Prog 2 The option runs user created program 2 Prog 3 The option runs user created program 3 Select the program you wish an...

Page 18: ...t Use the menu to read wireless DMX status Unlink use this item to unlink the fixture from a wireless DMX transmitter Adjust Adjustment The menu allows the fine adjustment of effects DMX Val DMX values Use the menu to set DMX values of fixture s channels Calib calibration fixture effects Cal Mech Use this menu to calibrate mechanical effects Pan C a position of the pan Tilt C a position of tilt Co...

Page 19: ...re in the fixture I Installation of the update software 1 Update Software available from the ROBE web site at WWW robe cz 2 Make a new directory e g Robe_Uploader on your hard disk and download the software to it 3 Unpack the program to the directory II Fixture software updating 1 Determine which of your ports is available on your PC and connect it with the DMX input of the fixture if you using th...

Page 20: ...ing a special Start Code and by complying with the timing 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 Spote is the following Parameter ID Discovery command SET command...

Page 21: ...is defective or its driving IC on the PCB The head is not located in the default position after the reset Zoom Err The messages will appear after the reset of the zoom module if the zoom lens is not located in the default position Prism Err The messages will appear after the reset of the if the prism is not in the default position Rod Err The messages will appear after the reset of the flower effe...

Page 22: ... 13 dichroic filters open Rotating gobo wheel 9 glass gobos can be indexed and rotated in both directions at different speeds Gobo wheel continuous rotation Glass gobos outside diameter 15 8 0 15 mm image diameter 12 5 mm thickness 1 1 1 5 mm high temperature borofloat or better glass Slot lock system for easy replacement of gobos Prism 8 facet rotating prism with continuous rotation in both direc...

Page 23: ...ireless DMX RDM module option Compliance with USITT DMX 512 1986 1990 and 512 A Full DMX fidelity and frame integrity Auto sensing of DMX frame rate and frame size 5ms DMX latency Operational frequency range of 2402 2480 MHz Producer LumenRadio Connection DMX data in out Locking 5 pin XLR Power IN Neutrik powerCON TRUE1 Power OUT Neutrik powerCON TRUE1 Rigging Mounting points 2 pairs of 1 4 turn l...

Page 24: ...ended 2m indoor P N 13052445 Mains Cable PowerCon In TRUE1 CEE 16A 2m indoor P N 10980127 ROBE Wireless CRMX Dongle for compact ROBIN fixtures P N 1305 2439 Daisy Chain PowerCon TRUE1 In Out EU 2m indoor P N 1305 2440 Daisy Chain PowerCon TRUE1 In Out US 2m indoor P N 13052444 Daisy Chain PowerCon TRUE1 In Out EU 5m indoor P N 10980033 Omega Adaptor CL regular 2 pcs P N 17030386 Doughty Trigger Cl...

Page 25: ... output very quickly The cooling fans should be cleaned according to the situation at least annually The interior of the head and base should be cleaned at least annually using a vacuum cleaner Periodically clean the air filter placed in the fixture base This air filter is placed under a grille which is fastened by means of two magnets Use a vacuum cleaner compressed air or you can wash them and p...

Page 26: ...c parts can be caused by the fixture transportation or manipulation and also ageing process may influence plastic materials This checking is necessary for both fixed installations and preparing fixtures for renting Any free moving parts inside of the fixture or any cracked plastic not sitting properly in place need to be immediately replaced 10 4 Disposing of the product To preserve the environmen...

Page 27: ...27 11 Photometric diagrams Standard lens Wide angle lens ...

Page 28: ...ue Description of changes 1 1 27 10 2020 Photometric diagrams changed 1 2 12 11 2020 DMX chart ver 1 1 Copyright 2020 Robe Lighting All rights reserved Specifications are subject to change without notice November 12 2020 Made in ROBE Lighting s r o Palackého 416 757 01 Valašské Meziříčí Czech Republic ...

Page 29: ...ponding menu items are temporarily overriden 20 24 Display On step 25 29 Display Off step 30 49 Reserved 50 54 Dimmer curve Square law step 55 59 Dimmer curve Linear step 60 64 Fans mode Auto step 65 69 Fans mode High step 70 89 Reserved 90 94 Pan Tilt speed mode step 95 99 Pan Tilt time mode step 100 104 Blackout while pan tilt moving step 105 109 Disabled blackout while pan tilt moving step 11 0...

Page 30: ...tilizes PWM frequency set in the display menu item Frequency Setup 8 LED frequency fine adjusting Factory display menu setting 600Hz Select desired PWM output frequency of LEDs on the channel above 0 1 Selected LED Frequency step 2 LED Frequency step 126 step 3 LED Frequency step 125 step 4 LED Frequency step 124 step 125 LED Frequency step 3 step 126 LED Frequency step 2 step 127 LED Frequency st...

Page 31: ...step 71 80 Set drop by 31 35 YELLOW step 81 90 Set drop by 36 40 ORANGE step 91 100 Original intensity WHITE step 101 255 Reserved 10 Colour wheel Continual positioning 0 Open white proportional 9 Deep Red proportional 18 Deep Blue proportional 27 Yellow proportional 37 Light green proportional 46 Magenta proportional 55 Lavender proportional 64 Pink proportional 73 Dark green proportional 82 CTO ...

Page 32: ...ur wheel movement 0 1sec 25 5sec proportional 14 Focus Frost Prism time 0 Function is off 0 default step 1 255 Time of focus and frost movement 0 1 sec 25 5 sec proportional 1 50 Time of prism movement 0 1 sec 5 sec proportional 15 Rotating gobo wheel Index set indexing on channel 16 0 4 Open Hole default step 5 7 Gobo 1 step 8 10 Gobo 2 step 11 13 Gobo 3 step 14 16 Gobo 4 step 17 19 Gobo 5 step 2...

Page 33: ...5 Auto random gobo selection from fast to slow proportional 16 Rot Gobo indexing rotation Gobo indexing set position on channel 17 0 255 Gobo indexing proportional Gobo rotation set position on channel 17 0 No rotation step 1 127 Forwards gobo rotation from fast to slow proportional 128 No rotation 128 default step 129 255 Backwards gobo rotation from slow to fast proportional 17 Rot Gobo indexing...

Page 34: ...portional 234 255 Ramping from fast to slow proportional 21 Focus 0 255 Continuous adjustment from far to near 128 default proportional 22 Focus fine 0 255 Fine focusing 0 default proportional 23 Shutter strobe 0 31 Shutter closed step 32 63 Shutter open 32 default step 64 95 Strobe effect from slow to fast proportional 96 127 Shutter open step 128 143 Opening pulse in sequences from slow to fast ...