Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 5R Elation Professional
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R e v . 1 1 / 1 0/2010 - v i s a g e V e r s i o n 1 . 2 Platinum Spot 5R Elati on Prof essional 6122 S Eastern Ave Los Angeles, Ca 90040 www.ela tionl ight ing.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 2 www.Elati onLighti ng.com.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 3 www.Elati onLighti ng.com CONTENTS 1. Gene ral I nfo rmat io n……………………………………………………………………… 4 a. Int ro duct io n……………………………………………………………………….
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 4 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 1. GENERAL INFORMATION INTRODUCTION : Congratulations, you have just purchased one of the most innovative and .
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 5 www.Elati onLighti ng.com Please do not discard the shipping carton in the trash. Please recycle whenever possible. WARRANTY REGISTRATION : The Platinum Spot 5R™ carries a two-year (730 days) limited warranty.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 6 www.Elati onLighti ng.com Avoid switching the fixture on and off repeatedly in short intervals, as this will reduce lamp life and intensity.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 7 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The Platinum Spot 5R™ is an extremely sophisticated piece of electronic equipment. To guarantee a smooth operation, it is important to follow the guidelines in this manual.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 8 www.Elati onLighti ng.com may increase the risk of damage and/or personal injury. 10. To reduce the risk of fire or shock, do not expose this fixture to rain or moisture. 11. Do not attempt to operate this fixture if the power cord has become damaged or frayed.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 9 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 3. FEATURES • Pan 540° or 630˚ (User selectable) / Tilt 270° • 3 operation mode: DMX controlled, stand .
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 10 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 4. GENERAL GUIDELINES This fixture is a professional lighting effect designed for use on stage, in nightclubs, in theatres, etc. Do not attempt operation or installation without a proper knowledge on how to do so.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 11 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 5. F IXTURE OVER VIEW 1: Lens 2: Display 3: DC Switch 4: Microphone 5: Left Button 6: Down B utton 7: Right B.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 12 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 1. Lens – Main output lens. 2. LED Menu Display – Full color animated menu display. 3. DC Switch - Controls menu and display power when the unit is disconnected from main power.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 13 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 13. 3-PIN DMX Input Jack – This jack accepts an incoming DMX signal via a male, 3- pin XLR jack. 14. 3- Pin DMX Output Jack – This jack is used to send an incoming DMX signal to the nex t fixture in the DMX chain via a female, 3-pin XLR jack.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 14 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 6. LAMP INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Installing or replacing the lamp For a proper and safe lamp change, please read this chapter carefully and follow all instructions.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 15 www.Elati onLighti ng.com the replacement lamp meets or exceeds the original lamp specifications, failur e to do so may damage the fixture and void the manufactures warranty. • Be sure to follow all the lamp handling procedures included with the new lamp.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 16 www.Elati onLighti ng.com B. Once at “Information” tap the “Enter” button anduse the “Up” or “Down” buttons to toggle to “Time Information” C.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 17 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 7. MOUNTING AN D INSTALL ATI ON Cautions: For added protection mount the fixtures in areas outside walking paths, seating areas, or in areas were the fixture might be reached by unauthorized personal.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 18 www.Elati onLighti ng.com Mounting points Overhead mounting requires extensive experience, including amongst others calculating working load limits, a fine knowledge of the installation material being used, and periodic safety inspection of all installation material and the fixture.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 19 www.Elati onLighti ng.com Clamp Mounting The Platinum Spot 5R™ provides a unique mounting bracket assembly that integrates the bottom of the base, the included “Omega Bracket,” and the safety cable rigging point in one unit (see the illustration below).
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 20 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 8. UNDERSTANDING DMX DMX- 512: DMX is short for Digital M ultiplex. This is a un iversal protocol u sed by most lighting and controller manufactures as a form of communication between intelligent fixtures and controllers.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 21 www.Elati onLighti ng.com Be sure to follow the above figure when making your own cables. Do not use the ground lug on the XLR connector. Do not connect the cable’s shield conductor to the ground lug or allow the shield conductor to com e in contact with the XLR’s outer casing.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 22 www.Elati onLighti ng.com DMX-512 connection with DMX terminator A DMX terminator should be used in all DMX lines especially in longer runs. The use of a terminator may avoid erratic behavior in your DMX line.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 23 www.Elati onLighti ng.com channel number from which the fixture starts to “listen” to the digital control information sent out from the DMX controller.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 24 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 9. FIXTURE MENU On -Board System Menu: The Platinum Spot 5R™ comes with an easy to navigate, full color system menu. This next section will detail the functions of each command in the system menu.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 25 www.Elati onLighti ng.com Default settings shaded. Function Mode Set Dmx Add ress Value Di splay Set To Slave Auto Pr ogram Musi c Co n.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 26 www.Elati onLighti ng.com Low Fans Speed Displ ay Set tin g Shutoff Time Displ ay Reve rse Key Lock 02~60m 05m ON/OFF ON/OFF Displ ay s.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 27 www.Elati onLighti ng.com Rec. Contro ller XX~XX Scenes recorded from external s ource 9.1 Function Mode: 9.1.1 “Set DMX Address” - DMX address setting – This function is used to set or adjust the fixture’s st arting DMX address.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 28 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 9.1.5 Music control This function is similar to the “Auto Program” described in the previous section with the exception that this function will advance the built-in program via sound.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 29 www.Elati onLighti ng.com Clear Last Run This function will allow the “Last Run Hours” function be cleared and reset. L-Timer Password Use this function to enter the “Clear Lamp Time” password.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 30 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 9.3.3 Lamp On Via DMX When engaged, this function will allow the lamp to be switched “on” via a DMX controller. Select “ON” to enable this function or “OFF” to disable it.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 31 www.Elati onLighti ng.com is turned off or begins receiving a new DMX signal. If the fixture is turned on without any DMX signal, the fixture will automatically go in to sound-active mode.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 32 www.Elati onLighti ng.com Mic Sensitivity – This function makes the internal microphone more or less sensitive to sound. This function only works in conjunction with the sound acti ve modes.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 33 www.Elati onLighti ng.com LOCK – This function allows you to lock the keys on the display to prevent menu tamp ering. With this function you can activate the automatic keylock function.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 34 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 9.6 Effect Adjust: 9.6.1 Test Channel – This menu function allows the user to select each individual fixture channel and test it’s function independently from the control board.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 35 www.Elati onLighti ng.com Programs can be created and stored using the fixture’s control board or by using an external DMX controller. For detailed instructions on how to complete this task please see Section 12/ Pag e 39.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 36 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 10. DMX ADDRESSI NG Setting the DMX address - After the fixture is turned “ON” it will immediately complete a reset process that test all the fixture’s functions.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 37 www.Elati onLighti ng.com Controller Settings : 1. Set the DMX value of channel 1 to a value of 7. 2. Set the DMX value of channel 2 to a value of 7 or 8. When channel 2 is set to "7" you can adjust the starting address between 1 and 255.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 38 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 11. OPERATION Operating Modes : The Platinum Spot 5R™ can operate in six different modes. This next section will detail the differences in the operating modes.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 39 www.Elati onLighti ng.com Control” submenu. See page 24 for the menu breakdown. Once in the “Music Control” submenu select “Alone” 11.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 40 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 12. WORKING WITH BUI LT - IN PROGRAMS The fixture comes equipped with a built-in DMX recorder that allows custom programs to be ins talled and recalled directly from the fixture’s control board.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 41 www.Elati onLighti ng.com - “PAN-Fine” – precision pan mov ement. - “TILT” – tilt movement. - “TILT-Fine” – precision tilt movement - “Move Speed” – adjust pan and tilt motor speed - “Gobo Wheel 1” – select gobos from gobo wheel 1 - “Gobo Rot.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 42 www.Elati onLighti ng.com The control will store a maximum of 10 programs. A program can store one or a maximum of 64 scenes. Keep in mind that a scene can only be access when it is stored inside one of the 10 available programs.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 43 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 13. DMX CHANNEL TRAI TS: The chart below details the channel layout for 17 DMX channels (default). In 8bit mode the “Pan Fine” and “Tilt Fine” channels are not used, thus converting t he fixture into a 15-channel DMX fixture.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 44 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 70 - 83 Color 5 84 - 97 Color 6 98 - 111 Color 7 112 - 127 Color 8 128 - 189 Forwards rainbow effect from fas.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 45 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 32 - 39 Gobo 4 40 - 47 Gobo 5 48 - 55 Gobo 6 56 - 63 Gobo 7 64 - 71 Gobo 8 72 - 79 Gobo 9 80 - 87 Gobo 10 88 .
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 46 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 200 - 207 Macro 10 208 - 215 Macro 11 216 - 223 Ma cro 12 224 - 231 Macro 13 232 - 239 Macro 14 240 - 247 Mac.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 47 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 224 - 254 Pulse closing slow to fast 255 Max. Frost Speed Pan/Tilt movement: 0- 225 Max to min speed 226 - 23.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 48 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 14. ERROR CODES: When power is applied, the unit will automatically enter a “reset/test” mode.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 49 www.Elati onLighti ng.com defective motor IC drive on the main PCB). Color - wheel error: The color wheel is not located in the default position after start-up or after a reset comman d.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 50 www.Elati onLighti ng.com malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet missing) or the stepping-motor is defective (or its driver circuit on the main PCB). The Iris wheel is not located in the default position after the reset.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 51 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 15. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE The following points have to be considered during the inspection: 1. Be sure all screws and fasteners are securely tightened at all times.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 52 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 16. PHOTOMETRIC DAT A:.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 53 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 17. GOBOS:.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 54 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 18. DIMENSIONAL DRA WINGS:.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 55 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 19. CIRCUIT SCHEMATI CS.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 56 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 20. 2 - YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY A. Elation Professional ® hereby warrants, to the original purchaser, Elation .
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 57 www.Elati onLighti ng.com effect. E. Elation Professional ® reserves the right to make changes in design and/or improvements upon its products without any obligation to include these changes in any products theretofore manufactured.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 58 www.Elati onLighti ng.com 21. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Power sup ply Power Requir ements 120v/60Hz Fuse Protecti on 120V = 5A/250V, GMA (5x20mm fine - wire fuse ) 220V = 3.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 59 www.Elati onLighti ng.com Tilt - movement 270° in max. 1.5 seconds, 16 bit resol ution Weights and Measures Widt h of the b ase 18” / 46cm (I ncluding Handles) Length of t he base 13.
Platinum Spot 5R™ ©Elation Profes sional , Los Angeles Ca. 60 www.Elati onLighti ng.com Elation Professional 6122 S. Eastern Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90040 323 - 582 - 3322 / 323 - 832 - 9142 fax www.
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