ARENA PROFILE SPOT USERS MANUAL © Copyright 2000 1 ENGLISH MICROH
Congratulations on your purchase of a MICROH ARENA PROFILE SPOT or as we affectionately call it the “ARENA SPOT”. Every effort has been made to ensure that you now own one of the most technically advanced, feature packed, and versatile moving head fixtures on the market today. Durable and versatile enough to give you excellent & reliable service for many years.
Table of Contents ENGLISH 1. Safety ...............................................................................................…......….4 1.1 Safety instructions....................................................……….….. .….4 1.2 Operating the fixture …….................................................................5 2. Introduction ...............................................................................….....… ……7 2.1 Features...................................................................
CAUTION! Keep this fixture away from rain and moisture! Unplug fixture before opening the housing! FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START UP! 1. SAFETY 1.1 Safety instructions Everyone involved with the installation, operation and maintenance of this device should : - be knowledgeable of sophisticated lighting systems - follow the instructions contained in this manual Caution! Be careful when operating or installing this fixture.
This device falls under protection Class I. Therefore it is essential to connect the green conductor to earth, ensuring the the unit is properly grounded. Only qualified technicians should perform electrical connections, repairs and servicing of the fixture. Do not connect this fixture to a dimmer pack. Do not switch the fixture on and off in short intervals as this greatly reduces the lamp’s life. During the initial start-up some smoke or odour may arise.
When choosing the location for installation, please make sure that the fixture is not exposed to extreme heat, moisture or dust. There should not be any cables lying around. You may endanger yourself and the safety of others! The minimum distance between light output and the illuminated surface must be greater than 1 meter (3 Feet). Make sure that the area below the installation location is blocked when rigging, derigging or servicing the fixture. Always secure the fixture with an appropriate safety cable.
2. Introduction ENGLISH Unpack your MICROH ARENA PROFILE SPOT and make sure that there was no damage caused by transportation. Should there be any, please consult your local dealer and do not operate the fixture. 2.1 Features Moving Head Profile Spot Rotating gobo wheel with 6 interchangeable and indexable rotating gobos plus open. Rotating gobos: 4 metal gobos, 1 multicolor dichroic gobo, 1 glass gobo.
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3. Installation 3.1 Fitting/Exchanging the lamp DANGER! Install the lamp with the fixture switched off. Unplug from power supply before opening unit! To insert the lamp, open the top cover of the head (see the drawings to identify which cover is top) by loosening the 4 Phillips screws on the front and rear sides of the top cover. Then open the small lamp cover by loosening the 3 thumb screws (see the drawing). If changing the lamp, remove the old lamp from the socket and insert the new lamp.
ENGLISH Do not operate the fixture with housing cover open! Lamp Adjustment The ARENA PROFILE SPOT lamp holder is aligned at the factory. Due to differences between lamps, fine adjustment may improve light output. Strike the lamp and focus the light on a flat surface (wall).
3.2 Installation of an optional lens The fixture is delivered with a 15° standard lens. If you wish to insert an optional 12° or 18° lens, please follow the instructions below: Optional 12° lens: Remove the C-Clip of the 15° lens with an appropriate tool. Remove the lens. Install the optional 12° lens and secure it with the C-Clip. Optional 18° lens: Unscrew the thumb screw on the plate of the light path as shown below. Install the optional 18° lens and secure it with the thumb screw.
ENGLISH 3.3 Inserting/Exchanging gobos DANGER! Install gobos with the fixture switched off / and Unplugged from the power supply! To insert the gobos open the top cover of the head by loosening the 4 Phillips screws on the front and rear sides of the top cover.
3.4 Rigging the fixture DANGER OF FIRE! When installing the fixture, make sure there are no highly flammable Materials (decoration articles, etc.) closer than 0.5 m. CAUTION! Use 2 appropriate clamps to rig the fixture to the truss. Follow the instructions on the bottom of the base. Make sure that the device is secured properly! . The ARENA PROFILE SPOT can be placed directly on the stage floor or rigged in any orientation on a truss without altering its operational characteristics (see the drawing).
ENGLISH 3.5 Connection to the power supply Connect the fixture to the power supply with the plug.
Configuration of the XLR connector: 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. Caution: At the last fixture, the DMX cable has to be terminated with a DMX terminator. Solder a 120 Ω resistor between Signal (–) and Signal (+) into a 3-pin XLR plug and plug it in the DMX output of the last fixture. 3.
4. DMX-Protocol ENGLISH 4.1 Function of the control channels - 16 bit protocol 4.1.1 Channel 1 - Horizontal movement (Pan) Push fader up in order to move head horizontally (PAN). Gradual head adjustment from one end of the fader to the other (0-255, 128-center). The head can be turned by 530° and stopped at any position you wish. 4.1.2 Channel 2 - Vertical movement (Tilt) Push fader up in order to move head vertically (TILT).
4.1.5 Channel 5 - Speed of PAN / TILT movement 4.1.6 Channel 6 - Switch on / off the lamp, reset, speed control of cooling fan ( FANTROL) 4.1.7 Channel 7 – Colours Linear colour change follows the movement of the fader, allowing you to stop the colour wheel in any position - even between two colours creating dual coloured beams. Between DMX Values of 128 and 190 and between 193 and 255, the colour wheel rotates continuously creating a "Rainbow" effect. 4.1.
4.1.9 Channel 9 – Effect Wheel ENGLISH 4.1.10 Channel 10 – Prism Rotation Control 4.1.
4.1.12 Channel 12 – Rotating gobo index and gobo rotation 4.1.13 Channel 13 – No function 4.1.14 Channel 14 - Focus 4.1.15 Channel 15 – Shutter and Strobing 4.1.16 Channel 16 – Dimming 4.
5. Addressing If you set, for example, the address to channel 5, the ARENA PROFILE SPOT when set to 8 Bit Protocol, will use channels 5 to 20 for control. Please, be sure that you don’t have any overlapping channels in order to control each ARENA PROFILE SPOT correctly and independently from any other fixture on the DMX data link. If two, three or more ARENA PROFILE SPOT fixtures are addressed similarly, they will operate identically. For address setting follow this procedure: 1.
6. Remotely controllable functions 6.1 Lamp The ARENA PROFILE SPOT is to be installed with a MSD 250 120V lamp. A relay inside of the ARENA PROFILE SPOT allows you to switch on and off the lamp via the Control Panel on the fixture or by your DMX controller. 6.2 Switching on and off the lamp via the Control Board 1. Switch on the ARENA PROFILE SPOT and wait until the fixture has homed 2. Press the [Mode] key in order to access the main menu.
6.5 3-facet rotating prism The 3-facet prism rotates in both directions at different speeds. 6.6 Focus Motorized focus enables the beam to be focused anywhere. 6.7 Dimmer / Shutter / Strobe Smooth 0 - 100 % dimming is provided by the combined mechanical dimmer / shutter unit. This unit may also be used for strobe effects (1 - 10 flashes per second) 6.8 Fan Two axial fans cool the ARENA PROFILE SPOT - one in the projector head and one in the base.
7. Control Panel The Control Panel situated on the topside of the ARENA PROFILE SPOT offers several features. You can, very simply set the DMX address, read the number of lamp or unit hours, switch on and off the lamp, run demonstration sequences, reset the fixture and also use special functions for manual control and service purposes. The main menu is accessed by pressing the [Mode] key - press this key until the display shows message "A001" (or with the stored address).
- Lamp On time - Power On time This option allows you to read the total number of hours that the ARENA PROFILE SPOT has been powered on. Press [Enter] or [Mode] to return to the main menu. - Switch on / off the lamp Use the [Up] and [Down] keys to select "On" if you wish to switch the lamp on or "Off" if you wish to switch the lamp off then press [Enter] to confirm or [Mode] to cancel and return to the main menu.
- Manual control of effects This function allows you to manually control the channel functions of the fixture. Use the [Up] and [Down] keys to select the desired function and press [Enter] to adjust the effect or [Mode] to cancel and return to the menu. - Lamp On automatically This function enables the lamp to strike automatically after switching on the fixture.
- Lamp off via DMX - Temperature Displays the internal temperature of the fixture in Celsius. Internal temperatures above 70° C are not critical, however 70° C and greater lead to the lamp being switched off. Please note that the external temperature should not exceed 45° C. - Low Fan speed operation (FANTROL) By using this function you can choose 4 types of low fan speed operation.
- Default settings Press [Enter] to reset all fixture personalities (not the adjusting functions) to the default values. On the display will appear “rSt” indicating that the fixture Is resetting. See the table of personality setting and their default positions. Checked - Adjusting the default positions of colour, gobo and effect wheels Using this function you can calibrate and adjust the colour, gobo and effect wheels to their standard/correct positions.
Press [Enter] and the [Up] and [Down] keys in order to display the following messages: "Colo, EFEC, rGob, Grot" for very smooth function calibration. Select one of them, press [Enter] and use the [Up] and [Down] keys in order to adjust their right value from 0 to 255. Then press [Enter] to confirm or [Mode] to cancel and return to the menu. This can be repeated for each calibration parameter if it is required.
8. Error and information messages This message appears if you try to switch on the lamp within 5 minutes after having switched it off (the lamp is too hot). The message will also appear on the display if the lamp doesn't ignite within 28 seconds. The ARENA PROFILE SPOT will store this information and automatically ignite the lamp when the 5 minutes period has expired.
ENGLISH (Prism wheel error) This message will appear after the fixture resets if the magnetic indexing circuit malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet missing) or the stepper motor is defective (or its driver circuit on the main PCB). The prism-wheel is not located in the default position after the reset. This error message informs you that the fixture was overheating (occurred if the ambient temperature is 45° C or more) and that the relay switched off the lamp.
9. Technical specifications Power supply US/Canadian -model: 120V AC, 60 Hz (default) Internally changeable to 100/220/240 V 50/60Hz Power consumption: 400 W Fuse: T 3.15A, 250V Lamp MSD/HSD 250 120V GY-9.
Electronics ENGLISH - Digital serial input DMX-512 - 16 control-channels (full 16 bit protocol): Channel 1: Panning yoke movement 8 bit Channel 2: Tilting yoke movement 8 bit Channel 3: Fine Panning yoke movement 16 bit Channel 4: Fine Tilting yoke movement 16 bit Channel 5: Pan/Tilt speed Channel 6: Fan speed (FANTROL), On/Off lamp, reset Channel 7: Colours Channel 8: No function Channel 9: Prism wheel Channel 10: Prism rotation Channel 11: Rotating gobos Channel 12: Gobo rotation, gobo indexing Channel 1
10. Maintenance and cleaning It is absolutely essential that the fixture is kept clean and that dust, dirt and fog 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.
11. Appendix Please note: errors and omissions for all information given in this manual excepted. All information is subject to change without prior notice. Any claim due to missing or incorrect information in this manual is herewith excluded! All rights reserved (including those of translations in other languages). No part of this user manual may be reproduced or changed without written permission from the publisher. © March 2001 version 1.01 35 ENGLISH We hope you will enjoy your ARENA PROFILE SPOT.
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