Elation Design Beam 300 manual

Rev . 1/ 12 / 2009 – v i s a g e V ersion 1.0 Design Beam 300 Ela tion Pr ofe ssio na l 612 2 S Ea ste rn Ave Los An ge les, Ca 90 04 0 ww w.e lat ionl igh ting .co m[...]

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Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 3 www .El ationL ighti ng.com CONTENTS 1. Gener al I nfor mation ……………………………………………………………………… 4 a. Int roduc tion………………………………………………………………………. 4 b. Unpac king………………[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 4 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 1. GENERAL INFORMA TION INTRODUCTION : Congratulations, you have just purchased one of the most innovative and reliable lighting fixtures on the market today! The Design Beam 300™ has been designed to perform reliably for years when the guidelines in[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 5 www .El ationL ighti ng.com Please do not discard the shipping carton in the trash. Please save this carton in the event the unit needs to be returned for service or recycle whenever possible. W ARRANTY REGISTRA TION : The Design Beam 300™ carries a two-year (730 days) limited [...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 6 www .El ationL ighti ng.com high-pressure environment to emit a brilliant output. Due to the high pressure involved with the construction of the lamp, the lamp may explode during prolonged extensive use. This risk is increased with age; added care is encouraged when dealing with [...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 7 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The Design Beam 300™ is an extremely sophisticated piece of electronic equipment. To guarantee a smooth operation, it is important to follow the guidelines in this manual. Elation will not accept responsibility for damages resu[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 8 www .El ationL ighti 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. Important Notice[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 9 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 3. FEA T URES • Pan 540° or 630˚ (User selectable) / T ilt 265° • T ight Projection Beam ~ Beam Angle: 7.5˚ • 3 operation mode: DMX controlled, stand alone or sound activated • 8 user replaceable colors plus white (including UV filter) • [...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 10 www .El ationL ighti 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. This fixture was designed for indoor [...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 11 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 5. LAMP INST A LLA TI ON INST RUCTI ONS Installing or replacing the lamp For a proper and safe lamp change, please read this chapter carefully and follow all instructions. Safety Regulations • Disconnect the unit’s main power supply. • Allow the[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 12 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 3. Gently remove the old lamp by grasping the ceramic base and turning it counter-clockwise until it is loose. 4. Insert the new lamp securely , locking the lamp by turning it clockwise until it locks in place. Before reassembling the unit, be sure th[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 13 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 3. To reduce a hot-spot, pull the lamp in by turning all three screws clockwise a 1/4-turn at a time until the light is evenly distributed. Please remember that a MSR GOLD 300/2 lamp is not a hot-restrike lamp therefore, you must wait approximately 15[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 14 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 6. MOUN TING AN D INST A LLA T ION Cautions: For added protection moun t the fixtures in areas outside walking paths, seating areas, or in areas were the fixture might be reached by unauthorized personal. Before mounting the fixture to any surface, ma[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 15 www .El ationL ighti 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 fi[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 16 www .El ationL ighti ng.com bottom of the base, the included “Omega B racket,” and the safety cable rigging point in one unit (see the illustration below). When mounting this fixture to truss be sure to secure an appropriately rated clamp to the included omega bracket using [...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 17 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 7. UNDERST ANDING DMX DMX-512: DMX is short for Digital Multiplex. This is a universal protocol used by most lighting and controller manufactures as a form of communication between intelligent fixtures and controllers. DMX allows all makes and models [...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 18 www .El ationL ighti 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 come in contact with the XLR’s outer cas[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 19 www .El ationL ighti 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. A terminator is a 120 ohm 1/4 watt resistor that is connected betwe[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 20 www .El ationL ighti ng.com channel number from which the fixture starts to “listen” to the digital control information sent out from the DMX controller . The allocation of this starting DMX address is achieved by setting the correct DMX address on the digital display locate[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 21 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 8. FIXTU RE ME NU On-Board System Menu: The Design Beam 300™ comes with an easy to navigate system menu. This next section will detail the functions of each command in the system menu. LED Control Panel: The control panel located on the base of the [...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 22 www .El ationL ighti ng.com T im e I nfo rma tion Cur ren t T im e T otal Lif e H our s Las t R un H ou rs Lam p H ou rs Lam p O ff T ime T im er Pa ssw ord Cle ar L ast Ru n L-Timer Pa ssw ord Cle ar L am p T im e XXX X( Hou rs) XXX X( Hou rs) XXX X( Hou rs) XXX X( Hou rs) XXX [...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 23 www .El ationL ighti ng.com Act & D ata Ou t Res t W DM X M em or y Wit h this func tion acti vat ed the DM X signa l will als o t rave l th rou gh the D MX o utp ut jacks on the f ixtu re to be carr ied to oth ers fixt ures . Res et W ire les s D MX Me mor y Res et Def ault[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 24 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 8.1 Function Mode: 8.1.1 “Set DMX Address” - DMX address setting – This function is used to set or adjust the fixture’s starting DMX address. Every device controlled by DMX has to have a unique starting address. The addressing feature is what [...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 25 www .El ationL ighti ng.com i.e. with the adjusted Step-Time. 8.1.5 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. 8.2 Information: 8.2.1 Time i[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 26 www .El ationL ighti ng.com every lamp replacement. This procedure tracks the lamp running time so the lamp can be replaced at the end of it’s recommended duty cycle. • Select “Clear lamp time” in the system menu. • The LCD will display “ON” or “OFF.” Were “O[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 27 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 8.3.3 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. 8.3.4 Lamp Off Via DMX When engaged, this function will allow the l[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 28 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 8.4.1 Status setting Address via DMX - This function allows the DMX address to remotely be adjusted from a DMX console. This setting requires special settings for both the controller and the fixture. RDMX is on by default. For operational instructions[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 29 www .El ationL ighti ng.com to “ON” as default. This function allows for automatic pan and tilt correction in the event either one disrupted during normal operation. Movement Speed – This function changes the speed function of the Pan and Tilt motors. Use this function int[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 30 www .El ationL ighti ng.com This function allows Design Beam 300s and Design Spot 250s to be implemented together in the same rig. There are two different settings, “Quick” and “Slow.” Slow will move the gobo wheel at a speed that matches the first generation Design Spot[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 31 ww w .Elatio nLigh ting. com 8.5 Reset Functions: The reset function returns a motor to the “Home” position. There are several reset functions available on this fixture. The list below details the functionality of each available selection.  Reset All: This function will r[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 32 www .El ationL ighti ng.com this manual. For a first time calibrator, please contact our customer support team for step-by-step instructions. 8.7 User Mode Set: 8.7.1 User mode – This function allows the DMX channels assignment to be changed from the default value of 18, to ei[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 33 www .El ationL ighti ng.com memory and then subsequently used to create the user-defined programs.[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 34 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 9. DMX A DDRE SSING Setting the DMX address - After the fixture is turned “ON” it will immediately complete a reset process that test all the fixture’s functions. When the reset process concludes the LCD will display the fixture’s current DMX.[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 35 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 6. Press ENTER to confirm. 7. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. 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 ad[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 36 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 10. OPERATION Operating Modes : The Design Beam 300™ can operate in six different modes. This next section will detail the differences in the operating modes. • Auto Program Mode (Master) - The fixture will chase through the built -in programs, se[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 37 www .El ationL ighti ng.com Control” submenu. See page 21 for the menu breakdown. Once in the “Music Control” submenu select “Alone” 10.2 Master/Slave Operation (Auto Program or Music Control): This function allows up to 16 fixtures to be linked together to provide a s[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 38 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 1 1. WO RKING W ITH BU I LT -IN PR OGRAM S The fixture comes equipped with a built-in DMX recorder that allows custom programs to be installed and recalled directly from the fixture’s control board. Programs can be created and stored using the fixtu[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 39 www .El ationL ighti ng.com - “PAN-Fine” – precision pan movement. - “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. 1?[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 40 www .El ationL ighti ng.com Step 2 – Editing Programs. 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. Follow the procedu[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 41 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 12. USI NG THE BUILT -IN WIR ELESS DMX SY ST EM The Design Beam 300 comes equipped with an Elation Wireless DMX Receiver built-in. This receiver is fully compatible with your existing Elation Wireless DMX System. 12.1 Working with the W ireless DMX (W[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 42 www .El ationL ighti ng.com seconds. The red/green LED indicators on the transmitter and the fixture should then begin to flash rapidly for about 5~ 10 seconds while the two system pair c) Once the fixture is paired with the transmitter (T1), the WDMX status indicators on the bo[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 43 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 13 . DMX C HANNE L TRAITS: The chart below details the channel layout for 18 DMX channels (default). In 8bit mode the “Pan Fine” and “Tilt Fine” channels are not used, thus converting the fixture into a 16-channel DMX fixture. In extended mode[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 44 www .El ationL ighti ng.com DMX channel function and values: Mode/Channel V alue Function St Ba Ex Pan M ov em ent 8b it: 1 1 1 0- 255 Pan M ove me nt ( 630 ˚/5 40 ˚) Pan F ine 16b it 2 2 0- 255 Fin e c ontr ol o f P an mo vem en t Tilt M ov em en t 8b it: 3 2 3 0- 255 T ilt M[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 45 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 10 - 19 Go bo 1 20 - 29 Go bo 2 30 - 39 Go bo 3 40 - 49 Go bo 4 50 - 59 Go bo 5 60 - 69 Go bo 6 70 - 89 Go bo 1 sh ak e s low to fas t 90 - 109 Go bo 2 sh ak e s low to fas t 1 10 - 129 Go bo 3 sh ak e s low to fas t 130 - 149 Go bo 4 sh ak e s low to[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 46 www .El ationL ighti ng.com Eff ect Wh ee l In dex ing (F ine ): 20 0- 255 Fin e In de xin g Fro st: 14 12 21 0- 255 Co ntin uou s a dju stm en t fro m nea r to fa r Fro st Fin e: 22 0- 255 Co ntin uou s a dju stm en t Fi ne CM Y & Col or M ac ro S pe ed : 15 13 23 0- 255 Sp[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 47 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 232 - 239 Ma cro 29 240 - 247 Ma cro 30 248 - 255 Ra ndo m CM Y Lam p on /off , re set , in ter nal pr ogr am s: 0- 19 Co lor and gobo change normal 20 - 29 Co lor cha nge to an y p osit ion 30 - 39 Co lor and gobo change to any position 40 - 59 Lam p[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 48 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 14 . ERROR CODES: When power is applied, the unit will automatically enter a “reset/test” mode. This mode brings all the internal motors to a home position. If there is an internal problem with one or more of the motors an error code will flash in[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 49 www .El ationL ighti 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 command. This message will appear after a fixture reset if the color wheel’s magnetic-indexing circu[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 50 www .El ationL ighti ng.com Rotating gobo indexing error: The gobo is not located in the default position after start-up or after a reset command. This message will appear after a fixture reset if the gobo positioning magnetic-indexing circuit malfunctions (sensor failed or magn[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 51 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 15 . CLEA NING AND MAINT ENAN CE The following points have to be considered during the inspection: 1. Be sure all screws and fasteners are securely tightened at all times. Lose screws may fall out during normal operation resulting in damage or injury [...]

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Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 53 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 17 . PHOTOMET RIC DA T A:[...]

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Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 55 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 19 . DIME NSIONA L DRA WI NGS:[...]

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Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 58 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 21 . TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Pow er su pp ly Pow er co ns um pti on 90 ~ 2 60V , 5 0 ~ 60 Hz 800 W att, 4.5 A, ele ctr oni c ba lla st, ( blin d c urr ent com p ens ate d) Fus e p ro tec tion 120 V = 8A /25 0V , G MA (5 x20 mm fi ne -wi re f use ) 2[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 59 www .El ationL ighti ng.com Sta nda rd DM X -51 2, 3 pole XLR; [+] = Pin 3 [-] = Pin 2 [G rou nd] = Pin 1 or 5 p ole XLR; n/a = Pin 5, n /a = P in 4 , [+ ] = Pin 3, [-] = P in 2, [ Gro un d] = Pi n 1 Sta rtin g D MX [0 01] . Pan / T ilt Pan - mo vem e nt 630 ° in m ax. 2.0 se c[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 60 www .El ationL ighti ng.com 22. 2-Y EAR LIM ITED W ARRA NTY A. Elation Professional ® hereby warrants, to the original purchaser , Elation Professional ® products to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of two years, (730 days) from the dat[...]

Desig n Be am 3 00™ ©Elat ion P rofess ional , Los A ngele s Ca. 61 www .El ationL ighti 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. F . No warranty , whether expressed or impl[...]

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