Clay paky Alpha Beam 1500 User Manual

ENGLISH

ALPHA BEAM 1500

C61310

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

INDEX

Page Contents

2 Safety Information

3 Unpacking and preparation

4 Installation and start-up

5 Control panel

7 Menu setting

14 Maintenance

23 Technical information

23 Cause and solution of problems

24 Channel functions

Congratulations on choosing a Clay Paky product! We thank you for your custom. Please note that this product, as all the others in the rich Clay Paky range, has been designed and made with total quality to ensure excellent performance and best meet your expectations and requirements.

Carefully read this instruction manual in its entirety and keep it safe for future reference. It is essential to know the information and comply with the instructions given in this manual to ensure the fitting is installed, used and serviced correctly and safely. CLAY PAKY S.p.A. disclaims all liability for damage to the fitting or to other property or persons deriving from installation, use and maintenance that have not been carried out in conformity with this instruction manual, which must always accompany the fitting. CLAY PAKY S.p.A. reserves the right to modify the characteristics stated in this instruction manual at any time and without prior notice.

SAFETY INFORMATION

IMPORTANT: Clay Paky recommends you carefully read and keep the safety information on this product, also available in digital format at the following link:

http://www.claypaky.it/en

Ref: [FIS00Q – Safety Information Alpha 1500]

INFORMAZIONI DI SICUREZZA

IMPORTANTE: Clay Paky raccomanda di leggere accuratamente e conservare le informazioni di sicurezza relative a questo prodotto, sempre reperibili in versione digitale al seguente link:

http://www.claypaky.it/en/download

Rif: [FIS00Q – Safety Information Alpha 1500]

NFORMATIONEN ZUR SICHERHEIT

WICHTIG: Clay Paky empfiehlt, die Sicherheitsinformationen bezüglich dieses Produkts genau zu lesen und aufzubewahren. Sie sind in Digitalversion immer unter folgendem Link auffindbar:

http://www.claypaky.it/en/download

Ref: [FIS00Q – Safety Information Alpha 1500]

INFORMACIONES DE SEGURIDAD

IMPORTANTE: Clay Paky recomienda leer detenidamente y conservar la información de seguridad relativa a este producto. Además, está disponible una versión digital de la misma en el siguiente enlace:

http://www.claypaky.it/en/download

Ref: [FIS00Q – Safety Information Alpha 1500]

CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ

IMPORTANT: Clay Paky recommande de lire attentivement et de conserver les informations de sécurité relatives à ce produit, disponibles en version digitale au lien suivant:

http://www.claypaky.it/en/download

Réf. : [FIS00Q – Safety Information Alpha 1500]

ИНСТРУКЦИЮ ПО ТЕХНИКЕ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ

ВАЖНО: Clay Paky рекомендует внимательно прочитать и сохранить инструкцию по технике безопасности данного изделия, которая всегда доступна в электронном формате по следующей ссылке:

http://www.claypaky.it/en/download

Наименование: [FIS00Q – Safety Information Alpha 1500]

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UNPACKING AND PREPARATION

Packing contents - Fig. 1

2 3

2 x 183102/805

Lamp 1500W

(fitted into projector)

PAN Mechanism Lock and Release (every 90°) - Fig. 2

TILT Mechanism Lock and Release (every 45°) - Fig. 3

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INSTALLATION AND START-UP

Installing the projector - Fig. 4

The projector can be installed on the floor resting on special rubber feet, on a truss or on the ceiling or wall.

WARNING: with the exception of when the projector is positioned on the floor, the safety cable must be fitted. (Cod. 105041/003 available on request).

Connecting and disconnecting power cable - Fig. 5

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CONTROL PANEL

Dmx Address

Warning Message

Fixture ID

MAINS

{

SIGNAL

SCREEN

DMX 512

5 PIN

SIGNAL

SCREEN

DMX 512

3 PIN

SIGNAL

DMX 512

5 PIN

onnecting to the mains supply - Fig. 6

Mains

Connecting to the control signal line (DMX) - Fig. 7 Use a cable conforming to specifications EIA RS-485: 2-pole twisted, shielded, 120Ohm characteristic impedance, 22-24 AWG, low capacity. Do not use microphone cable or other cable with characteristics differing from those specified. The end connections must be made using XLR type 3 or 5-pin male/female connectors. A terminating plug must be inserted into the last projector with a resistance of 120Ohm (minimum 1/4 W) between terminals 2 and 3. IMPORTANT: The wires must not make contact with each other or with the metal casing of the connectors. The casing itself must be connected to the shield braid and to pin 1 of the connectors.

Switching on the projector - Fig. 8 Press the switch. The projector starts resetting the effects. At the same time, the following information scrolls on the display:

Model Firmware xxx (Fixture ID) System errors

Alpha BEAM Version X.X.X Dmx Address xxx E: .........................

1500 Date - Hour W: .........................

On conclusion of resetting in case of the absence of dmx signal, Pan and Tilt move to the “Home” position (Pan 128 bit - Tilt 128 bit). The control panel (Fig. 8) has a display and buttons for the complete programming and management of the projector menu. The display can be in one of two conditions: rest status and setting status. When it is in the rest status, the display shows the projector’s DMX address and the Fixture ID address (if set). During menu setting status, after a wait time (about 30 seconds) without any key having been pressed, the display automatically returns to rest status. It should be noted than when this condition occurs, any possible value that has been modified but not yet confirmed with the

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key will be cancelled.

Continue

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Reversal of the display - Fig. 9 To activate this function, press UP maintained even for the next time it will be switched on. To return to the initial state, repeat the operation all over again.

Setting the projector starting address

On each projector, the starting address must be set for the control signal (addresses from 1 to 512). The address can also be set with the projector switched off.

Setting the projector Fixture ID

On each projector, the Fixture ID address must be set for an easy identification of the fixtures in an installation (ID from 1 to 255). The Fixture ID address can be set with the projector switched off.

and DOWN Ckeys simultaneously while the display is in the rest mode. This status will be memorised and

Functions of the buttons - Using the menu

Confirms the displayed value, or activates the displayed function, or enters the successive

DOWN

LEFT

RIGHT

USING THE MENU:

1) Press

2) Use the UP

• Setup (Setup Menu): To set the setting options.

• Option (Option Menu): To set the operating options

• Informations (Informations Menu): To read the counters, software version and other information.

• Manual Control (Manual control Menu): To trigger the test and manual control functions.

• Test (Test Menu): To check the proper functionning of effects

• Advanced (Advanced Menu): Access to the "Advanced menu" is recommended for a trained technical personnel.

3) Press

4) Use the UP

once – “Main Menu” appears on the display.

and DOWN Ckeys to select the menu to be used:

to display the first item in the selected menu.

and DOWN Ckeys to select the MENU items.

menu.

Decreases the value displayed (with auto-repetitions) or passes to the next item in the menu.

Increases the value displayed (with auto-repetitions) or passes to the previous item in a menu.

Return to the top level

Commute from units, tens, hundreds, in the "Address", "Fixture ID" and "Calibration" menù.

Setting addresses and options with the projector disconnected

The projector’s DMX address, as well as other possible operating options, can also be set when the appliance is disconnected from the electricity supply. All that is needed is to press the display will switch off again after a wait time of 30 seconds.

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to momentarily activate the display and thus access the settings. Once the required operations have been carried out,

MENU SETTING

12 3

Set Up

Option

nformation

anual

ontrol

est

Advanced

ddress

hannel

ode

ixture ID

Ethernet

nterface

Option

Lamp Dmx

Pan / Tilt

Color

Shutter

Display

Invert

Tilt

wap

Pan-Tilt

ncoder

Pan-Tilt

P/T Homing

ode

Pan Home

ef Pos

Tilt Home

Def Pos

Color

ixing

Fixed Wheel

hortcut

Shutter

On Error

Dimmer On

Shutter

Information

ystem

rrors

ixture

ours

Lamp

ours

Lamp

Strikes

System

ersion

Board iagnost.

Dmx

onitor

ans

Monitor

Sensor

status

Network

params

Manual Control

Lamp

Reset

Channel

Test

Setting

Pan / Tilt

Colour

Beam

Default

Preset

User

Preset 1

User

Preset 2

User

Preset 3

Advanced

Access code

1234

Upload

Firmware

Setup Model

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Gobo

All

Calibration

Locking

Continue

➔

NOTE: On grey the default options

Set Up

ddress

Address xxx

SET UP MENU

DMX ADDRESS NOTE: without the DMX signal the Address (XXX) flashing

Allows you to select the DMX ADDRESS

1) Press

2) Use the UP Address.

3) Press

- the current DMX Adress appear on the display.

, DOWN C, RIGHT

to confirm the selection or LEFT Dto keep current settings.

keys to plan the DMX

hannel

ode

ixture Id

thernet

E Interface

Standard

ector

alue xxx

Control

Protocol

CHANNEL MODE

Allows you to select a channel arrangement from the two available.

1) Press Vector).

2) Use the UP settings:

- Standard

- Vector

) Press

FIXTURE ID

Allows you to select the FIXTURE ID

1) Press

2) Use the UP

3) Press

ETHERNET INTERFACE

It lets you set the Ethernet settings to be attributed to the projector.

1) Premere

2) Use the UP options to set:

Control Protocol

It lets you select the “Control Protocol” Art-net to assign according to the control unit used:

1) Press

2) Use the UP

- Disabled

- Art-net on IP 2

- Art-net on IP 10

- Art-net Custom IP

3) Press

If the Control Protocol option is set on Disabled, when an IP address (IP2, IP10 or IP Custom) is selected, the projector immediately initializes the IP address that was just selected. If the Control Protocol option is enabled (IP2, IP10 or IP Custom) and a new one is selected that is different from the previous one, the projector must be restarted so that it will be correctly initialized.

- the current settings appear on the display (Standard or

and DOWN Ckeys to select one of the following

o confirm the selection or LEFT

- the current Fixture ID appear on the diplay.

, DOWN C, RIGHT Ekeys to plan the Fixture ID.

to confirm the selection or LEFT Dto keep current settings.

and DOWN Ckeys to select the “Ethernet Interface”

the current setting appears on the display.

and DOWN Ckeys to select one of the following settings:

to confirm the selection or LEFT Dto keep the current setting.

o keep current settings.

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Repeat on

DMX

Universe

Custom IP

address

Custom IP

mask

Repeat on DMX

It lets you enable the transmission of the Ethernet protocol by DMX signal to all the connected projectors.

1) Press

2) Use the UP

- Disabled: DMX transmission disabled.

- Enabled on primary: DMX transmission enabled.

3) Press

Universe

It lets you assign the “Universe” number to be assigned to a series of projectors.

1) Press

2) Use the UP

3) Press

Custom IP address Allows you to set the IP address manually by the user default.

Custom IP mask

Allows you to set manually the Subnet Mask by the user default.

the current setting appears on the display.

and DOWN Ckeys to select one of the following settings:

to confirm the selection or LEFT Dto keep the current setting.

– the current Universe address appears on the display.

, DOWN C, RIGHT Ekeys to set the Universe address.

to confirm the selection or LEFT Dto keep the current setting.

ption

amp Dmx

OPTIONS MENU

LAMP DMX

Used for enabling lamp remote control channel.

1) Press

2) Use the UP the lamp remote control channel.

3) Press

- the current settings appear on the display (On or Off).

and DOWN Ckeys to enable (On) or disable (Off)

to confirm the selection or LEFT Dto keep current settings.

Pan / Tilt

nvert

Invert

ilt

Swap

an-Tilt

Encoder Pan-Tilt

Off

PAN / TILT Invert pan

Used for reversing Pan movement.

1) Press

2) Use the UP PAN inversion.

3) Press

nvert tilt

Used for reversing tilt movement.

1) Press

2) Use the UP Tilt inversion.

3) Press

Swap Pan-Tilt

Used for swapping Pan and Tilt channels (as well as Pan fine and Tilt fine).

1) Press

2) Use the UP Pan and Tilt channel swap.

3) Press

Encoder Pan-Tilt

Used for enabling the Pan / Tilt encoders.

1) Press

2) Use the UP Pan / Tilt encoders.

3) Press

You can quickly disable the Pan and Tilt Encoder by simultaneously pressing the UP

- the current settings appear on the display (On or Off).

and DOWN Ckeys to enable (On) or disable (Off)

to confirm the selection or LEFT Dto keep current settings.

- the current settings appear on the display (On or Off). and DOWN Ckeys to enable (On) or disable (Off)

to confirm the selection or LEFT Dto keep current settings.

- the current settings appear on the display (On or Off). and DOWN Ckeys to enable (On) or disable (Off)

to confirm the selection or LEFT Dto keep current settings.

- the current settings appear on the display (On or Off). and DOWN Ckeys to enable (On) or disable (Off)

to confirm the selection or LEFT Dto keep current settings.

and DOWN Ckeys in the ''Main Menu''.

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P/T Homing

Mode

Pan Home

Def Pos

Tilt Home

Def Pos

Standard

Sequenced

P/T Homing Mode

Lets you set the initial projector Reset mode.

1) Press

2) Use the UP settings:

Standard: Pan & Tilt are simultaneously reset. Sequenced: Tilt is reset first followed by Pan.

3) Press

Pan Home Def Pos

Lets you assign the Pan channel “home” position at the end of Reset, without a DMX input signal.

1) Press

2) Use the UP

0 degree 90 degrees 180 degrees 270 degrees (default)

3) Press

Tilt Home Def Pos

Lets you assign the Tilt channel “home” position at the end of Reset, without a DMX input signal.

1) Press

2) Use the UP

12.5% 25%

, the current setting appears on the display.

and DOWN Ckeys to select one of the following

to confirm the selection or LEFT Dto keep the current setting.

, the current setting appears on the display.

and DOWN Ckeys to select one of the following settings:

to confirm the selection or LEFT Dto keep the current setting.

, the current setting appears on the display.

and DOWN Ckeys to select one of the following settings:

Continue

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50% (default) 75%

87.5% 100%

3) Press

to confirm the selection or LEFT Dto keep the current setting.

hutter

olor

Mixing

Fixwheel

hortcut

Shutter

n Error

Rgb

Cmy

Off

COLOR Color mixing

sed for reversing the CMY color mixing system.

1) Press

2) Use the UP

RGB color mixing mode CMY color mixing mode

3) Press

Fixed wheel short-cut

Used for optimizing color change time so that the disc turns in the direc-

ion that requires shorter movement.

1) Press

2) Use the UP

color change optimization.

3) Press

SHUTTER Shutter on error

Used for automatically closing the stop/strobe in the event of Pan/Tilt position error.

1) Press

2) Use the UP automatic stop/strobe closing in the event of Pan/Tilt position error.

3) Press

- the current settings appear on the display (On or Off).

and DOWN Ckeys select one of the following settings:

to confirm the selection or LEFT Dto keep current settings.

– the current settings appear on the display (On or Off).

and DOWN Ckeys to enable (On) or disable (Off)

- the current settings appear on the display (On or Off). and DOWN Ckeys to enable (On) or disable (Off)

to confirm the selection, or LEFT Dto keep current settings.

Display

Setting

Dimmer On

Shutter

Off

Default

Preset

User

Preset 1

User

Preset 2

User

Preset 3

Off

Reset To

Dafault

Go Back

Load

Preset 1

Save To Preset 1

Load

Preset 2

Save To Preset 2

Load

Preset 3

Save To Preset 3

Dimmer on Shutter

Enables automatic closing of the dimmer when the strobe is completely closed.

1) PressF– the current settings appear on the display (On or Off).

2) Use the UP the automatic closing of the dimmer.

3) Press

DISPLAY

Used for automatically reduce brightness on the display after about 30 seconds in idle.

1) Press

2) Use the UP

3) Press

SETTING

Used to save 3 different settings of the items in the options menu and relative submenus.

1) Press

2) Use the UP

3) Press

4) Use the UP

5) Select YES to confirm the selection or NO to keep the current setting

(*) DEFAULT PRESET

By pressing the RIGHT once entered in the "main menu" it is possible to quickly (short cut) reset the default settings (DEFAULT PRESET).

decreasing of display brightness.

configurations:

- Default preset (*)

- User preset 1

- User preset 2

- User Preset 3

- Load preset X to recall a previously stored configuration.

- Save to preset X to store the current configuration. a confirmation message (Are you sure?) appears on the display.

and return to the next higher level.

and DOWN Ckeys to enable (On) or disable (Off)

to confirm the selection or LEFT Dto keep current settings.

- the current settings appear on the display (On or Off). and DOWN Ckeys to enable (On) or disable (Off) the

to confirm the selection or LEFT Dto keep current settings.

- “Default preset” appears on the display. and DOWN Ckeys to select one of the following

- “Load preset X” appears on the display. and DOWN Ckeys to select:

key and the LEFTDkey simultaneously

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