Martin RoboColor III User Manual
RoboColor III
user manual
P/N 35000050, Rev. B. © 1996 - 1999 Martin Professional A/S, Denmark
NTRODUCTION
I
Congratulations on your choice of the RoboColor III system, designed and
manufactured by Martin Professional. The RoboColor III is a high performance,
automated color changing system, providing exciting possibilities for lighting
designers in many applications. The rugged construction combined with the
choice of high quality components ensures th at your RoboColor III system will
perform reliably for many years to come.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
The RoboColor III is NOT for domestic use.
• Read user manual before use.
• For protection against dangerous electric shock, always ground (earth) the system
electrically, use only a source of AC power that complies with local building and
electrical codes, and do not expose the system to rain or mois ture.
• Disconnect the system from AC power before removing any cover or part.
• Disconnect the system from A C po wer if the lamp blo ws. Allow the heads to cool
for 15 minutes before installing a new lamp.
• Do not illuminate surfaces within 30 cm (12 inches) of the heads.
• Do not place filters or other objects over the lenses.
• Keep all combustible materials (for example fabric, wood, paper) at least 30 cm
(12 inches) away from the heads. Keep flammable materials well away from the
heads.
• Provide a minimum clearance of 10 cm (4 inches) around the fans an d air vents.
• Do not operate the system if the ambient temperatu r e exceeds 40° C (104° F).
• When suspendin g t he system above ground level, verify that the structure can
hold at least 10 times the weight of all installed devices, and secure the fixtures
with approved safety cables. Block access below the work area whenever
installing or removing the syste m.
• For protection against dangerous UV radiation, never operate the system with
missing and/or damaged covers or lenses, and do not stare into the light. Replace
any broken or cracked component immediately.
• Refer all service to a qualified technician.
2 Introduction RoboColor III
ETTING
S
The RoboColor III system consists of the RoboColor III heads, whic h are the
color changing spotlights, and the RoboColor III controller, which drives the
heads. You can connect up to four heads to one controller.
Important! Do NOT connect RoboColor III heads directly to the mains supply.
Connect them only to a RoboColor III controller.
U
P
UNPACKING
The RoboColor III system includes the following items:
• RoboColor III heads with Martin 150 W Metal Halide discharge lamps
• Mounting bracket
• Fittings for mounting bracket (two lever handles and two metal washers)
• RoboColor III controller
• 5 meter XLR-XLR cable
• User manual
PREPARING HEADS
Secure the mounting bracket
• The mounting bracket is already fitted onto the head. Secure it with the two
metal washers and lever handles supplied.
First, fit the metal
washer.
Then, secure
the lever handle.
User Manual Setting Up 3
Check voltage setting
Important! The voltage setting of the heads must match your local AC mains
supply.
The RoboColor III head is supplied in a 50 Hz or 60 Hz version. It is not possible
to rewire from 50 Hz to 60 Hz, or vice versa.
• The factory setting is printed on a label on the back of the head. Check the
setting against the table below and rewire if necessary, following the
instructions on page 15.
50 Hz Model 60 Hz Model
Mains supply Ballast tapping Mains supply Ballast tapping
210V - 235V 230V 200V - 215V 210V
235V - 245V 240V 215V - 225V 220V
245V - 255V 250V 225V - 235V 230V
PREPARING THE CONTROLLER
Install a mains plug
Warning! For protection from da ng erous el ec tri c sh ock, th e fix tu re must
be grounded (ear thed) . The AC main s supply sh all be have a
fuse or circuit breaker, and ground-fault protection.
The controller may be supplied without a plug on the mains cable. You will have
to fit a plug that conforms to your local mains outlet before you can connect the
unit to AC power. The double insulated mains cable contains three wires.
1 Connect the BROWN wire to the LIVE pin.
2 Connect the BLUE wire to the NEUTRAL pin.
3 Connect the YELLOW/GREEN wire to the EARTH pin.
Wire Pin Marking Screw color (US)
brown live “L” yellow or bra s s
blue neutral “N” silver
yellow/green ground green
4 Setting Up RoboColor III
Check voltage setting
Important! The contr ol ler’s volta ge se tting must match your local mains supply.
The factory setting is printed on a label on the back of the controller. Check the
setting against the table below and rewire if necessary, following the instructions
on page 15.
Mains Supply Transformer Setting
210 - 240V 230V
240 - 255V 250V
CONNECTING THE SYSTEM
You can use any DMX or Martin lighting controller to operate the RoboColor III
system. Control data is transmitted from the lighting controller via XLR data
cables to the data input on the RoboColor III controller. The RoboColor III
controller’s data output sends the data fur ther to addition al units: up to 32
RoboColor III systems can be connected on the same data link.
The RoboColor III can also be operated without a lighting controller in standalone mode. In this mode, the system runs built-in sequences that are
automatically or music triggered depending on the mode selected. A special
master/slave feature allo ws several RoboColor III systems to synchronize (via the
data link) in stand-alone mode. These features are further described later.
Connect the RoboColor III controller to the heads
The motor and lamp cables of each hea d mus t be conn ected to the RoboCol or III
controller. Connect each pair of cables to sockets of the same group (1, 2, 3 or 4)
on the RoboColor III controller as shown below.
Important! To avoid damaging the controller, make sure that it is disconnected
from AC power before connecting the heads.
User Manual Setting Up 5
Connect the lighting controller
Once all heads have been connected to the RoboColor III controller, connect the
RoboColor III controller to the lighting controller . The procedure is the same for a
Martin RS-485 or DMX 512 controller, but you may need a 5-to-3-pin adapter
cable if using a DMX 512 controller.
1 Connect the data output on your lighting controller to the data input on the
RoboColor III controller.
MARTIN CONTROLLER: Use the XLR-XLR or DSUB-XLR cable supplied with
the controller.
Martin Lighting Controller
with 3 pin XLR output.
3 pin XLR male:
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (+)
Pin 3: Signal (-)
DMX CONTROLLER: Most DMX controllers have 5-pin XLR sockets for data
output. Use a 5-pin to 3-pin phase-reversing adaptor, such as P/N 11820003,
as shown below. Th is adaptor connects pin 2 on one end to pin 3 on the other
end, and vice versa, to correct the difference in polarity between the
RoboColor III system and the DMX controller.
Note: The RoboColor III controller also has an option to swap the XLR pin
connections, making phase-reversing cables unnecessary. See page 18.
DMX Lighting Controller
with standard 5 pin XLR output.
3 pin XLR female:
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (+)
Pin 3: Signal (-)
RoboColor III Controller
with 3 pin XLR in and output.
5 pin XLR male:
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (-)
Pin 3: Signal (+)
Pin 4: N/C
Pin 5: N/C
6 Setting Up RoboColor III
3 pin XLR female:
Pin 1: GND (screen)
Pin 2: Signal (+)
Pin 3: Signal (-)
RoboColor III Controller
with 3 pin XLR in and output.
2 Connect th e data output of the first
of the next device. Use the XLR-XLR cable supplied when connecting to
another RoboColor III controller or fixture with Martin polarity (pin 3 cold).
Use a phase-reversing cable when connecting to a DMX device (pin 3 hot).
RoboColor III controller
to the data input
3-pin to 3-pin
Phase-Reversing
Cable
Connections
Male Female
1
2
3
1
2
3
P/N 11820006
3 Continue the link this way, connecting output to input (daisy-chaining), until
all units are linked together.
4 Finally, insert a male XLR termination plug in the output socket of the last
unit on the link. Use a 3 pin XLR male plug wit h a 120
and 3 (supplied with all Martin controllers).
3-pin to 5-pin
Phase-Reversing
Cable
Connections
Male Female
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
5
P/N 11820002
5-pin to 3-pin
Phase-Reversing
Cable
Connections
Male Female
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
5
P/N 11820003
ΩΩΩΩ
resistor between pin 2
Important! Failure to use a termination plug can cause communication errors
between the lighting controller and the units.
Lighting controller
RoboColor III controll ers
Use 3 pin XLR/XLR data cables to connect
the units. Pin 1 = screen, pin 2 = signal (+),
pin 3 = signal (-).
Insert a termination
plug in the last unit
on the data link.
User Manual Setting Up 7
ADDRESSING THE SYSTEM
When using the RoboColor III with a l ighting cont roller, you must set the DIPswitch to the start channel, also known as the address, which is the first channel
the controller uses to send instructions to the RoboColor III system.
For independent control, each RoboColor III system must have its own address
and non-overlapping control channels. If two or more RoboColor III systems have
the same address they will receive the same instructions and behave identically.
Martin mode
: The RoboColor III uses 1 channel to communicate with the
controller. The address may be any channel between 1 and 32.
DMX mode
: The RoboColor III uses 5 consecutive DMX channels in tracking
mode (DMX mode 1) and 6 consecutive DMX channels in vector mode (DMX
mode 2).
The factory default is DMX mode 1.
Example: 4 RoboColor III systems using DMX mode 1 may be addressed as
follows:
12345678910111213141516171819
System 1
Address: 1
Set a Martin address
1 Select an available address from 1 to 32.
2 Look up the DIP-switch setting on page 9.
3 Set the DIP-switch by flipping ON the pins found in step 2.
System 2
Address: 6
System 3
Address: 1 1
20
System 4
Address: 16
4 Set DIP-switch pins 7 - 10 to OFF.
Set a DMX address
DMX Mode Color Control DMX Channels PL113 Jumper Setting
1 default Tracking 5 Channels No Jumper
2 Tracking/Vector 6 Channels Pin 1 and 2
1 Select an available address from 1 to 507 within the lighting controller’s
range.
2 Look up the DIP-switch setting on page 9.
3 Set the DIP-switch by flipping ON the pins found in step 2.
4 Set DIP-switch 10 to OFF.
8 Setting Up RoboColor III
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