Robe Robin Tarrantula TW User Manual
Version 1.3
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Robin Tarrantula TW
Table of contents
1. Safety instructions ......................................................................................................... 3
2. Operating determination ................................................................................................ 4
3. Fixture exterior view ...................................................................................................... 5
4. Installation....................................................................................................................... 6
4.1 Connection to the mains ............................................................................................ 6
4.2 Installing the diuser .................................................................................................. 6
4.3 Installing the eggcrate ................................................................................................ 7
4.4 Uninstalling/Installing the beam shaper .................................................................... 7
4.5 Rigging the xture ...................................................................................................... 8
4.6 DMX-512 connection ................................................................................................ 10
4.7 Ethernet connection ................................................................................................. 11
4.8 Wireless DMX operation .......................................................................................... 13
5. Remotely controllable functions ................................................................................. 14
6. Control menu map ........................................................................................................ 15
7. Control menu ............................................................................................................... 18
7.1 Tab " Address" .......................................................................................................... 19
7.2 Tab "Information" ...................................................................................................... 20
7.3 Tab "Personality" ......................................................................................................21
7.4 Tab "Manual Control" ................................................................................................22
7.5 Tab "Stand-alone" .................................................................................................... 23
7.6 Tab "Service" ............................................................................................................ 24
8. RDM ............................................................................................................................... 26
9. Error and information messages ................................................................................ 28
10. Technical Specications ............................................................................................ 29
11. Maintenance and cleaning ......................................................................................... 32
11.1 Removing the optical module ................................................................................. 33
11.2 Disposing of the product ......................................................................................... 34
12. Photometric diagrams................................................................................................ 35
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CAUTION!
Keep this device away from rain and moisture!
Unplug mains lead before opening the housing!
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY
BEFORE YOU INITIAL START - UP!
1. Safety instructions
Every person involved with installation and maintenance of this device have to:
- be qualied
- follow the instructions of this manual
CAUTION!
Be careful with your operations.
With a high voltage you can suer
a dangerous electric shock when touching the wires!
This device has left our premises in absolutely perfect condition. In order to maintain this condition and to ensure a safe operation, it is absolutely necessary for the user to follow the safety instructions and warning notes
written in this manual.
Important
The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance of this
manual or any unauthorized modication to the device.
Please consider that damages caused by manual modications to the device are not subject to warranty.
Handle the power cord and all connections with the mains with particular caution!
Make sure that the available voltage is not higher than stated on the rear panel.
WARNING! This unit does not contain an ON/OFF switch. Always disconnect power input cable
to completely remove power from unit when not in use or before cleaning or servicing the unit.
Make sure that the power-cord is never crimped or damaged by sharp edges. Check the device and the power-cord from time to time.
Always disconnect from the mains, when the device is not in use or before cleaning it. Only handle the power-cord by the plug. Never pull out the plug by tugging the power cord.
This device falls under protection class I. Therefore it is essential to connect the yellow/green conductor to earth.
The electric connection, repairs and servicing must be carried out by a qualied employee.
Do not connect this device to a dimmer pack.
During the initial start-up some smoke or smell may arise. This is a normal process and does not necessarily
mean that the device is defective.
Do not touch the device’s housing bare hands during its operation (housing becomes hot)!
For replacement use fuses of same type and rating only.
LED light emission. Risk of eye injury. Do not look into the beam at short distance of
the of the product. Do not view the light output with optical instruments or any device
that may conncentrate the beam.
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2. Operating determination
This device is a moving head for creating decorative eects and was designed for indoor use only.
This device is for professional use only. It is not for household use.
If the device has been exposed to drastic temperature uctuation (e.g. after transportation), do not switch it on
immediately. The arising condensation water might damage your device. Leave the device switched o until
it has reached room temperature.
Do not shake the device. Avoid brute force when installing or operating the device.
Never lift the xture by holding it at the projector head, as the mechanics may be damaged. Always hold the
xture at the transport handles.
When choosing the installation spot, please make sure that the device is not exposed to extreme heat, moisture
or dust. There should not be any cables lying around. You endanger your own and the safety of others!
Make sure that the area below the installation place is blocked when rigging, derigging or servicing the xture.
Always secure the xture with an appropriate safety wire.
Only operate the xture after having checked that the housing is rmly closed and all screws are tightly fastened.
The maximum ambient temperature 45°C must never be exceeded.
To avoid damage of an internal optical system of the xture, never let the sunlight (or
other light source) lights directly to the lens array, even when the xture is not working
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Operate the device only after having familiarized with its functions. Do not permit operation by persons not
qualied for operating the device. Most damages are the result of unprofessional operation!
Please use the original packaging if the device is to be transported.
Please consider that unauthorized modications on the device are forbidden due to safety reasons!
If this device will be operated in any way dierent to the one described in this manual, the product may suer
damages and the guarantee becomes void. Furthermore, any other operation may lead to dangers like short-circuit, burns, electric shock, burns etc.
Always push the zoom module into the head before inserting the xture into the ight
case (only the xture without beam shaper) .
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3. Fixture exterior view
Robin Tarrantula with
Beam shaper
1 - Lens array (Beam shaper)
2 - Yoke
3 - Handle
4 - QVGA touch screen
5 - Control buttons
6 - USB port
7 - Tilt lock
8 - 3-pin DMX OUT
9 - Ethernet IN
10 - Pan lock
11 - Base
12 - Ethernet OUT
13- 3-pin DMX IN
14- 5-pin DMX IN
15- Power
16- Fuse holder
17- 5-pin DMX OUT
18- Moving head
The head should be locked for transportation - the tilt lock latch (7) and the pan lock latch (10) have to be in
the locked position. To unlock the head, move both latches to unlock positions before operating the xture.
The ENTER/DISPLAY ON button also serves for switching the display on when the xture is disconnected
from the mains.
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4. Installation
Fixtures must be installed by a qualied electrician in accordance with all
national and local electrical and construction codes and regulations.
4.1 Connection to the mains
For protection from electric shock, the xture must be earthed!
The Robin Tarrantula TW is equipped with auto-switching power supply that automatically adjusts to any 5060Hz AC power source from 100-240 Volts.
If you install a cord cap on the power cable to allow connection to power outlets, install a grounding-type (earthed)
plug, following the plug manufacturer’s instructions.
The cores in the power cable are coloured according to the following table.
Core (EU) Core (US) Connection Plug Terminal Marking
Brown Black Live L
Light blue White Neutral N
Yellow/Green Green Earth
This device falls under class one and must be earthed (grounded)!
To apply power, rst check that tilt and pan lock are released.
Wiring and connection work must be carried out by qualied sta.
4.2 Installing the diuser
1. Disconnect the xture from main.
2. Screw the diuser (1) to the zoom module (2) by means of the six screws M3x8 with washers (3).
There is a marked shape (4) of the middle pixel on the plastic lm. If you wish to use a pure ower eect (create
by means of the middle pixel), remove the marked lm from diuser before its installation. Put the diuser on
the at surface (be careful not to scratch it) and use a sharp knife to remove the marked plastic lm (4).
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4.3 Installing the eggcrate
1. Disconnect the xture from mains.
2. Screw the eggcrate (1) to the zoom module (3) by means of the three screws (2).
4.4 Uninstalling/Installing the beam shaper
The following instructions applies to the xture with installed beam shaper only.
1. Disconnect the xture from mains.
2. Loosen the four screws (2) on the beam shaper (1) and carefully remove it from the head.
3. When you are installing the beam shaper back on the head, the connector on the beam shaper has to
be oriented to the connector (3) in the xture head.
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4.5 Rigging the xture
A structure intended for installation of the xture (s) must safely hold weight of the xture(s) placed on it. The
structure has to be certicated to the purpose.
The xture (xtures) must be installed in accordance with national and local electrical and construction codes
and regulations.
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For overhead installation, the xture must be always secured with a safety wire that
can bear at least 10 times the weight of the xture.
When rigging, derigging or servicing the xture staying in the area below the installation place, on bridges,
under high working places and other endangered areas is forbidden.
The operator has to make sure that safety-relating and machine-technical installations are approved by an
expert before taking into operation for the rst time and after changes before taking into operation another time.
The operator has to make sure that safety-relating and machine-technical installations are approved by a skilled
person once a year.
Allow the xture to cool for ten minutes before handling.
The xture should be installed outside areas where persons may walk by or be seated.
IMPORTANT! OVERHEAD RIGGING REQUIRES EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE, including calculating working
load limits, installation material being used, and periodic safety inspection of all installation material and the
projector. If you lack these qualications, do not attempt the installation yourself, but use a help of professional
companies.
CAUTION: Fixtures may cause severe injuries when crashing down! If you have doubts concerning the safety
of a possible installation, do not install the xture!
The xture has to be installed out of the reach of public.
The xture must never be xed swinging freely in the room.
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Danger of re !
When installing the device, make sure there is no highly inammable
material (decoration articles, etc.) in a distance of min. 0.5 m.
CAUTION!
Use 2 appropriate clamps to rig the xture on the truss.
Follow the instructions mentioned at the bottom of the base.
Make sure that the device is xed properly! Ensure that the
structure (truss) to which you are attaching the xtures is secure.
The xture can be placed directly on the stage oor or rigged in any orientation on a truss without altering its
operation characte ristics .
For securing the xture to the truss, install a safety wire which can hold at least 10 times the weight of the xture.
Use only the safety wire with a snap hook with screw lock gate.
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Truss installation
1. Bolt the clamps (3) to the omega holders (5) with M12 bolts and lock nuts through the hole in the holders.
2. Fasten the omega holders to the bottom of the base by inserting both quick-lock fasteners (2) into
the holes of the base and tighten fully clockwise.
3. Clamp the xture on a truss (6) and tighten the rigging clamps.
4. Pull the safety wire (4) through the attachment point (1) and through the handle (7) and around the truss (6)
and lock the snap hook with screw lock gate.
Use only a safety wire with a snap hook with screw lock gate.
When installing xtures side-by-side,
avoid illuminating one xture with another!
DANGER TO LIFE!
Before taking into operation for the rst time,the installation has to be approved by
an expert!
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In order to protect the internal parts of the head from the sun, the function
PARKING POSITION must be switched ON before switching the xture o.
The PARKING POSITION function is located on the Power/Special functions channel (120-129 DMX). If the
function is on, the xture will automatically detect via G-sensor whether the xture is on the oor or hangs on
the truss or is mounted sideways on the truss and moves the pan and tilt to the position (including movement
of zoom to the front part of the head) in which the head will always face down. Owing this position of the xture
head, there is not chance to burn internal parts of the head by the sun light.
4.6 DMX-512 connection
The xture is equipped with both 3-pin and 5-pin XLR sockets for DMX input and output.The sockets are wired
in parallel.
Only use a shielded twisted-pair cable designed for RS-485 and 3-pin or 5-pin XLR-plugs and connectors in
order to connect the controller with the xture or one xture with another.
DMX - output DMX-input
XLR mounting-sockets (rear view): XLR mounting-plugs (rear view):
1 - Shield
2 - Signal (-)
3 - Signal (+)
4 - Not connected
5 - Not connected
1 - Shield
2 - Signal (-)
3 - Signal (+)
4 - Not connected
5 - Not connected
Building a serial DMX-chain:
Connect the DMX-output of the rst xture in the DMX-chain with the DMX-input of the next xture. Always connect
one output with the input of the next xture until all xtures are connected. Up to 32 xtures can be connected.
Caution: At the last xture, the DMX-cable has to be terminated with a terminator. Solder a 120 Ω resistor
between Signal (–) and Signal (+) into a 3-pin (5-pin) XLR-plug and plug it in the DMX output of the last xture.
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4.7 Ethernet connection
The xtures on a data link are connected to the Ethernet with ArtNet communication protocol.The control software running on your PC (or light console) has to support Art-Net protocol.
Art-Net communication protocol is a 10 Base T Ethernet protocol based on the TCP/IP.Its purpose is to allow
transfer of large amounts of DMX 512 data over a wide area using standard network technology.
IP address is the Internet protocol address.The IP uniquely identies any node (xture) on a network.
The Universe is a single DMX 512 frame of 512 channels.
The Robin Tarrantula is equipped with 8-pin RJ- 45 socket for Ethernet input.Use a network cable category 5
(with four “twisted” wire pairs) and standard RJ-45 plugs in order to connect the xture to the network.
RJ-45 socket (front view): RJ-45 plug (front view):
1- TD+ 5- Not connected
2- TD- 6- RX-
3- RX+ 7- Not connected
4- Not connected 8- Not connected
Patch cables that connect xtures to the hubs or LAN sockets are wired 1:1,that is,pins with the same numbers
are connected together:
1-1 2-2 3-3 4-4 5-5 6-6 7-7 8-8
If only the xture and the computer are to be interconnected,no hubs or other active components are needed.A
cross-cable has to be used:
1-3 2-6 3-1 4-8 5-7 6-2 7-5 8-4
If the xture is connected with active Ethernet socket (e.g. switch) the network icon will appear at the
bottom right corner of the screen:
Direct Ethernet operation
Connect the Ethernet inputs of all xtures with the Ethernet network.
Option “Artnet (gMaI or gMA2 or sACN)" has to be selected from “Ethernet Mode” menu on the xture.
Set IP address (002.xxx.xxx.xxx / 010.xxx.xxx.xxx) and the Universe.
(DMX address=200) (DMX address=50) (DMX address=1)
IP addres=002.168.002.004 IP addres=002.168.002.003 IP addres=002.168.002.002
Universe=1 Universe=1 Universe=1
An advised PC setting: IP address: 002.xxx.xxx.xxx / 010.xxx.xxx.xxx (Dierent from xture IP addresses)
NET mask: 255.0.0.0
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Ethernet / DMX operation
Options “Ethernet To DMX” has to be selected from the “Ethernet Setting” menu on the rst xture (connected
to the Ethernet) in the xture chain,next xtures have standard DMX setting.
Connect the Ethernet input of the rst xture in the data chain with the network. Connect the DMX output of this
xture with the input of the next xture until all xtures are connected to the DMX chain.
Caution: At the last xture, the DMX chain has to be terminated with a terminator. Solder a 120 Ω resistor
between Signal (–) and Signal (+) into a XLR-plug and connect it in the DMX-output of the last xture.
Example:
DMX address=1 DMX address=50 DMX address=200
IP addres=002.168.002.002
Universe=0
DMX address=1 DMX address=50 DMX address=200
IP addres=002.168.002.003
Universe=1
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