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Design Spot 250™ Contents 1. General Information……………………………………………………………………… 3 a. Introduction………………………………………………………………………. 3 b. Unpacking………………………………………………………..…………..… c. 3 Customer Support…………………………………………….………………… 3 d. Warranty Registration……………………………………………………..…… 4 e. Discharge Lamp Warning……………………………………………………… 4 2. Safety Instructions………………………………………………………........…………. 6 3. Features…………………………………………………………………………………… 8 4. General Guidelines………………………………………………………………………. 9 5.
Design Spot 250™ 1. General Information INTRODUCTION: Congratulations, you have just purchased one of the most innovative and reliable lighting fixtures on the market today! The Design Spot 250,™ has been designed to perform reliably for years when the guidelines in this booklet are followed. Please read and understand the instructions in this manual carefully and thoroughly before attempting to operate this unit. These instructions contain important information regarding safety during use and maintenance.
Design Spot 250™ yourself, doing so will void your manufactures warranty. Please do not discard the shipping carton in the trash. Please recycle whenever possible. WARRANTY REGISTRATION: The Design Spot 250™ carries a two year (730 days) limited warranty. Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase. All returned service items whether under warranty or not, must be freight pre-paid and accompany a return authorization (R.A.) number. The R.A.
Design Spot 250™ 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 older lamps. Thus, lamp should always be replaced at the end of their recommended duty cycle. Extreme caution should be used when operated this or any fixture fitted with a gas discharge lamp.
Design Spot 250™ 2. Safety Instructions The Design Spot 250™ is an extremely sophisticated piece of electronic equipment. To guarantee a smooth operation, it is important to follow the guidelines in this manual. The manufacturer of this device will not accept responsibility for damages resulting from the misuse of this fixture due to the disregard of the information printed in this manual. 1. Always be sure that the fan and the air inlets remain clean and are never blocked.
Design Spot 250™ 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: Damages resulting from the disregard of safety and general user instructions found in this user manual are not subject to any warranty claims.
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Design Spot 250™ 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 so. This fixture was designed for indoor use only. Consistent operational breaks may ensure that the fixture will function properly for may years to come. Do not shake the fixture around. Avoid brute force when installing or operating the device.
Design Spot 250™ 5. LAMP INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Installing or replacing the lamp Only install the lamp with the device unplugged from the mains. The lamp has to be replaced when it is damaged or deformed. Before replacing the lamp be sure the unit has ample time to cool, to avoid injury to yourself never touch the lamp when it is hot. During the installation of discharge lamps do not touch the glass portion of the bulb bare handed. Always use a cloth to handle the lamps during insertion and removal.
Design Spot 250™ 2. Gently pull out the lamp/socket assembly to access the lamp. 3. Gently remove the old lamp by grasping it by the ceramic base. 4. Carefully insert the new lamp into the socket (Only use a MSD 250/2 GY9.5 lamp or equivalent). Please remember there is only one way to insert the lamp and the lamp should fit completely in the lamp socket. 5. Once the lamp has been inserted into the socket, gently slide the socket assembly back into place and secure with the two Phillips screws. 6.
Design Spot 250™ at a time until the light is evenly distributed. 4. If the light is brighter around the edge than it is in the center, or if light output is low, the lamp is too far back in the reflector. "Push” the lamp out by turning each of the adjustment screws ("1, 2, 3”) counterclockwise turn until the light is bright and evenly distributed.
Design Spot 250™ 6. Mounting and Installation Cautions: For added protection mount 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, make sure that the installation area can hold a minimum point load of 10 times the device’s weight. Fixture installation must always be secured with a secondary safety attachment, such as an appropriate safety cable.
Design Spot 250™ 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 fixture. If you lack these qualifications, do not attempt the installation yourself. Improper installation can result in bodily injury. The electric connection must only be carried out by a qualified electrician.
Design Spot 250™ The Design Spot 250™ provides a unique mounting bracket assembly that integrates the hanging yoke as well as 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 hanging yoke using a M10 screw fitted through the center hole of the hanging yoke.
Design Spot 250™ 7. Understanding DMX Data Cable (DMX Cable) Requirements (For DMX and Master/Slave Operation): Your fixture and your DMX controller require a standard 3-pin XLR connector for data input and data output (see figure below). If you are constructing your own cables be sure to use two conductor shielded digital cable rated at a 120 ohms (this cable can be purchased at almost all professional sound and lighting stores).
Design Spot 250™ DMX-512 control connection Connect the provided XLR cable to the female 3-pin XLR output of your controller and the other side to the male 3-pin XLR input of the moving head (Please refer to the diagram below.). You can chain multiple moving heads together through serial linking. The cable needed should be two conductor, shielded cable with XLR input and output connectors.
Design Spot 250™ details a proper cable conversion. Fixture DMX addressing; All fixtures should be given a DMX starting address when using a DMX controller, so the correct fixture responds to the correct control signal. This digital starting address is the channel number from which the fixture starts to “listen” to the digital control information sent out from the DMX controller.
Design Spot 250™ signal is being received or not. If DMX data signal is being received, the display will show "A.XXX" (XXX representing the actual DMX address). If the fixture is not receiving a DMX signal the display will flash "A.XXX" (XXX representing the actual DMX address).
Design Spot 250™ 8. Display LED Indicators. The Design Spot 250™ has two LED indicators on the display. These indicators are designed to give a quick visual indication of the fixtures’ status. The illustration below details the functionality of the LED indicators. . . DMX OK . NO DMX Lamp on Lamp on .
Design Spot 250™ 9. FIXTURE MENU On-Board System Menu: The DESIGN SPOT 250™ 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 top, front of the fixture allows you to access the main menu and make all necessary adjustments to the Design Spot 250™. During normal operation, tapping the “MODE/ESC” key once will access the fixture’s main menu.
Design Spot 250™ 4 LAMP ON/OFF 7 8 RPAN RTLT ON/OFF ON/OFF Manually switches lamp “on” and “off” Reset all motors and returns the fixture to the home position. Resets only the pan and tilt motors. Resets only color wheel motors. Resets all the gobo wheel motors only. Resets only the shutter and dimmer motors. Resets all other motors not listed above. Displays the total fixture running time Displays the lamps total running time. Remember to reset after each and every lamp change.
Design Spot 250™ REC. RUN CEDT RE.XX ON/OFF ON/OFF Edit program via controller Auto Save Program test Main Menu Functions 1. ADDRESS MENU - AOO1 - A511 (Value) - This is where you set the fixtures DMX address. Setting/Changing the DMX Address After applying power to the DESIGN SPOT 250™ the LED will display the fixture’s current DMX address immediately after the reset sequence. If the fixture is not receiving a DMX signal the display will flash continuously.
Design Spot 250™ 2. Tap the UP button until “TEST” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. The display will show T-01. You can now press the up button and test the different channels. For example: If you press the up button until “T-03” is displayed, the unit will test the color channel, changing the color one by one and show the rainbow effect with different speeds. Again please remember, there are 16 DMX channels, and all except channels 7, 11, and 15 can be tested 4. Press MODE/ENTER or EXIT to exit. 3.
Design Spot 250™ 2. Tap the UP or DOWN button until “PLAY” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. Tap the UP or DOWN button until “AUTO” is displayed, press ENTER. 4. Tap the UP or DOWN button to select “OFF”, “RUN” or “AUDI” and press ENTER to confirm. 5. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. 4. LAMP MENU – This menu function will manually turn the lamp on and of f. Follow the procedure below to enter the lamp menu: 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “LAMP” is displayed, press ENTER. 3.
Design Spot 250™ color motor. 5. Press ENTER to confirm 6. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. SCAN - When you activate this reset function, the fixture will only reset the Pan and Tilt mirror motor. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “RESE” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. Tap the UP button until “SCAN” is displayed, then press ENTER to confirm. 4. The display will show “ON/OFF”. Press the UP button to select “ON” to reset the color motor. Press ENTER to confirm. 5.
Design Spot 250™ SHTR - When you activate this reset function, the fixture will only reset the shutter/dimmer motor. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “RESE” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. Tap the UP button until “SHTR” is displayed, then press ENTER to confirm. 4. The display will show “ON/OFF.” Press the UP button to select “ON” to restart the shutter/dimmer motor. Press ENTER to confirm. 5. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu.
Design Spot 250™ 4. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. LAMP - With this function you can display the running time of the lamp. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until ”TIME” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. Tap the UP button until “LAMP” is displayed, press ENTER. 4. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. CLMP - With this function you can clear the running time of the lamp. Note: Please clear the lamp time every time you replace the lamp. 1. Access the main menu. 2.
Design Spot 250™ - This menu function will reverse the mirror TILT movements. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “RTLT” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. The display will show “ON/OFF”. 4. Press the UP button to select “ON” to activate this function, or “OFF” to deactivate this function. 5. Press ENTER to confirm. 6. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. 9. FINE MENU - This menu item switches between 16 bit (fine) and 8 bit (coarse) modes.
Design Spot 250™ 11. MIC MENU - This function allows for electronic control of the internal microphone’s sound sensitivity. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “MIC” is displayed and press ENTER. 3. The display will show “M-XX” (Where XX represents a value between 00 & 99). 4. Use the UP and DOWN button to adjust the mic sensitivity, 99 being the highest. 5. Press ENTER to confirm and lock your new setting in place. 6. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. 12.
Design Spot 250™ 7. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. FLIP – This function will reverse the display readout buy 180˚. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “DISP” is displayed. 3. Press ENTER, the display will show “VALU”. 4. Tap the UP button until ”FLIP” is displayed and tap the ENTER button. 5. Press the UP button to select “ON” to activate this function, or “OFF” to deactivate this function. 6. Press ENTER to confirm. 7. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. 13.
Design Spot 250™ 5. Press the UP button to display “ON” to activate this function, or “OFF” to deactivate this function. 6. Press ENTER to confirm. 7. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. RDMX – 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. Follow the procedure listed below to access the RDMX functions: Fixture Settings: 1. Access the main menu. 2.
Design Spot 250™ reset function. DLOF – This feature allow you to control the lamp via DMX. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “SPEC” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. Tap the UP button until “DLOF” is displayed, press ENTER. 4. The display will show “ON/OFF.” 5. Press the UP button to display “ON” to activate this function, or “OFF” to deactivate this function. 6. Press ENTER to confirm. 7. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu.
Design Spot 250™ 6. Press ENTER to confirm. 7. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. DFSE - With this function you can restore the factory default settings of the fixture. All settings will be set back to the default values. Any edited scenes will be lost. When restoring the factory settings the unit must be set to the address that the unit was in when you started editing. When you confirm this function, the fixture will begin to reload the original factory settings. 1. Access the main menu. 2.
Design Spot 250™ 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP or DOWN button until “SPEC” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. Tap the UP or DOWN button until “FANS” is displayed, press ENTER. 4. The display will show “HIGH/AUTO”. 5. Press UP or DOWN button to select “HIGH” or “AUTO”. 6. Press ENTER to confirm. 7. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. VER - Use this function to display the Software version of the unit. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “SPEC” is displayed, press ENTER. 3.
Design Spot 250™ 7. The display will then read “xxxx”, were “xxxx” stands for the calibrate values. 8. Adjust the desired calibration value between –128 and 127 by pressing the UP and DOWN. As you scroll up and down through the calibration values you will notice slight changes in the wheel or motor you are attempting to calibrate. 9. Once you reach your desired calibration press ENTER to confirm and lock in your calibration. 14.
Design Spot 250™ ENTER to confirm and lock the scene into the fixture’s memory. 7. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. STEP - With this function you can program the number of steps in your individual Program. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “EDIT” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. Tap the UP button until “STEP” is displayed, press ENTER. 4. The display shows “S-01,” this indicates the first step of your program. You can call up to 48 scenes in “Run.
Design Spot 250™ 4. Press ENTER, the display will show “C-01,” this represents the channel number. If “C-01” is displayed, you will be editing the fixture’s channel 1 value of the selected scene, press ENTER. You can change the channel number by tapping the UP button. 5. The display will show the DMX value for the channel that is being edited. It will be displayed as “11XX,” it stands for Channel 11 of the editing scene, the DMX value is “XX.” 6.
Design Spot 250™ 5. Select "CEDT" by pressing the UP or DOWN buttons. 6. Press MODE/ESC, the display shows "OFF". 7. Press UP, the display will read "ON". 8. Press MODE/ESC, the display shows "SC02". You successfully downloaded the first scene. 9. Adjust the Step-time as described above. 10. Call up the second scene in your controller now. 11. Repeat steps 5-11 until all desired scenes are downloaded. 12. Press MODE/ESC to exit.
Design Spot 250™ 10. DMX Channel Traits: The chart below details the channel layout for 16 DMX channels (default). In 8bit mode the “Pan Fine” and “Tilt Fine” channels are not used, thus converting the fixture into a 14-channel DMX fixture. CHANNEL 1: Pan Movement (max. 630° or 540˚ User Selectable) CHANNEL 2: 16bit Pan Movement (pan fine) CHANNEL 3: Tilt Movement (max.
Design Spot 250™ DMX channel function and values: Channel 1 - PAN movement 8bit: Channel 2 – Pan fine 16bit: Channel 3 - TILT movement 8bit: Channel 4 – Tilt fine 16bit: Channel 5 0-13 14-27 28-41 42-55 56-69 70-83 84-97 98-111 112-127 128-187 188-193 194-255 - Color Wheel : Open / White Red Blue Green Yellow Magenta Orange UV filter Pink Forwards rainbow effect from fast to slow No rotation Backwards rainbow effect from slow to fast Channel 6 - Rotating gobos, cont. rotation : 0-9 Open 10-19 Rot.
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Design Spot 250™ 208-215 216-223 224-231 232-239 240-247 248-255 Macro 11 Macro 12 Macro 13 Macro 14 Macro 15 Macro 16 Channel 10 - Focus: Continuous adjustment from far to near 0-255 Channel 11 - Shutter, Strobe Control: 0-31 Shutter closed 32-63 No function (shutter open) 64-95 Strobe effect slow to fast 96-127 No function (shutter open) 128-159 Pulse-effect in sequences 160-191 No function (shutter open) 192-223 Random strobe effect from slow to fast 224-255 Shutter Open – Dimmer Control Channel 12 -
Design Spot 250™ Channel 16 - Lamp on/off, Reset, Internal Programs: 0-19 Color Change Normal (Solid Colors Only) 20-39 Enable Split Colors 40-59 Lamp on 60-79 Lamp switch off 80-84 All motor reset 85-87 Scan motor reset 88-90 Colors motor reset 91-93 Gobo motor reset 94-96 Shutter & Dimmer motor reset 97-99 Other motor reset 100-119 Internal program 1 120-139 Internal program 2 140-159 Internal program 3 160-179 Internal program 4 180-199 Internal program 5 200-219 Internal program 6 220-239 Internal prog
Design Spot 250™ 11. 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 the display in the form of “XXer” were as XX will represent a function number. For example, when the display shows “02Er,” it means there is some type of error with the channel 2 motor.
Design Spot 250™ (defective motor or a defective motor IC drive on the main PCB). 05Er - 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 magneticindexing circuit malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet is missing) or there is a stepper motor failure (defective motor or a defective motor IC drive on the main PCB).
Design Spot 250™ malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet missing) or the stepping-motor is defective (or its driver circuit on the main PCB). The focus motor is not located in the default position after the reset. 13Er - Iris-error This message will appear after the reset of the fixture and if the magnetic indexing circuit malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet missing) or the stepping-motor is defective (or its driver circuit on the main PCB).
Design Spot 250™ 12. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE 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 as larger parts could fall. 2. There must not be any deformations on the housing, color lenses, rigging hardware and rigging points (ceiling, suspension, trussing). Deformations in the housing could allow for UV radiation leakage.
Design Spot 250™ 13. 2-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY 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 date of purchase. This warranty shall be valid only if the product is purchased within the United States of America, including possessions and territories.
Design Spot 250™ identifying marks to that 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 implied, is given or made with respect to any accessory supplied with products described above.
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Design Spot 250™ 18. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Power supply Power consumption Fuse protection Lamp Type Life time Color temperature Luminous flux _98VAC, 50Hz;_120VAC, 50Hz;_208VAC, 50Hz; _220VAC, 50Hz;_230VAC, 50Hz;_240VAC, 50Hz; or _98VAC,60Hz;_120VAC,60Hz;_208VAC,60Hz; _220VAC,60Hz;_230VAC,60Hz;_240VAC,60Hz; 120V = 8A/250V, GMA (5x20mm fine-wire fuse) 220V = 4A/250V, GMA (5x20mm fine-wire fuse) MSD 250/2 (Phillips) 3000 Hrs 8500˚ K 18.
Design Spot 250™ Please Note: Specifications and improvements in the design of this unit and this manual are subject to change without any prior written notice. Elation Professional 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA. 90058 323-582-3322 / 323-582-3108 fax www.ElationLighting.com / Info@ElationLighitng.