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Design Spot 300 Pro
Elation Professional
6122 S Eastern Ave
Los Angeles, Ca 90040
www.elationlighting.com
Rev. 1/8/2009 – visage Version 1.0
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Design Spot 300 Pro™ ©Elation Professional, Los Angeles Ca. 2 www.ElationLighting.com
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Design Spot 300 Pro™ CONTENTS 1. General Information……………………………………………………………………… 4 a. Introduction………………………………………………………………………. 4 b. Unpacking………………………………………………………..…………..….. 4 c. Customer Support…………………………………………….………………… 4 d. Warranty Registration……………………………………………………..……. 5 e. Discharge Lamp Warning………………………………………………………. 5 2. Safety Instructions………………………………………………………........…………. 7 3. Features…………………………………………………………………………………… 9 4. General Guidelines………………………………………………………………………. 10 5.
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Design Spot 300 Pro™ 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 300E Pro™ 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 sa
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Design Spot 300 Pro™ Please do not discard the shipping carton in the trash. Please recycle whenever possible. WARRANTY REGISTRATION: The Design Spot 300E Pro™ 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. number must be clearly written on the outside of the return packag
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Design Spot 300 Pro™ 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. Never open this fixture while in use! During the initial operation of this fixture, a light smoke or smell may emit
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Design Spot 300 Pro™ 2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The Design Spot 300E Pro™ 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 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. Allow about 6”
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Design Spot 300 Pro™ 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. Never touch the device during operation! The housing may heat up
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Design Spot 300 Pro™ 3. FEATURES • Pan 540° or 630˚ (User selectable) / Tilt 265° • 3 operation mode: DMX controlled, stand alone or sound activated • 8 user replaceable colors plus white (including UV filter) • User selectable color change (mode 1: full colors, mode 2: split-colors) • CMY Variable Color Mixing • Two Gobos Wheels: o Rotating gobo wheel with 6 rotating gobos plus open, all gobos can be easily replaceable and gobo indexing o Static gobo wheel with 7 static gobos p
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Design Spot 300 Pro™ 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 use only. Consistent operational breaks may ensure that the fixture will function properly for many years to come. Do not shake the fixture around. Avoid brute force when installing or operating the device.
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Design Spot 300 Pro™ 5. LAMP INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 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 unit to cool for at least 10 minutes before attempting any type of service. • Before the Design Spot 300E Pro™ is put into operation be sure all covers have been replaced, otherwise you risk damage to the retina and expose
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Design Spot 300 Pro™ 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 the new lamp is securely seated in the lamp socket. Always be sure to only use specified lamp types! (MSR 300/2 FastFit). 5. Once the lamp has been inserted and secured into the socket, follow the lamp optimization inst
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Design Spot 300 Pro™ 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 minutes before you can attempt to strike the lamp once it has been turned off. ©Elation Professional, Los Angeles Ca. 13 www.ElationLighting.com
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Design Spot 300 Pro™ 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.
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Design Spot 300 Pro™ 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. CAUTION! Be sure a qualified electrician performs all electrical connectio
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Design Spot 300 Pro™ 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 a M10 screw fitted through the center hole of the “omega bracket”. As an added safety measure be sure to attached at least one properly rated safety cable to the fixture using on of the safety cable rigging point integrated in the base assembly Securing the Design Spot 300 Pro™ Regardless of the riggin
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Design Spot 300 Pro™ 7. UNDERSTANDING 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 of different manufactures to be linked together and operate from a single controller. This is possible as long as all the fixtures and the controller are DMX compliant. A DMX controller sends the DMX data instructions
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Design Spot 300 Pro™ 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 casing. Grounding the shield could cause a short circuit and erratic behavior. 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 m
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Design Spot 300 Pro™ 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 between pins 2 and 3 of a male XLR connector (DATA + and DATA -). This fixture is inserted in the female XLR connector of the last fixture in your daisy chain to terminate the line. Using a line terminator (Elation part: DM
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Design Spot 300 Pro™ 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 located on the base of the fixture. You can set the same starting address for all fixtures or a group of fixtures, or set different address for each individual fixture. Be advised that setting all you fixtures to the same DMX a
