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    Rev . 04/21 /2008 – visage V ersion 1.3 Design Spot 250 Pro Ela tion P rofe ss ion al 612 2 S E ast ern Av e Los An ge les , C a 9 004 0 ww w.e lat ion ligh tin g.c om[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 2 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 3 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ CONTENTS 1. Gener al I nfor mation ……………………………………………………………………… 4 a. Int roduc tion………………………………………………………………………. 4 b. Unpac king……?[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 4 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 1. GENERAL INFORMA TION INTRODUCTION : Congratulations, you have just purchased one of the most innovative and reliable lighting fixtures on the market today! The Design Spot 250 Pro, ™ has been designed to perform reliably for years when [...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 5 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ Please do not discard the shipping carton in the trash. Please recycle whenever possible. W ARRANTY REGISTRA TION : The Design Spot 250 Pro™ carries a two year (730 days) limited warranty . Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to val[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 6 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 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 [...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 7 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The Design Spot 250 Pro™ 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[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 8 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 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. Impor[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 9 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 3. FEA T URES • Pan 630° or 540˚ (User selectable) / T ilt 265° • 3 operation mode: DMX controlled, stand alone or sound activated • 8 replaceable colors plus white (including UV filter), with two direction rainbow effect • User s[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 10 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 4. GENERAL GUIDELINES This fixture is a professional lighting ef fect 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[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 11 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 5. LAMP INST A LLA T ION INS TRUCT IONS 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. ?[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 12 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ equivalent). Please remember there is only one way to insert the lamp and the lam p 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 wi[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 13 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ adjustment screws ( "1, 2, 3”) counterclockwise turn until the light is bright and evenly distributed. Please remember that a MSD 250/2 lamp is not a hot -restrike lamp therefore, you must wait approximately 15 minutes before you can[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 14 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 6. MOUN TING AN D INST ALLA TION 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 sur[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 15 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 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[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 16 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ Clamp Mounting The Design Spot 250 Pro™ provides a unique mounting bracket assembly that integrates the bottom of the base, the included “Omega Bracket,” and the safety cable rigging point in one unit (see the illustration below). Whe[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 17 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 7. UNDERST ANDING 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 [...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 18 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 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’[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 19 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 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 conn[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 20 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 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 dis[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 21 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 8. FIXTU RE ME NU On-Board System Menu: The DESIGN SPOT 250 PRO™ 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 t[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 22 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ T im e Info rm atio n Cur ren t T im e T otal Ru n Time T otal La mp T ime Lam p Off T im e Cle ar L am p Time XXX X (Ho urs ) XXX X (Ho urs ) XXX X (Ho urs ) XXX X (Mi nut e) ON/ OFF Pow er on run nin g t ime Fixt ure ru nnin g t ime Lam p[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 23 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 8.1 Function Mode: 8.1.1 “Set DMX Address” - DMX address setting – This function is used to set or adjust the fixture’s starting DMX address. Every device controlled by DMX has to have a unique starting address. The addressing featu[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 24 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 8.1.2 “Value Display” - Display the DMX 512 value of each channel With this function you can display the DMX 512 value of each channel. The display will automatically detail the changing DMX values as they are received from the controll[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 25 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ Where “XXXX ”represents the total number of running hours. This time is none destructive and will remain in the fixtures memory indefinitely. Total Lamp Time This function tracks the total number of lamp running hours. Where “XXXX” [...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 26 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 8.2.3. Software version This function will display the current operating software version of the fixture. • Select “Software Version” in the system menu. • Press enter to confirm. • The LCD will read “V -X.X”, “X.X” repres[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 27 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ “XX M” Where XX represents the hold time before lamp shut down. 8.3.6 Lamp On at Temp. The fixture is designed to shut the lamp off when an excessive temperature is sensed inside the head by the on-board CPU. The lamp is shut down to pr[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 28 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ at its last settings. “Auto” – Fixture will go into stand-alone mode, running the built-in program. “Music” – The fixture will go into sound-active mode. Pan Reverse - This function allows you to invert all pan movements. Use th[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 29 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ Movement Speed – This function changes the speed function of the Pan and Tilt motors. There are 3 different mode variations; Speed 1 (Default): Slower than the original Design Spot 250 for smoother, more precise movements. Speed 2: Pan an[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 30 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ “Quick” is the default setting. 8.4.3 Fans Control - This function is used to change the functionality of the internal cooling fans. The available selections are: 1) “AUTO” – The fans will automatically switch between low and high[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 31 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 8.5.3 Reset Colors: This function will only reset the color wheel to the home position. 8.5.4 Reset Gobos: This function will only reset the gobo wheels to the home position. 8.5.5 Reset Shutter: This function will only reset the blackout s[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 32 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ the market for easier operation. 8.7.2 Edit User mode – This function allows the user to make the actual changes in the user-defined modes that are created in the previous function. 8.8 EDIT PROGRAM: - The fixture comes equipped with a bu[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 33 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 9 . DMX ADDRESSING Setting the DMX address - After the fixture is turned “ON” it will immediately complete a reset process that test all the fixture’s functions. When the reset process concludes the LCD will display the fixture’s cu[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 34 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ Controller Settings : 1. Set the DMX value of channel 1 to a value of 7. 2. Set the DMX value of channel 2 to a value of 7 or 8. When channel 2 is set to "7" you can adjust the starting address between 1 and 255. When set to "[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 35 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 10. OPERATION Operating Modes : The Design Spot 300E™ can operate in six different modes. This next section will detail the differences in the operating modes. • Auto Program Mode (Master) - The fixture will chasing through the built-in[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 36 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ Control” submenu. See page 21 for the menu breakdown. Once in the “Music Control” submenu select “Alone” 10.2 Master-Slave Operation (Auto Program or Music Control): This function allows up to 16 fixtures to be linked together to [...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 37 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 1 1. WO RKING WITH B UI LT -IN P ROGRA MS The fixture come s equipped with a built-in DMX recorder that allows custom programs to be installed and recalled directly from the fixture’s control board. Programs can be created and stored usin[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 38 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ - “PAN-Fine” – precision pan movement. - “TILT” – tilt movement. - “TILT-Fine” – precision tilt movement - “Move Speed” – adjust pan and tilt motor speed - “Gobo Wheel 1” – select gobos from gobo wheel 1 - “G[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 39 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ and toggle to Step 2 – Editing Programs. The control will store a maximum of 10 programs. A program can store one or a maximum of 64 scenes. Keep in mind that a scene can only be access when it is stored inside one of the 10 available pro[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 40 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 12 . DMX C HANN EL 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. CHANN[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 41 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 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 - Color Wheel: 0-13 Open / White 14-27 Red 28-41 Blue 42-55 Green 56-69 Y ell[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 42 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ Channel 7 - Rotating Gobo Index, Rotating Gobo Rotation: 0-127 Gobo Indexing 128-187 CW Gobo Rotation from fast to slow 188-193 No rotation 194-255 CCW Gobo Rotation from slow to fast Channel 8 - Fixed Gobos: 0-13 Open 14-27 Gobo 1 28-41 Go[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 43 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 216-223 Macro 12 224-231 Macro 13 232-239 Macro 14 240-247 Macro 15 248-255 Macro 16 Channel 10 - Focus: 0-255 Continuous adjustment from far to near Channel 1 1 - Shutter , Strobe Control: 0-31 Shutter closed 32-63 No function (shutter ope[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 44 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 0-19 Color and Gobo Change Normal (Solid Colors/Gobo Only) 20-29 Enables Split Colors 30-39 Enables Split Colors and Split Gobos 40-59 Lamp on 60-79 Lamp switch off 80-84 All motor reset 85-87 Scan motor reset 88-90 Color motors reset 91-93[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 45 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 13. 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 wil[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 46 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 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 magne[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 47 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 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 a[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 48 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 14. CLE ANING AND MA INTEN ANCE 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 [...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 49 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 15. 2-Y EAR LI MITED WARR ANTY 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) fr[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 50 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 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 expres[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 51 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 16 . PHOTOMETR IC DA T A:[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 52 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 17. GOBOS:[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 53 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 18 . DIMEN SIONAL DRA W I NGS:[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 54 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 19 . CIRCU IT SCH EMA T IC[...]

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    Desig n Sp ot 2 50 P ro™ © E l a t i o n P r o f e s s i o n a l ® 55 D e s i g n S p o t 2 5 0 P r o ™ 20. TEC HNICA L SPECIFICA T IONS Please Note: Specifications and improvements in the design of this unit and this manual are subject to change without any prior written notice. Pow er su ppl y Pow er co nsu mp tio n 98 V AC ~ 24 0V A C / 50[...]

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    Rev . 04/21 /2008 – visage V ersion 1.3 Elation Professional 6122 S Eastern Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90040 323-582-3322 / 323-832-9142 fax www .ElationLighting.com / Info@ElationLighitng.com[...]