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    Rev 10/28/05 FOCUS SPOT 250R Elation Professional 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, Ca 90058 www.elationlighting.com[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 2 Focus Spot 250R™[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 3 Focus Spot 250R™ Contents 1. General Information……………………………………………………… 3 a. Introduction…………………………………………………………. 3 b. Unpacking………………………………………………………..…. 3 c. Customer Support[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 4 Focus Spot 250R™ 1. General Information INTRODUCTION : Congratulations, you have just purchased one of the most innovative and reliable lighting fixtures on the market today! The Focus Spot 250R™, has been designed to perform reliably for years when the guidelines in this booklet are followed. Pleas[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 5 Focus Spot 250R™ WARRANTY REGISTRATION : The Focus Spot 250R™ 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 [...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 6 Focus Spot 250R™ 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 from the interior of the fixture. This is a normal process and is caus[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 7 Focus Spot 250R™ 2. Safety Instructions The Focus 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[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 8 Focus Spot 250R™ 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 look directly into the ligh[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 9 Focus Spot 250R™ 3. Features • Pan 630° or 540˚ (User selectable) / Tilt 265° • 18° Beam Angle • 8 Dichroic color plus spot, for a total of 9 colors • 7 Rotating Gobos • Strobe: 0~10Hz • Electronic Focus via DMX • Sound Active – Master/Slave Operation • 4 Segment Digital LED • [...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 10 Focus Spot 250R™ 4. GENERAL GUIDELINES This fixture is a professional lighting effect for 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[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 11 Focus Spot 250R™ 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 yoursel[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 12 Focus Spot 250R™ Lamp Optimization The lamp orientation and optimization must be adjusted after every lamp change. This procedure centers the lamp in the reflector. Proper optimization will increase lamp life and ensure a bright crisp output. Improper optimization may add a yellow tint to the lamp ou[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 13 Focus Spot 250R™ 6. Mounting and Installation Mounting The FOCUS SPOT 250R™ is fully operational in three different mounting positions, hanging upside-down from a ceiling, side mounted, or set on a flat level surface (see illustration below). Be sure this fixture is kept at least 0.5m away from any[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 14 Focus Spot 250R™ installation. Never use the carrying handles for secondary attachment. a) Cam lock System: This system allows a quick and efficient means to secure a clamp to the unit. To secure a clamp to the unit, attach a clamp that is rated to handle the weight of the unit to your cam lock. Afte[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 15 Focus Spot 250R™ 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 con[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 16 Focus Spot 250R™ DMX-512 connection with DMX terminator When longer runs of cable are used, you may need to use a terminator on the last fixture to avoid erratic behavior. A terminator is a 90-120 ohm 1/4 watt resistor that is connected between pins 2 and 3 of a male XLR connector (DATA + and DATA -)[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 17 Focus Spot 250R™ Fixture DMX address; All fixtures should be given a DMX starting address when using a DMX signal, 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 in[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 18 Focus Spot 250R™ signal the display will flash "A.XXX" (XXX representing the actual DMX address). If your fixture is connected to a DMX controller and the display is flashing (not receiving a DMX signal), please check the following: - The 3 PIN XLR plug (cable with DMX signal from controlle[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 19 Focus Spot 250R™ 8. FIXTURE MENU On-Board System Menu: The FOCUS SPOT 250R™ comes with an easy to navigate system menu. This next section will detail the functions of each command in the system menu. Control Board: The control panel located on the top of the fixture allows you to access the main me[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 20 Focus Spot 250R™ ALL Reset all motors and returns fixture to home SCAN Reset only motors for pan/tilt COLR Reset only motors for colors GOBO Reset only motors for gobo and rotation SHTR Reset only motors for shutter and/or dimmer 5 RESE OTHR Reset other motors LIFE 0000~9999 Displays the total fixtur[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 21 Focus Spot 250R™ 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 FOCUS SPOT 250R™ the LED will display the fixture’s current DMX address immediately after the reset sequence. I[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 22 Focus Spot 250R™ 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. There are 11 channels, but only channels 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9 can be tested. 4. Pr[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 23 Focus Spot 250R™ 5. Press Mode/Esc to return to the main menu. 4. LAMP MENU - ON/OFF Manually switches the lamp on and off. LAMP MENU - LAMP – This menu function will manually turn the lamp on and off. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “ LAMP ” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. Th[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 24 Focus Spot 250R™ 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, press ENTER to confirm. 4. The display will show “ ON/OFF ” . Press the UP button to select “ ON ” to reset the colo[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 25 Focus Spot 250R™ 6. TIME MENU - LIFE - Displays the fixtures total running time. LAMP - Displays the lamp running time. CLMP - Clears the lamp running time. TIME MAIN MENU LIFE - With this function you can display the total running time of the unit. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 26 Focus Spot 250R™ This menu setting reverses the Pan movements. RPAN MENU - RPAN – This menu function will reverse the mirror PAN movements. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “ RPAN ” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. The display will show “ ON/OFF”. 4. Press the UP button to s[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 27 Focus Spot 250R™ 16bit mode the unit will have 11 DMX channels that includes two pan movement channels and two tilt movement channels. In 8bit mode the fixture will only have one pan and one tilt movement channel for a total of nine DMX channels. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until ?[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 28 Focus Spot 250R™ 12. DISPLAY MENU - VALU (DMX-512 Value) - Display the DMX-512 value of each channel. D ON (Display On) – Turns the digital display on or off. FLIP - “ Flips ” the digital display 180 degrees. DISP MENU - This menu function will control the various on-board display features. VAL[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 29 Focus Spot 250R™ 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. SPEC MENU – LAAU - Automatic lamp start with power. EBOC - Allows DMX address to be change[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 30 Focus Spot 250R™ 3. Tap the UP button until “RDMX ” 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 [...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 31 Focus Spot 250R™ 2. Tap the UP button until “SPEC” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. Tap the UP button until “DLAY” is displayed, press ENTER. 4. The display will show “D-XX.” 5. Press the UP and DOWN buttons to adjust the delay time. 6. When completed press ENTER to confirm. 7. Press MODE/ES[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 32 Focus Spot 250R™ 2. Tap the UP button until “SPEC” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. Tap the UP button until “FEED ” 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.[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 33 Focus Spot 250R™ number of steps under Step (S-01- S-48). You can edit the individual scenes under Edit. 1. Access the main menu. 2. Tap the UP button until “ EDIT ” is displayed, press ENTER. 3. Tap the UP button until “ RUN ” is displayed, press ENTER. 4. “AUTO ” is displayed. If you pr[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 34 Focus Spot 250R™ 2. Tap the UP button until “EDIT” is displayed and press ENTER. 3. The display will show “ SC-01 ” , this stands for the scene number. For example, “SC-01” is displayed, it means you will be editing scene 1, press ENTER. You can change the scene number by tapping the UP b[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 35 Focus Spot 250R™ 3. Press [MODE/ESC], the display shows “SC01”. 4. Press [MODE/ESC], the display shows “C-01”. 5. Select " CEDT " by pressing [UP] or [DN]. 6. Press [MODE/ESC], the display shows "OFF". 7. Press [UP], the display shows "ON". 8. Press [MODE/ESC], t[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 36 Focus Spot 250R™ 9. DMX Channel Traits: The chart below details the channel layout for 11 DMX channels (default). In 8bit mode the “Pan Fine” and “Tilt Fine” channels are not used, thus converting the fixture into a 9 channel DMX fixture. CHANNEL 1: Pan movement (max. 630°) CHANNEL 2: 16 bit[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 37 Focus Spot 250R™ DMX channel function and values: Channel 1 – PAN Coarse 8bit : Channel 2 – PAN Fine 16bit Channel 3 – TILT Coarse 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 YELLOW 70-83 MAGENTA 84-97 ORANGE 98-111 PURPL[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 38 Focus Spot 250R™ Channel 8 - Shutter, Strobe: 0-31 Shutter Closed 32-63 Dimmer (close to 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 slow to fast 224-255 No function (shutt[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 39 Focus Spot 250R™ 10. 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 “XXe[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 40 Focus Spot 250R™ 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 magnetic-indexing circuit malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet is missing) or there is a st[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 41 Focus Spot 250R™ 11. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE The following points have to be considered during the inspection: 1. All screws for installing the devices or parts of the device have to be tightly connected and must not be corroded. 2. There must not be any deformations on the housing, color lenses, fi[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 42 Focus Spot 250R™ 12. 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 [...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 43 Focus Spot 250R™ 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 a[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 44 Focus Spot 250R™ 13. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Power supply (user selectable) : _ 98VAC,50Hz; _ 120VAC,50Hz; _ 208 VAC,50Hz; _ 220VAC,50Hz; _ 230VAC,50Hz; _ 240VAC,50Hz; or _ 98VAC, 60Hz; _ 120VAC,60Hz; _ 208VAC,60Hz; _ 220VAC,60Hz; _ 230VAC,60Hz; _ 240VAC,60Hz; Power consumption : max. 400W: Lamp: MS[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 45 Focus Spot 250R™ Photometric Data: Gobos: Dimensional Drawings:[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 46 Focus Spot 250R™[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 47 Focus Spot 250R™[...]

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    Focus Spot 250R™ ©Elation Professional® 48 Focus Spot 250R™ Elation Professional 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA. 90058 323-582-3322 / 323-582-3108 fax www.ElationLighting.com / info@ElationLighitng.com[...]