Elation Spot 1400E manual

Rev . 08/2 8/200 8-visa ge Design Spot 1400E Ela tion Pr ofe ssio na l 612 2 S . E ast ern Av e Los An ge les, Ca . 9 004 0[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 2 D esign Spo t 140 0E™ CONTENTS 1. Gener al Info rmati on……………………………………………………………………… 4 a. Int roduc tion ………………………………………………………………………. 4 b. Cust omer Suppor t………………………?[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 3 D esign Spo t 140 0E™ 1. GENERAL INFORMA TIO N INTRODUCTION : Congratulations, you have just purchased one of the most innovative and reliable lighting fixtures on the market today! The Design Spot 1400E,™ has been designed to perform reliably for years when the guidelines in this booklet [...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 4 D esign Spo t 140 0E™ Please do not discard the shipping carton in the trash, keep for warranty repair . Please recycle whenever possible. W ARRANTY REGISTRA TION : The Design Spot 1400E™ carries a two year (730 days) limited warranty . Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validat[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 5 D esign Spo t 140 0E™ high-pressure environment to emit a brilliant output. Due to the high pressure involved 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,[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 6 D esign Spo t 140 0E™ 2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The Design Spot 1400E ™ 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 dam[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 7 D esign Spo t 140 0E™ may increase the risk of damage and/or personal injury. 10. To reduce the risk of fire or electric 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[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 8 D esign Spo t 140 0E™ 3. FEA TURE S • Pan 630° or 540˚ (User selectable) / T ilt 265° • 30 Built-In Color Preset Macros • 3 operation mode: DMX Controlled, Stand-Alone or Sound Activated • 2 Gobo Wheels (Indexable/Replaceable) o Wheel 1: 5 Rotating Gobos plus Open o Wheel 2: 5 Fix[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 9 D esign Spo t 140 0E™ 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 . Use of t[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 10 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 5. FIXTU RE OV ERVIEW 1. Head 2. Output Lens 3. Y oke 4. Antenna – Wireless DMX 5. Base 6. Full Color LC-Display 7. Menu Jog Wheel 8. Mode/esc Button 9. Enter Button 10. Software update socket 1 1. Lamp Cover 12. Carrying Handle 13. Power Cord 14. Fuse 1 - Lamp 15. Fu[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 11 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 6. LAMP INST ALLA TIO N INST RUCTIO NS For a proper and safe lamp change, please follow the instructions in this chapter carefully . Safety Regulations • To prevent accidental shock disconnect the unit’s main power supply. • Allow the unit to cool for at least 15 [...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 12 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 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 Gold 1200 FastFit). 4. Once the lamp has been inserted and secured into the socket, follow the lamp optimization instru[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 13 De sign Spot 1400 E™ Please remember that a MSR Gold 1200 FastFit lamp is not a hot-restrike lamp therefore, you should wait 15 minutes before you can attempt to strike the lamp once it has been turned off.[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 14 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 7. MOUN TING AND INST ALLA TIO N Cautions: For added protection mount the fixtures in areas outside walking paths, seating areas, or in areas were unauthorized personnel might reach the fixture. Before mounting the fixture to any surface, make sur e that the installatio[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 15 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 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 [...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 16 De sign Spot 1400 E™ yoke. 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 bracket assembly Securing the Design Spot 1400E™ Regardless of the rigging option you choose for y[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 17 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 8. 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 and models of different manufa[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 18 De sign Spot 1400 E™ Be sure to follow the above figure when making your own cables. Do not use the g round 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[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 19 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 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 wat t resistor that is connected between pins 2 and 3 of[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 20 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 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 head of th[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 21 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 9. FIXTU RE ME NU On-Board System Menu: The Design Spot 1400E™ comes with a n easy to navigate system menu. This next section will detail the functions of each command in the system menu. LCD Control Panel: The control panel located on the side of the fixture allows y[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 22 De sign Spot 1400 E™ Lam p C on trol Lam p O n or O ff Aut om atic La- On Lam p O n Via DM X Lam p O ff Via D MX Lam p O ff No DM X Lam p O n at T e mp . Lam p O ff at T emp . ON/ OFF ON/ OFF ON /OF F ON /OF F OFF , 0FF~19M 20~79 C˚, 45 C˚ / 68~ 174 F˚ 1 13 F˚ 80 ~ 139 C˚ , 130 C˚ /17[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 23 De sign Spot 1400 E™ Res et Fun ctio n Res et All Res et Pan /Tilt Res et Col ors Res et Gob os Res et Shu tter Res et Oth ers Res et a ll m oto rs Res et Pan /Tilt Res et colo r w hee l Res et all g ob o w hee ls Res et shu tter an d di mm er Res et a ll o the r m oto rs T e st C ha nne l [...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 24 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 10 MENU FUNCTIONS: 10.1 Function Mode 10.1.1. DMX address setting This function is used to set or adjust the fixture’s starting DMX address. E very device controlled by DMX has to have a unique starting address. The addressing feature is what allows DMX to function pr[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 25 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 10.2 Info rmation : 10.2.1. Time information Current time This function displays the running time of the fixture from the last power on. The display shows “XXXX”, where “XXXX” represents the number of hours the fixture has been running. This counter is automatic[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 26 De sign Spot 1400 E™ Total Fans-Clear T. (Fan operating days since last cleaning) With this function you can display the operating days since the fan/anti-dust filter was cleaned last. The display shows “XXXX”, “X” stands for the number of days. Clear Fans-Clear T. (Clear fan operat[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 27 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 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” represents the version number , e.g. “V[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 28 De sign Spot 1400 E™ you don’t. 10.3.5. Lamp Off if no DMX With this function you can select to switch off the lamp off automatically if there is no DMX signal). Select “ON” by turning the LCD controls if you wish to enable this function or “OFF” if you don’t. 10.3.6. Lamp on at[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 29 De sign Spot 1400 E™ No DMX Status – This function dictates how the fixture will function if it looses DMX signal during normal operation. The default function is set to hold, in which the fixture will lock into the last DMX signal it received and remain in that position until it is turne[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 30 De sign Spot 1400 E™ Movement Speed – This function changes the order of the DMX channels to more closely match similar fixtures from different vendors, thus allowing the user easier functionality when programming. There are four dif ferent mode variations. Mic Sensitivity – This functi[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 31 De sign Spot 1400 E™ Display close time With this function you can shut off the LCD display after 2 to 59 minutes. Turn the encoder in order to select the desired shut off time. Display intensity With this function, you can adjust the display-intensity from 40 % to 99 %. Turn the encoder in[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 32 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 10.5.4 Reset Gobos: This function will only reset the gobo wheels. 10.5.5 Reset Shutter: This function will only reset the blackout shutter to the home position. 10.5.6 Reset Others: This function will reset all other motors that are not associated with the previous res[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 33 De sign Spot 1400 E™ Preset User mode This function allows the user to make the actual changes in the user-defined modes that are accessed through the previous function. 10.8 ED IT PROG RAM: 10.8.1 Select program – This function allows the user to select one of ten of the user defined bui[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 34 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 1 1. D MX ADDR ESSING 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 current DMX address. If the f[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 35 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 7. Press MODE/ESC to return to the main menu. 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. W[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 36 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 12. OPE RATIO N Operating Modes : The Design Spot 1400E™ can operate in several different modes. This next section will detail the differences in the operating modes. • Auto Program Mode (Master) - The fixture will chase through the built-in programs, sending a DMX [...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 37 De sign Spot 1400 E™ • For functionality that chases to sound: Access the “Function” menu and select the “Music Control” function, this will give you access to the “Music Control” submenu. See page 21 for the menu breakdown. Once in the “Music Control” submenu select “Al[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 38 De sign Spot 1400 E™ • For help operating in DMX mode consult the manual that was included with your DMX controller .[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 39 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 13. Usin g the Bu ilt-In W ireless DMX S ystem The Design Spot 1400E comes equipped with an Elation Wireless DMX Receiver built-in. This receiver is fully compatible with your existing Elation Wireless DMX System. 13.1 Working with the Wireless DMX (WDMX) System: • T [...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 40 De sign Spot 1400 E™ on the both the fixture and the transmitter will stop flashing and glow solid green. If the paring is unsuccessful repeat the process until the paring is secured. d) The fixture will store the pairing information inside a nondestructive memory bank once a link is create[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 41 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 14. WO RKING W ITH BU I LT -IN PR OGRAM S The fixture comes 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 using the fixture’s control board[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 42 De sign Spot 1400 E™ - “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 - “Gobo Rot. 1” – adjust gobo [...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 43 De sign Spot 1400 E™ and toggle to “Edit Programs” – “Edit Scenes” - Using the UP and DOWN buttons to select a scene bank to store your scene. You may choose a bank from 1 ~ 250. - Once you reach your desired bank press the ENTER button and use the UP and DOWN button to reach “I[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 44 De sign Spot 1400 E™ Operation” on page 36 for proper set-up instructions. Select “Alone” when running a single fixture or when multiple fixtures in stand-alone mode. See section 11.1 “Stand-Alone Operation” on page 34 for proper set-up instructions. A Master unit can send up to 3[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 45 De sign Spot 1400 E™ • Press the Enter button to confirm. • Turn the encoder to select “Master” or “Alone”. The selection "Alone" means Stand Alone-mode and "Master" that the device is defined as master. • Press the Enter button to confirm. • Press the Mo[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 46 De sign Spot 1400 E™ number of 250 • Turn the encoder to select the desired scene numbers. You can program a maximum number of 250 scenes. • Press the Enter button to confirm. • Press the Mode/Esc button in order to return to the main menu. Example: Program 2 includes scenes: 10, 11, [...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 47 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 15. DMX CHAN NEL TRAI TS: The chart below details the channel layout for 25 DMX channels (default). In 8bit mode the “Pan Fine” and “Tilt Fine” channels are not used, thus converting the fixture into a 23-channel DMX fixture. CHANNEL 1: Pan Movement (max. 630° [...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 48 De sign Spot 1400 E™ CHANNEL 20: Iris CHANNEL 21: Animation/Animation Rotation CHANNEL 22: CMY Speed CHANNEL 23: Color Macros CHANNEL 24: Movement Speed (Pan/T ilt movement, blackout selection) CHANNEL 25: Special (Auto program control + lamp on, motor reset, lamp switch of f) DMX channel f[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 49 De sign Spot 1400 E™ Cha nne l 9 - CT O C olo r Wh eel : 0- 255 CTO (0- whi te, 2 55- 100 % C TO) Cha nne l 10 – Rot atin g G obo Wh eel 1: 0- 14 Ope n 15 - 29 Rot atin g G ob o 1 (dic hro ic m ult ico lor) 30 - 44 Rot atin g G ob o 2 (gla ss) 45 - 59 Rot atin g G ob o 3 (dic hro ic m ult[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 50 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 190 - 193 No rota tio n 194 - 255 Cou nte r-C loc kwis e g ob o ro tati on from sl ow to f ast Cha nne l 14 – P rism /Fr ost /Pris m M ac ros : 0- 25 Ope n 26 - 51 3 fa cet pri sm 52 - 77 5 fa cet pri sm 78 - 103 T ra pez oid pri sm 104 - 127 Fro st F ilte r 128 - 135[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 51 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 64 - 95 Stro be e ffec t, sl ow to fa st 96 - 127 Lam p S trob e eff ect , slo w to fas t 128 - 159 Stro be- puls e ef fect in se que nce s 160 - 191 No f unc tion (shu tter ope n) 192 - 223 Ran dom str obe effe ct, s low to f ast 224 - 255 No f unc tion (shu tter ope n[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 52 De sign Spot 1400 E™ Cha nne l 24 – Pan /Til t Sp eed : 0- 225 Max to m in spe ed 226 - 235 Blac kou t by mo vem ent 236 - 24 5 Blac kou t by all w he el ch ang ing 246 - 255 No f unc tion Cha nne l 25 – L am p on /off , Re set , Int erna l P rogr am s: 0- 19 Colo r ch ang e no rma l 20[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 53 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 16. FUSE R EPLAC EMEN T The Design Spot 1400E has two external protective fuses. One fuse protects the internal electronics and the other protects the lamp circuitry . Refer to page 10 for fuse holder location. Fuse 1, Lamp Fuse: GMA 220v/10A Fuse 2, Electronics Fuse: G[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 54 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 17. 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 [...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 55 De sign Spot 1400 E™ located in the default position after the reset. Rotation Gobo 1 Er (Rotation gobo 1 error) This message will appear afte r the reset of the fixture and if the magnetic-indexing circuit malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet missing) or the stepping-motor is defective (o[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 56 De sign Spot 1400 E™ Prism rotation Er (Prism rotation error) This message will appear after the reset of the fixture if the head’s magnetic-indexing circuit malfunctions (sensor failed or magnet missing) or the stepping-motor is defective (or its driving IC on the main PCB). The Prism ro[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 57 De sign Spot 1400 E™ magnetic-indexing circuit malfunction (sensor failed or magnet missing) or the stepping-motor is defective (or its driving IC on the main PCB). The Color wheel is not located in the default position after the reset. Iris Er (Iris error) This message will appear after th[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 58 De sign Spot 1400 E™ in the default position after the reset.[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 59 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 18. CLE ANING AND MAINTE NANCE 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[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 60 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 19. 2-Y EAR LIM ITED W ARRA NTY 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[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 61 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 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 i mplied, is given or m[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 62 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 20. PHOTOMETR IC DA T A:[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 63 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 21. DIMEN SIONAL DRA WINGS:[...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 64 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 22. CIRC UIT SC HEMA TIC[...]

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Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 66 De sign Spot 1400 E™ 23. TEC HNICA L SPECIFICA TIONS Pow er su pp ly Pow er co ns um pti on 208 ~ 240 V, 50/ 60 Hz 180 0 W at t, 8 .5 A , e lec tron ic b all ast , (b lind cu rren t c om pen sa ted ) Fus e p ro tec tion 220 V = 10 A/ 250 V, GM A (5x 20m m fin e-w ire fus e) Lam p Typ e Phi [...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 67 De sign Spot 1400 E™ He igh t (h ead v erti cal ) 890 mm We igh t (n et) 45. 5K gs Op era tin g N ois e L ev els (B ase lev el 46. 8dB ) Mo de: Au to 1m = 5 5.9 dB Mo de: Hi gh 1m = 5 6.2 dB Mo de: Au to 1m = 5 1.6 db (L am p o ff) Please Note: Specifications and improvements in the design [...]

Desig n Sp ot 14 00E ™ ©Ela tion P rofe ssion al® 68 De sign Spot 1400 E™ Elation Professional 6122 S. Eastern Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90040 323-582-3322 / 323-832-9142 fax www .ElationLighting.com / Info@ElationLighitng.com[...]