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Techno beam ® Us er Manu al i User Manual © High End Systems, Inc. 1998, A ll Rights Reserved Information and Specifications in this document are subject to cha nge without notice. High End Syste ms, Inc. assum es no resp onsibility or l iability for any erro rs or inaccuracies that may a ppear in this m anual.
ii Technobeam ® User Manua l T rad emar ks T rademarks used in this text: Li ghtwave Research, High End Sy stems, T echnobeam, LA D, Status Cue, Intellabeam, Emulator , Data flash, Fusion Fire and LithoPatterns are registered tradem arks; Las er Aimin g Devic e is a t rademark of Hig h End S ystems , Inc.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al iii Declaration of Conformity accordi ng to IS O/IEC Gu ide 22 and EN451 04 Manufacturer’s na me: Lightwave Research Manufacturer’s address: 2217 W est Braker Lane Aust in, T e xas 78 758 U .S.A . Distributor’s name: High End Sy stems Inc.
iv Technobeam ® User Manua l Impor tant Saf e t y Inf ormation Instructi ons pertaini ng to continued p rotection aga inst fire, el ectric shock, exposure to excessive ultraviole t (UV) rad iation, and i njury to pe rsons are found in Appe ndix D . Pleas e read a ll instr uction s prior to assembl y , mount ing, and operatin g this e quipment .
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al v Mise En Garde Contre La Modif ication Du Produit Les prod uits High End Sys tems sont conçu s et fabriqué s conformément aux exigences des règlements in ternationaux de sécurité. T oute modification du produit peut entra îner sa non co nformité aux n ormes de sécurit é en vigue ur .
vi Technobeam ® User Manual clearly and prominently marked to indicate that the package contains returned Product units or pa rts and with a Re turn Ma terial A uthori zation (R MA#) nu mber . Ac comp any all returned Product units or parts with a written explanation of the alleged problem or malfunction.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al vii T able of Contents Introduction Featur es ..... ......... .......... ......... ......... ...... ......... ......... ......... ......... .... intro-1 Symb ols ........ ......... .......... ...... ......... ......... ...
viii Technobeam ® User Manua l Overv iew ......... .......... ...... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ...... ......... ....... 5-3 Control ling the Laser ............. ...... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ........
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al ix T able of Figures Figure 1- 1. Id entifying yoke compon ents. ........ ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... 1-8 Figure 1-2. Instal ling the yoke on the fixtu re. .......... ......... ......... ......... ...
x Techno beam ® User Manual Figure 5- 5. The laser ai ming devic e circui t board. .......... ......... ......... ......... ... 5- 8 Figure 6-1. Removing the door allows you to access the fixture’s voltage selection swit ches and fuses , as well as wheels and optics.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al xi Figure 6-26. Locating th e center point of the projected light beam. The laser should be no more than 2” (5 cm) above the cente r. .... 6-24 Figure 6-27. The laser aiming de vice assembly has three screws that can be us ed to adjust the posit ion of the laser.
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i Ecodome U ser Manual Introduction Featur es ..... ......... .......... ......... ......... ...... ......... ......... ......... ......... .... intro-1 Symb ols ........ ......... .......... ...... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ..
Ecodome User Manual ii Chapter 6 Servicing Your Fixture Precaut ions ...... .......... ......... ......... ......... ...... ......... ......... ......... ......... ....6 -2 Replaci ng Fuse s ......... ......... ...... ......... ......... ......... ...
i Ecodome U ser Manual Figure 1- 1. Id entifying yoke compon ents. ........ ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... 1-8 Figure 1-2. Instal ling the yoke on the fixtu re.
Ecodome User Manual ii Figure 6-4. Push the dichroic toward the large retaining tab to free it from the wheel tabs. ....... ...... ......... ..........
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i Ecodome U ser Manual Table 1- 1. Optional Accessori es ........ ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ...... ......... .1-5 Table 1-2. Beam An gles for Factory-Installe d 11 to 17 Degree Lens Set ... .. 1-14 Table 1-3. Beam Angles for Optional 8 to 12 Degree Narrow Angle Lens Set .
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Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Introduction In tro - 1 Introduction Congratulations on your pu rchase of the T ech nobeam® automated luminaire. Sin ce 1989, Hi gh End Systems ® has enjoyed a reputation within the professional lighting indus try as the premier manufacturer of intelligent li ghting.
Intro-2 Introduction Techno beam ® User Manual • Mirror head providing 180° pan, 95° tilt. • 12 saturated dichroic col ors—including a 3000K color correction filter—plus open position. • Rotating 8- position LithoP atterns ® wheel features 7 replaceable positions plus open.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Introduction In tro - 3 Symbols This section explains symbols used in this m anual: Appears adjacent to Caution message s. A Caution is an advisory provided to protect the equ ipment; fail ure to heed a Caution message could result in damage to the equipment and possibly injur y to persons.
Intro-4 Introduction Techno beam ® User Manual Contac ting High End Systems U.S. and the Americas Sales: High En d Systems, Inc. 2217 W est Braker Lane Austin, T X 78758 voice: (512) 836-224 2 F AX: (512) 837-529 0 Cust o mer Se r vic e: High En d Systems, Inc.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al 1 - 1 Chapter 1 Preparing to Install Y our F ixture Specifi cations ......... ......... .......... ......... ......... ...... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... .1- 2 Model Nu mbers ............ ......... ..
1-2 Specifications Tec hnobeam ® User Manual Specif ications Model Numbers Mod el: T echnobe am Manufacturer: L ightwave Rese arch ® Distributor: High End Systems, Inc.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Specifications 1 - 3 • Maximum output (continu ous): 5mW at 630 -650nm • Maximum output (pulsed): <2.5m W • Pu lse modula tion: 4. 25Hz to 255Hz @ 50% duty cyc le • Pu lse dura tion : 1.96ms to 117 ms • Pulse e nergy: 9 .
1-4 Specifications Tec hnobeam ® User Manual Dichroic, Lit ho and Ef f ec ts Specif ications Y ou can install any High End Syst ems-manufact ured solid dichroic filters, eff ects LithoP atterns lith .
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Optional A ccessories 1 - 5 Environmental Specif icat ions Maximum ambi ent temperature ( T a ): 50° C (122° F) Maximum exterior surf ace temperature: 70° C ( 158° F) Minimum dist ance to flammable objects: 1.0 m (3.28 ft) Minimum dist ance to lighted object : 1.
1-6 Unpackin g the Fixture Techno beam ® User Manual † - Y ou must obtai n the Laser Aiming Device from High End Sy stems Customer Service; see “Contacting High End Systems” on page Intro-4. Call * - Contact either your High End Systems d ealer/distributor , High End Systems Sales, or the High End Systems W orld W ide W eb site.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Ins tall ing t he Powe r Cord Cap 1 - 7 Inspec ting t he Content s Carefully unpack the carton and ins pect the content s for damage. If any items in the list bel ow are missing or damaged you must notify both the s hipping agen t and your s ales agent immediately .
1-8 Installing the Yoke Techno beam ® User Manual • The c ore which is colored brown must be connec ted to the terminal which is marked with the letter “L” or colored red. Class 1 equipme nt: This equipm ent must be earthe d. VIG T IG FIKKER HEDS INFORMA TION - DA N M A R K Advarsel: Beskyttelse mod elektrisk chock .
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Installing the Yoke 1 - 9 2. Use a 1/4” allen wrench to attach one allen screw to each side of the fixture (but do not full y tighten it), as shown in Figu re 1-2. Ma ke sur e you pl ace a yok e slide b ezel be tween the yoke and each si de of th e fixture.
1-10 Setting the Fixture Voltage Techno beam ® User Manual Se tting the Fixture V oltage T echnobeam is s hipped from the factor y set for 23 0V , 50Hz and o ffer the following switc h-selectable vol.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Set ting t he Fix ture Vo ltag e 1 - 11 Figure 1- 3. Remo ving the door allow s you t o access th e fixture’ s vo ltage select ion swi tches, as well a s wheel s and opt ics. 3. Locate the three s witch block s—labeled SW1, SW 2 and SW3—by the LED display , as shown in Figure 1-4: Figure 1- 4.
1-12 Setting the Beam Angle Techno beam ® User Manual Se tting the Beam Angle This section explains how to set the fixture’ s beam angle. (It also shows how to inst all the optional 8 to 12 degree n arrow angle lens s et.) Y ou can change th e beam angle, for example, if you are having trouble focusing precisely on a very detailed im age.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Setting the Beam A ngle 1 - 13 Hint If th e latches are di fficult to access, reach under the l ens tube and manually turn the focus drive sc rew to move the lens tube to ward the rotating effects wheel. 4. The fact ory-in stalled 11 to 17 degree lens se t is shown Figu re 1-8: Figure 1- 8.
1-14 Setting the Beam Angle Techno beam ® User Manual 7. When you are finishe d, replace the lens tube cover , making sure to point the arrow on the cover toward the front of the fixture. T abl e 1-2. Beam Angle s for Factor y- Install ed 1 1 to 17 Degree Len s Set Beam Angle Front Lens Position* 11 .
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al 2 - 1 Chapter 2 Setting Up Y our F ixture Powering O n the Fixture ........ ...... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ....2- 2 Homin g the Fixture .......... ......... ......... .........
2-2 Powering On the Fixture Techno beam ® User Manual Po w e r i n g O n t h e F i x t u r e Do all of the following before powering on the fixture: 1. Select the cor rect voltage and frequen cy settings f or the power outlet you will be using. See t he section titled “Setting the Fi xture V oltage” on page 1-10 .
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Powering On the Fixture 2 - 3 Stat us L EDs T echn obeam fixtures have th ree status LEDs located on the acc ess door , as s hown in Figu re 2-2: Figure 2- 2. Locati on of the th ree status LEDs o n the fixtu re’s access doo r .
2-4 Overview of Con troller Operation Techno beam ® User Manual the fixture to a controller and are sending DMX 512 com mands to the fixture, and the Receive LED is OFF , see the sect ion titled “T roubles hooting” on page 2-20. † - Unless this fi xture is crossloading, the yel low T rans mit LED should never be ON solid.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Overview of Controller Operation 2 - 5 • maximum capacitanc e between conductor and shield - 55 pF/ ft. • maximum resistance of 20 Ω /1000 ft .
2-6 Overview of Con troller Operation Techno beam ® User Manual terminator attached to its Data Out connector . Y ou can construct termin ators by followin g the instructions bel ow: Figure 2- 4. Cons tructing a dat a cable t erminator . Setting up the Link Follow the guideline s below when setting up the DMX link: 1.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Link ing t he Fix tur es to the Co ntr oller 2 - 7 Linking the Fixtures t o the Controller Starting with th e controller , link fixture s using the procedure below . 1. Consult the documentation provided with the controll er for the procedure to connect XLR cable to its Dat a Out connector .
2-8 Mounting the Fixture Techno beam ® User Manual Figure 2- 6. Conne cting fix tures to a controlle r . Make s ure you te rminate th e last fix ture in the link .
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Mounting the Fixture 2 - 9 (3) Mount the fixture s and controlle rs in a locati on that is away from dir ect heat a nd protected fr om mois ture. Do no t mount on a flamm able surface . (4) Mai nta in min imu m dis tanc e of 1.
2-10 Mounting the Fixture Techno beam ® User Manual page 1-2. Y ou can order deluxe C-clamps for a two-inch truss from your High End Systems dealer/dis tributor (part number 550000 04). Also see the sect ion titled “O ptional Accessorie s” on page 1-5.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Mounting the Fixture 2 - 11 4. T ighten the clamp(s) firmly to the yoke and to the support . 5. Loop one or m ore suitable safety cables around the support and the top of the yoke (see Figure 2-8). Figure 2- 8. Alway s use a safe ty cable w hen mountin g the fixt ure.
2-12 Mounting the Fixture Techno beam ® User Manual Hanging the Fixture St raight Down Y ou can mount T echn obeam with the m irror head perpendicu lar to the ground for projection onto a stage. This orientat ion also allows you to economize truss space by hanging fixtures side by side close to each other .
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Configuring the Fixture 2 - 13 Conf iguring the Fixture This section explains how to configure your fixture for operation by selecting a fixture type and control method and assigning a fixture address (either a DMX start channel or fixture number).
2-14 Configuring th e Fixture Techno beam ® User Manual • TB I - T ec hnobeam iris protocol - uses 18 DMX channels per fixture. This protocol should only be used with fixtures that have an iris. • TLCD - T echnopro LCD protocol - uses 1 8 DMX chann els per fixture.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Configuring the Fixture 2 - 15 T o selec t the fixture number control method: 1. Press and hold the <Menu> but ton until “ADDR” appears on the LED display . 2. Using the <Up> and <Down> arrow buttons, scroll to the “SET” menu and press the <Enter> button to select the “SET” menu.
2-16 Configuring th e Fixture Techno beam ® User Manual link without a DMX splitter will eventually dete riorate the digital signal. The fixture’s ch annel range must not overlap any other devic e’s channel range on the link.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Configuring the Fixture 2 - 17 2. Press the <Enter> button to enter the “ADDR” menu. 3. Using the <Up> and <Down> arrow buttons, scroll to the desired DMX start channe l and pres s the <Enter> bu tton to select the desired DMX start c hannel.
2-18 Upgradin g Software Techno beam ® User Manual For example, in T able 2-4 , if you assign ed fixture nu mber 2 (F 02) to the T echnobeam set to reduced protocol, it would assume that all other fixtures on the link are also usi ng 14 DMX channels, so it will erroneously try to receive chan nel 15 as the first ch annel in its chan nel range.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Upgrading So ftware 2 - 19 • Attaching a High End Systems upload dongle . Y ou will need an upload dongle, 386-based (or fast er) computer , MS DOS® vers ion 3.
2-20 Troubleshooting Tec hnobeam ® User Manua l 7. Press <Enter> to s tart the crossload. The T ransmit LED on the crossloading fixture will remain ON (or flicker) d uring the crossload. The T rans mit and Receive LEDs on other T echnobeam fix tures on the link will flicker while th e crossload is in progress.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Troubles hooting 2 - 21 b. Make sure th e power cord cap is wired correctly . See “Installing the Power Cord Cap” on page 1-7.
2-22 Troubleshooting Tec hnobeam ® User Manua l Fixture is not responding to control comman ds—“Receive” LED does not blink Possible causes and solutions: 1. Cause : Faulty XLR cable. Solutions : Do one or both of the following: a. Replace XLR cabl es going to the fixture’s Dat a In and Data Out connectors with known good cables.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Troubles hooting 2 - 23 Solution: Make sure all dichroics and lithos meet the specification s listed in the sect ion titled “Specifications ” on page 6-4. Lithos or dichroic filt ers are cracking Possible causes and solutions: 1.
2-24 Troubleshooting Tec hnobeam ® User Manua l Fixture will not a ccept software upload or cr ossload Possible causes and solutions: 1. Cause : Incorrect Status C ue configuration.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Troubles hooting 2 - 25 protocol, but the controller is sen ding T echnoray c hannel valu es, none of the values you send from the controller will have the expec ted effect.
2-26 Troubleshooting Tec hnobeam ® User Manua l EMEM Ack This error may occur during data storage when an attempted write has taken too long. Attem pt the ope ration again. If th is mess age reoccurs, contact High End System s Customer Servi ce in one of the ways shown in the section titl ed “Contacting High End System s” on page Intro-4.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Troubles hooting 2 - 27 Lamp The word LAMP can appear on the display in two situations: one is an error; the other is norm al. • Normal : LAMP will be displayed when the fixture attempts to strike the lamp during fixture reset and homing.
2-28 Troubleshooting Tec hnobeam ® User Manua l Over T em p The internal fixture tem perature has exceed ed the maximum allowable temperature. T he lamp and the m otors will shut down.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al 3 - 1 Chapter 3 Using the Menus Menu S ystem Ov erview ................ ......... ...... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ...... .3-2 Navigatio n Button s ............. ......... ...... ......... .........
3-2 Menu System Overview Techno beam ® User Manual Menu System Over view The T ec hnobeam menu sy stem allows you to: • Configure your fixture for operation (discussed in Chapter 2) • Acces s fix.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Menu M ap 3 - 3 Menu Map A complete menu map and explanations of the T echnobeam menu options are li sted in this section. See individual subsect ions in t his addendum for descriptions of each menu it em. Chapter 4 has more information about using the menus to program the fixture’s sixteen onboard sce nes (preset s).
3-4 Menu Map Techno beam ® User Manual MODE TYPE TB F T echnobeam full protocol (uses 18 channels) TB R T echnobea m reduced protocol (uses 14 channels) TR F T echnoray fu ll protocol (uses 14 channe.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Menu M ap 3 - 5 INFO DMX FIXT BRKS view the number of framing errors with zero data (DMX breaks) FE view the number of framing errors with non- zero data OV view the numbe.
3-6 Menu Map Techno beam ® User Manual PRST EDI T SN01 - SN16 SHUT CLSD shutter closed P 01 - P 60 periodic shutter strobe at specified intervals, slow (P 01) to fast (P 60) N 01 - N 60 random shutte.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Menu M ap 3 - 7 PRST EDI T SN01- SN16 COL R000 - R255 select a reverse color wheel spin speed from none (R000) to fast (R255) (only available if you selected a COLC constr.
3-8 Menu Map Techno beam ® User Manual PRST EDI T SN01- SN16 LT O LR 1 - LR 8 select a revers e spinning litho position (only available if you select ed a L TOC construct value of RSP or MRS P) SC 1 .
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Menu M ap 3 - 9 PRST EDI T SN01- SN16 IRIS OPEN fully open t he iris P 01 - P 16 select a speed to strobe the beam diameter , from slo w (P 01 ) t o f ast (P 1 6) N 01 - N.
3-10 Menu Option s Techno beam ® User Manual Menu Option s The sections below explain how to acc ess the indi vidual menu options show n in th e fixt ure ’s menu map. Address Menu (ADDR) Use the Address menu to quickly change the current fixtu re number/ DMX start channel.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Menu Options 3 - 11 Set Menu (SET) The Set menu allows you to change the control method from a fixture number to a DMX start channel or vice versa, and eithe r set all factory options to their default settings or change the factory options individually .
3-12 Menu Option s Techno beam ® User Manual Swapping P an and T ilt (SW AP) T o s wap the fixture’s pan and tilt motion: 1. Press and hold the <Menu> but ton until “ADDR” appears on the LED display .
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Menu Options 3 - 13 Changing th e Displa y O u tp u t (DSPL) This menu item allows you to change the appearance of the fixture’s alphanumeric LED display . Y ou can set the display on or off, or you can dim the display to reduce visibility .
3-14 Menu Option s Techno beam ® User Manual T o c hange the control me thod: 1. Press and hold the <Menu> but ton until “ADDR” appears on the LED display . 2. Using the <Up> and <Down> arrow buttons, scroll to the “SET” menu and press the <Enter> button to select the “SET” menu.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Menu Options 3 - 15 T o change the lens setti ng: 1. Press and hold the <Menu> but ton until “ADDR” appears on the LED display . 2. Using the <Up> and <Down> arrow buttons, scroll to the “SET” menu and press the <Enter> button to select the “SET” menu.
3-16 Menu Option s Techno beam ® User Manual • TR F (T echnoray full protocol) - f or use wit h T echnoray fixtu res only . This protocol uses 14 channe ls and is recommended, unless you need to conserve the extra two DMX channels for other devices on the link.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Menu Options 3 - 17 • Display Character Invert • Lamp W arning Message Changing the user type allows you to access 16 different scenes, and allows you to access a set of “default” fixture s ettings.
3-18 Menu Option s Techno beam ® User Manual 6. Using the <Up> and <Down> arrow buttons, choose the “A → Β ” option to copy user A presets to user B, or the “B → Α ” option to copy user B presets to user A. Press the <Ent er> button to select the des ired option.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Menu Options 3 - 19 4. Using the <Up> and <Down> arrow buttons, scroll to the “COPY” menu and press the <Enter> button to select the “COPY” menu.
3-20 Menu Option s Techno beam ® User Manual T est Menu (TES T) The T est menu allows yo u to manuall y home the fixtu re, turn the lamp on or off, store new boot code information, perform fixture self tests, and place the fixture in setup m ode.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Menu Options 3 - 21 5. Press th e <Enter> button to select the desire d option. Copying th e Boot Code ( BOO T) When you upload new software to T echnobeam -i fixtures, the new software may contain a new boot c ode which must be copied t o each fixture.
3-22 Menu Option s Techno beam ® User Manual Note The self tests wil l run continuously unt il you press the <Menu> button to exit the test. Placing the Fixture in Se tup Mode (S/UP) This menu item allows you to pl ace the fixture in set up mode so that you can mechanically home your fixture.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Menu Options 3 - 23 hours or fixture hours. The procedures below are listed in the order that they appear on the menu map. Viewing the Logic Board T emperature (TEMP) T o vi ew the current lo gic board temperat ures: 1. Press and hold the <Menu> but ton until “ADDR” appears on the LED display .
3-24 Menu Option s Techno beam ® User Manual Viewing the Number of Current Lamp Strik es (L/S T) T o view the number of times the fixture has attempted to strike (tu rn on) the current lamp: 1. Press and hold the <Menu> but ton until “ADDR” appears on the LED display .
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Menu Options 3 - 25 The followi ng construct values are available for vie wing: • P A NH - high 8-bit pan • P ANL - low 8-bit pan • TL TH - high 8-bit tilt •T L T .
3-26 Menu Option s Techno beam ® User Manual value using the fixture’s menu system. If the fixture then functions normally , the problem was likely with the DMX link.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Menu Options 3 - 27 The followi ng sensor i nformation i s availa ble: • L TR - view whether the lith o rotate (within the whee l) sensor is obstructed (“OFF”) or is.
3-28 Menu Option s Techno beam ® User Manual T o reset the current lamp hours to zero: 1. Press and hold the <Menu> but ton until “ADDR” appears on the LED display . 2. Using the <Up> and <Down> arrow buttons, scroll to the “INFO” menu and press the <Enter> button to select the “INFO” menu.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Menu Options 3 - 29 Editing or C reating an On-Board Memor y Scene (EDIT) This menu item allows you to edit or create a sce ne using the fixture’s on-board scene memory . Using this menu option, you can change the value of any construct in any of the on-board scenes.
3-30 Menu Option s Techno beam ® User Manual DMX controller to create a scene, then save (capture) the scene int o a fixture’s presets to pl ay back the scene withou t the controller . After creatin g a scene wit h your DMX controller , follow the instruct ions below for each fixture on which you want to capture preset scen es: 1.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al 4 - 1 Chapter 4 Preset Programming Programmin g Overview .......... ......... ...... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ....4 -2 What i s a “Scene”? ...... ......... ......... ......... .......
4-2 Prog rammin g Overvie w Technobeam ® User Manual P rogrammin g Over view This chapter explains how to create and play back scenes using the fixture’s onboard 16-scene memory , and has a step-by-step example. More information about preset programming can be found on the T echnobeam Quick Reference Card (p/n 60600 109, v1 .
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Programm ing Ove rview 4 - 3 Pr e set P l a y b a c k O pt i o ns T echnobeam offers the following two options for use with preset programming: • Pre set c aptu re: U se.
4-4 Crea ting a Scene Techno beam ® User Manual Select ing Construc ts and V alues The step-by -step example i n the next s ection suggests particular constructs and value s that will give you an idea of how the fixture works. Y ou can choose different construc ts or values using the information in Appendix E.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Crea tin g a S cen e 4 - 5 4. Press <Enter> , then use the <U p> and <Down> arrow keys to select ON . 5. Press <Ent er>. The lamp is now ON, alth ough it m ight not be visi ble if the dim flags (also calle d shutter or lig ht gate ) are closed.
4-6 Crea ting a Scene Techno beam ® User Manual 11. If the flags are closed, repeat th is procedure. 12. If the shut ter is open and no light is exiting the fixtu re, the lamp is off. (The lamp is automatic ally turned off after a period of no activity .
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Crea tin g a S cen e 4 - 7 Selec ti ng a Color Wheel P a use T ime 1. Use the <Up> and <Down> arrow keys to navigate to the COL construct. 2. Press <Enter>, then use the <Up> and <Down> arrow keys to select a pause time (the higher the value, the lon ger the pause time).
4-8 Crea ting a Scene Techno beam ® User Manual 3. Press <Enter> to s ave your setting. Note The defaul t unit of time i s se conds, but you c an change the units to either minutes or hours using the TIME construct on the PR ST menu.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Synchro nizing Prese t Playback 4 - 9 If preset playback was enabled when you powered the fixtu re OFF , preset playback restarts autom atically when you power the fixture back ON agai n. Y ou c an disable preset playback at any t ime by select ing OFF from the PLA Y menu .
4-10 Synchronizing P reset Playbac k Techno beam ® User Manual 1. One fixture must be s et as f ixture n umber 1 or at DMX start channel 1 as described in Chapter 2. Make sure no other f ixture on the l ink is configure d as fixt ure numbe r 1 or at DMX star t channel 1.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Capturing P resets 4 - 11 Adding Fixtures Once you have st arted synchroni zed preset playback on the l ink, you can add other fixtures to the link anyti me you want. A fixture added after synchronized preset playback has begun will start playing the scene most cl osely mat ching the timelin e set by the first fixture.
4-12 Capturing Prese ts Techno beam ® User Manual 9. Press <Ente r>. The scene create d on the controller i s now stored in the selected s cene n umber . 10. Y ou will need to manually select values for the XF AD and DLA Y constructs, sin ce the controller does not transmit those construc ts.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al 5 - 1 Chapter 5 Using the Laser Aiming Device™ (LAD™) Safet y Precauti ons ........... ....... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ...... ....5-2 Overv iew ....... ......... ...... ...
5-2 Safety Precaution s Techno beam ® User Manual Saf e t y P recau tions This section lists precaut ions you must fo llow anytime you are using the Laser Aiming Device™ (LAD™) for T e chnobeam.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Overview 5 - 3 Over view The T ec hnobeam LAD makes it easy for you to position the mirror during daylight or high ambient ligh t conditions. This in turn allows you the additional flexibilit y to set up or verify mirror preset positions in conditions that would otherwise make posit ioning difficu lt or impossible.
5-4 Overview Tec hnobeam ® User Manual Figure 5- 1. The laser light e xits the through the same ap erture as th e light beam. Th e lase r sho uld ide all y be no mo re th an 2” ( 5 cm) dir ect ly abo ve th e center point of a perfectly round light beam, as shown in Figure 5-2: Figure 5- 2.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Cont rol lin g the Las er 5 - 5 Controlling the Laser Y ou can control the laser in one of three ways: • The fixture’ s menu syst em: Edit one of the fix ture’s sixteen onboard presets (scenes) using the PRST menu as described in the next section.
5-6 Troubleshooting Tec hnobeam ® User Manua l T roubleshooting If laser fails to illum inate, the most likely reason s are lack of power or a failed laser . Laser graduall y loses power This is normal; over time, the laser will gradually lose power until it finally dims out enti rely .
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Troubles hooting 5 - 7 2. Check all wiring connect ions shown in Figure 5-4: Figure 5- 4. LAD w iring conne ctions. 3. Check to make sure the cable labeled “LAD” is connected to the ma in circuit board ( with t he LED display ).
5-8 Maintenance Tec hnobeam ® User Ma nual Figure 5- 5. The laser aimin g device circuit b oard. 2. If the cabl e connections are good, contact High End Sys tems Custom er Service in one of the ways shown in “Contacting High End Systems” on page Intro-4.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al 6 - 1 Chapter 6 Ser vicing Y our F ixture Precaut ions ...... ......... ......... .......... ......... ...... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ....... 6-2 Replaci ng Fuses ...... ......... ....... ........
6-2 Prec aut ions Technobeam ® User Manual Pr e c a u t i o n s This section lists precaut ions you must fo llow anytime you are servicin g the fixture. W ARN INGS Before perfo rmi ng any se rvi ce or maintenanc e, make note of the following: (1) Hot lamp may be an explo sion hazard.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Replacing Fu ses 6 - 3 T able 6-2 describes the typical failure sy mptoms of each of the fuses: 1. Unplug the fixture from the power supply . 2. Lay the f ixture on its back and loc ate the door retainin g screw , as show n in Fi gur e 6-1: Figure 6- 1.
6-4 Replacing W heel Comp onents Techno beam ® User Manual Figure 6- 2. Locati ons of the three fuse s on the c ircuit board . 4. Replace the access door and connect th e fixture to a power supply . Replacing Wheel Components This section explains how to remove and replace individual components in t he wheels.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Rep lacing Wheel Com ponents 6 - 5 Lithos • Diame ter/ima ge area: 0.996”/ 0.860” ± 0. 005” (25 mm/22 mm ± 0.13 m m) • Maximum thickness (rotat ing litho only) : 0.105” ± 0.00 5” (2.7 mm ± 0.13 mm) • Thic kness ( stat ic lit ho on ly): 0.
6-6 Replacing W heel Comp onents Techno beam ® User Manual 2. Push the dich roic you wish to replace t oward the cen ter of the wheel to free it from the two wheel tabs as shown in Figure 6-4. Figure 6-4 . Push the dichroic to ward the la rge retai ning ta b to free it fr om the whee l ta bs .
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Rep lacing Wheel Com ponents 6 - 7 6. Install the new dichroic into its wheel by pushing it un der the large retaining clip, then pull i t up so it fit s under the whe el tabs. R epeat the procedure for each dichroic you wish to replace.
6-8 Replacing W heel Comp onents Techno beam ® User Manual 6. Reach in with your fing er to remove the litho/effect and aperture ring (if any) from behind the spring. 7. See one of the following: a. Rotating litho wheel: “Litho Installation Instruc tions” on page 6-9.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Rep lacing Wheel Com ponents 6 - 9 Litho Insta llati on Inst ru c tio ns These instructions apply to installi ng either a rotating or a static litho in the rotat ing lith o wheel. Improper inst allation can result i n damage to the lit ho.
6-10 Replacing W heel Comp onents Techno beam ® User Manual Repl acing a Ro tating Litho or Eff ect 1. Carefully ha ndling the litho/eff ect by i ts edges only , orient it as shown when you replace it: a. Rotating litho wheel: “Litho Installat ion Instruct ions” on page 6-9.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Replacin g the Lamp 6 - 11 Repl acing a Cu stom Litho If you received a custom, multi-colored litho in an aluminu m holder , you must inst all it with the lith o facing toward the lamp (i.e., the fl at side of the holder against the spring), as shown in Figure 6-1 2.
6-12 Replacing th e La mp Techno beam ® User Manual (5) Hot lamp may be an explosion ha zard. Do not open for 5 minut es after switchi ng off. W ear eye and h and prot ection when re- lamping. (6) Never look dire ctly at the lamp while lamp is on. (7) Disconnec t power before re-la mping or servici ng.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Replacin g the Lamp 6 - 13 4. If you are replacing a lamp, grasp th e lamp’s ceramic base and pull the old lamp straight up and out of the assem bly when the assembly is f ree of the fixt ure, as s hown in Fi gure 6-15 : Figure 6- 15.
6-14 Replacing th e La mp Techno beam ® User Manual Figure 6 -17. Y ou can look at the lamp label tex t to make s ure the l amp plate is ori ent ed c orre ctl y ; inco rre ct ori ent ati on c an res ult in da m age t o th e fi xt ur e and t he lamp. 9.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Cleaning the Internal C omponents 6 - 15 6. Locate th e two lamp optimizati on (adjust) screws ( see Figure 6-18). Figure 6- 18.
6-16 Cleaning the Interna l Compon ents Techno beam ® User Manual Opening the Fixture Unplug the fixture from the power outlet and allow it to cool for at least 5 minutes if it has been running recen tly . Remove the acce ss door shown in Figure 6-19: Figure 6- 19.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Cleaning the Internal C omponents 6 - 17 Figure 6- 20. Lo cation of the anti-ref lective gla ss, lens es and hot m irror . 3. If the black dim flags ( located betw een the le ns tub e and the a nti- reflective glass) are closed, carefully u se you r fingers to open t hem to clean the inside of the glass .
6-18 Cleaning the Interna l Compon ents Techno beam ® User Manual 6. W rite down the pos ition of each of the lens es in t he lens tube. (Each position is numbered both on the lens tube cover and on the inside of the lens tube.) 7. Handle each lens caref ully by its edges only .
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Techn obeam Laser Ai ming Device™ 6 - 19 T echnobeam Laser Aiming De vice™ Y ou might need to realign the laser periodically in order to main tain its optimal position—no more than 2” (5 cm) directly above the center point of the light beam.
6-20 Technobea m Laser A iming Device ™ Technobeam ® User Manual 4. Only qualified and trained employe es approved by a laser safety officer should be as signed to install, adj ust and operate the l aser equipment. 5. When not in use, the laser (f ixture) should be s tored in a location where unauthorized personnel cann ot gain access .
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Techn obeam Laser Ai ming Device™ 6 - 21 Alignment P rocedure The alignment procedure that follows takes advantage of T echn obeam’s built-in pr ogram storage capabili ty to turn the laser ON.
6-22 Technobea m Laser A iming Device ™ Technobeam ® User Manual The next ste ps show y ou how to acc ess the fix ture’s b uilt-in programming menu to begin aligning the laser . 9. Keep pressing the <Men u> key until the ADDR menu is display ed.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Techn obeam Laser Ai ming Device™ 6 - 23 23. Make su re the f ixture is orien ted directly at the wall, not at an angle. If the fixture is at an angle to the wall, it might be impossible to align the laser properly . 24.
6-24 Technobea m Laser A iming Device ™ Technobeam ® User Manual 35. Find the approximate center of the beam using either a tape measure, ruler or a piece of string, as shown in Figure 6-26. Figure 6- 26. Locati ng the cente r point o f th e p roje cte d l igh t be am .
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Techn obeam Laser Ai ming Device™ 6 - 25 45. Pres s <Enter>, then use the <Up> and <D own> arrow keys to navigate to the MACR option. 46. Pres s <Enter>, then use the <Up> and <D own> ar row keys to select LRON (laser on continuou sly).
6-26 Technobea m Laser A iming Device ™ Technobeam ® User Manual.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al DMX Pr otoc ols A - 1 Appendix A DMX Pr otocols General Inf ormation The information in t his sect ion applies to all of the protocols lis ted in this Appendix (except where noted). Rounding Convention s The values displayed in the columns “V alue ( dec.
A-2 DMX Protoco ls Techno beam ® User Manual MSpeed vs. F ast Changes There are two different ways you can choose to move the color and litho wheels: fast c hanges or MSpeed c hanges. A fast change means the color or litho movement is comp leted in the shortest amount of time after the wheel starts moving.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al DMX Pr otoc ols A - 3 Te c h n o b e a m ® P rotocol T able A-1 gi ves th e DMX c hannel assi gnments f or the T echnobeam f ull 18- channel protocol and reduced 14-cha nnel protocol. The column “Ch. (F)” list s channel assignment s for the ful l protocol and the column “Ch.
A-4 DMX Protoco ls Techno beam ® User Manual Positi on 4 40 - 47 16 - 18 28h - 2Fh Positi on 5 48 - 55 19 - 21 30h - 37h Positi on 6 56 - 63 22 - 24 38h - 3Fh Positi on 7 64 - 71 25 - 27 40h - 47h Po.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al DMX Pr otoc ols A - 5 Cente red on po sition 10 176 69 B0h Cente red on po sition 1 1 196 77 C4h Cente red on po sition 12 215 84 D7h Cente red on po sition 13 235 92 EBh 75 Lith o wheel functi ons Fast litho change s (at be ginning of whee l movem ent) Select the fun ction with this channel .
A-6 DMX Protoco ls Techno beam ® User Manual Random Rand om pause time , shortest to lo ngest 0 - 255 0 - 100 00h - FF h Scan Scan rate , slowest t o fastest 0 - 255 0 - 100 00h - FFh Litho wh eel spin ( use wi th ch.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al DMX Pr otoc ols A - 7 1 - “Slow” mo dulation i s 4.25 tim es/sec and “fast” modulati on is 255 tim es/sec , at 50% du ty cycl e. 2 - Y ou must s et the Shutt er channel to zero b efore acc essing the C ontrol chan nel.
A-8 DMX Protoco ls Techno beam ® User Manual P ercentage (%) column may var y slightly depending on your controller’s rounding convention. T able A-2 .
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al DMX Pr otoc ols A - 9 6 (cont.) Color Wheel Position (co nt.) Co lors 10 and 1 1 208-215 82-84 D0- D 7 Colors 1 1 and 12 216-2 23 85 -88 D 8- DF Colors 12 and 13 224-231 8.
A-10 DMX Protoco ls Techno beam ® User Manual 6 (cont.) Color Wheel Position (cont.) Col or 7 a nd 8 and 9 200-2 07 79-8 1 C8-CF Color 8 and 9 and 1 0 208-215 82-8 4 D0-D 7 Color 9 and 1 0 and 1 1 21.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al DMX Pr otoc ols A - 11 10 Iris Close 0 0 00 V ariabl e Iri s 1-12 7 1-50 01-7 F Open 128-135 51 -53 80 -87 Period ic St robe 136-151 54-59 88 -97 Rando m St robe 152-167 6.
A-12 DMX Protoco ls Techno beam ® User Manual MSpeed M ove ment T i mes Use T able A-3 to determine the MSpeed (motor/m irror) movement times for Te c h n o b e a m , Te c h n o p r o o r Te c h n o r a y i n s e c o n d s . An MSpeed (motor/mirror speed) change occurs s moothly over the entire MSpeed time value.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al DMX Pr otoc ols A - 13 T able A-3. MS peed Mo vemen t Times Ti m e (sec .) Va l u e (dec .) Va l u e (%) Va l u e (hex) Tim e (sec .) Va l u e (dec. ) Va l u e (%) Va l u e (hex) Time (sec. ) Va l u e (dec. ) Va l u e (%) Va lu e (hex) 0.
A-14 DMX Protoco ls Techno beam ® User Manual 69.9 9 123 48 7Bh 125.7 3 78 31 4Eh 197.7 0 33 13 21h 71.0 5 122 48 7Ah 127.1 5 77 30 4Dh 199.48 32 13 20h 72.1 3 121 47 79 h 128. 58 7 6 30 4Ch 201.28 31 12 1Fh 73.2 0 120 47 78 h 130. 02 7 5 29 4Bh 203.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al DMX Pr otoc ols A - 15 Macro Channel Assign men ts T able A-4 below lists the macro channel ass ignments. Thi s info rmation is preli minary a nd sub ject to chang e . A ma cro is predefined set of constructs you can use when programming a scene.
A-16 DMX Protoco ls Techno beam ® User Manual Fixture Number to DMX Star t Channel T able A-5 below shows the conversion between fixture num ber and DMX start channel. Y ou must understand and use this information if you ch oose to control T ec hnobeam usi ng fixture numbering.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Factory-Installed W hee ls B - 1 Appendix B F actory-Installed Wheels This appendix shows how the lit ho wheel, rotating litho wheel, color wheel and ef fects wheels are configured b y the f actory whe n T echn obeam is shipped.
B-2 Factory-Installed W heels Techno beam ® User Manual T ech nobea m co lor whee l: Figure B-2. Fa ctory configura tion of the T echnobeam color whee l. T echn obeam rotating effects wheel: Figure B-3. Fa ctory configura tion of the T echnobeam rota ting ef fects whee l.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Important Safe ty Information C - 1 Appendix C Important Safety Inform atio n English V ersion W arning : F or Continu ed Protection A ga inst Fire 1. This equipment is designed for use with P hillips M Series 250 watt, GY9.
C-2 Important Safety Information Technobeam ® User Manual W arnin g: F or Conti nued P rote ction A gainst Exposur e T o Ex cess i ve Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation 1. Do not operate t his equipment without complete lamp enclosure in place or if shie lds, le nses , or ult ravio let s cree ns are dama ged .
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Important Safe ty Information C - 3 Mise en garde: pour une protec tion permanente contre de s expositions ex cessi ves aux r ayons ultra vio lets (UV) 1.
C-4 Important Safety Information Technobeam ® User Manual 4. Servicearbeiten sol lten nur von Fachpe rsonal ausgef ührt werden. Das Ger ät enthält keine w artu ngsb edür ftig en T e ile. 5. Dieses Gerät gehört zur Klasse I. Dieses Gerät m uß geerdet werden.
Techno beam ® Us er Manu al Important Safe ty Information C - 5 A V VER TENZA: PER PRE VENIRE LE SCOSSE E LET TRI CHE: 1. Se ques ta appar ecchiat ura è st ata co nsegn ata se nza u na spin a del ca.
C-6 Important Safety Information Technobeam ® User Manual ADVERTENCIA: P ARA L A P RO TECCIÓN CON TINUA CONTRA ELECTROCUCIONES 1. Si se reci bió este equipo s in el ench ufe de a limentac ion, mo nte usted el enchuf e correcto según el clave siguente: • m o r e n o - v i v o • azul - neutral • ve rde/am arillo - tierra.
INDE X Technobeam ® User Manual Index-i A Access ories ... ......... ......... .......... ... 1-5 Addr Lost .... ......... ......... .......... .... 2-25 Address m enu (A DDR) ........ ........ 3-10 Aligning LAD ... ......... ...... 6-19 to 6-25 Anti-re flective glass .
Index-ii Technobeam ® User Manual PERS ........ ......... ......... .......... . 2-26 PINV .. ......... ......... ......... ........ 2-26 S/DN .. ...... ......... ......... .......... . 2-26 SWAP ....... ......... ......... ....... .... 2 -26 TIMB ..
Technobeam ® User Manual Index-iii ideal pos ition ............ .......... ... 5-4 maint enance .......... .. 6-19 t o 6-25 recommende d operation ....... 5-3 safet y ......... ......... ......... .......... 5-2 specifi cations ...... ...... ........
Index-iv Technobeam ® User Manual PRST Lost .... ...... ......... ......... ........ 2-28 R Recei ve LED ............ ......... ...... 2-3, 2-4 Reflec tor ..... ......... ......... .......... intro-1 Replacin g a lamp ............6-11 to 6-14 Rotati ng litho .
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