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Garkinhall Systems GKH 575 User Manual

Manual is about: Color Wash

Summary of GKH 575

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    Color wash user manual v1.0 garkinhall systems ● p.O. Box 707 ● franklin, tn 37065 tel: 615-236-1000 ● fax: 615-236-3000 ● www.Maxx-tech.Com © garkinhall systems, inc. 2006 all rights reserved the specifications and information supplied in this document are subject to change without notice. Garkinha...

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    2 important safety information ! Caution: risk of fire and electrocution. Inappropriate use may result in serious injury or death. • this device should be installed and maintained by qualified personnel only. • read all instructions and warnings in this user manual before attempting to use this devi...

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    3 table of contents introduction ...........................................................................................................4 setting up .............................................................................................................5 a. Unpacking ..........................

  • Page 4: Introduction

    4 introduction the gkh 575 wash from garkinhall systems, inc. Is an automated color wash luminaire with rgb dichroic color mixing, an auxiliary color wheel for more saturated colors, lenticular glass for beam shaping and a remote zoom to vary the field angle. The optical train includes a 575-watt ms...

  • Page 5: Setting Up

    5 setting up a. Unpacking upon receipt of your fixtures, carefully inspect the outside of the packaging and look for any damage that may have occurred during shipping. Open the package and carefully inspect its contents for signs of damage. Should there be any apparent damage, notify the freight com...

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    6 caution: never touch the lamp with your bare hands. The oil from your hands can cause the quartz envelope of the lamp to heat up and explode. C. Without touching the lamp with your bare hands (wear gloves or use a protective sleeve to hold the lamp), hold the ceramic base of the lamp and insert it...

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    7 a. Green/yellow – ground b. Blue – neutral c. Brown – live or hot d. Applying power apply power only after the voltage has been confirmed, the lamp installed and the connector correctly installed. Warning: risk of electrical shock. E. Turning on the fixture connect the fixture to a power source an...

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    8 is hanging from a pipe or truss). You should be able to see a small amount of light leak from the back of the fixture head. If the lamp is on, skip to step 7. 3. Strike the lamp: a. Using the menu display function, press the [up] or [down] button on the led menu display several times until it read...

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    9 each screw, adjust them in rotation in a counterclockwise direction until the spot is a bright as possible. C. Adjust the screws individually so that the hot spot is in the center of the beam. 6. Press the [mode] button on the menu display several times to back out of the adjust mode. Stop when th...

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    10 demo  mod.1/mod.2 rese.  rst spec manu pan – pan.1, pan.2, or pan.3 t!T– t!T.1, t!T.2, or t!T.3 sped– spd.1 – spd.5 col.O– co.0 – co.9 cyan– cya.0 – cya.5 mage – mag.0 – mag.5 yell – yel.0 – yel.5 cspd – csp.1 – csp.5 macr. – off, ma. 1- ma.30 efec– (hole, sha.1, sha.2, sha.3, fros z.Oom– z.Oo....

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    11 feed – on/off d.L.Of – on/off temp – xxx fan.S – lo.Of, lo.Hi, auto, high, reg df.Se adj. – pan – 0-255 t!T – 0-255 sped – 0-255 col.O – 0-255 cyan – 0-255 mage – 0-255 yell – 0-255 cspd – 0-255 macr. – 0-255 efec – 0-255 z.Oom – 0-255 stro. – 0-255 dimr – 0-255 f.Cal – a.Res i. Personality setti...

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    12 r.Pan – reverse pan. This setting allows you to invert the pan so that opposing fixtures will pan in the same direction given the same command from the controller. To invert the pan: 1. Press the [up] or [down] button until the display reads r.Pan. 2. Press the [enter] button. 3. Press the [up] o...

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    13 lati – lamp timer. This setting indicates the number of hours of operation since the lamp was installed and the lamp timer was reset. To display the number of lamp operating hours: 1. Press the [up] or [down] button until the display reads lati. 2. Press the [enter] button. The display will show ...

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    14 mode 1 and mode 2. Mode 1 does not change the pan and tilt settings but cycles through all the other attributes of the fixture. Mode 2 changes all of the attributes of the fixture, including pan and tilt, in sequence. To put the fixture in demonstration mode 1: 1. Press the [up] or [down] button ...

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    15 2. Press the [enter] button. The display will read rst and the fixture will reset and begin a self-test sequence. When the fixture resets, the motors will make some noise. This is normal. Once the entire self-test sequence has been completed, the fixture will return to the previous setting and th...

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    16 sped(speed)– choose one of five speed of movement settings listed below by using the [up] and [down] buttons until the display reads sped, and then pressing the [enter] button. Use the [up] and [down] buttons to select the desired speed setting (spd.1 – spd.5), then press [enter]. The display wil...

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    17 the display reads macr., and then pressing the [enter] button. Use the [up] and [down] buttons to select the desired macro setting (off, ma. 1 – ma.30), then press [enter]. The display will then go back to the next highest menu level. To turn off the macros, select the off setting using the same ...

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    18 2. Press the [enter] button. 3. Press the [up] or [down] button until the display reads po0n. 4. Press the [enter] button. 5. Press the [up] or [down] button until the display reads on. 4. Press the [enter] button. 5. Press the [mode] button twice to back out of the special functions mode. If the...

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    19 troubleshooting tool that can be used to confirm the integrity of the input control signal and rule out problems with dmx addressing, controller output, and cabling problems in the event of a failure. To check the dmx512 input value of a particular attribute: 1. Select the dm.Inoption from the sp...

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    20 to turn the menu display off: 1. Select the dispoption from the specfunction of the display (see specabove). 2. Press the [enter] button. 3. Press the [up] or [down] button until the display reads on. 4. Press the [enter] button. 5. Press the [up] or [down] button until the display reads off. 6. ...

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    21 d.L.Of – dmx512 control of lamp off. This function allows you to turn off the lamp via a dmx512 control signal. If this function is set to off, then the lamp off signal from the console has no effect. To turn the dmx512 lamp off function off: 1. Select the d.L.Ofoption from the specfunction of th...

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    22 when that temperature threshold is reached, the lamp will automatically turn off by itself. Lo.Hi – the fan will operate at the very lowest speed until the lamp heats up above a predetermined temperature level. When that temperature threshold is reached, the fan will automatically switch to the h...

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    23 adj. – adjust default positions of yoke and effects. Occasionally, for various reasons, the calibration of the moving parts within this fixture – yoke, color wheels, effects wheel, zoom lens, and shutters – may become slightly misaligned. You will know when this happens by looking at the output o...

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    24 to calculate the correct dmx512 starting address, begin with the first address and add 16 channels for each fixture. Each address should be unique and the 16-channel blocks should not overlap. It is often easier to set the dmx512 starting address on the ground before rigging the fixture in the ai...

  • Page 25: II. Rigging The Fixture

    25 ii. Rigging the fixture the lamp should be installed, the fixture tested, and the dmx512 starting address set before rigging the fixture. Caution – falling hazard: use extreme care when hanging fixture. Always use a qualified rigger. Always use two clamps and a safety cable. Caution – fire hazard...

  • Page 26: III. Cabling The Fixture

    26 iii. Cabling the fixture in addition to the power input connection, the fixture requires a data input from a control source. The control input to the fixture is a male 3-pin xlr connector that accepts a dmx512 control signal. The output is a female 3-pin xlr connector that passes the control data...

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    27 reflections that distort and interfere with the control signal. A data terminator should be used at the end of every data run. If groups of fixtures are separated by some distance, for example, some on the downstage truss, some on the upstage truss, some on the ground, then it is strongly advisab...

  • Page 28: IV.  Operating The Fixture

    28 iv. Operating the fixture the fixture should be powered, addressed, and cabled properly before operating it with a controller. In order to control the fixture, the dmx512 protocol should be configured or imported from the fixture library, and each fixture should be patched in the controller. For ...

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    29 16-23 24-31 32-39 40-47 48-55 56-63 64-71 72-79 80-87 88-95 96-103 104-111 112-119 120-127 128-135 136-143 144-151 152-159 160-167 168-175 176-183 184-191 192-199 200-207 208-215 216-223 224-231 232-239 240-247 248-255 macro 2 macro 3 macro 4 macro 5 macro 6 macro 7 macro 8 macro 9 macro 10 macro...

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    30 after addressing, rigging, powering, and cabling the fixture, the controller should be connected and turned on. The dmx512 protocol of the fixture (channel/attribute assignments) should be written into the controller. It can either be taken from a built-in fixture library or built from scratch (s...

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    31 v. Troubleshooting the fixture in the event that you should have trouble during set up or after the system has been in operation, there are a number of ways to isolate the problem and remedy the situation. A. Power check whether a single fixture goes down or the entire system fails to respond, th...

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    32 d. Error messages the fixture has some built-in diagnostic features that can help you isolate and repair problems internal to the fixture. It has an ability to display certain error message on the menu display that give an indication of any problems. The error messages are as follows: coer – colo...

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    33 caution: in the event that the en.Sn. Function (lamp light sensor – see setting the fixture personality) has been turned off and the lamp extinguishes by itself, then the software will not prevent the ignition of the lamp within the five minute window or if the lamp fails to ignite within 28 seco...

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    34 vi. Maintenance and cleaning to insure proper operation of the fixture it is essential to keep it clean and free of dust, dirt and smoke fluid residue inside and out. Failure to do so can result in reduced air circulation and lower light output. Reduced air circulation will result in the build up...

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    35 vii. Technical specifications a. Power supply magnetic ballast voltage: 120vac 60hz main fuse: t10, 10-amp, 250v ceramic slow blow power consumption: 680va lamp: philips msr 575/2, msd 575 or osram hsr575/2 lamp base: gx9.5 color temperature: 7200k average lamp life to 50% failures: 1000 hours b....

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    36 d. Mechanical pan: 530° tilt: 280° maximum pan speed: 530° in 4.5 seconds maximum tilt speed: 280° in 2.6 seconds 16-bit movement resolution automatic pan/tilt position correction rigging: floor mount or structural mount with two omega clamps weight: 84 pounds dimensions: 18” 21.75” 280 ° +/-265 ...

  • Page 37: Viii. Photometric Data

    37 viii. Photometric data.

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    38.