Specifications
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4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the next effects.
5. After calibrating all effects, touch the [conrm] to save all adjusted values and reset the xture.
Calibration via the DMX controller
1. Connect DMX controller to the xture and set xture effects to the desired positions before ne calibration.
2. Enter the "Calibrate Effects" menu and now you can exactly calibrate desired effects by DMX controller.
There is a calibration protocol:
Effect Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3
Pan channel 27 channel 21 channel 19
Tilt channel 28 channel 22 channel 20
Colour wheel channel 29 channel 23 channel 21
Cyan channel 30 channel 24 channel 22
Magenta channel 31 channel 25 channel 23
Yellow channel 32 channel 26 channel 24
Static Gobo wheel channel 33 channel 27 channel 25
Rot. Gobo Wheel channel 34 channel 28 channel 26
Rot. Gobo Index. channel 35 channel 29 channel 27
Iris channel 36 channel 30 channel 28
Focus channel 37 channel 31 channel 29
Dimmer 1 channel 38 channel 32 channel 30
Dimmer 2 channel 39 channel 33 channel 31
After having calibrated all effects, touch the [conrm] to save adjusted values and reset the xture.
Load Default Calibrations - The item loads default (factory) calibration values.
Updating software -
The menu item allows you to update software in the xture via either serial or USB port
of PC.
The following are required in order to update software:
- PC running Windows 95/98/2000/XP or Linux
- DMX Software Uploader
- Flash cable RS232/DMX No.13050624 (if you want to use a serial port of PC)
- Robe Universal Interface (if you want to use a USB port of PC)
Note 1: Software update should execute a qualied person. If you lack qualication, do not attempt the update
yourself and ask for help your ROBE distributor.
Note 2: DMX address, IP address, programs 1-3 and all items in the menu "Personality" will be set to their
default (factory) values.
To update software in the xture:
I. Installation of the DMX Software Uploader.
1. DMX Software Uploader program is available from the ROBE web site at WWW.robe.cz.
2. Make a new directory ( e.g. Robe_Uploader) on your hard disk and download the software to it.
3. Unpack the program from the archive. If the Robe xture is produced in both magnetic
and electronic ballast version, name of DMX Software Uploader is the same for both versions.
II.Fixture software updating.
1.Determine which of your ports is available on your PC and connect it:
- with the DMX input of the xture if you using the ash cable RS232/DMX
- with the DMX output of the Robe Universal Interface if you using the USB cable.
Disconnect the xture from the other xtures in a DMX chain. Turn both the computer and
the xture on. Make sure the lamp is switched off (only if the xture involves a lamp).
2. Switch the xture to the updating mode by touching the "Updating Software " item
Note: If you do not want to continue in software update, you have to switch off and on the xture
to escape from this menu.
We recommend to cancel all running programs before starting the Software Uploader.
3. Run the Software Uploader program. Select desired COM and then click on the Connect button.
(Select COM if the serial port is used or DreamBox1 if the USB port is used).
If the connection is OK, click on the “Start Uploading button“ to start uploading. It will take several
minutes to perform software update.
If the option "Incremental Update" is not checked, all processors will be updated (including
processors with the same software version).
If you wish to update only later versions of processors, check the “Incremental Update box“.
Avoid interrupting the process. Update status is being displayed in the Info Box window.
When the update is nished, the line with the text “The xture is successfully updated“ will appear in