SGM Palco 3
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB Summary Summary...........................................................................................................................2 Palco .................................................................................................................................5 Safety information.................................................................................................................6 General Warranty Conditions ..................................
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Operation ........................................................................................................................... 22 Colours ......................................................................................................................................22 Colour temperature .....................................................................................................................23 Shutter/Strobe ....................................
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB The Event Scheduler ........................................................................................................... 37 Step Step Step Step Step Step Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - CHOOSING THE EVENT NUMBER .....................................................................................37 - CHOOSING the PROGRAM number...................................................................................37 - CHOOSING THE DAY ........................................
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Palco Palco automated fixtures are the result of the design philosophy that all SGM products have had in common for years. The accurate study of their functions, search for innovative materials and on-going technical updating, have led to the manufacture of this unique product. In fact, Palco is the first intelligent fixture of the SGM range based on LED emitter technology.
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB Safety information Read the instructions in this manual carefully, as they give important instructions regarding installation, operation and maintenance safety. This manual must be kept with the fixture for future consultation. In the event of the fixture being sold or passed to another user, always make certain that the booklet is with the unit, to enable the new owner to be informed on its operation and relative care.
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Main Features LEDs Palco fixtures use LED (Light Emitted Diode) technology as a light source. A series of LED points mounted on a matrix enables to generate an evenly distributed light beam, suitable for illuminating large areas. The three types of LED (Red, Green and Blue) that make up the matrix enable la realize and control any colour of light beam, with perfectly balanced colour at all times.
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB Microcomputer Fixture personalization according to the type of installation Test functions for each effect Fixture addressing via the unit’s display Access menu for on-board programming functions Menus for access to calendar and event scheduling programming functions User's manual 1.
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Introduction Regarding this Manual This Manual describes all the operations for the correct setting and use of the Palco 3 and Palco 5. The manual is laid out in chapters as shown below: Introductory Chapter: - describes Palco Specifications, Functions and Control Panel, as well as accessories and manual layout Installation Chapter: - describes how to unpack the unit, cabling procedure, mounting and addressing.
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB Palco functions USITT DMX 512 All Palco 3 and Palco 5 functions can be controlled via USITT standard DMX 512 serial digital signals, or via RS 232 serial signals. Palco generates a proprietary data transmission protocol when systems run directly by on-board programming of a Master-Slave nature are used Palco requires six channels to control all its attributes.
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Macro The Macro parameter allows to select (via DMX) a series of preset on-board colour and dimmer (or combined) effects whenever they are required. Rainbow effects with different speeds and random or Colour-dimming and Color-strobe, can be enabled without having to be programmed beforehand. Memories Comprehensive programming can be carried on-board the fixture, thus enabling playback in a fully stand-alone status without the aid of external DMX control.
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB Specifications Mechanical Fixture made up of a twin body: Base + Head. The base is made up of a die-cast unit containing the power supply, display, three buttons and three watertight cable glands for mains supply and DMX cables.
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Lenses Lenses mounted on an interchangeable plate (all the lenses are in a single block) with various beam apertures: 10° 25° 40° 10° x 22° horizontal or vertical asymmetrical beam.
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB Installation Unpacking During unpacking, make certain that all the necessary parts have been received and that the fixture has not been damaged during transport. Should there be any problems, contact the local authorized SGM distributor immediately. Do not throw packaging material away, but keep it for use if the fixture has to be shipped for normal or special maintenance. The packaging has been designed precisely to protect your fixtures during transport.
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Installation and positioning Palco is an automated colour-changing fixture suitable for use in decorative/architectural and show lighting. The type of installation can therefore be varied according to its use. Palco can be permanently mounted, in the case of fixed installations, by means of the four holes on its base, using the M6 screws as shown in the diagram. The distance between the holes is 180 mm on the front and 204.5 mm on the side.
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB ATTENTION: Do not install the fixture near naked flames Do not install the fixture near inflammable liquids Avoid violent impacts or conditions in which the unit is subject to continuous vibrations Install the unit in a ventilated location The Palco can be hung on any support or truss structure using Fast-Lock “G” or “Aliscaff” clamps. In the event of an Aliscaff-type clamp being used, a Fast-Lock Omega support must be used as shown in the diagram.
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Palco can be panned through + or – 45° and tilted –75° (backwards) and +15° (forwards). The required movement is fixed by means of the screws on the head support, as shown in the diagram. The hex keys for fixing PAN and TILT are supplied with the fixture and are (respectively) 6 mm. and 3 mm.
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB To change the DMX address, proceed as follows: Press the UP key. The message Addr=1 will appear Press Enter and “Addr=” will begin to flash Use the UP and Down arrow keys to choose the required address channel Press Enter again to confirm Palco requires 8 DMX channels for the control of all its functions.
GB Palco N° 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Address DMX 001 009 017 025 033 041 049 057 065 073 081 089 Palco 3 - Palco 5 Palco N° 13 14 1 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Address DMX 097 105 113 121 129 137 145 153 161 169 177 185 Palco N° 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Address DMX 193 201 209 217 225 233 241 249 257 265 273 281 - 19 - Palco N° 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Address DMX 289 297 305 313 321 329 337 345 353 361 369 377 Palco N° 49 50 51 52 53 54
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB Operation Controlling the fixture via DMX The following table shows the control channels of the Palco 3 and Palco 5 and relative on-board patch. Channel DMX Ch 1 Function Description Shutter/Strobe Shutter and strobe functions are adjustable and random.
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Strobe/Shutter Channel Ch 1 DMX Value Mean Value Function 0-7 Shutter closed 8 - 15 Shutter open 16 - 151 Linear Strobe frequency adjustment from 1 to 20 Hz 152 - 159 Pulse open effect low speed 160 - 167 Pulse open effect medium speed 168 - 175 Pulse open effect high speed 176 - 183 Pulse close effect low speed 184 - 191 Pulse close effect medium speed 191 -199 Pulse close effect high speed 200 - 207 Random strobe effect low speed 208 - 215 Ra
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB Colour Mode Channel Ch 8 DMX Value Mean Value Function 0 - 63 32 White balance disabled (Full Colour) 64 - 189 127 White balance enabled (Balanced) 190 - 250 220 White balance disabled (Full Colour) 251 - 255 253 Store a new white balance CTC Channel Ch 6 DMX Value Mean Value Function 0 - 19 10 OFF 20 - 255 138 From Cold + 2000 K° to Warm - 2000 k° compared to balanced white or not Operation Colours Palco 3 and Palco 5 are fitted with a white
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Colour temperature The CTC channel allows to adjust Palco’s colour temperature. It acts in a range around the white balance or Full-Color, according to requirements. It’s therefore possible to cool or heat in a linear manner absolutely any type of previously chosen white by more or less 2000 K° Shutter/Strobe The Shutter/Strobe channel allows an endless number of shutter effects to be achieved.
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB Menus This chapter covers all the functions that can be accessed by the microcomputer’s menus. These functions allow to set the fixture according to one’s needs, obtain information on its operation, test its various parts and lastly program it, if it has to be used in Stand-alone mode. The Up and Down keys on the front control panel enable users to scroll through the various menu items. In the selected menu, they enable to modify the necessary parameters.
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Addressing This menu gives access to fixture addressing functions. See Installation – Addressing Chapter) Addr=xxx 1. 2. 3. 4. Use the UP/DOWN keys to find the “Addr” menu Press “Enter” to confirm the choice. The text on the display will begin to flash. Use the UP/DOWN keys to select the required start channel. Press “Enter” to confirm the choice. Colour Balance This menu gives access to the setting of Palco’s white balance.
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB Boost The Boost menu allows to choose 2 different operating modes for the LEDs that make up the Palco. When enabled, Boost allows an overall increase of 30% in the power flow emitted. BOOST=ON 1. 2. 3. 4.
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Display brightness Operators can select one of the brightnesses available for the Palco (standard or very low). This option was included for theatre and television use, where excessive brightness can be disturbing. To adjust display brightness, proceed as follows: BRIGHT=40% 1. 2. 3. 4. Use the UP/DOWN keys to find the “Bright” menu Press “Enter” to confirm the choice. The text on the display will begin to flash.
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB Time It’s just as important to set Palco’s on-board clock if it has to be used later in Stand-alone mode. C 12:06:20 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Use the UP/DOWN keys to find the “C” (Clock) menu Press “Enter” to confirm the choice. The first two numbers (relative to the hours) will begin to flash on the display. Use the UP/DOWN keys to select the current time (the hour – from 00 to 23).
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Test functions Using the test menu, it’s possible to test the correct operation of the channels that control the Palco. TEST=BLUE 1. 2. Use the UP/DOWN keys to find the “TEST” menu Press “Enter” and hold it down for a few seconds to confirm the choice. The text on the display will begin to flash. 3. Use the UP/DOWN keys to select the physical channel to be tested 4. 5. 6.
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB Configuring Slaves When a system with several interconnected fixtures has to be used in Stand-alone mode, there has to be one MASTER fixture, whereas each of the fixtures controlled by it must be individually configured with its own SLAVE number. In the event of the same ID being used for several fixtures, they will not be able to be controlled individually by the MASTER program. SLAVEID=12 1. 2. 3. 4.
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Programmer The Programmer menu allows to carry out Palco’s on-board programming for any stand-alone operation without external DMX control. The “Programmer” menu also allows to program a maximum of 29 SLAVE fixtures connected to the MASTER fixture with the on-board programming. The fundamental stages of the Palco’s programming are as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB Stand-alone Programming In permanent installations for architectural use, it may be necessary to use Palco fixtures in Stand-Alone mode (with independent operation). This is very useful when the fixture has to run relatively simple scenes over a period of time, without the aid of an external DMX controller, which could be difficult for inexperienced staff to operate.
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Step 2 - CHOOSING THE SCENE NUMBER SCENE=1 1. Use the UP key to pass to the “SCENE=1” menu 2. If it is necessary to create a program other than number 1, press “Enter” again and “SCENE=” will begin to flash 3. Use the UP/DOWN keys to choose the required scene number from 1 to 5, then Press “Enter” to exit the SCENE menu and confirm. Step 1 - CHOOSING THE FIXTURE NUMBER FIXT=ALL 1. 2.
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB Step 6 - RED RED=50 % 1. Use the UP key to pass to the “RED=0 %” menu 2. Press “Enter” and “RED=” will begin to flash 3. Use the UP/DOWN keys to choose the required value of the COLOUR-Red channel for the current scene. 4. Press “Enter” to exit the RED menu and confirm Step 7 - GREEN GREEN=70 % 1. Use the UP key to pass to the “GREEN=0 %” menu 2. Press “Enter” and “GREEN=” will begin to flash 3.
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Step 9 - SCENE TIME Each scene in a program can be run with the required times. There are two types of scene times: Total scene time (STIME), expressed in hours, minutes and seconds Scene fade time (FTIME), expressed in hours, minutes and seconds The scene time is the total time occupied by the scene in the program, whereas fade time is the time taken by the scene’s channel status to reach the appropriate level.
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB Step 10 - FADE TIME The FTIME menu gives access to the adjustment of the scene fade time. The time can be configured in hours, minutes and seconds FTIME_h=0 FTIME_m=3 1. Use the UP key to pass to the “FTIME_h=0” menu 2. Press “Enter” and “FTIME_h=” will begin to flash 3. Use the UP/DOWN keys to choose the number of hours of the current scene’s fade time. 4. Press “Enter” to exit the “FTIME_h” menu and confirm 1. 2. 3. 4. FTIME_s=0 1. 2. 3. 4.
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Step 12 - PROGRAM PLAYBACK To start the playback of a program, access the PRGRUN menu PRGRUN=1 1. 2. 3. 4. Use the UP/DOWN keys to find the “PRGRUN” menu Press “Enter” and the displayed text will immediately begin to flash Use the UP/DOWN keys to choose the required programs from 1 to 5, or OFF to stop the playback of the current program.
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB Step 3 - CHOOSING THE DAY DAY=FRI 1. Use the UP key to pass to the “DAY=MON” menu 2. Press “Enter” and “DAY=” will begin to flash 3. Use the UP/DOWN keys to choose the day of the week on which the event must begin. The days of the week are expressed as follows: - ALL Every day - MON Monday - TUE Tuesday - WED Wednesday - THU Thursday - FRI Friday - SAT Saturday - SUN Sunday 4.
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Step 5 - END TIME END TIME is used to configure: the hour, minutes and seconds in which an event containing a previously prepared program will end. END_h=23 END_m=30 END_s=30 1. Use the UP key to pass to the “END_h=0” menu 2. Press “Enter” and “END_h=” will begin to flash 3. Use the UP/DOWN keys to choose the hour at which the program has to end (from 0 to 23) 4. Press “Enter” to exit the “END_h” menu and confirm 1. Use the UP key to pass to the “END_m=0” menu 2.
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB Maintenance Ordinary maintenance Palco does not require much maintenance work, so it must be remembered: To avoid operating the unit in unsuitable conditions and clean it externally, particularly in permanent outdoor installations, where objects and material can deposit on it through time. (e.g. leaves and/or rubbish of various kinds).
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Accessories Installing optional lenses Palco can be fitted with various types of front lenses, in order to obtain different beam aperture angles. The following procedure must be followed in the event of the front lenses having to be changed on the LED matrix Removing the front lens panel Remove the screws on the rear of the Palco’s head (used to fix the head’s top edge to its bottom edge), using a 3mm.
SGM Elettronica - Light Technology GB Now loosen the 8 hex screws that fix the lens-holder panel to the LED matrix, aligned below, using a 2.5mm. key. To install the new set of lenses, proceed as follows. Carefully avoid touching the single lenses that make up the set. Should this happen, clean it/them carefully with a soft dry cloth. User's manual 1.
GB SGM Elettronica - Light Technology Installing the new front lens panel 3 4 2 1 4 3 1 Carefully position the new set of lenses, paying particular attention to the alignment of the LEDs in relation to the lenses. ATTENTION !! before positioning the new set of lenses, carefully clean the LEDs with a soft dry cloth. CAREFULLY AVOID TOUCHING THE LEDs – should this occur, clean them with a dry cloth, under no circumstances using solvents, products for removing grease, or abrasive objects.
EQUIVALENTS CHART This chart is an aid to rendering colours to match existing filters. With the variation in LEDs between batches, and with the colour changes that occur during use these values will be close, but not always a precise match. Numbers shown are as used by Rosco Ecolour+ and Lee Filters.
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