User`s manual
Table Of Contents
- Vari-Lite VL3500(TM) Series Luminaires
- How To Obtain Warranty Service
- Compliance Notice
- Safety Notice
- Sicherheitshinweise
- Notes de sécurité
- Aviso sobre Seguridad
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Description
- Installation
- Operation
- Menu System
- Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- Technical Specifications

VARI❋LITE® - VL3500™ SERIES LUMINAIRE USER’S MANUAL
62 31-July-2004 02.9678.0019 0
Gobo Replacement - Gobo Wheels 1 and 2
Tools:
#2 Phillips screwdriver
WARNING: Remove power from luminaire before performing maintenance. Gobos may be HOT
after operation. Allow to cool before replacing.
To replace a gobo:
Step 1. Remove power from luminaire.
Step 2. Remove appropriate head cover by loosening four 1/4-turn screws:
a. To access Wheel 1, remove bottom cover as shown in Figure A-3.
b. To access Wheel 2, remove top cover as shown in Figure A-3.
Step 3. If accessing Wheel 1, also raise hinged fan duct assembly. (Fan duct has a lamp cutoff
switch which will disengage power to lamp.)
Step 4. Rotate gobo wheel until required gobo position is accessible.
CAUTION: Do not push on gobo glass. Press on gobo carrier only.
CAUTION: Do not touch gobos with bare fingers. Wear cotton gloves or other covering while
replacing. Clean with glass cleaner and soft cloth if required.
Step 5. For Gobo Wheel 1:
a. Remove current gobo by carefully pressing on edges of gobo carrier with fingers,
pressing gobo toward front end of luminaire (toward lens), and out of wheel.
b. Install new gobo as follows:
c. Align three tabs on gobo carrier with three notches in wheel (gobo can only be oriented
in one direction).
d. Insert gobo carrier into wheel, ensuring that carrier snaps into place.
e. Close fan duct assembly and replace covers.
Step 6. For Gobo Wheel 2:
a. Release (open) spring retaining clip as shown in Figure A-3.
b. Slide gobo out of gobo whee.l
c. Slide new gobo in wheel (be sure key on gobo carrier fits into slot).
d. Reinstall (close) gobo spring retaining clip. Ensure clips are position correctly and clear
position sensor.
e. Replace covers.