Meteor Elipscan - Manual (Page 2)

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INSTALLATION:
One the front of end of most Elipsoidal is guide rails that allow the Gel Holder to be placed in. This is
where the ELIPSCAN will be mounted to Elipsoidal.
- Insert ELIPSCAN in this rail (track)
- Lock in place with front lock support usually supplied on front end of Elipsoidal. Different manufactures
have different means of securing Gel Holder in place – safely.
- Secure safety cable (supplied on ELIPSCAN).
Note: DUE TO THE ADDED WEIGHT TO THE ELIPSOIDAL. THIS SECURITY/ SAFETY CABLE ALSO PREVENTS
THE ELIPSOIDAL FROM SLIPPING DOWN OR MOVING DOWN, INSURING CORRECT CUES AND
CORRECT POSITIONS. DO NOT ALLOW SAFETY CABLE TO OBSTRUCT MOVEMENT OF MIRROR.
- Insert 3-pin DMX cable to input.
- Apply power to ELIPSCAN (Elipscan will automatically go into a DMX reset Mode – this is normal)
MOTOR SPEED CHANNELS:
Channels 3 and 4 are your Speed Control Channels for Pan and Tilt on each Elipscan. The reason we
gave individual motor speeds is that the Algorithms on Pan (170 deg.) and on Tilt (135 deg.) is
different. We are also using RISC Processing (Reduced Information Signal Configuration).
We have also introduced SST (Speed Sensitivity Tracking) to ensure the smoothest mirror movement
with no “jaggered” up over, up over movement. SST insures smooth mirror positioning when
used as a followspot or if you require to use the mirror to move so slowly that you can’t even
see
the mirror move (i.e.: say you needed a “Sunset Effect”). The spot moves from far left to far
right. You don’t want to see it move – only that it does move. Set Pan (channel 3) for 5; and tilt
(Channel 4) for 0.
The ELIPSCAN also processes its DMX signal in two different ways.
PAN (170 degrees) 0 – 249 – SLOWEST to FASTEST (249 being the fastest the mirror move)
250 – 255 – SMOOTHNESS (255 being Fast and Smooth –but not as fast as 249)
TILT: (135 degrees) 0 – 249 – SLOWEST to FASTEST (249 being the fastest the mirror move)
250 – 255 – SMOOTHNESS (255 being Fast and Smooth –but not as fast as 249)
OPERATION:
Once you have installed and set the correct Base Address for each individual ELIPSCAN and all the DMX Cables are
correctly installed and power is on to each unit. Turn unit on.
1) Unit will go into a DMX reset. Will click and reset until it finds “home”.
2) Very first next step: YOU HAVE TO FIRST BRING UP CHANNELS 3 and 4 (Motor Speed
Channels) to any value above zero *(90% most often asked question why the mirrors are not
moving).
3) Move Channel 1 (Pan) to desired position.
4) Move Channel 2 (Tilt) to desired position.
5) Select next unit and proceed same.
MLSC, Inc.
P.O. Box 578, Madison, Al 35758
SHIPPING: 8000 MADISON PIKE, MADISON ALA. 35758. PHONE: (256) 461-8000 FAX: (256) 461-7708
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