LRX VULTURE User manual

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WARNING
READ EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURES
MANUAL BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Prior to operation a daily inspection and log are required.
User must be authorized, qualified, and certified in jurisdiction of use.
It is the user’s responsibility and obligation to determine and comply with all
applicable laws and regulations.
Do not operate if unit appears damaged.
Always use approved safety cables secured to a point capable of supporting the
total weight of the load.
In case of malfunction disconnect all power supplies, discontinue use, notify
supplier.
Area under fixture must always be cordoned off and kept clear of all personnel.
If using a power trolley with this fixture, please refer to “LRX Power Trolley”
manual.
THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS.
IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT ANYTHING SUSPEND USE OF THE PRODUCT.
Questions? Contact LRX LLC service representative, for contact details go to
lrx-lighting.com and click on the contact page.
For the latest version of this manual please visit “lrx-lighting.com”
DANGER
Dangerous voltages are present when power is supplied to the fixture.
Ensure all power supplies are disconnected when connecting or disconnecting
any cabling.
Power must be removed when not in use and when the data signal is removed.
Ensure fixture meets all local codes prior to operation.
Electrical Safety Protocol : Power lockout procedures must be followed.
Safe electrical and working practices must be observed.

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WARNING
This fixture has rotating parts with pinch points.
Fixture may move without warning.
No personal within range of motion.
Never operate with any covers missing.
UNPACKING THE VULTURE
Go to LRX-LIGHTING.COM/VULTURE and watch the “UNPACKING VIDEO”
Unpacking the Vulture
Removal of shipping case cover requires two people. Always use lifting
points to avoid potential pinch points. Rotate case lid forward, then lift.
Undo the internal transport ratchet strap –located at the base of the Vulture.
If there are any concerns regarding handling, please contact your supervisor.
Heavy lift, minimum two persons, the Vulture weight is approximately 120
pounds.
Installation of the fixture onto a truss creates several potential pinch points, use
fixture lifting handles provided.
Ensure hanger bolts are installed, and then tighten the ratchet straps. Ratchet
straps must always have a minimum of one and a half wraps around the ratchet
drum.
Extension Arm Assembly:
Rotate output shafts to vertical.
Install output extension arms using the hardware provided,
torque bolts to 23 ft/lb.
Install 360 pick up arms using hardware provided, torque bolts to 23 ft/lb.

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Preparing the Arri-360 for mounting:
Remove Arri-360 yoke from fixture, (remove two bolts on each side).
DO NOT REMOVE the Arri-360
TILT LOCK BOLT
(Located at the center of the lever)
Installing the Arri-360 fixture into the Vulture assembly:
Slightly flex Vulture arms inward to allow pins to locate to fixture
mounting pins. Watch your fingers; the spring back may create a crushing
hazard!!
Install the four retaining pins.
Install safety cables as required.
Test the range of motion.
Please Note: Mounting options for other fixtures and linear tubes are available.
Uninstalling the fixture and placing into the shipping case:
Remove accessories from Vulture and place them in their storage location.
Use the homing feature to park the Vulture; or use hand controller to rotate the
output arms to vertical and then rotate the hanger assembly parallel to base.
NOTE:
The Vulture will swing forward when the ratchet straps are released;
ensure no personnel are in front of the unit.
Lower the Vulture into shipping frame and secure the ratchet strap.

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If LRX truss is to be installed, ensure that load is centered and evenly applied
to basket. Maximum capacity for LRX truss is 500 pounds evenly distributed.
Never use damaged or compromised trusses or equipment.
Follow all lift manufactures guidelines for load/wind capacities and de-rating
as required. Refer to the aerial equipment operator manuals & special
supplement for “Authorized and Trained Set Lighting Technicians and Studio
Grips”.
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Using two truss plates (1/2” X 3”)
per side, a minimum of two
structural members must be
captured. Fasten using ½”bolts
with washers, lock washers and
nuts –four places
Load must be centered front
to back as well as side to side

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Hanger Tee Bolt
1.5 Wraps
Minimum

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DETAIL A
SCALE 1 : 4
3/8"-16 X 1.25" Bolt Torque to 23 ft/lbs
3/8" -16 Flange Nut
Vulture Extension Arm
Vulture 360 Arm

Unbolt Yoke Here
Remove yoke/stirrup from lamp fixture.
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Rotate Vulture output plates to vertical.
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Install Vulture extension arms & 360 arms using hardware
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provided, leave bolts slightly loose until fixture is mounted. Mate 360 light fixture to Vulture arms, torque hardware to
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23 ft./lb. Mount LED power supply on the rear side of extension
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arms. Install customer supplied safety cables.
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Test tilt & pan to ensure light fixture does not contact
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Vulture or other structures.
IMPORTANT: Do not remove tilt lock bolt
DETAIL A
SCALE 1 : 3.5
Install retaining pin - 4 plcs

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HAND CONTROLLER
The hand controller will allow fixture selection, (up to 32 fixtures), provide
control of tilt, pan, and flood/spot functions.
All switches act as momentary type.
SPEED INCREASE
SPEED DECREASE

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VULTURE SPECIFCATIONS
Electrical:
Volts: 90-240 AC –non-dimmed feed line.
Hertz: 50/60
Amps: 2.0 - 7.0 with Trolley
U- Ground plug
Battery 12VDC
Data: XLR 5 pin connector
Physical:
Tilt: 40 degrees above horizontal to 90 degrees below horizontal
Pan: 340 degrees
Weight: 120 pounds approx.
Fixture mounting hooks have been designed to mate with truss diameter
chords not greater than two inches (50.8mm).
INSTALLATION OF FIXTURES
TELESCOPIC TYPE MAN LIFTS
THIS FIXTURE MUST BE MOUNTED ON A LEVEL TRUSS.
Installation structure must be designed and approved to safely carry all
anticipated loads.
It is the user’s responsibility and obligation to determine and comply with all
applicable laws and regulations.
The installation and operation of this unit must be carried out by authorized
and qualified personnel.
Hanger bolts in hanger assembly must be installed. Both ratchet straps must
be clipped onto their respective anchor point.
Ratchet straps require minimum of 1.5 wraps on the ratchet to ensure they
remain tight.
Always use approved safety cables secured to a point capable of supporting
the total weight of the load.
All power and data cables must have a strain relief attached.
If cable rollers are required refer to “LRX Cable Roller” manual.

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The LRX Vulture has a dual power system. Batteries may be used to
manouver and program the unit into position for assembly and
dissasembly. The unit will shutdown in aproximately 6 minutes
where there is no AC power.
The unit will maintain the last power setting when mains power is
restored. For example if the unit was left on when the battery shut off
–or AC was lost, it will power up again when AC is restored.
If the Vulture shuts off (battery), it may be turned back on until the
battery is exhausted. This would be several hours of intermitant use.
IMPORTANT:
The Tilt Axis is capable of providing in excess of 100ft.lbs before the
current limit activates. When the motor is deactivated, the unit has a
holding force of 30 ft.lbs. If an unbalanced load exceeding 25 ft.lbs is
anticipated, then counterweight is required to prevent the load from
slowly drooping.
Home Button Usage:
1) Escape from menu options.
2) Hold to automatically
position the unit for transport
POWER:
ON/OFF toggle
EMERGENCY STOP:
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Start UP –Press the “ON/OFF” key once.
The system will check the encoders and prepare the unit for operation. The user
does not have to press “OK or START” as the Vulture will pause for a short time,
then continue running if no key is pressed.
Normal Operating Display
The current MODE and DMX CHANNEL are displayed.
If valid DMX data is being received, the DMX channel will be green. If there is no
DMX data, the number will be red and crossed out.
Information on AC and BATTERY LEVEL / CHARGING is also displayed.

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DMX Data, Profile & Current Mode
Press the “DMX” screen area to obtain information about the
incoming DMX data, or press the Hand Control / Console for profile
info mation.
! PAN & TILT operation is suspended when
viewing DMX DATA or Viewing the profile.
ESTOP
The unit will not run from AC power if the ESTOP is active, periodic warnings will
be displayed.
AC POWER ABSENT –also caused by ESTOP
The bottom left ICON dims and a flashing number appears indicating the
remaining battery powered run time in seconds.
AC Power ESTOP WARNING
AC PRESENT
AC FAILED
DMX DATA
DMX PROFILE

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Menu Options:
PRESS : “MENU”
MANAGE SETUP –Main Menu.
SET MODE / CHANNEL
To change modes –between Wired Handcontrol and Lighting Desk / Console.
SET DMX TERMINATION
To operate correctly, the last device in the DMX line should have a termination
resistor. The Vulture has this option built in. Select “SET TERMINATION” if the
unit is the last in the chain. If there are only a few units on a single DMX line, all
terminations may be set.
Using the wired LRX Hand Controller:
SELECT DATA MODE: WIRED HAND CONTROLLER

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Setting the Hand Control (Wired Remote) channel number.
1) Manually: Select the required channel number and press the green Tick.
2) Automatically : Select the desired channel on the Hand Control.
The unit continually scans until a direction key on the remote is pressed. Press
“YES” to choose that channel, or “SKIP” to retry.
When the channel has been chosen, a graphic is displayed outlining the controls;
The graphic may be called up by pressing the Hand Control ICON on the screen
(when in that mode).
SPEED:
The speed of the Vulture can be controlled from
the Hand Control, by using the focus keys.
Manual Channel Selection
Auto Learn
Need Information…

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LIGHTING DESK MODE (Lighting Console)
If a lighting console is used to operate the
vulture, there are two possible modes:
1) Fader –DMX values 20-40% & 60-80% -
all other values are inactive and cause the axis to stop moving.
DATA connection lost / faulty
“Fader” Profile
“Encoder” Profile

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DMX PROFILES
FADER MODE
This mode allows for old school control of the VULTURE. When the console DMX control
is set to the 50% mark, no motion occurs. If the slider is moved to less than 40%, but
greater than 20%, motion occurs in one direction –conversely, if the slider is moved to
greater than 60%, but less than 80%, motion occurs in the opposite direction.
DMX Channel
Motion
DMX Value
DMX Value
DMX[n+0]
PAN movement
control
(20-40%)
(60-80%)
DMX[n+1]
TILT movement
control
(20-40%)
(60-80%)
DMX[n+2]
AXIS SPEED
(0=Stop, 10 –100% Sets Speed)
DMX[n+3]
TROLLEY L
(20-40%),
DMX[n+3]
TROLLEY R
(60-80%)
100
50
0
FADER AXIS OF
(DMX) MOTION

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ENCODER MODE
DMX Channel
Motion
DMX Value
DMX[n+0]
Speed PAN
10 - 100%
DMX[n+1]
Speed TILT
10 - 100%
Use > 80% for
Large Fixtures
DMX[n+2]
Pan Position
1 (30 DEG)
100% (300 DEG)
DMX[n+3]
Tilt Position
1 (-30 DEG)
100% (150 DEG)
DMX[n+4]
Trolley
(20-40%), Left
(60-80%),Right
DMX[n+5]
Brake Delay
0-100%
0 = Default (Instant)
NOTE: Zero(0) on any channel = STOP.
…Looking towards the back of the fixture (Screen Side).
This mode enables “absolute” positioning of the PAN and TILT axis.
When positioning the PAN axis ( DMX[n+2] ), a value of DMX=1% will move the
PAN axis to 30 Degrees WEST (looking from the rear), DMX=100% will move the
PAN axis to 300 Degrees (EAST).
DMX= 50% will position the VULTURE at 180 Degrees (NORTH –facing away).
TILT (DMX[n+3]) works in a similar way, moving from DMX Value =1% (-30
DEGREES) to DMX=100% (170 DEGREES –down).
DMX Value =20% is 0 Degrees (Vertical).
The VULTURE will follow changing channel values using a PID controller.
Changing direction is protected by a slow-down-stop-reverse procedure to reduce
whiplash when changing direction.
The speed settings (DMX PAN[n+0], TILT[n+1])
DMX values of Zero will disable the drive on the appropriate channel, this
includes the speed control channels –
In the unlikely event that the VULTURE jitters trying to maintain an accurate
position during adverse conditions, such as strong winds, the unit can be forced
into a stationary position by reducing the speed to zero –doing so locks the drive
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PARKING
If the Home Key is briefly pressed, an advisory message will appear.
To Park the unit in the stow position, hold the HOME key down for several
seconds –release the key when the display changes to “PARKING”. (2 Beeps).
NOTE:
Remove the extension brackets and accessories from the unit before attempting
parking. Ensure the operational area is free of obstacles.
The unit may be parked using battery power if there is no AC supply available.
Procedure:
Remove DMX data / Hand Controller from the unit –the unit will not park if data
is being received. (A message will flash requesting the removal of the DMX /
Hand Control.)
Once data input is absent, the unit will show “ready to park”.
Press PARK, or CANCEL to exit.
The VULTURE will display a 5 second countdown and a warning that the unit will
begin to move automatically to the stowed position.
In the event of a collision, press the ESTOP and then Cancel. Reset the ESTOP.
Move the obstacle, insert the hand control and set the unit to Wired Hand Control
Mode. Using the Hand Control, move the unit to an uncompromised position.
PAN MOTION DAMPER (Brake)
The VULTURE is equipped with a magnetic damper on the pan axis to help
prevent gear lash from allowing unintentional movement of the pan axis.
The damper makes an audible “click” when it engages, which may be problematic
during timed cues when spurious sounds are not permitted. To solve this
problem, DMX channel 5 in encoder mode allows a time delay to be set before the
damper engages after motion. By setting a suitable delay (delay = (DMX value) x
50 milliseconds). This allows for a maximum delay of about 12 seconds. Using
DMX Zero will enable the damper to work with the PID controller to arrest
rotational movement as required by the system.
If a twelve second delay is insufficient, the pan speed could be set to a lower value
and the more timed cues sent, the 12 second interval would reset every cue
update.