SGM Giotto Spot 400 CMY User manual

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General instructions
Read the instructions in this handbook carefully, as they give important information regarding safety during installation, use and
maintenance.
Be sure to keep this instruction manual with the fixture, in order to consult it in the future. If the fixture is sold or given to another
operator, make certain he or she also receives the manual, to be able to read about its operation and follow the relative instruc-
tions.
• THIS UNIT IS NOT FOR HOME USE, ONLY PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS
•AFTER HAVING REMOVED THE PACKAGING, CHECK THAT THE FIXTURE IS NOT DAMAGED IN ANY WAY.IF IN DOUBT, DON'T USE IT
AND CONTACT AN AUTHORIZED SGM TECHNICAL SERVICE CENTRE.
• PACKAGING MATERIAL (PLASTIC BAGS, POLYSTYRENE FOAM, NAILS, ETC.) MUST NOT BE LEFT WITHIN CHILDREN'SREACH, AS IT
CAN BE DANGEROUS.
• THIS FIXTURE MUST ONLY BE OPERATED BY ADULTS.DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO TAMPER OR PLAY WITH IT
.
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LECTRICAL WORK NECESSARY FOR INSTALLING THE FIXTURE MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN OR
EXPERIENCED PERSON.
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EVER USE THE FIXTURE UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
- IN PLACES SUBJECT TO EXCESSIVE HUMIDITY
- IN PLACES SUBJECT TO VIBRATIONS OR BUMPS.
- IN PLACES WITH A TEMPERATURE OF OVER 45°C OR LESS THAN 2°C
•P
ROTECT THE FIXTURE FROM EXCESSIVE DRYNESS OR HUMIDITY (IDEAL CONDITIONS ARE BETWEEN 35% AND
80%).
• DO NOT DISMANTLE OR MODIFY THE FIXTURE.
• MAKE CERTAIN THAT NO INFLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, WATER OR METAL OBJECTS ENTER THE FIXTURE.
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HE MINIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN THE FIXTURE AND THE SURFACE TO BE LIT MUST BE NO LESS THAN 1.5 METRES
• SHOULD ANY LIQUID BE SPILLED ON THE FIXTURE, DISCONNECTED THE POWER SUPPLY TO THE FIXTURE IMMEDIATELY.
• IN THE EVENT OF SERIOUS OPERATING PROBLEMS, STOP USING THE FIXTURE IMMEDIATELY AND EITHER CONTACT THE NEAREST
SGM SALES POINT FOR A CHECK OR CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER DIRECTLY.
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O NOT OPEN THE FIXTURE - THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
• NEVER TRY TO REPAIR THE FIXTURE YOURSELF.REPAIRS BY UNQUALIFIED PEOPLE COULD CAUSE DAMAGE OR FAULTY OPERA-
TION.C
ONTACT YOUR NEAREST AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTRE.
• WHEN CARRYING OUT ANY WORK, ALWAYS COMPLY SCRUPULOUSLY WITH ALL THE NORMS (PARTICULARLY REGARDING SAFETY)
CURRENTLY IN FORCE IN THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THE FIXTURE'S BEING USED.
• Do not place the unit on inflammable parts or material
Always insist on original spare parts being fitted.
General warranty conditions
•THE UNIT IS GUARANTEED FOR 24 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE AGAINST MANUFACTURING MATERIAL DEFECTS.
BREAKDOWN CAUSED BY CARELESSNESS AND IMPROPER USE OF THE FIXTURE IS EXCLUDED.
•THE GUARANTEE IS NO LONGER VALID IF THE UNIT HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH OR REPAIRED BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL.
REPLACEMENT OF THE FIXTURE IS NOT FORESEEN BY THE GUARANTEE.
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XTERNAL PARTS, KNOBS, SWITCHES, REMOVABLE PARTS AND LAMPS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE GUARANTEE:THESE ARE COVERED BY THEIR
MANUFACTURERS' GUARANTEE CONDITIONS.
•TRANSPORT COSTS AND RELATED RISKS ARE BORNE BY THE FIXTURE'S OWNER.
THE GUARANTEE IS VALID TO ALL EFFECTS ONLY ON PRESENTATION OF THE GUARANTEE CERTIFICATE TO THE MANUFACTURER OR THE NEAREST
SGM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTRE.
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LWAYS QUOTE THE UNIT'S SERIAL NUMBER AND MODEL WHEN CONTACTING YOUR RESELLER FOR INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE.
Protect the environment: don't throw packing material into your
garbage can return it to your SGM retailer or take it to the nearest
special waste collection point.

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GENERAL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
GUARANTEE CONDITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
PRESENTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
MAIN FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
SYMBOLS USED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
MECHANICAL FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
1 INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
1.2 ACCESS TO INTERNAL COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
1.3 INSTALLING THE LAMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
1.4 LAMP ALIGNMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
1.5 INSTALLING /REPLACING GOBOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
1.6 FITTING/REMOVAL ANIMATION WHEEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
1.7 INSTALLING /REPLACING COLOR FILTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
1.8 CONSTRUCTING A POWER CORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
1.9 GIOTTO SPOT'S POWER SUPPLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
1.91 MOUNTING THE FIXTURE ON TRUSSING OR SIMILAR STRUCTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
1.92 POSITIONING THE FIXTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
1.93 INSTALLING THE CLAMPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
2 SIGNAL CABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
2.1 DMX TERMINATION PLUG CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
2.2 RS-232 CONNECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
2.3 UPGRADING THE FIXTURE’S FIRMWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
3 "CONTROL" MICROCOMPUTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3.1 MENU NAVIGATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3.2 ALLOCATING THE START CHANNEL (ADDRESSING) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
3.3 PAN DIRECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
3.31 LIMITING PAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
3.4 TILT DIRECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
3.41 LIMITING TILT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
3.5 INVERTING PAN/TILT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
3.6 LAMP ELAPSED TIME COUNTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
3.61 RESETTING THE LAMP ELAPSED TIME COUNTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
3.7 LAMP STRIKE (IGNITION) COUNTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
3.71 RESETTING THE LAMP STRIKE COUNTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
3.8 FIXTURE OPERATING TIME COUNTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
3.9 INPUT SIGNAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
3.10 PAN/TILT MOVEMENT RESOLUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
3.11 REMOTE CONTROLLED LAMP STRIKE (IGNITION) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
3.12 REMOTE CONTROLLED FIXTURE RESET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
3.13 CONTROLLING ACCELERATION AND SPEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
3.14 DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
3.15 DISPLAY VIEWING POSITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
3.16 DMXDLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
3.17 LOCKING/UNLOCKING THE SHUTTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
3.18 SETTING DEFAULT PARAMETERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
3.19 RESTORING DEFAULT PARAMETERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
3.20 SETTING THE STARTING POSITION OF THE ROTATING GOBOS AND THE GOBO, COLORS, . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
3.21 TEST FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
3.22 RESERVED FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

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Made in Italy by SGM Technology for Lighting
Printed in December 2004 Rel.1.00
Presentation
Giotto Spot cmy is SGM's innovative professional moving head spot, specifically manufactured for use in high profile shows, thea-
tres, Television studios and entertainment venues in general.
Thanks to its cutting edge performance, the result of SGM's lengthy experience in mechanical and electronic design, Giotto Spot
is one of the world's best.
Its use of an MSD 400HR discharge lamp and a perfect optical system makes it one of the best fixtures currently on the market.

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Main features
Lamp
Giotto Spots use a Philips MSD 400HR (6000°K) discharge lamp.
Effects
- Linear zoom (9° - 22°)
- Fast linear iris
- Automatic electronic focus
- Linear dimmer ( 0-100% )
- Shutter / strobe 12 fps with music sync
- 2 gobo wheel
- 1 Colour wheel with 6 positions + white, supplied as standard with 8 dichroic colours
- Advanced CMY colour mixing.
- Animation wheel.
- Variable speed gobo scrolling
- Gobo shake
- Rainbow effect on gobo wheel.
- Color change and gobo change with blackout
- Color change and gobo change with music sync
- 2-tone beam, analog color selection, 16-speed rainbow
- 1 4-facet rotating prism with adjustable speed in both directions
- Linear variable frost filter: from soft-edge to full-wash
- Linear CTO filter
- Automatic re-positioning with black-out
- Macros
Movement
- 540° Pan (2.8sec.) and 240° Tilt (1.7sec.)
- 8/16 bit movement resolution
- Automatic re-positioning in the event of accidental head movement
- Possibility of inverting Pan and Tilt movement
- Possibility of limiting Pan and Tilt range
- Variable acceleration and speed parameters
Electronic Ballast
Supplied as standard with every fixture
- Automatic universal power supply acceptance: 90-245V 50,60Hz
- Flicker-free
- Lamp power reduction in the event of fixture overheating
- Power Factor Correction
- Automatic energy saving in the event of beam black-out
- Hot re-strike.
Optics
- High luminous efficiency Optics
- Linear beam projection angle variation (9° - 22°)
- Motorized focus
Display/Microcomputer
- The fixture can be "customized" according to type of installation: function tests available for each effect; Lamp On/Off via DMX
can be enabled; Fixture reset via DMX can be enabled; fixture addressing; display "flip" function (rotates through 180°); adjusta-
ble display brightness and more.
- Info displayed includes: lamp elapsed time and strike counters, fixture operating time counter, software version supported.
Control signal
Input signal DMX 512 - RS 232
Mounting System
- "Fast-Lock" clamps supplied as standard with fixture
- Several clamp mounting points to enable the fixture to be mounted on any type of truss
- Safety chain/cable mounting points