Specification Overview

The unit contains two independent three-phase stepper motors to provide movement of the head through 540° in the horizontal plane (pan) and 270° in the vertical plane (tilt). The pan and tilt mechanisms are belt-driven, providing positional resolution and repeatability of 0.3° on either axis.
A CYM color mixing system using three wheels is provided for a broad range of user color selection. In addition to the CYM system, a fixed color wheel with 11 discrete colors is included for specific color requirements and snap color changes in .14 seconds. The unit comes equipped with a standard palette of dichroic color filters. (Custom colors are available from Vari-Lite.) A fixed gobo wheel holds 11 interchangeable gobo choices. The unit comes equipped with 11 standard gobos. A second gobo wheel containing five individually rotating, indexable gobos is included. Its operation is achieved by two motors, which provide independent drive regardless of the direction of movement. All five rotating gobos are easily interchangeable to allow further customization of the unit. (A wide selection of color and patterned gobos is available from Vari-Lite.)
The unit contains a coated glass dimmer wheel that provides full field dimming and allows for both smooth timed fades and fast blackouts. A high-performance, dual blade strobe system is operated with two motors and is capable of various strobe effects. A mechanical iris provides continuous beam size control for both rapid changes and smooth timed beam angle changes. Variable beam focus is provided to soften the edges of gobos or spots and to provide gobo morphing. A powerful zoom lens system offers an adjustable field angle from 18.5° to 42°. When used in combination with the beam size iris, the unit can project a beam with a field angle of 8°.

Detailed Description

The VL2500 Spot luminaire comes complete with all of the qualities and options designers love from the original Series 2000™ fixtures. It is still small, lightweight, and fast with a 700-watt shortarc lamp, impressive lumen output, and a zoom range from 18.5º to 42º.
To add to these features, the VL2500 Spot luminaire provides three-wheel CYM color mixing. When combined with 11 standard colors on a fixed wheel, the color options are practically
limitless.
Additionally, a coated glass dimmer wheel provides smooth fades, and a separate dualblade strobe system offers quiet and reliable strobe effects. The VL2500 Spot luminaire’s pan
and tilt motors are now more powerful and provide more torque.
For image projection, the fixture has one gobo wheel with five rotatable and indexable positions and a second gobo wheel with 11 fixed positions.
The VL2500 Spot luminaire contains everything that really matters to designers – limitless color options, clarity of optics, exceptional zoom range, fast, smooth movement and powerful output.

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Physical

MOUNTING POSITION
The VL2500™ Spot luminaire can be mounted and operated in any orientation.

SPACING
Hangs on 19.0 in. (48.3 cm) centers.

WEIGHT
59.2 lbs (26.9 kg)

Lamp

SOURCE
700 Watt Short Arc Lamp

Color Temperature 5600°K
CRI 80

OUTPUT
14,500 lumens.

Dynamic Effects

COLOR SYSTEM
A three-filter CYM cross-fading mechanism. A fixed color wheel with 11 interchangeable color filters and one open space capable of continuous rotation for additional effects.

ZOOM OPTICS
Continuously variable field angle from 18.5° to 42°, programmable over a timed range of 2 seconds to 20 minutes. Beam Size Control: In addition to the zoom optics, a mechanical iris provides continuous beam size control for both rapid changes and smooth timed beam angle changes.

INTENSITY CONTROL
A coated glass dimmer wheel provides full field dimming designed for smooth timed fades.

STROBE
A high-performance dual blade strobe system capable of ultra-fast operation

GOBO WHEELS
One rotating gobo wheel with five rotatable, indexable gobo positions and one open position. One fixed gobo wheel with 11 easily loaded patterns and one open position capable of continuous rotation for additional effects Edge & Pattern Focus: Variable beam focus to soften edges of gobos or spots.

PAN & TILT
Smooth, timed continuous motion by way of a three-phase stepper motor system.

RANGE
Pan - 540°, Tilt - 270°.

ACCURACY
0.3° resolution.

Control & Programming

CONTROL
Completely compatible with a wide variety of DMX512 consoles.

DMX CHANNELS
22

Power

POWER REQUIREMENTS
Standard AC power distribution from 90-264 VAC, 50/60 Hz.
The unit requires 4 to 12 A depending on the AC supply voltage.

Thermal

OPERATIONAL TEMPERATURE
-20° to 122°F (-29° to 50°C). Note: Derate to 113°F (45°C) for operation below 100 VAC.

COOLING
Forced air cooling.

DMX Table

CHANNELS	EFFECTS
1	Intensity
2	Pan Course
3	Pan Fine
4	Tilt Course
5	Tilt Fine
6	Cyan
7	Yellow
8	Magenta
9	Fixed Colour Wheel
10	Edge
11	Strobe
12	Zoom
13	Fixed Gobo Wheel
14	Rotating Gobo Wheel
15	Gobo Index/Rotating Course
16	Gobo Index/Rotating Fine
17	Iris
18	Focus Time
19	Colour Time
20	Beam Time
21	Gobo Time
22	Control

Control Channel:
In each case set the control channel to the value for the required action hold the value for 3
seconds then set the channel to zero (0) in a zero count or snap. Any values detected for less
than 3 seconds prior to zero will invalidate the command.
 

CONTROL ACTION		DMX
Luminaire Reset		84
Lamp On		166
Lamp Off		255

	VL2000 vs. 2500 comparison Chart	pdf	152,13 Kb
	VL2500 Spot User Manual Rev. A	pdf	3,51 Mb
	VL2500 Spot Spec Sheet	pdf	719,20 Kb
	VL2500 Series CE Declaration	pdf	80,28 Kb
	VL2500 Spot & Wash Software Update (27-6-08)	bin	129,49 Kb
	Tech Bulletin LSW-041 (Software Update)	pdf	39,39 Kb
	Tech Bulletin LSW-040 (Software Update)	pdf	33,72 Kb
	Tech Bulletin LSW-033 (Software Update)	pdf	259,55 Kb
	Tech Bulletin LSW-026 (Software Update)	pdf	141,40 Kb
	Tech Bulletin LSW-024 (Software Update)	pdf	201,59 Kb
	Tech Bulletin LSW-023 (Software Update)	pdf	138,44 Kb
	Tech Bulletin LSW-022 (Software Update)	pdf	158,23 Kb
	Tech Bulletin LSW-018 (Software Update)	pdf	126,95 Kb
	Tech Bulletin LSW-017 (Software Update)	pdf	106,13 Kb
	VL2500 Cad Drawings	zip	1,16 Mb

VL 6, 2000 and 2500 Spot Gobo and Colour Gobos Collection

Wheel 1 Static

Wheel 2 Rotating

Custom Colour Wheel 1