American DJ Debutes Accu Spot Pro 250-Watt Moving Head
January 9, 2008
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The new Accu Spot Pro is loaded with exciting professional features that provide clubs and establishments with the electrifying effects of a much larger, more
expensive DMX moving head, all in an affordable, compact fixture that installs in a cinch.
Among the new features given to Accu Spot Pro are many that are
typically found only on 575-watt or larger units. These include: a
second gobo wheel, a separate prism wheel with trapezoid prism and
3-facet prism, auto focus, shutter with pulse effect and random strobe,
and 0-100% dimming. But with a suggested retail price of just
$1,999.95, the Accu Spot Pro is much less expensive than a 575-watt
model.
"The Accu Spot Pro is great for clubs who may be on a budget but still
want an intelligent moving head with premium features," said Scott
Davies, General Manager of the American DJ Group of Companies. "It will
also appeal to more moderate-sized venues where a 575-watter would just
be too big.
The Accu Spot Pro's color wheel produces 8 dichroic colors plus white.
Two separate gobo wheels offer 7 static gobos and 6 rotating gobos plus
spot, all of which are interchangeable. Set the unit in gobo-indexing
mode, and it will automatically scroll through all the gobos — fast or
slow, forwards or backwards. Other exciting effects include gobo shake
and a shutter with pulse effect and variable strobe ranging from 1-12
flashes per second.
The separate prism wheel — outfitted with a standard 3-facet prism and
brand new trapezoid prism — gives the Accu Spot Pro even more
versatility than its 250-watt predecessors. The rotating prism effect
creates multiple images of the same gobo, allowing users to project
their light shows over wide areas of the dance floor or stage.
The Accu Spot Pro's motor-driven auto focusing feature lets users
adjust the focus of the lens from their DMX controller, rather than
having to go to the fixture itself. Not only is this a huge
convenience, it also gives clubs and lighting directors more options
for creating and manipulating effects, such as changing focus from near
to far or blurring/sharpening gobo images on the fly.
RDMX Remote DMX Addressing lets you set all of the Accu Spot Pro's DMX
values remotely from your console. The digital display menu's
navigation system is easy to operate with its four-button menu system —
one each for scrolling forward, scrolling backwards, selecting a
function and exiting menus. The unit comes with built-in internal
programs, so it can also be run without a DMX controller in
sound-active mode or linked in multiples master-slave. Another handy
convenience is X-Y automatic repositioning. If the unit accidentally
gets bumped or jarred, it will automatically return to the originally
set X-Y position the next time it is turned on.
Other cool features of the Accu Spot Pro include an 18° beam angle,
630° pan and 265° tilt, stepper motors with micro stepping for smooth
and precise movements, Smart Sense that automatically recognizes if the
unit is in DMX or master/slave mode, and an MSD-250/2 250-watt
discharge lamp rated at 1,000 hours.
The Accu Spot Pro measures 15" x 17.7" x 22" and weighs 51 lbs. The
MSRP of the Accu Spot Pro is $1,999.95. For more information, visit their web site at www.americandj.com.
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