PR releases versatile moving head

7 June 2011

UK - PR Lighting has announced the release of its new XS 1200 Spot - a versatile, bright moving head, with rapid beam movement. Its power is due to the use of a 1200W short arc discharge lamp, which is optimised by the super-efficient optical system, says the company.

The XS 1200 is fully featured, with smooth CYM colour mixing system with macro function, six dichroic colour filters (plus white) and linear CTO, as well as five indexable rotating gobos and seven fixed gobos plus white (all easily interchangeable). There is a motorised 12°-22° linear zoom, extended to fixed 26° (16-bit adjustment).

Other features include: DMX controlled, linearly adjustable focus (8- or 16-bit); 0-100% linearly adjustable dimmer and 5-100% adjustable iris; 1 linear lens, two frosts and one prism (bi-directionally, rotatable, indexable); effect wheel with one CTC, one CTO, one bi-colour filter, one ultra-violet; double strobe/shutter blades, 0.3-25 fps; auto pan (540°) and tilt (270°) position correction, speed adjustable, with lock mechanism; ultra-quiet and smooth operation with advanced control technology; energy saving design and cooling system; fault diagnosis system by sensors; user-friendly LCD menu; isolating protection when ground is not connected; fast and easy installation and maintenance.

The optical system boasts a cold mirror coated reflector for multi-facet and infrared saturation and high quality multi-coated lenses. Housed in a composite plastic (IP20) chassis the XS 1200 Spot weights 52kg and measures 620mm x 635mm x 790mm.

(Jim Evans)