Worthy of an Encore: ADJ’s Most Advanced and Versatile Fresnel To Date
ADJ has expanded its portfolio of professional stage lighting fixtures with the addition of the new Encore FR Pro Color. Combining motorized focus with a potent LED light engine that offers enhanced color mixing potential and a high CRI, it is a versatile Fresnel fixture designed to illuminate all kinds of stages, including those found in theatres, houses of worship and concert venues.
Positioned behind a 7” Fresnel lens, the unit’s powerful and efficient 400-Watt LED light source delivers an impressive maximum total lumen output of 9237 (full on, zoomed fully out). It combines red, green, blue, amber, cyan and lime LED chips to allow the creation of a huge gamut of colors as well as white light with a variable color temperature of between 2400K and 8500K. The inclusion of the lime LED chip helps certain colors to appear more vivid and also boosts the CRI to in excess of 94. As experienced lighting designers well know, a high CRI is essential to achieve the best possible skin tones for performers and to deliver deeply rich subtlety to props and scenic elements. The unit’s light source also offers an average life expectancy of 50,000 hours, removing the worry of a lamp blowing mid-performance and the inconvenience of having to replace it.
To aid with programming in a variety of different situations, the fixture offers a virtual CMY color mixing mode which allows it to be controlled using CMY color pallete tools alongside native CMY fixtures. It also features a Tunable White color temperature control, which allows a single DMX channel to be used to fade through the fixture’s white light color temperature range. In addition, it also features 62 preset white color temperatures, 60 virtual color wheel presets and 64 RGBA color macros, in addition to full independent color mixing control over the LED source’s six primary colors.
The Encore FR Pro Color offers motorized zoom, with a variable beam angle of between 9 and 37-degrees, allowing the same fixture to be utilized to create a broad wash or tight pool of light at different moments in the same production. It features a robust hanging bracket secured by two convenient bar handles as well as a large rear positioning handle, allowing for the fixture to be conveniently focused and then tightly locked in place ready for a performance.
The fixture is supplied with a gel frame that can be used to neatly attach a Light Shaping or Diffusion Filter, should a wider beam angle or uneven coverage pattern be required. A set of 4-leaf rotating barn doors is also available as an optional accessory, which can be used to alter the shape of the light output. The fixture offers the choice between five different DMX channel modes (requiring between 14 and 19 channels) depending on the type of control required. It also features both 3-pin and 5-pin DMX input and output sockets, allowing for easy integration into any existing lighting system. Power is supplied to the unit via a locking input socket and there is also a power output socket allowing for multiple fixtures to be connected to the same outlet.
Offering a variety of customizable operating modes, the Encore FR Pro Color can be easily configured for a variety of different applications and to meet the preferred workflow of any lighting designer. It offers a choice of 6 preset dimming modes (Standard, Stage, TV, Architectural, Theatre and Stage 2), 4 dimming curves (Square, Linear, Inv. Squa and S. Curve) and variable dimming speed of between 0.1 and 10 seconds. To ensure flicker free operation for TV, streaming or video recording purposes, the LED refresh rate can be also adjusted using 68 presets which range from 900Hz to 25kHz.
An easy-to-use menu interface for DMX addressing and mode selection is facilitated through a 32-character backlit LCD display on the side of the unit. The menu is navigated via four push buttons and is intuitively designed to make setup and alteration of operating parameters extremely quick and easy. For added convenience, it also features manual dimming and zoom control knobs that are located on the side of the fixture. Finally, a USB service port is included to allow quick and convenient application of future firmware updates.
With dimensions of 414.5mm x 360.1mm x 490mm [L x W x H], the fixture’s compact form belies its potent output. Meanwhile, its easily manageable weight of 9.45 kgs minimizes rigging load in permanent installations and makes it easy to manage when used for touring productions or one-off events. It is also CE and cETus approved, providing both peace of mind the it adheres to the strictest safety standards and assurance that it will be up to code when used as part of a permanent lighting installation.
“Despite the difficulties effecting the whole industry over the past couple of years, here at ADJ we haven’t waivered in our commitment to product development,” states ADJ USA’s National Sales Manager, Alfred Gonzales. “We are therefore pleased to be able to introduce the latest addition to our Encore Series of LED-powered professional stage lighting tools. The Encore FR Pro Color is a versatile unit that offers lighting designers all they could want from a Fresnel: a potent light engine with a very high CRI, immense color mixing potential with a useful virtual CMY control option and motorized zoom from a compact and customizable fixture.”
The Encore FR Pro Color and Encore FR Pro WW are both available now.
Visit the Encore FR Pro Color web page: https://www.adj.eu/encore-fr-pro-color
Visi the Encore FR Pro WW web page: https://www.adj.eu/encore-fr-pro-ww
