Martin MAC Viper AirFX User Manual
MAC Viper™ AirFX
USER GUIDE
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User Documentation update information
Any important changes in the MAC Viper AirFX User Guide are listed below.
Revision A
First version released. Covers firmware version 1.1.0.
Revision B
Quadray Module user info added to User Guide. Lamp installation changed in Safety and Installation Manual.
Covers firmware version 1.4.0 (the update to v.1.4.0 does not involve any changes that affect the product’s user
documentation).
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Shutter and strobe effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Dimming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and CTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Color wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Aerial effect gobos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Static gobo wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Iris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Wash effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Focus and zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Pan and tilt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Control panel operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
DMX address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
DMX modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fixture ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Personality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Factory defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Fixture information readouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
DMX signal monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Test sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Manual control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjusting settings via DMX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Lamp on / off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Illuminating the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Control menu setting overrides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Changing calibration offsets using DMX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
RDM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
RDM ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
RDM communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Software service functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Service utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Firmware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
DMX protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Quadray control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Control panel menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Service and display messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4 MAC Viper AirFX User Guide
Introduction
This User Guide is a supplement to the Installation and Safety Manual that is supplied with the MAC Viper
AirFX. Both documents are available for download from the MAC Viper AirFX Product Support page on the
Martin™ website at www.martin.com. The User Guide contains information that is mainly of interest for
lighting designers and operators, whereas the Safety and Installation Manual contains important information
for all users, especially installers and technicians.
Before using the MAC Viper AirFX, check the latest version of the Installation and Safety Manual, paying
particular attention to the Safety Precautions section.
We recommend that you check the Martin™ website regularly for updated documentation. A revised version
of this User Guide will become available each time we can improve the quality of the information in the guide
and each time a new firmware version is released that contains changes or new features. Each time this
guide is revised, any important changes will be listed on page 2 so that you can keep track of updates.
Effects 5
Effects
This section gives details of the effects that can be controlled via DMX. See the DMX protocol table on page
20 for details of the channels used to control them.
Where fine control is available, the main control channel sets the first 8 bits (the most significant byte or
MSB), and the fine channels set the second 8 bits (the least significant byte or LSB) of the 16-bit control
signal. In other words, the fine channel works within the position set by the coarse channel.
Shutter and strobe effects
The MAC Viper AirFX’s dimmer/shutter provides instant blackout and snap open as well as regular or
random strobe and pulse effects with variable speed from approx. 2 Hz to 10 Hz.
Dimming
The dimmer/shutter provides smooth, high-resolution 100 percent fading.
Fine dimming control is available in extended 16-bit mode.
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and CTO
The amount of cyan, magenta, yellow and CTO (Color Temperature Control Orange) applied to the MAC
Viper AirFX’s light output can be varied from zero to 100%.
The CTO flags installed as standard allow color temperature to be made warmer from 0 to +145 mireds,
giving a reduction in color temperature from 6000 K at zero CTO to 3200 K at full CTO.
Color wheel
The color wheel has seven color filters that can be applied as split colors or in full-color steps. The color
wheel can also be scrolled continuously, applying the color filters in sequence with control of color wheel
speed and direction. Color filters can also be applied at random at fast, medium or slow speed:
Slot 1 - Blue 101 SP
Slot 7 - Red 310 SP
Slot 2 - Green 203 SP
Slot 9 - Open
Slot 3 - Orange 311 SP
Slot 4 - Half Minus Green SP
Slot 5 - Magenta 522 SP
Slot 6 - Deep Blue SP (Congo)
Figure 1: Color wheel (seen from lamp side)
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As standard, the MAC Viper AirFX is supplied with the following color filters installed:
• Slot 1 - Blue 101 - P/N 46404500
• Slot 2 - Green 203 SP - P/N 46404510
• Slot 3 - Orange 311 SP - P/N 46404520
• Slot 4 - 1/2 Minus Green SP - P/N 46404541
• Slot 5 - Magenta 522 SP - P/N 46404570
• Slot 6 - Deep Blue SP (Congo) - P/N 46404550
• Slot 7 - Red 310 SP - P/N 46404560
• Slot 8 - Open
The color filters are interchangeable, but replacement filters must match the dimensions, construction and
quality of the filters supplied as standard. See the MAC Viper AirFX Safety and Installation Guide for gobo
replacement instructions.
Aerial effect gobos
The aerial effect gobo wheel in the MAC Viper AirFX provides 5 rotating gobos plus an open position. The
standard gobos that are supplied installed in the fixture are shown in the correct order in Figure 2.
Gobos can be selected, indexed (positioned at an angle), rotated continuously, and shaken (bounced). The
wheel can also be scrolled continuously or shaken. Gobo indexing, continuous gobo rotation, gobo shake
and continuous wheel scrolling are selected on one channel. Depending on what is selected on this first
channel, the gobo indexed angle or gobo rotation speed are set on the next channel. If gobo indexing is
selected on the first channel, fine control of gobo indexed angle is available on the next control channel in
both basic 16-bit and extended 16-bit modes.
The gobos are interchangeable, but replacement gobos must match the dimensions, construction and
quality of the gobos supplied as standard. The gobos are E-32 size (standard E-size 37.5 mm external
diameter, 32 mm image area diameter). See the MAC Viper AirFX Safety and Installation Guide for gobo
replacement instructions.
Handling, installing and storing the gobos requires special care. See the MAC Viper AirFX Safety and
Installation Guide for details.
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1. Gobo, Split S, D37.5/d32, hm glass........................................................P/N 43125005
2. Gobo, Jaws, D37.5/d32, hm glass..........................................................P/N 43125001
3. Gobo, Organic Moments, D37.5/d32, hm glass .....................................P/N 43125013
4. Gobo, Munch Ball, D37.5/d32, hm glass ................................................P/N 43125008
5. Gobo, Wave Away, D37.5/d32, hm glass ...............................................P/N 43125010
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Effects 7
Static gobo wheel
The MAC Viper AirFX is supplied with the gobo wheel shown in Figure 3 (P/N 43950062) installed. The
wheel provides seven integrated static gobos plus an open position.
The static gobo wheel is interchangeable, but a replacement wheel must match the dimensions,
construction and quality of the wheel supplied as standard. See the MAC Viper AirFX Safety and Installation
Guide for gobo wheel replacement instructions.
Iris
The iris can be set to a static diameter, or regular and random pulsing effects can be set with variable
speed.
Wash effect
A wash effect can be added to soften the beam using frost filters. The effect is variable 0 - 100%.
Focus and zoom
The focus system allows sharp or soft projections. Focus range varies with zoom angle. At the narrowest
zoom angle, nearest focus is approximately 6 meters (20 feet). As the zoom angle is widened, the nearest
focus distance is reduced, down to approximately 2 meters (6.8 ft.), and far focus can be set to
approximately infinity.
The separate zoom lens varies the focused beam angle from 10° to 44° with the standard lens installed.
Zoom/focus linking
Focus can be linked to zoom so that it automatically adjusts to match changes in zoom angle. Focus on
rotating gobos matches zoom closely, while focus on the gobo animation wheel matches zoom best in the
center of the zoom range and slightly less precisely at the two extremes of the zoom range.
Figure 3: Static gobo wheel (seen from lamp side)
Gobo 7
Open
Gobo 6
Gobo 1
Gobo 4
Gobo 2
Gobo 5Gobo 3
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Linked zoom/focus works within 3 distance ranges (figures are approximate):
• Near (5 - 10 meters)
• Medium (10 - 20 meters)
• Far (20 meters - infinity)
To link zoom and focus, select a distance range using the Fixture control/settings DMX channel or FOCUS
TRACKING in the control panel PERSONALITY menu. Then adjust focus to obtain the required degree of
sharpness. Linking is now enabled and focus will auto-adjust.
Pan and tilt
Coarse and fine pan and tilt control are available in both basic 16-bit and extended 16-bit modes.
Quadray module
The Martin Quadray™ Module is available as an accessory for the MAC Viper AirFX. The module only takes
a few minutes to install and uninstall (see the Quadray Module Installation Guide supplied with modules and
available on the Product Support pages at www.martin.com). When installed, it splits the MAC Viper AirFX
beam into four individually controllable rays. Pre-programmed effects are also available. See “Quadray
control” on page 24 for details of DMX control of the Quadray Module.
Control panel operations 9
Control panel operations
You can configure individual fixture settings (such as the MAC Viper AirFX’s DMX address), read out data,
execute service operations and view error messages using the fixture’s backlit graphic display and control
panel.
When the MAC Viper AirFX is powered on, it first boots and resets, then it displays its DMX address (or its
fixture ID number, if one has been set) and any status messages (see page 30) in the display A.
The display can be set to automatically rotate to match standing or hanging fixture orientation in the
PERSONALITY → DISPLAY menu or the Shortcuts menu (see “Shortcuts” on page 10).
Using the control panel
• Click (i.e. press in towards the fixture base once) the jog wheel B to access the menus.
• Rotate the jog wheel to scroll up and down menus.
• Click the jog wheel to enter a menu or make a selection.
• The currently selected item in a menu is indicated by a star .
• Press the Escape button C to step backwards through the menus.
Status LED
An LED D next to the jog wheel indicates fixture status depending on the color displayed and DMX status
depending on whether the LED flashes or lights constantly:
• GREEN: All parameters normal.
• AMBER: Warning (service interval exceeded, for example).
If ERROR MODE is set to Normal, the warning message will be shown in the display. If ERROR MODE is
set to Silent, the display must be activated with the jog wheel to display the warning message.
• RED: Error detected.
If ERROR MODE is set to Normal, the error message will be shown in the display. If ERROR MODE is set
to Silent, the display must be activated with the jog wheel to display the error message.
• FLASHING: No DMX signal detected.
• CONSTANT: Valid DMX signal detected.
If an error has been detected and the LED is red when the fixture is powered off, the LED will continue to
flash red slowly. This feature allows easy identification of fixtures that require service intervention even if
fixtures are disconnected from power.
Battery power
The display and control panel are powered by the MAC Viper AirFX’s onboard battery. This gives access to
the most important functions in the control panel – including DMX addressing – when the fixture is not
connected to AC power.
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Figure 4: Display and control panel
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DMX RANGE 1–34
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To activate the display when the fixture is not connected to power, press the Escape button. The display
extinguishes after 10 seconds with no jog wheel activity and the control panel is de-activated after 1 minute
with no jog wheel activity. Press the Escape button again to re-activate.The status LED flashes fixture status
slowly when the fixture is not connected to power. The LED draws a minute current that can be sustained for
several months without flattening the battery.
Shortcuts
If you hold the Escape button pressed in for 2 - 3 seconds, a shortcut menu with the most important
commands appears. Select a command with the jog wheel and click the jog wheel to activate, or press
Escape to cancel.
• RESET ALL resets the whole fixture
• LAMP ON/OFF strikes or douses the lamp.
• ROTATE DISPLAY rotates the MAC Viper AirFX display 180°.
Settings stored permanently
The following settings are stored permanently in the fixture memory and are not affected by powering the
MAC Viper AirFX off and on or by updating the fixture software:
• DMX address
• DMX Protocol setting
• Fixture ID
• All personality settings (pan/tilt and pan/tilt limit, linked zoom/focus, lamp cooling, fan clean mode,
dimming curve, DMX lamp off, DMX reset, parameter shortcuts, all display settings, error mode)
• Factory settings
• Fixture info (resettable power-on, lamp-on and lamp strike counters)
• All Service settings (adjust, calibration, firmware)
These settings can be returned to factory defaults using the control menus or via DMX.
Service mode
Holding the jog wheel and Escape button pressed in while powering the fixture on puts the fixture into
service mode, in which pan and tilt are disabled and a SERV warning appears in the display. Service mode
removes the risk of unexpected head movement during lamp adjustment. Cycling power and allowing the
fixture to start normally takes it out of service mode.
DMX address
The DMX address, also known as the start channel, is the first channel used to receive instructions from the
controller. For independent control, each fixture must be assigned its own control channels. If you give two
MAC Viper AirFXs the same address, they will behave identically. Address sharing can be useful for
diagnostic purposes and symmetrical control, particularly when combined with the inverse pan and tilt
options.
DMX addressing is limited, depending which DMX mode the fixture is in, to make it impossible to set the
DMX address so high that you are left without enough control channels for the fixture.
DMX address setting
To set the fixture’s DMX address:
1. Click the jog wheel to enter the main menu.
2. Click the jog wheel to enter DMX ADDRESS, then rotate the jog wheel to scroll to the desired address
and click the jog wheel to save.
3. Press the Escape button to step back to the main menu.
Control panel operations 11
DMX modes
The CONTROL MODE menu lets you set the MAC Viper AirFX to one of the two DMX operating modes,
basic 16-bit and extended 16-bit:
• Basic 16-bit mode offers coarse control of all effects plus fine control of gobo indexing angle on both gobo
wheels, pan and tilt.
• Extended 16-bit mode provides all the features of basic 16-bit mode plus fine control of the dimmer, zoom
and focus.
The MAC Viper AirFX uses 20 DMX channels in basic 16-bit mode and 28 DMX channels in extended 16-bit
mode.
To set the fixture’s DMX mode:
1. Click the jog wheel to enter the main menu.
2. Rotate the jog wheel to scroll down to CONTROL MODE, then click the jog wheel. Rotate the jog wheel
to select either BASIC or EXTENDED, then click the jog wheel to save.
3. Press the Escape button to step back to the main menu.
Fixture ID
The MAC Viper AirFX lets you set a four-digit ID number to ease identification of the fixtures in an
installation. When a fixture is powered on for the first time, it displays its DMX address by default. As soon
as you set an ID number other than 0 in FIXTURE ID, the MAC Viper AirFX will display this ID number by
default, and indicate FIXTURE ID in the display.
Personality
The MAC Viper AirFX provides several options that let you optimize the fixture for different applications in
the PERSONALITY menu:
• The PAN/TILT menu lets you swap and/or invert pan and tilt.
• The SPEED menu lets you set PAN/TILT to NORMAL, FAST (optimized for speed) or SLOW (optimized
for smooth movement – useful for slow movements in long-throw applications). Likewise, you can select
an overall speed for all the effects by setting EFFECT speed to NORMAL, FAST or SLOW. You can also
set effect speed to FOLLOW P/T, in which effects will always use whatever speed is set for pan and tilt.
• DIMMER CURVE provides four dimming options (see Figure 5):
- LINEAR – (optically linear) the increase in light intensity appears to be linear as DMX value is
increased.
- S-CURVE – light intensity control is finer at low levels and high levels and coarser at medium levels.
This curve emulates the RMS voltage dimming characteristics of an incandescent lamp such as the
tungsten halogen lamp of the Martin™ MAC TW1™.
- SQUARE LAW – light intensity control is finer at low levels and coarser at high levels.
- INV SQUARE LAW – light intensity control is coarser at low levels and finer at high levels.
• FOCUS TRACKING sets focus to automatically switch between the three zoom/focus settings when you
use the zoom effect (see “Zoom/focus linking” on page 7).
• AUTO LAMP ON gives three lamp strike options:
- When set to OFF, the lamp remains off until a “lamp on” command is received via DMX.
- When set to ON, the lamp strikes automatically after the fixture is powered on.
Output
DMX %DMX %DMX %DMX %
Output
Output
Output
Linear S-curve Square law Inverse square law
Figure 5: Dimming curve options
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