Martin MAC Viper AirFX User Manual

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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).

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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

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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.

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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.

Figure 2: Aerial effect gobos

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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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.

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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.

Figure 4: Display and control panel

DMX ADDRESS

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.

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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

Linear S-curve Square law Inverse square law

Figure 5: Dimming curve options

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- When set to DMX, the lamp strikes automatically when the fixture begins to receive DMX data, and

lamp power is shut down 15 minutes after the fixture stops receiving DMX data. Automatic lamp strikes are staggered to prevent all lamps from striking at once. The delay is determined by the fixture address. No matter what the AUTOMATIC LAMP ON setting is, the lamp can be struck by sending a lamp on command via DMX on the Fixture control/settings DMX channel.

• DMX LAMP OFF and DMX RESET define whether the lamp can be powered off, or whether fixture or individual effects can be reset by sending a DMX command on the Fixture control/settings DMX channel. If either of these settings are set to Off, you can override this setting and cut lamp power or reset effects by applying a special combination of DMX values (see “DMX protocol” on page 20).

• EFFECT SHORTCUT determines whether the gobo wheels and color wheel take the shortest path between two positions (shortcuts enabled), crossing the open position if necessary, or always avoid the open position (shortcuts disabled).

• DISPLAY offers the following options for the LCD display:

- DISPLAY SLEEP determines whether the display remains on permanently, or goes into sleep mode 2,

5 or 10 minutes after the last movement of the jog wheel or Escape button.

- DISPLAY INTENSITY lets you define the brightness of the display backlighting. Select Auto for

automatic adjustment to match the ambient light level, or manually set the intensity to a level from 0% to 100%.

- DISPLAY ROTATION lets you rotate the display manually through 0°, 90°, 180° or 270° so that it can be

read easily no matter how the fixture is oriented. If set to Auto, the MAC Viper AirFX senses its orientation and rotates the display automatically.

- DISPLAY CONTRAST lets you define the contrast of the backlit graphic display. Select Auto for

automatic adjustment to match display intensity, or manually set the contrast to a level from 0% to 100%.

• ERROR MODE enables or disables error warnings. If set to NORMAL, the display is activated and lights up if the fixture needs to report an error. If set to SILENT, the fixture does not light the display with error warnings but error messages can still be read when the display is activated manually. In both NORMAL and SILENT modes, the status LED lights amber to indicate a warning and red to indicate an error.

Factory defaults

FACTORY DEFAULT lets you reload the fixture’s factory default settings. Effect calibration is not affected, so

any effects that have been re-calibrated will not be returned to factory calibration settings.

Fixture information readouts

The following fixture information can be called up in the display:

• POWER ON TIME provides two counters:

- The TOTAL counter is not user-resettable and displays total hours powered on since manufacture.

- The RESETTABLE counter is user-resettable and displays the number of hours the fixture has been

powered on since the counter was last reset.

• LAMP ON TIME provides two counters:

- The TOTAL counter is not user-resettable and displays total hours the lamp has been powered on since

manufacture.

- The RESETTABLE counter is user-resettable and displays the number of hours the lamp has been

powered on since the counter was last reset. This counter is intended to allow you to monitor lamp life.

• LAMP STRIKES provides two counters:

- The TOTAL counter is not user-resettable and displays the total number of lamp strikes since

manufacture.

- The RESETTABLE counter is user-resettable and displays the number of lamp strikes since the

counter was last reset.

• SW VERSION displays the currently installed firmware (fixture software) version.

• SERIAL NUMBER displays the fixture’s manufacturer serial number.

• RDM UID displays the fixture’s factory-set unique ID for identification in RDM systems.

• FAN SPEEDS provides separate status readouts from the fixture’s cooling fans.

• TEMPERATURES provides separate PCB temperature readouts.

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DMX signal monitoring

The MAC Viper AirFX provides data on the DMX signal it is receiving in the DMX LIVE menu. This information can be useful for troubleshooting control problems.

RATE displays the DMX refresh rate in packets per second. Values lower than 10 or higher than 44 may result in erratic performance, especially when using tracking control.

QUALITY displays the quality of the received DMX data as a percentage of packets received. Values much below 100 indicate interference, poor connections, or other problems with the serial data link that are the most common cause of control problems.

START CODE displays the DMX start code. Packets with a start code other than 0 may cause irregular performance.

The remaining options under DMX LIVE display the DMX values in a range from 0 - 255 that are being received on each channel. The DMX channels displayed depend on whether the fixture is in 16-bit or 16-bit extended mode.

Test sequences

TEST activates effects in sequence, allowing you to test all effects, pan and tilt movement only, or effects

only (i.e. without pan and tilt movement) without a DMX controller:

• Select a test type and click on the jog wheel to start the test.

• Click on the Escape button to stop the test.

Manual control

The MANUAL CONTROL menu lets you reset the MAC Viper AirFX, strike or douse the lamp, and operate the fixture without a DMX controller. To execute commands in the MANUAL CONTROL menu, select a menu item for the effect that you want to control, then enter a value from 0 to 255 to apply a command. The menu items and values correspond to the commands listed in the DMX protocol on page 20.

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Adjusting settings via DMX

Certain fixture settings and parameters can be adjusted from the DMX controller on the Fixture control/settings DMX channel: channel 20 in basic 16-bit mode or channel 23 in extended 16-bit mode.

Commands sent on the Fixture control/settings channel override any settings entered in the fixture’s onboard control menus.

To help you avoid accidentally applying a setting that may disrupt a light show, for example, most of the commands must be held for a certain time before they are applied. For example, the command that turns off the display illumination must be held for one second to activate it. The command that resets the fixture must be held for five seconds to activate it. The times required to apply DMX commands on the Fixture control/settings channel are listed for each command on page 23 in the DMX protocol.

Resetting

Either the entire fixture or individual effects can be reset to their initial positions. Resetting individual effects can allow on-the-fly recovery if an effect loses its correct position, for example, without having to reset the entire fixture.

Lamp on / off

The lamp can be struck and doused from the DMX controller.

A peak of electric current that is many times the operating current is drawn for a fraction of a second when striking a discharge lamp. Striking many lamps at once may cause a voltage drop large enough to prevent lamps from striking or draw enough current to trip electronic circuit breakers. If sending lamp-on commands to multiple fixtures, program a sequence that strikes lamps one at a time.

Illuminating the display

The fixture’s display panel can be brought out of sleep mode with a DMX command. This makes it possible to read the fixture’s DMX address while the fixture is installed in the rig.

After being illuminated in this way, the display will return to sleep mode according to the setting entered in the onboard control menus.

Control menu setting overrides

The following fixture settings can be adjusted via DMX, overriding the settings entered in the onboard control menus. See under “Control panel menus” on page 27.

• Dimming curve

• Pan and tilt speed

• Effect shortcuts

• Zoom/focus linking

• Ballast output

• Auto blackout (the iris is closed and aerial effects wheel moved to the nearest position between two slots 5 seconds after shutter/dimmer blackout to eliminate stray light)

• Calibration offsets

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Changing calibration offsets using DMX

The Fixture control/settings DMX channel allows effects to be calibrated by changing their factory default offsets from the DMX controller.

To set an effect offset:

1. Set the effect to a DMX value from 0 to 255 on its own

DMX channel (for example, set Cyan to 192 on channel

4).

2. Send a ‘Store’ command for the effect on the Fixture

Adjustment/Calibration channel.

The MAC Viper AirFX now reads the value on the effect channel (192 for Cyan in the example above), translates it to an offset value of between -5% and +5% as shown in Figure 6 (+2.5% Cyan offset in the example above) and stores that offset in memory.

See ”Fixture control/settings” in the DMX protocol on page 23 for details of the effect offsets that can be set using this method.

Effect offsets stored in memory are not affected by powering the fixture off and on or by updating the fixture software. To return all offsets to their factory defaults, send a DMX value from 245 to 249 for 5 seconds on the Fixture control/settings channel or apply LOAD FACTORY SETTINGS in the FACTORY SETTINGS menu in the fixture’s control panel.

255

192

128

+5%

+2.5%

-2.5%

-5%

Effect channel

DMX value

Offset

value

Figure 6: Offset values

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RDM

The MAC Viper AirFX can communicate using RDM (Remote Device Management) in accordance with ESTA’s American National Standard E1.20-2006: Entertainment Technology RDM Remote Device Management Over DMX512 Networks.

RDM is a bi-directional communications protocol for use in DMX512 control systems, it is the open standard for DMX512 device configuration and status monitoring.

The RDM protocol allows data packets to be inserted into a DMX512 data stream without affecting existing non-RDM equipment. It allows a console or dedicated RDM controller to send commands to and receive messages from specific fixtures.

RDM ID

Each MAC Viper AirFX has a factory-set RDM UID (unique identification number) that makes it addressable and identifiable in RDM systems. The number can be found in the control panel INFORMATION menu under RDM UID.

RDM communication

The MAC Viper AirFX supports a range of RDM PIDs (Parameter IDs). Sending SUPPORTED_PARAMETERS and PARAMETER_DESCRIPTION commands from an RDM controller will call up a list of the PIDs supported in the firmware version installed in the fixture.

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Software service functions

Service utilities

The control panel SERVICE menu provides utilities for technicians rigging or servicing the fixture:

• ERROR LIST displays any error messages that are stored in internal memory.

• PT FEEDBACK lets you disable feedback to the fixture software from the pan, tilt and effects positioning systems. If feedback is set to ON and a pan, tilt or effect position error is detected, the shutter closes and the effect resets. This feature can be disabled by setting feedback to OFF. The OFF setting is not saved when the fixture is powered off, and the system will be re-enabled the next time the fixture starts. If a pan/tilt position error occurs and the system cannot correct pan/tilt position within 10 seconds, feedback is automatically disabled.

• ADJUST is for use at the factory and by authorized Martin Service technicians only. This menu allows dimmer and wash effect positions to be adjusted after replacement of components, etc. To adjust the default positions of all the MAC Viper AirFX’s effects, use the CALIBRATION menu instead.

Important! Do not enter the ADJUST menu without service documentation from Martin.

• CALIBRATION lets you set new default positions for calibration purposes, set effects to their factory default positions or overwrite the factory default positions with new values. See ”Calibration” below.

• USB lets you updates the firmware (fixture software) using a USB memory device. For a detailed guide to updating the firmware, see ”Installing using a USB memory device” later in this chapter.

Calibration

The CALIBRATION menu lets you define offsets in software that are relative to the mechanical reset or home positions. This allows you to fine-tune optical alignment and achieve uniform performance between fixtures. Fixtures are adjusted and calibrated at the factory, and further calibration will normally only be necessary if fixtures have been subjected to abnormal shocks during transport or if normal wear and tear has affected alignment after an extended period of use.

Calibrating pan and tilt sensors

Warning! Be ready for the head to move during pan and tilt calibration.

To calibrate pan and tilt:

1. Place the fixture on a stable surface.

2. In the CALIBRATION menu, select PT AT END STOP.

3. Move pan to its end stop position by rotating the yoke clockwise (as seen from above the head looking

towards the base) to maximum pan.

4. Move tilt to its end stop by tilting the head to its maximum angle with the front glass pointing towards the

base and away from the display/control panel.

5. Be ready for the head to move. Click the jog wheel to register the positions. The fixture will display

Saving... and the head will move.

6. Press the Escape button to exit pan/tilt sensor calibration. Be ready for the head to move again.

Calibrating effects

Calibration can be carried out via DMX (see ”Changing calibration offsets using DMX” on page 15) but the most thorough approach is probably to set multiple fixtures to the same position (e.g. dimmer open 1%) and then calibrate each fixture using its onboard control panel while comparing its light output with a reference fixture.The calibration range available for each effect varies but is approximately 5%. After selecting a calibration value, click on the jog wheel to set the effect to that value.

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Loading and storing default calibration offsets

In the CALIBRATION menu, LOAD DEFAULTS lets you load the factory default calibration offsets stored in memory.

SAVE DEFAULTS lets you overwrite the factory default calibration offsets stored in memory with any new offsets that you have defined. Overwriting is permanent, so once you have saved new default offsets, LOAD

DEFAULTS will reload the new offsets.

Firmware installation

The currently installed firmware (fixture software) version can be viewed in the control panel INFORMATION menu. Firmware updates are available from the Martin™ website and can be installed using a USB memory stick or a Windows PC running the Martin Uploader application and either a Martin Universal USB Duo™ USB-DMX interface device or a Martin DABS1™ USB-DMX interface device.

Calibration data is stored in the relevant modules wherever possible so that a module will stay calibrated if is removed from the fixture or installed in another fixture.

Do not switch the fixture off during a firmware update, or firmware will be corrupted.

Installing using a USB memory device

The following are required in order to install firmware using a USB memory device:

• The MAC Viper AirFX ‘.BANK’ firmware update file, available for download from the MAC Viper AirFX Product Support page on the Martin website at http://www.martin.com.

• A USB memory stick with the update file copied from a PC into the USB stick’s root directory.

To install the MAC Viper AirFX firmware:

1. Download the ‘.BANK’ firmware file from the MAC Viper AirFX Product Support page at

www.martin.com, read the firmware release notes carefully to check for any instructions or warnings, and copy the firmware file to the root directory of a USB stick.

2. Disconnect the data link from the MAC Viper AirFX.

3. Insert the USB stick in the MAC Viper AirFX’s USB host socket. The fixture should recognize the USB

stick, illuminate the display and show UPDATING FILES in the display while it checks and if necessary updates its internal memory with new firmware versions stored on the USB stick. If the fixture does not recognize the USB stick, scroll to the USB menu under SERVICE in the control panel.

Important! Do not remove a USB memory device while the fixture is updating files.

4. When the fixture has updated its internal memory, AVAILABLE FIRMWARE will appear in the display.

You can now scroll through the firmware versions available in memory.

5. To install a firmware version, select it by scrolling and then clicking with the jog wheel. The MAC Viper

AirFX asks you to confirm installation of the new firmware. If you do not want to install that version, press the Escape button.

6. Allow the fixture to install the firmware and reboot.

7. Remove the USB stick. The newly-installed firmware version will now be displayed in the

INFORMATION menu.

8. Reconnect the data link.

9. If you have installed a new firmware version, check the Martin™ website to see whether an updated

User Guide is available for this firmware.

Fixture information and settings, including zoom-focus linking, are not affected when new software is uploaded.

Installing using a PC and hardware interface

The following are required in order to install firmware using a PC:

• The MAC Viper AirFX firmware ‘.MU3’ update file, available for download from the MAC Viper AirFX Product Support page on the Martin website at http://www.martin.com.

• A Windows PC running the latest version of the Martin Uploader™ application (also available for download free of charge from www.martin.com) and loaded with the firmware update file.

• A USB-DMX hardware interface device such as the Martin USB Duo™ or Martin DABS1™.

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To install firmware in the MAC Viper AirFX:

1. Download the firmware ‘.MU3’ file from the MAC Viper AirFX support page on the Martin website to the

PC.

2. Read the firmware release notes carefully to check for any instructions or warnings.

3. Follow the instructions for an auto upload/upload via DMX in the Martin Uploader application help files

and supplied with the hardware interface.

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DMX protocol

Applicable when running MAC Viper AirFX firmware version: 1.4.0

Basic 16-bit Mode

16-bit

Extended

Mode DMX Value Percent Function

Fade

type

Default

value

0 - 19

20 - 49

50 - 200 201 - 210 211 - 255

0 - 7

8 - 19 20 - 78 79 - 82

82 - 100

Strobe/shutter

Shutter closed (Lamp switches to 800 watt mode after shutter is closed for 10 seconds)

Shutter open Strobe, slow → fast Shutter open Random strobe, slow → fast

Snap 30

0 - 65535 0 - 100

Dimmer fade (MSB)

Closed → open

Fade 0

Dimmer fade, fine (LSB) Fade 0

0 - 255 0 - 100

Cyan

White → full cyan

Fade 0

0 - 255 0 - 100

Magenta

White → full magenta

Fade 0

0 - 255 0 - 100

Yellow

White → full yellow

Fade 0

0 - 255 0 - 100

CTO

Open (6000 K) → warm (3200 K)

Fade 0

1 - 14

16 - 29

31 - 44

46 - 59

61 - 74

76 - 89

91 - 104

105

106 - 119

120

121 - 125 126 - 130 131 - 135 136 - 140 141 - 145 146 - 150 151 - 155 156 - 160

161 - 200 201 - 203 204 - 243

244 - 247 248 - 251 252 - 255

1 - 5

6 - 11

12 - 17

18 - 23

24 - 29

30 - 35

36 - 41

41 - 46

47 - 49 49 - 51 51 - 53 53 - 55 55 - 57 57 - 59 59 - 61 61 - 63

63 - 78

80 - 95

95 - 96 97 - 98

98 - 100

Color Wheel

Continuous Scroll

Open Open → Slot 1 Slot 1 Slot 1 → Slot 2 Slot 2 Slot 2 → Slot 3 Slot 3 Slot 3 → Slot 4 Slot 4 Slot 4 → Slot 5 Slot 5 Slot 5 → Slot 6 Slot 6 Slot 6 → Slot 7 Slot 7 Slot 7 → Open Open

Stepped Scroll (snap to full color positions)

Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 6 Slot 7 Open

Continuous Rotation

CW, Fast → Slow Stop, color wheel stops at current position CCW, Slow → Fast

Random color

Fast Medium Slow

Snap 0

Table 1: DMX Protocol

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0 - 9 10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34

35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54 55 - 59

60 - 89

90 - 119 120 - 149 150 - 179 180 - 209

210 - 232 233 - 255

0 - 4 4 - 5 5 - 8

8 - 10 10 - 12 12 - 13

14 - 16 16 - 17 18 - 19 20 - 21 21 - 23

23 - 35 35 - 46 47 - 58 59 - 70 70 - 82

82 - 91

91 - 100

Aerial effects wheel (wheel 1): gobo selection, indexing, shake, rotation

Indexed gobo: set indexed angle on channels 9/10 (16-bit) or 10/11 (16-bit ext.)

Open Gobo 1 Gobo 2 Gobo 3 Gobo 4 Gobo 5

Continuous gobo rotation: set gobo rotation speed on channels 9/10 (16-bit) or 10/11 (16-bit ext.)

Gobo 1 Gobo 2 Gobo 3 Gobo 4 Gobo 5

Gobo shake centered on indexed position: set indexed angle on channels 9/10 (16-bit) or 10/11 (16-bit ext.). Shake angle increments in following steps: 10°, 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 90°, 135°, 180°, 270° and 360°

Gobo 1, 360° slow → 10° fast Gobo 2, 360° slow → 10° fast Gobo 3, 360° slow → 10° fast Gobo 4, 360° slow → 10° fast Gobo 5, 360° slow → 10° fast

Continuous gobo wheel scroll with continuous gobo rotation: set gobo rotation speed on channels 9/10 (16-bit) or 10/11 (16-bit extended)

CW gobo wheel scroll, fast → slow CCW gobo wheel scroll, slow → fast

Snap 0

910

0 - 65535

0 - 600

601 - 32130 32131 - 32895 32896 - 64515 64516 - 65535

0 - 100

1 - 49 49 - 50 50 - 99

100

Aerial effects wheel (wheel 1): gobo indexing, rotation (16-bit fine, MSB and LSB)

If indexed gobo is selected on channel 8 (16-bit) or 9 (16-bit ext.)

Gobo indexing, -197.5° → +197.5°

(default DMX value 32768 sets gobo to 0°)

If continuous gobo rotation is selected on channel 8 (16-bit) or 9 (16-bit ext.)

Stop, gobo indexed at 0° CW, fast → slow Stop, gobo stops at current position CCW, slow → fast Stop, gobo indexed at 90°

Fade 32768

10 11

Basic 16-bit Mode

16-bit

Extended

Mode DMX Value Percent Function

Fade

type

Default

value

Table 1: DMX Protocol

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11 1 2

1 - 14

16 - 29

31 - 44

46 - 59

61 - 74

76 - 89

91 - 104

105

106 - 119

120

121 - 125 126 - 130 131 - 135 136 - 140 141 - 145 146 - 150 151 - 155 156 - 160

161 - 200 201 - 203 204 - 243

244 - 247 248 - 251 252 - 255

0 - 5

6 - 11

12 - 17

18 - 23

24 - 29

30 - 35

36 - 41

41 - 46

47 - 49 49 - 51 51 - 53 53 - 55 55 - 57 57 - 59 59 - 61 61 - 63

63 - 78

80 - 95

95 - 96 97 - 98

98 - 100

Static gobo wheel (wheel 2): wheel scrolling and rotation, random gobo

Continuous gobo wheel scrolling

Open Open → Gobo 1 Gobo 1 Gobo 1 → Gobo 2 Gobo 2 Gobo 2 → Gobo 3 Gobo 3 Gobo 3 → Gobo 4 Gobo 4 Gobo 4 → Gobo 5 Gobo 5 Gobo 5 → Gobo 6 Gobo 6 Gobo 6 → Gobo 7 Gobo 7 Gobo 7 → Open Open

Stepped gobo wheel scrolling

Gobo 1 Gobo 2 Gobo 3 Gobo 4 Gobo 5 Gobo 6 Gobo 7 Open

Continuous gobo wheel rotation

CW gobo wheel rotation, fast → slow Stop: gobo wheel stops at current position CCW gobo wheel rotation, slow → fast

Random gobo

Fast Medium Slow

Snap 0

12 13

0 - 255 0 - 100

Wash effect

Open → full wash effect

Fade 0

13 14

0 - 255 0 - 100

Iris

Open → closed

Fade 0

0 - 65535 0 - 100

Zoom, 16-bit (MSB and LSB)

Flood → spot

Fade 32768

0 - 65535 0 - 100

Focus, 16-bit (MSB and LSB)

Infinity → near

Fade 32768

16 19

0 - 65535 0 - 100

Pan, 16-bit (MSB and LSB) Left → right (32768 = neutral)

Fade 32768

17 20 18 21

0 - 65535 0 - 100

Tilt, 16-bit (MSB and LSB)

Up → down (32768 = neutral)

Fade 32768

19 22

Basic 16-bit Mode

16-bit

Extended

Mode DMX Value Percent Function

Fade

type

Default

value

Table 1: DMX Protocol

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20 23

0 - 9 10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29

30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54 55 - 59 60 - 64

65 - 69

70 - 74

75 - 79

80 - 84

85 - 89

90 - 94

95 - 99

100 - 104

105 - 109 110 - 114 115 - 119 120 - 124 125 - 126 127 - 128 129 - 130 131 - 132 133 - 134 135 - 139 140 - 144 145 - 149 150 - 154 155 - 159 160 - 164 165 - 169 170 - 174 175 - 179 180 - 184 185 - 189 190 - 194 195 - 199 200 - 204 205 - 209 210 - 219 220 - 224 225 - 229 230 - 234 235 - 239 240 - 244 245 - 249 250 - 255

0 - 4 4 - 5 6 - 7 8 - 9

10 - 11

12 - 13 14 - 15 16 - 17 18 - 19 20 - 21 21 - 23 23 - 25

25 - 27

28 - 29

29 - 31

32 - 33

34 - 35

35 - 37

37 - 39

39 - 41

41 - 43 43 - 45 45 - 46 47 - 48

50 50 - 51 51 - 52

52 53 - 54 55 - 56 57 - 58 59 - 60 61 - 62 62 - 63 64 - 66 66 - 68 68 - 70 70 - 72 72 - 74 74 - 76 76 - 78 78 - 80 80 - 82 82 - 86 86 - 88 88 - 89 90 - 91 92 - 93 94 - 95 96 - 97

98 - 100

Fixture control/settings

(hold for number of seconds indicated to activate) No function (disables calibration) – 5 sec.

Reset entire fixture – 5 sec. Reset dimmer and shutter only – 5 sec. Reset color (CMY, CTO and color wheel) only – 5 sec. Reset beam (aerial effect gobos, static gobos, iris, wash effect, zoom,

focus) only – 5 sec. Reset pan and tilt only – 5 sec.

No function

Lamp on Lamp off – 5 sec.

No function

Enable calibration – 5 sec. Linear dimming curve – 1 sec.

(menu override, setting unaffected by power off/on) Square law dimming curve – 1 sec.

(menu override, factory default setting, setting unaffected by power off/on)

Inverse square law dimming curve – 1 sec. (menu override, setting unaffected by power off/on)

S-curve dimming curve– 1 sec. (menu override, setting unaffected by power off/on)

Normal pan and tilt speed – 1 sec. (menu override - setting returns to MENU setting after power on/off)

Fast pan and tilt speed – 1 sec. (default setting, menu override - setting returns to MENU setting after power on/off)

Slow pan and tilt speed – 1 sec. (menu override - setting returns to MENU setting after power on/off)

Effect shortcuts = ON – 1 sec. (default setting, menu override, setting stays at factory default ON at power off/on)

Effect shortcuts = OFF – 1 sec. (menu override, setting returns to factory default ON at power off/on)

Disable zoom/focus linking– 1 sec. Enable zoom/focus linking, near distance – 1 sec. Enable zoom/focus linking, medium distance (default setting) – 1 sec. Enable zoom/focus linking, far distance – 1 sec. Ballast output full, set to 100% (default setting) Ballast output reduced to 90% Ballast output reduced to 80% Ballast output reduced to 70% Ballast output reduced to 60% Auto blackout = ON – 1 sec. Auto blackout = OFF – 1 sec. (default setting)

No function

Turn on control panel display Turn off control panel display – 1 sec.

No function

Store pan and tilt calibration – 5 sec. Store dimmer calibration – 5 sec. Store cyan calibration – 5 sec. Store magenta calibration – 5 sec. Store yellow calibration – 5 sec. Store CTC calibration – 5 sec. Store all CMY and CTC calibration – 5 sec. Store aerial effect gobo wheel (wheel 1) slot index calibration – 5 sec. Store beamshaper accessory calibration (if fitted) – 5 sec.

No function

Store iris calibration – 5 sec. Store focus calibration – 5 sec. Store zoom calibration – 5 sec. Store pan calibration – 5 sec. Store tilt calibration – 5 sec. Reset all calibration values to factory defaults – 5 sec.

No function

Snap 0

- 24 - 28

Reserved for future use.

Basic 16-bit Mode

16-bit

Extended

Mode DMX Value Percent Function

Fade

type

Default

value

Table 1: DMX Protocol

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Quadray control

With the Quadray Module installed and the fixture running firmware version 1.2.0 or later and set to 16-bit Extended mode, five extra DMX channels become available after the 28 channels in the standard MAC Viper AirFX. Note that these channels are implemented after channels 24 - 28, which are reserved for future use. These channels give the DMX control functions shown in the following table:

Channel Value Function

Fade

Status

Default

Val ue

0 - 40

41 - 80

81 - 100

101 - 130 131 - 180 181 - 183 184 - 255

Quadray overall control

Indexing Rotation

No function

FX selection (see Table 3)

Positions Continuous FX Static FX

No function

Snap 101

0 - 255

0 - 2

3 - 126 127 - 129 130 - 253 254 - 255

0 - 255

0 - 2

3 - 126 127 - 129 130 - 253 254 - 255

0 - 255

Ray 1 Indexing

Indexing 0° - 360°

Ray 1 Rotation

No rotation Rotating CW Fast  CW Slow No rotation Rotating CCW Slow  CCW Fast No rotation

FX position fade time*

0 sec. - 10 sec.

Continuous FX rotation*

No rotation Rotating CW Fast  CW Slow No rotation (stops at current position) Rotating CCW Slow  CCW Fast No rotation

Static FX*

Min - Max

Fade 128

0 - 255

0 - 2

3 - 126 127 - 129 130 - 253 254 - 255

0 - 50

51 - 100

101 - 255

Ray 2 Indexing

Indexing 0° - 360°

Ray 2 Rotation

No rotation Rotating CW Fast  CW Slow No rotation Rotating CCW Slow  CCW Fast No rotation

Continuous FX start times*

Synchronized (all fixtures start FX immediately) Random (0 - 6 seconds random offset between fixtures)

No function

Fade 128

0 - 255

0 - 2

3 - 126 127 - 129 130 - 253 254 - 255

Ray 3 Indexing

Indexing 0° - 360°

Ray 3 Rotation

No rotation Rotating CW Fast  CW Slow No rotation Rotating CCW Slow  CCW Fast No rotation

Fade 128

Table 2: Quadray Module DMX channels

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*These functions become available if you select one of the pre-programmed FX on channel 29.

Quadray FX

With the Quadray Module installed, you can select the following pre-programmed effects by sending values 101 and above on DMX channel 29. You can then adjust parameters of the effects on channels 30 and 31.

0 - 255

0 - 2

3 - 126 127 - 129 130 - 253 254 - 255

Ray 4 Indexing

Indexing 0° - 360°

Ray 4 Rotation

No rotation Rotating CW Fast  CW Slow No rotation Rotating CCW Slow  CCW Fast No rotation

Fade 128

DMX value

on ch. 29 FX Description

101 102 103 104 105 106

107 - 109

110 111 112 113 114 115 116

117 - 119

120 121 122

123 - 128

129 130

Positions

Home Out Horizontal V Ver tic a l V Diagonal 1 Diagonal 2

No function

3 ray fan 3 ray top 3 ray bottom 3 ray left 3 ray right Narrow 3 ray left Narrow 3 ray right

No function

4 ray fan H 4 ray fan V 4 ray fan 2

No function

Random Random 2

Channel 30 adjusts fade time

Every ray takes a random position Every ray takes a random position

Table 3: Quadray FX

Table 2: Quadray Module DMX channels

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131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140

141 142

143 144 145

146 147 148

149 150 151 152 153

154 - 159

160

161 - 178

179 180

181 182

183

184 - 255

Continuous FX

Rotate Bounce Pair H Pair V Cross Cross bounce Pair bounce Cross bounce 2 Singles Singles reset

Singles bounce Juggler

Fold out Fold in Fold in-out

V-chase Fan chase Pair chase

Ripple Home - Out Home and fan chase Wide single rotation Wide mirror rotation

No function

‘Shake It’

No function

Random direction Random ray

Static FX

Expand Expand mirror

Spread

No function

Channel 30 adjusts speed and direction Channel 31 sets synchronized or random start points

All rays rotate All rays 0° to 360°, small pause, then 360° to 0°, small pause 1+4 rotate one way, 2+3 the opposite way 1+2 rotate one way, 3+4 the opposite way 1+3 rotate one way, 2+4 the opposite way 1+3 fade 0°- 360°, 2+4 fade 360° - 0°, pause, then reverse, pause 2+3 fade 0°-360°, 1+4 fade 360° - 0°, pause, then reverse, pause 1+3 fade 30°-330°, 2+4 fade 330° - 30°, pause, then reverse, pause 1 rotates 0°-360°, then 2, then 3, then 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. Same as singles, but one ray fades backwards as the next ray fades forwards 1, 2, 3, 4 forward, pause, 4, 3, 2, 1 backwards, pause All rays start from 180°. then 1 to 0°, then 1 to 180°, 2 to 0°, then 2 to

180°, 3 to 0°, then 3 to 180°, 4 to 0°, then 4 to 180°, 1 to 0° 1 to 180°, then 2 to 180°, then 3, then 4, pause, all to Home All to 180°, pause, then 1 to 0°, 2 to 0°, 3 to 0°, 4 to 0°, pause, 1 to 180°, then 2 to 180°, then 3, then 4, pause, 1 to 0°, 2 to 0°, 3 to 0°, 4 to

0°, pause Alternate horizontal and vertical V shape with small pause Alternate horizontal and vertical fan with small pause 1+2 from 0° - 360°, then 3+4 from 0° to 360°, then 1+2 to 0°, then 3+4 to 0° 1 at 0°, 2 at 45°, 3 at 90° and 4 at 135°, then rotate Alternate Home and Out position: 1+3 go CW, 2+4 go opposite Home, 4 ray fan H, Home, 4 ray fan V All rays start at 180°, 1 rotates 180° to 180°, then 2, then 3, then 4 All rays start at 180°, 1+3 rotate 180° to 180°, then 2+4

All rays move to 180° and shake

All rays rotate from Home position, but in random directions All rays assume random positions and directions

Channel 30 adjusts amount

Home at 0°, then 1-4 move from 0° to 360° Home, then 1+3 move CW from 0° to 360° while 2+4 move CCW from

360° to 0° Home, then 1 moves to 180°, then 2 moves to 180°, then 3 to 180°,

then 4 to 180°

Table 3: Quadray FX

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Control panel menus

Applicable when running firmware version 1.4.0.

Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes (Default settings in bold print)

DMX ADDRESS 1 – XXX

DMX address (default address = 1). The DMX address range is limited so that the fixture will always have enough DMX channels within the 512 available.

CONTROL MODE

BASIC

16-bit basic DMX mode with 2-channel

(coarse and fine) control of aerial effect gobo indexing and speed, pan and tilt

EXTENDED

16-bit extended DMX mode: basic mode plus fine control of dimmer, zoom and focus. Five channels are also reserved for future effects.

FIXTURE ID 0 – 9999 User-settable fixture ID number

PERSONALITY

PA N/ T I LT

PT SWAP ON/OFF

DMX pan channel controls tilt, tilt channel controls pan

PAN INVERT ON/OFF Reverse DMX pan control: right → left

TILT INVERT ON/OFF Reverse DMX tilt control: down → up

SPEED

PA N/ T I LT

NORMAL Normal speed pan and tilt

FAST Optimize pan/tilt movement for speed

SLOW

Optimize pan/tilt movement for smoothness

EFFECT

FOLLOW P/T

Effects speed follows the speed setting applied to pan and tilt via DMX or in control menu

NORMAL Normal effects speed

FAST Optimize effects movement for speed

SLOW

Optimize effects movement for smoothness

DIMMER CURVE

LINEAR Optically linear dimming curve

SQUARE LAW Square law dimming curve

INV SQ LAW Inverse square law dimming curve

S-CURVE

S-curve (fixture emulates incandescent lamp voltage linear RMS dimming curve)

FOCUS TRACKING

DISABLED Disables zoom focus linking

NEAR

Enables zoom focus linking, optimized for short-throw projection (5 - 10 m)

MEDIUM

Enables zoom focus linking, optimized for medium-throw projection (10 - 20 m)

FAR

Enables zoom focus linking, optimized for long-throw projection (20+ m)

AUTO LAMP ON

OFF Automatic lamp striking disabled

Lamp strikes automatically within 90 seconds of fixture being powered on

DMX

Lamp strikes automatically when the fixture receives a DMX signal

DMX LAMP OFF

ON Lamp can be powered off via DMX

OFF

Lamp cannot be powered off via DMX (can be overridden: see DMX protocol)

DMX RESET

ON Fixture can be reset via DMX

OFF

Fixture cannot be reset via DMX (can be overridden: see DMX protocol)

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PERSONALITY (continued)

EFFECT SHORTCUT

Effects take shortest route during changes, crossing open positions if necessary

OFF

Effects avoid open positions during effects changes

DISPLAY SLEEP

ON Display permanently on

2 MINUTES

Display goes into sleep mode 2 minutes after last key press

5 MINUTES

Display goes into sleep mode 5 minutes after last key press

10 MINUTES

Display goes into sleep mode 10 minutes after last key press

DISPLAY INTENSITY

10 ... 100 Set display intensity in % (default = 100)

DISPLAY ROTATION

NORMAL / ROTATE 180 Display orientation normal or rotated 180°

DISPLAY CONTRAST

1 ...100 Adjust contrast of display (default = 90)

ERROR MODE

NORMAL

Enable error messages and warnings in display

SILENT

Disable error messages and warnings in display (the status LED will still light to indicate fixture status if an error has been detected or the fixture has a warning)

FAC TOR Y DEFAULT*

LOAD FACTORY SETTINGS

ARE YOU SURE?

YES/NO

Return all settings (except calibrations) to factory defaults

INFORMATION*

POWER ON TIME

TOTAL 0 ... XXX HR

Display hours fixture has been powered on since manufacture (not user-resettable)

RESETTABLE

CLEAR COUNTER? YES/NO

Display hours fixture has been powered on since last counter reset (user-resettable)

LAMP ON TIME

TOTAL 0 ... XXX HR

Display hours of lamp use since manufacture (not user-resettable)

RESETTABLE

CLEAR COUNTER? YES/NO

Display hours of lamp use since last counter reset (user-resettable)

LAMP STRIKES

TOTAL 0 ... XXX HR

Display number of times lamp has been struck since manufacture (not user-resettable)

RESETTABLE

CLEAR COUNTER? YES/NO

Display number of times lamp has been struck since last counter reset (user-resettable)

SW VERSION XX.XX.XX Displays currently active software version

SERIAL NUMBER (XX)XXXXXXXXXXXX Displays fixture’s serial number

RDM UID 4D50.XXXXXXXX Displays fixture’s unique RDM ID

FAN SPEEDS

LAMPFAN L ... BASEFAN 4

0 - XXX RPM

Displays current speed of all cooling fans (lamp, head and base)

TEMPERATURES

ZOOM/FOCUS ... POWER

X C

Displays temperature in °C of all PCBs and of internal PSU

DMX LIVE*

RATE 0 - 44 HZ

DMX transmission speed in packets per second

QUALITY 0 - 100% Percent of packets received

START CODE 0 - 255 Value of the DMX start code

STROBE/SHUTTER ... FX SYNC

Value received on each DMX channel (values for fine control channels can only be viewed if available in the DMX mode the fixture is set to)

Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes (Default settings in bold print)

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* Menu available only when the fixture is connected to mains power. All other menus are available in mains- and battery-powered

operation.

TEST*

TEST ALL

Run test sequence of all functions. Press Escape button to stop test

TEST PAN/TILT

Run test sequence of pan and tilt functions. Press Escape button to stop test

TEST EFFECTS

Run test sequence of all effects. Press Escape button to stop test

MANUAL CONTROL*

RESET RESET Click jog wheel to reset fixture

LAMP ON/OFF Manually strike/douse lamp

STROBE 0 - 255 Set shutter/strobe effect (default = 30)

DIMMER 0 - 255 Set dimmer opening

DIMMER FINE 0 - 255 Set dimmer opening, fine (LSB)

CYAN 0 - 255 Add cyan

MAGENTA 0 - 255 Add magenta

YELLOW 0 - 255 Add yellow

CTC 0 - 255

Adjust color temperature control (add warmth)

COLOR WHEEL 0 - 255 Select color filter

GOBO W 1 SEL 0 - 255 Select gobo, aerial effect wheel (wheel 1)

IRIS 0 - 255 Set iris aperture

ZOOM 0 - 255 Set zoom (default = 128)

ZOOM FINE 0 - 255 Set zoom, fine (LSB, default = 128)

FOCUS 0 - 255 Set focus

FOCUS FINE 0 - 255 Set focus, fine (LSB, default = 128)

PAN 0 - 255 Set pan angle (default = 128)

PAN FINE 0 - 255 Set pan angle, fine (LSB, default = 128)

TILT 0 - 255 Set tilt angle (default = 128)

TILT FINE 0 - 255 Set tilt angle, fine (LSB, default = 128)

CONTROL 0 - 255

Send value on DMX control channel (default = 0)

SERVICE

ERROR LIST Empty or up to 20 errors Display any errors in memory

PT FEEDBACK

ON Enable pan/tilt position feedback systems

OFF Disable pan/tilt position feedback

FAN CLEAN ON/OFF Activate fan cleaning

CALIBRATION

PT AT END STOP ... TILT

Set individual effects to calibration positions (approx. +/- 5% offset available)

LOAD DEFAULTS Load factory default calibration settings

SAVE DEFAULTS

Replace factory default calibration settings with current calibration settings

USB

NO DEVICE

No USB device present or no firmware on USB device

UPDATING FILES

Fixture updating internal memory from USB device

AVAI LAB LE FIRMWARE

VER. 1.0.0 ... VER. X.X.X

Select firmware from versions stored in internal memory: select version, then click on jog wheel and confirm your choice to update

Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes (Default settings in bold print)

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Service and display messages

The MAC Viper AirFX gives service and maintenance information by displaying a large 3- or 4-character short code and a smaller full-text message in the fixture’s display. The short code is visible at a distance, allowing easier reading with the fixture still in the rig, for example, while the full-text message gives more detailed information.

Warning messages

Warning messages indicate that either:

• problems might appear in the future if no action is taken, or

• the user needs to pay special attention to a function or procedure when working with the fixture.

The MAC Viper AirFX communicates warnings as follows:

• Warning codes are shown continuously in the display and disappear when the user reacts to the warning.

• If more than one warning is detected, all warnings are displayed in sequence.

• If the display is inactive, the fixture’s status LED (see Figure 4 on page 9) flashes orange to indicate that there is a warning. Activating the display will show the warning.

The possible warning messages are listed in Table 5 below

Short code

Long message and explanation

BANK

BANK NO ACCESS Error unpacking firmware bank during/after software upload. Fixture will continue to operate on

existing firmware. Warning message is cleared by a successful software upload or at the next power off/on cycle.

BATW

BAL TEMP HIGH Ballast PCB sensor detects that normal operating temperature is exceeded.**

CMTW

CMY TEMP HIGH CMY PCB sensor detects that normal operating temperature is exceeded.**

DINA

DIMMER ADJUST No dimmer adjustment data in EEPROM. Dimmer may be incorrectly adjusted*.

EFTW

EFF TEMP HIGH Effects PCB sensor detects that normal operating temperature is exceeded.**

GxyM

GOBO x-y MISSING Gobo x on gobo wheel y not detected at last reset. If no gobos are detected, an RxER message

is also displayed.

HOT

LAMP HOT Lamp is too hot to restrike. Pan and tilt are disabled for 8 minutes to reduce the risk of falling

fragments if the lamp has exploded. Fixture will attempt to restrike at one-minute intervals. If lamp still refuses to strike after eight attempts, an LAER (Lamp Error) message is displayed.

INLK

INVALID LICENSE KEY Invalid license key entered. Warning is displayed and it is impossible to enter a license key for

10 seconds.

NFWR

NEW FW REQUIRED Fixture has detected a software problem and is requesting new firmware. There may be some

loss of fixture functionality.

PANA

PAN ADJUST No pan adjustment data in EEPROM. Pan may be incorrectly adjusted.*

PTTW

PT TEMP HIGH Pan/tilt PCB sensor detects that normal operating temperature is exceeded.**

PUTW

PSU TEMP HIGH Power supply unit PCB sensor detects that normal operating temperature is exceeded.**

SERV

SERVICE MODE Pan and tilt disabled to allow service access. Power must be cycled off and on to re-enable pan

and tilt.

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* Adjustment should only be carried out by a qualified service technician with Martin™ service

documentation.

** High temperature warnings are canceled as soon as temperature returns to normal. If temperature

reaches cutoff level, the warning is replaced by a cutoff error message.

Error messages

Error messages indicate that there is a serious problem. The MAC Viper AirFX communicates errors as follows:

• Error messages flash in the display.

• If more than one error is detected, the fixture flashes all errors three times each.

• Errors are shown in the display regardless of display status: they override an inactive display and any other information that the display might be showing.

• If an error is present, the status LED flashes red.

The possible error messages are listed in Table 6 below

SHNA

SHUTTER ADJUST No shutter adjustment data in EEPROM. Shutter may be incorrectly adjusted*.

SL W

SAFETY LOOP A safety loop error occurred but is no longer active. Warning message is cleared at the next

power off/on cycle.

TINA

TILT ADJUST No tilt adjustment data in EEPROM. Tilt may be incorrectly adjusted*.

UITW

UI TEMP HIGH Control panel PCB sensor detects that normal operating temperature is exceeded.**

ZFTW

ZF TEMP HIGH Zoom/focus PCB sensor detects that normal operating temperature is exceeded.**

Short code

Long message and explanation

APER

AW POS ERROR FX wheel position electrical indexing system timeout.

ARER

AW ROT ERRO R FX wheel rotation magnetic indexing system timeout.

BATC

BAL TEMP CUTOFF Ballast temperature too high. Lamp is shut down, fans set to max. Error message cleared when fixture is reset.

C1ER

COLORWHEEL 1 ERR Color wheel position magnetic indexing system timeout.

CDCM

CAL DATA CMY Valid color mixing calibration data not detected in EEPROM. Fixture may be unable to read/write color mixing calibration data to EEPROM.

CDEF

CAL DATA EFFECT Valid effects calibration data not detected in EEPROM. Fixture may be unable to read/write effects calibration data to EEPROM.

CDPT

CAL DATA P/T Valid pan/tilt calibration data not detected in EEPROM. Fixture may be unable to read/write pan/tilt calibration data to EEPROM.

CDZF

CAL DATA Z/F Valid zoom/focus calibration data not detected in EEPROM. Fixture may be unable to read/write zoom/focus calibration data to EEPROM.

CECM

COM ERR CMY Communication error between main processor and color mixing circuit. Lamp shut down.

CEEF

COM ERR EFFECT Communication error between main processor and effects circuit. Lamp shut down.

Table 6: Error messages

Short code

Long message and explanation

Table 5: Warning messages

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CEPT

COM ERR P/T Communication error between main processor and pan/tilt circuit (an error here will also probably block communication to several other areas).

CEUI

COM ERR UI Communication error between main processor and user interface circuit. Power off/on cycle or firmware upload required to clear error. Check connections and wiring. Control panel/display module may need to be replaced.

CEZF

COM ERR Z/F Communication error between main processor and zoom/focus circuit. Check connections and wiring. Lamp shut down.

CMTC

CMY TEMP CUT OFF Color mixing temperature too high. Lamp is shut down, fans set to max. Error message cleared when fixture is reset.

COLD

FIXTURE COLD PCBs are below -20° C (-4° F). Effect operation may be abnormal or disabled due to cold.

CTER

CTC ERROR CTC position electrical indexing system timeout.

CYER

CYAN ERROR Cyan position electrical indexing system timeout.

DIER

DIMMER ERROR Dimmer position electrical indexing system timeout.

EEDF

EEPROM UI Valid EEPROM not detected in user interface module. Fixture writes default values into the EEPROM based on the CAN address.

EEDF

EEPROM Z/F Valid EEPROM not detected in zoom/focus module. Fixture writes default values into the EEPROM based on the CAN address.

EEDF

EEPROM PAN/TILT Valid pan/tilt EEPROM not detected. Fixture writes default values to EEPROM based on CAN address.

EEDF

EEPROM EFFECT Valid effects EEPROM not detected in projection module. Fixture writes default values to EEPROM based on CAN address.

EEDF

EEPROM CMY Valid color mixing EEPROM not detected in projection module. Fixture writes default values to EEPROM based on CAN address.

EFTC

EFFECT TEMP CUT OFF Projection module temperature too high. Lamp is shut down, fans set to max. Error cleared when fixture is reset.

FAN

LAMP L FAN ERR Left-hand side lamp cooling fan has stopped running. Lamp is shut down. Error cleared when fixture is reset.

FAN

LAMP R FAN ERR Right-hand side lamp cooling fan has stopped running. Lamp is shut down. Error cleared when fixture is reset.

FAN

HEAD L FAN ERR Left-hand side head cooling fan has stopped running. Lamp is shut down. Error cleared when fixture is reset.

FAN

HEAD R FAN ERR Right-hand side head cooling fan has stopped running. Lamp is shut down. Error cleared when fixture is reset.

FAN

BASE FAN 1 ERR Base cooling fan 1 (furthest fan to the left) has stopped running. Error cleared when fixture is reset.

FAN

BASE FAN 2 ERR Base cooling fan 2 has stopped running. Error cleared when fixture is reset.

FAN

BASE FAN 3 ERR Base cooling fan 3 has stopped running. Error cleared when fixture is reset.

FAN

BASE FAN 4 ERR Base cooling fan 4 (furthest fan to the right) has stopped running. Error cleared when fixture is reset.

Short code

Long message and explanation

Table 6: Error messages

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FAN

HD M FAN ERR Head mid cooling fan has stopped running. Lamp is shut down. Error cleared when fixture is reset.

FBEP

PA N F B A C K E R R Pan position magnetic indexing system timeout. Fixture is unable to correct pan position (but pan movement will often still be possible).

FBET

TILT FBACK ERR Tilt position magnetic indexing system timeout. Fixture is unable to correct tilt position (but tilt movement will often still be possible).

FOER

FOCUS ERROR Focus position electrical indexing system timeout.

FTER

FROST ERROR Wash effect position electrical indexing system timeout.

G1ER

GOBO W 1 ERR Aerial effect wheel (gobo wheel 1) magnetic position indexing circuit timeout. Lamp strike disabled to protect gobo bearings.

G2ER

GOBO W 2 ERR Static Gobo wheel (gobo wheel 2) magnetic position indexing circuit timeout. Lamp strike disabled to protect gobo bearings.

IRER

IRIS ERROR Iris position electrical indexing system timeout.

LAER

LAMP ERROR The lamp is defective, has exploded, is missing, or the lamp cannot restrike after eight attempts. Pan and tilt are locked. DMX control is disabled. Fixture reset command in control menus is disabled.

MAER

MAGENTA ERROR Magenta position electrical indexing system timeout.

PA ER

PA N E R R O R Pan position electrical indexing system timeout.

PSER

PAN SENSOR ERROR Fixture unable to retrieve reliable data from pan position sensor.

PTCM

P/T SENSOR CAL Pan/tilt sensors are not calibrated.

PTTC

PT TEMP CUT OFF Pan/tilt PCB temperature too high. Thermal cutoff activated. Lamp is shut down, fans set to max. Error cleared when fixture is reset.

PUTC

PSU TEMP CUT OFF PSU temperature too high. Thermal cutoff activated. Lamp is shut down, fans set to max. Error cleared when fixture is reset.

R1ER

GOBO W 1 ROT ERR Aerial Effect wheel (gobo wheel 1) rotation magnetic indexing circuit timeout.

R2ER

GOBO W 2 ROT ERR Static gobo wheel (gobo wheel 2) rotation magnetic indexing circuit timeout.

SHUE

SHUTTER ERROR Shutter position electrical indexing circuit timeout.

SLER

SAFETY LOOP Lamp safety loop circuit activated. Lamp temperature circuit breaker has cut lamp power. Circuit breaker resets automatically after lamp temperature has returned to normal operating range.

SSTO

SYSSTATE TIMEOUT Some part of the system did not startup as expected. This error message is usually followed by other more descriptive messages. Service intervention required. Fixture control possibly disabled, depending on nature of error.

TIER

TILT ERROR Tilt position electrical indexing circuit timeout.

TSER

TILT SENSOR ERR Fixture unable to retrieve reliable data from tilt position sensor.

UECM

UPL ERR CMY Could not upload new firmware to the color mixing system. Error cleared when new firmware is uploaded successfully or power is cycled off and on.

Short code

Long message and explanation

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UEEF

UPL ERR EFFECT Could not upload new firmware to the projection system. Error cleared when new firmware is uploaded successfully or power is cycled off and on.

UEPT

UPL ERR PAN/TILT Could not upload new firmware to the pan/tilt system. Error cleared when new firmware is uploaded successfully or power is cycled off and on.

UEUI

UPL ERR UI Could not upload new firmware to the user interface system.

UEZF

UPL ERR Z/F Could not upload new firmware to the zoom/focus system.

UITC

UI TEMP CUT OFF User interface PCB temperature too high. Thermal cutoff activated. Lamp is shut down, fans set to max. Error cleared when fixture is reset.

UPLD

DMX UPLOAD ERROR An error occurred during upload via DMX. Check cabling and connections, and then restart.

YEER

YELLOW ERROR Yellow position electrical indexing system timeout.

ZFTC

ZF TEMP CUT OFF Zoom/focus PCB temperature too high. Thermal cutoff activated. Lamp is shut down, fans set to max. Error cleared when fixture is reset.

ZOER

ZOOM ERROR Zoom position electrical indexing system timeout.

Short code

Long message and explanation

Table 6: Error messages

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