Martin MAC Viper Wash, MAC Viper Wash DX User Manual
MAC Viper Wash™
MAC Viper Wash DX™
USER GUIDE
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P/N 35000273, Rev. B
User Documentation update information
Any important changes in the MAC Viper Wash user documentation are listed below.
Revision B
Numbering of reserved DMX channels (20-24) corrected in DMX Protocol. Error messages are not displayed by
status LED when fixture is on battery power: references to this functionality removed from User Guide. Covers
firmware version 1.1.0.
Revision A
First version released. Covers firmware version 1.1.0 (first firmware released).
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Shutter and strobe effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Dimming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and CTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Focus and zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Pan and tilt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Effects in the MAC Viper Wash DX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Internal barndoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Iris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Color wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Control panel operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
DMX address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
DMX modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Fixture ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Personality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Factory defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fixture information readouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
DMX signal monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Test sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Manual control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Adjusting settings via DMX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Lamp on / off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Illuminating the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Control menu setting overrides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Changing calibration offsets using DMX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
RDM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
RDM ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
RDM communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Software service functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Service utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Firmware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
DMX protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Control panel menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Service and display messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Introduction
This User Guide covers the Martin MAC Viper Wash™, including the MAC Viper Wash DX™ model. The
MAC Viper Wash DX offers all the effects and performance of the standard MAC Viper Wash, but it is
supplied with an IBD projection module installed that contains internal barndoors, a motorized iris and a
color wheel. The IBD module from the MAC Viper Wash DX can be installed in a standard MAC Viper Wash.
This User Guide is a supplement to the Safety and Installation Manual that is supplied with the MAC Viper
Wash. The User Guide and the Safety and Installation Manual are available for download as one file from
the MAC Viper Wash 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 Wash, 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
19 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 Wash’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 Wash’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.
Focus and zoom
The focus system allows a sharp or soft beam edge. 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.
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.
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Effects in the MAC Viper Wash DX
The MAC Viper Wash DX is supplied with an IBD projection module installed that contains internal rotating
barndoors, a motorized iris and a color wheel.
The IBD module from the MAC Viper Wash DX can be installed in a standard MAC Viper Wash. Installation
and uninstallation typically take about three minutes. For installation instructions, see the MAC Viper Wash
Safety and Installation Manual supplied with fixtures and available for download together with this User
Guide from www.martin.com
Internal barndoors
The internal barndoors in the MAC Viper Wash DX comprise a twin-blade system with independent control
of each blade. The entire barndoor assembly can be rotated through 200°. The width of the aperture
obtained with the barndoors can be modified using the iris. Using barndoors opening and rotation in
combination with the iris gives full control of beam shape and angle.
Iris
The iris in the MAC Viper Wash DX can be set to a static diameter, or regular and random pulsing effects
can be set with variable speed.
Color wheel
The color wheel in the MAC Viper Wash DX 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:
As standard, the MAC Viper Wash DX 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 1 - Blue 101 SP
Slot 7 - Red 310 SP
Slot 2 - Green 203 SP
Slot 8 - 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)
Effects in the MAC Viper Wash DX 7
• 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 Wash Safety and Installation Guide for
replacement instructions.
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Control panel operations
You can configure individual fixture settings (such as the MAC Viper Wash’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 Wash 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 26) 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 9).
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.
Battery power
The display and control panel are powered by the MAC Viper Wash’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.
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.
C
B
Figure 2: Display and control panel
A
1
DMX ADDRESS
DMX RANGE 1–34
D
E
Control panel operations 9
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 Wash display 180°.
Settings stored permanently
The following settings are stored permanently in the fixture memory and are not affected by powering the
MAC Viper Wash 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 Washs 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.
DMX modes
The CONTROL MODE menu lets you set the MAC Viper Wash 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 pan and tilt.
• Extended 16-bit mode provides all the features of basic 16-bit mode plus fine control of the dimmer.
The MAC Viper Wash uses 18 DMX channels in basic 16-bit mode and 24 DMX channels in extended 16-bit
mode. Five channels control the internal barn doors, iris and color wheel in the IBD module that is installed
as standard in DX models. If the IBD module is not installed these channels have no function.
To set the fixture’s DMX mode:
1. Click the jog wheel to enter the main menu.
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