Martin X250 User Manual

Destroyer X250

Punisher X250

user manual

© 1996 - 2001
Martin Professional A/S, Denmark.

All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be
reproduced, in any form or by any means, without
permission in writing from Martin Professional A/S,
Denmark.

Printed in Denmark.
P/N 35000035, Rev. C.

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NTRODUCTION

The Destroyer X250 and Punisher X250, develo pe d a nd m a n uf a c tur e d by Martin
Professional, are aggressive disco ligh ting effects usin g a powerful 250W

halogen lamp. With a motorized parabolic reflector and gobo wheel, they produce
a myriad of turning beams that change col or and pattern on dem and. There is a

“flash” effect for strobe-like animation and, on the Punis her, a motor driven
“shake” effect.

Unlike most fixtures of this type, the effects of the Destroyer and Punisher are
programmable from any standard DMX-512 controller, using a single or multi­channel protocol. Alternatively, the Destroyer and Punisher can be directly
triggered from a music source as stan d-alone units. In add ition, the Destroyer can
run several units in master/slave configuration.

1

FEATURES

Multiple rotating beams
12 pattern gobo wheel, 7 with color and 5 white
24 V/250 W halogen lamp
Dichroic colors
Adjustable focus
Sound-activated beam rotation and color/pattern change
Sound-activated shake effect (Punisher only)
Built-in microphone with automatic sensitivity adjustment
Multi or single channel DMX control
Master/slave configuration (Destroyer only)
Stepmotor drive
Adjustable mo unting bracket

Introduction 3

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AFETY INFORMA TION

Warning! This product is not for household use. It presents risks of lethal or

severe injury due to fire and heat, electric shock, and falls.

Read this manual before powering or installing the fixture, follow the safety
precautions listed below and observe all warnings in this manual and printed on
the fixture. If you have questions about how to operate the fixture safely, please
contact a Martin distributor for assistance.

2

To protect yourself and others from electric shock

• Disconnect the fixture from AC power before removing or installing the lamp,
fuses, or any pa rt, and when not in use.

• Always ground (earth) the fixt ure electrically.

• Use only a source of AC power that complies with local building and electrical
codes and has both overload and ground-fault protect ion.

• Do not expose the fixture to rain or moisture.

• Refer all service to a qualified technician.

• Never operate the fixture with missing or damaged lenses and/or covers.

To protect yourself and others from burns and fire

• Never attempt to bypass the thermostatic switch or fuses. Always replace
defective fuses with ones of the specified type and rating.

• Keep all combus tible materials at least 0.1 met ers (4 inches) away from the
fixture. Keep flammable mat eri als well away from the fixture.

• Do not illuminate surfaces within 0.3 meters (12 inches) of the fixture.

• Provide a minimum clearance of 0.1 meters (4 inches) around fans and air vents.

• Replace the lamp if it becomes defective or worn out. When replacing the lamp,
allow the fixture to cool for at least 15 minutes before opening the fixture or
removing th e lamp. Protect your hands and eyes with glov es and safety glasses.

• Never place filters or other materials over the lens.

• The thumbscrews holding the lamp socket assembly reach temperatures up to
120° C (250° F). Allow the fixture to cool for 15 minutes before handling.

• Do not operate the fixture if the ambient temperature (Ta) exceeds 40° C (104° F).

4 Safety Informa ti on

To protect yourself and others from injury due to falls

• When suspending the fixture above ground level, verify that the structure can
hold at least 10 times the weight of all installed devices.

• Verify that all external covers and rigging hardware are securely fastened and use
an approved means of secondary attachment such as a safet y cable.

• Block access below the work area whenever installin g or removing the fixture.

Safety Information 5

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ETUP

3

The package includes the following items:
Destroyer or Punisher

IEC mains cable
Mounting bracket and hardware
User manual

Before starting to operate the unit you need to:
Install the halogen lamp (not included)

Fit a mains plug
Check voltage setting
Fit the mounting bracket
Rig the unit in its permanent site

WARNING! Always disconnect the unit from AC power before performing

any installation or service procedure.

INSTALLING THE LAMP

See the spec ification s on page 16 for lamp s that may b e used in th e Destroyer
X250 and Punisher X250. Do not inst all any other lamp.

Warning! Allow th e unit to coo l for 15 mi nutes before hand ling.

1 Remove the 2 screws from the lamp access plate on the bottom of the unit.
2 Loosen the thumbscrew and pull back on the lamp socket/reflector assembly

until the assembly is free of its mounting plate. Remove the lamp assembly.

3 Hold the new lamp in a cloth to avoid contaminating it with oils from your

fingers. Press it squarely into the socket.

4 Hold the lamp assembly by the socket end, with the thumbscrew up. Slide the

thumbscrew into the n otch on the mou nting plate. Align the hol es in the
assembly with the guide screws on the mounting plate and press the lamp
assembly flush against the mounting plate. Tighten the thumbscrew.

5 Replace the lamp access cover.

6Setup

FITTING THE MAINS PLUG

The Destroyer/Punisher is delivered from the factory without a plug on the mains
cable. You will have to fit a plug that conforms to your local mains outlet. The
double insulated mains cable contains three wires.

1 Connect the BROWN wire to the LIVE pin.
2 Connect the BLUE wire to the NEUTRAL pin.
3 Connect the YELLOW/GREEN wire to the EARTH pin.

ADJUSTING THE VOLTAGE SETTING

The voltage setting on the Destroyer/Punisher shall match the local power supply.
The factory setting is printed on the serial number label on rear of the unit. If the
setting does not match the local power supply, rewire the unit as follows:

Importan t! To prevent damage, th e RED wire must be connected t o an

outside pin as shown.

1 Disconnect the fixture from AC power. Remove the top cover from the unit by

unscrewing the 4 screws that hold it in place.

2 Locate and disconnect the plug with red, yellow, and blue wires at the top-

right corner of the printed circuit board, as seen from the back of the unit.

3 To change to 230 V AC (EU version) or 110 V AC (US version), flip and move

right

the plug

4 To change to 245 V AC (EU version) or 120 V AC (US version), f lip and move

the plug

5 Replace the top cover before applying power.

110 V (US)
230 V (EU)

so that the

left

so that the

red

wire connects to the pin closest to the edge.

red

wire connects to the pin furthest from the edge.

120 V (US)
245 V (EU)

red

Power setting plug as seen from rear

Setup 7

red

REMOVING THE TRANSPORT SECURITY
PLATE (

PUNISHER

ONLY)

Before first operating the Punisher, you need to remove the transport security
plate inside the unit . Th is pla te ho ld s t he mi rror a ssemb ly d uri ng tra nsit, and m u st

be removed to enable the “shake effect”.

1 Remove the top cover from the unit by unscrewing the 4 Phillips screws that

hold it in place.

2 Locate the parabolic mirror assembly in the center of the unit and unscrew

the 4 RED Phillips screws holding the transport plate. Remove the plate.

3 Reassemble the unit.

FITTING THE MOUNTING BRACKET

Fit the supplied mount ing bracket using the p lastic spacers, star washers and
thumbscrews. The s tar washer must be placed bet w een the bracket and the plastic
spacer.

RIGGING THE UNIT

1 Verify that the structure can support at least 10 times the weight of all

installed fixtures, clamps, cables, auxiliary equipment, etc.

2 If hanging the fixture with a rigging clamp, verify that the clamp is

undamaged and is designed for the fixture’s weight. Bolt the clamp securely
to the bracket with a grade 8.8 (minimum) M12 bolt and lock nut, or as
recommended by the clamp manu facturer, through the clamp hole in the
mounting bracket.

3 If permanently installing the fixture, verify that the hardware (not included)

and mounting surface can bear at least 10 times the fixture’s weight. The four
small holes and the clamp hole in the mounting bracket may be u sed for

attachment.
4 Working from a stable platform, clamp or fasten the fixture to the structure.
5 Install a safety cable that can hold at least 10 times the weight of the fixture

through/over the support and mounting bracket.
6 Loosen the thumbscrews, tilt the fixture to the desired angle, and retighten.
7 Verify that the fixture is at least 0.3 meters (12 in.) from the surface to be

illuminated and at least 0.1 mete rs (4 in.) from any combust ible materials.

Verify that the clearance around the air vents is at least 0.1 meters (4 in.).

8Setup

C

ONTROLLER

CONNECTING THE DATA LINK

A reliable data connection begins with the right cable. Standard microphone cable
cannot transmit DMX data reliably over long runs. For best results, use cable
specifically designed for RS-485 applications.

The XLR data sockets are wired with pin 1 to ground, pin 2 to signal - (cold), and
pin 3 to signal + (hot) . This is the standa rd pin assignment for DMX devices. One
or more adaptor cables may be requ ired to connect the fix ture to the controll er
and/or other lights as many devices have 5-pin connectors and others may have
reversed signal polarity.

1Connect a data cable to the controller’s output. If controller has a 5-pin

output, use a 5-pin male to 3-pin female adaptor cable (P/N 11820005).

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PERATION

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2 Lead the data cable from the controller to the first fixture. Plug the cable into

the fixture’s data input.

3 Connect the output of the fixture closest to the controller to the input of the

next fixture. If connecting two fixtures with reversed polarity on pins 2 and 3,
insert a phase-reversing cable between the two fixtures.

4 Continue connecting fixtures output to input. Up to 32 devices may be

connected on a serial link.

5 Terminate the link by inserting a male termination plug (P/N 91613017) into

the data output of the last fixture. A termination plug is simply an XLR
connector with a 120 ohm, 0.25 W resistor soldered across pins 2 and 3.

5-pin to 3-pin

Adaptor

Male Female

1
2
3
4
5

1
2
3

3-pin to 5-pin

Adaptor

Male Female

1
2
3

1
2
3
4
5

3-pin to 3-pin

Phase-Reversing

Adaptor

Male Female

1
2
3

1
2
3

Male

Termination Plug

Male XLR

1
2

120

3

P/N 11820005

P/N 11820004

Controller Operation 9

P/N 11820006

P/N 91613017

ADDRESS AND MODE SETTINGS

On the rear of the unit is a 10-way DIP-switch with the following functions:

Switch ON OFF

1 - 8 DMX address (1 - 255)
9 1-channel DMX Multi-channel DMX (5/6)
10 Slave (DMX reception) Master (DMX transmission -

Destroyer only)

DMX MODE SETTING

The Destroyer/Punisher has two DMX modes: a 1-channel mode and a multi-

channel mode that requires 5 channels for the Destroyer and 6 channels for the

Punisher.

The 1-channel mode is simpler and saves channels on your controller. In this

mode, the unit be com es more ag gress ive t he hi gher y ou set the fa der. The Martin

MC-1 controller is specially designed to operate the Destroy/Punisher and other

Martin products is 1-channel mode. When using the Destroyer X250 and Punisher

X250 with the MC-1, the address (see below) must be set to DMX channel 1.

For full control of each effect, use the multi-channel mode. The functions of each

mode are described in appendix a.

• Use DIP-switch 9 to select the DMX mode. Flip the pin ON for 1-channel

operation of OFF for multi-channel operation.

ADDRESS SETTING

Use the firs t 8 D IP-sw itche s to se t the D MX ad dres s (the first DMX c hanne l on

which the Destroyer/Punisher responds to the controller) to any value between 1

and 255. The address is the sum of the values for each individual DIP-switch that

is ON.

Important ! DI P-s w itch 10 mu st be flip pe d O N when us in g t he Des tr o yer or

Punisher with a cont roller. Otherw ise, both the un it and the

controller will transmit DMX signals and damage to one or

both dev ices may occur.

1 Select an address for the fixture on your controller. When using the MC-1

controller, the address must be DMX channel 1.
2 Look up the DIP-switch setting for the address on page 11.
3 Set pins 1 through 8 to the ON (1) or OFF (0) position as listed in the table.
4 Set pin 9 to ON for 1-channel operation, or OFF for multi-channel operation.
5 Set pin 10 to the ON position.

10 Controller Operation

ADDRESS TABLE

Locate the channel in the table below. Follow the row to the left to find the
settings for pins 1 to 5; follow the column to the top to find the settings for pins 6
to 8. Pin 9 selects DMX mode. Pin 10 selects controller or stand-alone operation
and stand-alone master/slave on the Destroyer.

#10 1: controller, 0: stand-alone

DIP-Switch Set tin g

0 = OFF
1 = ON

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5
0 0 0 0 0 32 64 96 128 160 192 224
1 0 0 0 0 1 33 65 97 129 161 193 225
0 1 0 0 0 2 34 66 98 130 162 194 226
1 1 0 0 0 3 35 67 99 131 163 195 227
0 0 1 0 0 4 36 68 100 132 164 196 228
1 0 1 0 0 5 37 69 101 133 165 197 229
0 1 1 0 0 6 38 70 102 134 166 198 230
1 1 1 0 0 7 39 71 103 135 167 199 231
0 0 0 1 0 8 40 72 104 136 168 200 232
1 0 0 1 0 9 41 73 105 137 169 201 233
0 1 0 1 0 10 42 74 106 138 170 202 234
1 1 0 1 0 11 43 75 107 139 171 203 235
0 0 1 1 0 12 44 76 108 140 172 204 236
1 0 1 1 0 13 45 77 109 141 173 205 237
0 1 1 1 0 14 46 78 110 142 174 206 238
1 1 1 1 0 15 47 79 111 143 175 207 239
0 0 0 0 1 16 48 80 112 144 176 208 240
1 0 0 0 1 17 49 81 113 145 177 209 241
0 1 0 0 1 18 50 82 114 146 178 210 242
1 1 0 0 1 19 51 83 115 147 179 211 243
0 0 1 0 1 20 52 84 116 148 180 212 244
1 0 1 0 1 21 53 85 117 149 181 213 245
0 1 1 0 1 22 54 86 118 150 182 214 246
1 1 1 0 1 23 55 87 119 151 183 215 247
0 0 0 1 1 24 56 88 120 152 184 216 248
1 0 0 1 1 25 57 89 121 153 185 217 249
0 1 0 1 1 26 58 90 122 154 186 218 250
1 1 0 1 1 27 59 91 123 155 187 219 251
0 0 1 1 1 28 60 92 124 156 188 220 252
1 0 1 1 1 29 61 93 125 157 189 221 253
0 1 1 1 1 30 62 94 126 158 190 222 254
1 1 1 1 1 31 63 95 127 159 191 223 255

#9 1: 1 channel, 0: 5/6 channel DMX
#800001111
#700110011
#601010101

Controller Operation 11

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TAND

-A

LONE

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PERATION

5

STAND-ALONE

If the unit does not receive control data, it automatically goes into stand-alone

mode and performs a random sequence trigger ed by sounds picked up by the

built-in microphone.

STAND-ALONE MASTER/SLAVE (

If you have two or m ore Destr oyers, this fe atur e allows y ou to op erat e all the units

in synchronizat ion. Yo u must assign one, but only one, unit to be master, by setting

DIP-switch 10 OFF. The unit will then be sending DMX signals (via its XLR in

and output connectors) that correspond to what it is doing itself. You can the n

connect up to 32 slaves which will all perform exactly th e same wh en set to DM X

address 1.

Important ! To prevent damage to the electron ic ci rcuitry, one , and on ly

one, fixtu re may be set as master (DIP-s witch 10 OFF) .

1 Disconnect all fixtures from AC power.
2 On the master unit, set DIP-switch 10 OFF.
3 On all slave units, set DIP-switch 1 and 10 ON.
4 Insert a 120Ω female XLR termination plug (P/N

91613018) in the DMX input socket of the master

unit.
5 Connect the DMX output of the master unit to the

input of one of the slaves using a XLR-XLR cable.

Continue the link this way, always connecting

output to input (daisy-chain), until all slaves are

linked together.

DESTROYER

ONLY)

Female

Termination Plug

Female XLR

1
2

120

3

P/N 91613018

6 Finally, insert a 120Ω male XLR termination plug (P/N 91613017) in the free

output socket of the last unit on the link.
7 Apply power first to the master and then to the slave fixtures.

12 Stand-Alone Operation

DMX P

ROTOCOL

MULTI-CHANNEL MODE

DMX
Channel DMX Value Description

Lamp ON/OFF

1

2

0 - 11

12 - 193

194 - 255

0 - 11

12 - 127

128 - 255

Lamp OFF
Lamp ON
Gobo strobe: slow → fast

Trigger Mode
Off
Music trigg ered
Controller triggered - triggers when DMX level crosses 195

Parabol Speed

A

The rotation ti m e is e qual to the trigger de cay if trigger mode is set to
music or controller.

3

4

0 - 91

92 - 98

99 - 189
190 - 231
232 - 255

0 - 4

5 - 252

253 - 255

Rotation CW, fast → slow
Stop
Rotation CCW, slow → fast
Random CW/CCW slow (music/controller tri ggered)
Random CW/CCW fast (music/controller triggered)

Trigger Decay
0 seconds

0.2 to 9.9 seconds
Random (music/c ontroller triggered)

DMX Protocol 13

DMX
Channel DMX Value Description

Color/Gobo Wheel

0 - 5

6 - 20

21 - 36

37 -52
53 - 68
69 - 84

5

6

85 - 100
101 - 116
117 - 132

133 - 148
149 - 164
165 - 180
181 - 196
197 - 244
245 - 255

0-4

5-252

253-255

Blackout
Position 1
Position 2
Position 3
Position 4
Position 5
Position 6
Position 7
Position 8
Position 9
Position 10
Position 11
Position 12
No effect
Random (music/ controller triggered)

Shake (P unishe r only)
Off
Slow → fast
Random (music/ controller triggered)

SINGLE-CHANNEL MODE

Channel DMX Value Effect

0 - 50

51 - 101

1

102 - 152
153 - 203
204 - 255

Blackout
Slow random action
Medium random a ct ion
Fast random action
Random speed and actio n

14 DMX Protocol

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ROUBLESHOOTING

Problem Probable cause(s) Suggested remedy

B

None of the units respond to
the controll er.

One or more of the units
does not respond to the
controller or respond
erratically.

No light emission from unit. No lamp or lamp blown. Install or replace lamp.

The controller is
disconnected from the DMX
link.

Use of inco rrect cab le
between the controller and
the first unit on the DMX
link.

Bad DMX lin k connection. Check conne ct ions/cables in the DMX link and

DMX link not terminated
with termination plug.

Incorrectly addressing (DIP­switch setting) of the unit.

Unit not powered on. Power on unit.
One or more units are set to

master, i.e. DIP-switch 10
OFF.

One of the units is defective
and disturbs the da ta
transmission on the link.

Connect controller.

Check pin-out of DMX control ler ag ainst
Destroyer/Punisher and ensure that signal +
goes to signal + and signal - goes to signa l -.

correct accordingly.
Insert termination plug in the last unit on the

DMX link.
Ensure that all un its are addressed in

compliance with the controller configuration.

Set DIP-switch 10 ON.

By-pass one unit at a time until normal
operation is regained. Do this by unplugging the
XLR in and out co nne ctors and then con nect
them directly together.

Unit appea rs to be
completely dead (no reset
when switching on).

Lamp is cutting out
intermittently.

Mains fuse blown. Replace fuse locate d in power input socket.
PCB fuse blown. Replace PCB fuse.

Room temperature is too
high.

Fan speed is reduced due to
fan covered by dirt and dust.

Incorrect voltage setting. Check voltage setting. Correct if necessary

Troubleshooting 15

Reduce room temperature.

Clean fa n and air vents.

(230/245V, 110/120V).

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PECIFICATIONS

PHYSICAL

Size (L x W x H)............................... 340 x 265 x 303 mm (13.4 x 10.4 x 11.9”)

Weight........................................................................................... 7 kg (15.4 lbs.)

THERMAL

Maximum ambient temperature (Ta) .................... .... ... ..................40° C (104° F)

Maximum surface temperature....................................................120° C (250° F)

CONTROL AND PROGRAMMING

Data pin-out...........................................pin 1 shield, pin 2 cold (-), pin 3 hot (+)

Control protocol............................................................ USITT DMX-512 (1990)

DMX channels, Destroyer................................................................................1/5

DMX channels, Punisher..................................................................................1/6

AC POWER

Max. power and current.............270 W, 1.2 A @ 230 V; 270 W, 2.3 A @ 120 V

Input socket................................................................... 3-prong IEC male socket

Input, 230/245 V model........................................................230/245 V, 50-60Hz

Input, 110/120 V model........................................................ 110/125 V, 50-60Hz

Primary fuse, 230/245 V model............................2.5 AT / 250 V, P/N 05020010

Primary fuse, 110/120 V model............................5.0 AT / 250 V, P/N 05020018

INSTALLATION

Minimum distance to combustible materials......................................0 .1 m (4 in)

Minimum distance to illuminated surfaces.......................................0.3 m (12 in)

Minimum clearance around fan and air vents.....................................0.1 m (4 in)

ACCESSORIES

MC-1 controller, EU..............................................................................90718000

MC-1 controller, US ..............................................................................90718100

50 hour lamp, halogen, EHJ, 24V/250W...............................................97000105

300 hour lamp, haloge n, EVC (M33 ), 24V/ 25 0W......................... .......97000103

G-clamp ................................................................................................91602003

Half-coupler...........................................................................................91602005