MAC III™ PROFILE USER MANUAL
Dimensions All measurements are expressed in millimeters * *The minimum center-to-center distance can be reduced if pan limits are set via the control menus © 2008 Martin Professional A/S. Information subject to change without notice. Martin Professional A/S and all affiliated companies disclaim liability for any injury, damage, direct or indirect loss, consequential or economic loss or any other loss occasioned by the use of, inability to use or reliance on the information contained in this manual.
Contents Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Using for the first time . . . . .
Replacing a color filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gobos in the MAC III Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacing the gobo animation wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety Information WARNING! Read the safety precautions in this section before installing, powering, operating or servicing this product. The following symbols are used to identify important safety information on the product and in this manual: DANGER! DANGER! DANGER! Safety hazard. Refer to Hazardous Risk of severe manual before voltage. Risk of injury or death. installing, severe or lethal powering or electric shock. servicing. Warning! Fire hazard. Warning! Burn hazard. Hot surface. Do not touch.
LAMP SAFETY • Prolonged exposure to an unshielded discharge lamp can cause eye and skin burns. Do not stare directly into the light output. Never look at an exposed lamp while it is lit. • Do not operate the fixture with missing or damaged covers, shields, lenses or ultraviolet screens. • A hot discharge lamp is under pressure and can explode without warning.
Introduction Thank you for selecting the Martin™ MAC III Profile™.
AC power Warning! For protection from electric shock, the fixture must be grounded (earthed). The AC mains supply must be fitted with a fuse or circuit breaker and ground-fault (earth-fault) protection. Important!Check that the correct fuse is installed before applying power. Power input and primary fuses The MAC III Profile features an auto-sensing switch-mode power supply that automatically adapts to 200-240 V (nominal) AC power at 50 or 60 Hz.
Lamp About the discharge lamp The MAC III Profile is designed for use with an Osram HTI 1500W/60/P50 lamp. This highly efficient double-ended short-arc source provides a color temperature of 6000 K, a color rendering index greater than 85, an average service life of 750 hours and semi-hot restrike, meaning that a hot lamp is ready to strike again after 90 seconds.
Lamp adjustment Warning! Adjust the lamp with the fixture cool. The fixture may become hot during adjustment, so wear heat-resistant safety gloves. As well as being undesirable for aesthetic reasons, a significant hot-spot in the beam will focus extra heat onto optical components and may cause damage that is not covered by the product warranty. After fitting a new lamp, adjustment may be required to obtain an even beam. To adjust the lamp: 1.
DMX data link The MAC III Profile has 5-pin locking XLR sockets for DMX and RDM input and output. The default pin-out on both sockets is: • pin 1 to shield Port 1, DMX and RDM communication: • pin 2 to data 1 cold (-) • pin 3 to data 1 hot (+) Port 2, not used by default but available for data communication: • pin 4 to data 2 cold (-) • pin 5 to data 2 hot (+). The default use of Port 1 for DMX and RDM can be altered in the control panel (see “Personality – tailoring performance” on page 16).
Physical installation Warning! The MAC III Profile has a powerful pan motor. The torque reaction when the head is panned suddenly can cause the base to move if the fixture is standing unsecured on a surface. Do not apply power to the MAC III Profile unless the base is securely fastened to a surface or to rigging hardware. Warning! Use 2 clamps to rig the fixture. Do not hang the fixture from only one clamp. Lock each clamp with both 1/4-turn fasteners. Fasteners are locked only when turned fully clockwise.
3. See Figure 6. Note the position of the arrows on the bottom of the base that indicate the front of the fixture. Figure 6: Front of fixture 4. Align a clamp with 2 mounting points in the base. See Figure 7. Insert the fasteners into the base and turn both levers a full 1/4-turn clockwise to lock. Install the second clamp. 5. Block access under the work area.
Control panel operations You can configure individual fixture settings such as the MAC III Profile’s DMX address, read out data and execute service using the fixture’s backlit graphic display and control panel. The control menu overview starting on page 44 gives a complete list in table form of the menus and commands available.
Battery power The display and control panel are powered by the MAC III Profile’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.
DMX addressing is limited to channels 1 - 486 in 16-bit mode and 1 - 483 in 16-bit extended mode. The upper limit makes 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. Press the jog wheel to enter the main menu. 2. Rotate the jog wheel to scroll down to DMX ADDRESS, then click the jog button. Rotate the jog wheel to scroll to the desired address and click the jog button to save. 3.
- Selecting Outside keeps pan and tilt outside the limits you set – i.e. angles define a ‘no-go zone’. - Limits are not activated until the head is panned and tilted into its safe zone or out of its no-go zone. - When pan/tilt limits are active, the PAN/TILT light at the bottom right of the display lights yellow. +70° Safe zone +90° +90° Safe zone See Figure 10.
DMX % DMX % Optically linear S-curve Output Output Output Output • DIMMING CURVE provides four dimming options (see Figure 11): DMX % Square law DMX % Inverse square law Figure 11: Dimming curve options - Optically linear – the increase in light intensity appears to be linear as DMX value is increased. - S-curve (voltage RMS) – light intensity control is finer at low levels and high levels and coarser at medium levels.
- The TOTAL POWER ON counter is not user-resettable and displays total hours powered on since manufacture. - The RESETTABLE POWER ON 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 LAMP ON counter is not user-resettable and displays total hours the lamp has been powered on since manufacture.
Manual control The MANUAL CONTROL menu lets you reset the fixture, strike our douse the lamp, apply effects and move pan and tilt manually. Setup Wizard menu The SETUP WIZARD menu gives quick access to the most frequently required items in the other menus.
Adjusting settings via DMX Certain fixture settings and parameters can be adjusted from the DMX controller on DMX channels 26 and 27 in 16-bit mode or channels 29 and 30 in 16-bit extended mode. Commands sent via DMX override any settings entered in the fixture’s onboard control menus.
• Pan/tilt limits • Calibration offsets Defining calibration offsets via DMX The ”Fixture adjustments/calibration” DMX channel allows effect offsets to be adjusted and stored in the fixture from the DMX controller. To adjust 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 3 in 16-bit mode or 4 in 16-bit extended mode). 2.
Effects This section gives details of the effects that can be controlled via DMX. See “MAC III Profile DMX protocol” on page 38 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 byte. In other words, the fine channel works within the position set by the coarse channel.
When projecting onto a surface or stage, setting the pattern to horizontal with very slow rotation can simulate windswept clouds, for example, and setting the pattern close to vertical with faster rotation can simulate flames. Adjust the fixture’s focus to obtain the most realistic results. The animation wheel can also give mid-air and linear projection effects that are different from rotating gobo effects in that they do not rotate around a center axis.
Optical configuration Color wheel The MAC III Profile features a color wheel with 7 interchangeable dichroic color filters and an open position.
Gobos The two gobo wheels in the MAC III Profile each provide 5 rotating gobos plus an open position. The standard gobos are shown in the correct order in Figure 14 on page 26. All gobos are interchangeable, but replacement gobos must match the dimensions, construction and quality of the gobos supplied as standard (see under “Specifications” on page 51). Handling, installing and storing the gobos in the MAC III Profile requires special care. See “Gobos in the MAC III Profile” on page 33 for details.
RDM The MAC III Profile can communicate with RDM (Remote Device Management) devices. RDM communication The MAC III Profile running firmware version 1.1.0 will respond to the following basic mandatory RDM requests: • RDM_DISCOVERY_COMMAND • RDM_DISC_MUTE • RDM_DISC_UNMUTE • RDM_DEVICE_INFO (get) • RDM_SOFTWARE_VERSION_LABEL (get) • RDM_DMX_START_ADDRESS (get/set) • RDM_IDENTIFY_DEVICE (get/set) RDM port In line with the RDM standard, the MAC III Profile running firmware version 1.1.
Service and maintenance Warning! Disconnect the fixture from power and allow to cool for 2 hours 45 minutes before removing any cover. Important! Excessive dust, smoke fluid, and particulate buildup degrades performance, causes overheating and will damage the fixture. Damage caused by inadequate maintenance is not covered by the warranty. This section lists service and maintenance operations that may be carried out by the user. Refer any operation that is not described here to a qualified Martin technician.
Calibrating effects 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. Dimmer, shutter and zoom are calibrated to defined points. The other effects are calibrated relative to an arbitrary reference fixture. A calibration range of approx. +/- 5% is available for each effect.
• 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 Universal USB/DMX™ or Martin DABS1™. To install the MAC III Profile firmware: 1. Download the firmware ‘.MU3’ file from the MAC III Profile support page on the Martin website at www.martin.
3. See Figure 17. On each side of the base, pinch the air filter holders in from the sides as illustrated, then pull the center of the holders outwards to unclip and remove them. 4. Clean the air filter elements. If they are saturated with smoke fluid, soak them in warm, soapy water and blot dry. If the filters cannot be cleaned completely or are not in perfect condition, replace them with new items. 5.
Lubrication The MAC III Profile does not require lubrication under normal circumstances. The slides for the zoom and focus lens cars are lubricated with a long-lasting teflon-based grease that can be reapplied by a Martin service partner if necessary. Replacing a color filter Note: Wear cotton gloves while handling color filters and use only genuine Martin filters. 1. Power the lamp off but leave the fixture powered on with fans running and allow it to cool. 2.
Gobos in the MAC III Profile The MAC III Profile uses specially-designed borosilicate 3.3 gobos with a heavy matted aluminum coating that require particularly careful handling and storage. The use of metal gobos in the MAC III Profile is not recommended. Do not use gobos with dark coatings on any side, as these will absorb heat – either directly from the lamp or reflected back from other gobos and optical components – and will not be durable. Handling and storage 1.
Gobo orientation The orientations shown in Figure 22 are correct in most cases, but consult your Martin dealer or gobo supplier if you are in any doubt about the orientation of a specific gobo type. Coated Glass Gobos The heavy matted aluminum coated borosilicate gobos in the MAC III Profile are factory-installed with the more reflective sides facing towards the lamp. Replacement gobos must also be installed with more reflective sides facing the lamp in order to avoid heat damage.
Replacing the gobo animation wheel Important! The gobo animation wheel is glass and must be handled gently. Do not attempt to bend it or you will break it. Breakages caused by mishandling are not covered by the product warranty. 1. Disconnect the fixture from power and allow it to cool for 2 hours 45 minutes. 2. Apply the tilt lock in a convenient position. Open the top cover as described under “Replacing a color filter” on page 32. 3. See Figure 23.
Removing modules The MAC III Profile is modular in design. A full procedure for removing and servicing effect modules is included in the Martin™ service package available for the MAC III Profile. Important! The zoom/focus car and animation wheel must be moved to the positions described below before modules can be removed. 1. See Figure 25.
Figure 26: Module retaining screws Service and maintenance 37
MAC III Profile DMX protocol Firmware version: 1.1.
Basic 16-bit Mode 16-bit Extended Mode DMX Value Percent Function Color Wheel 7 8 0 1 - 19 20 21 - 39 40 41 - 59 60 61 - 79 80 81 - 99 100 101 - 119 120 121 - 139 140 141 - 159 160 0 1-7 8 9 - 15 16 17 - 23 24 25 - 31 32 33 - 39 40 41 - 47 48 49 - 55 56 57 - 63 64 Continuous Scroll Open Open → Slot 1 - Blue Slot 1 Slot 1 → Slot 2 - Green Slot 2 Slot 2 → Slot 3 - Orange Slot 3 Slot 3 → Slot 4 - Minus green Slot 4 Slot 4 → Slot 5 - Yellow Slot 5 Slot 5 → Slot 6 - Congo (deep blue) Slot 6 Slot 6 → Slo
Basic 16-bit Mode 16-bit Extended Mode DMX Value Percent Function Gobo wheel 1: indexing, direction, speed (MSB) 9 10 0 - 255 0 - 100 If indexed gobo is selected on channel 8 (16-bit) or 9 (16-bit ext.) Rotating gobo indexing, 0 → 395° 0-2 3 - 126 127 - 129 130 - 253 254 - 255 0 1 - 50 51 52 - 99 100 If continuous gobo rotation is selected on channel 8 (16-bit) or 9 (16-bit ext.
Basic 16-bit Mode 16-bit Extended Mode DMX Value 0 - 18 19 - 57 14 15 Percent Function Color shake / random CMY No effect (Note: this value is used for setting calibration values on ch. 27/30) Color wheel: fast narrow shake fast → slow wide shake, around currently selected color 0-6 7 - 22 Random CMY: set min./ max. CMY range limits on channels 3 - 5 (16-bit) or 4 - 6 (16-bit ext.
Basic 16-bit Mode 22 25 23 26 24 27 25 28 26 42 16-bit Extended Mode 29 DMX Value Percent Function 0 - 255 0 - 100 Pan (MSB) Left → right (128 = neutral) 0 - 255 0 - 100 Pan, fine (LSB) 0 - 255 0 - 100 Tilt (MSB) Left → right (128 = neutral) 0 - 255 0 - 100 Tilt, fine (LSB) 0-9 10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54 55 - 59 0-1 2-3 4-5 6-7 8-9 10 - 11 12 - 13 14 - 15 16 - 17 18 - 19 20 - 21 60 - 64 22 - 23 65 - 69 24 - 25 70 - 74 26 - 27 7
Basic 16-bit Mode 27 16-bit Extended Mode 30 DMX Value 0-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 95-99 100-104 105-109 110-114 115-124 125-129 130-134 135-139 140-144 145-149 150-154 155-159 160-164 165-169 170-174 175-179 180-184 185-189 190-194 195-199 200-204 205-209 210-214 215-219 220-224 225-229 230-234 235-239 240-244 245-249 250-255 Percent Function 0 -13 14 - 15 16 - 17 18 - 19 20 - 21 22 - 23 24 - 25 26 - 27 28 - 29 30 - 31 32 - 33 34 - 35 36 - 37 38 - 39 40 - 4
Control panel menus Commands marked * can also be executed via DMX Menu Item Options SETUP WIZARD 1 – 486 (16-bit) 1 – 483 (16-bit extended) DMX ADDRESS 0000 – 9999 Normal Swap Pan invert Reverse DMX pan control: right → left Tilt imvert Reverse DMX tilt control: down → up Enable pan and tilt range limits (see settings in P/T LIMIT SETTINGS menu) Set minimum pan angle (0° – 360°) Set maximum pan angle (360° – 0°) PROTOCOL SET 16 Bit Ext.
Menu FACTORY SETTINGS Item Options LOAD FACTORY SETTINGS FIRMWARE VERSION FIXTURE MAC ID RDM UID POWER ON TIME Return all settings (except calibrations) to factory defaults Vxx.xx.xx Fixture software version xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx xxxx.
Menu Item Options CMY MODULE ADJUST EFFECT MODULE CALIBRATION SERVICE DEFAULT CALIBRATION OFFSET SHUTTER ... TILT LOAD DEFAULTS Notes (Default settings in bold print) DIMMER – For use by qualified service technicians - see Martin service documentation before entering this menu. SHUTTER – For use by qualified service technicians - see Martin service documentation before entering this menu.
Service and display messages The MAC III Profile gives service and maintenance information by displaying a large 3- or 4-character short code and a smaller full-text message in the display. The short code is visible at a distance, allowing error identification with the fixture still in the rig, for example, while the full-text message gives more detailed information about the error. Service warnings If the MAC III Profile requires service, it displays a warning indicating the service required.
Short code Full-text message ECDE EFFECT CALIBRATE DATA PCB Unable to read/write data to external EEPROM board (calibrate date) on effect module EEDF WRITING EEPROM DEFAULT(S) No valid EEPROM in a CAN module. Writing default into the EEPROM based on the CAN address. Module is possibly incorrectly connected EEPR EEPROM INVALID/NO CONN. No connection or EEPROM data invalid EFSM ERROR FAILSAFE MODE Module error detected during self-check at startup. Service intervention required.
Short code Full-text message UPLC UPLOAD ERROR ON COOLING UPLE UPLOAD ERROR ON EFFECT UPLM UPLOAD ERROR ON CMY UPLP UPLOAD ERROR ON PAN/TILT UPLU UPLOAD ERROR ON UI* UPLZ UPLOAD ERROR ON ZOOM/FOCUS YEER YELLOW ERROR YT W YOKE TEMPERATURE TOO HIGH Yoke PCB temperature > 85° C YTCO YOKE TEMPERATURE CUTOFF Yoke PCB temperature > 95° C ZCDE ZOOM CALIBRATE DATA PCB Unable to read/write data to external EEPROM board (calibrate date) on zoom/focus module ZOER ZOOM ERROR Table 4: Error messa
Troubleshooting Problem One or more of the fixtures is completely dead. Probable cause(s) Remedy No power to fixture. Check that power is switched on and cables are plugged in. Primary fuse blown (located near mains inlet). Isolate fixture from power and replace fuse. Secondary fuse(s) blown (located on PCBs in base). Isolate fixture from power. Check fuses and replace. Bad data link. Inspect connections and cables. Correct poor connections. Repair or replace damaged cables.
Specifications Physical Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 690 mm (27.2 in.) Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536 mm (21.1 in.) Height (head straight up) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914 mm (36.0 in.) Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Standard lens, zoom at maximum Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23% One tenth-peak angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53° Total output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thermal Maximum ambient temperature (Ta) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40° C (104° F) Maximum surface temperature, steady state, Ta = 40° C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170° C (338° F) Cooling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Filtered forced air (temperature-regulated, low noise) Total heat dissipation (calculated, +/- 10% at 200 V, 60 Hz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intellectual Property Rights MAC III™ products are covered by one or more of these patents: DE 60,009,334;EP 1,234,197; US 6,241,366; US 6,687,063; US 6,601,973; US 6,971,770; US 7,222,997 and/or one or more of these patent applications: CN 1985125A; CN 200810128720.0; CN 200810128782.1; CN 200810128771.3; CN 200810128776.6; CN 200810131481.4; CN 200810125884.8; CN 200810125883.3; EP 1,747,399A1; EP 08103667.5; EP 08103669.1; EP 08103671.7; EP 08103673.3; EP 08103672.5; EP 08103784.8; EP 08103674.
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