Martin MAC Aura, User Manual

Page 1: ...MAC Aura User manual TM ...

Page 2: ...rtin Professional A S or its affiliates and subsidiaries are trademarks owned or licensed by Martin Professional A S or its affiliates or subsidiaries Martin MAC Aura products are covered by one or more of these patents US 7 498 756 and or one or more of these patent applications PCT DK2011 050040 US 13 176 137 PCT DK2011 050120 PCT DK2011 050110 PCT DK2011 050112 DK PA 2011 00665 DK PA 2011 00666...

Page 3: ... ground fault earth fault protection Before using the fixture check that all power distribution equipment and cables are in perfect condition and rated for the current requirements of all connected devices Power input and throughput cables must be rated 20 A minimum have three conductors 1 5 mm 16 AWG minimum conductor size and an outer cable diameter of 5 15 mm 0 2 0 6 in Cables must be hard usag...

Page 4: ...ies on page 34 for suitable mounting hardware Ensure that any supporting structure and or hardware used can hold at least 10 times the weight of all the devices they support If suspending from a rigging structure fasten the fixture to a rigging clamp with an M12 bolt screwed into the threaded hole in the center of the base of the fixture The bolt must protrude at least 20 30 mm 0 8 1 2 ins into th...

Page 5: ... fixture on a truss 11 Hanging the fixture 12 Quick mount surface mounting bracket 12 Setup 13 Control panel and menu navigation 13 DMX address setting 13 Beam Aura and FX control 13 Tailoring performance 14 Restoring factory default settings 15 Operation and effects 16 Effects 16 RDM 18 Service and maintenance 19 Cleaning 19 Control menu service utilities 20 Fixture readouts 21 Lubrication 21 DMX...

Page 6: ...view Control buttons AC mains power Safety cable attachment point Display Figure 1 Fixture overview DMX input DMX output input AC mains power throughput Note head fan grill in production models is rotated 90 compared to this illustration ...

Page 7: ...m Comments or suggestions regarding this document may be e mailed to service martin dk or posted to Technical Documentation Martin Professional A S Olof Palmes Allé 18 DK 8200 Aarhus N Denmark Using for the first time Important The MAC Aura must be protected from environmental factors such as physical shocks and vibration during transportation and storage to a level of protection equal to that pro...

Page 8: ...ng Check that the voltage range specified on the fixture s serial number label matches the local AC mains power voltage before applying power to the fixture MAC Aura fixtures accept AC mains power at 100 240 V nominal 50 60 Hz Do not apply AC mains power to the fixture at any other voltage than that specified on the fixture s serial number label Power cables and power plug Power input and throughp...

Page 9: ...be relayed to another device via the light grey PowerCon throughput socket that accepts a light grey PowerCon NAC3FCB cable connector Note that blue input and light grey throughput connectors have different designs one type cannot be connected to the other Neutrik power connectors can be ordered separately from Martin see Accessories on page 34 If you link fixtures in a chain so that they all draw...

Page 10: ... add a DMX universe and another daisy chained link Tips for reliable data transmission Use shielded twisted pair cable designed for RS 485 devices standard microphone cable cannot transmit control data reliably over long runs 24 AWG cable is suitable for runs up to 300 meters 1000 ft Heavier gauge cable and or an amplifier is recommended for longer runs Never use both a fixture s outputs to split ...

Page 11: ... see Fixture overview on page 6 if the fixture is to be installed in any location where it may fall and cause injury or damage Mounting the fixture on a truss The MAC Aura can be clamped to a truss or similar rigging structure in any orientation Warning Use a rigging clamp with an M12 bolt if suspending the fixture from its base The clamp must be screwed into the central threaded hole in the fixtu...

Page 12: ...her will provide secondary attachment However this suspension method is not recommended as it will not hold the base firmly and moving pan and tilt will cause the fixture and light beam to swing uncontrollably Instead we strongly recommend installation using a rigging clamp as described above Warning If you choose to suspend using two cables anyway you must install a minimum 8 8 grade steel M12 bo...

Page 13: ...red on and has reset The display panel backlighting indicates fixture status as follows The display blacks out during resets The display flashes slowly if the fixture is not receiving a valid DMX signal unless the control buttons are used In this case the display behaves normally until the buttons have not been used for a short period then begins to flash slowly again The display can be set to go ...

Page 14: ...ra array Certain FX require Aura intensity to be above 0 to be visible Please consult the FX documentation available on www martin com for more details Tailoring performance Pan and tilt movement The P T SPEED settings set the maximum speed of pan and tilt movement FAST optimizes for speed and SLOW optimizes for smoothness of movement NORMAL is a compromise between these two The default setting is...

Page 15: ...ettings FAST is the default setting It gives a virtually instantaneous reaction when you dim from one intensity to another but dimming slowly from one intensity to another may appear slightly uneven The SMOOTH setting gives smoother dimming during slow changes in intensity but it limits the speed of dimming changes slightly This makes it ideal for slow smooth dimming but a short time lag may be no...

Page 16: ...one tenth peak angles Aura output is automatically dimmed as the zoom approaches maximum There is a linear dimming curve from normal Aura output when the Beam is at 90 zoom to zero Aura output when the Beam is at maximum narrow zoom Pan and tilt The MAC Aura s moving head can be panned through 540 and tilted through 232 The speed of pan tilt movement can be adjusted on the DMX fixture control chan...

Page 17: ... fixtures In raw mode the Beam has color wheel effect and RGBW options available In RGBW control the Beam s white LED control channel must be used to manually control white output in RGBW color mixing FX pre programmed Beam and Aura effects A library of pre programmed effects in which Beam and Aura output can be independent or synchronized is available via DMX These effects are simply called FX in...

Page 18: ...vated it overrides any other settings for the parameters that the FX modifies For example an FX that modifies the zoom will override any zoom angle set on the zoom channel DMX channel 3 If the same FX is selected on both the FX1 select and FX2 select channels only the FX1 adjust channel is active The FX2 adjust channel is ignored If different FX are selected on the FX1 select and FX2 select channe...

Page 19: ...l brightness over many thousands of hours of use The extent of wear and tear depends heavily on operating conditions and environment so it is impossible to specify precisely whether and to what extent LED performance will be affected However you may eventually need to ask Martin Professional to replace LEDs if their characteristics are affected by wear and tear after an extended period of use and ...

Page 20: ...the and buttons as necessary to align the beam with the reference beam Press to save the setting then to exit 3 Tilt calibration is easiest when multiple fixtures are arranged side by side horizontally To calibrate set pan positions for easy side by side comparison Select one fixture to be the reference fixture On that fixture select SERVICE CALIBRATION TILT OFFSET and press Wait for the fixture t...

Page 21: ...peratures can be reset individually The MAX temperature counters are not resettable Power on hours You can view the number of hours since the resettable counter was last reset or the total number of hours since manufacture You can also reset the resettable counter to zero The manufacturer s serial number and the fixture s RDM ID number Display messages If an error occurs the MAC Aura gives fixture...

Page 22: ...n Strobe 3 closing pulse fast slow Shutter open Strobe 4 random strobe fast slow Shutter open Strobe 5 random opening pulse fast slow Shutter open Strobe 6 random closing pulse fast slow Shutter open Strobe 7 burst pulse fast slow Shutter open Strobe 8 random burst pulse fast slow Shutter open Strobe 9 sine wave fast slow Shutter open Strobe 10 burst fast slow Shutter open Snap 22 2 0 255 0 100 Be...

Page 23: ...N3 No function Raw color output mode COLOR CALIB OFF3 No function Fast dimming speed of changes unrestricted2 No function Smooth dimming speed of changes restricted slightly2 No function Illuminate display 1 If DMX Reset is disabled in the menu a reset command can only be executed if channel 2 is set to 232 and channel 1 is set to zero These values need to be held for 5 seconds before feature is a...

Page 24: ... Moss Green LEE 122 Fern Green LEE 738 JAS Green LEE 088 Lime Green LEE 100 Spring Yellow LEE 104 Deep Amber LEE 179 Chrome Orange LEE 105 Orange LEE 021 Gold Amber LEE 778 Millennium Gold LEE 135 Deep Golden Amber LEE 164 Flame Red Open Color wheel rotation effect Clockwise fast slow Stop this will stop wherever the color is at the time Counter clockwise slow fast Open Random color Fast Medium Sl...

Page 25: ...ndently Cycle duration is for FX1 and FX2 is made shorter and longer at random Channel 16 and channel 18 adjust FX1 and FX2 speed independently Snap 0 Aura control 20 0 19 20 24 25 64 65 69 70 84 85 89 90 104 105 109 110 124 125 129 130 144 145 149 150 164 165 169 170 184 185 189 190 204 205 209 210 224 225 229 230 244 245 255 0 7 8 9 10 25 26 27 28 33 34 35 36 41 42 43 44 49 50 51 52 57 58 59 60 ...

Page 26: ...LEE 790 Moroccan pink LEE 157 Pink LEE 332 Special rose pink LEE 328 Follies pink LEE 345 Fuchsia pink LEE 194 Surprise pink LEE 181 Congo Blue LEE 071 Tokyo Blue LEE 120 Deep Blue LEE 079 Just Blue LEE 132 Medium Blue LEE 200 Double CT Blue LEE 161 Slate Blue LEE 201 Full CT Blue LEE 202 Half CT Blue LEE 117 Steel Blue LEE 353 Lighter Blue LEE 118 Light Blue LEE 116 Medium Blue Green LEE 124 Dark...

Page 27: ...Strobe alternate dual Strobe alternate triple 3 step strobe Reserved Intensity random alternate Aura ramp Beam flash Beam ramp Aura flash Intensity Aura Beam ramp Intensity Beam Aura ramp Reserved Trigger Delay Speed Speed Speed Speed n a Speed Speed Speed Speed Speed n a Color FX 100 102 103 108 109 111 112 114 115 126 127 129 130 132 133 135 136 138 139 141 142 159 39 40 42 43 44 45 49 50 51 52 ...

Page 28: ...yo Blue 000 000 255 120 Deep Blue 000 078 255 079 Just Blue 000 199 255 132 Medium Blue 000 255 234 200 Double CT Blue 149 246 255 161 State Blue 137 255 227 201 Full CT Blue 213 220 222 202 Half CT Blue 219 232 175 117 Steel Blue 205 255 199 353 Lighter Blue 115 255 165 118 Light Blue 006 255 143 116 Medium Blue Green 000 255 94 124 Dark Green 029 255 000 139 Primary Green 032 223 000 089 Moss Gr...

Page 29: ...TED Cooling fan speed thermostatically regulated FULL Max cooling fan speed DIMMER CURVE LINEAR Linear dimming curve SQUARE LAW Square law dimming curve INV SQUARE LAW Inverse square law dimming curve S CURVE S curve dimming curve DIMMER SPEED FAST Fast dimming with unrestricted speed SMOOTH Smooth dimming with restricted speed DMX RESET OFF Disable reset via DMX ON Enable reset via DMX DISPLAY ON...

Page 30: ...perature since manufacture SERIAL NUMBERS RDM Display fixture s RDM ID FIXT SERIAL NUMBER Display fixture s serial number TEST TEST ALL Test LEDs pan tilt zoom and display TEST LEDS Test LEDs only TEST MOTORS Test pan tilt and zoom movement only TEST DISPLAY Test all segments in onboard display panel DMX LIVE RATE xx Hz DMX transmission speed live in packets per second QUALITY 0 100 Percentage of ...

Page 31: ...s that LED temperature is too high Power to the LEDs is cut off AURA TMP CUT OFF RDM message Lamp Temp Cut Off the Aura LED temperature sensor measures that LED temperature is too high Power to the LEDs is cut off PAN FBACK ERR TILT FBACK ERR there is a malfunction in the optical pan or tilt monitoring feedback circuit e g sensor defective After a time out pan or tilt stops in a random position Re...

Page 32: ...e and controller Check fixture is set to correct DMX mode One of the fixtures is defective and is disturbing data transmission on the link Unplug XLR in and out connectors and connect them directly together to bypass one fixture at a time until normal operation is regained Have faulty fixture serviced by Martin service technician XLR pin out on fixtures does not match pins 2 and 3 reversed Install...

Page 33: ...metric Data Light source Osram Ostar high power long life emitters Total luminous output 3850 lumens zoom at maximum Control and Programming Control options Independent or synchronized Beam and Aura control Control DMX RDM Implemented Control resolution 8 bit with 16 bit control of pan tilt DMX channels 14 25 Setting and addressing Control panel with backlit graphic display Protocol USITT DMX512 A...

Page 34: ... 60598 1 EN 62471 EU EMC EN 55103 1 EN 55103 2 EN 55015 EN 61547 US safety UL 1573 US EMC FCC Part 15 Class A Canadian safety CSA E598 2 17 CSA E60598 1 Canadian EMC ICES 003 Class A Australia NZ C TICK N4241 Included Items M12 bolt suitable for use with Martin rigging clamps User manual P N 35000254 Accessories Set of 5 x quick mount surface mounting brackets P N 91606017 Neutrik PowerCon NAC3FCA...

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