Lamp Safety; Protection From Eye Injury; Protection From Injury - Martin MAC Axiom Hybrid User Manual

Lamp safety

Install only a lamp that is approved for use in the product.
Prolonged exposure to an unshielded discharge lamp can cause eye and skin burns. Do
not look 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, ultraviolet
screens or any optical component.
A hot discharge lamp is under pressure and can explode without warning. Allow the
fixture to cool for at least 60 minutes and protect yourself with safety glasses and gloves
before handling a lamp.
Replace the lamp immediately if it becomes visually deformed, damaged or in any way
defective. Replace the lamp if light output intensity falls noticeably.
Monitor hours of lamp use and replace the lamp before it reaches the limit of its service
life as specified in this manual or by the lamp manufacturer.
If the quartz envelope of a discharge lamp is broken, the lamp releases a small quantity
of mercury and other toxic gases. If a discharge lamp explodes in a confined area,
evacuate the area and ventilate it thoroughly. Wear nitrite gloves when handling a
broken discharge lamp. Treat broken or used discharge lamps as hazardous waste and
send to a specialist for disposal.

Protection from eye injury

The fixture emits infrared and ultraviolet rays that are not normally visible but that may
be harmful to the eyes and skin. Do not stare at an operating lamp. Minimize exposure
to eyes or skin. Use appropriate shielding or eye protection.
Do not look directly into the light beam. Do not point the beam in a direction where a
person can look directly into it.
Ensure that persons are not looking at the light beam when the product lights up
suddenly. This can happen when power is applied, when the product receives a DMX
signal, or when certain control menu items are selected.
Do not look at the light output with magnifiers, telescopes, binoculars or similar optical
instruments that may concentrate the light output.
To minimize the risk of eye irritation or injury, disconnect the fixture from power at all
times when the fixture is not in use, and provide well-lit conditions to reduce the pupil
diameter of anyone working on or near the fixture.
Do not operate the fixture with missing or damaged covers, shields or any optical
component. If shields, lenses or ultraviolet screens have become visibly damaged to
such an extent that their effectiveness is impaired, for example by cracks or deep
scratches, return the fixture to an authorized Martin™ service agent for replacement.

Protection from injury

Fasten the fixture securely to a fixed surface or structure when in use. The fixture is not
portable when installed.
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. Do not use
safety cables as the primary means of support.
Always install as directed in this manual a secondary attachment such as a safety cable
that will hold the fixture if a primary attachment fails. The secondary attachment must be
approved by an official body such as TÜV as a safety attachment for the weight that it
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