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  • Page 1 MAC III™ Wash USER MANUAL...
  • Page 2 The Martin logo, the Martin name and all other trade- marks in this document pertaining to services or products by Martin Professional A/S or its affiliates and subsidiaries are trademarks owned or licensed by Martin Professional A/S or its affiliates or subsidiaries.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Replacing a color filter ............. . 39 MAC III Wash DMX protocol .

  • Page 4: Safety Information

    If you have questions about how to operate the fixture safely, please contact your Martin supplier or call the Martin 24-hour service hotline on +45 8740 0000, or in the USA on 1-888-tech-180.
  • Page 5 • Do not operate the fixture if the ambient temperature (Ta) exceeds 40° C (104° F). • Do not modify the fixture in any way not described in this manual or install other than genuine Martin parts. Do not stick filters, masks or other materials onto any lens or other optical component. Use only Martin-approved accessories to mask or modify the light beam.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Technical Documentation, Martin Professional A/S, Olof Palmes Allé 18, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark. Unpacking The MAC III Wash is packaged in either a cardboard box or a flightcase that is designed to protect the product during shipment. The following items are included: •...

  • Page 7: Ac Power

    The MAC III Wash requires a power input cable with a Neutrik PowerCon NAC3FCA cable connector for AC mains power input. The cable must meet the requirements listed under “Protection from electric shock” on page 4.

  • Page 8: Applying Power

    Applying power To apply power, first check that the tilt lock is released and that a power input cable is connected, then set the power switch on the base (see Figure 2) to the “I” position. MAC III Wash user manual...

  • Page 9: Lamp

    Lamp About the discharge lamp The MAC III Wash is designed for use with an Osram Lok-it HTI 1500W/60/P50 - 7mm lamp. This highly efficient single-ended discharge source provides a color temperature of 6000 K, a color rendering index greater than 90, an average service life of 750 hours and semi-hot restrike, meaning that a hot lamp is ready to strike again after 90 seconds.
  • Page 10 3. Aim the fixture at an even surface and make sure no further commands can be sent by DMX. 4. See Figure 3. Screw the three lamp adjustment screws in or out to obtain the most even beam. Figure 3: Lamp adjustment screws MAC III Wash user manual...

  • Page 11: Dmx Data Link

    1. Connect the DMX data output from the controller to the MAC III Wash’s data input (male XLR) socket. 2. Run the data link from the MAC III Wash’s data output (female XLR) socket to the data input of the next fixture.

  • Page 12: Physical Installation

    Do not apply power to the MAC III Wash 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.
  • Page 13 9. Check that other lighting fixtures cannot project light at the MAC III Wash from a distance of less than 3 m (10 ft.), as intense illumination can damage the MAC III Wash’s display.

  • Page 14: Control Panel Operations

    This feature allows easy identification of fixtures that require service intervention even if fixtures are disconnected from power. Martin flightcases for the MAC III Wash contain a small window through which the status LED is visible. MAC III Wash user manual...

  • Page 15: Setup Wizard

    Battery power The display and control panel are powered by the MAC III 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.

  • Page 16: Fixture Id

    Fixture ID The MAC III Wash lets you set a four-digit ID number to ease identification of the fixtures in an installation. When a fixture is powered on for the first time, it displays its DMX address by default. As soon as you set an ID number other than 0000 in FIXTURE ID, the MAC III Wash will display this ID number by default.
  • Page 17 See Figure 10. To limit pan so that it stays inside a safe zone 20° either side of fully forward and limit tilt so that it stays inside a safe zone 18° either side of fully forward, for example: 1. Set PAN MINIMUM to 70°. 2.

  • Page 18: Factory Settings

    • DISPLAY ROTATION lets you rotate the display manually through 0°, 90°, 180° or 270° so that it can be read easily no matter how the fixture is oriented. If set to Auto, the MAC III Wash senses its orientation and rotates the display automatically.

  • Page 19: Fixture Information Readouts

    • EVENT LOG VIEWER lets you view event logs in the fixture’s display panel. See “Event log” on page 31. DMX signal monitoring The MAC III Wash provides data on the DMX signal it is receiving in the DMX LIVE menu. This information can be useful for troubleshooting control problems.

  • Page 20: Test Sequence

    The MANUAL CONTROL menu lets you reset the fixture, strike or douse the lamp, apply effects and move pan and tilt manually. Service The SERVICE menu is covered under “Service and maintenance” on page 30. MAC III Wash user manual...

  • Page 21: Adjusting Settings Via Dmx

    Adjusting settings via DMX Certain fixture settings and parameters can be adjusted from the DMX controller on channels 20 and 21. Commands sent via DMX override any settings entered in the fixture’s onboard control menus. However, to reset the fixture, reset individual effects or cut power to the lamp via DMX if DMX Reset or DMX Lamp Off are disabled in the control menus, certain conditions must be met (see the notes in the DMX Protocol table in this manual).
  • Page 22 DMX channel (for example, set Cyan to 192 on channel 2. Send a ‘Store’ command for the effect on the Fixture Adjustment/Calibration channel. The MAC III Wash now reads the value on the effect -2.5% channel (192 for Cyan in the example above), translates it to an adjustment value of between -5% and +5% as shown in Figure 12 (+2.5% Cyan adjustment in the example...

  • Page 23: Effects

    Effects This section gives details of the effects that can be controlled via DMX. See “MAC III Wash DMX protocol” on page 40 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.

  • Page 24: Internal Barndoors

    The MAC III Wash and MAC III AirFX use the same color wheel, but the wheel is installed facing in opposite directions in the two fixtures. The fixtures’ firmware takes this difference into account, so that color filter selection via DMX is identical in the two fixtures.
  • Page 25 Self-tapping screws fastened into magnesium alloy should be left there permanently. If you are going to switch between using the MAC III Wash as a manually-controlled followspot and as a DMX-controlled moving head from time to time, you will need to install and remove followspot handles. In...

  • Page 26: Rdm

    RDM ID Each MAC III Wash has an RDM UID that makes it uniquely addressable. This can be found in the control panel menus under FIXTURE INFORMATION. RDM UID shows the fixture’s factory-set unique ID for identification in RDM systems.
  • Page 27 MAC III Wash supported standard commands allowed allowed RDM parameter ID’s (slot 21-22) Notes Category – Network Management DISC_UNIQUE_BRANCH DISC_MUTE DISC_UN_MUTE Category - Status Collection  QUEUED_MESSAGE  STATUS_MESSAGES  STATUS_ID_DESCRIPTION  CLEAR_STATUS_ID Category - RDM Information  SUPPORTED_PARAMETERS ...
  • Page 28 PAN/TILT PCB POWER UNIT PCB POWER UNIT CAPACITOR MAINS VOLTAGE LAMP VOLTAGE POWER UNIT LAMP CURRENT LAMP WATTAGE MAC III Wash supported manufacturer specific commands allowed allowed RDM parameter ID’s (slot 21-22) Notes Category – DMX protocol settings  ...
  • Page 29   FOLLOW_SPOT_MODE _LOCK_PAN   FOLLOW_SPOT_MODE _LOCK_TILT Fixture cooling settings   LAMP_COOLING   FAN_CLEAN   FAN_MODE Fixture other settings  SERIAL_NUMBER  LICENSE_KEY  EVENT_LOG_USER_EVENT_TRIGGER...

  • Page 30: Service And Maintenance

    10 seconds, feedback is automatically disabled. • ADJUST is for use at the factory and by authorized Martin Service technicians only. This menu allows dimmer, shutter, pan and tilt positions to be adjusted after replacement of components, etc. To adjust the default positions of all the MAC III Wash’s effects, use the CALIBRATION menu instead.

  • Page 31: Event Log

    Event log The MAC III Wash monitors performance, any errors or warnings, temperatures, etc. and stores data in an ongoing service event log that can be viewed in the fixture’s display or downloaded to a USB memory device and viewed on a PC.
  • Page 32 Event log structure when viewed in a web browser The effects in the example screenshots below may differ slightly from the effects in the MAC III Wash. The title Power Cycle is displayed in red if that power cycle report includes an error.
  • Page 33 • Module Information displays data from the fixture’s effects modules. • PCB information displays data from the fixture’s PCBs. • The Event Section lists all the errors, warnings and setting changes carried out by the user since the last power cycle in the event log.

  • Page 34: Calibration

    MACIII_EventLog.css and MACIII_EventLog.xsl in the same folder as the XML files so that web browsers can view the event logs correctly: Zipping the EVENT LOGS MAC III SERIES folder before storing or sending should ensure that the nested templates folder is correctly included.

  • Page 35: Software Installation

    2. Disconnect the data link from the MAC III Wash. 3. Insert the USB stick in the MAC III Wash’s USB host socket. The fixture should recognize the USB stick, illuminate the display panel and show the UPDATE FIRMWARE window in the display. Alternatively, scroll to the UPDATE FIRMWARE menu under SERVICE in the control panel.

  • Page 36: Cleaning

    To install the MAC III firmware: 1. Download the firmware ‘.MU3’ file from the MAC III Wash support page on the Martin website at www.martin.com to the PC. 2. Read the firmware release notes carefully to check for any instructions or warnings.
  • Page 37 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.

  • Page 38: Lubrication

    Lubrication The MAC III Wash 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.
  • Page 39 6. See Figure 22. Lift the effects module E out of the head. Place it on a flat surface. Figure 22: Removing effects module 7. See Figure 23. Rotate the color wheel until the filter that you want to change is accessible. Lift the outer edge of the filter F up from the color wheel slightly to release it, then pull it out of its retaining spring G and out of...

  • Page 40: Mac Iii Wash Dmx Protocol

    128 - 254 51 - 99 Maximum yellow setting (128 = no yellow) Normal (full range) Fade Open (6000 K) → warm (3200 K) 0 - 255 0 - 100 Table 2: MAC III Wash DMX Protocol MAC III Wash user manual...
  • Page 41 0 - 22 0 - 9 0° (vertical) Fade +1° → +89° 24 - 230 9 - 90 +90° (horizontal) +91° → +100° 232 - 255 91 - 100 Table 2: MAC III Wash DMX Protocol MAC III Wash DMX protocol...
  • Page 42 Slot 1 is selected on the color wheel (DMX value 20 on channel 8) Value must be held for 5 seconds to activate Table 2: MAC III Wash DMX Protocol MAC III Wash user manual...
  • Page 43 • Shake and Random CMY channel 9 must be set to DMX value 005 - • Fixture control channel 20 must be set to DMX value 055 - 059. Table 2: MAC III Wash DMX Protocol MSB = Most significant byte...

  • Page 44: Control Panel Menus

    Follow P/T speed applied to pan and tilt via DMX or in SETTINGS control menu Normal Normal effects speed EFFECT SPEED Fast Optimize effects movement for speed Optimize effects movement for Slow smoothness Table 3: Control menus MAC III Wash user manual...
  • Page 45 Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes (Default settings in bold print) Sets all cooling fans to no cleaning Fan cleaning mode activated FAN CLEAN Auto automatically if fan error reported FANS Forced Sets all cooling fans to run at 100% Always on Cooling fans operate constantly FAN MODE...
  • Page 46 Silent with LED light to indicate fixture status if an error has been detected or the fixture has a warning) FACTORY Return all settings (except calibrations) to LOAD FACTORY SETTINGS SETTINGS factory defaults Table 3: Control menus MAC III Wash user manual...
  • Page 47 Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes (Default settings in bold print) FIRMWARE Vxx.xx.xx Fixture software version VERSION Display hours fixture has been powered on TOTAL POWER ON since manufacture (not user-resettable) Display hours fixture has been powered on POWER ON TIME RESETTABLE POWER ON since last counter reset (user-resettable)
  • Page 48 UPDATE FIRMWARE BANK Firmware bank version LOCATION Location of firmware bank EVENT LOG TRIGGER Triggers generation of event log EVENT LOG CLEAN EVENT LOG Clears event log and any current errors Table 3: Control menus MAC III Wash user manual...

  • Page 49: Service And Display Messages

    Service and display messages The MAC III Wash 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 easier reading with the fixture still in the rig, for example, while the full-text message gives more detailed information.
  • Page 50 One or more of the PCB's in the yoke is within 10% of maximum**. Table 4: Warning messages * Adjustment should only be carried out by a qualified service technician with Martin™ service documentation. ** High temperature warnings are canceled as soon as temperature returns to normal. If temperature reaches cutoff level, the warning is replaced by a cutoff error message.

  • Page 51: Error Messages

    Error messages Short code Full-text message BDER BARNDOOR RESET ERROR Internal barndoor error detected during reset. BOTV BOOT NOT VALID Decentralized firmware in a module cannot be replaced or does not match bank. FIxture firmware bank must be replaced. BRER BARNDOOR ROTATION ERROR A barndoor rotation error has been detected.
  • Page 52 MAINS LOW Input voltage on electronic ballast is too low. It may be impossible to strike lamp. OPER ONBOARD PROG ERR Onboard programming function error. PAER PAN ERROR Pan alignment circuit error. Table 5: Error messages MAC III Wash user manual...
  • Page 53 Short code Full-text message PSER PAN SENSOR ERROR Unable to detect pan position sensor calibration data. PTCM P/T SENSOR CAL Unable to detect pan/tilt sensor calibration data. PTCO PU TMP CUTOFF Ballast shut down because temperature is too high (thermal cutoff). PTSE PU TMP SEN ERR A ballast temperature sensor is not communicating normally.

  • Page 54: Troubleshooting

    Repair or replace damaged cables. Insert DMX termination plug in data output socket Data link not terminated. of the last MAC III Wash on the data link. Fixtures reset correctly but respond erratically or not at all Incorrect addressing of fixtures.

  • Page 55: Specifications

    Specifications Physical Length ............. . . 712 mm (28.0 in.) Width .
  • Page 56 Martin USB Duo Interface Box™ ........
  • Page 57 MAC III Wash in cardboard packing case ........
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  • Page 60 • Olof Palmes Allé 18 • 8200 Aarhus N • Denmark Tel: +45 8740 0000 • Fax +45 8740 0010...

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