Performance. Both these documents are available for download from the MAC Encore Performance product pages on the Martin® website at www.martin.com. This User Guide contains information that is mainly of interest for lighting designers and operators, whereas the Safety and Installation Manual contains important information for all users, especially installers and technicians.
Effects This section gives details of the effects that can be controlled via DMX. See the DMX protocol table on page 21 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.
Color wheel The color wheel has six color filters that can be applied as split colors or in full-color steps. The color wheel can also be scrolled continuously, applying the color filters in sequence with control of color wheel speed and direction.
Rotating gobos The rotating gobo wheel in the MAC Encore Performance has five rotating gobos that can be selected, indexed (positioned at an angle), rotated continuously, and shaken (bounced). The wheel can also be scrolled continuously or shaken. Gobo indexing, continuous gobo rotation, gobo shake and continuous wheel scrolling are selected on channel 9.
Animation wheel The MAC Encore Performance is supplied with the “Radial Breakup” animation wheel (P/N 5069571) installed. The wheel can be used to add animation effects to gobo projections. Animation position and rotation are selected on channel 12 and adjusted on channel 13.
Framing The 4-blade framing module in the MAC Encore Performance can be rotated to an indexed position within a range of 110°. Independent control of angle and amount of insertion is available for each blade. You can insert one or more blades into the beam projection and also form the beam into any shape with three or four flat sides.
Control panel operations You can configure individual fixture settings (such as the MAC Encore Performance’s DMX address), read out data, execute service operations and view error messages using the fixture’s backlit graphic display and control panel. DMX ADDRESS DMX RANGE 1–33 A - Menu D - Status LED...
Battery power The MAC Encore Performance’s onboard battery gives access to the most important functions in the control panel when the fixture is not connected to AC power. The following functions are available on battery power: • DMX address • Fixture ID •...
• TUNGSTEN EMULATOR is an option that gives the look and feel of a tungsten lamp. The default color temperature of the MAC Encore Performance CLD variant is shifted to match the WRM variant, and a gradually increasing red shift is introduced as both variants are dimmed down. A slight lag is also added to dimmer and shutter response to simulate the warm-up and cool-down behavior of an incandescent source.
This signal processing takes fractions of a second and is normally invisible, but if the fixture is used to display video (using Martin P3™ video system components to convert video to DMX, for example) the processing can interfere with video response times.
Fixture information readouts The following fixture information can be called up in the display: • POWER ON TIME provides two counters: - The TOTAL counter is not user-resettable and displays total hours powered on since manufacture. - The RESETTABLE counter is user-resettable and displays the number of hours the fixture has been powered on since the counter was last reset.
Adjusting settings via DMX Certain fixture settings and parameters can be adjusted from the DMX controller on the fixture control/settings channel, DMX channel 33. Commands sent on this channel override any settings previously entered in the fixture’s onboard control menus. To help you avoid accidentally applying a setting that may disrupt a light show, for example, most of the commands must be held for a certain time before they are applied.
The MAC Encore Performance can communicate using RDM (Remote Device Management) in accordance with ESTA’s American National Standard E1.20-2006: Entertainment Technology RDM Remote Device Management Over DMX512 Networks. RDM is a bi-directional communications protocol for use in DMX512 control systems, it is the open standard for DMX512 device configuration and status monitoring.
The currently installed firmware (fixture software) version can be viewed in the control panel INFORMATION menu. Firmware updates are available from the Martin® website and can be installed using a USB memory stick or a Windows PC running the Uploader application in the Martin® DMX Tools suite (available for download free of charge from www.martin.com) and a Martin®...
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INFORMATION menu. 8. Reconnect the data link. 9. If you have installed a new firmware version, check the Martin® website to see whether an updated User Guide is available for this firmware. Fixture information and settings, are not affected when new software is uploaded.
DMX protocol For fixtures running MAC Encore Performance firmware version 1.0.0. Fade Default Channel DMX Value Function type value Strobe/shutter effect 0 - 19 Shutter closed 20 - 49 Shutter open Snap Strobe, slow → fast 50 - 200 201 - 210 Shutter open Random strobe, slow →...
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Fade Default Channel DMX Value Function type value Rotating gobo wheel: gobo selection, indexing, shake, rotation Indexed gobo: set indexed angle on channels 10/11 0 - 9 Open 10 - 14 Gobo 1 indexing 15 - 19 Gobo 2 indexing 20 - 24 Gobo 3 indexing 25 - 29...
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Fade Default Channel DMX Value Function type value Framing blade 1, position Fade Out → in 0 - 255 Framing blade 1, angle Angle – 0 -126 Fade Parallel 127 - 128 Angle + 129 - 255 Framing blade 2, position Snap Out →...
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Fade Default Channel DMX Value Function type value Fixture control/settings (hold for number of seconds indicated to activate) 0 - 9 No function (disables calibration) – 5 sec. 10 - 14 Reset entire fixture – 5 sec. No function Reset color only – 5 sec. Reset beam only–...
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Fade Default Channel DMX Value Function type value Store all CMY calibration – 5 sec. Store rotating gobo 1 current slot index calibration – 5 sec. 109-110 No function Store framing calibration – 5 sec. Store iris calibration – 5 sec. Store focus calibration –...
FX: pre-programmed effects The table below lists the pre-programmed dynamic FX (effect macros) that can be controlled using DMX channels 34-38. Select FX on channels 34 and 36 by sending the values listed in the table. Adjust effect parameters such as speed and/or amount of effect applied on channels 35 and 37, and adjust synchronization of effects across different fixtures on channel 38.
Control panel menus MAC Encore Performance firmware version 1.0.0. Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes (Default settings in bold print) DMX address (default address = 1). The DMX address range is limited so that the DMX ADDRESS 1 –...
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Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes (Default settings in bold print) Effects take shortest route during changes, crossing open positions if EFFECT necessary SHORTCUT Effects avoid open positions during effects changes Fans optimized for light intensity REGULATED FANS (temperature controlled by regulating fan speed, light output unaffected)
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Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes (Default settings in bold print) Display hours fixture has been powered on 0 ... XXX HR TOTAL since manufacture (not user-resettable) POWER ON TIME CLEAR Display hours fixture has been powered on RESETTABLE COUNTER? YES/ since last counter reset (user-resettable)
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Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes (Default settings in bold print) ERROR LIST Empty or up to 20 errors Display any errors in memory FAN CLEAN ON/OFF Activate fan cleaning Enable pan/tilt position feedback systems PT FEEDBACK Disable pan/tilt position feedback...
Service and display messages The MAC Encore Performance gives service and maintenance information by displaying a large 3- or 4-character short code and a smaller full-text message in the fixture’s 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.
Short code Long message and explanation SERVICE MODE SERV Fixture in service mode. SAFETY LOOP A safety loop error occurred but is no longer active. Warning message is cleared at the next power off/on cycle. UI TEMP HIGH UITW User interface (LCD display and control panel) PCB sensor detects abnormally high operating temperature.* ZF TEMP HIGH ZFTW...
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Short code Long message and explanation FIXTURE COLD COLD Fixture too cold. Physical movement of effects is disabled until fixture has warmed up. CTC ERROR CTER CTC flags position error. CYAN ERROR CYER Cyan flags position error. DC TEMP CUT OFF DCTC DC PCB temperature cutoff.
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Short code Long message and explanation FRAMING4 INS ERR FSER Framing blade 4 insertion position error. FRAMING4 ANG ERR FSER Framing blade 4 angle position error. FROST ERROR FTER Frost effect position error. GOBO W 1 ERR G1ER Rotating gobo wheel position error. IRIS ERROR IRER Iris effect position error.
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Short code Long message and explanation UPL ERR PAN/TILT UEPT Could not upload new pan/tilt system firmware during a firmware upload. Error cleared when new firmware is uploaded successfully or power is cycled off and on. UPL ERR Z/F UEZF Could not upload new zoom/focus system firmware during a firmware upload.
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