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  • Page 1 ™ VDO Face 5 Video Panel User Manual...
  • Page 2 ©2010-2018 HARMAN Professional Denmark ApS. All rights reserved. Martin® is a trademark of HARMAN Professional Denmark ApS registered in the United States and/or other countries.
  • Page 3 VDO Face 5 Single Header Ø25 VDO Face 5 Double Header VDO Face 5 Curving Header All dimensions are in millimeters...
  • Page 4 VDO Face 5 Panel Clamp All dimensions are in millimeters VDO Face 5™ user manual...
  • Page 5 VDO Face Footer floor stand system Base unit and stabilizer leg Adjustable 20 - 40 mm Panel mount ladder 1124 All dimensions are in millimeters...

  • Page 6: Safety Information

    If you have questions about how to install or operate the VDO Face 5™ system 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 7 (protective earth). • When using AC mains power at 100-120 V, connect a maximum of ten (10) VDO Face 5™ panels in total to AC power in one chain using the power IN and OUT connectors in the back of the panels. When using AC mains power at 200-240 V, connect a maximum of twenty (20) VDO Face 5™...
  • Page 8 • Do not install items weighing more than 90 kg (199 lbs.) on a Face Footer floor stand base unit. This means that you must not install more than eight (8) Martin® VDO Face 5™ video panels and the fastening hardware described in this user manual in a vertical column on one Face Footer floor stand.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Contents Safety Information ..............6 Introduction .

  • Page 10: Introduction

    Warning! Read ‘Safety Information’ starting on page 6 before installing, powering, operating or servicing VDO Face 5™ products. A VDO Face 5™ panel is an ITE Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take appropriate measures.

  • Page 11: Avoiding Damage To Panels

    • Check that the local AC power voltage is within the ranges listed on the product’s serial number label and in “AC power” on page 40. • With reference to this user manual, make sure that you have enough VDO Face 5™ Headers (including any additional eyebolts required) to suspend panels vertically, all required rigging hardware, and enough cables for power and data input and daisy-chaining.

  • Page 12: Overview

    N - Vertical fastener locking plate (in panel) F - Side-to-side locking lever O - Single header G - Data OUT (THRU) connector P - Header side attachment bracket H - Power OUT (THRU) connector Figure 3: Product overview VDO Face 5™ user manual...

  • Page 13: Physical Installation

    2. For guidance on creating a stacked array of multiple VDO Face 5™ panels, see “Stacking panels on floor stands” on page 15. 3. For guidance on creating a flown array in which multiple VDO Face 5™ panels form a flat video display surface, see “Flying panels in a flat array” on page 23.

  • Page 14: Installing Single Panels On A Truss Or Structure

    2. Restrict access below the work area and work from a stable platform. 3. See Figure 4. Bolt a Panel Clamp bracket A to the back of the VDO Face 5™ panel using the four Allen (hex) bolts B supplied with the Panel Clamp.

  • Page 15: Stacking Panels On Floor Stands

    Warning! See “Safety Information” on page 6 for important safety information on using the VDO Face Footer floor stand system. Safety limits apply to the maximum number of VDO Face 5™ video panels that you can install vertically using the Footer System. Respect the limits and instructions given in the following section of this user manual, paying particular attention to the weight and position of ballast, or you may create a stack of panels that is unstable and may fall, causing lethal injury or damage.
  • Page 16 Safety limits with two rows of stabilizer legs When installing VDO Face 5™ video panels in vertical columns on VDO Face Footer floor stands with two rows of stabilizer legs installed on the back of base units, see Figure 7. Fasten ballast such as sand bags to the rear end of each rear stabilizer leg, i.e.
  • Page 17 3. See Figure 9. To fasten a stabilizer leg into a base unit, pull and twist the leg lock into the open position, insert the leg into the base unit, and then twist the lock into the locked position so that the leg is locked into the base unit.
  • Page 18 Figure 13: Minimum stacked installation VDO Face 5™ user manual...
  • Page 19 Allen (hex) head bolts. Fastening panels into place To install VDO Face 5 panels on the Face Footer components: 1. Check that the Face Footer components are correctly installed. Pay particular attention to “Safety limits with single row of stabilizer legs” on page 15. Check that the required weight of ballast for the number of panels that will be stacked vertically and for the number of stabilizer legs is fastened to the rear of the stabilizer legs and cannot be removed.
  • Page 20 “Instructions for suspending panels” on page 32. Check that the second panel is locked into place. Figure 17: Fastening panels at right-hand edge of array VDO Face 5™ user manual...
  • Page 21 5. See Figure 18. Pass the supplied Allen (hex) head bolts A through a central array panel bracket B. If you are creating a curved array, pass the bolts through a 5° or 10° curving alignment plate. Tighten the bolts into the holes in the inner edges of the video panels as shown.
  • Page 22 Stabilizer legs system including clamps and fasteners are Base units available as modular accessories from Example setup Martin®. Elements fasten together for easy transport. See “Accessories” on page 51. Figure 19: Face Footers flightcase elements VDO Face 5™ user manual...

  • Page 23: Flying Panels In A Flat Array

    Flying panels in a flat array To suspend an array of VDO Face 5™ video panels vertically to form a flat display surface, see below. To suspend array of VDO Face 5™ video panels vertically to form a curved display surface, see “Flying panels in a curved array”...
  • Page 24 Where extra stabilization is required because of movement or vibration of the supporting structure or because of wind pressure, corner connection plates must be installed on all four corners of every panel in the installation. VDO Face 5™ user manual...
  • Page 25 To anchor the bottom of a column, fasten an M10 eyebolt or VDO Face 5™ corner connection plate to the hole in the bottom corner of the panel at the bottom of the column, then loop a strap such as nylon webbing through the eyebolt or connection plate and around an anchoring point.
  • Page 26 To create an array consisting of a single column of VDO Face 5™ panels suspended from a single header: 1. With reference to Figure 23, obtain enough corner connection plates available from Martin® to stabilize the column You will need two connection plates for each panel above the lowest five panels.
  • Page 27 Three attachments per header Connection plates required to stabilize all panel-to-panel interconnections above lowest five (5) panels Vertical suspended column = maximum 14 panels high Figure 23: Single-column configurations Arrays of 2 - 5 columns You can create an array consisting of two or four columns of panels suspended from double headers. You can also add a column suspended from a single header to create an array consisting of three or five columns.
  • Page 28 - If you want to add a single column of panels that is not fastened to other panels at both sides (as in H in Figure 25), you must obtain a single header and install on it an additional eyebolt available from Martin®. Then you must suspend the single header from two cables or chains before you hang the single column from it.
  • Page 29 Connection plates required to stabilize all panel-to-panel couplings above lowest 10 panels Vertical suspended column = maximum 14 panels high Figure 24: Two-column and four-column configurations Physical installation...
  • Page 30 1. See Figure 25. Obtain enough single or double headers for all the columns, and obtain enough corner connection plates available from Martin® to stabilize the column. You will need two connection plates for each panel above the lowest 10 panels.
  • Page 31 Figure 25: Larger multiple-column configurations Physical installation...
  • Page 32 Each time you add a panel to a column, fasten it to any panels beside it immediately after you have suspended the panel vertically. See “Fastening panels side by side” on page 34 for instructions. To suspend VDO Face 5™panels: 1. Install headers as described under “Flying panels in a flat array” on page 23.
  • Page 33 3. See Figure 27. On the header, slide the locking plates D away from the suspension eye E. 4. Lift the first panel up to the header and pass the vertical connection posts A in the top of the panel up through the locking plates D in the header.
  • Page 34 2. Warning! Check that the weight of the panels to be fastened together is supported vertically. Do not use side-by-side fasteners to support the weight of panels. Figure 31: Hole for side-to-side locking bar VDO Face 5™ user manual...
  • Page 35 Figure 32: Side-to-side panel fastening 3. See Figure 32. with the two panels in position beside each other, push the first panel’s side-to-side locking bar P out through the panel side rail and into the hole O in the second panel so that it is at position Q in photo 2 (the second panel is not shown in the photos so that the locking bar bayonet mechanism can be seen more clearly).

  • Page 36: Flying Panels In A Curved Array

    To suspend array of VDO Face 5™ video panels vertically to form a flat display surface, see “Flying panels in a flat array” on page 23. It is possible to create a suspended array of VDO Face 5™ panels that has a 5° or 10° concave or convex curve. In a curved array you must: •...
  • Page 37 3. Line up the angle markings D on the upper plate of the second header with the alignment line E on the lower plate of the first header to set the two Curving Headers at a 5° or 10° angle to each other. To install panels in a straight line, set the Curving Headers at a 0°...
  • Page 38 ‘Flying panels in a flat array’ starting on page 23. Observe these safety precautions: • Suspend each VDO Face Curved Header using its eyebolt. • Do not use a Curved Header to support any other weight than a column of VDO Face 5™ panels suspended directly below that header.

  • Page 39: Dismantling A Flying Installation

    Curving Alignment Plates to fasten the corners together. 5. Do not create a column of VDO Face 5™ panels that is more than fourteen (14) panels high. 6. Attach the array to anchoring points at its lower corners to make it impossible for the bottom of the array to move.

  • Page 40: Ac Power

    AC mains power at 50 or 60 Hz. Connect the panel to AC mains power that is within this voltage range only. The VDO Face 5™ can be supplied with AC mains power by connecting to one of the following three-wire systems: •...

  • Page 41: Inrush Current And Earth Leakage

    Inrush current and earth leakage The earth leakage current of one VDO Face 5 panel (under normal conditions, i.e. with no live or neutral fault) is 1.25 mA. The typical half-cycle RMS inrush current of one VDO Face 5 panel (again under normal conditions, i.e.

  • Page 42: Fuses

    Fuses Warning! Fuses are not user-replaceable. Contact a Martin® authorized service agent for assistance if you suspect that a fuse has blown. VDO Face 5™ user manual...

  • Page 43: P3 Communication Link

    P3 System Controllers can control. If an installation consists of more than 50 x VDO Face 5™ panels, it can be split into two and two P3 System Controllers used in tandem. An even easier solution is to use a P3-300 System Controller. This controller has four P3 network outputs, each of which can drive up to 520 000 pixels.

  • Page 44: Connecting The P3 Link

    Warning! In outdoor or humid environments, use only Neutrik EtherCON Cat 6 connectors for P3 signal connections, or panels will not be weatherproof to IP65. We recommend use of the cables supplied by Martin® for the VDO Face 5™ (see “Data cable” on page 51). To connect the P3 link: 1.

  • Page 45: Operation

    Resetting and rebooting panels If it becomes necessary to reset an VDO Face 5™ panel, it is possible to force a 'normal reboot' (which causes the panel to reset and start up as it normally would when power is applied), or a 'factory reboot' (which causes the panel to start up the original factory-programmed firmware).

  • Page 46: Service And Maintenance

    Important! If you need to put VDO Face 5™ panels LED-side down, place them on a soft, flat surface only. The user will need to carry out periodic cleaning, it is possible for the user to update the VDO Face 5™ firmware from the P3 System Controller, and the user may replace LED modules. All other service operations must be carried out by Martin Professional or its approved service agents.
  • Page 47 VDO Face 5™ video panels use a modular block LED system that allow modules to be removed and replaced for artistic or repair purposes. Modules are held in position by magnets and are hot-swappable, so they can be replaced in a matter of seconds in the middle of a show, even if power is applied and a P3 signal is present.

  • Page 48: Troubleshooting

    Fault on P3 link. One or more panels displays connections. Repair or replace damaged cables. video incorrectly or does not Have faulty panel serviced by Martin service display video at all. Panel defective. technician. Other device (e.g. Ethernet switch) on P3 link Replace with a device known to be operating defective.

  • Page 49: Specifications

    Gamma correction and control ....... . Via Martin®...
  • Page 50 Protocol ........
  • Page 51 VDO Face 5 HB LED Block, Right ........
  • Page 52 VDO Face 5™ HB Panel, calibrated, in cardboard box ......P/N 90354660...
  • Page 56 • Olof Palmes Allé 18 • 8200 Aarhus N • Denmark Tel: +45 8740 0000 • Fax +45 8740 0010...

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