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  • Page 1 Hybrid IP User Guide...
  • Page 2 Martin is a registered trademark of HARMAN PROFESSIONAL DENMARK ApS registered in the United States and/or other countries.
  • Page 3 Contents Introduction ............... . 4 Operating the fixture .
  • Page 4 Contact Harman Professional Technical Support (see next section) for assistance. Technical Support If you have questions about how to install, service or operate the fixture safely, please contact Harman Professional Technical support: • For technical support in North America, please contact: HProTechSupportUSA@harman.com Phone: (844) 776-4899 •...
  • Page 5 Effects This section gives details of the effects available in the ERA 500 Hybrid IP. See the DMX protocol table on page 19 for a list of channels and commands used to control the effects via DMX. 16-bit control 16-bit fine control is available for dimming, pan and tilt. Here, the main DMX 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 6 Rotating gobos The rotating gobo wheel in the ERA 500 Hybrid IP has nine rotating gobos that can be selected, indexed (positioned at an angle), rotated continuously and shaken (bounced). The gobo wheel itself can also be scrolled continuously or shaken. DMX channel 8 lets you select a rotating gobo, select a rotating gobo and shake it, or set the entire rotating gobo wheel to continuous wheel rotation.
  • Page 7 Static gobos The static gobo wheel in the ERA 500 Hybrid IP has three iris apertures, eight static gobos and a gobo animation zone. Channel 10 is used for Gobo selection and control type (indexing, gobo wheel shake and continuous gobo wheel scrolling). The gobos on the static gobo wheel are shown in the correct order in Figure 3.
  • Page 8 Gobo animation See Figure 4. The animation zone of the ERA 500 Hybrid IP static gobo wheel can be used together with a rotating gobo and moved with a pulsing see-saw action to add an animation effect to the gobo projection. When using the gobo animation effect, adjust the fixture’s focus to obtain the most realistic results.
  • Page 9 Control panel You can configure individual fixture settings (such as the ERA 500 Hybrid IP’s DMX address), read out data, execute service operations and view error messages using the fixture’s backlit graphic display and control panel. HOLD LAMP: ON MENU ENTER DMX 001 DMX RANGE: 001-024...
  • Page 10 Shortcut menu Holding the MENU button pressed in for two seconds brings up the Shortcuts menu in the display. The Shortcuts menu contains the following items: • RESET ALL – Resets the entire fixture. • ROTATE DISPLAY – Rotates the display 180°. Key combination functions Holding certain combinations of keys pressed in together gives quick access to specific functions as follows: •...
  • Page 11 Control options The ERA 500 Hybrid IP accepts a DMX-512A data signal. DMX setup The DMX address, also known as the start channel, is the first channel used to receive instructions from the controller. For independent control, each fixture must be assigned its own control channels. If you give two ERA 500 Hybrid IP fixtures the same address, they will behave identically.
  • Page 12 Standard RDM Parameter IDs allowed allowed RDM parameter IDs Notes Network Management DISC_UNIQUE_BRANCH DISC_MUTE DISC_UN_MUTE Status Collection   COMMS_STATUS  QUEUED_MESSAGE  STATUS_MESSAGES  STATUS_ID_DESCRIPTION  CLEAR_STATUS_ID RDM Information  SUPPORTED_PARAMETERS  PARAMETER_DESCRIPTION Product information  DEVICE_INFO  DEVICE_MODEL_DESCRIPTION ...
  • Page 13 Manufacturer-specific RDM Parameter IDs allowed allowed RDM parameter ID’s (slot 21-22) Notes Fixture behavior  LAST_STATE (0XA004) Sets behavior if loss of DMX signal. Set to: 00 BLACKOUT 01 HOLD Control options...
  • Page 14 Fixture setup The onboard control panel (see “Effects” on page 5) and the Control / settings DMX channel let you configure the fixture via a range of fixture settings. Personality The ERA 500 Hybrid IP provides several options that let you optimize the fixture for different applications in the PERSONALITY menu: •...
  • Page 15 Factory defaults FACTORY DEFAULT lets you reload the fixture’s factory default settings. Effect calibration settings are not affected, but all other user settings are returned to factory defaults. Fixture information readouts The following fixture information can be called up in the display: •...
  • Page 16 To run a test: • In the FIXTURE TEST menu, scroll to TEST ALL, TEST EFFECTS or TEST PAN/TILT and press ENTER. • In the TEST EFFECTS menu, scroll to the effect you want to test and press ENTER to start a test sequence for that effect.
  • Page 17 A recommended procedure is to set pan, tilt and effects to the same DMX values in multiple fixtures and then calibrate each fixture using its onboard control panel while comparing its light output with a reference fixture. A calibration range of -128 to +127 is available for each effect. After selecting a value, press ENTER to set the effect to that value.
  • Page 18 Adjusting settings via DMX The fixture settings and operations listed below can be applied from the DMX controller on Channel 24, the Fixture settings channel. Commands sent on the fixture control channel override any settings entered in the fixture’s onboard control menus.
  • Page 19 DMX protocol ERA 500 Hybrid IP firmware version 1.0.0. Fade Default Channel DMX Value Function type value Strobe/shutter effect 0 - 19 Shutter closed 20 - 49 Shutter open Strobe, slow → fast 50 - 180 Snap Opening pulse, slow → fast 181 - 190 Closing pulse, slow →...
  • Page 20 Fade Default Channel DMX Value Function type value Gobo wheel 1 (rotating gobos) Gobo selection 0 - 7 Open 8 - 15 Gobo 1 (Bar) 16 - 23 Gobo 2 (Lucky Stakes) 24 - 31 Gobo 3 (Bite Me) 32 - 39 Gobo 4 (Sonar) 40 - 47 Gobo 5 (Kite Surf)
  • Page 21 Fade Default Channel DMX Value Function type value Rotating Prism 1 movement 0 - 127 Indexing 0° - 360° Rotation CW fast → slow 128 - 190 Snap 191 - 192 Stop Rotation CCW slow → fast 193 - 255 Rotating Prism 2 deployment 0 - 10 Snap...
  • Page 22 Control panel menus ERA 500 Hybrid IP firmware version 1.0.0. Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes DMX address (default address = 1). The DMX address range is limited so that the DMX ADDRESS 1 –...
  • Page 23 Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes FACTORY Return all settings (except calibrations) to LOAD ARE YOU SURE? DEFAULT factory defaults Display number of hours fixture has been TOTAL 0 - xxx HR powered on since manufacture (not user-resettable) POWER ON TIME CLEAR...
  • Page 24 Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes ERROR LIST Empty or up to 20 errors Display any errors stored in memory Enable pan/tilt position feedback PAN/TILT system FEEDBACK Disable pan/tilt position feedback system Scroll through effects, press ENTER to -127 –...
  • Page 25 Service and display messages The ERA 500 Hybrid IP monitors its own performance and has a diagnostic error recognition system that lets it display messages with an indication of any problem that has been detected. If the fixture has a status message to report, a red warning triangle appears in the bottom right of the control panel display.
  • Page 26 Code RDM code Notes HEAD FAN9 START ERR 0X9070 HEAD FAN9 STOP ERR 0X9071 HEAD FAN10 START ERR 0X9072 HEAD FAN10 STOP ERR 0X9073 HEAD FAN11 START ERR 0X9074 HEAD FAN11 STOP ERR 0X9075 HEAD FAN12 START ERR 0X9076 HEAD FAN12 STOP ERR 0X9077 LAMP HOT POWER OFF 0X8004...
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