Introduction Warning! Before installing, operating or servicing the MAC Ultra Wash lighting fixture, read the latest version of the fixture’s Safety and Installation Manual, paying particular attention to the Safety Precautions section. The Safety and Installation Manual is supplied with the fixture. The latest version is also available for download from the MAC Ultra Wash area of the Martin®...
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• Check that the base is fastened securely so that the torque reaction when the head moves will not cause the base to move. • Check that the head tilt lock is released. • Be prepared for the head to move suddenly. Check that there will be no risk of collision with persons or objects.
Effects This section gives details of the effects available in the MAC Ultra Wash. See the DMX protocol table on page 22 for a list of channels and commands used to control the effects via DMX. 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.
Frost The fixture has a frost effect that can be inserted into the beam to increase the smoothness of the washlight projection. The frost effect slightly reduces the zoom range available. With the frost effect applied it is possible to achieve a beam (half-peak) angle of approximately 8°...
LED PWM frequency control The PWM frequency of the MAC Ultra’s LEDs has been chosen carefully to avoid flickering on camera. In some rare situations – for example when using cameras with non-standard settings – it may be necessary to adjust the LED PWM frequency manually.
Control panel You can configure individual fixture settings (such as the fixture’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 1–48 A - XLR connectors E- Enter B - EtherCON connectors F - Status LED...
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• FLASHING: No DMX signal detected. • CONSTANT: Valid DMX signal detected. The status LED is only active when the display is active. If the display enters sleep mode, the LED will also sleep. Battery power Warning! The fixture’s lithium battery is not rechargeable. Do not try to recharge it. If the battery is discharged, obtain a replacement from your Martin supplier.
Control options You can control the MAC Ultra Wash using DMX and/or Martin P3 protocol. The fixture auto-senses the type of data that it is receiving and will respond correctly with no need for manual protocol selection. The following options are available: •...
The intuitive graphic user interface in Martin P3 controllers lets you visualize and set up a custom installation that can contain a huge number of fixtures in any kind of physical arrangement within a few minutes. Device identification is automatic. You can arrange devices on the monitor using drag-and-drop. Latency from video input to output on fixtures is extremely low, while there is no latency between fixtures as they are fully synchronized via the P3 protocol.
Fixture setup The onboard control panel lets you configure the fixture using a range of fixture settings. Note that many of these settings are also available on the Control / settings DMX channel (see “Adjusting settings via DMX” on page 20). Fixture ID The fixture lets you set a four-digit ID number to ease identification of the fixtures in an installation.
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• The SPEED menu gives you two movement speed options: - PAN/TILT SPEED lets you set pan and tilt movement to FAST (optimized for speed) or SMOOTH (optimized for smooth movement – useful for slow movements in long-throw applications). - EFFECT SPEED lets you set all the fixture’s effects to FOLLOW P/T (effects speed follows the speed set for pan/tilt), FAST (optimized for speed) or SLOW (optimized for smooth movement –...
prevent the fixture from exceeding its maximum operating temperature during ultra-low speed fan operation. - REGULATED FANS adjusts cooling fan operation to balance the fixture’s noise and light output characteristics. Cooling fans are set to the lowest speed possible and then increased as fixture operating temperature rises.
Custom settings The custom configuration function CUSTOM 1 - CUSTOM 3 allows you to save and recall up to three sets of fixture settings. These include all the settings in the PERSONALITY menu as well as the fixture’s DMX address. Fixture information readouts The following fixture information can be called up in the display: •...
Manual control The MANUAL CONTROL menu lets you reset the fixture and operate it without a DMX controller. To execute commands in the MANUAL CONTROL menu, select the effect that you want to control, then enter a value from 0 to 255 for 8-bit commands or 0 to 65536 for 16-bit commands to apply that command. The menu items and values available correspond to the commands listed in the DMX protocol in this User Manual.
Adjusting settings via DMX Certain fixture settings and parameters can be adjusted from the DMX controller on Channel 23, the Fixture Control/Settings channel. Commands sent on this channel override any settings entered in the fixture’s onboard control menus. To help you avoid accidentally applying a setting that may disrupt a light show, for example, the commands must be held for a certain time before they are applied.
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calibration range. The range can vary but is typically +/- 5-10%. In this case you can adjust the effect’s position using that effect’s DMX channel (8 or 16 bit) as follows: • DMX value 0 = -5% • DMX value 127/32767 = 0% •...
DMX protocol This chapter lists the DMX control commands implemented in firmware version 1.0.0. Fade Default Channel DMX Value Function type value Strobe / Intensity Strobe/shutter effect 0 - 19 Shutter closed 20 - 49 Shutter open Snap Strobe, slow → fast 50 - 200 201 - 210 Shutter open...
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Fade Default Channel DMX Value Function type value Beam effects Frost Fade No frost → full frost 0 - 255 Iris Open → closed 0 - 200 Animate fast → slow 201 - 225 Fade 226 - 230 Iris stops at current position Animate reverse slow →...
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Fade Default Channel DMX Value Function type value Hibernation mode on – 1 sec. Hibernation mode off – 1 sec. Followspot mode on – 1 sec. Followspot mode off (default setting) – 1 sec. Pan and tilt limits on – 1 sec. Pan and tilt limits off (default setting) –...
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Fade Default Channel DMX Value Function type value FX synchronization No sync Offset shift 10° Offset shift 20° Offset shift 30° Offset shift 40° Offset shift 50° Offset shift 60° Offset shift 70° Offset shift 80° Offset shift 90° Offset shift 100° Offset shift 110°...
Control panel menus MAC Ultra Wash 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) LINEAR Optically linear dimming curve SQUARE LAW Square law dimming curve DIMMER CURVE INV SQ LAW Inverse square law dimming curve S-curve (fixture emulates incandescent S-CURVE lamp voltage linear RMS dimming curve) Color temperature and dimming...
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Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes (Default settings in bold print) Enable error messages and warnings in NORMAL display Disable error messages and warnings in ERROR MODE display (the status LED will still light to SILENT indicate fixture status if an error has been detected or the fixture has a warning)
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Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes (Default settings in bold print) Run test sequence of all functions To test a specific function, use Up/Down buttons to scroll through functions. Press TEST ALL DIMMER ... TILT Enter to pause and press again to restart test sequence.
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Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes (Default settings in bold print) No USB memory device detected at USB NO DEVICE port or no firmware detected on USB memory device Fixture updating internal memory from UPDATING FILES USB memory device Select firmware from versions stored in...
Service and display messages The MAC Ultra Wash 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. TILT TEMP HIGH TLTW Tilt motor sensor detects abnormally high operating temperature.* 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 CYAN ERROR CYER Cyan flag position error. EFF TEMP CUTOFF EFTC Effects module temperature cutoff activated. EFF TEMP SEN ERR EFTE Effects module temperature sensor error. FROST TEMP CUTOFF F2TC Frost effect temperature cutoff activated. FROST TEMP SEN ERR F2TE Frost effect temperature sensor error.
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Short code Long message and explanation PAN SENSOR ERROR PSER Fixture unable to retrieve reliable data from pan position sensor. P/T SENSOR ADJUST PTCM Pan/tilt sensors are incorrectly adjusted. PSU TEMP CUTOFF PUTC PSU temperature cutoff activated. PSU TEMP SEN ERR PUTE PSU temperature sensor error.
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