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  • Page 1 Performance User Guide...
  • Page 2 ©2019-2020 HARMAN PROFESSIONAL DENMARK ApS. All rights reserved. Features, specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice. HARMAN PROFESSIONAL DENMARK ApS and all affiliated companies disclaim liability for any injury, damage, direct or indirect loss, consequential or economic loss or any other loss occasioned by the use of, inability to use or reliance on the information contained in this document.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction ............... . 4 Operating the fixture .

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Warning! Before installing, operating or servicing the ERA 800 Performance, read the latest version of the product’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 ERA 800 Performance area of the Martin®...

  • Page 5: Effects

    Effects This section gives details of the effects available in the ERA 800 Performance. See the DMX protocol table on page 18 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.

  • Page 6: Rotating Gobos

    Rotating gobos The rotating gobo wheel in the ERA 800 Performance has six 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. Gobo selection and control type (indexing, continuous gobo rotation, gobo shake or continuous gobo wheel scrolling) are selected on channel 13.

  • Page 7: Static Gobos

    Static gobos The static gobo wheel in the ERA 800 Performance has seven static gobos. The static gobo wheel can be scrolled continuously or shaken. Gobo selection and control type (indexing, continuous gobo rotation, gobo shake or continuous gobo wheel scrolling) are selected on channel 6. Depending on what is selected on this channel, the gobo indexing angle or gobo rotation speed are set on channels 7 and 8, where 16-bit control is available.

  • Page 8: Animation Wheel

    Animation wheel The ERA 800 Performance is supplied with the “Radial Breakup” animation wheel installed. The wheel can be used to add animation effects to gobo projections. When using gobo animation, adjust the fixture’s focus to obtain the most realistic results.

  • Page 9: Control Panel

    Control panel You can configure individual fixture settings (such as the ERA 800 Performance’s DMX address), read out data, execute service operations and view error messages using the fixture’s backlit graphic display and control panel. HOLD LED: 029°C MENU ENTER DMX 001 DMX RANGE: 001-042 A - USB port...
  • Page 10 Error and warning messages If the fixture has registered any error or warning messages while it boots, the display will show a red warning triangle. Press the Enter button to see the messages. Settings stored permanently The following settings are stored permanently in the fixture memory and are not affected by powering the ERA 800 Performance off and on or by updating the fixture software: •...

  • Page 11: Control Options

    Control options The ERA 800 Performance 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 800 Performance 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  QUEUED_MESSAGE  STATUS_MESSAGES  STATUS_ID_DESCRIPTION  CLEAR_STATUS_ID RDM Information  SUPPORTED_PARAMETERS Product information  DEVICE_INFO  DEVICE_MODEL_DESCRIPTION  MANUFACTURER_LABEL   DEVICE_LABEL ...

  • Page 13: Fixture Setup

    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. Fixture ID The ERA 800 Performance lets you set a four-digit ID number to ease identification of the fixtures in an installation.

  • Page 14: Factory Defaults

    • DISPLAY offers the following options for the LCD display: - DISPLAY ROTATION lets you rotate the display manually through 180° so that it can be read easily no matter how the fixture is oriented. - DISPLAY INTENSITY lets you adjust the brightness of the display backlighting by setting the intensity to a level from 10% to 100%.

  • Page 15: Service Utilities

    When you exit the MANUAL CONTROL menu, the fixture reverts to default positions and settings. Service utilities The SERVICE menu provides utilities for technicians rigging or servicing the fixture: • PAN/TILT FEEDBACK lets you disable feedback to the fixture software from the pan, tilt and effects positioning systems.
  • Page 16 If you update firmware to a newer version, check the ERA 800 Performance area of www.martin.com to see whether an updated version of this User Guide is available for the new firmware. Fixture information and settings are not affected when you upload new firmware to the fixture. Calibration data is stored in the relevant modules wherever possible so that a module will stay calibrated if is removed from the fixture or installed in another fixture.

  • Page 17: Adjusting Settings Via Dmx

    Adjusting settings via DMX Certain fixture settings and parameters can be adjusted from the DMX controller on Channel 42, the Fixture control/settings channel. Commands sent on the fixture control 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.

  • Page 18: Dmx Protocol

    DMX protocol ERA 800 Performance firmware version 1.1.0. Fade Default Channel DMX Value Function type value Strobe/shutter effect 0 - 19 Shutter closed 20 - 24 Shutter open Strobe, slow → fast 25 - 64 65 - 69 Shutter open Opening pulse, slow →...
  • Page 19 Fade Default Channel DMX Value Function type value Color wheel Indexing Solid colors 0 - 6 Open 7 - 13 Color 1 (Red) 14 -20 Color 2 (Medium Blue) 21 - 27 Color 3 (Deep Green) 28 - 34 Color 4 (Lavender) 35 - 41 Color 5 (Deep Orange) 42 - 48...
  • Page 20 Fade Default Channel DMX Value Function type value Gobo wheel 2 (static gobos) Gobo selection 0 - 6 Open 7 - 13 Gobo 1 (Ray Flowers) 14 -20 Gobo 2 (Brick It) 21 - 27 Gobo 3 (Happy) 28 - 34 Gobo 4 (Mikado) 35 - 41 Gobo 5 (Dots)
  • Page 21 Fade Default Channel DMX Value Function type value Framing blade 2: angle Angle – 0 -126 Fade Parallel 127 - 128 Angle + 129 - 255 Framing blade 3: position Fade Out → in 0 - 255 Framing blade 3: angle Angle –...

  • Page 22: Control Panel Menus

    Control panel menus ERA 800 Performance firmware version 1.1.0. 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 SETUP DMX ADDRESS 1 –...
  • Page 23 Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes (Default settings in bold print) Display number of hours fixture has been 0 ... XXX HR POWER ON TIME powered on since manufacture (not user-resettable) Display number of hours LEDs have been 0 ...

  • Page 24: Status Messages

    Status messages The ERA 800 Performance monitors its own performance and has a diagnostic error recognition system that lets it display messages with information about any problem 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 25 Code Notes HeadFan1 Head cooling fan 1 error HeadFan2 Head cooling fan 2 error HeadTemp Head temperature warning Magenta Magenta color flag error Pan error Prism1 Prism 1 error Prism1Rot Prism 1 rotation error Prism2 Prism 2 error Prism2Rot Prism 2 rotation error RotGobo Rotating gobo wheel error Temp...
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