Test And Service Utilities - Martin MAC 250 Krypton User Manual

L A M P S T R I K E S
Read the total number of lamp strikes (
since the counter was last reset (
new lamp. Press [up] for 5 seconds while displayed to reset.
F I R M W A R E V E R S I O N
I N F O > V E R
startup.

Test and service utilities

D M X R E A D O U T
The DMX log (
displays the DMX refresh rate in packets per second. Values lower than 10 or higher than 44 may
R A T E
result in erratic performance, especially when using tracking control.
displays the quality of the received DMX data as a percentage of packets received. Values much
q U A L
below 100 indicate interference, poor connections, or other problems with the serial data link that are the
most common cause of control problems.
displays the DMX start code. Packets with a start code other than 0 may cause irregular
S T C O
performance.
The remaining options under
(shutter, channel 1) to
SH UT
reading the DMX values can help you troubleshoot the problem.
M A N U A L C O N T R O L
The manual control menu (
( ), and resetting the fixture (
L o FF
E F F E C T S T E S T
The test sequence (
Note: the test sequence does not automatically strike the lamp. Use
control lamp power. Press [menu] to stop the test.
F E E D B A C K T O G G L E
Magnetic sensors monitor the positions of the color wheel, gobo wheel, and rotating gobos. If they detect an
error, the shutter closes while the effect resets. This feature can be disabled by turning effects feedback off
(
U T IL > EF Fb
A D J U S T M E N T P O S I T I O N S
The adjustment menu (
adjustment.
E F F E C T C A L I B R A T I O N
With the calibration menu (
value to compensate for small misalignments or differences between fixtures.
The default offset command (
C I R C U I T B O A R D T E S T
UT IL > PC B T
IN F O> TI M E> L S T >T OT L
I N F O > T I M E > L S T > R S E T
displays the firmware version number. The firmware version is also displayed briefly at
) menu provides useful information for troubleshooting control problems.
d MX L
display the DMX values received on each of the 13 channels, from
d M X L
(effect speed, channel 13). If the fixture does not behave as expected,
E FS P
) provides commands for turning the lamp on (
M A N
R ST
) runs through all effects to provide a quick check of fixture performance.
T S EQ >R U N
> ).
O F F
) provides commands for positioning effects during mechanical
U T I L > A d J
U TI L >C A L
U TI L >d FO F
executes a routine designed for testing the main circuit board. For service use only.
Control Panel
). It also permits you to position and move individual effects.
), effect positions can be fine-tuned with a software-defined offset
) erases any offsets stored in memory.
), and the number of lamps strikes
). Reset this counter when installing a
), turning the lamp off
L O N
and
M A N > L O N M A N > L o F F
to
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