Pan And Tilt; Pan/Tilt Speed And Effects Speed Channels; Control Menu Settings - Martin MAC TW1 User Manual

Pan and tilt

Pan and tilt are controlled on channels 8 to 11 in basic mode or 14 to 17 in extended mode. Coarse and fine
control are available in both basic and extended modes.

Pan/tilt speed and effects speed channels

T R A C K I N G V E R S U S V E C T O R C O N T R O L
Important! Effect movement may be rough and unpredictable if controller fade times are combined
with vector speed values.
The pan/tilt and effects speed channels 12 and 13 in basic mode or 18 and 19 in extended mode provide
two methods for controlling the speed at which effects move that are known as "tracking" and "vector".
if you select tracking mode, pan/tilt and effects speed is determined by the cross-fade time programmed on
the controller. With this method, the controller divides a movement into tiny steps that the fixture "tracks", or
follows.
If you select vector mode, pan/tilt and effects speed is determined by the DMX value you send on the speed
channel. Vector mode allows you to control the speed of scene changes on controllers without cross-faders.
It can give smoother movement, particularly at slow speeds, when using a controller that sends slow or
irregular tracking updates.
If the DMX controller has variable cross-fade times, set them to zero when using vector mode.
P E R S O N A L I T Y O V E R R I D E S
Using the pan/tilt speed channel, you can set pan/tilt to tracking mode and at the same time set the fixture's
own pan/tilt speed setting to normal or fast from the DMX controller, overriding the pan/tilt speed setting
available in the fixture's control menus.
Using the effects speed channel, you can set the CMY filters to tracking and at the same time set shortcuts
to on or off from the DMX controller, overriding the shortcuts setting available in the fixture's control menus.

Control menu settings

Channel 14 in basic mode or 20 in extended mode gives control via DMX of a range of settings that are
otherwise only available via the fixture's control panel. This can be very convenient in situations where
access to the fixture is difficult. The following settings are available:
• The linear or square-law dimming curve can be selected.
• Lamp preheat can be enabled or disabled (the preheat power value must be entered via the fixture's
control panel)
• Economy mode can be enabled (the percentage reduction in lamp power must be set via the fixture's
control panel)
• Fan speed can be set to full, temperature-regulated or off. If set to off, convection cooling is used
whenever possible and fans will only run if absolutely necessary.
• Noise reduction mode can be set to Normal, Studio or Quiet.
Using the DMX controller to change settings on the control menu settings channel has the same effect as
changing those settings using the fixture's control panel. Like settings made using the control panel, they
are retained in the fixture's memory after the fixture is powered off and on.
Important! To engage one of the above control menu settings, the required DMX value must be held
for 3 seconds and then reduced to a *No function' DMX value between 0 and 19.
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