Introduction; Unpacking - Martin MAC Viper Profile User Manual

Introduction

Thank you for selecting the Martin™ MAC Viper Profile™. This moving-head spotlight features:
• 1000 Watt short-arc Osram HTI 1000/PS Lok-it discharge lamp
• Full-spectrum CMY color mixing and color temperature control
• Color wheel with 8 interchangeable dichroic color filters
• Aerial and breakup gobo wheels, each with 5 interchangeable rotating gobos with 16-bit position indexing
• FX wheel with gobo animation and static gobo ranges
• Interchangeable four-facet rotating prism
• Soft frost filter
• Iris
• Full-range mechanical dimmer with four dimming curve options, plus mechanical shutter
• Variable focus and zoom with 3-zone zoom/focus linking system
• Backlit graphic display and battery power (mains power not required for fixture setup)
• Electronic "flicker-free" ballast and auto-sensing switch-mode power supply.
For the latest firmware updates, documentation, and other information about this and all Martin Professional
products, please visit the Martin website at http://www.martin.com
Comments or suggestions regarding this document may be e-mailed to service@martin.dk or posted to:
Technical Documentation, Martin Professional A/S, Olof Palmes Allé 18, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.

Unpacking

The MAC Viper Profile is packaged in either a cardboard box or a flightcase that is designed to protect the
product during shipment. The following items are included:
• Osram HTI 1000/PS Lok-it discharge lamp (installed)
• 2 omega brackets for clamp attachment
• This Safety and Installation Manual
The MAC Viper Profile User Guide, containing full details of setting up, controlling and monitoring the fixture,
is available for download from the MAC Viper Profile Product Support page on the Martin website at
www.martin.com. If you have any difficulty locating this document, please contact your Martin supplier for
assistance.
Tilt lock
Release the tilt lock before applying power to the
fixture.
Release the tilt lock before packing the fixture in its
Martin™ flightcase.
See Figure 1. Release the tilt lock by pushing the
lock in towards the yoke (you can reapply the tilt lock
by first checking that the power is off and then
pushing the lock back in towards the yoke from the
other side).
There is no pan lock on the MAC Viper Profile.
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Figure 1: Tilt lock