If you have questions about how to operate the fixture safely, please contact your Martin™ dealer or call the Martin 24-hour service hotline at +45 70 200 201.
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• Ensure that there are no combustible materials within 0.5 m (20 in.) of the fixture when installed, and that there are no flammable materials nearby. • Do not modify the fixture or install other than genuine Martin™ parts. • Do not stick filters, masks or other materials directly onto LEDs.
Product overview Stagebar 2 L Stagebar 54 L Stagebar 54 L Stagebar 2 S Stagebar 54 S Stagebar 54 S A - End cap release screws F - Quarter-turn mounting points Use to attach an omega bracket or B - Cooling fan floorstand/mounting bracket accessory.
The Martin Stagebar 2 is based on the successful Stagebar 54 that was launched in 2007, but the Stagebar 2 has been extensively revised. Besides new, more powerful LEDs and newly designed lenses with a tighter beam angle, the Stagebar 2 features 5-pin XLR instead of RJ-45 DMX data connectors.
(P/N 71606007) or suspended in any orientation from a truss or supporting structure using the supplied omega bracket and a rigging clamp. Suitable rigging clamps are available from Martin. Warning! Read the “Safety Information” section that starts on page 3 before installing the Stagebar If the diffuser front is installed, there is no eye hazard at any distance.
AC power Warning! Read the “Safety Information” section that starts on page 3 before connecting the Stagebar 2 to AC power. Warning! For protection from electric shock, the Stagebar 2 must be grounded (earthed). The power distribution circuit must be equipped with a fuse or circuit breaker and ground-fault (earth-fault) protection.
Relaying power to other devices Warning! The total current draw of all devices connected to the first fixture’s power outlet must not exceed 11 amps. Fixtures can be linked in a chain, power outlet to power inlet, so that they all draw power via the first fixture. Power throughput cables must meets the same specifications as power input cables (see above).
• Fixtures must be ‘daisy-chained’, i.e. the data cable must be connected in one single chain of fixtures. • Each chain may connect a maximum of 32 fixtures. • An optically isolated amplifier-splitter such as the Martin DMX 5.3 Splitter (P/N 90758140) must be used - extend a link beyond the maximum permitted control data cable length, - extend the link to include a further maximum 32 fixtures, or - branch the link into further single chains, each containing 32 fixtures.
DMX mode Color control mode Martin use the highest quality components based on the most advanced technology available. However, despite rigorous quality assurance and manufacturing tolerances, there are very small variations in color rendition between LEDs. Stagebar 2 fixtures are therefore tested and set up at the factory so that pixels give evenly matched color in RGB, HSI and HSIC modes.
Pixel left/right inversion The DMX MODE → pixel invert command allows you to swap the pixels from left to right so that pixel 1 becomes pixel 6, pixel 2 becomes pixel 5, and so on. This feature can be used to obtain mirror effects, or to simplify control if certain fixtures are installed upside-down in your installation.
DMX link info Gives information about the characteristics and quality of the DMX signal the fixture is receiving. Other control menu features Adjustment The ADJUSTMENT menu gives manual control of the output for individual colors. This feature allows you to test LEDs or set a static color display without using a DMX controller. Test sequence TEST SEQUENCE runs a test of all LEDs, fans, indicator LEDs and the LCD display for service purposes.
Operation Once the Stagebar 2 is connected and set up as described earlier in this manual, adjust color and intensity using the DMX controller following the applicable DMX protocol (see page 21). Color control See “Color control mode” on page 12 for a description of RGB, RGBAW, HSI and HSIC modes. RGBAW is a ‘raw’...
– following the guidelines in this section. It is Martin policy to use the best quality materials available to ensure optimum performance and the longest possible component lifetimes. However, optical components in all lighting fixtures are subject to wear and tear over the life of the fixture, resulting in gradual changes in color rendition, for example.
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Do not use abrasive, caustic or solvent-based products for cleaning, as they can damage plastic or painted surfaces. To clean the fixture: 1. Disconnect the fixture from power and allow it to cool for at least 10 minutes. 2. Vacuum or gently blow away dust and loose particles from the fan blades and grilles in the fixture’s end caps with compressed air.
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A narrow-angle diffuser filter is supplied with the fixture. Sets containing 4 narrow-angle or 4 medium-angle diffuser filters are available from Martin as accessories for the Stagebar 2. Narrow diffusers are marked with one notch (or in early models, no notch) at one end, and medium diffusers are marked with two notches at one end.
• A Martin USB Duo DMX Interface or similar PC/fixture hardware interface and Windows PC (if you have access to a Martin MP-2 Uploader device, this can also be loaded with the Stagebar 2 main CPU software update file and used).
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5. Check that the fixture resets correctly. If a checksum error occurs, cycle power off and on again and check that the fixture now resets correctly. Stagebar 2 user manual...
DMX protocols In all the DMX protocols for the Stagebar 2, the start code is 0. All pixels controlled together The tables in this section explain DMX commands for a fixture with all its pixels controlled as one group → →...
→ 1, 2 or 3 in the control panel), the fixture uses one block of DMX channels per group. For example, a Stagebar 2 RGBAW model with pixels that is: → → • set to three groups of 2 pixels (DMX MODE...
Onboard control panel menus Default settings are shown in bold print All temperatures are displayed in both °C and °F Menu Options Notes Set the fixture’s DMX address using up and down buttons (where X is the last useable ADDRESS address depending on the mode the fixture is set to) HSI color control...
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Menu Options Notes softw. version Display main fixture software versions Display number of hours fixture powered on resettable hours since last reset (to reset, display hours then power on press Up key for 5 secs.) hours Display number of hours fixture powered on total hours since manufacture (non-resettable) current...
Display messages Message Appears if... What to do..there is an error communication with Contact Martin Service for assistance MERR EEPROM memory F1ER ...there is a fan error on fan 1 or 2 Contact Martin Service for assistance F2ER ...there is a driver temperature sensor...
LCD display dead when Onboard battery flat. Connect to AC power to recharge battery. fixture is not connected to Battery defective or at end of service life. Contact Martin for replacement. power. Table 3: Troubleshooting Stagebar 2 user manual...
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