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ERA 800 Performance Safety and Installation Manual

Safety Information

The following symbols are used to identify important safety information on the product and in this document:

Warning! The ERA 800 Performance from Martin® contains components that are accessible and live 
at high voltage while the fixture is connected to power. These components remain under tension for 
up to one minute after power is disconnected.

Warning! Risk Group 3 product (see “Protection from eye injury” on page 6 for full details). This 
product produces intense light output that may be hazardous if suitable precautions are not taken. 
Do not view the light output with optical instruments or any device that may concentrate the beam.

This product presents risks of severe injury or death due to fire and burn hazards, electric shock and falls if 
the safety precautions in this manual are not followed.

Read this manual

 before installing, powering or servicing the fixture. Follow the safety precautions and 

observe all warnings in this manual, in the ERA 800 Performance User Guide and printed on the fixture.

The latest versions of this Safety and Installation Manual and the ERA 800 Performance User Guide are 
available for download from the ERA 800 Performance area of the Martin website at www.martin.com. 
Before you install, operate or service the ERA 800 Performance, check the Martin website and make sure 
that you have the latest user documentation for the fixture. Document revisions are indicated at the bottom 
of page 2.

This product is for professional use only. It is not for household use. Respect all locally applicable laws, 
codes and regulations when installing, powering, operating or servicing the fixture.

Install, operate and service Martin products and accessories only as directed in their user documentation, 
or you may create a safety hazard or cause damage that is not covered by product warranties. 

The latest software, manuals and other documentation for all Martin products are available for download at 
www.martin.com

Technical Support

If you have questions about how to install or operate the fixture safely, please contact Harman Professional 
Technical support:

• For technical support in North America, please contact: [email protected]

Phone: (844) 776-4899

• For technical support outside North America, please contact your national distributor.

WARNING!

Read the safety precautions in this section before 

installing, powering, operating or servicing this 

product.

DANGER!

Safety hazard. 

Risk of severe 

injury or death.

DANGER!

Hazardous 

voltage. Risk of 
lethal or severe 

electric shock.

WARNING!

Fire hazard.

WARNING!

Burn hazard. Hot 

surface. Do not 

touch.

WARNING!

Intense light 

emission.

WARNING! Refer 

to user 

documentation.

Summary of Contents for Martin ERA 800 Performance

Page 1: ...ERA 800 Performance Safety and Installation Manual...

Page 2: ...bility 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 documen...

Page 3: ...king 9 Physical installation 10 AC power 13 Power input 13 Data links 15 DMX and RDM 15 Service and maintenance 16 Tilt lock 16 Cleaning 16 Lubrication 17 Rotating gobo replacement 17 Using the fixtur...

Page 4: ...website at www martin com Before you install operate or service the ERA 800 Performance check the Martin website and make sure that you have the latest user documentation for the fixture Document rev...

Page 5: ...owerCON TRUE1 NAC3FX W TOP type cable connector to the power input socket Connect only a Neutrik powerCON TRUE1 NAC3MX W TOP type cable connector to the power throughput socket Before using the fixtur...

Page 6: ...anyone working on or near the fixture P R O TE C T I O N F R O M I N J U R Y Fasten the fixture securely to a fixed surface or structure when in use The fixture is not portable when installed Do not...

Page 7: ...low the work area and work from a stable platform whenever installing servicing or moving the fixture Allow enough clearance around the head to ensure that it cannot collide with a person or object su...

Page 8: ...Soft frost that leaves gobo artwork visible with a beautiful soft edge Heavy frost for wash light effects Compact low weight design For the latest firmware updates documentation and other information...

Page 9: ...putting the fixture into its flightcase for transport or storage Packing Important Allow the fixture to cool for 30 minutes and release the tilt lock before packing it in its flightcase A rugged two u...

Page 10: ...ompletely encircle the structure when fastened Warning You can fasten the fixture to a surface with ratchet straps passed through the carrying handles so that the fixture cannot fall over but do not o...

Page 11: ...locally applicable regulations Check that the supporting structure can safely bear the weight of all installed fixtures clamps cables auxiliary equipment etc and complies with locally applicable regu...

Page 12: ...d as a safety attachment for the weight of the fixture by looping it through a safety attachment point arrowed in the bottom of the base and around a secure anchoring point so that the safety cable wi...

Page 13: ...Accessories on page 34 Connection to an AC mains power source The power cable can be hard wired to a building installation circuit or fitted with a mains plug cord cap to allow connection to local AC...

Page 14: ...lt lock is released and that the base is held securely Be prepared for the fixture to light up and the head to move suddenly when power is applied 2 See Figure 7 line up the keys in the power input ca...

Page 15: ...the data link into branches use a Martin RDM 5 5 Splitter optically isolated splitter amplifier see Related Items on page 29 Do not overload the DMX data link You can connect up to a maximum of 32 dev...

Page 16: ...owners access to Martin s expertise and product knowledge in a partnership that will ensure the highest level of performance throughout the product s lifetime Please contact your Martin supplier for...

Page 17: ...ly with a soft clean lint free cloth moistened with a weak detergent solution Do not rub the surface hard lift particles off with a soft repeated press Dry with a soft clean lint free cloth or low pre...

Page 18: ...eaning solutions as they will attack the aluminum coating Correct gobo orientation is critical Read the guidelines given later in this chapter carefully before installing a gobo Opening the head for a...

Page 19: ...scribed in the previous section 2 See Figure 11 Position the head so that the effects cooling fan A is facing you You are now looking at the bottom of the head 3 Unplug the effects fan connector B rem...

Page 20: ...ing plates and keep the plates and screws for re use 7 See Figure 14 Slide the effects module carefully out of the head If any wires or components become caught especially on the module above move the...

Page 21: ...he SERVICE CALIBRATION menu in the control panel 10 See Figure 16 With the reference marks lined up lift the outside edge of the goboholder up slightly and pull the goboholder out of the gobo wheel No...

Page 22: ...lective sides facing towards the LED light source Replacement gobos must also be installed with more reflective sides facing the LEDs in order to avoid heat damage More reflective side towards LEDs To...

Page 23: ...er Gobo alignment See Figure 18 Note the position of the alignment marks arrowed on goboholders and gobos Install gobos with the alignment marks next to each other Gobo replacement procedure Avoid get...

Page 24: ...he holder 4 Insert the retaining spring into the goboholder and press it into its groove in the goboholder Check that the spring is pressed as flat as possible against the gobo and that the gobo is he...

Page 25: ...ty information section of this manual starting on page 4 Read Connecting to power on page 14 Check that the installation is safe and secure Check that the base is fastened securely so that the torque...

Page 26: ...ocket of the last ERA 800 Performance on the data link Incorrect addressing of fixtures Check fixture address and protocol settings One of the fixtures is defective and is disturbing data transmission...

Page 27: ...otorized Framing Rotatable framing module 60 with 4 individually controllable full framing blades with variable angle and position Prism 2 rotating indexing prisms 4 facet circular and 6 facet linear...

Page 28: ...Miniature Circuit Breaker per IEC 60898 UL489 CSA C22 2 No 5 Type D Typical Power and Current 120 V 60 Hz 10 8 A 1270 W PF 0 99 230 V 50 Hz 5 5 A 1240 W PF 0 97 Figures are typical not maximum Measur...

Page 29: ...ion on the right to reproduce a new label printed in black on a yellow background FCC Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuan...

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