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• In the
TEST PAN/TILT
menu, choose
PAN
or
TILT
, make sure that the fixture base is held securely and
that there is no danger of the fixture falling over or head colliding, then press ENTER to start the test
sequence.
• Press MENU to stop the test sequence.
Manual control
The
MANUAL CONTROL
menu lets you reset the fixture and operate it without a DMX controller.
To execute commands in the
MANUAL CONTROL
menu, select the effect that you want to control, then
enter a value from 0 to 255 for 8-bit commands or 0 to 65536 for 16-bit commands in order to apply that
command. The menu items and values available correspond to the commands listed in the DMX protocol in
this User Manual.
When you exit the
MANUAL CONTROL
menu, the fixture will keep its effect positions and settings until you
enter a new menu. When you do this, the fixture will revert to default positions and settings. The fixture will
also revert to default positions and settings if you exit and then re-enter
MANUAL CONTROL
.
Service
Note: The MAC Aura XIP Safety and Installation Manual supplied with fixtures and attached to this User
Manual gives details of cleaning the fixture and servicing the air filter.
The fixture’s
SERVICE
menu provides utilities for technicians rigging or servicing the fixture (see “Control
panel menus” on page 44 for full details of the control panel menus):
•
ERROR LIST
displays a list of any status messages stored in memory. Up to 20 messages can be
displayed.
•
FAN CLEAN
lets you set cooling fans to run at high speed to remove loose dust.
•
P/T FEEDBACK
lets you disable feedback to the fixture software from the pan, tilt and effects positioning
systems.
- If feedback is set to
ON
and a pan, tilt or effect position error is detected, the shutter closes and the
effect resets.
- This feature can be disabled by setting feedback to
OFF
. The
OFF
setting is not saved when the fixture
is powered off, and the system will be re-enabled the next time the fixture starts.
•
ADJUST
is for use by Martin Service only.
Important! Do not use the items in this menu without
guidance or service documentation from Martin Service.
•
For details of the
CALIBRATION
menu, see next section.
• EMPTY WATER
briefly dims the light output and tilts the head to dispose of any water that has built up in
front of the lens.
• DRY OFF
starts a drying procedure that uses heat, fans and movement to dry off the fixture. This feature
can be useful before putting the fixture into a flightcase or storage, when the fixture must be completely
dry to avoid any potential damage.
• SAFE PARKING
moves the fixture head to a safe position where no water or snow can build up in front of
the lens. In this mode, the fixture will also monitor ambient temperature levels and generate heat any time
there is a risk of ice forming on the fixture.
•
USB
lets you update the firmware (fixture software) from a USB flash memory drive. For a detailed guide
to updating the firmware from a USB drive, see ”Installing using a USB memory device” later in this
chapter.
