Physical installation
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Mounting on a truss with a single rigging clamp
The MAC Aura XIP can be clamped to a truss or similar rigging structure in any orientation using a rigging
clamp and M12 bolt. The bolt must be high-strength steel (grade 8.8 minimum) and the rigging clamp must
be approved for the weight that it supports. Both items must be in perfect condition.
Warning! Check carefully the minimum and maximum length of bolt that will pass into the fixture
when tightened and make sure that it is within the limits given below.
To mount the MAC Aura XIP on a rigging truss with a single rigging clamp:
1. Obtain a suitable rigging
clamp and M12 bolt.See
Figure 6. When the bolt is
screwed through the
clamp and into the
threaded hole in the
center of the base, it must
protrude
minimum 20
and maximum 25 mm
(minimum 0.8 and
maximum 1 inch)
into the
fixture base. Pass the bolt
through the clamp and
check that the distance the
bolt will protrude into the
fixture base is within these minimum and maximum limits before using it. If the bolt is not within these
limits, you must find or fabricate an alternative bolt that is correctly dimensioned.
2. See Figure 6. Pass the bolt through the rigging clamp and into the threaded hole (arrowed) in the center
of the fixture base. Align the clamp so that the fixture will face in the correct direction when it is clamped
to the truss and tighten the bolt securely.
3. Block access under the work area. Working from a stable platform, hang the fixture on the rigging truss
with the arrow marked
FRONT
facing towards the area to be illuminated. Tighten the rigging clamp onto
the truss chord.
4. Before leaving the fixture, secure it with a safety cable and carry out a safety check (see “Installing a
safety cable and preparing for use” on page 19).
Installing a safety cable and preparing for use
As soon as you install the fixture, secure it with a safety cable and carry out safety checks as described
below:
1. See Figure 7. Install a safety cable that is approved as a safety
attachment for the weight of the fixture by looping it through one of
the two safety cable attachment points (arrowed, one on each side
of the fixture) in the bottom of the base and around a secure
anchoring point so that the safety cable will catch the fixture if a
primary attachment fails. Remove as much slack as possible from
the safety cable (by looping it more than once around the truss, for
example).
Do not use the carrying handles to fasten the safety cable to the
fixture – use the dedicated attachment points.
2. Check that there are no combustible materials within 0.2 m (8 in.) or
surfaces to be illuminated within 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) of the fixture, and that
there are no flammable materials nearby.
3. Check that there is no possibility of the head colliding with objects or
other fixtures.
4. Check that other lighting fixtures cannot project light at the MAC
Aura XIP, as powerful illumination can damage the fixture’s display.
Figure 6. M12 bolt for single rigging clamp
Figure 7: Safety cable
attachment points
