Martin VDO Atomic Bold user guide
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Using the VDO Atomic Bold
Warning!
Read ‘Safety information’ on page 8 before applying power to the VDO
Atomic Bold.
Do not use the VDO Atomic Bold if the ambient temperature exceeds 40° C (104° F)
or falls below 0° C (32° F).
Thermal regulation
The VDO Atomic Bold uses a fan to control its temperature. But depending on the selected fan
mode and ambient temperature, it will also dim down its main LED to prevent overheating. In
most cases the fixture will dim down (to 50%) after about 10 seconds of full white, but this can be
earlier if a silent fan mode is selected or ambient temperature is high.
Video display using P3
The VDO Atomic Bold can display video from all common video sources. The video signal must
be sent to a Martin® P3 controller and then distributed to fixtures. The P3 controller lets you map,
configure and control an installation containing VDO Atomic Bolds (and other Martin® P3 enabled
fixtures if you have them).
Once the VDO Atomic Bold fixtures are mapped and addressed on the P3 System Controller, it is
possible to map video onto them, while still having control from the lighting desk. At any given
moment the output from the fixture can be controlled by video content, DMX channels, internal
effect macros or a mix.
See the P3 controller documentation for details.
DMX control
The VDO Atomic Bold can display effects controlled by DMX (either using the 5-pin XLR, via Art-
Net / sACN or via DMX sent through the P3 System Controller).
Six DMX modes are available:
x
1 channel mode
: uses a single DMX channel and operates the fixture as a white
“blinder” with automatic tungsten fade effect
x
3 channel mode:
gives strobe functionality of intensity / duration / rate, same as Atomic
3000 DMX/LED (no backlight functions)
x
4 channel mode:
As 3 channel mode but with an additional effects channel, same as
Atomic 3000 DMX/LED (no backlight functions)
x
Compact mode:
uses 10 DMX channels and offers 16-bit dimmer and 8-bit RGB color
mixing for Beam and Aura separately.
x
Basic mode:
uses 27 DMX channels and gives RGB color mixing of beam & aura,
strobe effects and pre-programmed dynamic effects. P3 video data can also be
superimposed or mixed under DMX control.
x
Extended mode:
uses 243 DMX channels to add to Basic mode by allowing individual
control of the 72 LEDs in the backlight/aura. P3 video data can also be superimposed
or mixed under DMX control.
See “DMX protocols” on page 35 for full details of DMX control.
An RDM-compatible DMX controller or P3 System Controller is required so that you can address
and configure the fixtures. See the DMX/RDM controller documentation for details.
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