Harman Martin VDO Fatron 20, User Manual

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System installation
Warning! Read “Safety information” on page 7 and “Precautions to avoid damage” on page 11
carefully before installing a VDO Fatron™ system.
Warning! Connect the VDO Fatron™ only to the devices and using only the Martin® cables specified
in this manual.
Warning! Do not exceed the maximum numbers of devices that can be connected in chains and
maximum cable lengths specified in ”Protection from electric shock” starting on page 7 and in the
manuals of the other devices in the system.
The VDO Fatron is designed to display either Martin® P3™ video or DMX-controlled lighting effects. It
automatically recognizes and responds to either a Martin® P3™ or a DMX data signal. The next sections
explain how to create a VDO Fatron installation to display P3 video data or DMX-controlled lighting effects.
Installing a P3 system
See Figure 17 for an overview of the elements and layout of a Martin® P3™ video display system.
To install a system that displays P3 video on VDO Fatrons, see the overview in Figure 17 and follow these
directions:
1. Make sure that no devices in the installation can be connected to AC mains power until all installation
work is complete.
2. Read “Safety information” on page 7 and “Precautions to avoid damage” on page 11.
3. Connect VDO Fatron fixtures together in chains either directly using the fixtures’ cable tails and BBD
connectors or by adding Martin® hybrid cables with BBD connectors (see “BBD extension cables” on
page 47).
Warning! Do not exceed the maximum total length of fixtures and total cable length per chain given in
“Safety limits for connecting devices” on page 8.
4. If necessary to protect from water, dirt, etc., install blanking caps (see “Connectors” on page 48) on the
output connectors of the last fixtures on the chain.
5. Connect each chain of VDO Fatrons to one of the four 4-pin female XLR hybrid (48 VDC power + P3
data) outputs on a P3 PowerPort 1500 using a Martin® hybrid 4-pin male XLR to female BBD adapter
cable, P/N 91616046 (see Figure 16). Alternatively, connect each chain of VDO Fatrons to one of the 4
outputs on a P3 PowerPort 1000 IP. This device has BBD connectors, so no adapter cable is needed.
6. If necessary, add a Martin® 4-pin XLR hybrid extension cable to the 4-pin XLR-to-BBD adapter cable so
that you can extend the hybrid link to the P3 PowerPort 1500. Suitable extension cables are available
from Martin® in various lengths. See “Accessories” on page 47.
7. Create a P3 video data link from a Martin® P3™ system controller such as the P3-050, P3-150, P3-300
or P3 PC to the P3 PowerPort 1500 or P3 PowerPort 1000 IP (see the products’ user manuals for
details).
Figure 16: Power and P3 video data input
4-pin male XLR Female BBD
4-pin XLR-to-BBD Input Cable, P/N 91616046
DC power and
data from P3
PowerPort 1500
DC power and
data to VDO
Fatron chain
Insert 4-pin XLR hybrid
extension cable here if required
Insert 4-pin XLR hybrid
extension cable here if required
Insert BBD-to-BBD hybrid
extension cable here if required
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