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MX-10 Extreme 

user manual

Summary of Contents for MX-10 Extreme

Page 1: ...MX 10 Extreme user manual...

Page 2: ...ved No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from Martin Professional A S Denmark Printed in Denmark P N 35000117 Rev E cooling fan mounting b...

Page 3: ...iloring performance 12 Information readouts 13 Test and service utilities 13 DMX 512 control 15 Lamp power 15 Effect position 15 Speed control 16 Optical configuration 17 Gobos 17 Color filters 19 Pri...

Page 4: ...motor control coated optics user installable firmware switch selectable power supply settings power factor correction integrated mounting bracket and floor stand easy to clean cooling fan About this...

Page 5: ...ing the fixture or removing the lamp Protect your hands and eyes with gloves and safety glasses Do not stare directly into the light Never look at an exposed lamp while it is lit Replace the lamp if i...

Page 6: ...flight case to transport the fixture Lamp installation A lamp must be installed prior to initial operation C O M P A TI B L E L A M P S A Philips MSD 250 2 lamp is included The MX 10 Extreme lamp opti...

Page 7: ...on the base contact the face of the socket 5 Clean the glass bulb with the cloth supplied with the lamp particularly if your fingers touched the glass A clean lint free cloth wetted with alcohol may...

Page 8: ...next highest to your AC supply TO C ON F I GU R E F OR L OC A L A C P O W E R 1 Disconnect the fixture from power 2 Remove the 4 cover screws with a 5 mm hex key Lift off the front cover 3 Locate the...

Page 9: ...om any illuminated surface the fixture is at least 0 1 meters 4 inches away from combustible materials the fixture is protected from rain and moisture there is at least 0 1 meters 4 inches clearance a...

Page 10: ...nk insert a male 120 XLR termination plug in the output of the last fixture T I P S F O R B U I L D I N G A S E R I A L L I N K Use shielded twisted pair cable designed for RS 485 devices standard mic...

Page 11: ...a function or menu press menu Address selection The MX 10 Extreme requires 13 channels for DMX control The address also known as the start channel is the first channel used to receive instructions fr...

Page 12: ...determines whether the display remains lit or not Select ON to have the display remain lit or OFF to extinguish the display two minutes after the last key press To flip the display for easier reading...

Page 13: ...control qUAL displays the quality of the received DMX data as a percentage of packets received Values much below 100 indicate interference poor connections or other problems with the serial data link...

Page 14: ...es between fixtures The default offset command UTIL dFOF erases any offsets stored in memory C I R C U I T B OA R D T E S T UTIL PCBT executes a routine designed for testing the main circuit board For...

Page 15: ...nding the Reset command on channel 1 for 5 seconds Note that the DMX reset feature may be disabled by the DMX Reset personality setting D I M M E R S H U TT E R The mechanical dimmer shutter system pr...

Page 16: ...to achieve the fade The fixture tracks the changes and averages them with a digital filter algorithm to provide smooth movement V E C T O R C O N T R O L With vector control movement speed is determin...

Page 17: ...rsed on the coated side Gobo types and dimensions are specified on page 34 T O R E P L A C E A G O B O 1 Disconnect the fixture from AC power and allow it to cool 2 Remove the front cover 3 Turn the g...

Page 18: ...n the object and its reflection The back edge of the gobo cannot be seen when looking through the coated side When an object is held up to the uncoated side there is a space between the object and its...

Page 19: ...access the desired color filter Press the filter forwards slightly to release it and then grasp it by the edges and remove 4 To insert a filter slide it under the retention spring until it snaps into...

Page 20: ...rom side to side while pulling lightly to work the prism out of the bearing Do not use force If the holder gets stuck press it back into the bearing and try again 10 Gently insert the replacement pris...

Page 21: ...amp when it strikes with difficulty or not at all or is in any other way defective usage exceeds the manufacturer s replace before hours See Table 1 Refer to page 7 for the lamp replacement procedure...

Page 22: ...put socket Never replace the fuse with one of a different rating 1 Unplug the mains cable from the input socket 2 Pry open the fuse holder and remove the fuse 3 Replace the fuse with one of the same t...

Page 23: ...flash memory and then resets If the firmware is corrupted a check sum error CSER occurs A few seconds later the fixture displays UPLd and is ready for a new DMX mode upload In the unlikely event that...

Page 24: ...9 39 47 47 50 50 58 58 65 66 73 74 75 75 76 76 77 77 78 78 79 80 81 82 85 85 89 89 93 93 97 97 100 Shutter Strobe Reset Lamp On Off Shutter closed Shutter open Strobe fast slow Shutter open Opening pu...

Page 25: ...72 73 74 75 75 76 77 78 78 79 80 81 82 88 89 96 96 97 98 98 99 100 Color Continuous Scroll full color positions White CTC Yellow 603 Blue 104 Pink 312 Green 206 Blue 108 Red 301 Magenta 507 Blue 101...

Page 26: ...Gobo 7 Gobo 6 Gobo 5 Gobo 4 Gobo 3 Gobo 2 Gobo 1 Continuous scroll set velocity of gobo rotation on ch 5 CW slow fast CCW fast slow 5 0 255 0 2 3 127 128 252 253 255 0 100 0 1 1 50 50 98 99 100 Gobo...

Page 27: ...255 0 251 252 255 0 1 1 96 96 98 99 100 0 1 1 96 96 97 98 98 99 100 0 96 96 97 98 98 99 100 0 1 1 96 96 98 99 100 0 98 99 100 Effects Speed Dimmer focus Tracking mode Fast slow Tracking Maximum speed...

Page 28: ...nds of power on OFF No automatic lamp strike dMX Lamp strikes if DMX is present douses 15 mins after it s missing SCUT ON Effect wheels turn shortest distance OFF Effect wheels do not cross open posit...

Page 29: ...olor medium RNdS Random color slow gObO OPEN Gobo wheel in open position g1 I g7 I Indexed gobos 1 7 g1 R g7 R Rotating gobos 1 7 g1RS g7RS Rotating gobo shake 1 7 CW F Clockwise rotation fast CCWF Co...

Page 30: ...OFF Disable on the fly reset of magnetically indexed effects Adj Not implemented CAL Not implemented dFOF SURE Return all offsets to the default settings PCbT LEd PCB test for service use only UPLd S...

Page 31: ...control panel and motherboard This appears briefly when switching on the fixture Check fuses Check cable between control panel and motherboard Reinstall software Contact service technician COER Color...

Page 32: ...in output jack of the last fixture on the link Incorrect addressing of the fixtures Check address setting One of the fixtures is defective and disturbs data transmission on the link Bypass one fixtur...

Page 33: ...PCB CONNECTIONS E...

Page 34: ...N S T A L L A T I O N Orientation any Minimum distance to flammable materials 0 1 m 4 in Minimum distance to illuminated surfaces 0 3 m 12 in F U S E S Main fuse 6 3 A 250 V time delay Fuse F1 6 3 A...

Page 35: ...1990 DMX Channels 13 D E S I G N S T A N D A R D S Canadian safety CSA C22 2 NO 166 EU EMC EN 50 081 1 EN 50 082 1 EU safety EN 60598 1 EN 60598 2 17 US safety ANSI UL 1573 O R D E R I N G I N F O R M...

Page 36: ...EN 5 sec 227 218 CHANNEL T EFFECTS SPEED 216 DIMMER closed open STEPPED COLOR SCROLL CONTINUOUS ROTATION cw ccw 168 208 226 RND COLOR FOCUS infinity 2 meters PRISM out 0 19 19 cw rotation 20 79 stop 8...

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