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MAC 401™ user manual
Effects
MAC 401 – all models
This section describes the lighting effects available in all currently available models of the MAC 401.
Shutter effect
The electronic ‘shutter’ effect provides instant open and blackout, variable speed regular and random
strobe, and opening/closing pulse effects.
Dimming
Overall intensity can be adjusted using 0 - 100% electronic dimming.
Zoom
The motorized zoom varies the beam angle continuously from 20° through to 50°. The zoom can also be set
to Hypermode where the beam angle is fixed at 16°.
Pan and tilt
The MAC 401 fixture’s moving head can be panned through 630° and tilted through 300°. Coarse
(8-bit/Most Significant Byte) and fine (16-bit/Least Significant Byte) control of pan and tilt are available in all
DMX modes. The fine channels allow fine adjustment of pan and tilt at the position set on the coarse
channels.
Bear in mind that if two head modules are installed, the second module will point towards the base, and
direct light output will be lost, during a portion of its tilt range.
Pre-programmed dynamic effects 1 and 2
Both RGB Zoom and CT Zoom LED modules feature two superimposable dynamic effects. These effects
are pre-programmed macros that give quick access to a variety of effects from the DMX controller without
the need for complex programming.
Effect crossfade times for the change from one segment to the next can be set from zero (snap) to
approximately one second.
Certain effects divide LEDs into two or four segments for a chase that gives a ‘pixel wheel’ rotation effect.
Pulse, flip and flicker effects are also available.
The speed of the dynamic effects – including rotation speed and direction of the ‘pixel wheel’ effect – can be
adjusted on a separate DMX channel for each of the two dynamic effects.
The dynamic effects have greater visual impact in the RGB Zoom module but can add ‘life’ to the CT Zoom
module.
MAC 401 Dual / RGB Zoom LED module
This section describes the lighting effects available in the RGB LED module that is fitted as standard to the
MAC 401 Dual and available as an accessory for the MAC 401 CT Zoom.
Raw RGB color mixing
Uncalibrated red, green, blue color mixing is available, with 0 - 100% intensity control on one DMX channel
for each color. Setting a color to 100% intensity will set each LED to its absolute maximum output.
Calibrated RGB color mixing
Red, green, blue color mixing is available, with 0 - 100% calibrated intensity control on one DMX channel for
each color. Setting a color to 100% intensity will set each LED to a calibrated maximum output. In other
