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Page 1: ...PAL 1200 PAL 1200 E PAL 1200 FX user manual P N 35000022...

Page 2: ...Professional A S Denmark All rights reserved 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...

Page 3: ...IONS 11 section 5 CONTROL AND RECEIVER MODULE 13 Main functions 13 Special functions SPEC 14 Error and information messages 15 section 6 REPLACING GOBOS AND COLOR FILTERS 16 section 7 MAINTENANCE AND...

Page 4: ...e front glass mounted in position Do NOT look directly into the light Maximum room temperature ta 35 C Minimum distance from flammable materials d 0 5 meters 2 feet Allow the fixture too cool down for...

Page 5: ...ption for installing metal and glass gobos on color wheel T he PAL 1 2 0 0 F X fea tu r e s 5 to 100 motorized iris 2 additional rotating and indexible gobos 2 additional fixed gobos Rotating 3 facet...

Page 6: ...located on the top front of the PAL 2 Attach the safety wire of the pan tilt unit to the dedicated hole in the PAL body 3 Connect the pan and tilt cables from the pan tilt unit to the terminals on th...

Page 7: ...embly ensuring that the lamp locates properly into the aluminum reflector and tighten the Philips screws N OTE The lamp position is adjusted at the factory however re adjustment may be necessary to op...

Page 8: ...the same data link C o n nec t i n g t h e s e ri a l l i n k U S I NG T HE PA L AN D OTH E R M A RT IN LI GH TS ON LY 1 Connect the data output of your lighting controller to the data input on the PA...

Page 9: ...ON M ARTI N D M X LI GH TS If you are using a DMX controller it is possible to insert non Martin lights using 5 pin XLRs in and out on the link In this case you will need a cable that adapts from the...

Page 10: ...g a Martin RS 485 controller then please refer to that controller s manual for further operating instructions If you are using a DMX 512 controller then please refer to the DMX 512 protocol listed in...

Page 11: ...E E L The color wheel offers five easily interchangeable dichroic color filters plus an open white position The B O speed will blackout the fixture whilst changing from one color to another C M Y C OL...

Page 12: ...l fans It is possible to reduce fan speed should extremely silent performance be required Low fan speed reduces the cooling of the fixture and should only be used when the ambient temper ature is 25 C...

Page 13: ...ol 1 2 3 or 4 selected in the protocol setup PSEt The table below shows the difference between the four available DMX protocols If a Martin controller is detected the PAL automati cally switches to pr...

Page 14: ...ss enter to confirm or menu to cancel Either way you will return to the SPEC menu T ILT I NVE RT ti Lt This function allows you to invert the tilt movement DMX Protocol only Use the arrow keys to togg...

Page 15: ...ons of dimmer cyan magenta and yellow The default function needs to be confirmed by pressing enter when the display reads SurE sure Once all registers are cleared the display shows donE done S P E C I...

Page 16: ...ecomes accessible The color filter is held in place by a spring Remove the spring by pressing the two ends together then remove the color filter 3 Insert the new color filter and replace the spring G...

Page 17: ...r will morph better if they are installed with the coated side towards the lamp Correct projection is achieved when the true image faces the mirror Textured glass gobos must be installed with the smoo...

Page 18: ...18 PAL 1200 PAL 1200 E PAL 1200 FX User Manual D E FAU LT G OB O L AYOU T PAL 1200 FX PAL 1200...

Page 19: ...ular section or you want to put in your own custom gobos or color filters or you need to clean parts of the fixture it is a simple operation to remove and replace any module W A R N I N G Ensure that...

Page 20: ...an All six color filters The diffusion filter if mounted C OL OR G OBO M O DU LE Remove the color gobo module and carefully clean The color filters The color filters can easily be removed from the col...

Page 21: ...or by hand so that the image is projected onto a flat surface 5 On the back of the fixture there are three lamp adjustment screws see following diagram Turning these clockwise will pull the lamp towar...

Page 22: ...ctioning lamps Discharge lamps may not strike if the mains voltage applied to the fixture is too low this could happen in areas with substan tial voltage fluctuations Instead of striking the lamp burn...

Page 23: ...achieved The first 1 is the factory default configuration You may remove or fit the condenser lens and diffusion filter in any combination you wish to obtain the desired performance The condenser kit...

Page 24: ...A 6 3 x 32 mm R E C E IV E R M OD UL E There are two secondary fuses located on the receiver PCB as per the following diagram A S E C T I O N P CB B S E CT I O N P C B The A and B section PCBs both h...

Page 25: ...hat all pins enter the socket correctly and that the EPROM is correctly oriented Then press it firmly into the socket U P DAT IN G TH E RE C E I V E R M O D U LE Having accessed the receiver module PC...

Page 26: ...s 3 Still using the controller move the mirror from side to side at a slow speed and watch the beam movement Tighten the pan damper until the smoothness of the mirror movement is affected and it becom...

Page 27: ...l PAL 1200 FX DMX channel PAL 1200 PAL 1200 E Value Function M1 M2 M3 M4 M1 M2 M3 M4 1 Note Lamp Off will only take effect if SPEC LoFF is set to On or if SPEC LoFF set to OFF and all Cyan Magenta and...

Page 28: ...Indexed Gobo 5 Rotation Gobo 4 Rotation Gobo 3 Fixed Gobo 2 Rotation Gobo 1 Rotation 8 Note Gobo selection is pro grammed on channel 7 17 Note Gobo selection is pro grammed on channel 16 0 126 127 12...

Page 29: ...ight 127 Neutral 16 16 22 22 0 255 Pan LSB Fine Max Left Max Right 127 Neutral 17 17 23 23 0 255 Tilt MSB Coarse Max Up Max Down 127 Neutral 18 18 24 24 0 255 Tilt LSB Fine Max Up Max Down 127 Neutral...

Page 30: ...put diffuser condenser 13 500 lumens Light output diffuser condenser 12 700 lumens Light output diffuser condenser 16 000 lumens G obo s Size metal D Size glass 50 mm 0 0 3 mm 1 968 in 0 0 012 in Maxi...

Page 31: ...1606000 10 14 narrow angle kit 91610000 26 35 wide angle kit 91610006 Condenser lens 91610004 5 2 x 5 2 x 1 1 mm c o lo r f il te rs Color P N Color P N 3500 5600K CTC 46403139 5500 3400K CTC 46403101...

Page 32: ...Shutter 4A and 4B closed rest open St 6 All Shutters closed SP 6 Effects St 1 Open St 2 Effect 1 St 3 Effect 2 St 4 Effect 3 St 5 Effect 4 St 6 Effect 5 SP 7 SP 7 Variable Wash Frost St 1 Wash Filter...

Page 33: ...Closed St 2 Dimmer Open St 3 Strobe Speed 1 St 4 Strobe Speed 5 St 5 Strobe Speed 16 SP15 SP15 Gobo Rotation St 1 Open Gobo St 2 Gobo 1 Static St 3 Gobo 1 CW Fast St 4 Gobo 1 CCW Fast St 5 Gobo 1 CW...

Page 34: ...on cable which connects the three PCBs is connected properly ErrB B section error the B section PCB does not communicate correctly with the receiver module Check fuses on B section PCB and that the ri...

Page 35: ...e controller before the PALs One of the lights is defective and disturbs the data transmission on the link By pass one light at a time until normal operation is regained Do this by unplugging the XLR...

Page 36: ...0DUWLQ 3URIHVVLRQDO 26 Olof Palmes All 18 8200 Aarhus N Denmark Tel 45 8740 0000 Fax 45 8740 0000 www martin dk...

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