Martin RoboScan Pro 518, User Manual

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11 Operation
The controllable effects are described below. See your controller manual and the DMX pro-
tocol for additional information.
L a m p
A relay inside the fixture allows you to turn on and off the lamp via the controller without
affecting the rest of the fixture. After switching on the RoboScan Pro 518, the lamp will
remain off until you send a “lamp on” command from the controller.
It's important to note that the lamp is a cold restrike type, meaning that it must be cold
before re-striking is possible. You must wait approximately 10 minutes after having pow-
ered off the lamp before you can turn it back on again.
To turn the lamp off via DMX, you must set values on 3 channels and hold them for 5 sec-
onds as follows:
P a n / T i l t
The moving mirror allows you to pan the beam 176° and tilt it 85°. Microstep motors pro-
vide smooth and accurate movement at all speeds. DMX modes 1 and 2 offer 8-bit pan/tilt
resolution, while DMX mode 3 and Martin mode provides finer position control with 16-bit
resolution. Selecting the B/O speed blacks out the light while the mirror is moving.
C o l o r W h e e l
The Pro 518 has 17 color positions on the color wheel: 14 with saturated dichroic colors, 2
with multi-colors, 1 with a special UV-pass filter, and 1 open white position. The wheel can
be positioned between 2 colors to split the beam. Acceleration control allows variable speed
color scrolling. Selecting the B/O speed blacks out the light while scrolling at highest
speed.
R o t a t i n g G o b o s
The Pro 518 has five rotating gobos. The gobos can be rotated in both directions at different
speeds. The B/O speed blacks out the light while the gobos are changing.
Channel DMX Value Percent Effect
1 253 - 255 99 - 100 Lamp Off
3 120 - 123 47 - 48 UV Pass
5 64 - 127 25 - 50
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3400K
CTC filter