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MH 11 Beam

User Manual

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Page 2: ...r reliance on the information contained in this document 2017 HARMAN Professional Denmark ApS All rights reserved Martin and RUSH are registered trademarks of HARMAN Professional Denmark ApS registered in the United States and or other countries Features specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice Martin Professional Olof Palmes Allé 18 8200 Aarhus N Denmark www martin com R...

Page 3: ...ssion 17 Connecting the data link 18 Fixture setup 19 Using the control menus 19 Setting DMX address 19 Lamp control settings 20 Fixture settings 21 Fixture information 23 Position calibration 24 Setting options by RDM 24 Scanning for RDM devices on the data link 24 Getting status and setting options by RDM 25 RDM functions 25 Effects 27 Dimming 27 Strobe effects 27 Pan and tilt 27 Colors 27 Gobos...

Page 4: ...Updating firmware 34 Service and repairs 34 DMX protocol 35 Control menus 39 Troubleshooting 41 Specifications 42 ...

Page 5: ...y be harmful to the eyes Do not stare at operating lamp and do not view the light output with optical instruments or any device that may concentrate the beam This lighting fixture is for professional use only and must be installed by a qualified technician It is not for household use It presents risks of severe injury or death due to fire hazards electric shock and falls It produces a powerful con...

Page 6: ...e of AC power that complies with local building and electrical codes and has both overload and ground fault earth fault protection Socket outlets or external power switches used to supply the fixture with power must be located near the fixture and easily accessible so that the fixture can easily be disconnected from power Replace defective fuses with ones of the specified type and rating only Isol...

Page 7: ...k filters masks or other materials onto any optical component The fixture s lenses can focus the sun s rays inside the fixture creating a risk of fire and damage Do not expose the front of the fixture to sunlight or any other bright light source Protection from injury Fasten the fixture securely to a fixed surface or structure when in use The fixture is not portable when installed Ensure that any ...

Page 8: ...ure that is obviously damaged Do not modify the fixture in any way not described in this manual or install other than genuine Martin parts Refer any service operation not described in this manual to a qualified technician Lamp safety Install only a lamp that is approved by Martin for use in the product Prolonged exposure to an unshielded discharge lamp can cause eye and skin burns Do not look at a...

Page 9: ...he product s light output Do not look at operating lamp Eye injury may result Do not expose persons to the product s light output from a distance of less than 30 m 98 ft The fixture falls into the following Risk Groups according to EN62471 for blue light at the distances indicated below RISK GROUP RISK GROUP 2 3 RISK GROUP 1 305 m 30 m 1000 ft 98 ft 3050 m 10000 ft RISK GROUP EXEMPT Avoid eye or s...

Page 10: ...l To minimize the risk of eye irritation or injury disconnect the fixture from power at all times when the fixture is not in use and provide well lit conditions to reduce the pupil diameter of anyone working on or near the fixture ...

Page 11: ...o transportation damage before using the fixture Do not attempt to operate a damaged fixture 3 If the fixture is not going to be hard wired to a mains supply install a local power plug not supplied on the end of the supplied power cable 4 Ensure that the voltage and frequency of the power supply match the power requirements of the fixture 5 Check the support pages on the Martin Professional websit...

Page 12: ...flat surface The fixture can be fastened to a hard fixed flat surface Ensure that the surface and all fasteners used can support at least 10 times the weight of all fixtures and equipment they will support Fasten the fixture securely Do not stand it on a surface or leave it where it can be moved or fall over If you install the fixture in a location where it may cause injury or damage if it falls s...

Page 13: ... 5 Working from a stable platform hang the fixture on the truss and fasten the rigging clamps onto the truss 6 Secure the fixture with a safety cable as directed below 7 Check that the head will not collide with other fixtures or objects Securing with a safety cable Secure the fixture with a safety cable or other secondary attachment that is approved for the weight of the fixture so that the safet...

Page 14: ...ause damage to the fixture that is not covered by the product warranty The fixture can be hard wired to a building electrical installation if you want to install it permanently or a power plug not supplied that is suitable for the local power outlets can be installed on the power cable If you install a power plug on the power cable install a grounding type earthed plug with integral cable grip tha...

Page 15: ...ese 16 A rated cables you can link Maximum two 2 RUSH MH 11 Beam fixtures in total at 100 120 V or Maximum four 4 RUSH MH 11 Beam fixtures in total at 200 240 V If you install a power plug cord cap on the 16 A rated power input cable install a grounding type earthed plug with integral cable grip that is rated minimum 16 A at the correct voltage rating for your local power supply ...

Page 16: ...rovided for DMX input and output through to next fixture Do not connect output cables to both the 3 pin and 5 pin output sockets at the same time as this may cause data errors in other words you cannot use the two outputs on the fixture to split the DMX line 4 AC mains power input A yellow Neutrik True1 PowerCon inlet connector is provided to connect the fixture to mains power 5 AC mains power lin...

Page 17: ...address and channels To add more fixtures or groups of fixtures when the above limits are reached add a DMX universe and or split the daisy chained link into branches using a powered DMX splitter Tips for reliable data transmission Use shielded twisted pair cable designed for RS 485 devices standard microphone cable cannot transmit control data reliably over long runs 24 AWG cable is suitable for ...

Page 18: ...ed between pins 2 and 3 soaks up the control signal so it does not reflect and cause interference If a splitter is used terminate each branch of the link Connecting the data link To connect the fixture to data 1 Connect the DMX data output from the controller to the closest fixture s male XLR DMX input connector 2 Connect the first fixture s DMX output to the DMX input of the next fixture and cont...

Page 19: ...thout making a change press the MENU button To exit the control menus completely press and hold the MENU button Setting DMX address Each fixture must be assigned a DMX address The DMX address also known as the start channel is the first channel used to receive instructions from a DMX controller The fixture is controlled using 18 DMX channels If a fixture has a DMX address of 1 then it uses channel...

Page 20: ...lied to the fixture You can disable this feature if you want to 1 In the LAMP SETTING menu select STATE AT POWER option and press ENTER 2 Select ON to enable automatic lamp strike at power up default or OFF to disable it 3 Press ENTER to confirm or press MENU to exit Switching on lamp automatically when DMX is received The fixture will normally strike its lamp if it receives a DMX signal and the l...

Page 21: ...control default 4 Press ENTER to confirm or press MENU to exit Pan tilt correction when knocked Normally if the fixture is knocked or pushed while set to a position it will automatically return to the correct position You can turn this feature off 1 In the FIXTURE SET menu select STATUS SETTINGS and press ENTER 2 Select P T FEEDBACK and press ENTER 3 Select OFF to disable automatic position correc...

Page 22: ... press but you can change the delay time 1 In the FIXTURE SET menu select DISPLAY SETTING and press ENTER 2 Select BACKLIGHT AUTO and press ENTER 3 Select a delay from 2 to 60 minutes default 5 minutes 4 Press ENTER to confirm or press MENU to exit Clear error messages from display If the fixture detects a fault it will display an error message on the display You can clear these messages but you m...

Page 23: ... LAMP ON HOURS and press ENTER 3 The total on time of the lamp is displayed in hours To reset lamp hours after installing a new lamp 1 In the INFORMATION menu select TIME INFORMATION and press ENTER 2 Select RESET LAMP TIME and press ENTER 3 At the PASSWORD prompt scroll to 038 using the UP DOWN buttons and press ENTER 4 Select YES or NO to abandon reset 5 Press ENTER to confirm or press MENU to e...

Page 24: ... you set up manage and control a lighting installation from a PC that is connected to the installation via a DMX data link To use Martin M PC connect a PC running the application to the data link via a USB to DMX interface box such as the Martin M DMX A full list of the RDM functions that the MH 11 fixture supports is given at the end of this chapter These functions are generally referred to using...

Page 25: ...you can set the same option on all the fixtures on the data link by sending a broadcast RDM command to all the devices on the link For status reading you can only use unicast RDM to read information from an individual fixture RDM functions As a minimum MH 11 supports the following RDM functions Device discovery DISC_UNIQUE_BRANCH DISC_MUTE DISC_UN_MUTE Device management GET SET DEVICE_INFO 9 IDENT...

Page 26: ...DEFAULTS 9 DMX_PERSONALITY 9 9 DMX_PERSONALITY_DESCRIPTION 9 SENSOR_DEFINITION 9 SENSOR_VALUE 9 DEVICE_HOURS 9 LAMP_HOURS 9 9 BOOT_SOFTWARE_VERSION_ID 9 BOOT_SOFTWARE_VERSION_LABEL 9 LAST_STATE 9 DIMMER_CURVE 9 LAMP_STRIKE 9 9 LAMP_STATE 9 DEVICE_POWER_CYCLES 9 DISPLAY_INVERT 9 9 SLOT_DESCRIPTION 9 9 PAN_INVERT 9 9 TILT_INVERT 9 9 RESET_DEVICE 9 ...

Page 27: ...ol menus it is possible to invert pan or tilt movement A position feedback circuit provides automatic position correction if the fixture is knocked out of position Light output can be set to black out when the head moves using either the Auto blackout ON command on DMX channel 18 or the BI O P T Move personality setting in the control menu Colors The color wheel provides the 13 colors listed below...

Page 28: ... the fixture blacks out during color and gobo changes Focus A motorized focus lens provides 16 bit coarse and fine adjustment of gobo image sharpness Prism The fixture incorporates an eight facet circular prism which can be inserted into the beam for split effects The prism can be set to an indexed position or rotated clockwise or counter clockwise Frost A frost filter can be inserted into the bea...

Page 29: ...ning Excessive dust smoke fluid and particle buildup degrades performance causes overheating and will damage the fixture Damage caused by inadequate cleaning or maintenance is not covered by the product warranty The cleaning of external optical lenses must be carried out periodically to optimize light output Cleaning schedules for lighting fixtures vary greatly depending on the operating environme...

Page 30: ...h a soft clean lint free cloth or low pressure compressed air Remove stuck particles with an unscented tissue or cotton swab moistened with glass cleaner or distilled water 4 Check that the fixture is dry before reapplying power Replacing gobos The rotating gobos can be replaced with custom gobos that match the quality and specifications of the gobos supplied with the fixture see Interchangeable G...

Page 31: ... you want to replace See below Pull its goboholder away from the gobo wheel slightly then lift the goboholder out of its clip in the wheel 4 The gobo is held by a retaining spring Use a flat bladed screwdriver or tweezers to lever the end of the spring out of its slot then lift out the spring 5 Remove spring retaining ring and gobo ...

Page 32: ...efore handling a lamp To avoid the risk of a discharge lamp exploding in the fixture replace the lamp when it reaches its specified lifetime see Lamp on page 42 Install only lamps that are approved by Martin for this fixture see Lamp on page 42 If a lamp breaks ventilate the room for 30 minutes put on nitrile gloves and remove the pieces Put the pieces in a sealed plastic bag and take them to your...

Page 33: ...pring away from the lamp 4 Carefully pull the lamp wires off the connection pins Remove the lamp 5 Avoid direct contact with the new lamp Either wear clean lint free cotton gloves or hold the lamp with the included cloth Remove the new lamp from its packaging and attach the wires to the connection pins ...

Page 34: ... primary fuse If the fixture is completely dead the fixture s primary fuse may have blown and it may be necessary to install a new fuse Replace with a fuse of the same size and specified rating only If you need to replace the fuse 1 Disconnect the fixture from power and allow it to cool 2 Unscrew the cap of the fuse holder shown on page 16 and remove the fuse 3 Replace with a fuse of the same size...

Page 35: ...strobe effect slow fast 3 224 255 Shutter open Snap 50 Color Wheel Continuous Scroll 0 Open 1 11 Open Red 12 Red Color 1 13 22 Red Blue 23 Blue Color 2 24 32 Blue Green 33 Green Color 3 34 42 Green Magenta 43 Magenta Color 4 44 52 Magenta Yellow 53 Yellow Color 5 54 62 Yellow Light blue 63 Light blue Color 6 64 73 Light blue Pink 74 Pink Color 7 75 84 Pink Orange 85 Orange Color 8 86 95 Orange Aqu...

Page 36: ...o rotation 223 243 Counterclockwise slow fast Random colors 244 247 Fast 248 251 Medium 252 255 Slow Rotating Gobos Function and Selection Gobo indexing set position on ch 6 0 23 Open 24 29 Gobo 1 indexed 30 35 Gobo 2 indexed 36 41 Gobo 3 indexed 42 47 Gobo 4 indexed 48 53 Gobo 5 indexed 54 59 Gobo 6 indexed 60 65 Gobo 7 indexed 66 71 Gobo 8 indexed Gobo rotation set speed and direction on ch 6 72...

Page 37: ...ockwise gobo rotation fast slow 94 127 No rotation 128 189 Counterclockwise gobo rotation slow fast 6 190 255 No rotation 90º Fade 128 Rotating Gobos Fine Indexing 7 0 255 Gobo angle fine Fade 0 Rotating Prisms Function and Selection see note 1 0 31 Open no prism Prism indexing set angle on ch 9 32 127 4 facet prism indexed Prism rotation set speed and direction on ch 9 8 128 255 4 facet prism rot...

Page 38: ...Blackout OFF default 40 59 Lamp ON hold for 8s 60 79 Lamp OFF hold for 8s 80 84 Reset all hold for 3s 85 87 Pan tilt reset hold for 3s 88 90 Reset color wheel hold for 3s 91 93 Reset gobos hold for 3s 94 96 Reset shutter hold for 3s 97 99 Reset other effects hold for 3s 100 104 Control panel display ON hold for 3s 105 109 Control panel display OFF hold for 3s 110 115 Parameter shortcuts ON default...

Page 39: ... or F Fan Info 2U_FAN1 XXX RPM 2U_FAN2 XXX RPM Displays speed of each fan Encode Feedback PAN ENCODE TILT ENCODE Feedback encoder level Information Software Version 1U01 V1 4 0 2U01 V1 4 0 Displays software version of each PCB On Off ON OFF Manually switch lamp on off State at Power ON OFF Enable lamp on at power on On via DMX On ON OFF Enable lamp on via DMX Off via DMX ON OFF Enable lamp off via...

Page 40: ...DM UID XXXXXX RDM UID Service Setting Clear Err Info YES NO Clear Err Info Fixture Set Factory settings YES NO Reset fixture personalities to factory default values Reset All Reset Pan Tilt Reset Colors Reset Gobos Reset Shutter Reset Function Reset Others Perform a reset of selected effect s Auto Test Perform automatic test of all functions Fixture Test Manual Control PAN XXX Manually test each f...

Page 41: ...X setup or DMX link fault Damaged step motor or cable connection between head and body See next section Contact your Martin authorized distributor or service center for assistance Fixture does not respond to DMX control Fault in the DMX network due to connector or cable damage incorrect DMX addressing or potential interference from proximity to a high voltage installation Ensure that fixture s DMX...

Page 42: ...cturer s test conditions Dynamic Effects Dimming 0 100 coarse fine control Shutter Strobe pulse effects instant open and blackout Color wheel 10 colors plus CTO CTB UV open Rotating gobo wheel 8 gobos plus open 16 bit indexing continuous rotation and shake Prism 8 facet 16 bit indexing variable rotation Frost motorized on off Focus Motorized 16 bit coarse fine control Pan 540 16 bit coarse fine co...

Page 43: ...ackets for rigging clamps Location Dry location only must be fastened to surface or structure Orientation Any Minimum distance to illuminated surfaces 10 m 33 ft Minimum distance to combustible materials 20 cm 8 in Minimum clearance around fans and vents 50 cm 20 in Connections AC power input output Neutrik PowerCon TRUE1 DMX RDM data in out 3 pin 5 pin locking XLR Electrical AC power 100 240 V no...

Page 44: ...lug Two omega type clamp attachment brackets with quarter turn fasteners Accessories Installation hardware Half coupler clamp P N 91602005 G clamp P N 91602003 Quick trigger clamp P N 91602007 Safety cable safe working load 60 kg black P N 91604006 Safety cable safe working load 60 kg silver P N 91604007 Use with fixture hanging vertically downwards only Input cables 16 A for connection to power P...

Page 45: ...le mount Neutrik PowerCON TRUE1 NAC3MX W male P N 91611788 Neutrik PowerCON TRUE1 NAC3FX W female P N 91611789 Related Items RUSH Software Uploader 2 M DMX with MartinCompanion uploader software see www martin com Ordering Information RUSH MH 11 Beam in cardboard box P N 90280110 Specifications subject to change without notice For latest product specifications see www martin com Disposing of this ...

Page 46: ...e to read it must be replaced using the illustration below to reproduce a new label sized 88 x 43 in black on a yellow background RISK GROUP 3 WARNING UV emitted from this product Avoid eye or skin exposure to unshielded product WARNING Possibly hazardous optical radiation emitted from this product Do not look at operating lamp Eye injury may result ...

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