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Manual: Revision B 

Summary of Contents for RUSH MH 7 Hybrid

Page 1: ...RUSH MH 7 Hybrid User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ny other loss occasioned by the use of inability to use or reliance on the information contained in this manual RUSH Martin Harman and all other trademarks in this document pertaining to services or products by Martin Professional or its affiliates and subsidiaries are registered as the property of Harman International Industries Martin Professional Olof Palmes Allé 18 8200 Aarhus N Denmark www ma...

Page 3: ...k 16 Tips for reliable data transmission 16 Connecting the data link 16 Fixture setup 17 Using the control menus 17 DMX address 17 Lamp settings 17 Fixture settings 18 Fixture readouts 21 Offset menu 21 Effects 22 Hybrid modes 22 Dimming 22 Strobe effects 22 Gobos 23 Colors 25 Prisms 25 Frost 25 Focus 25 Zoom 25 Pan and tilt 26 Maintenance 27 Cleaning 27 Replacing gobos 28 Lamp replacement 30 Repl...

Page 4: ...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 5: ...arth Use only a source 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...

Page 6: ...ed type SJT or equivalent In the EU the cables must be type H05VV F or equivalent Suitable cables with Neutrik PowerCon connectors are available from Martin see Accessories on page 43 If you use these cables you can connect fixtures to power in a linked chain MAINS OUT throughput socket to MAINS IN input socket but do not link more than two 2 RUSH MH 7 Hybrid fixtures in total at 100 120 V or four...

Page 7: ... 2 suitable rigging clamps to the fixture as described in this manual Do not use safety cables as the primary means of support If the fixture is installed in a location where it may cause injury or damage if it falls install as directed in this manual a secondary attachment such as a safety cable that will hold the fixture if a primary attachment fails The secondary attachment must be approved by ...

Page 8: ...lamp is under pressure and can explode without warning Allow the fixture to cool for at least 1 hour before handling a lamp and protect yourself with safety glasses and gloves Replace the lamp immediately if it becomes visually deformed damaged or in any way defective Monitor hours of lamp use Replace the lamp before or when it reaches its average lifetime as specified in this manual or by the lam...

Page 9: ...V emitted from this product Do not look at the light output with magnifiers telescopes binoculars or similar optical instruments that may concentrate the light output Ensure that persons are not looking directly into the front of the fixture when the product lights up suddenly This can happen when power is applied when the product receives a DMX signal or when certain control menu items are select...

Page 10: ...nd ensure that there is no 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 M...

Page 11: ...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 secure it as direc...

Page 12: ... fasteners a full 90 to lock them see illustration on right 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 ...

Page 13: ...hes used to supply the fixture with power must be located near the fixture and easily accessible so that the fixtures can easily be disconnected from power Do not use an external dimming system to supply power to the fixture as this may cause 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 ...

Page 14: ...y connecting fixtures to power in a linked daisy chain MAINS OUT throughput socket to MAINS IN input socket Using 14 AWG or 1 5 mm2 cables from Martin you can link Maximum two 2 RUSH MH 7 Hybrid fixtures in total at 100 120 V or Maximum four 4 RUSH MH 7 Hybrid fixtures in total at 200 240 V If you install a power plug on the 14 AWG 1 5 mm2 power input cable install a grounding type earthed plug wi...

Page 15: ...Press and hold to exit the menu DOWN Press to scroll down through menu options UP Press to scroll up through menu options ENTER Press to confirm and save the menu selection Press and hold to exit the menu 4 XLR DMX input output sockets 3 and 5 pin XLR sockets are provided for DMX input and output throughput 5 Mains power input Connect mains power to the blue Neutrik PowerCon input socket 6 Mains p...

Page 16: ... ft Heavier gauge cable and or an amplifier is recommended for longer runs The pin out on all connectors is pin 1 shield pin 2 cold and pin 3 hot Pins 4 and 5 in the 5 pin XLR connectors are not used in the fixture but are available for possible additional data signals as required by the DMX512 A standard Standard pin out is pin 4 data 2 cold and pin 5 data 2 hot To split the link into branches us...

Page 17: ...the first channel used to receive instructions from a DMX controller The fixture is controlled using 21 DMX channels If a fixture has a DMX address of 1 it uses channels 1 through 21 The following fixture in the DMX chain could then be set to a DMX address of 22 For independent control each fixture must be assigned its own control channels Two fixtures of the same type may share the same address i...

Page 18: ...ess MENU to exit On via DMX On The lamp strikes automatically when the fixture receives DMX To enable or disable this feature 1 Enter the control menu and select Lamp Settings Press ENTER 2 Select On Via DMX On and press ENTER 3 Select ON to enable automatic lamp on with DMX or OFF to disable it 4 Press ENTER to confirm or press MENU to exit Off via DMX By default the lamp can be turned off from t...

Page 19: ...ER 4 Select OFF to disable automatic position correction or ON to enable it 5 Press ENTER to confirm or press MENU to exit Hibernation By default the fixture turns off the lamp and goes into low power mode 15 minutes after loss of DMX The fixture automatically resets and returns to full power when DMX is restored To disable this feature or change the delay 1 Enter the control menu and select Fixtu...

Page 20: ...f and press ENTER 4 Select a delay from 2 to 60 minutes 5 Press ENTER to confirm or press MENU to exit Clear Err Info A password must be entered to clear error codes from the display The password is 050 To clear error codes from the display 1 Enter the control menu and select Fixture Set Press ENTER 2 Select Service Setting and press ENTER 3 At the Password prompt press ENTER scroll to 050 and pre...

Page 21: ...ENTER 4 At the PASSWORD prompt press ENTER Scroll to 038 and press ENTER 5 Select YES to reset the lamp counter or NO to cancel 6 Press ENTER to confirm or press MENU to exit Head Temperature To display the temperature inside the head 1 Enter the control menu and select Information Press ENTER 2 Select Head Temperature and press ENTER The temperature is displayed 3 Press MENU to exit Offset menu I...

Page 22: ...t a beamsmoother lens is automatically inserted into the light path giving a more even projection Fixed and rotating gobos are available To enable Spot Mode select either Open Spot Mode or a rotating gobo indexing rotation or shake on the rotating gobo wheel DMX channel 5 Wash Mode In Wash Mode the RUSH MH 7 Hybrid provides a diffuse wash effect and the widest beam angle Enable Wash Mode by select...

Page 23: ... available in Wash Mode but have little effect See Hybrid modes above Note When the BI O Other Move personality setting is ON the fixture blacks out during color and gobo changes Rotating gobo wheel The Rotating gobo wheel provides eight user replaceable rotating glass gobos that can be set to indexed positions continuously rotated or set to shake in Spot Mode ...

Page 24: ...l provides a full open position five iris gobos and eight pattern gobos The wheel can be scrolled in full position steps or scrolled continuously to give split gobo patterns It can be rotated with variable speed and direction It can also be set to display random gobos at slow medium and fast speeds ...

Page 25: ... Slot 13 UV Prisms The RUSH MH 7 Hybrid has two prisms a four facet linear prism and an eight facet radial prism Both prisms can be set to indexed positions or rotated continuously with variable speed and direction Frost Setting the fixture to Wash Mode deploys the frost filter to provide a wider beam with a softer diffuse light Focus A motorized focus lens provides 16 bit coarse and fine adjustme...

Page 26: ... and fine control Using the control menus it is possible to invert pan or tilt movement A position feedback circuit provides automatic position correction Light output can be set to black out when the head moves using either the Auto blackout ON command on DMX channel 21 or the BI O P T Move personality setting in the control menu ...

Page 27: ...tails Cleaning 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 External optical lenses must be cleaned periodically to optimize light output Cleaning schedules for lighting fixtures vary greatly depending on the operating environment It is t...

Page 28: ...ith 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 supplied with the fixture can be replaced with custom glass or stainless steel gobos See Interchangeable Gobos on page 42 for gobo spe...

Page 29: ...way 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 needle nose pliers or a flat bladed screwdriver to release the end of the spring 5 Remove spring retaining ring and gobo 6 Insert the new gobo in the holder with the reflective side facing down facing towards the lamp and the dark side facing up ...

Page 30: ...ar safety glasses and gloves when handling lamps Allow the fixture to cool for at least 1 hour before handling a lamp To avoid the risk of a discharge lamp exploding in the fixture replace the lamp when it reaches its average lifetime see Lamp on page 41 Install only lamps that are approved by Martin for this fixture see Lamp on page 41 If a lamp breaks ventilate the room for 30 minutes put on nit...

Page 31: ... replace the lamp 1 Disconnect the fixture from power and allow it to cool for one hour 2 Remove the lamp cover using a Phillips screwdriver 3 Squeeze and unhook the ends of the lamp retaining spring Pivot the spring away from the lamp ...

Page 32: ...cribed on page 21 Replacing the 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 15 and remove the fuse 3 Repla...

Page 33: ...224 255 Shutter open 4 Color wheel Continuous scrolling split colors possible 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 Aqua 96 Aq...

Page 34: ... colors 244 247 Fast 248 251 Medium 252 255 Slow 5 Rotating gobos function and selection Gobo indexing set indexed position on ch 6 0 11 Open Beam Mode 12 23 Open Spot Mode 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 76 Gobo 1 ...

Page 35: ...rotating gobo selected on ch 5 0 31 No rotation 0º 32 93 Clockwise gobo rotation fast slow 94 127 No rotation 128 189 Counterclockwise gobo rotation slow fast 190 255 No rotation 90º 7 Rotating gobos fine indexing 0 255 Fine gobo indexed angle adjustment 8 0 2 3 5 6 8 9 11 12 14 15 17 18 20 21 23 24 26 27 29 30 32 33 35 36 38 39 41 42 43 53 54 55 64 65 66 76 77 Fixed gobos Open spot Open beam Step...

Page 36: ...tion Clockwise rotation fast slow No rotation Counterclockwise rotation slow fast Random slots Fast Medium Slow 9 0 31 32 95 96 127 128 191 192 255 Rotating prisms function and selection Open no prism Prism indexing set angle on ch 10 4 facet prism indexed 8 facet prism indexed Prism rotation set speed and direction on ch 10 4 facet prism rotating 8 facet prism rotating 10 0 255 0 31 32 93 94 127 ...

Page 37: ...e Fine pan adjustment 19 0 255 Tilt Tilt 0 250 20 0 255 Tilt fine Fine tilt adjustment 21 0 19 20 29 30 39 40 59 60 79 80 84 85 87 88 90 91 93 94 96 97 99 100 104 105 109 110 115 116 121 122 255 Lamp on off reset personality settings Reserved no function Auto blackout on Auto blackout off default Lamp on Lamp off Reset all Pan tilt reset Reset color wheel Reset gobos Reset shutter Reset other effe...

Page 38: ...mperature in C or F Fan Info Speed of each cooling fan RPM Encode Feedback PAN ENCODE TILT ENCODE Feedback encoder level Software Version Displays software version of each PCB Lamp Control 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 DMX Max On at Temp 45 C 113 F Maximum...

Page 39: ...rd to clear error codes Service Setting Clear Err Info YES NO Clear errors Factory settings YES NO Reset fixture personalities to factory default values Reset Function Reset All Perform a reset of selected effect s Reset Pan Tilt Reset Colors Reset Gobos Reset Shutter Reset Others Fixture Test Auto Test Perform automatic test of all functions Manual Control PAN TILT Manually test each function Off...

Page 40: ...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 41: ... instant open and blackout Colors 10 colors plus CTO CTB UV open Rotating gobos 8 gobos plus open 16 bit indexing rotation and shake Static gobos 13 gobos plus open wheel rotation and shake Prisms 4 facet linear 8 facet radial 16 bit indexing variable rotation Frost motorized on off Zoom Motorized 16 bit coarse fine control Focus Motorized 16 bit coarse fine control Pan 540 16 bit coarse fine cont...

Page 42: ...ry 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 throughput Neutrik PowerCon DMX data in out 3 pin 5 pin locking XLR Electrical AC power 100 240 V nominal 50 60 Hz Power supply unit Auto rang...

Page 43: ...or connection to power in chains Power input cable 14 AWG SJT 1 5 mm2 H05VV F with PowerCon input connector 3 m 9 8 ft P N 11541508 Power relay cable 14 AWG SJT 1 5 mm2 H05VV F with PowerCon connectors 1 4 m 4 6 ft P N 11541509 Power relay cable 14 AWG SJT 1 5 mm2 H05VV F with PowerCon connectors 2 25 m 7 4 ft P N 11541510 Power relay cable 14 AWG SJT 1 5 mm2 H05VV F with PowerCon connectors 3 25 ...

Page 44: ...ure to unshielded product WARNING Possibly hazardous optical radiation emitted from this product Do not look at operating lamp Eye injury may result Disposing of this product Martin products are supplied in compliance with Directive 2012 19 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union on WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment where applicable Help preserve the env...

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