Martin VDO Face 5, User Manual

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Physical installation 13
Physical installation
Warning! Read ‘Safety Information’ starting on page 6 before installing VDO Face 5™ products.
The safety and suitability of lifting equipment, installation location, anchoring method, mounting
hardware, suspension structures and electrical installation is the responsibility of the installer.
Observe all local safety regulations and legal requirements when installing and connecting VDO
Face 5™ panels. Installation must be carried out by qualified professionals only. Contact your
Martin® supplier for assistance if you have any questions about how to install this product safely.
If VDO Face 5™ video panels are installed as directed in this user manual, they meet the safety
requirements of stage and studio environments when they are either:
• individually fastened to Martin® VDO Face Panel Clamps and mounted on a structure such as a rigging
truss or bar,
• suspended from Martin® VDO Face Headers in vertical columns a maximum of fourteen (14) panels high,
or
• stacked on Martin® VDO Face Footer floor stands in vertical columns a maximum of eight (8) panels high.
The figures given above are maximum figures. Lower limits than these maximums may apply to the number
of panels that may be suspended or stacked vertically, depending on how the panels are installed: see the
relevant sections of this chapter.
An unlimited horizontal number of correctly supported columns of panels may be attached side-by-side to
form a video display surface.
It is possible to connect various Martin® LED video products to a Martin® P3 System Controller in an
installation. The System Controller will recognize the different products.
Before installing
Before creating an installation with VDO Face 5™ panels:
1. Read “Safety Information” on page 6 and take special note of the precautions that are relevant for
installing products.
2. Check that supporting structures will not flex under the weight of the panels. Suspending panels from a
structure that is not correctly aligned or not rigid enough will place a strain on panels and attachment
hardware. Damage caused to headers or panels by mechanical stress is not covered by the product
warranty.
3. Check that circuits in the installation are isolated from power and that power cannot be applied
accidentally.
4. Block access under and around the work area.
Types of installation
The rest of this chapter covers four types of installation:
1. For guidance on individually mounting VDO Face 5™ panels, see “Installing single panels on a truss or
structure” on page 14.
2. For guidance on creating a stacked array of multiple VDO Face 5™ panels, see “Stacking panels on
floor stands” on page 15.
3. For guidance on creating a flown array in which multiple VDO Face 5™ panels form a flat video display
surface, see “Flying panels in a flat array” on page 23.
4. For guidance on creating a curved flown array, in which multiple VDO Face 5™ panels form a video
display surface with a convex or concave horizontal curve, see “Flying panels in a curved array” on
page 36.