Fixture setup
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Fixture setup
The onboard control panel (see “Effects” on page 5) and the Control / settings DMX channel let you
configure the fixture via a range of fixture settings.
Fixture ID
The ERA 800 Performance lets you set a four-digit ID number to ease identification of the fixtures in an
installation. When a fixture is powered on for the first time, it displays its DMX address by default. As soon
as you set an ID number other than
0
in
FIXTURE ID
, the ERA 800 Performance will display this ID number
by default, and indicate
FIXTURE ID
in the display.
Personality
The ERA 800 Performance provides several options that let you optimize the fixture for different applications
in the
PERSONALITY
menu:
•
PAN INVERSE
and
TILT INVERSE
let you invert the direction of pan and tilt movement. This can be a fast
way of setting symmetrical action in multiple fixtures with no need to reprogram cues.
•
PAN/TILT SPEED
lets you set pan and tilt movement to
FAST
(optimized for speed) or
SLOW
(optimized
for smooth movement – useful for slow movements in long-throw applications).
•
DIMMER CURVE
provides four dimming options (see Figure 6) that you can scroll through in the selection
pane:
-
LINEAR
– (optically linear) the increase in light intensity appears to be linear as DMX value is
increased.
-
S-CURVE
– light intensity control is finer at low levels and high levels and coarser at medium levels.
This curve emulates the RMS voltage dimming characteristics of an incandescent lamp such as the
tungsten halogen lamp of the Martin™ MAC TW1™.
-
SQUARE LAW
– light intensity control is finer at low levels and coarser at high levels.
-
INV SQUARE LAW
– light intensity control is coarser at low levels and finer at high levels.
•
DIMMING SPEED
lets you select a speed for reactions to changes in dimming level. At the
FAST
setting,
the fixture reacts immediately to any change in dimming level and snaps to the new level. At the
SLOW
setting, the fixture will always carry out a short, smooth fade from one dimming level to the next.
•
NO DATA MODE
defines how the fixture reacts if it is powered on but not receiving a DMX signal (for
example, if the DMX signal is lost during a show). If set to
BLACKOUT
, the fixture will black out. If set to
HOLD
, the fixture will hold all the last DMX values that it received and continue to show its current scene.
It will continue to show this scene until it receives new DMX signals or it is powered off.
•
COOLING MODE
lets you select between two cooling fan options depending on whether your priority is
highest light output or quietest cooling fan operation:
-
REGULATED FANS
optimizes cooling fan operation for light output. It controls fixture temperature by
varying cooling fan speed up to the maximum speed available and will not limit light intensity provided
that the ambient temperature does not exceed the specified maximum of 40° C (104° F).
-
FULL
optimizes cooling fan operation for the lowest possible temperature by setting cooling fans to run
constantly at full speed.
Output
DMX %
DMX %
DMX %
DMX %
Output
Output
Output
Linear
S-curve
Square law
Inverse square law
Figure 6: Dimming curve options
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