Setup
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Setup
Warning! Read “Safety Information” on page 3 before installing, powering, operating or servicing
the MAC 101.
Control panel and menu navigation
The onboard control panel and backlit graphic display are used to set the MAC 101’s DMX address,
configure individual fixture settings (personality), read out data and execute service utilities. See “Onboard
control menus” on page 27 for a complete list of menus and commands.
Using the control buttons
• To enter a menu, select a function or apply a selection, press
(Enter).
• Press
(Up) and
(Down) to scroll within a menu or adjust values.
• To escape a function or move back one level in the menu structure, press
(Menu / Escape).
Control button reset shortcut
• Holding
(Menu/Escape) pressed in and pressing
(Up) forces the fixture to reset.
Display panel functions
The DMX address is shown in the display panel when the MAC 101 is powered on and has reset.
The display panel backlighting indicates fixture status as follows:
• The display dims to zero during resets.
• The display flashes slowly if the fixture is not receiving a valid DMX signal unless the control buttons are
used. In this case, the display behaves normally until the buttons have not been used for a short period,
then begins to flash slowly again.
• The display can be set to go into sleep mode via
PERSONALITY
→
DISPLAY
in the control menu.
Connecting a DMX signal ‘wakes up’ the display.
DMX address setting
The DMX address, also known as the start channel, is the first channel used to receive instructions from the
controller. For independent control, each fixture must be assigned its own control channels. Two MAC 101
fixtures of the same type may share the same address, however, if identical behavior is desired. Address
sharing can be useful for diagnostic purposes and symmetric control, particularly when combined with the
inverse pan and tilt options.
The DMX address is configured using the
DMX ADDRESS
menu in the control panel.
DMX modes in the standard MAC 101
DMX control mode in the standard MAC 101 RGB model is selected in the
CONT MODE
(control mode)
menu. The standard MAC 101 provides three DMX control modes:
•
RAW
is an uncalibrated RGB mode that gives maximum output and slightly more saturated color, but
there may be inconsistency in color balance between fixtures. It uses 12 DMX channels.
•
RGB
is a calibrated RGB mode that gives slightly less output than
RAW
mode but consistent color
balance across fixtures. It uses 12 DMX channels.
•
BASIC
is a basic mode that only uses 8 DMX channels but only gives access to the color wheel effect for
color control – RGB and CTC are not available.
