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56 MAC III Performance user manual
PERSONALITY
(continued)
FANS
LAMP COOLING
50%
Sets lamp cooling fans to 50% capacity
(color temperature of light output from the
lamp is different at different thermal lamp
temperatures)
80% Sets lamp cooling fans to 80% capacity
FAN CLEAN
Off Sets all cooling fans to no cleaning
Auto
Fan cleaning mode activated
automatically if fan error reported
Forced Sets all cooling fans to run at 100%
FAN MODE
Always on Cooling fans operate constantly
Follow lamp off
Cooling fans stop when lamp is powered
off
DIMMING
CURVE
Optical linear Optically linear dimming curve
S-Curve
S-curve (fixture emulates incandescent
lamp voltage linear RMS dimming curve)
Square law Square law dimming curve
Inv.sq.law Inverse square law dimming curve
FOCUS
TRACKING
Off Disables zoom focus linking
Near
Enables zoom focus linking, optimized for
short-throw projection (5 - 10 m)
Medium
Enables zoom focus linking, optimized
for medium-throw projection (10 - 20 m)
Far
Enables zoom focus linking, optimized for
long-throw projection (20+ m)
FOLLOWSPOT
MODE
FOLLOWSPOT
MODE
Off / On
Enables/disables followspot mode. In
followspot mode DMX control of pan and
tilt is disabled and the pan and tilt motors
are disengaged so the head can be freely
moved using a followspot handle.
LOCK/UNLOCK
PAN & TILT
Engages or disengages both the pan and
tilt motors acting as a brake on head
movement. DMX control over pan is still
disabled and this is only available when
followspot mode is on.
LOCK PAN Off / On
Will engage (ON) the pan motor to acts as
a brake on head movement, or disengage
(OFF) it so the head can be freely panned
using a followspot handle. DMX control
over pan is still disabled and this command
is only available when followspot mode is
on.
LOCK TILT Off / On
Will engage (ON) the tilt motor to acts as a
brake on head movement, or disengage
(OFF) it so the head can be freely tilted
using a followspot handle. DMX control
over tilt is still disabled and this command
is only available when followspot mode is
on.
AUTOMATIC
LAMP ON
Off Automatic lamp striking disabled
On
Lamp strikes automatically within 90
seconds of fixture being powered on
DMX
Lamp strikes automatically when the
fixture receives a DMX signal
DMX LAMP OFF
Off
Lamp cannot be powered off via DMX (can
be overridden: see DMX protocol)
On Lamp can be powered off via DMX
DMX RESET
Off
Fixture cannot be reset via DMX (can be
overridden: see DMX protocol)
On Fixture can be reset via DMX
Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 Notes (Default settings in bold print)
Table 4: Control menus