MAC Viper™ AirFX USER GUIDE
User Documentation update information Any important changes in the MAC Viper AirFX User Guide are listed below. Revision A First version released. Covers firmware version 1.1.0. Revision B Quadray Module user info added to User Guide. Lamp installation changed in Safety and Installation Manual. Covers firmware version 1.4.0 (the update to v.1.4.0 does not involve any changes that affect the product’s user documentation). © 2013 Martin Professional A/S. Information subject to change without notice.
Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Shutter and strobe effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dimming. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction This User Guide is a supplement to the Installation and Safety Manual that is supplied with the MAC Viper AirFX. Both documents are available for download from the MAC Viper AirFX Product Support page on the Martin™ website at www.martin.com. The User Guide contains information that is mainly of interest for lighting designers and operators, whereas the Safety and Installation Manual contains important information for all users, especially installers and technicians.
Effects This section gives details of the effects that can be controlled via DMX. See the DMX protocol table on page 20 for details of the channels used to control them. Where fine control is available, the main control channel sets the first 8 bits (the most significant byte or MSB), and the fine channels set the second 8 bits (the least significant byte or LSB) of the 16-bit control signal. In other words, the fine channel works within the position set by the coarse channel.
As standard, the MAC Viper AirFX is supplied with the following color filters installed: • Slot 1 - Blue 101 - P/N 46404500 • Slot 2 - Green 203 SP - P/N 46404510 • Slot 3 - Orange 311 SP - P/N 46404520 • Slot 4 - 1/2 Minus Green SP - P/N 46404541 • Slot 5 - Magenta 522 SP - P/N 46404570 • Slot 6 - Deep Blue SP (Congo) - P/N 46404550 • Slot 7 - Red 310 SP - P/N 46404560 • Slot 8 - Open The color filters are interchangeable, but replacement filters must match the dimensions, construction and quality of the f
Static gobo wheel The MAC Viper AirFX is supplied with the gobo wheel shown in Figure 3 (P/N 43950062) installed. The wheel provides seven integrated static gobos plus an open position. The static gobo wheel is interchangeable, but a replacement wheel must match the dimensions, construction and quality of the wheel supplied as standard. See the MAC Viper AirFX Safety and Installation Guide for gobo wheel replacement instructions.
Linked zoom/focus works within 3 distance ranges (figures are approximate): • Near (5 - 10 meters) • Medium (10 - 20 meters) • Far (20 meters - infinity) To link zoom and focus, select a distance range using the Fixture control/settings DMX channel or FOCUS TRACKING in the control panel PERSONALITY menu. Then adjust focus to obtain the required degree of sharpness. Linking is now enabled and focus will auto-adjust.
Control panel operations You can configure individual fixture settings (such as the MAC Viper AirFX’s DMX address), read out data, execute service operations and view error messages using the fixture’s backlit graphic display and control panel.
To activate the display when the fixture is not connected to power, press the Escape button. The display extinguishes after 10 seconds with no jog wheel activity and the control panel is de-activated after 1 minute with no jog wheel activity. Press the Escape button again to re-activate.The status LED flashes fixture status slowly when the fixture is not connected to power. The LED draws a minute current that can be sustained for several months without flattening the battery.
DMX modes The CONTROL MODE menu lets you set the MAC Viper AirFX to one of the two DMX operating modes, basic 16-bit and extended 16-bit: • Basic 16-bit mode offers coarse control of all effects plus fine control of gobo indexing angle on both gobo wheels, pan and tilt. • Extended 16-bit mode provides all the features of basic 16-bit mode plus fine control of the dimmer, zoom and focus. The MAC Viper AirFX uses 20 DMX channels in basic 16-bit mode and 28 DMX channels in extended 16-bit mode.
• • • • - When set to DMX, the lamp strikes automatically when the fixture begins to receive DMX data, and lamp power is shut down 15 minutes after the fixture stops receiving DMX data. Automatic lamp strikes are staggered to prevent all lamps from striking at once. The delay is determined by the fixture address. No matter what the AUTOMATIC LAMP ON setting is, the lamp can be struck by sending a lamp on command via DMX on the Fixture control/settings DMX channel.
DMX signal monitoring The MAC Viper AirFX provides data on the DMX signal it is receiving in the DMX LIVE menu. This information can be useful for troubleshooting control problems. RATE displays the DMX refresh rate in packets per second. Values lower than 10 or higher than 44 may result in erratic performance, especially when using tracking control. QUALITY displays the quality of the received DMX data as a percentage of packets received.
Adjusting settings via DMX Certain fixture settings and parameters can be adjusted from the DMX controller on the Fixture control/settings DMX channel: channel 20 in basic 16-bit mode or channel 23 in extended 16-bit mode. Commands sent on the Fixture control/settings channel override any settings entered in the fixture’s onboard control menus.
Changing calibration offsets using DMX The Fixture control/settings DMX channel allows effects to be calibrated by changing their factory default offsets from the DMX controller. 255 +5% 192 +2.5% 128 0 64 -2.5% 0 -5% To set an effect offset: 1. Set the effect to a DMX value from 0 to 255 on its own DMX channel (for example, set Cyan to 192 on channel 4). 2. Send a ‘Store’ command for the effect on the Fixture Adjustment/Calibration channel.
RDM The MAC Viper AirFX can communicate using RDM (Remote Device Management) in accordance with ESTA’s American National Standard E1.20-2006: Entertainment Technology RDM Remote Device Management Over DMX512 Networks. RDM is a bi-directional communications protocol for use in DMX512 control systems, it is the open standard for DMX512 device configuration and status monitoring. The RDM protocol allows data packets to be inserted into a DMX512 data stream without affecting existing non-RDM equipment.
Software service functions Service utilities The control panel SERVICE menu provides utilities for technicians rigging or servicing the fixture: • ERROR LIST displays any error messages that are stored in internal memory. • PT FEEDBACK lets you disable feedback to the fixture software from the pan, tilt and effects positioning systems. If feedback is set to ON and a pan, tilt or effect position error is detected, the shutter closes and the effect resets.
Loading and storing default calibration offsets In the CALIBRATION menu, LOAD DEFAULTS lets you load the factory default calibration offsets stored in memory. SAVE DEFAULTS lets you overwrite the factory default calibration offsets stored in memory with any new offsets that you have defined. Overwriting is permanent, so once you have saved new default offsets, LOAD DEFAULTS will reload the new offsets.
To install firmware in the MAC Viper AirFX: 1. Download the firmware ‘.MU3’ file from the MAC Viper AirFX support page on the Martin website to the PC. 2. Read the firmware release notes carefully to check for any instructions or warnings. 3. Follow the instructions for an auto upload/upload via DMX in the Martin Uploader application help files and supplied with the hardware interface.
DMX protocol Applicable when running MAC Viper AirFX firmware version: 1.4.
Basic 16-bit Mode 16-bit Extended Mode DMX Value Percent Function Fade type Default value Snap 0 Fade 32768 Aerial effects wheel (wheel 1): gobo selection, indexing, shake, rotation 0-4 4-5 5-8 8 - 10 10 - 12 12 - 13 Indexed gobo: set indexed angle on channels 9/10 (16-bit) or 10/11 (16-bit ext.) Open Gobo 1 Gobo 2 Gobo 3 Gobo 4 Gobo 5 14 - 16 16 - 17 18 - 19 20 - 21 21 - 23 Continuous gobo rotation: set gobo rotation speed on channels 9/10 (16-bit) or 10/11 (16-bit ext.
Basic 16-bit Mode 16-bit Extended Mode DMX Value Percent Fade type Default value Snap 0 Wash effect Open → full wash effect Fade 0 Function Static gobo wheel (wheel 2): wheel scrolling and rotation, random gobo 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 0 1 - 14 15 16 - 29 30 31 - 44 45 46 - 59 60 61 - 74 75 76 - 89 90 91 - 104 105 106 - 119 120 0 0-5 6 6 - 11 12 12 - 17 18 18 - 23 23 24 - 29 29 30 - 35 35 36 - 41 41 41 - 46 47 Continuous gobo wheel scrolling Open Open
Basic 16-bit Mode 16-bit Extended Mode DMX Value 0-9 10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54 55 - 59 60 - 64 65 - 69 70 - 74 75 - 79 80 - 84 85 - 89 90 - 94 95 - 99 100 - 104 20 23 - 24 - 28 105 - 109 110 - 114 115 - 119 120 - 124 125 - 126 127 - 128 129 - 130 131 - 132 133 - 134 135 - 139 140 - 144 145 - 149 150 - 154 155 - 159 160 - 164 165 - 169 170 - 174 175 - 179 180 - 184 185 - 189 190 - 194 195 - 199 200 - 204 205 - 209 210 - 219 220 - 224 225 - 229 230 - 234 2
Quadray control With the Quadray Module installed and the fixture running firmware version 1.2.0 or later and set to 16-bit Extended mode, five extra DMX channels become available after the 28 channels in the standard MAC Viper AirFX. Note that these channels are implemented after channels 24 - 28, which are reserved for future use.
33 Ray 4 Indexing Indexing 0° - 360° Ray 4 Rotation No rotation Rotating CW Fast CW Slow No rotation Rotating CCW Slow CCW Fast No rotation 0 - 255 0-2 3 - 126 127 - 129 130 - 253 254 - 255 Fade 128 Table 2: Quadray Module DMX channels *These functions become available if you select one of the pre-programmed FX on channel 29. Quadray FX With the Quadray Module installed, you can select the following pre-programmed effects by sending values 101 and above on DMX channel 29.
Continuous FX 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 Rotate Bounce Pair H Pair V Cross Cross bounce Pair bounce Cross bounce 2 Singles Singles reset 141 142 Singles bounce Juggler 143 144 145 Fold out Fold in Fold in-out 146 147 148 V-chase Fan chase Pair chase 149 150 151 152 153 154 - 159 160 161 - 178 179 180 Ripple Home - Out Home and fan chase Wide single rotation Wide mirror rotation No function ‘Shake It’ No function Random direction Random ray 181 182 Static FX Expand Expand mirror 183
Control panel menus Applicable when running firmware version 1.4.0. Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 DMX ADDRESS 1 – XXX DMX address (default address = 1). The DMX address range is limited so that the fixture will always have enough DMX channels within the 512 available.
Menu level 1 Menu level 2 EFFECT SHORTCUT Menu level 4 ON Effects take shortest route during changes, crossing open positions if necessary OFF Effects avoid open positions during effects changes Display permanently on 2 MINUTES Display goes into sleep mode 2 minutes after last key press 5 MINUTES Display goes into sleep mode 5 minutes after last key press 10 MINUTES Display goes into sleep mode 10 minutes after last key press DISPLAY INTENSITY 10 ...
Menu level 1 TEST* Menu level 2 Menu level 3 Menu level 4 TEST ALL Run test sequence of all functions. Press Escape button to stop test TEST PAN/TILT Run test sequence of pan and tilt functions. Press Escape button to stop test TEST EFFECTS Run test sequence of all effects.
Service and display messages The MAC Viper AirFX gives service and maintenance information by displaying a large 3- or 4-character short code and a smaller full-text message in the fixture’s display. The short code is visible at a distance, allowing easier reading with the fixture still in the rig, for example, while the full-text message gives more detailed information.
Short code Long message and explanation SHNA SHUTTER ADJUST No shutter adjustment data in EEPROM. Shutter may be incorrectly adjusted*. SL W SAFETY LOOP A safety loop error occurred but is no longer active. Warning message is cleared at the next power off/on cycle. TINA TILT ADJUST No tilt adjustment data in EEPROM. Tilt may be incorrectly adjusted*. UITW UI TEMP HIGH Control panel PCB sensor detects that normal operating temperature is exceeded.
Short code Long message and explanation CEPT COM ERR P/T Communication error between main processor and pan/tilt circuit (an error here will also probably block communication to several other areas). CEUI COM ERR UI Communication error between main processor and user interface circuit. Power off/on cycle or firmware upload required to clear error. Check connections and wiring. Control panel/display module may need to be replaced.
Short code Long message and explanation FAN HD M FAN ERR Head mid cooling fan has stopped running. Lamp is shut down. Error cleared when fixture is reset. FBEP PAN FBACK ERR Pan position magnetic indexing system timeout. Fixture is unable to correct pan position (but pan movement will often still be possible). FBET TILT FBACK ERR Tilt position magnetic indexing system timeout. Fixture is unable to correct tilt position (but tilt movement will often still be possible).
Short code Long message and explanation UEEF UPL ERR EFFECT Could not upload new firmware to the projection system. Error cleared when new firmware is uploaded successfully or power is cycled off and on. UEPT UPL ERR PAN/TILT Could not upload new firmware to the pan/tilt system. Error cleared when new firmware is uploaded successfully or power is cycled off and on. UEUI UPL ERR UI Could not upload new firmware to the user interface system.
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