14 MAC 2000 Profile II
If tracking mode movement is not satisfactory there are 2 parameters that can be adjusted. The first is selected under
PERS/TRAC/MOdE. The default, MOd1, is the best choice with controllers that calculate intermediate
positions at a steady rate. Begin by selecting the alternative,
MOd2, which is better if the intermediate positions stray
significantly from the line of travel.
The second parameter is the number of position updates used to calculate speed. The level is adjustable between 1 and
10 under
PERS/TRAC/CAL. Increasing the number of samples increases the distance over which speed is
calculated, making movement smoother but less responsive to sudden changes. Experiment for best results.
Display
The display intensity (dINT) setting controls display brightness. The display on/off setting (dISP) determines
whether the display remains on or extinguishes two minutes after the last key-press. To flip the display, press [Up] and
[Down] simultaneously.
Lamp
There are two settings that modify lamp control: Automatic Lamp On (ALON) and DMX Lamp Off (DLoF).
When ALON is off, the lamp remains off until a “lamp on” command is received from the controller. When ALON is
on, the lamp strikes automatically after the fixture is powered on. When
ALON is set to DMX, the lamp strikes
automatically when the fixture receives DMX data, and it extinguishes 15 minutes after DMX data is lost.
When
ALON is set to either ON or DMX, the automatic lamp strike timing is staggered to prevent all lamps from
striking at once. The delay is determined by the fixture address.
If striking lamps from the controller, note that striking many lamps at once may cause a voltage drop large enough to
prevent lamps from striking or trip the main circuit breaker. Avoid this by programming a “lamp on” sequence that
strikes lamps one at a time at 5 second intervals.
Power to the lamp can be turned off from the controller if DMX Lamp Off (
dLOF) is on. If dLOF is off, a DMX
lamp off command is executed only if position 7 is selected on the color wheel and gobo 5 is selected on both gobo
wheels. Be careful: with the magnetic ballast model, it is not possible to restrike the lamp until it has cooled for a few
minutes. (The electronic ballast model provides hot restrike.)
DMX reset
The fixture can be reset from the controller if DMX reset (PERS/dRES) is ON. If DMX reset is OFF, the reset
command can only be executed if position 7 is selected on the color wheel and gobo 5 is selected on both gobo wheels.
Custom settings
The custom configuration function allows you to save and recall three sets of fixture settings. The savable settings are
DMX mode, pan/tilt speed, pan/tilt inverse and swap, DMX lamp off and reset, display settings, shortcuts, studio
mode, automatic lamp on, effects feedback, tracking algorithm, and tracking samples.
Readouts
Note: The MP-2 Uploader provides commands to display the time, temperature, and version readouts on the fixture
control panel.
Time
INFO/TIME provides readouts of fixture hours (HRS), lamp hours (L HR), and lamp strikes (L ST). Under
each item is a resettable (
RSET) increment counter and a non-resettable counter for total accumulated hours/strikes
since fabrication (
TOTL). To reset an increment counter, display it and then press [Up] until it reads 0. (This may also
be done remotely using the MP-2 Uploader.)
Temperature
INFO/TEMP provides readouts of the head, base and lamp temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit.
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