14 MAC Encore Performance User Guide
Fixture information readouts
The following fixture information can be called up in the display:
• POWER ON TIME provides two counters:
- The TOTAL counter is not user-resettable and displays total hours powered on since manufacture.
- The RESETTABLE counter is user-resettable and displays the number of hours the fixture has been
powered on since the counter was last reset.
• POWER ON CYCLES also provides two counters:
- The TOTAL counter is not user-resettable and displays the total number of power on/off cycles since
manufacture.
- The RESETTABLE counter is user-resettable and displays the number of power on/off cycles since the
counter was last reset.
• SW VERSION displays the currently installed firmware (fixture software) version.
• RDM UID displays the fixture’s factory-set unique ID for identification in RDM systems.
• LED TYPE displays the fixture variant’s LED type, CLD or WRM, for identification purposes. Note that you
can change the fixture’s base color temperature by applying an ALTERNATE COLOR TEMP command in
the PERSONALITY menu, but the fixture’s LED TYPE will not be affected.
• FAN SPEEDS provides separate status readouts from the fixture’s cooling fans.
• TEMPERATURES provides separate PCB temperature readouts.
DMX signal monitoring
The MAC Encore Performance 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. Values much
below 100 indicate interference, poor connections, or other problems with the serial data link that are the
most common cause of control problems.
START CODE displays the DMX start code. Packets with a start code other than 0 may cause irregular
performance.
The remaining options under DMX LIVE scroll through the fixture’s DMX channels. Press Enter to display
the DMX values in a range from 0 - 255 that are being received on each channel.
Test sequences
TEST activates effects in sequence, allowing you to test all effects, LEDs only, pan and tilt movement only,
or effects only (i.e. without pan and tilt movement) without a DMX controller:
• Select a test type and press Enter to start the test.
• Press Menu to stop the test.
Manual control
The MANUAL CONTROL menu lets you reset the MAC Encore Performance and operate the fixture without
a DMX controller. To execute commands in the MANUAL CONTROL menu, select a menu item for the
effect that you want to control, then enter a value from 0 to 255 to apply a command. The menu items and
values correspond to the commands listed in the DMX protocol on page 21.
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