Martin MAC One - Fixture setup; DMX Addressing and Modes; Network and Fixture Identification

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MAC One User Manual Rev. B 15
Fixture setup
You can adjust the fixture’s settings using the following methods:
• Fixture’s onboard control panel and control menus (see ‘Control menus’ on page 30)
• Control/settings DMX channel (see “Adjusting settings via DMX” on page 25)
• RDM using Martin Companion or an RDM-compatible DMX controller (see ‘Using RDM’ on page 24)
• P3 using a Martin P3 System Controller.
This chapter covers all the settings adjustments available. The method or methods that you can use to
adjust a setting are indicated in each case.
DMX address
You can set the fixture’s DMX address using the onboard control panel, RDM or P3.
The DMX address, also known as the start channel, is the first channel used to receive instructions from a
DMX controller. If you have a group of fixtures and you set the first fixture’s DMX address to 1, the fixture
will use DMX channel 1 and the channels immediately above it (the number of channels used will depend
on the fixture’s DMX mode). The channels above these are available for the next fixture.
For independent control, each fixture must be assigned its own control channels. You can give the same
DMX address to two fixtures of the same type if you want them to behave identically. Giving the same
DMX address to multiple fixtures can be useful for grouped control and troubleshooting.
DMX mode
You can set the fixture’s DMX control mode using the onboard control panel, RDM or P3.
Four DMX modes are available: Compact, Basic, Ludicrous and Compact Direct. See the ‘DMX protocols’
section on page 38 for details of the DMX control options available and the number of DMX channels
used.
Because the fixture’s DMX mode affects the number of DMX channels used, it will also affect the
assignment of DMX addresses to fixtures. We therefore recommend that you set the DMX mode of all the
fixtures in the installation before you set their DMX addresses.
DMX universe
You can set the fixture’s DMX universe using the onboard control panel, Art-Net command or P3.
The fixture is set to communicate via DMX universe 1 by default, but if you have created multiple DMX
universes in an installation, you can set the fixture to use any DMX universe from 1 to 64000.
Network settings
The following Ethernet management options are available using the control panel, RDM or P3. You can:
• View and set the fixture’s IP address.
• View and set the fixture’s subnet mask.
• View the fixture’s MAC address.
Fixture ID
You can set the fixture’s ID number using the onboard control panel, RDM or P3.
The four-digit ID number for the fixture can be useful when managing and maintaining a stock of lighting
fixtures.
Pan/tilt inversion
You can invert pan and tilt movement using the onboard control panel, RDM or P3.