Martin MAC Quantum Profile User Manual

12 MAC Quantum Profile User Guide
DMX modes
The CONTROL MODE menu lets you set the MAC Quantum Profile 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 rotating gobo indexing angle,
rotating gobo rotation speed, pan and tilt.
• Extended 16-bit mode provides all the features of basic 16-bit mode plus fine control of dimmer, zoom
and focus plus access to the FX (pre-programmed effects system).
The MAC Quantum Profile uses 19 DMX channels in basic 16-bit mode and 27 DMX channels in extended
16-bit mode.
To set the fixture’s DMX mode:
1. Press Enter to enter the main menu.
2. Scroll to CONTROL MODE, then press Enter. Scroll to select either BASIC or EXTENDED, then press
Enter to save.
3. Press Menu to exit.
Fixture ID
The MAC Quantum Profile lets you set a four-digit ID number to ease identification of the fixtures in an
installation. When a fixture is powered on for the first time, it displays its DMX address by default. As soon
as you set an ID number other than 0 in FIXTURE ID, the MAC Quantum Profile will display this ID number
by default, and indicate FIXTURE ID in the display.
Personality
The MAC Quantum Profile provides several options that let you optimize the fixture for different applications
in the PERSONALITY menu:
• The PAN/TILT menu lets you swap and/or invert pan and tilt.
• The SPEED menu lets you set PAN/TILT to NORMAL, FAST (optimized for speed) or SLOW (optimized
for smooth movement – useful for slow movements in long-throw applications). Likewise, you can select
an overall speed for all the effects by setting EFFECT speed to NORMAL, FAST or SLOW. You can also
set effect speed to FOLLOW P/T, in which effects will always use whatever speed is set for pan and tilt.
• DIMMER CURVE provides four dimming options (see Figure 6):
- LINEAR – (optically linear) the increase in light intensity appears to be linear as DMX value is
increased.
- S-CURVE – light intensity control is finer at low levels and high levels and coarser at medium levels.
This curve emulates the RMS voltage dimming characteristics of an incandescent lamp such as the
tungsten halogen lamp of the Martin™ MAC TW1™.
- SQUARE LAW – light intensity control is finer at low levels and coarser at high levels.
- INV SQUARE LAW – light intensity control is coarser at low levels and finer at high levels.
• VIDEO TRACKING optimizes performance if the MAC Quantum Profile is used with a video source
(pixelmapping).
In normal use, the fixture processes the DMX signal it receives, tracking (or smoothing out) changes in
values in order to ensure smooth fading between colors and/or intensities. This signal processing takes
fractions of a second and is normally invisible, but if the fixture is used to display video (using Martin P3™
Output
DMX % DMX % DMX % DMX %
Output Output Output
Linear S-curve Square law Inverse square law
Figure 6: Dimming curve options

Martin MAC Quantum Profile Specifications

General

Brand	Martin
Model	MAC Quantum Profile
Category	DJ Equipment
Language	English