Effects 5
Effects
This section gives details of the effects in the MAC Quantum Profile. See the DMX protocol tables starting
on page 20 for details of the channels used to control the effects.
Where fine control is available, the main DMX control channel sets the first 8 bits (the most significant byte
or MSB), and the fine channel sets the second 8 bits (the least significant byte or LSB) of the 16-bit control
byte. In other words, the fine channel works within the position set by the coarse channel.
Gobos
The MAC Quantum Profile has two gobo wheels, one with six rotating gobos and one with ten static gobos.
Rotating gobos can be indexed, rotated with variable speed and direction and shaken. Shake can be varied
from a slow 360° shake to a fast 10° shake.
Color control
The fixture features continuous CMY color mixing as well as a color wheel with six color filters plus open.
Prism
The fixture features a three-facet prism that can be rotated with variable speed and direction.
Iris
An iris is available with 0 - 100% continuous opening and variable speed animation effects.
Electronic shutter and strobe effects
Electronic shutter/strobe effects include instant blackout and snap open as well as a regular or random
strobe with variable speed from 1 Hz to 20 Hz.
Dimming
Electronic dimming is available with 8-bit resolution in 16-bit Basic Mode and 16-bit resolution in 16-bit
Extended Mode.
Zoom
The zoom system lets you vary the beam angle to allow wide or tight washlight and mid-air beam effects.
Focus
Projections can be focused from approximately 2 meters (7 ft.) to infinity remotely using DMX.
Pan and tilt
8-bit and 16-bit pan and tilt control are available in both 16-bit Basic and 16-bit Extended modes.
FX: pre-programmed effects
A library of pre-programmed effects is available via DMX in 16-bit Extended mode. These effects are called
FX in this manual and in the fixture menus. The library is available twice in the DMX channel layout with
identical functions and effects, and two different FX can be combined and run simultaneously with one
‘superimposed’ over the other.
See “FX: pre-programmed effects” on page 25 for an overview of the FX available.
You can select an FX on DMX channel 23 or 25. If you want to run two FX in combination, make a selection
on both channel 23 and 25.
Where modification is possible, the selected FX can be modified using its FX adjust channel. Modifications
can include speed, amount, offset, smoothness, etc. depending on the FX selected.
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