MartinLogan MAC 500/E user manual S s a g e s, Display readout Appears if What to do

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M e s s a g e s

Display readout

Appears if...

 

What to do

 

 

 

 

AUTO (Automatic protocol

... automatic protocol detection is enabled

•

Verify that the controller is sending

detection error)

but the protocol (Martin/DMX) cannot be

 

and the serial link is properly con-

 

determined because there is no control

 

nected.

 

data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LERR (Lamp error)

... the lamp doesn’t ignite within 10 min-

•

Check the lamp

 

utes of receiving the ‘Lamp ON’ com-

•

Check that the voltage and fre-

 

mand. Likely reasons are a missing or

 

quency settings match the local

 

defective lamp, or insufficient AC voltage.

 

supply.

 

 

 

 

MERR (Memory error)

...the EEPROM memory cannot be read.

•

Contact Martin service personnel

 

 

 

for assistance.

 

 

 

 

CSER (Check-sum error)

...a software upload is unsuccessful.

•

Reload software, see page 23.

 

 

 

 

****

... there is no communication between the

•

Check fuses and replace accord-

 

control panel and motherboard. This

 

ingly.

 

readout appears briefly when switching

•

Check that cable between control

 

on the fixture.

 

panel and motherboard is con-

 

 

 

nected properly.

 

 

•

Reinstall software.

 

 

 

 

ShER (Short error)

... the fixture detects the lamp is ON but

•

Contact Martin service personnel

 

no ‘Lamp ON’ command has been

 

for assistance.

 

received. This can occur if the lamp relay

 

 

 

is stuck or if the lamp-power feedback cir-

 

 

 

cuit fails. The fixture may be operated but

 

 

 

remote lamp on/off may be effected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hot (Hot lamp)

... you attempt to strike the lamp within 8

•

Wait until the lamp strikes.

 

minutes after having switched it off. The

 

 

 

fixture will store the ‘Lamp ON’ instruction

 

 

 

and strike the lamp once the 8 minutes

 

 

 

period has elapsed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

bTER (Base temperature error)

...there is a malfunction in the base or

•

Contact Martin service personnel

HTER (Head temperature

head temperature sensing circuit.

 

for assistance.

error)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FbEP (Feedback error pan)

...pan (FbEp), tilt (FbET) or both (FbER)

•

Contact Martin service personnel

FbET (Feedback error tilt)

feedback circuits are malfunctioning. It

 

for assistance.

FbER (Feedback error pan/tilt)

will still be possible to operate the fixture,

 

 

though it goes into a “safe” mode where

 

 

 

 

 

 

maximum speed is reduced, thus prevent-

 

 

 

ing the fixture from losing track of its

 

 

 

home position (losing step).

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAER (Pan time-out)

...the pan or tilt indexing circuit is malfunc-

•

Contact Martin service personnel

TIER (Tilt time-out)

tioning. The fixture will, after the time-out,

 

for assistance.

 

establish a mechanical stop, and continue

 

 

 

to work normally.

 

 

 

 

 

 

C1ER (Color wheel 1 time-out)

...the magnetic-indexing circuit malfunc-

•

Contact Martin service personnel

C2ER (Color wheel 2 time-out)

tions (e.g. sensor defective or magnet

 

for assistance.

FgER (Fixed gobo time-out)

missing). After the time-out, the effect in

 

 

question stops in a random position.

 

 

RgER (Rot. gobo time-out)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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