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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