Harman Martin ERA 500 Hybrid IP User manual

ERA 500 Hybrid IP
User Guide

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Revision A
First version released. Covers ERA 500 Hybrid IP firmware version 1.0.0
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ERA 500 Hybrid IP User Guide, P/N 5126458-00 Rev. A

Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Operating the fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
16-bit control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Shutter and strobe effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Dimming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Color mixing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Color wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Rotating gobos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Static gobos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Gobo animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Beamsmoother / spot diffuser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Frost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Rotating prisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Zoom and focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Pan and tilt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Control options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
DMX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
RDM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fixture setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Personality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Factory defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Fixture information readouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
DMX signal monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Test sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Manual control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Service utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Installing firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Adjusting settings via DMX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Lamp on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Blackout during changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
DMX protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Control panel menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service and display messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Introduction
Warning! Before installing, operating or servicing the ERA 500 Hybrid IP, read the latest version of
the product’s Safety and Installation Manual, paying particular attention to the Safety Precautions
section. The Safety and Installation Manual is supplied with the fixture. The latest version is also
available for download from the ERA 500 Hybrid IP area of the Martin® website at www.martin.com.
This User Guide is a supplement to the Installation and Safety Manual that is supplied with the ERA 500
Hybrid IP. Both these documents are available for download from the Martin website at www.martin.com.
This User Guide contains information that is mainly for lighting designers and operators. The Safety and
Installation Manual contains important information for all users, especially installers and technicians.
We recommend that you check the Martin website regularly for updated documentation. We publish revised
manuals each time we can improve the quality of the information we provide and each time we release new
firmware with changes or new features. Each time we revise this guide we list any important changes on
page 2 so that you can keep track of updates.
Operating the fixture
Before applying power to or operating the ERA 500 Hybrid IP:
• Read the ‘Safety Information’ section of the fixture’s Safety and Installation Manual.
• Check that the installation is safe and secure.
• Be prepared for the fixture to light up suddenly. Check that no-one is looking at the fixture from close
range.
• Be prepared for the head to move suddenly. Check that there will be no risk of collision with persons or
objects.
The ERA 500 Hybrid IP does not have an On/Off switch. To apply power to the fixture, apply power to the
power input cable. The fixture’s Neutrik powerCON TRUE1 connectors can also be connected live or under
load.
Lamp lifetimes
The ERA 500 Hybrid IP in combination with the Philips MSD Platinum 18 R LL lamp has a long-life lamp
management feature that extends the lamp lifetime beyond the nominal figure of 1500 hours. You can
achieve up to 6000 hours in a typical entertainment context.
The lamp lifetime warning system in the fixture’s control panel display takes real use of the lamp and the
periods of low-power lamp mode into account. Messages when the lamp reaches 80% and 90% of its
lifetime give useful warnings that lamp replacement will soon be necessary. Do not exceed the lamp lifetime.
Replace the lamp at the latest when a CHANGE LAMP message appears in the fixture’s display.
Humidity
It is normal for a small amount of condensation to appear inside the fixture as a result of changes in
atmospheric conditions and ambient temperatures. This condensation should gradually disappear as the
pressure relief valves purge humidity during warm-up/cool-down cycles.
If excessive condensation appears inside the fixture, check the humidity readouts in the INFORMATION
menu in the fixture’s control panel display. If humidity is higher than 50%, carry out the dehumidification
procedure as directed in the Safety and Installation Manual.
Pooling of water inside the fixture may be an indication that one of the seals or housings is damaged.
Contact Harman Professional Technical Support (see next section) for assistance.
Technical Support
If you have questions about how to install, service or operate the fixture safely, please contact Harman
Professional Technical support:
• For technical support in North America, please contact: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]
• For technical support outside North America, please contact your national distributor.

Effects 5
Effects
This section gives details of the effects available in the ERA 500 Hybrid IP. See the DMX protocol table on
page 19 for a list of channels and commands used to control the effects via DMX.
16-bit control
16-bit fine control is available for dimming, pan and tilt. Here, the main DMX control channel sets the first 8
bits (the most significant byte or MSB), and the fine channels set 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.
Shutter and strobe effects
The ERA 500 Hybrid IP’s mechanical shutter provides instant blackout and snap open as well as pulse
effects and regular or random strobe effects.
Dimming
Smooth 0-100% overall dimming is available with 16-bit control resolution.
Color mixing
The ERA 500 Hybrid IP has dichroic CMY color filters that allow continuous CMY color mixing.
Color wheel
The ERA 500 Hybrid
IP color wheel lets you
select from nine
dichroic color filters
plus open (see Figure
1).
Filters 6- 8 are color
temperature control
filters.
As well as color wheel
indexing for color filter
selection, the color
wheel can be scrolled
continuously with
variable speed and
direction.
Figure 1: Color wheel
Open
9
8
7
6
54
3
2
1
Seen from lamp side

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Rotating gobos
The rotating gobo wheel in the ERA 500 Hybrid IP has nine rotating gobos that can be selected, indexed
(positioned at an angle), rotated continuously and shaken (bounced). The gobo wheel itself can also be
scrolled continuously or shaken.
DMX channel 8 lets you select a rotating gobo, select a rotating gobo and shake it, or set the entire rotating
gobo wheel to continuous wheel rotation. Channel 9 lets you set the indexed angle or the rotation direction
and speed of the gobo that is selected on channel 8.
The standard gobos are shown in the correct order in Figure 2. All gobos are interchangeable and can be
replaced with custom gobos. Gobo replacement must be carried out by an authorized Martin Service
partner.
Figure 2: Rotating gobo wheel
Slot - Gobo Part number
1. Bar ....................................................... P/N 5123423-00
2. Lucky Stakes ....................................... P/N 5123424-00
3. Bite Me................................................. P/N 5123425-00
4. Sonar ................................................... P/N 5123426-00
5. Kite Surf ............................................... P/N 5123427-00
6. Dots in Space ...................................... P/N 5123428-00
7. Organic Delight .................................... P/N 5123429-00
8. Spidey.................................................. P/N 5123430-00
9. Cone .................................................... P/N 5123431-00
6
5
4
3
2
Seen from front lens side
1
7
8
9

Effects 7
Static gobos
The static gobo wheel in the ERA 500 Hybrid IP has three iris apertures, eight static gobos and a gobo
animation zone. Channel 10 is used for Gobo selection and control type (indexing, gobo wheel shake and
continuous gobo wheel scrolling).
The gobos on the static gobo wheel are shown in the correct order in Figure 3.
Figure 3: Static gobo wheel
1. Gobo 1 (Iris 1)
2. Gobo 2 (Iris 2)
3. Gobo 3 (Pinspot)
4. Gobo 4
5. Gobo 5
6. Gobo 6
7. Gobo 7
8. Gobo 8
9. Gobo 9
10. Gobo 10
11. Gobo 11
12. Animation zone
7
5
4
3
2
Seen from lamp side
1
6
89
10
11
12

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Gobo animation
See Figure 4. The animation zone of the ERA 500 Hybrid IP
static gobo wheel can be used together with a rotating gobo
and moved with a pulsing see-saw action to add an animation
effect to the gobo projection.
When using the gobo animation effect, adjust the fixture’s
focus to obtain the most realistic results.
Beamsmoother / spot diffuser
Applying the beamsmoother gives an almost perfectly smooth,
even light output across the entire diameter of the projection.
The beamsmoother is located immediately in front of the lamp,
before any of the effects.
The beamsmoother is deployed automatically when you select
rotating gobos to give the best projection, but it is optional
when you select static gobos. The beamsmoother can be left
out of mid-air effects for maximum punch, but will give more
even projections when using the fixture as a spot projector.
Frost
Applying the Frost effect softens the beam. The heavy frost filter is located in front of the effects, so it will
significantly diffuse gobo projections.
Rotating prisms
The ERA 500 Hybrid IP has two rotating prisms: one eight-facet circular prism and one six-facet linear
prism.
Both prisms can be inserted into the beam at indexed angles or rotated with variable direction and speed.
You can insert both prisms into the beam at the same time
Zoom and focus
Adjusting focus lets you vary the sharpness of projected images at different distances. It can be particularly
effective when used together with gobos and the animation wheel.
Pan and tilt
The ERA 500 Hybrid IP offers 540° of pan and 260° of tilt.
16-bit pan and tilt control are available. In each case, the second (LSB) DMX channel adjusts the position
set on the first (MSB) channel.
Figure 4: Animation zone of static
gobo wheel

Control panel 9
Control panel
You can configure individual fixture settings (such as the ERA 500 Hybrid IP’s DMX address), read out data,
execute service operations and view error messages using the fixture’s backlit graphic display and control
panel.
When the ERA 500 Hybrid IP is powered on, it boots and carries out a reset. Then it shows the default
information display shown in Figure 5:
• Fixture’s DMX address
• ‘No data’ mode setting (in Figure 5 it is set to HOLD)
• Current lamp status: on/off.
• DMX channels occupied by the fixture. If the DMX address is set to 001, for example, the fixture will
occupy channels 001–024.
If the fixture has registered any error or warning messages while it resets, the display will show a red
warning triangle on the right below the DMX address. Press the ENTER button to see the messages.
Display appearance
The display flashes if no DMX signal is being received.
The display can be set to remain on constantly or enter sleep mode (in which it blacks out) after a period
with no key press, and the display can be rotated to match standing or hanging fixture orientation, in the
PERSONALITY → DISPLAY menu.
Using the control panel
• Press the MENU button Bor ENTER button Eto access the menus.
• Use the UP and DOWN buttons C and Dto scroll up and down menus.
• Press the ENTER button E to enter a menu or make a selection.
• The currently selected item in a menu is indicated by a star .
• Press the MENU button Bto step backwards through the menus.
Figure 5: Display and control panel
DMX 001
HOLD
DMX RANGE: 001-024
A
E
A - LCD display
B - MENU button
C - UP button
D - DOWN button
E - ENTER button
B
LAMP: ON
ENTERMENU
C
D

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Shortcut menu
Holding the MENU button pressed in for two seconds brings up the Shortcuts menu in the display. The
Shortcuts menu contains the following items:
•RESET ALL – Resets the entire fixture.
•ROTATE DISPLAY – Rotates the display 180°.
Key combination functions
Holding certain combinations of keys pressed in together gives quick access to specific functions as follows:
• MENU + UP = RESET ALL – Resets the entire fixture
• UP + DOWN rotates the control panel display through 180°
• MENU + ENTER = SERVICE MODE – Freezes pan and tilt but the rest of the fixture responds normally to
the control panel. A SERV message appears in the display. Pan and tilt remain frozen until the next power
off/power on cycle.
Important! You must use the MENU + ENTER key combination immediately after applying power. Push
the power input cable connector into the input socket and twist clockwise to lock the connector and apply
power to the fixture, then immediately press the MENU and ENTER buttons and hold them pressed in for
a few seconds or until SERV appears in the display.
Settings stored permanently
The following settings are stored permanently in the fixture memory and are not affected by powering the
ERA 500 Hybrid IP off and on or by updating the fixture software:
• DMX address
• All personality settings (pan/tilt, cooling mode, display settings etc.)
• Resettable counters
• Service settings
• Factory-set calibration data