Harman Martin ERA 150 Wash User manual

ERA 150 Wash
User Guide

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ERA 150 Wash User Guide Revision A

Table of contents
Safety information ................................................................................ 4
Introduction......................................................................................... 10
Before using the product for the first time .................................. 10
Fixture overview ................................................................................. 11
Physical installation ............................................................................ 12
Fastening the fixture to a flat surface ......................................... 12
Mounting the fixture on a truss................................................... 12
AC power ........................................................................................... 15
Linking fixtures to power in a chain............................................ 15
Connecting to data ............................................................................. 17
Connecting the DMX data link.................................................... 17
Fixture setup....................................................................................... 18
Using the control menus ............................................................ 18
DMX address setting.................................................................. 19
Pan/tilt inversion......................................................................... 19
Pan/tilt speed ............................................................................. 20
Raw, extended and calibrated modes........................................ 20
Tungsten emulation mode ......................................................... 20
Dimming curves ......................................................................... 21
Dimming speed and smoothness............................................... 21
Blackout or Hold if DMX signal stops......................................... 21
Cooling mode............................................................................. 22
Display rotation .......................................................................... 22
Display intensity......................................................................... 23
Temperature units...................................................................... 23
Resetting to factory defaults ...................................................... 23
Fixture test ................................................................................. 23
Fixture information ..................................................................... 24
DMX Live ................................................................................... 25
Resetting the fixture ................................................................... 25
Manual control ........................................................................... 26
Disabling pan and tilt feedback .................................................. 26
Control / Settings DMX channel................................................. 26
Effects ................................................................................................ 28
RDM ................................................................................................... 30
Maintenance....................................................................................... 32
Cleaning..................................................................................... 32
Uploading new firmware ............................................................ 33
Service and repairs .................................................................... 35
DMX protocol...................................................................................... 36
Control menus.................................................................................... 40
Troubleshooting.................................................................................. 45
Dimensions......................................................................................... 46
Specifications ..................................................................................... 47

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Safety information
WARNING!
Read the safety precautions in this manual before
installing, operating or servicing this product.
The following symbols are used to identify important safety information on
the product and in this manual:
Warning!
Safety hazard.
Risk of severe
injury or death.
Warning!
Powerful light
emission. Risk
of eye injury.
Warning!
See user
manual for
important
safety
information.
Warning!
Hazardous
voltage. Risk
of lethal or
severe electric
shock.
Warning!
Hot surfaces
and fire
hazard.
Warning! Risk Group 2 product according to EN 62471 and
IEC/TR 62778. Possibly hazardous radiation emitted from this
product. May be harmful to the eyes. Do not stare at operating
lamp and do not view the light output with optical instruments
or any device that may concentrate the beam.
This lighting fixture is for professional use only and must be
installed by a qualified technician. It is not for household use. It
presents risks of severe injury or death due to fire hazards,
electric shock and falls. It produces a powerful, concentrated
beam of light that can create a fire hazard or a risk of eye
injury if the safety precautions below are not followed. Respect
all locally applicable laws, codes and regulations when
installing, operating or servicing the fixture.
The light source contained in this fixture must be replaced by
Martin®Service or an authorized Martin Service partner only.

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Install, operate and service Martin products only as directed in
their user manuals, or you may create a safety hazard or
cause damage that is not covered by product warranties.
Follow the safety precautions listed below and observe all
warnings in this manual and printed on the product. Before
you install, operate or service the fixture, check the Martin
website at www.martin.com and make sure that you have the
latest user documentation for the fixture. Document revisions
are indicated at the bottom of page 2.
Technical Support
If you have questions about how to install 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.
Protection from electric shock
Do not expose the fixture to rain or moisture.
Disconnect the fixture from AC power before carrying out any
installation or maintenance work and when the fixture is not in
use.
Ensure that the fixture is electrically connected to ground
(earth).
Use only a source of AC power that complies with local
building and electrical codes and has both overload and
ground-fault (earth-fault) protection.
Socket outlets or external power switches used to supply the
fixture with power must be located near the fixture and easily
accessible so that the fixture can easily be disconnected from
power.
Isolate the fixture from power immediately if the power plug or
any seal, cover, cable, or other component is damaged,
defective, deformed, wet or showing signs of overheating. Do
not reapply power until repairs have been completed.

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Before using the fixture, check that all power distribution
equipment and cables are in perfect condition and rated for
the electrical requirements of all connected devices.
Use only Neutrik PowerCON TRUE1 TOP cable connectors to
connect to the fixture’s power sockets.
Do not connect devices to power in a chain that will exceed
the electrical ratings of any cable or connector used in the
chain.
To connect fixtures to mains power in a chain, you must first
obtain 12 AWG or 2.5 mm2power input and throughput cables
that are 16 A rated and temperature-rated to suit the
application. In the USA and Canada the cables must be UL-
listed, type SJT or equivalent. In the EU the cables must be
type H05VV-F or equivalent. Suitable cables with Neutrik
PowerCON TRUE1 TOP connectors are available from Martin
(see ‘Accessories’ on page 49). If you use these cables, you
can connect fixtures to power in a linked chain, POWER OUT
throughput socket to POWER IN input socket, but do not link
more than:
•four (4) ERA 150 Wash fixtures in total at 100-120 V, or
•seven (7) ERA 150 Wash fixtures in total at 200-240 V.
If you intend to connect other devices to the POWER OUT
socket in a daisy chain, add together the maximum current
draw of all the devices in the chain. Do not create a chain of
devices whose total maximum current draw will exceed the
maximum current rating of any connector in the chain. The
maximum permitted current at the POWER IN connector is
16 A. The maximum permitted current at the POWER OUT
connector is 12 A.
The voltage and frequency at the POWER OUT socket are the
same as the voltage and frequency applied to the POWER IN
socket. Only connect devices to the POWER OUT socket that
accept this voltage and frequency.
Protection from burns and fire
Do not operate the fixture if the ambient temperature (Ta)
exceeds 40° C (104° F).
The surface of the product casing can reach up to 70° C
(158° F) during operation. Avoid contact by persons

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and materials. Allow the fixture to cool for at least 15 minutes
before handling.
Keep flammable materials well away from the fixture. Keep all
combustible materials (e.g. fabric, wood, paper) at least 0.5 m
(1.7 ft.) away from the fixture housing.
Ensure that there is free and unobstructed airflow around the
fixture. Provide a minimum clearance of 0.5 m (1.7 ft.) around
fans and air vents.
Do not use the fixture to illuminate surfaces within 1 m (3.3 ft.)
of the fixture.
Do not stick filters, masks or other materials onto any optical
component.
The fixture’s lenses can focus the sun’s rays inside the fixture,
creating a risk of fire and damage. Do not expose the front of
the fixture to sunlight or any other bright light source. After
powering the fixture off, check that the head is pointing away
from any potential source of powerful light.
Protection from eye injury
Warning! Risk Group 2 product according to EN 62471 and
IEC/TR 62778.
The ERA 150 Wash fixture falls into the following risk groups
according to EN 62471 and IEC/TR 62778 at the distances
indicated below.
The luminaire should be positioned so that prolonged staring
into the luminaire at a distance closer than 21.5 m is not
expected.
Do not look directly into the product’s light output.
Do not look at operating lamp. Eye injury may result.
Do not look at the light output with magnifiers, telescopes,
binoculars or similar optical instruments that may concentrate
the light output.

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Ensure that persons are not looking directly into the front of
the fixture when the product lights up suddenly. This can
happen when power is applied, when the product receives a
DMX signal, or when certain control menu items are selected.
To minimize the risk of eye irritation or injury, disconnect the
fixture from power at all times when the fixture is not in use
and provide well-lit conditions to reduce the pupil diameter of
anyone working on or near the fixture.
Protection from injury
Fasten the fixture securely to a fixed surface or structure when
in use. The fixture is not portable when installed.
Ensure that any supporting structure and/or hardware used
can hold at least 10 times the weight of all the devices they
support.
If suspending from a rigging structure, fasten the fixture to a
rigging clamp. Do not use safety cables as the primary means
of support.
If the fixture is installed in a location where it may cause injury
or damage if it falls, install as directed in this manual a
secondary attachment such as a safety cable that will hold the
fixture if a primary attachment fails. The secondary attachment
must be approved by an official body such as TÜV as a safety
attachment for the weight that it secures, must comply with EN
60598-2-17 Section 17.6.6 and must be capable of bearing a
static suspended load that is ten times the weight of the fixture
and all installed accessories.
Allow enough clearance around the head to ensure that it
cannot collide with an object or another fixture when it moves.
Check that all external covers and rigging hardware are
securely fastened.
Block access below the work area and work from a stable
platform whenever installing, servicing or moving the fixture.
Do not operate the fixture with missing or damaged covers,
shields or any optical component.
Do not lift or carry the fixture by its head. Support the fixture by
its base only.

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In the event of an operating problem, stop using the fixture
immediately and disconnect it from power. Do not attempt to
use a fixture that is obviously damaged.
Do not modify the fixture in any way not described in this
manual or install other than genuine Martin parts.
Refer any service operation not described in this manual to a
qualified technician.

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Introduction
The ERA 150 Wash is a fast, powerful LED moving head wash effect
incorporating seven long-life LEDs with full RGBW color mixing and 48 color
presets. The fixture also provides smooth electronic dimming, strobe effects,
and a motorized zoom with an angle that varies from 5.1° to 58.6° (field
angle, one-tenth peak) or 4.2° to 38.7° (beam angle, half-peak). It can be
controlled by any DMX-compliant controller. The rugged, lightweight and
compact fixture is suitable for both portable and fixed applications.
The fixture is supplied with this user manual and a Martin omega bracket for
fastening a rigging clamp to the fixture base.
Before using the product for the first time
1. Read ‘Safety information’on page 3 before installing, operating or
servicing the fixture.
2. Unpack and ensure that there is no transportation damage before using
the fixture. Do not attempt to operate a damaged fixture.
3. Check that the voltage and frequency of the local power source match
the mains power requirements of the fixture.
4. Either hard-wire the fixture to an AC mains power source or provide a
power input cable and local power plug as described in this manual and
connect to an AC mains power outlet.
5. Check the support pages on the Martin Professional website at
www.martin.com for the most recent user documentation and technical
information about the fixture. Martin user manual revisions are identified
by the revision letter at the bottom of the inside cover.
Be prepared for the fixture head to move and be prepared for the fixture to
suddenly emit bright light when power is applied. Note that whenever AC
power is applied to the fixture, it will reset all effects and functions to their
home positions. A reset usually takes around 20 seconds.

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Fixture overview
1 –Control panel display
2 –Control buttons
3 –USB port
4 –Carrying handle (x 2)
5 –AC mains power input (Neutrik PowerCon TRUE1 TOP)
6 –AC mains power thru / output (Neutrik PowerCon TRUE1 TOP)
7 –DMX data input (5-pin locking male XLR)
8 –DMX data thru / output (5-pin locking female XLR)
9 –Base cooling fan vent
1
2
3
5
6
7
8
9
4

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Physical installation
Warning! Read ‘Safety information’ on page 3 before
installing the fixture.
The fixture is designed for indoor use only and must be used
in a dry location with adequate ventilation. Ensure that none of
the fixture’s ventilation slots are blocked.
Fasten the fixture to a secure structure or surface. Do not
stand it on a surface or leave it where it can be moved or fall
over. If you install the fixture in a location where it may cause
injury or damage if it falls, secure it as directed in this user
manual using a securely anchored safety cable that will hold
the fixture if the primary fastening method fails.
Martin can supply safety cables and rigging clamps that are suitable for use
with the fixture (see ‘Accessories’on page 49).
Fastening the fixture to a flat surface
The fixture can be fastened to a hard, fixed, flat surface. Ensure that the
surface and all fasteners used can support at least 10 times the weight of all
fixtures and equipment they will support.
Fasten the fixture securely. Do not stand it on a surface or leave it where it
can be moved or fall over. If you install the fixture in a location where it may
cause injury or damage if it falls, secure it as directed below with a securely
anchored safety cable that will hold the fixture if the primary fastening
method fails.
Mounting the fixture on a truss
The fixture can be clamped to a truss or similar rigging
structure in any orientation. You must use a half-coupler
clamp (see illustration on right) that completely encircles the
truss chord.
To clamp the fixture to a truss:
1. Check that the rigging structure can support at least 10 times the weight
of all fixtures and equipment to be installed on it.
2. Block access under the work area.

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3. The fixture is supplied with an omega-type bracket to which a rigging
clamp can be attached. Bolt a rigging clamp that is approved for the
weight of the fixture securely to the bracket. The bolt used must be M12,
grade 8.8 steel minimum, and fastened with a self-locking nut.
4. Fasten the omega bracket to the base of the fixture by locking the
bracket’s quarter-turn fasteners into the receptacles (arrowed in
illustration below) in the base of the fixture. Turn quarter-turn fasteners a
full 90° to lock them as shown below right.
5. Note the position of the arrow marked FRONT. Working from a stable
platform, hang the fixture on the truss and fasten the rigging clamp onto
the truss with FRONT pointing towards the main area to be illuminated.
6. Secure the fixture with a safety cable as directed below.
7. Check that the head will not collide with other fixtures or objects.
Securing with a safety cable
1. Obtain a safety cable (or other
secondary attachment) that is
approved for the weight of the
fixture.
2. Fasten the cable to the safety
cable attachment point in the
base of the fixture (arrowed in
illustration on right) by either
looping it around the attachment
point or using a carabiner clip.
6. Remove as much slack as possible from the safety cable and fasten it to
a secure anchoring point.
7. Make sure that the safety cable will hold the fixture if a primary
attachment fails.

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8. Make sure that there is no possibility of the head colliding with other
fixtures or objects when it moves through its full pan and tilt ranges,
Your Martin dealer can supply suitable safety cables and rigging clamps
(see ‘Accessories’ on page 49).

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AC power
Warning! Read ‘Safety information’ on page 4 before
connecting the fixture to AC mains power.
Before you connect other fixtures to the POWER OUT socket,
see ‘Linking fixtures to power in a chain’ on page 15.
For protection from electric shock, the fixture must be
grounded (earthed). The power distribution circuit must be
equipped with a fuse or circuit breaker and ground-fault (earth-
fault) protection.
Socket outlets or external power switches used to supply the
fixture with power must be located near the fixture and easily
accessible so that the fixtures can easily be disconnected from
power.
The fixture requires a power input cable with a Neutrik powerCON TRUE1
NAC3FX-W (TOP) female cable connector for AC mains power input. The
cable must meet the requirements listed under “Protection from electric
shock” on page 5. Martin can supply suitable cables with female TRUE1
TOP input connectors 1.5 m (4.9 ft.) or 5 m (16.4 ft.) long, as well as loose
female TRUE1 TOP input connectors (see “Accessories” on page 49).
The fixture can be hard-wired to a building electrical installation if you want
to install it permanently, or a power plug that is suitable for the local power
outlets can be installed on the power cable. If you install a power plug on the
power cable, follow the plug manufacturer’s instructions and connect the
wires in the power cable as shown in this table:
Live or L
Neutral or N
Earth, Ground or
US system
Black
White
Green
EU system
Brown
Blue
Yellow/green
The fixture has an auto-ranging power supply that accepts AC mains power
at 100-240 V at 50/60 Hz. Do not apply AC mains power at any other
voltage or frequency to the fixture.
Linking fixtures to power in a chain
If you obtain a 12 AWG / 2.5 mm2power input cable and 12 AWG / 2.5 mm2
throughput cables from Martin (see “Accessories” on page 49), you can
relay mains power from one fixture to another by connecting fixtures to

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power in a linked daisy-chain, POWER OUT throughput socket to POWER
IN input socket.
Using 12 AWG / 2.5 mm2cables from Martin, you can create a daisy chain
of linked fixtures that contains:
•maximum four (4) ERA 150 Wash fixtures in total at 100-120 V, or
•maximum seven (7) ERA 150 Wash fixtures in total at 200-240 V.

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Connecting to data
A DMX 512 data link is required in order to control the fixture via DMX. The
fixture has 5-pin XLR connectors for DMX data input and output.
The number of daisy-chained fixtures is limited by the number of DMX
channels required by the fixtures in relation to the maximum 512 channels
available in one DMX universe. Note that if independent control of a fixture is
required, it must have its own DMX channels. Fixtures that are required to
behave identically can share the same DMX address and channels. To add
more fixtures or groups of fixtures when the above limit is reached, add a
DMX universe and another daisy-chained link.
Tips for reliable data transmission
Use shielded twisted-pair cable designed for RS-485 devices: standard
microphone cable cannot transmit control data reliably over long runs. 24
AWG cable is suitable for runs up to 300 meters (1000 ft.). Heavier gauge
cable and/or an amplifier is recommended for longer runs. The pin-out on all
connectors is pin 1 = shield, pin 2 = cold (-), and pin 3 = hot (+). Pins 4 and 5
in the 5-pin XLR connectors are not used in the fixture but are available for
possible additional data signals as required by the DMX512-A standard.
Standard pin-out is pin 4 = data 2 cold (-) and pin 5 = data 2 hot (+).
If you need to split the link into branches, use a splitter such as the Martin
RDM 5.5 Splitter.
Terminate the link by installing a termination plug in the output socket of the
last fixture. The termination plug, which is a male XLR plug with a 120-Ohm,
0.25-Watt resistor soldered between pins 2 and 3, “soaks up” the control
signal so it does not reflect and cause interference. If a splitter is used,
terminate each branch of the link.
Connecting the DMX data link
To connect the fixture to data:
1. Connect the DMX data output from the controller to the closest fixture’s
male XLR DMX input connector.
2. Connect the first fixture’s DMX output to the DMX input of the next
fixture and continue connecting fixtures output to input. Terminate the
last fixture on the link with a DMX termination plug.

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Fixture setup
This section explains the fixture characteristics that can be set to determine
how it can be controlled and will behave. These settings are made using the
menus available in the control panel. Settings are retained in memory when
the fixture is powered off.
You can find a complete map of the control menu structure in ‘Control
menus’ on page 40.
Using the control menus
•To access the control menus or to return to the next highest level in the
menu structure, press the MENU button.
•Navigate the menu structure using the DOWN, UP and ENTER buttons.
•If you have selected a menu option, confirm your selection and set that
option using the ENTER button, or if you want to return to the next
highest level in the menu structure without making a change, press the
MENU button.
•To exit the menus, press the MENU button.
MENU
•Activate the control menus, or
•Open the Shortcuts menu by holding for 2 seconds, or
•Return to the previous level of the menu structure, or
•Press to exit the menus
DOWN
Go down a menu level
UP
Go up a menu level
ENTER
Confirm the selected function
Special keypress functions
•Pressing the UP and DOWN buttons together rotates the control panel
display through 180°.
•Pressing the MENU and UP buttons together resets the entire fixture.
•Holding the MENU button pressed while applying power puts the fixture
into Service Mode. Pan and tilt are disabled in order to avoid head
movement causing problems during service operations with the fixture
powered on.
Cycling power and allowing the fixture to start up normally takes it out of
Service Mode.

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Shortcuts menu
Pressing and holding the MENU button for two seconds opens a small
Shortcuts menu with two items:
•RESET ALL carries out a complete reset of the fixture with all its effects.
•ROTATE DISPLAY rotates the control panel display through 180°. This
function makes it easier to read the control panel menus when changing
from standing to hanging installation.
DMX address setting
The DMX address, also known as the start channel, is the first channel used
to receive instructions from a DMX controller. The ERA 150 Wash uses 18
DMX channels. This means that if you have a group of fixtures and you set
the first fixture’s DMX address to 1, then DMX address 19 is available for the
next fixture, DMX address 37 for the fixture after that, and so on.
For independent control, each fixture must be assigned its own control
channels. You can give the same DMX address to two fixtures of the same
type if you want them to behave identically. Giving the same DMX address
to multiple fixtures can be useful for grouped control and troubleshooting.
To set the fixture’s DMX address:
1. In the DMX SETUP menu in the fixture’s control panel, use the UP and
DOWN buttons to select DMX ADDRESS and press ENTER. The
fixture’s currently set DMX address will blink in the display.
2. Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select a new address.
3. Once the new address has been selected, press ENTER to confirm it (or
press MENU to exit without making a change).
Pan/tilt inversion
The PERSONALITY →PAN INVERSE and TILT INVERSE menus let you
reverse the direction of pan and tilt. This can be useful if you want to create
symmetrical effects with multiple fixtures, or if you want to coordinate the
movement of fixtures that are standing on the floor with fixtures that are
being flown upside down in a rig.
To adjust the pan inversion settings:
1. Select PAN INVERSE and press ENTER to confirm. The currently set
mode will blink in the display.
2. Use the DOWN and UP buttons to select YES (tilt inversion) or NO
(normal) mode.
3. Press ENTER to save your selection.

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To adjust the tilt inversion settings:
1. Select TILT INVERSE and press ENTER to confirm. The currently set
mode will blink in the display.
2. Use the DOWN and UP buttons to select YES (tilt inversion) or NO
(normal) mode.
3. Press ENTER to save your selection.
Pan/tilt speed
The PAN / TILT SPEED command lets you choose between two settings:
•FAST optimizes pan and tilt movement for speed. Slow pan and tilt
movement may be less smooth.
•SMOOTH optimizes pan and tilt movement for smoothness. Slow pan
and tilt movement will be smoother than at the FAST setting, but
maximum pan and tilt movement speed will be reduced.
Raw, extended and calibrated modes
In raw mode, all LEDs operate at full intensity and CTC (color temperature
correction) functionality is disabled. The color output of one fixture may or
may not closely match that of other fixtures, depending on LED binning.
In extended mode, mixed white is calibrated, giving perfect white matching
across multiple fixtures, but primary and secondary colors are not calibrated,
which allows maximum color saturation. The closer you move towards white,
the more closely multiple fixtures will match each other’s output. The further
you move away from white and the closer you move towards saturated
color, the less closely multiple fixtures will match each other’s output.
In calibrated mode, white and color are fully calibrated. This means that the
output of multiple fixtures will match with no visible differences. On the other
hand, color saturation will be slightly less heavy.
Tungsten emulation mode
In tungsten emulation mode, the fixture’s white light output is made warmer,
the warm shift is increased at lower dimming levels, and an ‘afterglow‘ effect
is added after dimming. This mode gives the ‘look and feel’ of a fixture that
uses a 2800 K incandescent light bulb as its source.