Harman Martin MAC Aura XIP User manual

MAC Aura XIP
User Manual
(with Installation and Safety Manual attached)

User Documentation update information
All important changes in the MAC Aura XIP User Manual are listed below.
Revision A
First version released. Covers MAC Aura XIP firmware version 1.0.0
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MAC Aura XIP User Manual, P/N 5138005-00 Rev. A

Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Operating the fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Data links. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Data via DMX cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Data via Ethernet cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Shutter and strobe effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Dimming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Color mixing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Virtual color wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Color temperature control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Green-magenta shift (tint) control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Pan and tilt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
LED PWM frequency control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Pre-programmed FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Pixel mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Control options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
DMX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
P3 video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
RDM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Fixture setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
DMX address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
DMX control mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
DMX universe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Subnet mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Fixture ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Personality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Managing fixture settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Fixture information readouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Temperatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Wetness and base orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
DMX signal monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Test sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Manual control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installing firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Adjusting settings via DMX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Illuminating the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Control menu setting overrides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Adjusting calibration offsets via DMX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
DMX protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Compact Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Basic Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Extended Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Ludicrous Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
FX: pre-programmed effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Control panel menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Service and display messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Control orientation reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Pan and tilt control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Zoom control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Introduction
Warning! Before installing, operating or servicing the MAC Aura XIP lighting fixture, read the latest
version of the Safety and Installation Manual that is attached to this User Manual, paying particular
attention to the Safety Precautions section.
Thank you for selecting a MAC Aura XIP moving head lighting fixture from Martin®.
The MAC Aura XIP is a premium moving head wash light with a radical aura filament effect and full pixel
control with video mapping capabilities onto the beam, aura, or both. It is Martin's latest addition to the MAC
Aura family of workhorse wash lights and the first fixture in its class to be rated for outdoor use, with close to
zero compromises in weight, size, and aesthetics due to Martin's smart outdoor-capable design. It raises
the bar for optical quality, featuring an even wash field with soft edge, minimal stray light, and high intensity
mid-air beams with improved light engine control.
Safety and Installation Manual – User Manual
The MAC Aura XIP Safety and Installation Manual is supplied with the fixture as a printed booklet and also
attached to this User Manual as one combined PDF file that is available for download from the MAC Aura
XIP area of the Martin® website at www.martin.com.The User Manual contains information that is mainly of
interest for lighting designers and operators, whereas 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 manuals because we publish
revised versions 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 a manual, 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 MAC Aura XIP:
• Read the ‘Safety Information’ section of the fixture’s Safety and Installation Manual that is supplied with
the fixture and attached to this User Manual.
• Check that the installation is safe and secure.
• Check that the fixture is in perfect condition. Do not apply power to a fixture that is obviously damaged, or
you may create a safety risk and make the damage worse.
• Check that the base is fastened securely so that the torque reaction when the head moves will not cause
the base to move.
• Be prepared for the head to move suddenly. Check that there will be no risk of collision with persons or
objects.
• Be prepared for the fixture to light up suddenly. Check that no-one is looking at the fixture from close
range.
The fixture does not have an On/Off switch.To apply power to the fixture, connect the power input cable to a
source of AC power that is within the range 100-240 V (nominal), 50/60 Hz. The fixture’s Neutrik powerCON
TRUE1 TOP connectors can also be connected live or under load.
Note that whenever power is applied to the fixture, it will reset all effects and functions to their home
positions and the fixture head will move. This process takes several seconds.

Data links 5
Data links
Warning! Before installing the MAC Aura XIP, read the latest version of the fixture’s Safety and
Installation Manual that is attached to this User Manual, paying particular attention to the Safety
Precautions section.
The MAC Aura XIP has two pairs of connectors for control data In/Out:
• one pair of locking 5-pin XLR sockets that accept Neutrik TOP connectors, and
• one pair of etherCON sockets that accept Neutrik TOP connectors.
All sockets are protected by rubber caps. Keep the rubber caps in place at all times on unused sockets.
Data via DMX cable
The MAC Aura XIP has 5-pin locking XLR sockets (see Cand Din Figure 2 on page 10) for DMX and RDM
input and output via DMX cable. The pin-out on both sockets is:
• pin 1 to shield
• pin 2 to data 1 cold (-)
• pin 3 to data 1 hot (+).
Pins 4 and 5 are not used by the fixture but are bridged between input and output sockets. These pins can
therefore be used as a pass-through connection for an additional data signal if required.
Tips for reliable data transmission via DMX cable
• Use shielded twisted-pair high-quality DMX cable.
• 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.
• Do not use microphone cable, as standard microphone cable does not have the correct impedance and
cannot transmit control data reliably over long runs.
• To split the data link into branches, use an optically isolated splitter-amplifier.
• Do not overload the DMX data link.You can connect up to a maximum of 32 devices on a serial DMX link.
• Install a DMX termination plug at the end of the DMX link.
Connecting to data via DMX cable
To connect the MAC Aura XIP to DMX and/or RDM data carried over DMX cable:
1. Connect the DMX data output from the controller to the MAC Aura XIP’s data input (male XLR) socket
using good-quality DMX cable.
2. Run DMX cable from the MAC Aura XIP’s data output (female XLR) socket to the data input of the next
fixture and continue until the link is complete.
3. Terminate the data link by connecting a 120 Ohm, 0.25 Watt resistor between the data 1 hot (+) and cold
(-) conductors at the end of the link. If the link is divided into branches using a DMX splitter, terminate
each branch of the link.
Data via Ethernet cable
The MAC Aura XIP has Neutrik etherCON data sockets (see Eand F in Figure 2 on page 10) that support
DMX and RDM over Art-Net and sACN as well as Martin P3. Either socket can be used for input and the
other socket used for throughput.
The etherCON data sockets have a fail-safe bypass feature.This means that the fixture will relay a data
signal from the socket used for input to the socket used for throughput even if power to the fixture is shut
down or lost.

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Tips for reliable data transmission via Ethernet cable
• Use shielded twisted-pair Ethernet cable of type S/UTP, SF/UTP, S/STP or SF/STP only. The cable must
be rated Cat 5e or better.
• The cable shield must be electrically connected to connector housings, and the other devices on the data
link must also support shielded connections.
• Note that the MAC Aura XIP is compatible with 10/100 Mbit Ethernet only. Do not connect the fixture to a
network port or device that is fixed to Gigabit Ethernet speed. If you need to integrate a MAC Aura XIP in
a Gigabit Ethernet network, use a network switch to allow the link towards the fixture to operate at
100 Mbit/s Ethernet speed.
• To split the data link into branches, use a standard network switch that is able to operate at 100 Mbit/s
towards the fixtures.
• Even though every fixture has a fail-safe bypass mechanism and minimal latency insertion, we
recommend that you avoid connecting more than 50 devices in a single daisy-chain or branch.
• Unlike DMX cable, Ethernet cable does not require termination at the end of a daisy-chain of fixtures.
Connecting to data via Ethernet cable
To connect the MAC Aura XIP to Art-Net, sACN or P3 via Ethernet cable:
1. Connect the Ethernet cable to either of the fixture’s etherCON data sockets.
2. Run Ethernet cable from the fixture’s other etherCON data socket to a data socket on the next fixture.
3. Continue connecting data sockets as described above until the link is complete.
Simultaneous DMX and P3 control
To control the MAC Aura XIP using DMX/Art-Net/sACN and P3 video at the same time, connect the
DMX/Art-Net/sACN signal to the P3 System Controller. The P3 Controller will then merge DMX commands
and video data together and send a combined data signal to fixtures over the Ethernet link using the P3
protocol.

Effects 7
Effects
This section gives details of the effects available in the MAC Aura XIP. See the DMX protocol table on page
27 for a list of channels and commands used to control the effects via DMX.
Where fine control is available, the main 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 fixture’s electronic shutter effect provides instant blackout and snap open as well as regular or random
strobe and pulse effects with variable speed from approx. 1 Hz to 20 Hz.
Dimming
Smooth 0-100% overall dimming is available with 16-bit control resolution. Four dimming curves are
available (see Figure 3 on page 18).
Color mixing
The fixture features 16-bit continuous RGB color mixing. Depending on DMX mode, you can control Beam
and Aura color together or separately.
Virtual color wheel
The virtual color wheel contains 48 color presets containing popular colors.
In normal operation the virtual color wheel will override the color mixed by the RGB color mixing channels.
When using the fixture’s FX, the virtual color wheel lets you select a background color while you use RGB
color mixing channels to set the foreground color.
Color temperature control
Color temperature control is available on a dedicated CTC channel. You can adjust the fixture’s color
temperature smoothly and continuously to any point between 1000 K and 12 850 K.
Green-magenta shift (tint) control
The Green-Magenta shift channel adjusts the tint of the white point.
• At values 127-128, the fixture outputs white on the black body curve.
• Values from 126 to 0 shift the white point towards magenta.
• Values from 129 to 255 shift the white point towards green.
Zoom
The MAC Aura XIP’s motorized zoom lens varies the beam angle from 6.3° to 35.3°.

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Pan and tilt
The MAC Aura XIP offers 540° of pan and 220° of tilt.
See the pan/tilt orientation reference drawings at the end of this user manual for a guide to the direction of
pan and tilt movement.
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.
It is possible to set limits for the pan and tilt range (see details on page 18).
LED PWM frequency control
The PWM frequency of the MAC Aura XIP’s LEDs has been chosen carefully to avoid flickering on camera.
In some rare situations – for example when using cameras with non-standard settings – it may be necessary
to adjust the LED PWM frequency manually.
You can adjust the PWM frequency via DMX using channel 20. Note that the new PWM adjustment value is
not stored permanently in the fixture, so you have to keep the channel 20 at the chosen value in order to
keep the LED PWM frequency at the corresponding custom value.
You can adjust PWM frequency as follows:
High-speed PWM Frequency Mode drives the LEDs at 24 000 Hz. This frequency greatly reduces electronic
switching noise but it gives slightly faster cut-off at the low end of the dimming range.
The default PWM frequency is 3000 Hz.
Pre-programmed FX
The MAC Aura XIP offers a range of pre-programmed effect macros that we simply call FX. See a full
description under “FX: pre-programmed effects” on page 36
FX give instant access to complex dynamic effects with no need for time-consuming programming at the
controller.
DMX value sent on PWM
frequency channel LED PWM frequency
0 - 127 Adjustment in steps from 2400 to 3000 Hz
128 Default PWM frequency (3000 Hz)
129 - 254 No function
255 High-speed PWM Frequency Mode (24 000 Hz)
Table 1. PWM frequency adjustment values

Effects 9
Pixel mapping
Extended and Ludicrous DMX modes give individual control of the Beam pixels and Aura filaments. These
are numbered as shown below.
Figure 1. Beam pixel and Aura filament numbering


 















Beam pixels 1 - 7, Aura filaments 1 - 12.
Fixture in hanging orientation, pan at 50%,
display and connectors at back of fixture

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Control panel
You can configure individual fixture settings (such as the fixture’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 MAC Aura XIP is powered on, it first boots and resets, then it displays its DMX address (or its
fixture ID number, if one has been set) and any status messages (see page 49) in the display G.
The display can be set to automatically rotate to match standing or hanging fixture orientation in the
PERSONALITY → DISPLAY menu or the Shortcuts menu (see “Shortcuts” on page 11).
Using the control panel
• Press the MENU button I or ENTER button K to access the menus.
• Use the UP and DOWN buttons to scroll up and down menus.
• Press the ENTER button Kto enter a menu or make a selection.
• The currently selected item in a menu is indicated by a star .
• Press the MENU button Ito step backwards through the menus.
Status LED
The LED Hnext to the control buttons indicates fixture status by showing a color and DMX status by flashing
or lighting constantly:
•GREEN: All parameters normal.
•AMBER: Warning (service interval exceeded, for example).
-IfERROR MODE is set to NORMAL, the warning message will be shown in the display.
-IfERROR MODE is set to SILENT, the display must be activated by pressing the ENTER button Kto
display the warning message.
Figure 2: Connections and control panel
1
DMX ADDRESS
DMX RANGE 1–48
K
A - Mains power IN
B - Mains power THRU/OUT
C - DMX THRU/OUT (XLR)
D - DMX IN(XLR)
E - Data port A (Ethernet)
F - Data port B (Ethernet)
G - LCD Display
H - Status LED
I - MENU button
J- UP/DOWN buttons
K- ENTER button
L- USB port
GJ
H
DF
B
ACE
I
L

Control panel 11
•RED: Error detected.
-IfERROR MODE is set to NORMAL, the error message will be shown in the display.
-IfERROR MODE is set to SILENT, display the error message by entering the menus and going to
SERVICE →ERROR LIST.
•FLASHING: No DMX signal detected.
•CONSTANT: Valid DMX signal detected.
The status LED remains active even if the display enters sleep mode.
Battery power
Warning! The fixture’s lithium battery is not rechargeable. Do not try to recharge it. Battery replacement
must be carried out by an authorized Martin service agent with service instructions from Martin. If the
battery is discharged, contact an authorized Martin service agent for replacement.
The MAC Aura XIP contains a lithium battery that gives access to the most important functions in the control
panel when the fixture is not connected to AC power. The following functions are available on battery power:
• DMX address
• DMX Mode
• Fixture ID
• Personality settings (pan/tilt, cooling, fan clean mode, dimming curve, DMX reset, parameter shortcuts, all
display settings, error mode)
• Default settings
• Information (Power On Hours and Power Cycles counters, Software version)
• Error list
To activate the display when the fixture is not connected to power, press the MENU button I. Press again to
enter the menus. The display extinguishes after 10 seconds with no user input and the control panel is
de-activated after 1 minute with no user input. Press the MENU button Iagain to re-activate.
Shortcuts
If you hold the MENU button Ipressed in for 2 - 3 seconds, a shortcut menu with the most important
commands appears. Select a command with the UP and DOWN buttons J and press the ENTER button K
to activate, or press the MENU button I again to cancel.
•RESET ALL resets the whole fixture
•ROTATE DISPLAY rotates the MAC Aura XIP display 180°
Settings stored permanently
The following settings are stored permanently in the fixture memory and are not affected by powering the
MAC Aura XIP off and on or by updating the fixture software:
• DMX address
• DMX mode
• DMX universe
• Fixture ID
• Personality settings (pan/tilt, cooling, dimming curve, DMX reset, effect shortcuts, display settings, error
mode, etc.)
• Resettable and non-resettable counters
• Service settings (adjustment, calibration)
These settings can be returned to factory defaults using the control menus or via DMX.

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Activating service mode
Holding the MENU and ENTER buttons Iand Kboth pressed in while powering the fixture on puts the fixture
into service mode, in which pan and tilt are disabled and a SERV warning appears in the display. Service
mode removes the risk of unexpected head movement during service adjustments.
To take the fixture out of SERVICE mode, power the fixture off, then reapply power and allow the fixture to
start normally.

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Control options
You can control the MAC Aura XIP using DMX and/or Martin P3 protocol. The fixture auto-senses the type
of data that it is receiving and will respond correctly with no need for manual protocol selection.
The following options are available:
• DMX control over standard DMX cable connected to the fixture’s 5-pin XLR connectors.
• DMX control using Art-Net over Ethernet cable connected to the fixture’s etherCON connectors.
• DMX control using streaming ACN over Ethernet cable connected to the fixture’s etherCON connectors.
• DMX control over DMX cable and P3 video data over Ethernet cable.
• P3 video data with embedded DMX commands over Ethernet cable. If you connect DMX / Art-Net / sACN
to the P3 system controller, the controller can merge the DMX commands into the P3 signal and send
them to the fixture over Ethernet.
The P3 Mix DMX channels let you choose how the fixture should behave if it receives both DMX data and
P3 video data.You can use the P3 video pixel data to control the intensity and/or the color of the fixture’s
output with real-time control.
Fail-safe connection
The MAC Aura XIP has a fail-safe network connection. If the fixture loses power or if you shut it down, it will
continue to relay an Ethernet signal, and the Art-Net / sACN / P3 signal to the other networked fixtures in the
daisy chain will not be interrupted.
Data rate
Any Ethernet switch used to relay Art-Net, streaming ACN or P3 data to the MAC Aura XIP must be capable
of running at 10/100 Mbps speed, as the fixture does not support Gigabit Ethernet data rates.
DMX
The MAC Aura XIP accepts a DMX-512A data signal.
DMX setup
The DMX address, also known as the start channel, is the first channel used to receive instructions from the
controller. For independent control, each fixture must be assigned its own control channels. If you give two
fixtures of the same type the same address, they will behave identically. Address sharing can be useful for
diagnostic purposes and symmetrical control, particularly when combined with the inverse pan and tilt
options.
DMX addressing is limited to make it impossible to set the DMX address so high that you are left without
enough control channels for the fixture.
To set the fixture’s DMX address:
1. Press MENU to open the main menu. Scroll to DMX SETUP.
2. Press ENTER to enter the DMX ADDRESS menu, then scroll to the desired address and press ENTER
to save.
DMX modes
The CONTROL MODE menu lets you set the MAC Aura XIP to one of the fixture’s four DMX operating
modes:
•Compact Mode offers 8-bit control of the strobe/shutter, color temperature, green-magenta shift, virtual
color wheel, fixture control/settings and PWM frequency. It also offers 16-bit control of the global dimmer,
global RGB color mixing, zoom, pan and tilt.
•Basic Mode offers all the effects of Compact Mode plus 8-bit control of fading between Beam DMX and
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mixing, Aura CTC, Aura Green-Magenta shift, fading between Aura DMX and P3 video control and the
Aura virtual color wheel. It also offers 16-bit control of Aura dimming.
•Extended mode includes all the functionality of Basic Mode but adds 8-bit RGB color mixing control of
each individual Beam pixel.
•Ludicrous mode includes all the functionality of Extended Mode but adds 8-bit RGB color mixing control
of each individual Aura filament.
To set the fixture’s DMX mode:
1. Press ENTER to enter the main menu.
2. Scroll to CONTROL MODE, then press ENTER. Scroll to select COMPACT, BASIC, EXTENDED, or
LUDICROUS, then press ENTER to save.
3. Press MENU to exit.
P3 video
The MAC Aura XIP accepts video data using Martin’s proprietary P3 video protocol that has been a
well-established standard in the industry for over 10 years. It lets you send a video signal from a media
server or other video source to P3-compliant creative LED fixtures and moving heads over Ethernet cable
using Martin’s reliable P3 data protocol.
The intuitive graphic user interface in Martin P3 controllers lets you visualize and set up a custom
installation that can contain a huge number of fixtures in any kind of physical arrangement within a few
minutes. Device identification is automatic. You can arrange devices on the monitor using drag-and-drop.
Latency from video input to output on fixtures is extremely low, while there is no latency between fixtures as
they are fully synchronized via the P3 protocol. If you use P3 you do not need to worry about IP addresses,
as P3 does not use IP addresses or IP communication.
The P3 protocol will supply both DMX data and video pixel data to fixtures over a network cable. On the
MAC Aura XIP you can use the video pixel data to control the intensity and/or the color of the fixture’s Beam
pixels, Aura filaments or both with real-time control using the P3 Mix DMX channels.
RDM
The MAC Aura XIP can communicate over standard DMX cable and over Art-Net and sACN Ethernet links
using RDM (Remote Device Management) in accordance with ESTA’s American National Standard
E1.20-2006.
RDM is a bi-directional communications protocol for use in DMX512 control systems, it is the open standard
for DMX512 device configuration and status monitoring.
The RDM protocol allows data packets to be inserted into a DMX512 data stream without affecting existing
non-RDM equipment. It allows a console or dedicated RDM controller to send commands to and receive
messages from specific fixtures.
Note that a firmware update can sometimes expand a fixture’s RDM functionality. If this happens, the
firmware release notes will give details.
RDM ID
Each fixture has a factory-set RDM UID (unique identification number) that makes it addressable and
identifiable in RDM systems. The number can be found in the control panel INFORMATION menu under
RDM UID.
Martin Companion and RDM
The Martin Companion Windows application (downloadable free of charge from the Martin website at
www.martin.com) gives access to all the fixture’s RDM parameters. It supports the fixture’s standard and
manufacturer-specific PIDs. It gives full control of all fixture settings remotely, eliminating the need to
physically climb to the fixture in a rig, for example.
Martin Companion can also update multiple RDM parameters at once, using the built-in Settings Template
system.

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Supported RDM PIDs
The fixture supports the standard RDM PIDs (Parameter IDs) required by ESTA plus manufacturer-specific
PIDs that give a range of configuration options.
See the following tables.
Standard RDM Parameter IDs
GET
allowed
SET
allowed RDM parameter IDs Notes
Network Management
DISC_UNIQUE_BRANCH
DISC_MUTE
DISC_UN_MUTE
Status Collection
QUEUED_MESSAGE
STATUS_MESSAGES
STATUS_ID_DESCRIPTION
CLEAR_STATUS_ID
RDM Information
SUPPORTED_PARAMETERS
PARAMETER_DESCRIPTION
Product information
DEVICE_INFO
DEVICE_MODEL_DESCRIPTION
MANUFACTURER_LABEL
DEVICE_LABEL
FACTORY_DEFAULTS
SOFTWARE_VERSION_LABEL
DMX Setup
DMX_PERSONALITY
DMX_PERSONALITY_DESCRIPTION
DMX_START_ADDRESS
SLOT DESCRIPTION
Sensors
SENSOR_DEFINITION
SENSOR_VALUE
Usage information
DEVICE_HOURS
DEVICE_POWER_CYCLES
Display settings
DISPLAY_INVERT
DISPLAY_LEVEL
Configuration
PAN_INVERT
TILT_INVERT
Network configuration
LIST_INTERFACES
INTERFACE_LABEL
INTERFACE_HARDWARE_ADDRESS_
TYPE1
IPV4_DHCP_MODE

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Manufacturer-specific RDM Parameter IDs
IPV4_CURRENT_ADDRESS
IPV4_STATIC_ADDRESS
INTERFACE_APPLY_CONFIGURATION
Control
IDENTIFY_DEVICE Highlight device in rig
RESET_DEVICE
PERFORM_SELFTEST
SELF_TEST_DESCRIPTION
GET
allowed
SET
allowed RDM parameter IDs (slot 21-22) Notes
DMX protocol
DMX_RESET_ENABLE
Fixture behavior
STAND_ALONE_OPERATION_ENABLED
STORE_SCENE
EFFECT_SPEED
EFFECT_SHORTCUTS_ENABLE
DISPLAY_ERRORS_ENABLE
DIMMER_CURVE
COLOR_MODE Calibrated / Extended
VIDEO_TRACKING
DISPLAY_AUTO_OFF
DISPLAY_CONTRAST
HIBERNATION_MODE
TUNGSTEN_MODE
AURA_IN_COMPACT_MODE Aura On/Off in Compact Mode
COLOR_ENGINE_OUTPUT_MODE High Output vs High Quality
Outdoor use functions
AUTO_EMPTY_WATER
OUTDOOR ACTIONS 0 = Stop, 1 = Empty, 2 = Dry Off, 3 = Safe
Parking
Pan/tilt
PAN_TILT_SPEED Fast - Smooth
PAN_TILT_LIMITATION_ENABLE
PAN_LIMITATION_MINIMUM
PAN_LIMITATION_MAXIMUM
TILT_LIMITATION_MINIMUM
TILT_LIMITATION_MAXIMUM
PAN_TILT_LIMITATION_RESET
Cooling fan operation
FAN_MODE
FAN_CLEAN
Fixture information
FIXTURE_ID
SERIAL_NUMBER

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Fixture setup
The onboard control panel lets you configure the fixture using a range of fixture settings. Note that many of
these settings are also available on the Control / settings DMX channel (see “Adjusting settings via DMX” on
page 25).
DMX address
The fixture lets you set its DMX address or DMX start channel from 001 to the highest number available in
one 512-channel DMX universe that let you operate the fixture completely. This depends on the fixture’s
DMX footprint in the DMX mode that it is currently set to.
DMX control mode
You can set the fixture to Compact, Basic, Extended or Ludicrous DMX modes to match the control options
that you would like to use and the number of DMX channels that you have available for the fixture. See
“DMX protocol” on page 27 for details of these modes.
DMX universe
You can set the fixture to use the DMX channels in one DMX universe numbered from 1 - 64 000.
IP address
When sending control data to the fixture using its Ethernet connectivity, you can either:
• use the default IP address (which is displayed as soon as you open the IP ADDRESS menu), or
• manually set the fixture’s IP address.
Subnet mask
As with the fixture’s IP address, when operating in a networked installation you can either:
• use the default Subnet mask (which is displayed as soon as you open the SUBNET MASK menu), or
• manually set the fixture’s Subnet mask.
Fixture ID
The fixture lets you set a four-digit ID number to ease identification of the fixtures in an installation. When a
fixture is powered on for the first time, it displays its DMX address by default. As soon as you set an ID
number other than 0in FIXTURE ID, the fixture will display this ID number by default, and indicate FIXTURE
ID in the display.
Personality
The PERSONALITY menu provides several options that let you customize the fixture for different
applications:
• The PAN/TILT menu offers the following options:
-PAN INVERT and TILT INVERT let you invert the direction of pan and tilt movement. This can be a fast
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-LIMIT PAN/TILT lets you define minimum and maximum limits for pan and tilt angles so that you can
install fixtures close to obstacles (such as other fixtures or trusses) with no risk of collision, so that the
beam will only hit a certain area of a stage or set, or so that you can avoid the fixture shining into the
eyes of the audience.
PAN MIN and TILT MIN set minimum limits for pan and tilt, and PAN MAX and TILT MAX likewise set
maximum limits. The fixture’s pan and tilt movement will remain in a ‘safe zone’ within the limits that you
set.
* To set the limits using the control panel menus, go into the LIMIT PAN/TILT menu and enter the
minimum and maximum limits for pan and tilt as the 16-bit values that you would use to move pan
and tilt to those positions via DMX. The range of values available is -32767 to 32768.
* To set the limits via DMX, move the head using the pan and tilt DMX channels to the position where
you want to set minimum pan and tilt limits, then enable Pan minimum and Tilt minimum limits on the
Control/Settings DMX channel, sending values for at least 1 second to activate them. Use the same
method to set the maximum pan and tilt limits.
Note that when you power the fixture off, the head may move under its own weight to a position that is
outside its pan and tilt limits.
RESET PAN/TILT LIMITS deletes any custom pan/tilt limits that have been set and gives the fixture its
full pan/tilt range.
• The SPEED menu gives you two movement speed options:
-PAN/TILT SPEED lets you set pan and tilt movement to FAST (optimized for speed) or SMOOTH
(optimized for smooth movement – useful for slow movements in long-throw applications).
-EFFECT SPEED lets you set all the fixture’s effects to FOLLOW P/T (effects speed follows the speed
set for pan/tilt), FAST (optimized for speed) or SLOW (optimized for smooth movement – useful for slow,
gradual effects changes).
•DIMMER CURVE provides four dimming options (see Figure 3):
-LINEAR – (optically linear) the increase in light intensity appears to be linear as DMX value is
increased.
-SQUARE LAW – light intensity control is finer at low levels and coarser at high levels.
-INV SQUARE LAW – light intensity control is coarser at low levels and finer at high levels.
-S-CURVE – light intensity control is finer at low levels and high levels and coarser at medium levels.
This curve emulates the RMS voltage dimming characteristics of an incandescent lamp.
•TUNGSTEN EMULATOR gives the warm appearance and dimming characteristics of a tungsten lamp
fixture.
Note that if you want to activate tungsten emulation on the Aura filaments only, you can do this with an FX
(see “FX: pre-programmed effects” on page 36).
•COLOR MODE offers two options for RGB color mixing that affect color saturation and evenness between
fixtures:
-Extended Color mode optimizes LED deployment for color saturation and gets the deepest color
saturation possible from the LEDs. The white color point is calibrated and even across different fixtures,
but as the fixture approaches full color saturation there can be very small differences in color rendition
between different fixtures.
-Calibrated Color mode optimizes LED deployment for even color rendition between fixtures. All fixtures
display identical color from white point to full color saturation, and maximum color saturation levels are
limited slightly to ensure this.
Calibrated Color Mode may be useful if you notice slight differences in color performance across
multiple fixtures. Note that the colors obtained through RGB color mixing in Calibrated Color Mode may
Output
DMX % DMX %DMX % DMX %
Output Output Output
Linear Square law S-curve
Figure 3: Dimming curve options
Inverse square law

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differ significantly from the colors obtained in Extended Color Mode. Multiple fixtures in the same
installation should normally all be set to either Extended or Calibrated Color Mode in order to ensure
the most consistent color behavior
•VIDEO TRACKING optimizes performance if the MAC Aura XIP is used with a video source.
In normal use, the fixture processes the signal it receives, tracking (or smoothing out) changes in values
in order to ensure smooth fading between colors and/or intensities. This signal processing takes fractions
of a second and is normally invisible, but if the fixture is used to display video the processing can interfere
with video response times. If you enable video tracking, the fixture does not ‘smooth out’ input but instead
snaps instantly when a value changes.
If you enable video tracking, some lack of smoothness may be visible when dimming slowly via DMX at
low intensity levels.
For best results, we recommend that you enable video tracking when using video as a source and disable
it (the default setting) during DMX control.
•DMX RESET lets you reduce the risk of accidentally sending a reset command via DMX that might cause
an unwanted blackout and/or unwanted light output in the middle of a show, for example, that will take
several seconds to recover from.
•EFFECT SHORTCUT determines whether the virtual color wheel takes the shortest virtual path between
two positions (shortcuts enabled), crossing the open position if necessary, or always avoids the open
position (shortcuts disabled).
•COOLING MODE lets you select between five cooling fan options:
-CONSTANT FAN FULL optimizes cooling fan operation for the lowest possible temperature by setting
cooling fans to run constantly at full speed. Light output intensity is kept at its maximum, as the LEDs
operate at the coolest temperature possible.
-CONSTANT FAN MEDIUM sets cooling fans to run constantly at medium speed. Light output intensity
is reduced if necessary to prevent the fixture from exceeding its maximum operating temperature during
medium speed fan operation.
-CONSTANT FAN LOW sets cooling fans to run constantly at low speed. Light output intensity is
reduced if necessary to prevent the fixture from exceeding its maximum operating temperature during
low speed fan operation.
-CONSTANT FAN ULOW (ULTRALOW) optimizes cooling fan operation for the lowest possible noise by
setting cooling fans to run constantly at ultra-low speed. Light output intensity is reduced if necessary to
prevent the fixture from exceeding its maximum operating temperature during ultra-low speed fan
operation.
-REGULATED FANS adjusts cooling fan operation to balance the fixture’s noise and light output
characteristics. Cooling fans are set to the lowest speed possible and then increased as fixture
operating temperature rises. If the fixture reaches maximum operating temperature and full-speed fan
operation is not enough to control fixture temperature, light output intensity is limited to keep the fixture
within its operating temperature range.
Because the MAC Aura XIP adjusts the maximum possible output intensity level as a function of fixture
temperature, the choice of cooling mode will affect the maximum intensity level available. The exact level
will vary depending on factors such as ambient temperature, airflow in the installation etc., but to give an
approximate indication, you can expect to obtain the following intensity levels in the fixture’s different
cooling modes relative to the CONSTANT FAN FULL mode:
- REGULATED FANS: 93%
- CONSTANT FAN ULOW: 88%
- CONSTANT FAN LOW: 93%
- CONSTANT FAN MEDIUM: 96%
- CONSTANT FAN FULL: 100%
•DISPLAY offers the following options for the LCD display:
-DISPLAY SLEEP sets the fixture display to black out a certain period after the last key press on the
fixture’s control panel. If ERROR MODE (see below) is set to NORMAL, the display will light up again if
the fixtures detects and error.
-DISPLAY INTENSITY lets you adjust the brightness of the display backlighting by setting the intensity
to a level from 10% to 100%.
-DISPLAY ROTATION rotates the display manually through 180° so that it can be read easily no matter
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-DISPLAY CONTRAST lets you adjust the contrast of the LCD display on the fixture’s integrated control
panel.
•ERROR MODE enables or disables error warnings.
- If set to NORMAL, the display is activated and lights up if the fixture needs to report an error.
- If set to SILENT, the fixture does not light the display with error warnings but error messages can still be
read when the display is activated manually.
In both NORMAL and SILENT modes, the status LED lights amber to indicate a warning and red to
indicate an error.
•HIBERNATION MODE sets light output intensity to zero and disables effect deployment and pan/tilt
movement. The main purpose of this mode is to protect the fixture from the intake of airborne material
such as dust and confetti and to provide an option for situations where noise is critical. The small
reduction in power consumption obtained in Hibernation Mode is not the main purpose of this mode.
When you bring the fixture out of hibernation mode, it performs a full reset.
•SCENE CAPTURE lets you capture all the DMX values that the fixture is currently receiving and save
them as a scene with the RECORD command. If you enable PLAYBACK, the fixture will show that scene
every time it is powered on or you carry out a reset.
- If the fixture receives a DMX control signal during playback, it will immediately stop showing its saved
scene. If the fixture is powered off and on again or if the fixture is reset, it will again show its saved
scene.
- To stop the fixture showing its saved scene at each power cycle or reset, set PLAYBACK to DISABLE
in the SCENE CAPTURE menu or on the DMX Control / Settings channel.
•AURA IN COMPACT MODE lets you activate or deactivate the Aura filaments when you are controlling
the fixture in Compact DMX mode.
• COLOR ENGINE OUTPUT offers two settings for controlling LED color output:
-HIGH OUTPUT optimizes LED operation for maximum output intensity.
-HIGH QUALITY optimizes LED operation for the best light spectrum (highest CRI / TM-30 / TLCI
values).
•AUTO EMPTY WATER automatically clears water from the lens when necessary:
- When set to ON, the fixture will automatically detect if its head is pointing upwards and if it is raining. If
these two conditions are present, the fixture will regularly dim its light output, tilt its head to empty any
water buildup on top of the lens, tilt back to its normal position and restore its output.
- When set to OFF, this functionality is disabled.
Managing fixture settings
Factory default settings
FACTORY DEFAULT lets you reload the fixture’s factory default settings. Effect calibration settings are not
affected, so any changes you have made to zoom, pan and tilt offsets will be kept.
Custom settings
The custom configuration function CUSTOM 1 - CUSTOM 3 allows you to save and recall up to three sets of
fixture settings. These include all the settings in the PERSONALITY menu as well as the fixture’s DMX
address.
Fixture information readouts
The following fixture information can be called up in the display:
•POWER ON TIME provides two counters, one user-resettable, one non-resettable, that display the total
number of hours the fixture has been powered on since manufacture.
•POWER ON CYCLES provides two counters, one user-resettable, one non-resettable, that display the
total number of power on/off cycles since manufacture.
•FIRMWARE VERSION displays the currently installed firmware (fixture software) version.