Martin EvenLED RGB LED Panel User manual

EvenLED
RGB LED Panel
User Manual
TM

Dimensions
All dimensions are in millimeters
970
995
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Safety Information 3
Safety Information
The following symbols are used to identify important safety information on the product and in this manual:
Warning! Class 3B LED product. Do not look at exposed LEDs from a
distance of less than 40 cm (16 inches) from the front surface of the
product. Do not view the light output with optical instruments or any
device that may concentrate the beam.
If the LED output is diffused (by a back projection screen, for example) to the extent that it is impossible to
identify individual LEDs, the output is harmless to the naked eye.
This product is for professional use only. It is not for household use.
This product presents risks of severe injury or death due to fire hazards, electric shock and falls.
Read this manual before installing, powering or servicing the EvenLED, follow the safety precautions listed
below and observe all warnings in this manual and printed on the EvenLED. Install and operate the
EvenLED only as described in this manual and in accordance with local laws and regulations. Refer any
operation not described in this manual to a qualified technician.
If you have questions about how to operate the EvenLED safely, please contact your Martin dealer or call
the Martin 24-hour service hotline on [phone], or in the USA on 1-888-tech-180.
PROTECTION FROM ELECTRIC SHOCK
• Connect the product to AC mains power within the range 100 - 240 V nominal at 50 or 60 Hz only.
• Disconnect the entire installation from power and ensure that power cannot be reconnected accidentally,
before carrying out any installation or maintenance work.
• Disconnect the product from power before removing or installing any cover or part and when not in use.
• Ensure that the EvenLED 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.
• Connect EvenLED panels to AC power and to each other using the 20 amp rated, UL-listed, 12 AWG
cables supplied by Martin as accessories for this product. Replacement power cables from other sources
can be used as an alternative, but they must be 3-conductor, approved for a current of 20 A and
temperature of 90° C (194° F) minimum. Replacement cables must also be minimum 12 AWG and
UL-listed in North America or have conductor size minimum 4 mm² in other regions. Cable jacket type
must be SJT or better.
WARNING!
Read the safety precautions in this section before
installing, powering, operating or servicing this
product.
DANGER!
Safety hazard.
Risk of severe
injury or death.
Warning!
Hazardous
voltage.Riskof
lethal or severe
electric shock.
Warning!
LED light
emission. Risk
of eye injury.
Warning!
Fire hazard. Warning! Refer to user
manual.

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• Before using the EvenLED, check that all power distribution equipment and cables are in perfect condition
and are rated for the current requirements of all connected devices.
• Isolate the EvenLED from power immediately if any cable, cover or other component is damaged,
cracked, wet or deformed. Do not reapply power until all damaged items have been repaired by a qualified
professional.
• Do not expose the panel to rain or moisture.
• Refer any service operation not described in this manual to an authorized Martin Service partner.
PROTECTION FROM BURNS AND FIRE
• The exterior of the EvenLED becomes hot, up to 80° C (176° F) during normal operation. Avoid contact by
persons and materials. Allow the EvenLED to cool for at least 20 minutes before handling.
• Install the EvenLED in a well-ventilated area only.
• Install the EvenLED in a vertical orientation the correct way up (i.e. with the arrow on the back of the panel
pointing up and the mounting T-hooks at the top of the frame as shown on the cover of this user manual)
only. Do not install horizontally or at any angle from the vertical.
• Provide a minimum clearance of 5 cm (2 inches) from adjacent surfaces and ensure unrestricted airflow
around the air vents in the rear panel.
• Do not illuminate surfaces less than 5 cm (2 inches) from the front surface of the EvenLED.
• Keep all combustible materials (e.g. fabric, wood, paper) at least 5 cm (2 inches) away from the EvenLED.
• Keep flammable materials well away from the EvenLED.
• Do not operate the EvenLED if the ambient temperature (Ta) exceeds 40° C (104° F).
• Do not modify the EvenLED in any way not described in this manual or install other than genuine Martin
parts. Do not stick filters, masks or other materials directly onto LEDs. Use only Martin-approved
accessories to mask or modify the light beam.
• Do not attempt to bypass thermal or current overload protection systems or fuses. Replace defective
fuses with ones of the specified type and rating only.
• If you relay power from one panel to another using POWER THROUGH sockets, do not connect more
than 9 panels in total to each other in an interconnected chain if AC mains power is 100 - 120 V, 50/60 Hz.
Do not connect more than 16 panels in total to each other in an interconnected chain if AC mains power is
200 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz.
• Connect only EvenLED panels to POWER THROUGH sockets. Do not connect any other type of device
to these sockets.
PROTECTION FROM INJURY
• Do not look at exposed LEDs from a distance of less than 40 cm (16 inches) from the front surface of the
panel without suitable protective eyewear. At less than this distance, the LED emission can cause eye
injury or irritation. At distances of 40 cm (16 inches) and above, or if the LED output is diffused so that it is
impossible to identify the individual LEDs, the LED emission is harmless to the naked eye.
• Do not look at LEDs with magnifiers or similar optical instruments that may concentrate the light output.
• Ensure that all external covers, components and installation fittings are securely fastened.
• Install the EvenLED panel suspended vertically the correct way up from a truss or other supporting
structure as described in this manual only. Do not mount, stand or stack on a surface.
• Do not suspend more than ten EvenLED panels fastened to each other in a vertical chain.
• Block access below the work area and work from a stable platform whenever installing, servicing or
moving an EvenLED panel.
• Use two clamps installed as described in this manual to suspend the EvenLED from rigging structures. Do
not use only one clamp.
• Ensure that all supporting structures, surfaces, fasteners and lifting equipment can bear ten times the
weight of all the devices they are intended to support, and that they conform to local building and safety
regulations.
• Install as described in this manual a secondary attachment (e.g. a safety cable) that is approved by an
official body such as TÜV as a safety attachment for the weight of all the fixtures it secures. The safety
cable must comply with EN 60598-2-17 Section 17.6.6 and be capable of bearing a static suspended load
ten times the weight of the fixture.

Contents
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Physical installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Location and orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Assembly and mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Assembling the panel and frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Mounting the EvenLED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Planning the DMX control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Grouped and independent panel control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Cable and link layout details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Mixing EvenLED panels and other types of fixture on a DMX link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
System layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connectors – overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
AC power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting to power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Relaying power between panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Current overload safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting the DMX control data link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connection pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Making data connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Powering on and startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
DMX control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
16- and 8-bit DMX control modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
LED map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
DMX protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Software version and mode settings display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Configuring panels using a DMX controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Mode-setting procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Mode-setting DMX sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using back projection screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using DMX Thief™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Service and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Software installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26