Martin MAC 500 DMX Protocol Mode 4
For other modes see notes at the bottom of the page
Channel
Range (%)
Description
Channel 1

Fixture Reset
Lamp Control
Shutter

0-19 (0-7)
20-49 (8-19)
50-72 (20-28)
73-79 (29-31)
80-99 (31-39)
100-119 (39-47)
120-127 (47-50)
128-147 (50-58)
148-167 (58-65)
168-187 (66-73)
188-190 (74-75)
191-193 (75-76)
194-196 (76-77)
197-199 (77-78)
200-202 (78-79)
203-207 (80-81)
208-217 (82-85)
218-227 (85-89)
228-237 (89-93)
238-247 (93-97)
248-255 (97-100)
Shutter Closed
Shutter Open
Strobe fast to slow
Shutter Open
Shutter ramp open/snap close (fast to slow)
Shutter snap open/ramp close (fast to slow)
Shutter Open
Random Strobe Fast
Random Strobe Medium
Random Strobe Slow
Shutter Open
Random shutter ramp open/snap close (fast)
Random shutter ramp open/snap close (slow)
Random shutter snap open/ramp close (fast)
Random shutter snap open/ramp close (slow)
Shutter Open
Fixture reset
Shutter Open
Lamp on
Shutter Open
Lamp off (Hold value for at least 5 seconds)
Channel 2

Dimmer

0-255 (0-100)
Closed to Open
Channel 3

Color Wheel 1

 
0 (0)
16 (6)
32 (13)
48 (19)
64 (25)
80 (31)
96 (38)
112 (44)
128 (50)
144 (56)
 
145-148 (57-58)
149-152 (58-60)
153-156 (60-61)
157-160 (62-63)
161-164 (63-64)
165-168 (65-66)
169-172 (66-67)
173-176 (68-69)
177-180 (69-71)
181-184 (71-72)
185-215 (73-84)
216-245 (85-96)
246-255 (96-100)
-- Scrolling colors --
White
Blue 111
Red 301
Magenta 507
Green 202
Yellow 604
Purple 502
Blue 101
Pink 312
Cyan 401
-- End of scrolling colors --
Snap to Cyan 401
Snap to Pink 312
Snap to Blue 101
Snap to Purple 502
Snap to Yellow 604
Snap to Green 202
Snap to Magenta 507
Snap to Red 301
Snap to Blue 111
Snap to White
Color Wheel rotation CW fast to slow
Color Wheel rotation CCW slow to fast
Color functions (Selected on channel 4)
Channel 4

Color Wheel 2

 
0 (0)
16 (6)
32 (13)
48 (19)
64 (25)
80 (31)
96 (38)
112 (44)
128 (50)
144 (56)
 
145-148 (57-58)
149-152 (58-60)
153-156 (60-61)
157-160 (62-63)
161-164 (63-64)
165-168 (65-66)
169-172 (66-67)
173-176 (68-69)
177-180 (69-71)
181-184 (71-72)
185-215 (73-84)
216-245 (85-96)
246-248 (96-97)
249-251 (98-98)
252-255 (99-100)
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0-255 (0-100)
-- Scrolling colors --
White
CTC 3200 to 4100
CTC 3200 to 5600
Blue 104
Blue 108
Green 206
Red 308
Yellow 603
CTC 5500 to 2900
CTC 5500 to 4200
-- End of scrolling colors --
Snap to CTC 3200 to 4100
Snap to CTC 3200 to 5600
Snap to Blue 104
Snap to Blue 108
Snap to Green 206
Snap to Red 308
Snap to Yellow 603
Snap to CTC 550 to 2900
Snap to CTC 5500 to 4200
Snap to White
Color wheel rotation CW fast to slow
Color wheel rotation CCW slow to fast
Random color fast
Random color medium
Random color slow
Alternate color functions (Enabled on channel 3)
65 Different colors + white and black as follows
White
Purple
Pink
Magenta
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Cyan
Blue
Black
Channel 5

Rotating Gobo
Wheel

0-55 (0-22)
56-75 (22-29)
76-95 (30-37)
96-115 (38-45)
116-135 (45-53)
136-155 (53-61)
156-175 (61-69)
176-195 (69-76)
196-215 (77-84)
216-235 (85-92)
236-255 (93-100)
Open Gobo
Gobo 1 Indexing (Set index on channel 6)
Gobo 2 Indexing (Set index on channel 6)
Gobo 3 Indexing (Set index on channel 6)
Gobo 4 Indexing (Set index on channel 6)
Gobo 5 Indexing (Set index on channel 6)
Gobo 5 Rotating (Set dir and speed on channel 6)
Gobo 4 Rotating (Set dir and speed on channel 6)
Gobo 3 Rotating (Set dir and speed on channel 6)
Gobo 2 Rotating (Set dir and speed on channel 6)
Gobo 1 Rotating (Set dir and speed on channel 6)
Channel 6

Rotating Gobo

Index
Direction
Speed

 
0-126 (0-49)
127 (50)
128-255 (50-100)
 
0-2 (0-1)
3-127 (1-50)
128-251 (50-98)
253-255 (99-100)
-- Indexing Gobo --
Index CW
Default
Index CCW
-- Rotating Gobo --
Static
Gobo rotating CCW slow to fast
Gobo rotating CW fast to slow
Static
Channel 7

Static Gobo
Wheel

For Software
Version 1.6 or
earlier or
Version 1.7 set
gMOD=FIX

0-9 (0-4)
10-19 (4-8)
20-29 (8-11)
30-39 (12-15)
40-49 (16-19)
50-59 (20-23)
60-69 (24-27)
70-79 (27-31)
80-89 (31-35)
90-102 (35-40)
103-119 (40-47)
120-136 (47-53)
137-153 (54-60)
154-170 (60-67)
171-187 (67-73)
188-204 (74-80)
205-221 (80-87)
222-238 (87-93)
239-255 (94-100)
Open Gobo
Snap to Gobo 1
Snap to Gobo 2
Snap to Gobo 3
Snap to Gobo 4
Snap to Gobo 5
Snap to Gobo 6
Snap to Gobo 7
Snap to Gobo 8
Snap to Gobo 9
Gobo 9 shake fast to slow
Gobo 8 shake fast to slow
Gobo 7 shake fast to slow
Gobo 6 shake fast to slow
Gobo 5 shake fast to slow
Gobo 4 shake fast to slow
Gobo 3 shake fast to slow
Gobo 2 shake fast to slow
Gobo 1 shake fast to slow
Channel 7

Static Gobo Wheel

gMOD=SCRL

Available from
Software Version
1.7

Shake speed
set from
Effects speed
channel

 
0 (0)
20 (8)
40 (16)
60 (24)
80 (31)
100 (39)
120 (47)
140 (55)
160 (63)
180 (70)
 
181-183 (71-72)
184-186 (72-73)
187-189 (73-74)
190-192 (74-75)
193-195 (75-76)
196-198 (77-78)
199-201 (78-79)
202-204 (79-80)
205-207 (80-81)
208-231 (82-91)
232-255 (92-100)
-- Scrolling Gobos --
Open gobo
Gobo 1
Gobo 2
Gobo 3
Gobo 4
Gobo 5
Gobo 6
Gobo 7
Gobo 8
Gobo 9
-- End of scrolling gobos --
Gobo 9 shake
Gobo 8 shake
Gobo 7 shake
Gobo 6 shake
Gobo 5 shake
Gobo 4 shake
Gobo 3 shake
Gobo 2 shake
Gobo 1 shake
Gobo wheel rotation CW fast to slow
Gobo wheel rotation CCW slow to fast
Channel 8

Focus

0-255 (0-100)
Focus
Channel 9

Iris

0-199 (0-78)
200-215 (78-84)
216-229 (85-90)
230-243 (90-95)
244-246 (96-96)
247-249 (97-98)
250-252 (98-99)
252-255 (99-100)
Open to close
Close
Ramp open/snap close (fast to slow)
Snap open/ramp close (fast to slow)
Random ramp open/snap close (fast)
Random ramp open/snap close (slow)
Random snap open/ramp close (fast)
Random snap open/ramp close (slow)
Channel 10

Prism

0-19 (0-7)
20-79 (8-31)
80-89 (31-35)
90-149 (35-58)
150-215 (59-84)
 
216-220 (84-86)
221-225 (87-88)
226-230 (89-90)
231-235 (91-92)
236-240 (93-94)
241-245 (95-96)
246-250 (96-98)
251-255 (98-100)
Prism off
Prism rotate CCW fast to slow
No Rotation
Prism rotate CW slow to fast
Prism off
-- Prism Macros --
Macro 1
Macro 2
Macro 3
Macro 4
Macro 5
Macro 6
Macro 7
Macro 8
Channel 11

Pan

0-255 (0-100)
Left to right (440 degrees)
Channel 12

Pan Fine

0-255 (0-100)
Left to right
Channel 13

Tilt

0-255 (0-100)
Up to down (306 degrees)
Channel 14

Tilt Fine

0-255 (0-100)
Up to down
Channel 15

Pan and Tilt
Speed

0-2 (0-1)
3-245 (1-96)
246-248 (96-97)
249-251 (98-98)
252-255 (99-100)
Tracking Control
Vector speed fast to slow
Tracking PTSP NORM (Overrides Fixture settings)
Tracking PTSP FAST (Overrides Fixture settings)
Blackout while moving
Channel 16

Effects Speed

 
0-2 (0-1)
3-245 (1-96)
246-248 (96-97)
249-251 (98-98)
252-255 (99-100)
 
 
0-2 (0-1)
3-245 (1-96)
246-248 (96-97)
249-251 (98-98)
252-255 (99-100)
 
0-245 (0-96)
246-248 (96-97)
249-251 (98-98)
252-255 (99-100)
 
0-251 (0-98)
252-255 (99-100)
 
0-2 (0-1)
3-245 (1-96)
246-255 (96-100)
 
 
0-251 (0-98)
252-255 (99-100)
-- Dimmer, iris, focus and gobo indexing --
Tracking mode
Fast to slow
Tracking SCUT OFF (Overrides fixture settings)
Tracking SCUT ON (Overrides fixture settings)
Maximum speed
-- Color 1, color 2 --
-- and static gobo wheel if gMOD=SCRL --
Tracking mode
Fast to slow
Tracking SCUT OFF (Overrides fixture settings)
Tracking SCUT ON (Overrides fixture settings)
Blackout while moving
-- Fixed gobo wheel if gMOD=FIX --
Normal (No blackout)
Normal SCUT OFF (Overrides fixture settings)
Normal SCUT ON (Overrides fixture settings)
Blackout while moving
-- Rotating gobo and prism --
Normal (No blackout)
Blackout while moving
-- Gobo shake speed if gMOD=SCRL --
Fast
Speed, fast to slow
Fast
-- Rotating gobo, fixed gobo, and prism if --
-- Software Version=1.6 or earlier --
Normal
Blackout while moving
Notes

We have detailed MODE 4 as this gives the most exstensive control options

For MODE 1

  • Omit Both Pan Fine and Tilt Fine channels
  • Omit Pan and Tilt speed channel
  • Omit Effects speed channel
  • All other channels are as detailed
  • This MODE requires 12 channels of control
For MODE 2
  • Omit Pan and Tilt speed channel
  • Omit Effects speed channel
  • All other channels are as detailed
  • This MODE requires 14 channels of control
For MODE 3
  • Omit Both Pan Fine and Tilt Fine channels
  • All other channels are as detailed
  • This MODE requires 14 channels of control