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’s 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.
Perfect for a wide range of concert and touring productions, MAC Aura XIP is equipped with a smart, outdoor design for festivals and events, while still being quiet and lightweight enough for theater, television, corporate events and more.
While MAC Aura XIP offers lighting designers a range of possibilities with its aura filament effect, narrower beam and better wash quality with improved light engine control; rental customers will appreciate a workhorse that is lighter and more versatile with optical improvements and a sealed design, allowing the product to be used virtually anywhere and require less maintenance.
FEATURES
LIGHT SOURCE
- 6,000 lumens RGBW light output
- High narrow intensity: 360,000 cd
- Pixelated Beam: 7x 60W RGBW LEDs
- Filament Aura: 12x 4W RGBW LEDs
- Fully calibrated using Martin's Full Gamut Color Calibration
- Flicker-Free operation – LED driver frequency suitable for all kinds of camera applications
- LED Driver frequency adjustable for demanding applications
OPTICS
- Tight beam and beautiful wash field
- 6.3 – 50.4° zoom – Precise, silent and fast zoom
- Even soft edge wash field with zero hotspot
- High intensity mid-air beams
- Minimal stray light
- Minor color temperature shift from center to edge
SOFTLENS ACCESSORY INCLUDED
- Creates an even softer edge wash field
- Minimal impact to Aura filament effects
- Attaches to front of fixture
- Can remain attached to fixture inside flightcase SiP
COLOR PALETTE
- RGBW color mixing with very bright and vibrant saturated colors, as well as soft pastels and white tones
- Calibrated and Extended Color Modes
- Calibrated CTC control: 1,000 – 12,850 K
- Green Magenta Shift (Tint) Control
- Tungsten Emulation Option
- Virtual Color Wheel
DYNAMIC EFFECTS
- More than 200 built-in FX macros with control of foreground color, background color, speed and direction
- P3 video mapping of fixture Beam pixels and/or Aura filaments
- P3 Mix allowing crossfade between video looks and DMX looks
- High-speed pan, tilt and zoom
COOLING AND NOISE
- Ultra-quiet cooling system
- Theater / Broadcast mode at just 25.2 dB(A)
- Low noise pan/tilt and effects operation
CONSTRUCTION
- Smart outdoor rating for any weather condition
- Weight 8.95 kg (19.73 lbs.)
- Dimensions: 338 x 380 x 226 mm
CONTROL
- Battery-powered control panel on the base
- DMX in & thru
- Ethernet in & thru, supporting Art-Net, sACN & Martin P3
- Fail-safe bypass on Ethernet ports
- RDM over DMX and RDM over Art-Net
SPECIFICATIONS
PHYSICAL
- Width (across yoke): 338 mm (13.31 in.)
- Width (base): 306 mm (12.05 in.)
- Height (head straight up): 380 mm (14.96 in.)
- Height (maximum): 421 mm (16.57 in.)
- Depth (head): 205 mm (8.07 in.)
- Depth (base): 226 mm (8.90 in.)
- Minimum center-to-center distance in side-by-side installation: 350 mm (13.78 in.)
- Weight: 8.95 kg (19.73 lbs.)
DYNAMIC EFFECTS
- Beam Dimmer/Shutter: 0 - 100% continuous dimming, regular and random strobe, instant open and blackout
- Beam Dimming options: Choice of four dimming curves
- Beam Color Mixing: RGB, independently variable 0 - 100%
- Beam Color Temperature Control: Variable 1,000 – 12,850 K
- Beam Tint Control: Variable green-magenta shift ?uv -0.05 – +0.05
- Beam Virtual Color wheel: 48 color presets, continuous rotation & random color
- Zoom: Motorized with 1:6 zoom ratio
- Pan: Motorized 540°
- Tilt: Motorized 220°
- Beam PixelMapping: Individual RGB control of each of the 7 Beam pixels
- Beam P3 Mix: Videomapping of fixture with variable crossfade between DMX control and video control
- Aura Dimmer/Shutter: 0 – 100% continuous dimming, regular and random strobe, instant open and blackout
- Aura Dimming options: Choice of four dimming curves
- Aura Color Mixing: RGB, independently variable 0 - 100%
- Aura Color Temperature Control: Variable 1,000 – 12,850 K
- Aura Tint Control: Variable green-magenta shift ?uv -0.05 – +0.05
- Aura Virtual Color wheel: 48 color presets, continuous rotation & random color
- Aura PixelMapping: Individual RGB control of each of the 12 Aura filaments
- Aura P3 Mix: Videomapping of fixture with variable crossfade between DMX control and video control
- Pre-programmed effects: Two ranges of FX on Beam, Aura or Combination; independent or synchronized/combined
- LED Frequency control: Variable LED PWM control
CONTROL AND PROGRAMMING
- Control Protocols: DMX, RDM, Art-Net, RDM over Art-Net, sACN and P3
- Protocol Detection: Automatic
- DMX Modes: Compact, Basic, Extended & Ludicrous
- DMX Channels: 20, 36, 57 & 93
- 16-bit Controllable Parameters: Beam & Aura Dimming, Beam Color Mixing, Zoom, Pan and Tilt
- Setting and Addressing: Display Menu, RDM, RDM over Art-Net or P3
- Local User Interface: Backlit LCD Display with battery-powered operation
- Fixture identification: User-settable ID number
- DMX Compliance: USITT DMX512-A
- RDM Compliance: ANSI/ESTA E1.20
- Art-Net Compliance: Art-Net 1, 2, 3 and 4; including RDM over Art-Net
- sACN Compliance: ANSI E1.31 - 2016
- Martin P3 Compliance: P3 System Controller Software 5.1.0 or newer
- DMX/RDM Transceiver: Galvanic-isolated RS-485
- Ethernet Transceiver: 10/100Mbit (with fail-safe bypass)
- Firmware Update: via USB type C memory device, via DMX using Martin Companion or via Ethernet using Martin Companion / P3 System Controller
OPTICS
- Front Lens Diameter: 196 mm (7.72 in.)
- Zoom Range: 1:6
- Full Zoom Range at Half Peak (Beam Angle): 6.3° - 35.3°
- Full Zoom Range at Tenth Peak (Field Angle): 8.8° - 50.4°
- Beam Light Source: 7 x 60 W RGBW LED
- Aura Light Source: 12 x 4 W RGBW LED
- Max. Total Beam LED Engine Power: 296.5 W
- Max. Total Aura LED Engine Power: 35.1 W
- Minimum LED lifetime: > 50.000 hours (to > 70% luminous output)*
*Figure obtained under manufacturer's test conditions
PHOTOMETRIC DATA
- Light Engine Luminous Output: 11,000 lumens
- Fixture Luminous Output Wide: 6,000 lumens
- Fixture Luminous Output Narrow: 4,500 lumens
- Peak Luminous Intensity Narrow: 360,000 cd
- CCT: Variable 1,000 K – 12,850 K (+/- 200 K)
- CRI (Color Rendering Index): = 71
- CQS (Color Quality Scale): = 80
- TM-30 Rf (IES TM-30-15 Fidelity Index): = 78
- TM-30 Rg (IES TM-30-15 Gamut Index): = 117
- TLCI (Television Lighting Consistency Index): = 57
- Beam LED Refresh Rate: Variable 2,400 Hz - 3,000 Hz and 24,000 Hz mode
- Aura LED Refresh Rate: 1,200 Hz
- Binning: Tight color and flux binning
- Calibration: Full Gamut Color Calibration of Beam and Aura
- Color Modes: Extended Color Mode and Calibrated Color Mode
* All Photometric Data measured in steady state (30 minutes warm-up time) at 25°C ambient
CONSTRUCTION
- Housing: High-impact flame-retardant thermoplastic
- Color: Black
- Protection rating: IP54
INSTALLATION
- Mounting points: 2 pairs of 1/4-turn points for 106 mm (4.17 in.) center-to-center omega brackets and single M12 threaded hole
- Location: Indoor or Temporary Outdoor use
- Orientation: Any, except with display facing upwards in outdoor application
- Minimum distance to combustible materials: 0.2 m (7.87 in.)
- Minimum distance to illuminated surfaces: 1.0 m (39.37 in.)
CONNECTIONS
- Firmware from flash memory: USB 2.0 type C port
- AC mains power in/thru: Neutrik powerCON TRUE1 TOP
- DMX and RDM data in/thru: Neutrik 5-pin locking XLR TOP
- Ethernet (Art-Net, sACN and P3) in/thru, including fail-safe bypass: Neutrik etherCON TOP
ELECTRICAL
- AC power: 100-240 V AC nominal, 50/60 Hz
- Power supply unit: Auto-ranging electronic switch mode
- Typical half-cycle RMS inrush current at 230 V, 50 Hz: 7.0 A
- Typical earth-leakage current: 0.43 mA
- Power Factor: 0.99 @ 100 V / 120 V , 0.97 @ 208 V / 230 V / 240 V
- Max current draw: 3.9 A @ 100 V / 120 V , 1.8 A @ 208 V / 230 V / 240 V
- Typical current draw: 2.9 A @ 100 V , 2.4 A @ 120 V , 1.4 A @ 208 V , 1.3 A @ 230 V , 1.2 A @ 240 V *
Power Consumption
- Maximum: 340 W
- Typical: 292 W *
- Idle: 47 W *
- Hibernation: 32 W *
- * Measurements made at nominal voltage. Allow for a deviation of +/- 10%.
- Typical: full output white, no effects moving, regulated fan speed.
- Idle: no output, no effects moving, regulated fan speed.
- Hibernation: no output, motors de-energized, fans stopped, wake-up procedure to re-use fixture.
THERMAL
- Cooling: Forced air (temperature regulated, low noise, user-definable levels)
- Total heat dissipation (calculated, +/- 10%): 972 BTU/hr.
- Maximum surface temperature, steady state, at 40° C ambient: 60° C (140° F)
- Maximum ambient temperature (Ta max.): 40° C (104° F)
- Minimum ambient temperature (Ta min.): 5° C (41° F)
ACOUSTIC DATA
- Sound Pressure Level (LpA) @ 1 m (default regulated fan mode, full output): 34.4 dB(A)
- Sound Pressure Level (LpA) @ 1 m (constant fan mode ultra low): 25.2 dB(A)
