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Martin PDE Junction Box / Break-In / Break-Out Cable user guide
Using the Active Junction Box
Warning!
Read ‘Safety information’ on page 5 before applying power to the Active
Junction Box.
Do not use the Active Junction Box if the ambient temperature exceeds 40° C (104°
F) or falls below 0° C (32° F).
Status LED
The only user controls on the Active Junction Box are a status LED and a pushbutton. The
function of these is described below.
LED indication
Meaning
Blue Constant
Busy (e.g. booting up or writing to flash memory)
Red Constant
Error. The product has encountered a fatal error and cannot run.
Red Flashing
No control source detected (no protocols detected on DMX or Ethernet).
Green Constant
P3 protocol detected.
Cyan Constant
DMX detected.
Magenta Constant
Art-Net or sACN detected.
Fast RGB Cycling
Test Pattern being sent to connected products.
Pushbutton functions
The pushbutton can be used to activate internal test patterns on all products in the daisy chain,
perform a product reboot or perform a factory reset of the Active Junction Box (just like other
Martin Creative LED products).
If the pushbutton is given a short press, the first internal test pattern is activated on the connected
products. If the pushbutton is then given another short press, the next internal test pattern is
activated. This way the user can “step” through the different internal test patterns on all
connected products.
Press once:
all products to White test pattern
Press once:
all products to Red test pattern
Press again:
all products to Green test pattern
Press again:
all products to Blue test pattern
Press again:
all products to Mixed White test pattern
Press again:
Test patterns stopped, all products return to normal operation
If the button is pressed, and kept held in for 5 seconds, the Status LED will turn blue. If the user
then releases the button, the Active Junction Box will perform a normal reboot.
If the button is pressed, and kept held in for 8 seconds, the Status LED will turn white. If the user
then releases the button, the Active Junction Box will perform a factory reset (return to factory
default/backup firmware image).
