Micro SD card operation
If a micro SD card is inserted into the laser’s SD card slot, the following 2 modes will appear in the projected menu:
PRG MODE
- program mode
This will play whatever ILD files are on the SD card (inside the first folder) in a rotation.
To ‘move up’ a folder, press and HOLD the UP button, this will move up to the next folder and then start playing the ILD files in
that folder in a rotation.
When the uppermost folder is reached, press and HOLD the DOWN button to move down the folders.
ILD MODE
- ILD file mode
This will play whatever the first ILD file is on the SD card (inside the first folder). It repeats the same ILD file over and over. To
move to the next ILD file, you will need to press the UP button once (do not press and hold, just press once).
To ‘move up’ a folder, press and hold the UP button, this will move up to the next folder and then start playing the first ILD file in
that folder.
When the uppermost folder is reached, you need to press and hold the DOWN button to move down the folders.
How to add your ILD files to the SD card
If you internet search for ‘
ILD files free
’ you will find many websites that offer free downloads of laser animations and images that
you can add to your SD card and your shows. Many are themed around festivals and occasions (weddings, birthdays, xmas, etc).
To add the files to your micro SD card you will need to obtain a micro SD card reader (or an SD card reader and micro SD
adapter) for your computer. These are commonly available and very cheap to buy. Once you have loaded your micro SD card
onto your computer and can see the ‘contents’ of the card you will see that the card contains a series of folders with names like
‘
Animals
’, ‘
Club
’ and ‘
Sports
’. Inside each of these folders are a series of
.ILD
files as well as a single
.PRG
file.
The
.ILD
are the animation or image files.
The
.PRG
file contains information as to what is in each folder, enabling the unit to play the .ILD files.
To add your own group of
.ILD
files to your SD card, complete the following steps:
1.
Somewhere on your computer, create a folder and name it with a simple, one word name like
myshow1
2.
Put your downloaded .ILD files inside your
myshow1
folder.
3.
Create a basic text file and name it with the exact same name as the folder. Add the suffix
.PRG
to the file. In our
example your text file should be called
myshow1.PRG
4.
Save this
.PRG
file into your
myshow1
folder.
5.
List the exact names of each of your .ILD files in the text file. For example if you have added 3 files named
‘
Balloon.ILD’
, ‘
Cat.ILD
’ and ‘
Sun.ILD
’ to your folder, the .PRG text file should first look like this:
Balloon.ILD
Cat.ILD
Sun.ILD
6.
Next you need to add a play speed and a play figure. These are added to the names on your list and seperated by
commas. Your .PRG text file should now look like this:
Balloon.ILD,12,1
Cat.ILD,12,1
Sun.ILD,12,1
7.
Save and close the
myshow1.PRG
file.
8.
You should now have a folder called
myshow1
containing three .ILD files and a .PRG file called
myshow1.PRG
9.
Copy this folder to the micro SD card. Do not put it inside any of the folders on the card, just add it to the other folders.
10.
Eject the micro SD card and insert it into your unit, your new animations should appear amongst your other animations,
you will need to navigate to the folder using the methods listed at the top of this page.
