Table of Contents
Introduction.............................................................. 4
What’s in the Box..................................................... 5
DC-MP3 Firmware Versions.................................... 6
Hardware Utility Version .......................................... 7
Important Considerations ........................................ 7
Component Locations.............................................. 9
Power Input.......................................................... 9
Audio Output ...................................................... 10
Jumper............................................................... 10
Reset Button ...................................................... 10
SD Card Slot ...................................................... 10
Status LEDs....................................................... 11
Selector Switch .................................................. 12
Interactive Inputs................................................ 13
RJ45 Network Connections................................ 14
Setting the DC-MP3’s Clock .................................. 15
Clock Set with Hardware Utility .......................... 15
Clock Set via SD Card ....................................... 16
Clock Set Manually ............................................ 18
Show Programming Overview ............................... 20
Show Programming (SimpleShowBuilder) ......... 20
Show Programming (Hardware Utility >1.6.4).... 21
Plays Anytime Show....................................... 24
Scheduled Show ............................................ 24
Triggered Show .............................................. 26
Adding Sequences to the Show .....................
64H
28
26H
Show Programming (Hardware Utility <1.6.4)....
65H
32
27H
Show Programming (DC-MP3 firmware 1.0)......
66H
40
28H
Interactive Trigger Connections.............................
67H
45
29H
Updating the DC-MP3 Firmware............................
68H
46
30H
Troubleshooting.....................................................
69H
50
31H
Run-time error ‘68’: ............................................
70H
50
32H
Can’t Use COMnn Port ......................................
71H
50
33H
Specifications ........................................................
72H
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Introduction
The Light-O-Rama Director Card with MP3 Player
(LOR DC-MP3) is a compact, powerful show director
designed to take the place of your PC. It directs a
network of LOR controllers while simultaneously
playing MP3 files. The on-board real time clock with
power-fail backup can be used to schedule your
shows. Six trigger inputs allow shows to be started
by external events.
The Windows Showtime software is used to design
and build
Sequences
(light controller commands that
may be choreographed to music.) These user
created sequences and/or pre-programmed musical
sequences available from LOR are then arranged
into
Shows
. These
Shows
are transferred to an SD
card, along with the scheduling and trigger
information. The SD card is inserted into the DC-
MP3, which then directs the LOR controllers in your
display and plays any associated music.
Note
To obtain the full functionality of the DC-MP3 you
must have firmware version 3.00 and Light O Rama
Hardware Utility version 1.6.4 or later. See the
sections
DC-MP3 Firmware Versions
and
Hardware
Utility Version
for more information.
