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Video Mapper startup
As soon as power is applied to the Video Mapper, it will either attempt to
automatically find itself a suitable network address or will use a pre-configured
setting as determined by ‘Network Settings > Network Setup > Set Network
Mode’.
During automatic searches, the Video Mapper will try to configure itself accord-
ing to the connected network (using DHCP or
Dynamic Host Configuration Proto-
col
). In automatic mode, if no other devices are discovered, the Video Mapper
will timeout and use a default address and subnet mask, usually:
2.0.0.20
and
255.0.0.0
respectively.
You can preset a network address and subnet mask using ‘Network Settings >
Network Setup > Set IP Address / Set Subnet Mask’.
Note: The automatic search will take longer if no network is connected.
Video Mapper menu
The Video Mapper menu allows you to configure various aspects of operation.
To enter and use the menu
1 From the initial screen display that shows the firmware version and network
address, press the
ENTER
( ) button to enter the menu. The top line of the
screen will show the first menu item:
Pattern Tools
.
2 Use the
DOWN
( ) and
UP
( ) buttons to move between the menu options
and press the
ENTER
( ) button when the required menu option is displayed.
3 Within the chosen menu option, again, use the
DOWN
and
UP
buttons to dis-
play the required sub-option (or setting) and press the
ENTER
button to select
it. When a setting is changed, the display will show
SET
as confirmation.
4 Use the
BACK
( ) button to exit from a menu option to the previous level.
Video Mapper
firmware version
PixelArt 0x 135
Starting
PixelArt
BACK
ENTER
DOWN
UP
IMPORTANT: When making changes that you
wish to keep after the next power up, visit the
‘Configuration’ option and select ‘Save’. This
is especially vital when changing network ad-
dresses as it may affect the next power up.
Pattern Tools
Controls the Video Mapper’s internal effects generator
and enables you to superimpose a grid, solid colour
fills and/or a crosshair onto the PixelArt fixture display.
The grid and the crosshairs are particularly useful when
configuring new installations - see page 11.
Video Settings
Determines various aspects of the video input and
output, including the main video source, the input reso-
lution and information items that can be overlaid (On
Screen Display or
OSD
) onto the DVI output monitor
screen.
Network Settings
Allows you to adjust the network address and subnet
mask settings used by the Video Mapper when linked to a
computer. Address setting is manual as standard.
Information
- Provides details about the revisions for the
various major components within the Video Mapper.
Blackout
- Enables you to immediately place all con-
nected PixelArt fixtures into blackout.
Fixture Settings
- Allows you to place the connected
fixtures in and out of auto-numbering mode.
Configuration
- Allows you to save, load or reset all
Video Mapper settings within internal non-volatile memory.
Menu layout
Pattern Tools
Grid
Grid On/Off
Grid Colour
Grid Pitch
Solid Colour
Set Colour
Colour Cycle
Crosshair
Crosshair On/Off
Crosshair Colour
Crosshair Area
Crosshair X
Crosshair Y
Video Settings
Input Source
Pattern Gen.
DVI Port
VGA Port
Input Resolution
OSD Settings
OSD On/Off
OSD Colour
OSD X
OSD Y
Fixture Settings
Auto Num On/Off
Network Settings
Show IP Address
Show Subnet Mask
Network Setup
Set Network Mode
Set IP Address
Set Subnet Mask
Configuration
Load
Save
Reset
Information
Firmware Version
Hardware Version
Graphics Version
Blackout
Fixtures On / Fixtures Off
