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Broadcast Pix
V8.5
Setup & Test
Selecting this option opens a sub menu on the PixPad PixButtons. It also sets up a
button labeled “Select Panel Mode” on the effects PixButtons, which instantly terminates
any of the sub modes and returns the panel to this Setup & Test mode.
The sub menus are:
Test VFD
displays and scrolls all possible characters through the display
Test Ctrls
allows testing and interpretation of all controls
Test Pix
allows testing of each Pix button display
Show Knobs
displays the raw data from the three rotary encoders
Show Buts
displays the raw data from all the pushbuttons
Show Joys
displays the raw data from the lever and joystick
Show Date
displays the version date of the panel software
Panel IP
allows editing of the IP address of the control panel
Set URL
allows editing of the IP address of the workstation
Light Show
cycles through all the lights in an eye-catching manner
Set Mode
allows selection of which router is connected (see below)
Log Mode
allows selection of the current logging level
Set Color
allows color/contrast editing of the push buttons and PixButtons
Turn off Sleep
Normally the panel falls asleep after 30 minutes of inactivity. While asleep all panel
buttons are extinguished, and a single dot scrolls through the display. A press of any
button awakens the panel, but is otherwise ignored.
If sleeping is not desired, press Turn Off Sleep to disable it The second line of the
display will now say, “Sleep has been disabled.”
When sleep is disabled the Turn Off Sleep button changes to Force To Sleep and if
pressed, re-enables sleeping and forces the panel asleep immediately.
Set Mode
The control panel can control three external routers: the iBoB, a 16x16 and a 32x32
router. In doing so, the control panel needs to be told which router is being used. On
new systems this setting is already set, but on existing units this setting needs to be
changed. If the control panel version date is 2/26/2008 or later, then this setting is
enabled, if not contact technical support about upgrading your control panel’s software.
To check which version is installed see the above
Setup & Test
menu and select
Show
Date.
When the Set Mode button is selected, this activates the backwards and forwards
motion controls as well as the display. Select the appropriate router either
Targa mode,
iBoB mode, 16x Router mode
or
32x Router mode.
Select the
Select Panel Mode
PixButton when the correct mode has been selected.
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