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VC-Grid Safety and Installation Guide
Using the VC-Grid
Warning! Before applying power to the VC-Grid:
• Carefully review the safety information starting on page 4
• Check that the installation is safe and secure.
Do not use the VC-Grid if the ambient temperature exceeds 45° C (113° F) or falls below -20° C (-4° F).
P3 display
The VC-Grid will display video from all common video sources sent via a P3 controller. See the P3 controller
documentation for details.
DMX control
The VC-Grid will display effects controlled by DMX and communicate with an RDM-compatible DMX
controller.
Local control button
The small control button on the back of the VC-Grid (see Figure 1 on page 7) lets you display the product’s
status, test the LEDs and reset the VC-Grid.
Status display
To display a VC-Grid module’s status, press the control button once. Four LEDs in the top-left corner of the
module will give one of the indications listed in the tables below for a few seconds:
Color
Output
Indication
Action required
Blue
Constant
Busy (e.g. booting up or writing to
flash memory).
Wait a moment for normal operation
to be resumed.
Red
Constant
Error. The VC-Grid has encountered
a fatal error and can not run.
Perform a factory reboot, followed by
a firmware upload.
Red
Flashing
No control source detected.
Connect a P3 system controller or
DMX source to the network.
Green
Flashing
Ready. VC-Grid connected to P3
controller but not receiving valid P3
data stream.
Set up the P3 controller to use the
VC-Grid.
Green
Constant
Running normally in P3 mode.
None.
Cyan
Flashing
Ready. VC-Grid connected to DMX
controller but not receiving valid
DMX data stream.
Set up the DMX controller to use the
VC-Grid.
Cyan
Constant
Running normally in DMX mode.
None.
Table 2: RGB models status information
