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DC-MP3

 

 

Show Director with MP3 Player 

 
 

User Manual 

September 27, 2007 

V1.05 

Copyright © Light O Rama, Inc. 2006, 2007 

Содержание DC-MP3

Страница 1: ...DC MP3 Show Director with MP3 Player User Manual September 27 2007 V1 05 Copyright Light O Rama Inc 2006 2007...

Страница 2: ...ns 72H51 DC MP3 Page 4 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 cont...

Страница 3: ...DC MP3 is powered up the LEDs just flash No No 2 0 E R C LEDs chase three times when the DC MP3 is powered up Yes No 3 0 E R C LEDs chase four times when the DC MP3 is powered up Yes Yes If the firmwa...

Страница 4: ...Longer cables may have an unacceptable voltage drop that may cause erratic operation of the DC MP3 SD cards must be formatted FAT16 or just FAT SD cards supplied by LOR will already be formatted FAT16...

Страница 5: ...stereo mini jack It supplies line level output You can directly plug headphones or FM transmitter into this jack Use an amplifier to drive speakers Jumper This jumper is put in place for two reasons...

Страница 6: ...age 12 See the DC MP3 Firmware Versions section for an explanation of how these LEDs are used to indicate the firmware version Selector Switch Remember to press the Reset button after moving the Selec...

Страница 7: ...ct switches or motion detectors Both 10 volts DC and 5 volts DC are provided at this connector to power external sensors like motion detectors The following diagram shows the input header pin assignme...

Страница 8: ...e Hardware Utility by right clicking the Light O Rama Control Panel light bulb and selecting Hardware Utility from the menu Click the LOR MP3 tab You will see the following window DC MP3 Page 16 The s...

Страница 9: ...e DC MP3 s real time clock manually You must have At least version 2 of the DC MP3 firmware see the section DC MP3 Firmware Versions No SD card in the DC MP3 Note the current position of the Selector...

Страница 10: ...h scheduling and interaction are possible The next four sections explain how to use these tools to create show s on the SD card There are three Hardware Utility version sections The first one describe...

Страница 11: ...must have At least version 3 of the DC MP3 firmware see the DC MP3 Firmware Versions section Hardware Utility version 1 6 4 or later see the Hardware Utility Versions section The USB SD card reader w...

Страница 12: ...is needed to start this show Plays During Scheduled Time This show will play using a schedule you will set When you select this radio button a Set Show DC MP3 Page 24 Options window will pop up to al...

Страница 13: ...show play in order one time unless the time period is less than the show s length Play show once per hour or hour Sequences in the show play once per hour or half hour DC MP3 Page 26 If you select eit...

Страница 14: ...how will play when triggered If you select Loop though Showlist continuously Sequences in the show play in order and repeat continuously DC MP3 Page 28 Play through Showlist one time only Sequences in...

Страница 15: ...nce This sequence runs at the start of the show For Loop Continuously and Play Showlist Once this sequence plays once For scheduled shows Play show once per this sequence plays at the start of each ho...

Страница 16: ...show the red E LED will light This indicates that the DC MP3 has fallen at least one tenth of second behind in getting controller commands out on the RS485 network link Use the Select Drive with the S...

Страница 17: ...ling Show Options section is NOT checked You can build and schedule up to nine 9 shows their names are Show01 Show02 Show09 Use this window to set up and schedule a single show When you click the Crea...

Страница 18: ...choose how the show will play during the scheduled time periods If you select Loop though Showlist continuously Sequences in the Showlist play in order and repeat continuously from the start time unt...

Страница 19: ...til all the sequences you want in your show have been added In the following example five sequences and any associated music files have been added to the show DC MP3 Page 38 When the Showlist has been...

Страница 20: ...e using this option so that the backup capacitor will be fully charged and can keep the real time clock going when power is removed from the MP3 player Comm Speed Use these radio buttons to select the...

Страница 21: ...Click the LOR MP3 tab you will see this window DC MP3 Page 42 Make sure the Old Firmware box in the Scheduling Show Options section is checked Options that are not available with the older firmware w...

Страница 22: ...to send all controller commands ahead of time for the next time slice and then give a global everybody do their commands command This has the effect of eliminating the communications line delay when y...

Страница 23: ...nd the motion detector is connected to trigger input 1 The push button is a normally open switch meaning it closes the circuit when activated The motion detector is a normally closed switch meaning it...

Страница 24: ...ama Control Panel if it is not running by clicking start All Programs LightORama Light O Rama Control Panel The Light O Rama light bulb icon will appear in the system tray on the lower right of your s...

Страница 25: ...nge to Successful and the DC MP3 will reboot The E R and C LEDs will chase briefly to indicate new firmware and then the E and P LEDs will remain lit DC MP3 Page 50 Troubleshooting Run time error 68 O...

Страница 26: ...ntroller s or Power barrel to external power supply Interactive trigger inputs 6 Shows 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 Each configurable for Normally Open NO or Normally Closed NC switches Power output Input header 5...

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