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Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8, Mp3-50/40

Audio & Show Control Systems

Preliminary - printed September 19, 2003

The Mp3-50 is a complete, stand alone Mp3 Audio playback

system. Just add a power supply and your speakers, and it will

play Mp3 audio from the SmartMedia card.

The Mp3-50/8 & Mp3-50/40 add eight or forty digital Show

Control outputs, DMX-512, MIDI or networked RS-422 serial port

input and DMX-512 output to a Mp3-50 player. The Mp3-50/8 &

Mp3-50/40 are complete audio

and

Show Control solutions.

The Mp3-50/8C & Mp3-50/40C adds WWV synchronized

scheduling. This gives you ‘Atomic’ clock accuracy for carillons,

schools, churches, bell towers & industrial annunciator systems.

GILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • BURBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485

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Summary of content (127 pages)

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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8, Mp3-50/40 Audio & Show Control Systems Preliminary - printed September 19, 2003 The Mp3-50 is a complete, stand alone Mp3 Audio playback system.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Safety Disclaimer: Any electronic or mechanical system has the potential to fail.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 Overview ........ 1 Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 Indicators ..................... 5 Mp3 Heart ............................................................................. 6 Mp3 Run .....................................................
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Mp3-50/8 Show Configurations ............................. 32 One Combined Show Control/Mp3 Control Channel ......... 32 One Show Control, One Mp3 Control Channel .................. 34 One Audio Level Control Channel ......................................
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Select Sound Global ...................................................... 63 Show Pause Commands ..................................................... 63 Pause Show ................................................................... 63 Continue Show .......
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 At End ................................................................................. 86 Stop .............................................................................. 86 Next Higher Selection .....................................................
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Random Track ............................................................... 99 Specific AudioFile .......................................................... 99 Stop Playing ........................................................................
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 A note about this manual: This manual covers the specifics of the Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40. To program the Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 you will need to also need the PC•MACs manual sections that cover the PC•MACs software.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 Overview The Mp3-30 is a complete audio playback box. It uses a SmartMedia card to hold audio files stored in the standard Mp3 format.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 signal. The Show Control side of the Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 is programmed using our PC•MACs Show Control software. While programming, data can be sent to the Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 through its DMX-512 input, ‘Net Serial’ RS-422 port, or RS-232 serial port.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 trigger inputs does. Eight of the inputs are from the outside world through optoisolators, The other eight inputs come directly from the Show Control side of the Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40, if these options are installed.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 puts can be controlled individually, or assigned to the same analog control channel. • Two hundred fifty-five shows can be loaded onto a Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 at one time.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 Indicators There are only a small number of connections, indicators, and configuration switches on each Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8, Mp3-50/40. Mp3-50 (audio only): 0.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 1) Mp3 Heart: (Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8, Mp3-50/40) The Mp3 ‘heartbeat’ will always flash so that you can see that the audio playback half of the Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 is alive.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 8) Board Error: (Mp3-50/8, Mp3-50/40) This LED will flash to show you that the Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 has sensed one of the following errors: a) Just booted: Lights for a short period each time the Mp350/8 or Mp3-50/40’s microcontroller starts up.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 output and you don’t see a LED, then the output is probably drawing too much current and the output is ‘self protecting’. Disconnect the load and see if the LED now lights. If it does, then it definitely is an overload problem.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 Connections 1) RS-232 Serial Port: (Mp3-50/8, Mp3-50/40) The serial command set is identical to, and compatible with all of the RS-422 Serial Ports used on Gilderfluke & Company products.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 files onto it. Once the Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 software drivers have been loaded onto your computer, you can plug a USB cable from your computer to the Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 DMX-512 is normally used with the ‘RS-422’ position. MIDI will only work in the ‘optoisolated’ position. The Net Serial or IR Trigger modes are normally used in the ‘RS-422’ position, but will actually work in either position.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 equivalent to address ‘0’ if you were using checksums. The DMX-512 checksums should be enabled if the DMX512 that is sent to the Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 is coming from ANY piece of Gilderfluke & Company equipment.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 alTime level control has been enabled on the Mp3 Player. The DMX/MIDI/Serial LED will be lit once MIDI is received through this port. This LED will remain on for approximately 10 seconds after the MIDI is removed from the Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 quickly chew up a lot of serial ports! Most of our other products use RS-422 serial ports.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 mounted on a vehicle, turntable, or other installation where wires can’t be used. The DMX-512 /MIDI port is forced to 1200 baud and all serial port commands are disabled on the DMX-512/MIDI port when this mode is ON.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Through’ port on a MIDI device, where no content changes take place in the data as it passes through the Mp3-50/8 or Mp350/40. The data is simply buffered and retransmitted. The output levels on these pins is RS-422.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 values up until the 256th bytes sent, then followed with a two byte checksum. The Show Control Outputs, Audio Level Control, And Repeater Control channels often overlap with some of the lighting control channels when operated in this mode.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 of a Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40. Mp3-50/8: This connector is used for the optically isolated trigger inputs of the Mp3 Player, but these are not normally used to control the Mp3 Player. The same connector is also used as the eight Show Control outputs.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 setting is used when you want to completely isolate the Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 from the switch closures that control it. On a Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40, this input/output is almost always run in the ‘Internal’ power mode.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 a) In a church bell tower, where a simple switch opening can be used to temporarily disable bells from ringing during a service.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 display, as well as the LED indicator for the ‘D’/White input to the Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40. This will also set the RTC inside the Mp350/8 or Mp3-50/40 to the completely WRONG time, if the connection is working.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 If attaching discrete wires from the J6 ribbon cable connector presents a problem, we have forty and ten position transition connectors are available for the Mp3-50/8s or Mp3-50/40s to adapt the ribbon cables to screw terminals.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Peak Collector Current as a function of Output Duty Cycle 600ma. Allowable Peak Collector Current @ 70ºC 500ma. 2 400ma. 3 4 300ma. 5 6 7 8 200ma. Number of outputs conducting simultaneously 100ma.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Since it is unusual to have more than 50% of the outputs on at any one time, you can usually assume the system has a 250 ma output current capacity per output.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Mp3-50/CC-10 Card Cage The Mp3-50/CC-10 is a card cage designed to hold up to ten Mp350s in 2U (3-1/2”) of standard 19” rack space.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 The same two screws which you removed are inserted through the same holes through the connector card of the Mp3-50, but going the opposite direction.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 slots towards lower number slots. If a single slot is left unpopulated, or populated with a Mp3-50, will break the daisy chain. This can be used to divide the backplane into two or more universes.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 PC•MACs Shows for Mp3-50/8 This section gives some hints for setting up the shows that will be used by the Show Control side of a Mp3-50/8. There are literally thousands of possible configuration arrangements.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 ing the Mp3 Player. 3) Click ‘OK’ to create these channels. When you have finished programming your show you will AutoDownload it to the Mp3-50/8. Set the ‘First Channel’ to ‘0’ and the ‘Last Channel’ to ‘0’ on the PC•MACs File Pulldown/Save as AutoDownload.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Enable/Disable outputs when stopped, as needed. Leave the Write Protect Flash unchecked, or you will not be able to save the show you are creating to the Mp3-50/8 or Mp350/40. Disable it after you have completed programming, if needed.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 5) MPU Input Tab: Set up the inputs to select and start AudioFiles and ramp audio levels, as needed. 6) Serial Control Tab: The Brick Address is usually set at '0', unless you will be accessing the card using Net Serial commands.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Outputs. The last eight outputs (on channel ‘1’) will be used for triggering the Mp3 Player. 3) Click ‘OK’ to create these channels. 4) Go to PC•MACs 'Channels Pulldown'/'Create Multiple Channels....'. 5) Select zero digital and one 8 bit analog channel.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 8) MIDI Control Tab: Disable MIDI, unless you plan to use it. Disable MIDI Notes Trigger Animation Playback, unless you plan to use it. Set MIDI Channel Number and Animation First Note number if you will be using MIDI, otherwise, ignore them.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 as AutoDownload.... window. In the Mp3 Configurator Program: 1) Track Setup Tab: Point it at your SmartMedia card and set as needed. 2) PlayLists Tab: Set up as needed, if needed. 3) Audio Tab: Set audio levels and EQ as needed.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 e) Mp3-50/8 with DMX-512 w/Overlapping Channels: This configuration goes back to the typical installation (‘b’ above) and adds one or more channels of DMX-512 output.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 needed. 2) PlayLists Tab: Set up as needed, if needed. 3) Audio Tab: Set audio levels and EQ as needed. Disable RealTime Audio Level Control. Enable/Disable amplifier as needed. 4) Input Tab: You will be using the MPU inputs in this case.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 This configuration consumes eighteen channels of Flash. This gives a capacity of 16 minutes in the onboard Flash memory. Starting with a blank site file, you can create all the channels you need by: 1) Open PC•MACs, Create a 'New' show.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 mation Playback. Disregard MIDI Channel Number and Animation First Note number. 9) Flash Setup Tab: Enable Animation from Flash, unless you will never be using the onboard show storage. Enable/Disable outputs when stopped, as needed.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 PC•MACs Shows for Mp3-50/40 This section gives some hints for setting up the shows that will be used by the Show Control side of a Mp3-50/40. There are literally thousands of possible configuration arrangements.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Starting with a blank site file, you can create all the channels you need by: 1) Open PC•MACs, Create a 'New' show. Go to 'Channels Pulldown'/'Create Multiple Channels....'. 2) Select forty digital and zero analog channels.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 8) MIDI Control Tab: Disable MIDI, unless you plan to use it. Disable MIDI Notes Trigger Animation Playback, unless you plan to use it. Set MIDI Channel Number and Animation First Note number if you will be using MIDI, otherwise, ignore them.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 2) PlayLists Tab: Set up as needed, if needed. 3) Audio Tab: Set audio levels and EQ as needed. Disable RealTime Audio Level Control. Enable/Disable amplifier as needed. 4) Input Tab: You will be using the MPU inputs in this case.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 41 minutes in the onboard Flash memory. Starting with a blank site file, you can create all the channels you need by: 1) Open PC•MACs, Create a 'New' show. Go to 'Channels Pulldown'/'Create Multiple Channels....'.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Disable/Enable Net Serial and IR Trigger modes as needed (these are usually disabled) 7) DMX-512 Control Tab: Enable DMX-512 Control, unless you are using MIDI, Net Serial or IR Trigger Modes.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 nels....'. 5) Select zero digital and two, 8 bit analog channel. These will be your audio level control channels at addresses ‘6’ and ‘7’. 6) Click ‘OK’ to create these channels.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 them. 9) Flash Setup Tab: Enable Animation from Flash, unless you will never be using the onboard show storage. Enable/Disable outputs when stopped, as needed.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 5) Select zero digital and between one and ten, 8 bit analog channels. These will be your DMX-512 channels starting at address ‘6’ and going to a maximum of ‘15’. 6) Click ‘OK’ to create these channels.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 f) Mp3-50/40 with Sixteen DMX-512 Channels: This configuration goes back to the typical installation (‘b’ above) and adds sixteen channels of DMX-512 output.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 dioFiles and ramp audio levels, as needed. 6) Serial Control Tab: The Brick Address is usually set at '0', unless you will be accessing the card using Net Serial commands. The Repeater Control Channel must be set to ‘17’.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Preparing Animation Data for AutoDownloads The Eprom Memories used for the original 'Brick' products manufactured by Gilderfluke & Company each contained one channel (eight-bits) worth of data.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 using one of the ‘sample’ configurations shown in the previous section of this manual, the numbers for these values are shown there for each sample configuration. Use those numbers A Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 holds between one and 255 channels worth of data.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 tion and name the file as desired (it defaults to the name of the first show in the list). You can tell Windows to save the file to a different directory, if needed. PC•MACs will warn you if a file already exists in this location with this same name.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 50/40 plugged into the USB port when you do your ‘Save as AutoDownload...’). You will then need to open the configuration file for this card using the Mp3 Configurator.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 Serial Port Commands: The Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 can be accessed through the serial port from any computer running just about any modem or terminal program.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 cause all the other serial port commands to echo on the selected card.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 2) Number of shows in the AutoDownload file. 3) Number of channels in the AutoDownload file. 4) Offset to the first channel in the AutoDownload file.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 second time. “j5AA5” [nn] (card address) Card Reset: This command will erase the 'Flash' memory on the Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Loop Commands: “!” [nn] (card address) ““” Loop Track: Loop Global: These command acts much like the START commands, except that they also set the ‘LOOPING SHOWS’ flag. With this flag set, it is possible to set a sequence of shows playing in any order.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Select Sound Commands: “^t” [nn] (Card Address) [nn] (sound#) Select Sound Track: “^u” [nn] (sound#) Select Sound Global: These commands are availible on firmware revisions 1.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 The maximum frame rate supported by this function is thirty frames per second. Any faster than this just won’t fit through the PC’s serial port.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 Hardware Configuration Just about all of the Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 configuration is done using the ‘Mp3 Configurator’ program or during the AutoDownload of the shows from PC•MACs.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 Serial Configuration Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 is configured through the USB port (or SmartMedia card installed in any compatible hole in your computer) using the ‘Mp3 Configurator’ program.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 handshaking. If you are using GilderTerm, all the settings are fixed at the appropriate settings. All you will need to do is select the appropriate ‘COM’ port.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 -Gilderfluke & Co. Mp3-50/40 Audio/Show Controller ver. 1.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 not booted (most common causes of this is either no SmartMedia card installed, or SmartMedia card which needs to be ‘blessed’), or is busy being a hard drive via the USB port. p) This indicates if a Mp3 file is being played or not.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Play a Sound This command is availible on firmware revisions 1.15 and later: This prompts you for a spiel number to play. Numbers must be entered as a two digit hexadecimal number. Display Config.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Valid address ranges are 00h through 0Fh (0 through 15 in decimal numbers). 3) MIDI 1st Note: Legal MIDI notes are numbered from 00h through 7Fh (0 through 127 in decimal numbers).
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Configurator’ program. Valid values are from 00h to FFh (0 to 255 using decimal numbers). You really shouldn’t muck with these. Following this line are the DMX/MIDI serial port settings. These are controlled by the bits in eeFlag0.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 -Gilderfluke & Co. Mp3-50/40 Audio/Show Controller ver. 1.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 show (if it has been configured to do so), the next show will play. This will continue until the Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 is told to ‘Stop’, ‘Stop at end’ or a different show with is started with a ‘start’ command.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 Software Installation There are three pieces of software that you will need to install on your computer to use the Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40. These are: 1) ‘StMp3Format.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 6) This should leave the extracted folder on your desktop (or wherever you directed it to place the files. Once the installer is decompressed, you can start the installation of the software.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Software/Firmware Versions There are three different pieces of software and firmware used in a Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40: Mp3 Configurator: This program lives on your PC. It can be easily updated by replacing the program on your PC.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 What to do with a new SmartMedia Card SmartMedia cards need a slight amount of preparation before they can be used with the Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40. They are normally shipped in a format which is ready to use with the Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 SmartMedia cards of 128 MBytes and larger should use ‘FAT32’. In most cases a ‘quick format’ should be sufficient. You can uncheck ‘quick format’ to do a full format if you want to be sure that the SmartMedia card is completely reformatted.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Mp3-50 Configurator The ‘Mp3 Configurator’ program is used to do the vast majority of the Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 configuration. To use it, you must first have inserted the SmartMedia card into your computer so that you can access it.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Just navigate over to your Mp3 player (assuming it is plugged into a USB port and is acting as a hard drive for your computer) or whatever folder you are using to hold your Mp3 files. Either open an existing configuration ‘Mp350.cfg’ file, or do a ‘Save As..
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 need and more. Once you have selected the player type, reset the configuration to defaults using the ‘Reset Everything’ command under the ‘Edit’ pulldown: The default settings are as follows: Mp3-50 (audio only): Volume to defaults.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 or less SoundFiles are found, then bit 4 becomes unmute in 1 sec. on closing. b) 9+ audio tracks in the folder: Bits 0-? are used to binary address the available SoundFiles. If 127 or less SoundFiles are found, then bit 7 becomes Stop.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Mp3-50 Configurator: Track Setup (Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8, and Mp3-50/40) The Mp3 audio tracks are entered and sorted on this menu tab of the ‘Mp3 Configurator’ program. To find your Mp3 files, you must point it to the disk that contains your Mp3 files.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 SmartMedia card. At End: You must have previously selected one of the AudioFiles from your list at the bottom of this window to use this command. You can set what will happen at the end of any Mp3 AudioFile.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 AudioFile to begin playing. If not checked, any requests of other audio files to start will be ignored. The only way to interrupt a AudioFile which can’t be interrupted is to stop it.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Mp3-50 Configurator: PlayList Setup (Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8, and Mp3-50/40) You can create up to eight lists of AudioFiles. Any AudioFile stored on the Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40’ SmartMedia card (shown on the ‘Track Setup’ tab) can be added to any list.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Mp3-50 Configurator: Audio Setup (Mp3-50/8, and Mp3-50/40) This tab is where you set the audio output levels for the Mp3-50, Mp350/8 or Mp3-50/40.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 values. If the Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 has been set to use RealTime Level Controls from DMX-512, MIDI, or Show Control data, then the ‘half mute’ level is scaled from whatever level these RealTime controls are setting as the ‘full volume’ levels.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Mp3-50 Configurator: Input Setup (Mp3-50/8, and Mp3-50/40) The Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 has eight optically isolated trigger inputs that feed directly into the Mp3 Player.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 A Binary Select pattern can be used to directly access all possible 255 SoundFiles which can be loaded onto a Mp3-50, Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40. If you are assigning inputs as part of a binary address, you should start by assigning ‘bit 0’.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 are: 1) Do not change Playback Level: This leaves the audio levels where they were before. 2) Fade to Full In: This ramps the audio towards the ‘full’ level. The ‘In’ in the command refers to the time it will take to ramp to the selected level.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 step, you can select: 1) Whatever is Next: This plays what the current/last AudioFile has set as the ‘next’ AudioFile to play at its end. This is set on the Track Setup tab. This selection ignores the ‘on SmartMedia Card/From PlayList’ settings.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Your options are: 1) Stop Now: This immediately stops any AudioFile playing this input/edge. 2) Stop at End: The current audio file plays through to its end normally.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Mp3-50 Configurator: MPU Input Setup (Mp3-50/8, and Mp3-50/40) The Mp3-50/8 and Mp3-50/40 have eight ‘hidden’ outputs which can be sent to the Mp3 Player to trigger and control it.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 A Binary Select pattern can be used to directly access all possible 255 SoundFiles which can be loaded onto a Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40. If you are assigning inputs as part of a binary address, you should start by assigning ‘bit 0’.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 are: 1) Do not change Playback Level: This leaves the audio levels where they were before. 2) Fade to Full In: This ramps the audio towards the ‘full’ level. The ‘In’ in the command refers to the time it will take to ramp to the selected level.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 step, you can select: 1) Whatever is Next: This plays what the current/last AudioFile has set as the ‘next’ AudioFile to play at its end. This is set on the Track Setup tab. This selection ignores the ‘on SmartMedia Card/From PlayList’ settings.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Your options are: 1) Stop Now: This immediately stops any AudioFile playing this input/edge. 2) Stop at End: The current audio file plays through to its end normally.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Mp3-50 Configurator: MPU Control Setup (Mp3-50/8, and Mp3-50/40) This window is used to setup: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Modes for the DMX-512/MIDI serial port. RS-232 Serial Port Address. Show Control Channel used for the MPU Control Channel.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 being fed RealTime update messages, or the Show Control flash memory, if shows have been programmed into the Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40. DMX-512 transmission is limited to sixteen, eight bit wide channels.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 over the Show Control side of the Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40. Show Control outputs can be controlled, start and level control signals sent to the Mp3 Player through the incoming DMX-512.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 If the MIDI signal drops out, the Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 will return to normal operations after a delay of ten seconds.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 before this mode will work. Each time a show is started, the DMX/MIDI/Serial LED fill flash for an instant.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 output from the DMX-512/MIDI serial port will be buffered and repeated, but otherwise an unaltered version of what is received on the input.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 normally attached to the two pads marked “+” and “-” on the receiver. A jumper option allows you to bring this in through the blue wire on the RJ-11 connector. The IR Transmitter has an eight position dipswitch which sets which show it selects.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 J6 port on the back of the unit. On a Mp3-50/40, the address entered will be sent out through channel ‘0’ of the J6 connector.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 load file found on the SmartMedia card will be downloaded to the Show Controller’s Flash memory the next time the Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 is reset.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Mp3-50 Configurator: ‘Atomic’ Clock Setup (Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 with RealTime Clock) The RealTime ‘Atomic’ Clock is an option which is available on the Mp3-50/8 and Mp3-50/40.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 nal). The Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 is powered as you would normally. The ‘Atomic’ Clock is powered by the included 12 VDC power supply.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 create a new schedule and assign it to the selected date(s)/DOW(s), or ‘duplicate schedule’ to create a new schedule using the current schedule as a base and assign it to the selected date(s)/DOW(s).
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 This dialog lets you select any specific sound or show to play at any specific time.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 about a second earlier than the ‘alarm’ time, to offset for the slight delays in starting a Mp3 playback. We are using 3:05:01 as the default resynchronization time. The external ‘Atomic’ Clock MUST be set so that the alarm goes off at 03:05:00.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 Care & Feeding of an ‘Atomic’ Clock (Mp3-50/8 or Mp3-50/40 with RealTime Clock) The ‘Atomic’ Clock we are currently using is manufactured by Oregon Scientific.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 take some time, but it should eventually pick up anywhere in North America. Even under ideal conditions, it may take days for the ‘Atomic’ Clock to pick up the signals from Colorado.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL. 32819 • 407/354-5954 • FAX 407/354-5955 begin flashing. 13) Use the ‘up’ and ‘down’ buttons to set the minutes to 05. 14) Press the ‘alarm’ button again. The ‘weekday’ alarm should now be set to 3:05 AM. 15) Press the ‘alarm’ button again to return to displaying the current time.
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G ILDERFLUKE & CO .• 205 SOUTH FLOWER STREET • B URBANK , CALIFORNIA 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • FAX 818/840-9485 E AST COAST /FLORIDA O FFICE • 7041 GRAND N ATIONAL D RIVE • SUITE 128d • O RLANDO , FL.