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FIREMASTER IV "

MillenniumThree

" radio shooting system User’s manual

SYSTEM FIREMASTER IV

"Millennium Three"

RADIO-CONTROLLED SYSTEM FOR REMOTE SHOOTING OF

PYROTECHNIC SHOWS

USER’S MANUAL

CONTENTS

Paragraph Page

1. Base Station - Control Unit TX5000 3

1.1 Front panel diagram 3

1.1.1 Front-panel commands description 3

1.2.1 Instrument case and connector description 6

1.3 Operation 7

1.4 Base Station TX5000 usage procedure 7

1.5 "SHOW MANAGEMENT" mask description 8

1.6 "TOOLS" mask 10

1.7 "SYSTEM SETUP" Icon 11

1.8 "OLD UNITS SETUP" Icon 12

1.9 "TONE GENERATOR" Icon 15

1.10 “TONE GENERATOR” TESTING 16

1.11 SMPTE TEST ICON 18

1.12 MIDI TEST ICON 20

2. "TESTING" Icon 21

2.1 "TEST LINE" Icon 21

2.1.1 Modify the single line parameters 26

2.2 Notes about the usage of the numeric keypad 28

2.3 "TEST UNIT" Icon 30

2.3.1 Data modification 34

2.3.2 How to remove all timed sequences from the same remote unit 36

2.4 “IMPORT/EXPORT” Icon 37

2.4.1 How to compile a pyrotechnic show on a PC 38

2.4.2 How to download the show file to the TX5000 Unit 39

2.4.3 EDIT and SAVE the downloaded show data 41

2.4.4 The “EDITING” menu 43

2.5 The “UNITS PROGRAM” menu 44

2.5.1 “SHOW VERIFY” mask 45

2.5.2 Error messages 46

3. "FIRE" function 48

3.1 Foreword 48

3.2 "FIRE" mask 49

3.3 Firing options 51

3.3.1 MANUAL Mode 52

3.3.2 "MUSIC" Mode 52

3.3.3 "MANUAL SHOW" Mode 54

3.3.4 " PYROMUSICAL SHOW" Mode 55

Summary of content (20 pages)

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FIREMASTER IV "MillenniumThree" radio shooting system User’s manual SYSTEM FIREMASTER IV "Millennium Three" RADIO-CONTROLLED SYSTEM FOR REMOTE SHOOTING OF PYROTECHNIC SHOWS USER’S MANUAL CONTENTS Paragraph 1. 1.1 1.1.1 1.2.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 2. 2.1 2.1.1 2.2 2.3 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.4 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3 2.4.4 2.5 2.5.1 2.5.2 3. 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.3.
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FIREMASTER IV "MillenniumThree" radio shooting system 3.3.5 " AUTOMATIC SHOW ” Mode 3.3.6 Options in “SHOW” mode 3.3.7 Operation Notes when in "FIRE MODE" 4. REMOTE UNITS RX48 (Receivers) 4.1 Front-panel diagram 4.2 Case description 4.3 Commands description 4.4 LED displays description 4.5 General description 4.6 Power-on procedure 4.7 Units Field usage 4.7.1 Protection 4.7.2 Antennas 4.8 Connections 4.8.1 Firing lines 4.8.2 Coaxial cable connection 4.8.3 RS-485 4.8.4 RS-232 5. BPK48-A Battery Pack 5.
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FIREMASTER IV "MillenniumThree" radio shooting system User’s manual 1. COMMAND UNIT MODEL TX 5000 BASE STATION MODEL TX5000 1.1 FRONT-PANEL DIAGRAM 1.1.1 Front-panel commands description 1. LCD graphic screen with back-lighting. B/W type, high graphic resolution ( 320x240 pixels -1/4 VGA). 2. FUNCTION Keys F7 - F11 - the specific function of these keys varies with the mask actually displayed on the screen and it is described by means of a specific graphic icon placed near the key. 3.
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FIREMASTER IV "MillenniumThree" radio shooting system User’s manual 5. FIRE Pushbutton – When pressed together with the ARM key, starts immediately the firing of all lines with the sequence number actually displayed. ARM and FIRE buttons, if pressed alone, have NO EFFECT. When a sequence has been fired, in order to step to the next one (or to allow the auto-increment function to do it automatically), it will be necessary to release BOTH buttons.
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FIREMASTER IV "MillenniumThree" radio shooting system User’s manual 15. PC INTERFACE: 7-pole female DIN connector. It can be used for a direct connection of the TX5000 to any RS-232 serial port of a standard PC or video terminal. Two SPECIAL cables are supplied for this connection: a) BLACK CABLE: to be used for STANDARD OPERATION with the SHOWLOADER® program in order to download the show data from the PC. b) RED CABLE: to be used for INTERNAL FIRMWARE UPGRADES ONLY.
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FIREMASTER IV "MillenniumThree" radio shooting system User’s manual 24. Selector Key: 3-position switch with safety key OFF/CHARGE – system switched OFF. If the TX5000 is connected to the main when the switch is in this position, the battery charging sequence will start immediately. SAFE/TEST – safe operation position: in this mode it will be possible to test the lines of all field units and to check/modify the sequences programming WITHOUT ANY RISK TO activate a FIRE condition.
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FIREMASTER IV "MillenniumThree" radio shooting system User’s manual 1.3 Operation 1.4 Base Station TX5000 usage procedure Turn the key selector on TEST/SAFE position: the display light will turn on and the graphic logo "FIREMASTER IV PLUS" will appear. The logo will remain 10 seconds and the main menu mask will be automatically displayed. Pressing any key before the 10 seconds period is elapsed, the main menu mask will be immediately displayed.
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FIREMASTER IV "MillenniumThree" radio shooting system User’s manual NOTE the display back lighting is timed and automatically turns off after 30 seconds. Pressing any key it will turn on again immediately The MAIN MENU mask SHOW MANAGEMENT contains 6 icons for every operation mode: The selection of the proper icon is made with F1 and F2 keys: the six icons will be evidenced in sequence. The F6 "SEL" key "opens" the highlighted icon. Inside this mask, all other keys are INACTIVE. 1.5.
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FIREMASTER IV "MillenniumThree" radio shooting system User’s manual "IMPORT/EXPORT" Icon. It can be used only if one is operating using a show created externally on a PC. It allows to transfer the show data created on an external PC to the memory of the Base Unit TX5000 and vice-versa. For all data transfers the serial port RS-232 will be used. "TESTING" Icon. This icon allows access to the most important functions of the FIREMASTER III SYSTEM.
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FIREMASTER IV "MillenniumThree" radio shooting system User’s manual 1.6. "TOOLS" Mask Selecting this icon, the sub-menu of the auxiliary functions and system setup is accessed. The Icon selection is made by means of the F1 and F2 keys allowing to highlight in sequence the three available icons. with F6 "SEL" key the selected icon will be activated. With F5 "BACK" key the main menu is selected again. Inside this mask all other function keys are disabled.
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FIREMASTER IV "MillenniumThree" radio shooting system User’s manual 1.7. "SYSTEM SETUP" Icon Selecting this icon allows to select one of the two communication modes of TX5000: CABLE or RADIO TRANSMISSION MODE SELECTION: with "UP" and "DOWN" keys (F1 and F2), select the "COMMUNICATION" bar, press the "LIST" key (F3) to open the pop-down showing the two possible options "RADIO" or "CABLE". Select with "UP" and "DOWN" keys the needed mode and confirm using ENTER.
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FIREMASTER IV "MillenniumThree" radio shooting system User’s manual together and with the Base Station, using a two-wire line and the RS485 ports present on all units for this purpose.
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FIREMASTER IV "MillenniumThree" radio shooting system User’s manual able to automatically recognize these units when the TEST or PROGRAMMING signals are issued. PRACTICALLY: the User will define once for all the "old generation" type Units and will type the corresponding numbers in the cells of this mask. 4- TX5000 Base Unit and any combination of Remote Units (RX24, RX24-B and RX48). As in the previous case it will be necessary to specify the numbers for the RX24 units (Firemaster II) eventually present.
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FIREMASTER IV "MillenniumThree" radio shooting system User’s manual Once the numbers of the "old generation" type Units, will be correctly entered, press the F6 "SAVE" key to confirm and leave the mask using F5 "BACK".
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FIREMASTER IV "MillenniumThree" radio shooting system User’s manual 1.9. "TONE GENERATOR" Icon Selecting this icon, one will access the function for the GENERATION of a FIRE COMMAND coded as an audio tone (AFSK) available to the "TONE OUT" connector. This signal is intended to be recorded on the musical base in order to obtain a synchronism with the accompanying music during the pyromusical shows. (For more details, see the relative chapter).
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FIREMASTER IV "MillenniumThree" radio shooting system User’s manual When the "FIRE" key is pressed the first time (start of the show), the time counter (SHOW TIME) starts to advance displaying minutes, seconds and tenths of a second elapsed (up to 999minutes, 59 seconds and 9 tenths). At any time the time counter can be STOPPED ("STOP" F2), RESET TO ZERO ("RESET" F3) and RE-STARTED ("RUN" F1) using the relative function keys.
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FIREMASTER IV "MillenniumThree" radio shooting system User’s manual the front panel will flash and the “SHOT #” count on the LCD screen will increase by one unit. At the end of this test the “SHOT #” counter must display exactly the number of audio tones received (30 in our example). Should the counter value differ from the real number of tones received, check one of the following probable causes: - input audio level too low (it must be AT LEAST 0.
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FIREMASTER IV "MillenniumThree" radio shooting system 1.11. User’s manual "SMPTE TEST" Icon This menu allows TO TEST the performance and the signal level for the SMPTE time code reference. The SMPTE signal is usually distributed by the general audio management system in order to give a common timing base to synchronize all equipments. The SYSTEM FIREMASTER IV is provided with a dedicated decoder receiving this signal and using it to synchronize all firing activities with the common time reference.
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FIREMASTER IV "MillenniumThree" radio shooting system 1.12. User’s manual "MIDI TEST" Icon The MIDI test window is exactly similar to the previous one for all concerning the data displaying and general operation. The MIDI TIMECODE signal must be connected to the MIDI IN connector on the front-panel. Note as the time information IS THE SAME for SMPTE and MIDI: only the transmission protocol and the input/output circuitry changes between the two methods.