Summary of Contents for Fright Ideas BooTunes AMPED FI-418
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BooTunes Amped OPERATING MANUAL Manual Version 1.3 (Oct 24, 2016) Tel: 1-877-815-5744 or 1-905-803-9274 www.frightideas.com...
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Getting Familiar with your BooTunes Amped BooTunes Amped FI-418 Operating Manual - page 2...
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Use a 3.5mm stereo cable to connect this output to an amplifier or powered speakers. DO NOT use headphones with this output. SD Card Slot The BooTunes supports any standard SD card, as well as cards above 2GB (SDHC). Cards must be formatted either FAT16 or FAT32. BooTunes Amped FI-418 Operating Manual - page 3...
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When the BooTunes has played all the files in the folder it will start back at the first one. A maximum of 65536 sound files can be put in each folder. BooTunes Amped FI-418 Operating Manual - page 4...
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_NOMUTE is unmuted, and the Mix In input will not be amplified unless a sound file is playing. Use this option if you prefer the amplifier to be enabled at all times. BooTunes Amped FI-418 Operating Manual - page 5...
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_FADINT# fade rate in seconds. This option will only work in an INPUTX folder if it’s combined with _INT or _SELFINT, as sounds played from those folders are not interruptible by default. BooTunes Amped FI-418 Operating Manual - page 6...
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Pressing it once will pause the sound, pressing it again will resume it. Previous Sound - This option will turn the input into a “Previous Track” _PREV button. _NEXT Next Sound - This option will turn the input into a “Next Track” button. BooTunes Amped FI-418 Operating Manual - page 7...
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DMX controllers send out a value of 0-255 on each channel. Most DMX software will allow you to specify the exact value that is sent down a particular channel. The values the BooTunes needs to receive to play certain sounds from each folder are shown below. BooTunes Amped FI-418 Operating Manual - page 8...
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Use one of the pairs to connect pins 2 and 3. Use both wires from one of the remaining pairs to connect the pin 1s together. BooTunes Amped FI-418 Operating Manual - page 9...
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See DMX Wiring Information for some important tips on wiring the devices together. Master BooTunes One or more Slave BooTunes BooTunes Amped FI-418 Operating Manual - page 10...
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DO NOT turn the volume past 50% or you will overload the amplifier. Four 4 ohm speakers can be connected in series. This appears as a single 8 ohm load on each speaker output. BooTunes Amped FI-418 Operating Manual - page 11...
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If you’d like to keep the FCC happy and cut down on this interference, it’s recommended to use shielded speaker cables. Connect the shield to the - pin in the power section of the terminal block. BooTunes Amped FI-418 Operating Manual - page 12...
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The BooTunes Amped has four optically isolated trigger inputs. Optically-Isolated inputs allow the BooTunes to be triggered by other controllers without having to share a common ground. This keeps any electrical interference and noise from the other systems power supply out of the BooTunes. BooTunes Amped FI-418 Operating Manual - page 13...
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In the example above the BooTunes is optically isolated from the device it’s connected to. This is the best option when connecting the BooTunes to a controller on a different power supply. BooTunes Amped FI-418 Operating Manual - page 14...
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12 - 24 VDC Current Consumption 50mA during playback with no amplifier, up to 2.5A with amplifier Busy Output Current 100mA Maximum Input Trigger Voltage 5-24 VDC or VAC Input Impedance 3.3k Ohm BooTunes Amped FI-418 Operating Manual - page 15...
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