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Enttec DMX Streamer DMX 512 User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    DMX Streamer D M X 5 1 2 R e a l T i m e R e c o r d e r User Manual www.enttec.com...
  • Page 2 Do not expose the power adapter or power cables of this device to damage from being, crushed, walked on or being pinched by protective cabinets, enclosures or cases. Use only attachments, accessories or fixings specified by ENTTEC. Unplug this device from the mains supply and external data links during electrical storms or when the device will not be used for a long time.
  • Page 3 Table of Contents Getting Support If you require support for the DMXStreamer or the Streamer Utilities software, please visit the Support area www.enttec.com of our website at . There you can fill out a support request ticket for prompt assistance with your enquiry.
  • Page 4 Getting to Know the DMXStreamer Getting to know your DMXStreamer Thank you for purchasing the DMXStreamer. At Enttec we are proud of our products and we hope you will enjoy using them as much as we enjoy designing and building them.
  • Page 5 Menu System 9. XLR 5pin Male DMX512 Input. Connects to a DMX512 lighting controller. (Pin 4 is used for the remote switch function) Features The DMXStreamer provides: • Full 512 channel universe of DMX512 recording and replay • Up to 26 shows •...

  • Page 6: Menu Structure

    (see Record/Play Show on page 30) • Watch it run. (see Monitoring Show playback on page 39) Menu System Menu navigation on the DMXStreamer is via three buttons: Moves up one level in the menu system. Cancels the current action when editing. Scrolls forward through menu options.

  • Page 7: Menu Navigation

    Menu System Menu Navigation Pressing the button takes you to the top item of the menu system and displays the screen: MENU 1-Select Show A: (empty) To step through the menu options, press the button repeatedly until the required item appears. SCROLL Stop Some menu options are only available at specific times.
  • Page 8 Menu System button moves through list of Show slots. SCROLL button selects the Show and returns to the 1-Select Show menu. ENTER 2-Show The Show menu section contains the commands relating to the currently selected Show (see 1-Select Show above) button moves through list of Show options.
  • Page 9 Menu System 2-3-Erase Erase show: NO To exit this option without erasing the Show, press the button or press the button while NO is MENU ENTER displayed. To erase the Show, use the button to enter YES, then the button to confirm erasure. The SCROLL ENTER display will show:...
  • Page 10 Recording channels beyond this range is not necessary, as the DMXStreamer always outputs 512 channel frames. The most frequent support requests to Enttec are the result of inadvertently setting the number of recorded channels below the number of actual channels in the control system.
  • Page 11 Menu System 4-Playlist The Playlist menu section contains the commands relating to the scheduled replay of recorded Shows. The Playlist schedule is deactivated when using the menu system to setup and control the DMXStreamer. The DMXStreamer's Playlist schedule holds 100 entries. An entry can be either an Event or a Season. An Event consists of the name of a Show and details of when it is to be replayed.
  • Page 12 Menu System  Starting a Show each time a new customer enters a showroom, even if the previous Show has not yet completed. (Using the Switch Closed option.)  Starting a Show at 18:15:32 on July 4 and repeating it four times. (Using the Looped Auto Play option.) ...
  • Page 13 Menu System Remote Command Timing Remote Command The Show will start on a command received through the RS232 serial data link from such sources as a DMXPlayBackRemote, or any custom-programmed RS232 transmitting device. It will loop for the programmed number of repetitions and then stop. (See RS232 Commands supported by the DMXStreamer on page 50 for more details.) ...
  • Page 14 Menu System Tuesday Events scheduled for a particular day of the week, will start (end) only on that day of every week. Special Start Day Special Events scheduled for a special day will start (end) only on the specified date. Start Date 01 Jan button steps through the months [Jan - Dec].
  • Page 15 Menu System Loop This section sets the number of times that the selected show will be repeated. A show may be repeated a fixed number of times before ending, or set to repeat continuously. Loop 42 times button steps the range of possible values [0-100 or forever]. (Looping zero times means that SCROLL the Show runs only once.) Loop...
  • Page 16 Menu System Edit the Season Season 34: (unused) button toggles between disabling the selected Season and selecting it for editing. SCROLL Season 34: edit button accepts the selected status and either returns to the Season selection option or begins the ENTER process of editing the Season.
  • Page 17 Menu System Seas Start Date 01 Mar button steps through the valid dates for the selected month [01- 28 | 29 | 30 | 31]. SCROLL button accepts the current date and advances to the Event selection section. ENTER Playlist Event Selection This section allows selection of the range of Playlist Events that make up the Season.
  • Page 18 Menu System To erase the memory, use the button to enter YES, then the button to confirm erasure. The SCROLL ENTER DMXStreamer then steps through erasing Shows 1 to 26. Erasing All show 14 On completion of erasure, the screen displays the following message then returns to the 5-1-Erase All option: Memory empty 5-2-Set Time...
  • Page 19 Menu System button accepts the current value for the date then returns to the 5-3-Set Date menu option. ENTER To exit this option without changing the system date, press the button. MENU 5-4-Local time This option sets the local time zone offset from GMT (UTC) for the internal astronomical clock used for scheduling events relative to sunrise and sunset times.
  • Page 20 Menu System 5-5-Latitude N 51:23:00 MIN button steps the minutes of latitude through the range of possible values [0-59]. SCROLL button accepts the current value, and steps the cursor on to the seconds field. ENTER 5-5-Latitude N 51:23:11 SEC button steps the seconds of latitude through the range of possible values [0-59]. SCROLL button accepts the current value for the latitude then returns to the 5-5-Latitude menu option.
  • Page 21 Menu System Selecting this option with the button displays an indication of the presence of valid DMX512 data on ENTER the DMXStreamer's input. If no DMX512 data is available the screen displays: Rec start frame DMX input ERR If valid DMX512 data is present the screen displays: Rec start frame DMX input OK To exit this option without changing the startup frame, press the...

  • Page 22: Auto Backup

    Menu System When Playlist Resume is enabled, the DMXStreamer checks the Playlist on startup, and if an Event is scheduled to be running at the current system time, that Event will be triggered, and normal Playlist scheduling will continue. 5-10-Playlist Resume: button alternates between ON and OFF.
  • Page 23 Menu System button accepts the current channel value and steps the cursor back to the channel number field. ENTER Levels adjusted by the Test DMX option remain at their adjusted value until new data is received or generated by other functions. button exits this option and then exits the menu system.
  • Page 24 Streamer Utilities appears as a single window with a row of tabs giving access to each of its functions. The version number of the program is located at the top of the main screen. To be sure that you are using the most up-to-date revision, please visit the Downloads section of the Enttec website at www.enttec.com. Backup Show The Backup function allows any of the Shows currently in memory to be downloaded from the DMXStreamer to the Streamer Utilities computer for archival storage and editing.
  • Page 25 Streamer Utilities Downloading Show data Backup Shows Selecting the button brings up a prompt for the destination folder for the Show files. The default location is the folder containing the Streamer Utilities program, but it can be any valid folder, including a network file server or a removable storage device, such as a flash memory device or a portable media player.
  • Page 26 Streamer Utilities folder, including a network file server or a removable storage device, such as a flash memory device or a portable media player. To change the Show to be loaded in a particular slot, double-click on the slot and re-select the Show. Clearing the list of Shows Clear To clear the selected Shows from all slots, select the...
  • Page 27 Streamer Utilities Viewing frame contents Frame Frame scroll bar and selection box allow any specific frame from a Show to be examined in detail. The Time box shows the elapsed time (in seconds) since the start of the show and channel data panel displays the levels for all recorded channels.
  • Page 28 Recording channels beyond this range is not necessary, as the DMXStreamer always outputs 512 channel frames. The most frequent support requests to Enttec are the result of inadvertently setting the number of recorded channels below the number of actual channels in the control system.
  • Page 29 Streamer Utilities Record Stop To start recording the Show, select the button. To end the recording session, select the button. During recording, the LCD status display on the DMXStreamer shows:  the number of unique DMX frames recorded  the time elapsed in the current recording session ...
  • Page 30 Streamer Utilities The DMXStreamer's Playlist holds 100 schedule entries. An entry can be either an Event or a Season, although only Events can be scheduled in the current release of Streamer Utilities. Seasons can be scheduled from the 4-3-Edit Season menu on the DMXStreamer. Each Event consists of the slot identifier of a Show and details of when and how it is scheduled to be replayed.
  • Page 31 Streamer Utilities Timing selection box allocates a timing method to the selected Event. Looped Auto Play The Show will start at a specified time, loop for the programmed number of repetitions and then stop.  The Event's start time and the number of loop repetitions must be entered. Timed Auto Play The Show starts at a specified time and loops continuously until a specified finish time.
  • Page 32 Streamer Utilities Start Time End Time boxes set the scheduled times for the event. The hours, minutes, seconds and AM/PM fields can be set either by using the scroll arrows to increase or decrease the value, or by directly entering the required value. Times relative to Sunrise and Sunset Where scheduled times are before or after Sunrise or Sunset, the Start or End time should be set to the number of hours from that astronomical event.
  • Page 33 Streamer Utilities Start / End Date Start Date End Date selector boxes set the dates for Events scheduled for Special days. Playlist Files Streamer Utilities provides a facility for DMXStreamer Playlists to be downloaded and backed-up to any file storage medium and later reloaded and restored to the DMXStreamer. Save Playlist to Disk Save to Disk Selecting the...
  • Page 34 To obtain the latest revision of the DMXStreamer firmware, visit the DMXStreamer page in the Downloads section of the Enttec website at www.enttec.com. The firmware file (main.rom) must be extracted from the downloaded Zip archive before it can be installed.
  • Page 35 Streamer Utilities Note: The DMXStreamer should not be switched off while recording or data transfer operations are in progress.

  • Page 36: Power Supply

    Be sure to install the adaptor and its driver software exactly as described in the product documentation. Due to the wide variety of USB to RS232 adaptors available, Enttec are unable to offer technical support for these devices when used with DMXStreamer.
  • Page 37 DPSTR VX.XX www.enttec.com The version number VX.XX indicates the version of firmware (internal operating software) installed in the DMXStreamer unit. Connecting the DMXStreamer If the start delay is more than zero, the display then counts down through the remaining delay period.
  • Page 38 Setting up the DMXStreamer The top line of the window displays the name of the Show, Playing 1337 13:47:38 01APR08 alternating every two seconds with the number of the frame currently being played. Setting up the DMXStreamer Clock settings Before using the DMXStreamer, it is advisable to set all time-related parameters. In addition to the usual date and time, the astronomical clock system also requires the location and time zone of the DMXStreamer, to allow for scheduling to include seasonally-adjusted times relative to sunrise and sunset on any given day.
  • Page 39 Setting up the DMXStreamer Internal Battery To run the system clock while not connected to power, the DMXStreamer uses a 3 Volt, long-life lithium coin cell (CR2032). If the TIME NOT SET message appears regularly when switching on the DMXStreamer, it is likely that this battery needs replacing. The cell is easily replaced by opening the DMXStreamer (the two lowest Philips screws on each end of the case) and sliding the coin cell from its vertical slot.
  • Page 40 Setting up the DMXStreamer Minimum recording time (h:m:s) with the internal 8MB memory Channels Frames per second 14:33:49 09:42:33 07:16:54 05:49:32 04:51:16 04:09:40 03:38:27 07:16:54 04:51:16 03:38:27 02:54:46 02:25:38 02:04:50 01:49:14 04:51:16 03:14:11 02:25:38 01:56:31 01:37:05 01:23:13 01:12:49 03:38:27 02:25:38 01:49:14 01:27:23 01:12:49...
  • Page 41 (internal software). Streamer Utilities is provided in a Zip archive file on the Enttec CD-ROM supplied with your DMXStreamer. However, to be sure that you are using the latest revision, please visit the Downloads section of the Enttec website at www.enttec.com to get the current version.
  • Page 42 System Mode If communications are working, the window will display a list of the shows (possibly all empty) currently stored in the DMXStreamer. If an RS232 link cannot be established, an error message will be displayed. Installing Streamer Utilities If this message appears: •...
  • Page 43 System Mode The DMXStreamer has a system maintenance mode which enables firmware upgrades, system tests and firmware checksum validation. MENU SCROLL System mode is activated by simultaneously holding down both the buttons when turning on the DMXStreamer. On startup, the LCD status screen displays: DMX Boot Vx.x The version number VX.X indicates the version of the system firmware (internal system software) installed in the DMXStreamer.
  • Page 44 MENU If any other screen messages are displayed, please visit the Support area of our website at www.enttec.com and fill out a support request ticket detailing the error message.
  • Page 45 ENTTEC warrants that the product that it manufactures will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment from an authorised ENTTEC wholesaler. If the device proves defective within the warranty period, ENTTEC will repair or replace at its sole discretion, the defective hardware.
  • Page 46 Most functions on the DMXStreamer, including starting and stopping Shows, capturing streams and loading data files can be controlled via the RS232 serial port. The complete RS232 protocol definition document is available from the Download section of the Enttec website at www.enttec.com. Appendix 2 - Location Information Major Cities - locations and time zones For information about a place where a DMXStreamer will be located, time and date.com maintain a really...
  • Page 47 *In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations shielded cables must be used with this equipment. Operation with non-approved equipment or unshielded cables is likely to result in interference to radio and television reception. Appendix 5 - EEC Declaration ENTTEC Pty Ltd PO Box 282, Kew, Vic, 3101 Australia...
  • Page 48 Date: 5/01/2003 Position: Technical Director...