Stand-Alone Operation; Programming Fixtures - Martin Professional Exterior 200 User Manual

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TAND ALONE OPERATION
This chapter describes how to operate the Exterior 200 in stand-alone mode
where the fixture executes color changes at set intervals and speeds, at
pre-defined periods during the day, or when the light level falls below a
defined level. The term stand-alone is used to mean that the Exterior 200 is
not connected to a controller, but is programmed with a series of up to 20
scenes that play continuously in a loop. The term 'stand-alone operation'
can be applied to a single fixture, or to multiple fixtures operating
synchronously.
Up to 32 Exterior 200s may be connected for synchronized operation
triggered by a "master" fixture. Synchronous operation of multiple Exterior
200s requires that they be connected on a data link.
Execution of a stand-alone program may be set to start automatically upon
power-on, or toggled on/off with an MC-X controller, which also provides
direct selection of seven scenes.
When programming for stand-alone operation, you might find the summary
of commands available in "MP-2 control menu" on page 39 useful as a quick
reference.
P R O G R A M M I N G F I X T U R E S
The programming of scenes, and setting up of master/slave relationships, is
performed using an MP-2 Uploader. The uploader is connected to the
fixture, used to program the stand-alone settings for that fixture (or all the
fixtures connected to that fixture by data link), and then removed. Once a
fixture is subsequently switched on it can automatically run the scenes in its
program in a loop, according to the triggering criteria you have specified
(time of day, or light level).
To summarize, you can use the MP-2 Uploader to program:
• Individual fixtures, one at a time.
• The same program in multiple fixtures that are linked with data cables.
• Individual programs in multiple fixtures that are linked with data cables.

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