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______________________________________ User Manual 8700 Series Remote Control Document Release July 2007 Revision A...
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Leviton is not responsible for removing or replacing equipment on the job site, and will not honor charges for such work. Leviton will not be responsible for any loss of use time or subsequent damages should any of the equipment fail during the warranty period, but agrees only to repair or replace defective equipment returned to its plant in Tualatin, Oregon.
8700 SERIES REMOTE CONTROL...3 of 20 OVERVIEW ¡A full control in your hand! Sure, confortable & natural. Practical and light; easy use under any working condition. Strong. Bidirectional communication. Specially designed to control of the next systems: 8700 SERIES GX, GS, GL.
4 of 20... 8700 SERIES REMOTE CONTROL TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS The remote control is formed by: 1. Portable transmitter. There are two models, one of them working only via cable, and the other working via cable or via radio indifferently. 2. The wireless receiver, needed to connect via radio.
8700 SERIES REMOTE CONTROL...5 of 20 The RF modules: They don’t need adjust, improving the response and its resistance to occasional strikes. Its RF output has compensated temperature. Operation temperature: -10ºC to +55ºC Protocol: 802.15.4 Transmission frequency: ISM 2.4GHz Output transmission power: 100mW (20dB) RF data speed: 250.000 bps...
Type PS/2 connector (female). It used to communicate the remote control to the 8700 Series console, via cable. When this cable is connected, the remote control is supplied from the 8700 Series console. Don’t use when the remote control works via wireless. Code: Pin 1.- RXD+...
8700 SERIES CONSOLE 8700-LINK port SUBD-9 female connector. Used to connect the 8700 SERIES with the remote control (via cable) or with the RF receiver (via wireless). This connector has the needed VDC to supply the RF receiver or remote. Code: Pin 1.- GND...
8 of 20... 8700 SERIES REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION WORKING Remote control (cable mode): Connect 8700-LINK cable, from remote control 8700-LINK port to console 8700-LINK port. Remote control (wireless mode): In this mode, the remote control doesn’t need connected cables (battery must be charged).
8700 SERIES REMOTE CONTROL...9 of 20 USE BASIC OF THE REMOTE CONTROL & THIS USER MANUAL The greater part of the keys of the remote control has 2 functions associated, one direct and other secondary. To access to the secondary function is needed press the key: SHIFT...
10 of 20... 8700 SERIES REMOTE CONTROL BEHAVIOR & BASIC MODES OF THE NAVIGATOR Pressing as many times as necessary, we set the navigator modes: LV, TB & WH Level wheel, LV This is the working mode by default. It allows you to assign a dimmer level to the channels or fixtures: ±...
8700 SERIES REMOTE CONTROL...11 of 20 Option red window, This mode is activated, in a way interactive, each time the console "sample" one of its red windows of options… and it help you to select/to know its options. In example, windows as PARAM, SHAPE, etc.
12 of 20... 8700 SERIES REMOTE CONTROL THE DISPLAY MAIN PAGE The display has the next lines: ± SHx2 492 77% remote status line Fixture> FIXTURE 1 3 lines to writte the console command line. This information is sent from the console.
8700 SERIES REMOTE CONTROL...13 of 20 Messages, warnings & flags line: FLAG VALUE MEANING… Master GO Master keys in mode GO Master FLASH Master keys Master keys in mode FLASH Master SOLO Master keys in mode SOLO Chronometer Last value measured with the chronometer.
Any pressed key (of the remote). KEYS IN THE CONSOLE From the 8700 SERIES CONSOLE, you can test the correct communication with the remote. Select the console menu 80:Inputs, and observe that all keys, pressed in the remote, appears in the up-right corner...
16 of 20... 8700 SERIES REMOTE CONTROL This option allows you to use the chronometer of the remote to measure the time between two consecutive pulsations of the key GO of the crossfader. The chronometer always is active, and is restarted each time you press or GO.
Note: This remote is a peripheral of the consoles of the 8700 Series, and its commands are the same commands of Console. In this manual no commands are explained. If it is needed, consult the Console manual or the Help on Line of the own console (menu 69).
18 of 20... 8700 SERIES REMOTE CONTROL CROSSFADERS PLAYBACK During the rehearsal, it is possible to use the remote to playback the different scenes. If it is desired to do these changes of scenes in crossfade mode, you can playback these cues in a crossfader.
8700 SERIES REMOTE CONTROL...19 of 20 MAINTENANCE & TECHNICAL SERVICE Cleaning External cleaning: Annual. Use a gentle cloth moistened in water, and the remote must be completely disconnected. In dirty environments this cleaning must be biannual. Inner cleaning: Each 5 year (recommended), in an authorized technical service.
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