Before You Begin - Martin TRACKPOD Getting Started

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Before you begin

The TrackPod can be powered by either 115 or 230V. Please ensure that
the switch on the back of the controller is set to the appropriate voltage
before connecting it to the mains. Also, make sure that the power is
properly grounded. When you power the TrackPod a welcome message
appears on the display followed by a screen that reports the "TrackPod
number". The TrackPod number is a unique address that each TrackPod
must have in order to be recognized properly by the computer. Since a
single PC can be hooked up to seven TrackPods in series you can
choose a number from 1 to 7. To do this, press the setup key and choose
the second option: "TrackPod#". Ensure that each TrackPod that is
connected to the same card has a unique number.
Every TrackPod has a unique "Head ID number" that is clearly printed
on a label on the pan encoder of the head. The Head ID number looks
something like 036L05081 and contains essential factory settings
specific to the hardware. Write down the Head ID numbers of all your
TrackPods somewhere safe, like this manual, because the software will
ask you to enter them every time you change the computer that runs the
system or when you delete all your configuration files.
Tip: when you first run the software the system allows you to choose a
venue and fixtures, you can later easily change these selections.
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Backlit display
FIGURE 4 - The TrackPod controller
Cancel, back
Status LED
Getting Started
Selection keys
Setup
Numerical
key pad
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