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Introduction
About This Manual........................................................................................................................................................................ 1
Important Note About Consoles!.................................................................................................................................................. 1
Additional Documentation ............................................................................................................................................................ 1
Training Videos ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Customer Service ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Important Terminology.................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Features........................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Concepts of Operation ................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Mbox Extreme Case Assembly .................................................................................................................................................... 7
Dual I/O Module ........................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Auxiliary Input Panel ................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Mac Computer............................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Mbox Environment Concept....................................................................................................................................................... 13
Fixture and Layer Overview ........................................................................................................................................................ 14
Fixture, Layer and Parameter Details ......................................................................................................................................... 16
Ambient Light and Spot Lights 1 - 4 ................................................................................................................................... 16
Camera ............................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Shutter Control .................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Keystone Control................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Layers: Texture + Object ..................................................................................................................................................... 17
Mbox Designer v3.7 Modes ....................................................................................................................................................... 18
Single Output Mode ............................................................................................................................................................ 18
Dual Independent Mode...................................................................................................................................................... 18
Panoramic Wide Mode........................................................................................................................................................ 19
Panoramic Dual Mode......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Overview..................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
DMX512 Input Configuration: Single Media Server with DMX512 Devices ............................................................................... 22
Art-Net Input Configuration: Network Switch and Multiple Media Servers................................................................................ 23
Output Configuration: Single Media Server with Plasma Display and LCD Projector................................................................ 24
Basic Setup and Connections.................................................................................................................................................... 25
Connecting the Stage Output..................................................................................................................................................... 26
Networking Multiple Mbox Extreme Servers .............................................................................................................................. 26
Power-Up Overview.................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Power-Up Procedure .................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Mbox Daemon ............................................................................................................................................................................ 28
Patching Overview...................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Layer Guidelines ......................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Parameter Mapping.................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Playing Back Video - Quick Start ............................................................................................................................................... 33
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