Setup - Martin P3-100 System Controller Installation And Safety Manual User Manual

Setup

Before operating the P3-100, read "Safety Information" on page 3 of this guide.
Setting up an installation of Martin video panels to display video using a Martin P3-100 System Controller
involves the following steps.
1. Opening or creating a P3-100 configuration file. You can use either a PC running Windows XP and the
P3-100 Offline Editor (see "Offline Editor" on page 54) or a P3-100 (with or without video panels
connected to it) to carry out this step. A P3-100 configuration file can be saved to a USB memory key for
backup and/or transfer between PCs and P3-100s.
2. Configuring the installation Depending on whether you begin configuring on a PC with the Offline
Editor application or on a P3-100 System Controller, and depending on which stage video panels are
connected to the P3-100, you can use different methods to configure the installation:
2.A Preparing a virtual
configuration offline on a PC
running the Offline Editor or on
on a P3-100 with no panels
connected to it, then linking
virtual to physical panels using
the Quick Addressing tool
when you have a P3-100 with
panels connected to it.
See "2.A Preparing a virtual
installation offline, then linking it
to a physical installation later"
on page 17.
3. Setting up video display. Connect a media source to the P3-100, configure and adjust the video input,
then display analog or digital video on the physical installation. Requires a P3-100 with panels connected
to it. See "3. Setting up video display" on page 28.
4. Setting up DMX remote controls. The P3-100 allows you to control parameters of the video display from
a DMX lighting desk. If you want to do this, you need to set up the installation to respond to the DMX
controls. See "4. Setting up remote control via DMX" on page 32.
5. Using multiple P3-100s. If your installation is so big that more than one P3-100 is required, or if you want
to create a redundant setup where you have a backup P3-100 ready to take over in the case of a problem,
see "5. Using multiple P3-100s" on page 37.
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2.B No preparation offline.
Using the Layout Wizard to lay
out a rectangular installation.
Requires a P3-100 with panels
connected to it.
See "2.B Using the Layout
Wizard" on page 22.
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2.C No preparation offline.
Linking physical panels
manually to panels in a virtual
installation. Requires a P3-100
with panels connected to it.
See "2.C Manually adding
panels and adjusting display
address numbers" on page 24.