Monitoring Status And Testing; Status Indicator And Test/Reset Button - Martin EC Series LED Video Panel Installation And Safety Manual

Monitoring status and testing

This section covers the needs of the installer and technician only. It explains the options available for testing
and resetting EC-20 panels, but it does not explain how to position panels in the video image or video
display options. For details of these, see the P3-100 System Controller user documentation supplied with
the P3-100 or available for download from www.martin.com
When repacking panels in a Martin flightcase after operation, follow the instructions in the flightcase (see
"Transporting EC-20 panels" on page 7).

Status indicator and test/reset button

See Figure 20. Status can be checked, panels can be
tested and panels can be reset without a P3-100
System Controller using the test/reset button and
status indicator LED on the back of the panel.
Testing LEDs and panels
Press the test/reset button once briefly. The panel will
display a test pattern so that you can check for correct
LED operation. Press the test/reset button once briefly
again to display the next test pattern in the test
sequence. Continue until all test patterns have been
displayed.
RGB status indicator LED
The RGB status LED at the bottom the spine gives an indication of panel status. This LED indicates the
following states:
Color Output
Blue Constant
Red Constant
Red Flashing
Green Flashing
Green Constant
Resetting and rebooting panels
If it becomes necessary to reset an EC-20 panel, it is possible to force a 'normal reboot' (which causes the
panel to reset and start up as it normally would when power is applied), or a 'factory reboot' (which causes
the panel to start up the original factory-programmed firmware). The factory reboot is a fail-safe way to
ensure the panel can be started up if there is a problem with the most recently uploaded firmware. It should
not be required during normal operation.
Normal reboot: Press the test/reset button for approx. 3 seconds until the status LED lights blue. Release
the button. The panel will boot normally as though power has just been applied.
Factory reboot: Press the test/reset button for approx. 8 seconds until the status LED lights white. Release
the button. The panel will then boot using the original factory-programmed firmware.
Note that performing a factory reboot will only cause the panel to boot the factory firmware once. At the next
power cycle (or reset), a normal reboot will be carried out.
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Indication
Busy (e.g. booting up or writing to
flash memory).
Error. The panel has encountered a
fatal error and can not run.
Disconnected. A system controller
could not be found.
Ready. A system controller is present
on the network.
Running. A system controller is using
this panel.
Table 2: RGB status LED
EC-20 user manual
Figure 20: Test/reset button and status
indicator LED
Action required
Wait a moment for normal operation
to be resumed.
Perform a factory reboot, followed by
a firmware upload.
Connect a system controller to the
network.
Configure the system controller to
use this panel.
None.