System information

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Field
Function
Transmit
DMX512-
A Text
This option is used to select one of four preset text
messages in order to check text reception on other
equipment.
When Transmit Text is selected, the text DMX frame
is sent once every 64 packets of standard (start code
zero) DMX512.
If this is not desired, set the message to None before
exiting the menu.
Sequence
The two controls are used to select the range of
memories and the inter step delay for sequence
playback.
Bar Graph
The control allows one of eight position bar graph
fonts to be selected. The selected font is used in the
Receive DMX512 menu.
Dark
Channel
The Dark Channel control is used to set the level to be
transmitted in place of zero (dark) channels when
operating in either Rig Check or Transmit Dynamic
Mode.
Transmit
SIPs
The Transmit SIPs option is used to enable the
transmission of System Information Packets.
When enabled, a single SIP packet is sent for every 64
standard packets.
If Text DMX is enabled (Menu 10), the SIP packet is
sent every 65 packets.
Menu
Options
The Menu Options section is used to enable or disable
individual menus within Micro-Scope 3a. When the box
is ticked, the relevant menu is enabled. The six buttons
are simply shortcuts to select menu lists that may be
useful.