Manual

the BR-MultiBrick32 will be triggered to play shows by the four opti-
cally isolated ‘J8’ trigger inputs. When acting as a ‘Smart’ Brick, The
BR-MultiBrick32 will lock to and follow time code information send
to it through the 'Smart' Brick Network from the 'Smart' Brick Brian.
A ‘Smart’ Brick system is used when you need to synchronize
any number of ‘Bricks’ together on a ‘Smart’ Brick Network under
the control of a single ‘Smart’ Brick Brain. The Brain itself allows
shows to be triggered at specific times of the day using a real
time clock and the Brains’ 365 day schedule, and locked (syn-
chronized) to Smpte time code, LaserDisks and DVDs, or the Brain-
s’ internal or external clock. A single Brain and ‘Smart’ Brick network
can run a single time line at one time.
A ‘Dumb’ Brick is typically used in stand alone applications,
where the show runs continuously or when triggered by an exter-
nal event. Multiple ‘Dumb’ bricks can be triggered simultaneously,
but will not be automatically synchronized as the Bricks in a
‘Smart’ Brick system are.
This switch actually switches the six wires that connect to the
backplane of the BR-MultiBrick32 between the optoisolators used
for 'Dumb' Bricks and the RS-422 receivers used for 'Smart' Bricks.
If you plug a BR-MultiBrick32 which has been configured to act as
a 'Smart' Brick into a slot that has been configured for a 'Dumb'
Brick, you risk damaging the RS-422 receivers.
The BR-MultiBrick32 doesn’t actually believe that it has been
set to act as a 'Smart' Brick until it receives a valid message
through the 'Smart' Brick Network. In the unlikely event that you
switch from 'Smart' Brick to 'Dumb' Brick mode while a BR-
MultiBrick32 is running, there will be a delay of ten seconds or so
before it starts acting as a 'Dumb' Brick. During any time that the
Record Enable LED is on, the 'Smart' Brick Network will be disabled.
Even so, it the BR-MultiBrick32 was in 'Smart' Brick Mode when the
card had the Record Enabled button pressed, then it will remain a
'Smart' Brick until the Record Enabled button is pressed again.
e) J8 Power: If the BR-MultiBrick32 is acting as a 'Dumb' Brick, then
this switch is used to select whether the ‘J8’ power for the optoiso-
lators is provided by the same power supply as the BR-
MultiBrick32, or is provided by an external isolated source. When
operating as a 'Smart' Brick, this switch has no effect.
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