User manual

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Stand-Alone Mode
Stand-Alone Mode is an important feature of the MADRIX
®
PLEXUS.
1x DMX-OUT, 2x DMX-OUT, or Art-Net is available in Stand-Alone Mode. The
PLEXUS uses an SD card to run automatic light shows without the need for a
computer. A PC running MADRIX
®
is only necessary to preprogram the shows.
Several steps are required to create a Stand-Alone Show for your device:
Step 1) Start MADRIX
®
and configure your virtual LED matrix according to
your LED installation using the menu ‘Preferences...’ à ‘Matrix
Generator...’ or ‘Preferences...’ à ‘Patch Editor...’.
Step 2) Create the effects you wish to use with the help of the graphical user
interface (GUI) of the software MADRIX
®
.
Step 3) Navigate to the menu ‘Window’ à ‘Cue List’ in MADRIX
®
if you wish
to create a playlist. A live record is also possible without a Cue List.
Step 4) Recording your effects and thus creating MADRIX Record files
(*.mrec) is possible using the menu ‘Window’ à ‘Recording…’
à tab ‘Recording’ and à tab ’Record Editing’.
Step 5) Converting Record files (*.mrec) into DMX Data files (*.dxd) is also
done via ‘Window’ à ‘Recording…’ à tab ‘PLEXUS Conversion’.
Step 6) In order to create a PLEXUS Configuration, the Stand-Alone Show for
your device, please use the ‘PLEXUS Configuration’ dialog.
In MADRIX
®
, open the menu ‘Tools’ à ‘PLEXUS Configuration…’.
Step 7) Export your show to the SD card or transfer the PLEXUS Configuration
directly to the SD card in your device over USB or Ethernet.
In MADRIX
®
, open the menu ‘Tools’ à ‘PLEXUS Configuration…’.
Step 8) Manually activate playback on the device, in case you did not configure
‘Auto Play’ for your PLEXUS Configuration.
For more information, please read the user manuals.