LED Pixelboard 500/256 ORDERCODE 101130
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WARNING FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP! SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Every person involved with the installation, operation and maintenance of this device has to: be qualified follow the instructions of this manual CAUTION! Be careful with your operations. With a dangerous voltage you can suffer a dangerous electric shock when touching the wires! Before your initial start-up, please make sure that there is no damage caused by transportation.
• • • • • • • • • • If the external cable is damaged, it has to be replaced by a qualified technician. If device is dropped or struck, disconnect mains power supply immediately. Have a qualified engineer inspect for safety before operating. If the device has been exposed to drastic temperature fluctuation (e.g. after transportation), do not switch it on immediately. The arising condensation water might damage your device. Leave the device switched off until it has reached room temperature.
Connection with the mains Connect the device to the mains with the power-plug. Always pay attention, that the right color cable is connected to the right place.
Description of the device Features The LED Pixelboard is a fabulous LED Lighteffect from Showtec.
Overall Requirements • Windows XP computer with an available PCI slot • ATI graphics card or Nvdia Geforce with DVI Out • LED Pixelboard Controller (101140); 1 controller for every 6 panels wide and 16 panels high Computer System Requirements Minimum Operating system: Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2) Processor: Pentium 200 MHz with at least one free PCI slot Harddisk: 20 GB 5400 RPM Memory: 128 MB Graphic Card: ATI Graphics Card with dual display and DVI-I output Note: NVIDIA graphics cards are not compatib
LED Pixelboard Limitations Horizontal Panels (Left/Right) Minimum 1 Panel Maximum with 6 panels (1 Controller) Maximum with 48 panels (2 Controllers) 16 columns of LED clusters or 16 horizontal pixels/lines 96 columns of LED clusters or 96 horizontal pixels/lines 768 columns of LED clusters or 768 horizontal pixels Vertical Panels (UP/Down) Minimum 1 Panel Maximum with 16 panels (1 Controller) Maximum with 32 panels (2 Controllers) 16 rows of LED clusters or 16 vertical pixels/lines 256 rows of LED clust
1) PCB 2) Power supply 3) Power supply mounting plate 4) Mounting support B 5) Rubber seal 6) Plastic casing 7) Mounting support A 8) Handle 9) Display cover 10) Power connector 11) Cable watertight locking nut 12) Rubber seal 13) Watertight locking nut 14) Rubber seal 15) Watertight locking thread 16) Signal connector 17) PCB 18) Alan bolt 19) Signal connector 20) Mains power connection 21) Mains power connection 22) DC +12V 23) COM 24) GND 25) Neutral 26) Live Mounting System to LED Screen Connection Eac
Connecting 96 LED panels to 1 controller 9
Maximum System Configuration Other Setup Possibilities 10
Mounting System Connections Each LED Pixelboard can be locked to any other panel, using the interlocking connectors at the rear of each Pixelboard. Note: Always position the panels using the position guides. Inter-lock the LED Pixelboards together using the thumb-bolts. Always check that the thumb-bolts are tightly fastened using a spanner.
Attaching the Flying Bracket The flying bracket attachment is used to rig a 1 meter section (Width) of the LED Pixelboard. It is designed to be attached to the very top row of a 1 meter section. Additional hardware is provided for interconnecting multiple flying brackets. Note: Always make sure that all bolts are securely fastened. For screens measuring 3 meters in height or beyond, use 2 rigging points for every 1 meter section. Do not use on systems larger than 6 meters in height.
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Dip switch settings A LED Pixelboard video display matrix may consist of up to 16 controllers or 16 individual grid sections in various pattern configurations. Each controller must be addressed according to your configuration so that the video appears whole and intact. Two internal dipswitches (JP1 & JP2) are addressed according to your system layout and configuration. Open the controller to change the Dipswitch settings. 1 Panel is 16 pixels on your PC screen.
JP2 Dipswitches In order for video to display properly across multiple sections or drivers, each driver must be addressed accordingly. The JP2 dipswitch establishes the horizontal starting address or (vertical line) for each section of matrix. Just like the JP1 dipswitch, JP2 has different numerical designations for addressing. Dipswitches 6 and 7 always remain in the ON position.
You can use the table below to quickly identify the dipswitch settings for your matrix width.
Transmitter Card Install the transmitter card in an available PCI slot in your computer. The transmitter card is the interface between your PC, LED Studio and the LED Pixelboard. You must use the DVI cable provided to connect from the computers DVI output to the DVI port on the transmitter card. Data Out 1 & Data Out 2 connectors The 2 network output ports transmit 256 rows or horizontal lines. Output 1 transmits rows/lines 1 throug 256. output 2 transmits rows/lines 257 through 512.
Transmitter card installation 1) Turn off your computer and disconnect from the powersource. Always take these precautions before opening the case and adding/removing components. 2) Insert the transmitter card into an available PCI slot in your computer. 3) Connect the DVI output from your computer’s display card to the DVI input on the transmitter card, using the DVI signal cable provided.
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Maintenance The operator has to make sure that safety-relating and machine-technical installations are to be inspected by an expert after every four years in the course of an acceptance test. The operator has to make sure that safety-relating and machine-technical installations are to be inspected by a skilled person once a year. The following points have to be considered during the inspection: 1.
Product Specification Model: Showtec LED Pixelboard Gray Scale: Red/Green/Blue 256 grade(8 BIT) Colors: 256 x 256 x 256 = 16M Colors Supports Display: 640 X 480 / 800 X 600 / 1024 X 768 Supports Display Card: DVI Connector Display Card Interface Cards (1 set): Data Collection Card 1pcs Range: 768 X 512 Dimmer: Hardware 16 grade,Software 256 grade Frequency: 16Mhz 12Mhz 8Mhz 6Mhz(Adjustable) Sweeping Frequency: >90HZ Scan mode: 16 rows/area Output Port: 2x50 Signal Cable: 5-core Net Cable Maximum Signal Tran
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