High End Systems Roadster Orbital Head System User Manual download pdf (Page 25)

CHAPTER 2

Setup and Configuration

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To apply power, connect the appropriate Power Hub line cord into your power source. For

more information on attaching a linecord, see

Installing Power Cord Caps on page 7.

Once connected to power, the Orbital Head will initialize (home). During this process, both

mirrors on the Mirror Head rotate to locate end stops and verify that the fixture is operating

correctly.

Verifying/Uploading Catalyst Software

Check the Power Hub display in the Menu Locked mode to identify the software version loaded

on that fixture. Verify that the version displayed by the fixture is the latest available. The

latest software for the Roadster Orbital Head system is available in the support section of the

High End Systems web site (

www.highend.com/support). There are two ways to upload

new software to the Roadster Orbital Head system:

1. Attach a High End Systems Upload Dongle to your computer and upload the software to

your Roadster Orbital Head system using WinUpload software.

WinUpload software requires a computer running Microsoft® Windows® 95, 98, ME, XP,

or 2000 operating system. To Install the WinUpload Software, create a WinUpload folder

on your hard drive. Download the Upload Module from

www.highend.com/support

page for your product and copy the WinUpload.exe and inpout32.dll files into the folder

on your hard drive.

2. Crossload software from one fixture that contains the new software to all other Roadster

Orbital Head systems on the link, (see

Crossloading Fixture Software (XLD) on page 33.

Note: Before you can upload new software, you must disconnect any

controllers, bypass any serial data distributors and/or data line

optoisolators, and bypass or make sure that any fixtures using RS-422

communications (such as Dataflash

AF1000 xenon strobes, and

Intellabeam

fixtures) are located after the Studio Command fixtures on

the link. These devices will block communication with any other Studio

Command fixtures on the link.

Setting a DMX Start Channel

A lighting console uses a start channel to identify the range of channels on a DMX link

associated with a particular fixture. A standard DMX512 link has 512 available channels to

divide among all the devices on the link. The start channel is the first channel in a designated

fixture’s channel range. A fixture must have a unique channel range to respond independently

to controller commands.

To determine a valid start channel for a fixture, first identify the channel range (the number of

consecutive channels a fixture requires) of every fixture on the link. Each Orbital Head

System requires a block of 12 consecutive channels on a 512-Channel DMX link.

Set the start channel using the Power Hub’s onboard menu system.

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