Rompa Sound to Sight Showtime User manual

Sound to Sight Showtime™ 22870, March 2018
Copyright ROMPA®Ltd
Sound to Sight Showtime™
Instruction Manual

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Contents
3
At a Glance
Panel Overview
Colour
Description
Contents
Technical Specification
What’s in the Box
Compatible Rompa® Products
7
Operation
Modes
Touch Screen
Illuminated Push Buttons
External Switches
Microphone Input
Shapes, Patterns and Colours
Rompa® Wireless Operation
19
Installation
Installing Wall Mount Brackets &
Panel
25
Safety
26
Care and Maintenance
26
Troubleshooting

3
At a Glance
Panel Overview

4
Colour
The Panel is available in 4 colours:
Black, White, Cream and Blue

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Description
Sounds are turned into dazzling shows of light, colour and movement.
The panel responds to both changes in pitch and volume to create an
ever changing sensory experience.
Engaging, interactive and rewarding. Encourages learning, exploration
and fosters a feeling of empowerment.
Why not try whistling humming or clapping?
Technical Specification
Weight: 14kg
Input: 100-240V 50/60Hz
Output: 5V DC 10A
Material: ABS (Phthalate-Free)

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Dimensions
(All dimensions in mm)

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Contents
x1 Sound to Sight Showtime™
x2 High Quality Microphone
x2 Wall Mounting Bracket
x4 M4 Screws
x1 UK Mains Lead
x1 US Mains Lead
x1 EU Mains Lead
Compatible Rompa® Products
20848 Sensory Magic®
21098 Sensory Magic Portable®
19847 Deluxe 8 Colour Wirefree Controller
21006 8 Colour Wirefree Switch
19847 WiFi Interactive Carpet Switch Set
18870 Talking Cube
20402 Mini Talking Cube
21917 WiFi Microphone
22871 Colour Command Centre™
21918 WiFi Override Transmitter
21728 WiFi App Control Box

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Operation
Modes
The mode dictates how the panel behaves. The Sound to Sight
Showtime™ has 4 modes which can be selected via the touch screen
or by plugging in a microphone into the ¼” microphone input:
Mode 1: Amplitude and Frequency
The panel reacts to both the amplitude and frequency of a sound. Why
not play a song with the built in mp3 and watch the panel dance to the
music.
Mode 2: Amplitude
The panel reacts only to the amplitude of a sound (whether the sound
is loud or quiet). Great for cause and effect as a clap or loud sound will
fill the panel with colour.
Mode 3: Frequency
The panel reacts only to the frequency of a sound (whether the sound
is high or low pitched). Why not try and fill certain areas of the panel
practicing with different sounds or instruments.
Microphone Mode
This mode cannot be accessed via the touch screen. To access this
mode plug a microphone into the ¼” microphone input. The panel will
automatically change to microphone mode once a microphone has
been detected.
The panel works as normal however sound is detected through the
external microphone/s and not from the integrated microphone in the
panel.
When there are two microphones plugged in the ‘Ladder Pattern’ has
two ‘Ladders’ instead of one. Each of the ‘Ladders’ is controlled by

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each microphone respectively. This allows users to race or do a call and
response game.
Touch Screen
The touch screen is intended for the supervisor of the session not the
primary user of the panel. The touch screen allows you to control in
detail how the panel behaves as well as view statistics of panel usage.
Upon booting the panel up it will revert to its default settings:
Mode 1: Amplitude and Frequency
Volume: 2
Screen Brightness: 100%
Panel Brightness: 6
Sound Effects: On
WiFi: On
Lock: Off
Mode
Pressing the light blue mode button to
cycle through the modes of the panel.
Press the Red forward or back buttons
to cycle through the other menu
options.

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Volume
Pressing the ‘+’ will increase the
volume and pressing ‘-‘ will reduce the
volume.
Press the Red forward or back buttons
to cycle through the other menu
options.
Media
Pressing the ‘play/ pause’ button to
play or pause music. Press the ‘skip
forward’ to play the next track or ‘skip
back’ to play the previous.
Press the Red forward or back buttons
to cycle through the other menu
options.
*An SD Card with compatible mp3
files must be inserted to use the
media functionality.
Screen Brightness
Pressing the light green screen
brightness button will cycle the panel
through 6 levels of brightness.
Press the Red forward or back buttons
to cycle through the other menu
options.

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Touch Screen Brightness
Pressing the yellow touch screen
brightness button will cycle the touch
screen through 3 levels of brightness.
Press the Red forward or back buttons
to cycle through the other menu
options.
Sound Effects
Pressing the light green sound effect
button will cycle the sound effects on
or off. Sound effect refers to the
sounds made when the user activates
the illuminated push buttons.
Press the Red forward or back buttons
to cycle through the other menu
options.
Wireless
Pressing the purple Wireless button
will cycle the panel Wireless on or off.
With Wireless turned on the panel will
respond to other Rompa® compatible
wireless products. With wireless
turned off it will ignore Rompa®
compatible wireless products.
Press the Red forward or back buttons
to cycle through the other menu
options.

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Lock
Pressing the red lock button will lock
and unlock the illuminated push
buttons. When locked the push
buttons will dim and be unresponsive.
Press the Red forward or back buttons
to cycle through the other menu
options.
Stats
Pressing the blue stats will open the
stats screen.
From the stats screen you can see real
time the amount of button presses
have been made on the panel and the
duration the panel has been used for.
To return to the main page
Press the Red forward or back buttons
to cycle through the other menu
options.
Illuminated Push Buttons
The Sound to Sight Showtime™has 3 illuminated push buttons so the
user can control the visual and audio effects the panel produces. When
pressed each button will flash and a unique sound effect will be
triggered. Sound effects can be turned off via the touch screen.
Illuminated buttons can also be locked via the touch screen if required.
The brightness of the illuminated buttons is reduced and the buttons
are unresponsive when locked.

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Pattern
The panel has 8 patterns which
can be selected via the ‘Pattern’
illuminated push button or an
external switch plugged into the
‘Colour’ input jack.
Colour
The panel has 11 colours which
can be selected via the ‘Colour’
illuminated push button or an
external switch plugged into the
‘Colour’ input jack.
Sound Effect
The panel has 10 unique sound
effects which can be played by
pressing the ‘Sound Effect’
illuminated push button or an
external switch plugged into the
‘Sound effect’ input jack. This is
an alternate way to interact
with the panel for non-vocal
users.
External Switches
The panel has 3 external switch inputs each located underneath their
associated illuminated push button. To connect the external switch
simply plug into the 3.5mm jack and remove when finished (external
switches without a 3.5mm jack may need an adapter fitting).

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Microphone Input
The panel has 2 microphone inputs. To use a microphone with the
panel simply plug a microphone into one of the ¼” jack located in the
bottom left and bottom right of the panel. When a microphone is
inserted the panel will automatically detect its presence and turn to
‘Microphone Mode’. The panel also acts as a karaoke and sounds
spoken through the microphone can be heard through the integrated
speaker. Simply remove the microphone(s) from the panel when
finished and the panel will automatically revert back to its previous
mode.

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Patterns, Colours and Sound Effects
Patterns
When selecting a pattern a pre-animation is displayed so you know
which pattern is selected and what to expect when using it.
1
Equaliser Vertical –Solid Bar
Vertical bars of light move up and down the panel in
response to sounds detected.
2
Equaliser Horizontal –Single Block
In each row of the panel a single block of light travels left to
right in response to sounds detected.
3
Equaliser Alternate Sides –Solid Bar
Like ‘Equaliser Vertical – Solid Bar’ however the direction of
travel is reversed with each column. Half the bars travel up
when a sound is detected and the other half travel
downwards.
4
Equaliser Mirrored –Single Block
A single block of light moves up and down the panel in
response to sounds detected in the bottom half of the
panel. This pattern is mirrored in the top half of the panel.
5
Sound Ladder
A row or rung of the ladder is illuminated each time a sound
is detected. When all the rungs are illuminated an auditory
and visual reward is given and the pattern resets.
Plugging in two microphones will create two sound ladders
each of which can be controlled their associated
microphone. This allows for users to race of play call and
repeat games.

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*This mode is not frequency dependant and will respond in
the same way regardless of mode.
7
Random Sound Fill
A random sized block of the screen is illuminated each time
a sound is detected. When the screen is completely
illuminated an auditory and visual reward is given. The
blocks then fade out and the pattern resets.
*This mode is not frequency dependant and will respond in
the same way regardless of mode.
8
Light Show
The panel performs a light show cycling through 5 pre-set
patterns (Inward Spiral, Outward Spiral, Random Fill,
Vertical Fill and Horizontal Fill). The Brightness of the
pattern is dictated by the amplitude of the sounds detected
by the panel.
*This mode is not frequency dependant and will respond in
the same way regardless of mode.
Colour
1
Multi-Coloured (LEDs are multi-coloured)
2
All Colours Soft Fade (LEDs transition through colours)
3
All Colours Hard Fade (LEDs hard transition through
colours)
4
Red
5
Green
6
Blue

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7
Yellow
8
Orange
9
Pink
10
Purple
11
White
Sound Effect
1
Cartoon Twisting
2
Referee Whistle
3
Cartoon Jump
4
Power Down
5
Knock
6
Arpeggio
7
Harp
8
Organ
9
Clapping
10
Bubbles

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Rompa® Wireless Operation
The Sound to Sight Showtime™ is compatible with a range of Rompa®
wireless products (see Compatible Rompa® Products):
8 Colour Wireless Controller Simple and Deluxe
Pressing the colour buttons turns the panel to the corresponding colour
selected. The panel will remain this colour unless a new colour is
selected via the panel or a Rompa® wireless controller or the panel is
in a passive mode where it continue cycling through colours and
patterns after 60 seconds.
Pressing the central ‘function button’ acts as pressing the pattern
button on the panel. Pressing the function button multiple times allows
the user to cycle through all 8 of the panel’s patterns.
Other Wireless Products
Selecting a colour turns the panel the corresponding colour selected.
The panel will remain this colour unless a new colour is selected via
the panel or a Rompa® wireless controller or the panel is in a passive
mode where it continue cycling through colours and patterns after 60
seconds.

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Installation
Installing Wall Mount Brackets &
Panel
Due to the size of the product it is recommended that two people are
required to install the product.
Recommended Tools
Drill
Spirit Level
Pencil
Tape Measure
Appropriate Fixings
(All dimensions in mm)

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1. Unscrew the 4x M4 screws which secure the 2x brackets to the
panels. The brackets are secured to avoid any damage during
transit.
Be sure to place the 4x M4 screws in a safe place as they will be
required later.
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