SIGNIFY Light Palette User manual

Light Palette™Control Console
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MIDI/SMPTE INTERFACE CARD INSTALLATION & SETUP
Overview
The LIGHT PALETTE MIDI/SMPTE Interface Card (part no. 64228) is designed for installation in the rear panel of a LIGHT
PALETTE Control Console. The card supports MIDI Show Control, MIDI Notes and SMPTE in and out for synchronizing cue
lists and external devices.
Note: MIDI and SMPTE devices are not provided or sold by Vari-Lite.
BEFORE INSTALLING - PLEASE READ: The MIDI/SMPTE Interface Card requires PALETTE OS Version 3.2 or later
to operate. If your LIGHT PALETTE Console does not have v3.2 or later, please visit the website
(www.vari-lite.com) and click on the LIGHT PALETTE Lighting Control Software Update link. After downloading and
installing the new software, you can proceed with installation of the MIDI/SMPTE Interface Card.
Installing MIDI/SMPTE Interface Card
Install the MIDI/SMPTE Interface Card in the LIGHT PALETTE
console rear panel as follows:
Step 1. At MIDI/SMPTE Interface Card, check address setting on 4-
position DIP Switch (Figure 1). Make sure an address is set on
the card before final installation. (A maximum of two cards
may be installed.)
• All switches ON = Address 1.
• Switch 1 OFF and switches 2-4 ON = Address 2.
When using one MIDI/SMPTE Interface Card, set the card address to 1 (factory default setting).
When using two MIDI/SMPTE Interface Cards, one must be set to Address 1 and the other must be set to Address 2
(in order to communicate with them independently). It does not matter which card is in which slot.
Step 2. Remove power from LIGHT PALETTE console. (Failure to do so, may result in damage to the PCB cards!)
Step 3. At console rear panel, remove blank panel from expansion slot by removing two Phillips screws (Figure 2).
Step 4. Remove DMX Card by loosening two captive screws and sliding out of console (do not disconnect cables).
Figure 2: Installing MIDI/SMPTE Interface Card
4-Position DIP Switch
Figure 1: Interface Card (Top/Rear)
RJ-45
Connector
CONSOLE REAR PANEL
MIDI/SMPTE
Blank Panel
Interface Card
DMX CARD
Captive
Screw (2)
DETAIL A
Route patch cable between cards, inside of console chassis
Phillips
Screw (2)
EXPANSION SLOT

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Step 5. Connect RJ-45 Patch Cable (included) to any open RJ-45 connector at rear of DMX Card (not on the front of the
card).
Note: On Light Palette VL and Light Palette Live consoles, all open connectors on the DMX card may be in use. If you are
installing this card in one of these consoles, please use any open connector on a submaster or button module panel.
Step 6. Feed Patch Cable inside console chassis and route toward expansion slot as shown in Figure 2. Slide DMX Card
back into its slot and secure by hand-tightening two captive screws.
Step 7. Position MIDI/SMPTE Interface Card near expansion slot and connect remaining end of Patch Cable to either RJ-45
connector at rear of card. Insert MIDI/SMPTE Interface Card into slot and secure by hand-tightening two captive
screws.
Connecting MIDI and SMPTE Devices
The hardware will support up to two external SMPTE
interface devices and the software additionally supports
four internal SMPTE clocks and the Media Player Time
Code.
• MIDI devices connect using the industry standard MIDI
connector (DIN 5).
• SMPTE connects using a balanced line level signal
through standard XLR connectors.
• A potentiometer is provided to adjust the level of the
SMPTE output signal.
LED Operation
During console operation, the MIDI/SMPTE Interface Card LEDs will indicate the following conditions:
Refer to the LIGHT PALETTE Help file for more information regarding MIDI or SMPTE operation.
Customer Support
For general and hardware related assistance, contact the Customer Service Department, 7 AM to 5AM PST Monday
through Friday. After hours service is available 24 hours a day, at the following:
phone: [phone]
For LIGHT PALETTE software and programming related assistance, contact Technical Support at the following:
phone: [phone]
email: [e-mail]
COM LED Status LED
Green Flash = No MIDI/SMPTE No LED = No power
Red Flash = Transmit SMPTE Solid Green = Power, CPU not running
Green/Red = Receive SMPTE Amber/Green Slow Flash = No communication to console
Amber/Green Fast Flash = Connected to console
MIDI In
MIDI Out
SMPTE In
SMPTE Out
COM LED
Status LED
Level Adjustment
Figure 3: Connecting MIDI/SMPTE Devices