User manual MARTIN LIGHTJOCKEY VERSION 2.5

[. . . ] Installation and Introduction to Programming LightJockey Version 2. 5 for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP © 1998 - 2003 Martin Professional A/S, Denmark. No part of this manual may be reproduced, in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from Martin Professional A/S, Denmark. P/N 35002504 Revision E Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Windows 2000 or Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] On certain PCs, especially laptops, it may be necessary to enable both the parallel port and the power supplying keyboard or PS/2 mouse port in order to use the DMX ADP. Please consult your PC documentation for details if the adapter fails to work. Laptop users should disable power-saving functionality as this can cause the DMXADP interface to malfunction. Installing the LightJockey PCMCIA interface on a Windows 95/98/ME system The PCMCIA interface provides two 512 channel DMX links. For installation, please refer to the PCMCIA Adapter QuickStart User's Guide. Once you have installed the PCMCIA interface go to "Software installation" on page 34. Installing the LightJockey USB/DMX interface on a Windows 95/98/ME system There are three types of LightJockey USB/DMX interface: 1. Original LightJockey USB/DMX LightJockey USB/DMX II-in LightJockey USB/DMX II-out Up to four LightJockey USB/DMX out (original model or version II) and one LightJockey USB/DMX II in interfaces can be connected to a PC. Note regarding the Location of the USB driver The guidelines in this section refer to the 'location of the USB driver' in several places. The exact location of the driver files will depend on if what the installation is. The driver has been downloaded as a separate update, the driver files will be located where they were unzipped to on the hard drive. LightJockey is installed/updated from a CD the driver are located on the CD in \HardwareDrivers\USB2\ 3. The driver is updated from a downloaded release of LightJockey, run LightJockey once to unpack compressed files. The driver files are now located in <LightJockey Installation>\HardwareDrivers\USB2\ Before the LightJockey USB/DMX interface can be used with LightJockey, you must install the correct USB device driver. Note that each of the three types of LightJockey USB/DMX interface has their own driver: · Martin USB/DMX Interface (Unified Driver) 29 · · Martin USB/DMX Interface II - DMX Out (Unified Driver) Martin USB/DMX Interface II - DMX In (Unified Driver) 1. Once Windows has detected an interface, the Found New Hardware Wizard will appear, prompting for a driver for a EZ-USB device. 3. Select Search for best driver for your device, and then click Next. 30 5. Select Specify a location and click Browse to locate the folder containing the driver. Then click Next. 6. If a suitable driver is found in the folder, the Wizard will list the driver name and location. Check this information to ensure that the correct driver has been found. Click Next. 7. Wait while Windows re-builds the driver database, and then click Finish. 8. If additional LightJockey USB/DMX interfaces are present then repeat this procedure from step 2 until a driver for each has been installed. 31 9. To ensure that the drivers are properly installed and in working order open the device manager by right-clicking My Computer, select properties from the popup menu, then select the Device Manager tab. Expand the Universal Serial Bus Controllers entry and check that the correct driver is displayed (without an exclamation mark, as this indicates that there is a problem. To ensure that LightJockey routes DMX data to the correct interface when operating with multiple LightJockey USB/DMX interfaces, always connect: · · All USB/DMX interfaces to the USB port(s) on the PC before applying power to the PC. Each USB/DMX interface to the same physical USB port on the PC. 32 Notes on removing the PCI/ISA driver You can remove this driver using the Installer application but it is a generic Windows driver that might be used to drive other types of hardware in the PC. Removing the driver may cause other types of hardware to stop functioning. Do not remove the driver unless you are certain that it is not needed for other types of hardware. [. . . ] Notice that the cursor in the Movement control stopped moving and the name of the sequence is displayed in the Sequence name field. In the Sequence [0000 No name] dialog box (which can be opened by clicking the Seq button on the Sequence toolbar), click the Next Scene button to advance to scene 1. 5. Click the Shutter Closed/Open button in the Intensity dialog box (which can be opened by clicking the Intensity button on the Fixture toolbar) so that it changes to Shutter Closed. 7. If necessary, click the shutter Off/Snap/Fade button (the top one of the two) so that it is set to Snap. 8. A confirmation dialog box appears. 10. Click OK to confirm. Step 6: Save the cue Cues are handled much like sequences. [. . . ]