Installing your REFLECTION console
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1. ee Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd 6 If the main console can be revived 7 Switch on the main console and wait for it to initialise Check carefully that REFLECTION s green input data LED is on Do not go any further until REFLECTION indicates that good data is being received 8 When REFLECTION s input data LED is on you can send the current cue from your main console Nothing happens yet as REFLECTION s input is still frozen 9 When you are sure that you are sending the right output from the main console check that the input master fader is at zero and press freeze The freeze LED turns green 10 Carry out a manual crossfade between any active REFLECTION submasters and the input master When the input master is at 10 and the submasters are out you can continue the show on the main console as before Control room power failure It s possible to lose power in the control room without the dimmers being affected In this case the demultiplexers at the dimmers will keep sending the last data received from the console before communications were lost so lights don t go out Note The above is true of ETC CONNECTION Output Modules and other receivers following the guidelines of USITT DMX512 We cannot guarantee that such devices from all manufacturers will include this feature Eventually we assume that power will be restored Be aware that some power outs are extremely brief but they may be long enough to cause electronic equ2. INPUT CONNECTOR D Type 15 pin Chassis Plug pins 1 to 12 Inputs 1 to 12 pins 13 14 amp 15 OV common Input voltage range Ov off to 10v full Recommended Cable type Multi core cable with overall screen EXPANSION PORT CONNECTOR D Type 9 pin Chassis Socket pin 1 OV common pin 2 bi directional open drain DATA bus pin 3 open drain CLOCK bus pins 4 to 9 n c As both data and clock lines are bi directional the cable must be wired pin to pin from the Master connector to each Slave connector Cable requirements The cable should be a two core twisted pair with overall braid or foil screen and drain wire Example cable RS 360 649 Alpha 2461 Belden 8451 The maximum length from Master unit to furthest Slave unit is limited by the TOTAL capacitance of the cable used which must not exceed 300pF Example Alpha 2461 rated 111pF m Max length 300pF 111pF m 2 7 metres RFXNOPS DOC Page 19 Reflection Users Guide Version 2 xx Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd In many situations standard DMX cable may be used for interconnecting master and slave units with a maximum length of 1 8 metres Check the Data Sheet for your particular cable RFXNOPS DOC Page 20
3. by raising the appropriate fader s above zero When the same dimmer is present in more than one fader the highest level will be passed to the dimmers Recording backup states With the main console transmitting data to the dimmers via REFLECTION you are now ready to start copying cues into REFLECTION s submaster faders Copying cues in output 1 Set up and output the state you want to copy on your main console 2 Check that REFLECTION is in the page you want to use If it isn t press the appropriate page button to select it and switch on the correct page LED 3 Press record The red record LED lights 4 Press the submaster bumpswitch for the desired submaster The current state being received from the main console is copied into the desired submaster in the current page If the current received state is a blackout the submaster will not be recorded and any previous levels in the submaster will be cleared Note If you press record by mistake a second press cancels the record operation For Record Lockout See Jumper Settings in the appendix section in this manual RFXNOPS DOC Page 8 Reflection Users Guide Version 2 xx ee Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd Copying cues blind You can get ahead by copying a batch of cues into REFLECTION even during the show 1 Pick a quiet period between cues to do this Make a note of the current cue being output by the main console and check that any REFLECTION submasters to b
4. illegal timing or framing errors RFXNOPS DOC Page 16 RERO Y SEE Reflection Users Guide E E Version 2 xx atatt Elec c Theatre Controls Ltd appendix B jumper settings Console Function Jumpers There are 5 main jumpers located in the centre of the processor PCB These are identified as A through E The following table shows the options that can be selected from the jumpers Note These jumper settings are valid for software version 2 06 only Jumper Open circuit Short circuit A Power on beep Enabled Power on beep Disabled B To Byte by Byte DMX Buffered DMX throughput E C CPUAddressin CPUAddressin B Expanded systems only Expanded systems only E Record Enable Record Disable RAM Write Protect Jumper settings shown underlined are factory defaults e Jumper A when fitted disables the Power On alarm e Jumper B when fitted enables Buffered DMX processing See chapter 3 DMX Processing Strategies for a full explanation on the use of this jumper e Jumper C amp D set the unit to act as a Slave see below e Jumper E when fitted disables the record function EXPANSION I2C BUS LINKS To use REFLECTION in a Master Slave arrangement you must define a unique address for each Slave unit that is connected to the Master via the Expansion Bus When setting jumpers and links for an expanded system there are three points to note 1 NO MORE THAN THREE SLAVE UNITS CAN BE CONNECTED TO A MASTER UNIT 2
5. the rear panel The other end of which then connects to either a DMX demultiplexer or Digital Dimmer RFXNOPS DOC Page 5 Reflection Users Guide Version 2 xx ee Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd Expansion port cable connector D Type 9 pin free plug Pinout pin 1 OV common pin 2 bi directional open drain DATA bus pin 3 open drain CLOCK bus pins 4 9 n c The cable is wired one to one to each connector Max 4 and should be as short as possible so if you are only using 1 Slave unit then just make the cable with two connectors For two slave units use three connectors daisy chained for three slave units use four connectors daisy chained IE Master Slave 1 Slave 2 Slave 3 Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 Cable requirements The cable should be a two core twisted pair with overall braid or foil screen and drain wire Example cable RS 360 649 Alpha 2461 Belden 8451 The maximum length from Master unit to furthest Slave unit is limited by the TOTAL capacitance of the cable used which must not exceed 300pF Example Alpha 2461 rated 111pF m Max length 300pF 111pF m 2 7 metres In many situations standard DMX cable not microphone cable may be used for interconnecting master and slave units with a maximum length of 1 8 metres Check the Data Sheet for your particular cable RFXNOPS DOC Page 6 Reflection Users Guide Version 2 xx ee Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd chapter three T
6. will resume normal operation Using analogue inputs The analogue input connector on the rear panel of the REFLECTION console enables any standard self powered 10Vdc signal to be used to drive REFLECTIONs submasters The analogue inputs should be seen as parallel faders to the submasters and work ona highest takes precedence basis between inputs 1 12 and submasters 1 12 respectively See Chapter 2 Installation for information on connecting REFLECTION s analogue inputs The analogue input option may be used in a number of ways some of which are described below Remote fader panels Fader panels with between one and twelve faders may be used to control REFLECTION s submasters for a number of uses Houselight control Houselight dimmers are nowadays frequently integrated into the production lighting dimmer racks and controlled using a separate control system It is certainly true that for safety reasons house lighting control circuits should be independent of the main console Using REFLECTION both options are available Houselight dimmers can be controlled by the main console when required for effects and submasters for example groups 10 12 can be assigned on all five pages of REFLECTION s memory If three fader panels are wired to REFLECTION and located in the auditorium or prompt corner the houselight states can readily be controlled from any position Rehearsal lighting Using a similar principle a rehearsal lighting st
7. ENSURE THAT EACH SLAVE UNIT IS SET WITH A UNIQUE ADDRESS 3 ENSURE THAT LK2 amp LK3 ARE REMOVED FROM EACH SLAVE UNIT The Master unit will require LK2 amp LK3 to be fitted No address links are used in a Master unit ie it s address is 00h Each Slave unit will need links to be set on jumpers C amp D as shown in the table below Use one or both of the shorting links which you have removed from LK2 amp LK3 Note that jumpers C amp D correspond to DO amp D1 of the Slave address expressed in binary notation RFXNOPS DOC Page 17 Reflection Users Guide Version 2 xx Slave 1 Unit O C S C O C S C HOI he Ge es He iCS a S Slave 2 Unit Slave 3 Unit LK2 amp LK3 connect 1 8kQ pul up resistors R3 amp R4 to the 12C Bus There must only be one pair of pullups on the 14C bus so LK2 amp LK3 must only be fitted in the Master Unit Early revisions of the CPU PCB Revs 1 to 3 have 1 8kQ pull up resistors R3 amp R4 which are hardwired onto the bus To configure a Rev 3 or earlier PCB for use as a Slave unit it is necessary to cut those two resistors from the PCB RFXNOPS DOC Page 18 oe Le Reflection Users Guide _ Version 2 xx atatt c Theatre Controls Ltd appendix c connector Schedules Elec DMX Data Sockets DATA IN 5 Pin XLR Plug DATA OUT 5 Pin XLR Socket Pinouts pin 1 OV reference pin 2 RS485 DATA pin 3 RS485 DATA pin 4 reserved pin 5 reserved ANALOGUE
8. ailable These Expansion Modules are connected to one main Reflection console and therefore all controls faders buttons etc are controlled from just one unit Reflection can be expanded to accommodate 4 DMX Lines in total one main console and three Expansion modules Text conventions In this manual console keys are indicated by square brackets such as Freeze References to other sections of the manual as well as hints and tips are printed in italic such as Chapter 1 Introduction Pile on convention REFLECTION uses a pile on convention rather than last action convention to determine levels for channels that are acted on by several outputs REFLECTION reads all output levels it receives for a specific dimmer and sets that channel to the highest of these For example assume a dimmer is included in one or more active submasters If a dimmer is also included in the received DMX input REFLECTION sets the channel at the greater of the two settings RFXNOPS DOC Page 1 Reflection Users Guide Version 2 xx Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd Customer service If you have problems with your console please follow these steps 1 Refer to this manual for operational instructions 2 If you do not find the answer in the manual call your local dealer or ETC Technical Services for customer service Please have the following information available before you call e Console model and serial number located on back panel e Sof
9. ase become thoroughly familiar with these procedures so that you will be as ready as REFLECTION to do the right thing in a real emergency Main console failure In rare circumstances the main console might crash or lose power or memory Most fault conditions involve loss or corruption of dimmer data output REFLECTION automatically detects such a fault in its data input stages and disregards any signal which does not conform to DMX512 At the same time it safeguards the last good data received which is as always mastered by the input master fader REFLECTION warns you about the problem in the following ways e audible warning 20 beeps at 2Hz e freeze LED flashes red e input data LED goes out This is what you do 1 Don t panic REFLECTION is still sending the last good state received from the main console to the dimmers Nothing should have changed on stage 2 See if you can revive the main console in time for the next cue If you can skip to step 6 3 Check your cue sheet for the submaster and page required to back up the next cue and select the appropriate page on REFLECTION if it is not already selected 4 When the time comes for the next cue execute a manual crossfade fading the appropriate submaster up and the input master fader down 5 Continue the show carrying out page changes as required see above and manual crossfades between submasters RFXNOPS DOC Page 12 Reflection Users Guide Version 2 xx
10. ata out to your DMX demultiplexer s or digital dimmers using a standard DMX512 cable 6 Set the power switch on the rear panel to the Off position 7 Fit a suitable plug and connect the console power lead in a grounded 220 240 VAC outlet For 120Vac operation check with your authorised ETC service agent NOTE Fuse replacement Use only a 20mm 250mA anti surge T fuse RFXNOPS DOC Page 3 Reflection Users Guide Version 2 xx 7 Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd Connecting to Dimmers Dimmer data input and output conform to USITT DMX512 1990 the internationally accepted dimmer data protocol To install dimmers connect either direct to digital dimmers using the same standard or to demultiplexers such as the ETC CONNECTION Output Module Note When using DMX dimmers or demultiplexers it is essential that the receiving unit is optically isolated from the data line To be safe always use ETC CONNECTION Output Modules which offer full optical isolation from dimmer faults Connector Type XLR 5 pin chassis female DMX Out Pinout 1 Common 2 Data DMX512 3 Data DMX512 4 Not used 5 Not used Cable Type Shielded twisted pair approved for RS422 485 eg Belden 9841 Alpha 5271 should be used for runs of up to 1000 metres Installing analogue inputs The analogue input option allows you to connect up to 12 standard 0 to 10Vdc analogue control signals in parallel with REFLECTION s submaster fade
11. ate can be set up using the main console copied into a REFLECTION submaster and controlled from any point in the building RFXNOPS DOC Page 11 ee In an Reflection Users Guide Version 2 xx Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd Thus without having the main console on or an operator standing by the rehearsal lights can be faded up as required by stage management News current affairs studios Using any DMX source a number of states may be set up in a small studio and controlled via faders or by remotely controlled ramp circuits This has applications for remote regional studios interview studios and the like Effects input Any effects generator with industry standard 10Vdc analogue outputs may be connected to REFLECTION s analogue inputs to augment the effects capability of the main console emergency REFLECTION automatically protects against a number of possible fault conditions listed below Remember that once the main console dies you have no way of programming new memories into REFLECTION so always be sure you have copied enough backup states into REFLECTION before the show We recommend that you copy all your cues if less than 60 into REFLECTION for every show Then on your plot or script make a note of the REFLECTION submaster and page to correspond with cue Below we describe the three main control room faults which can very rarely arise during a show and how REFLECTION can get you out of trouble Ple
12. d will be covered in detail in the section on the freeze function below RFXNOPS DOC Page 7 Reflection Users Guide Version 2 xx ee Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd Enabling dimmer output Normally you will simply press freeze to release the freeze function and allow REFLECTION to start transmitting dimmer data If your main console is off disconnected or not transmitting dimmer data you will now hear a higher frequency tone telling you that REFLECTION is not receiving valid dimmer data This tone will continue for ten seconds then stop When no data is received on REFLECTION s data input the input data LED on the front panel is off REFLECTION may now be used as a stand alone console If input data is subsequently received the green input data LED will switch on and the input data will be used see next section Receiving input data REFLECTION receives dimmer data from the output of any suitable lighting control console and immediately passes it to the dimmers The input fader proportionally controls the level of the input from the main console and should therefore normally be kept at its highest position 10 so that main console levels will be transmitted directly to the dimmers with no change in level You can fade down the current output of the main console at any time by lowering the input fader below 10 Please note that REFLECTION s submaster faders may be combined with the input state at any time simply
13. e recorded are at zero 2 Press freeze This causes the current state being received from the main console to be frozen in REFLECTION s output The input freeze LED flashes red 3 Now send the first state to be copied from the main console Because REFLECTION is in freeze mode this will not affect the output to the dimmers 4 Press record followed by the bumpswitch of the desired submaster The new input state is now copied into the chosen submaster 5 Repeat this procedure for as many states as you wish to copy You may change pages without affecting output 6 Resend the original state from the main console and press freeze again This unfreezes REFLECTION without affecting output and with the new backup states safely recorded Clearing submasters To clear individual recorded submasters all that is required is to record a Blackout Cue in to a fader 1 Send a blackout from the main console using output or blind techniques described above 2 Select the page required by pressing the appropriate page switch 3 Press record followed by the bumpswitch of the submaster to be cleared 4 The submaster is now erased Note A submaster which has been cleared may not be restored except by recopying its contents from the main console To clear all recorded submasters on all pages 1 Turn REFLECTION off 2 Hold down bumpswitches 7 8 9 and turn REFLECTION on keeping the buttons pressed The unit will flash all LEDs o
14. evious pages may still be manually faded up or down but when they reach zero the old state is lost and the state from the new page if any is automatically loaded When all states from previous pages have been cleared in this way the page LED stops flashing to indicate that the page change operation is complete In this way it is possible to have a number of submasters from different pages active at the same time and of course it means that page changing is completely safe since active submasters are not affected until they reach zero The freeze function We saw in the last section how the freeze function can be used to freeze REFLECTION s output in order to copy states blind from the main console This was a voluntary use of freeze Strictly speaking pressing freeze during normal operation locks the current input state into the input master fader REFLECTION continues to use the frozen state to send to the dimmers instead of what is actually being received from the main console But freeze also has automatic functions which should be understood The following is a description of the two automatic freeze functions Input data failure If input data fails REFLECTION automatically goes into freeze mode When this happens e A tone sounds intermittently for 10 seconds e The input data LED switches off RFXNOPS DOC Page 10 Reflection Users Guide Version 2 xx ee Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd e The last valid da
15. gathers the calculated result and immediately passes it to the output SIO data register The net effect is that one byte is transmitted for every byte received which in turn means that the output DMX stream is fully synchronised with the input DMX stream The total system throughput delay will be between 44us and 88us between one and two byte times RFXNOPS DOC Page 15 Reflection Users Guide Version 2 xx Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd This method deals successfully with all DMX sources and receivers in production today However to be able to deal with ever increasing DMX speeds and varieties that are permissible under the DMX512 1990 standard we have included a second handling routine for incoming DMX referred to as Buffered DMX throughput Buffered DMX processing In this mode incoming DMX data bytes are received under the highest priority interrupt and stored in a buffer in the battery backed SRAM The microprocessor also deals with interrupts at the second priority level from the output SIO whenever it has completed transmission of the latest output byte At each output interrupt the microprocessor fetches the next byte in sequence from the input data buffer passes it through the hardware calculator subsystem and finally sends the result to the output SIO This therefore separates the timing of the incoming DMX and the outgoing DMX and allows the output DMX stream to continue smoothly even if the input DMX exhibits intermittent
16. if any DMX input is lost then the whole system Master amp Slaves will automatically enter Input Freeze Mode Master and slave units communicate via a three wire cable using 12C communications protocol Pin configurations and wire specifications are given below To install Slave units follow these steps 1 Ensure that the Master REFLECTION console and the Slave consoles are fitted with the same software version Note Master Slave operation requires V2 06 or later 2 Open the slave unit by removing the four securing screws and lifting the lid 3 Remove the two jumpers that are fitted to LK2 amp LK3 4 Fit one or both jumpers to positions C amp D following the chart on page 5 Note Ensure that each slave unit to be used in the system is set with its own unique address Jumper Master Unit Slave 1 Unit Slave 2 Unit Slave 3 Unit C O C S C O C S C D O C O C S C S C Affix a label on the rear of the unit identifying what slave number the unit is set for This can be useful in situations where a number of units could be interchanged Replace the lid and securing screws Prepare and fit the Expansion cable to the Master Unit and Slave unit s see below Plug one end of the short DMX cable supplied in to the Data in socket on the rear panel of the slave unit and the other end to its DMX source This may be a second output on the same console or from another Control desk Connect the Dimmer DMX line to the socket Data out on
17. incoming DMX stream has failed System Memory Clear Clear System Memory operation is initiated in the same way as for other ETC control systems press and hold down bumpbuttons 7 8 amp 9 and apply power When you hear the first alarm the operation is complete and you may release the bumpbuttons all stored states will have been cleared and the system is ready for operation This is of course the simplest way to clear out all stored states prior to storing new backup states for a different show In the case of an expanded REFLECTION system with a Master and one or more Slaves you should connect their Expansion ports apply power to the Slaves first hold down the Master s 7 8 amp 9 bumpbuttons and finally apply power The Master will pass the Clear System Memory command to each of its Slaves so that memory in all units is cleared simultaneously DMX PROCESSING STRATEGIES With version 2 06 software fitted it is now possible to select the method by which DMX is processed Two alternative modes are provided Byte by Byte or Buffered The unit is configured for Buffered Mode as a default as this will allow the unit to operate with all DMX type consoles If you experience problems with a particular DMX source in which case you should switch to Byte by Byte processing Byte by Byte processing When a byte arrives in the processor s input SIO data register it is immediately passed to the hardware calculator 6 s later the processor
18. ipment to reset When power is restored REFLECTION will initialise as described in Switching on above Until you press freeze REFLECTION sends nothing to the dimmers This is what you do 1 Don t panic The demultiplexers are still sending the last good state received from the main console to the dimmers Nothing should have changed on stage 2 Switch on the main console and wait for it to initialise Check carefully that REFLECTION s green input data LED is on Do not go any further until REFLECTION indicates that good data is being received 3 When REFLECTION s input data LED is on you can send the current cue from your main console Nothing happens yet as REFLECTION s input is still frozen 4 When you are sure that you are sending the same output from the main console as that being output by the dimmers check that the input master fader is at 10 and press freeze The freeze LED turns green and the output from the main console is passed directly through to the dimmers If the state of the dimmers is the same as that being sent by the main console there will be no change in dimmer levels 5 Continue the show on the main console as before RFXNOPS DOC Page 13 Reflection Users Guide Version 2 xx ee Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd REFLECTION failure Well it could happen If REFLECTION were to fail we would expect that the dimmers demultiplexer would hold up the last good data received therefore not affecti
19. n and then return to a fresh state with all faders empty RFXNOPS DOC Page 9 Reflection Users Guide Version 2 xx Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd Submaster pages Although REFLECTION has only 12 submaster faders its power is greatly increased by having five pages of submaster memory This means that for each of five pages you have a set of twelve submaster memories 60 in all Pressing one of the page switches selects that page to be active The green LED next to the appropriate page switch is lit If any submasters on the current page have already been recorded their LEDs will also light showing you which submasters are already in use Changing submaster pages You can change the active submaster page at any time by pressing the appropriate button page 1 through page 5 When you do this The new page LED lights and the old one goes out The green submaster LEDs light for any submasters in the new page which are already recorded If you change page while a submaster from the current page is above zero the following points should be noted The contents of the active submaster are not affected by the page change The green LEDs of any active submasters containing states from other pages flash to indicate that they are not part of the current page The green page LED for the newly loaded page flashes to indicate that the page change operation is not complete In this situation the active submaster s from pr
20. ng dimmer levels This is what you do 1 Remove the XLR male and female connectors from REFLECTION s rear panel and join them together positively to avoid making and breaking contact 2 The demultiplexers are now receiving dimmer data direct from the main console Continue the show as normal and call your ETC service agent Expanded systems Master Slave operation An expanded REFLECTION system is operated and behaves exactly like a single REFLECTION console but can backup up to four DMX512 data streams The Master console s switches and faders control not only control its own operation but also all operations of upto 3 Slave units For installation of Slave units on to a Master please refer to Chapter 2 Installing Expansion Modules Full REFLECTION consoles as well as purpose built REFLECTION CPU Modules which have no Control Panel can be set for operation as Slaves If a full REFLECTION console has its dipswitches set for Slave operation then its Control panel is disabled all control is made via the Master s Control panel The full REFLECTION unit operating as a slave will continue to indicate its status via its own LEDs Recording Submasters Recording your safety looks in to a REFLECTION system is achieved in the same way as a single REFLECTION First setup your total look on the main console select the page that you want the look to be saved on to and press Record Sub Bump The Master and Slave units will sto
21. pansion bus links 17 appendix C connector Schedules DMX Data Sockets 19 ANALOGUE INPUT CONNECTOR 19 EXPANSION PORT CONNECTOR 19 RFXNOPS DOC TOC Reflection Users Guide Version 2 xx Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd chapter one introduction Reflexion is a digital lighting control device that provides seamless backup for lighting control consoles It can also be used as an auxiliary lighting control console In addition Reflection supports analogue inputs that allow it to be configured as part of a house lighting control system When your main console is working normally Reflection transmits DMX 512 output directly from the main console to the dimmers If this flow of output data from console is interrupted for any reason Reflection maintains the lighting configuration that was in effect when the main consoles output signal was interrupted and allows you to crossfade manually into backup looks Reflection allows you to record upto 60 lighting looks over five pages each page containing 12 memories Once Reflection takes controls of the lights on stage you can then execute manual crossfades between any of the recorded looks This enables you to continue your show When normal output is restored from the main console you simply execute a manual crossfade to restore control to the main console Reflection consoles support single DMX lines of 512 dimmers To expand the system to accommodate other DMX Lines Expansion Modules are av
22. re in to their own memory the correct levels for each DMX line The Master unit will indicate which submasters have levels programmed in either the Master or Slave units Clearing Submasters Clearing submasters is again performed in exactly the same way by sending all zero levels from the control desk It is worth remembering that if any of the DMX lines has non zero level set eg a pre heat level then the system will assume that you wish to record it as a look and not extinguish the Submaster LED To clear all of the submasters across the system first power on the Slave units Then while holding down bump buttons 7 8 9 on the Master turn the Master unit on The REFLECTION will then give a short bleep while it performs the clear on all of the units after which normal operation will resume DMX Failure Automatic functions and alarms operate system wide eg if any DMX input is lost then the whole system Master amp Slaves will automatically enter Input Freeze Mode For example a system that comprises of one Master REFLECTION console and two Slaves is backing up a control desk with three DMX outputs Should the main desk fail on one DMX line all three REFLECTION units will go in to freeze mode sounding the beeper and red LED maintaining the last look for each DMX output The faders on the Master unit can now be used to bring in the pre stored looks for each DMX line simultaneously RFXNOPS DOC Page 14 Reflection Use
23. reflection user manual Software Version 2 xx Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd Unit 5 Victoria Industrial Estate Victoria Road Acton London W3 6UU Tel 0181 896 1000 Fax 0181 896 2000 Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd table of contents Chapter 1 Introduction Text conventions Pile on convention Customer service Chapter 2 Installation cee Installing your REFLECTION console Connecting to dimmers Installing analogue inputs Installing expansion modules Chapter 3 Tutorial Switching on Enabling dimmer output Receiving input data Recording backup states Copying cues in output Copying cues blind Clearing submasters Submaster pages Changing Submaster pages The freeze function Input data failure Momentary power failure Using analogue inputs Remote fader panels Effects input In an emergency RFXNOPS DOC Reflection Users Guide Version 2 xx N i os a A A O O gt O NN es ne a Ce Ce Ce N Na a na O OHOO TOC Reflection Users Guide Version 2 xx Electron Theatre Controls Ltd Main console failure 12 Control room power failure 13 REFLECTION failure 14 Expanded systems Master Slave 14 Recording Submasters 14 Clearing Submasters 14 DMX failure 14 Other features 15 Power on alarm 15 System memory clear 15 DMX processing strategies 15 Byte by Byte processing 15 Buffered DMX processing 16 Appendix B Jumper settings Console function jumpers 17 Ex
24. rs for use with remote panels for such purposes as houselight worklight and rehearsal lighting control This feature may also be used to pile on the output from a chase unit to REFLECTION s submaster faders Note REFLECTION analogue inputs are not suitable for negative Strand control Signals Connector Subminiature DB15 male Pinout Pins 1 12 channel 1 12 Pin 13 15 common return Note that for reasons of safety and security REFLECTION is intended for use with self powered external analogue sources Passive fader panels will need to be supplied with their own power supply units If in doubt consult your authorised ETC service agent RFXNOPS DOC Page 4 Reflection Users Guide Version 2 xx ee Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd Installing expansion modules An expanded REFLECTION system is operated and behaves exactly like a single REFLECTION console but can backup up to four DMX512 data streams The Master console s switches and faders control not only its own operation but also all operations of the 3 Slave units Full REFLECTION consoles as well as purpose built REFLECTION CPU Modules which have no Control Panel can be set for operation as Slaves If a full REFLECTION console has its dipswitches set for Slave function then its Control panel is disabled all control is made via the Master s Control panel Its LEDs do however continue to indicate its status Automatic functions and alarms operate system wide eg
25. rs Guide Version 2 xx ee Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd Once control has been passed safely to the REFLECTION system the cause of the fault can now be traced Each of the Slave units has its own Input Data LED which in the example above will be extinguished on the unit with the missing DMX source Once the fault has been corrected cross fading back to the main console is the same as for a single REFLECTION unit Should a Slave unit be unable to communicate with its Master it will beep at short intervals warning you that something is wrong If his happens check that the Expansion port cable is plugged in and that the Master unit is turned on If you are unable to make the Slave unit operate with the rest of the system then remove the Expansion port cable from the faulty Slave unit and by pass the DMX by connecting the DMX In lead to the DMX Out lead This will at least allow you to continue with a part protective system OTHER FEATURES Power on Alarm After REFLECTION is turned on it will not transmit DMX until the operator has pressed the Input Freeze button To remind the operator that its output DMX is still disabled REFLECTION sounds its alarm at 1Hz By popular request we have made the power on alarm optional It can be disabled by placing a shorting clip on Jumper A Note this does not disable the Loss of DMX alarm at 2Hz which REFLECTION gives when it has gone into Automatic Input Freeze mode having detected that the
26. ta packet received from the main console is frozen and may be controlled by the input master fader Momentary power failure It may happen that power is lost in the control room causing the main console to reset when power is restored This is a potentially dangerous situation normally when control room power is lost the DMX receivers at the dimmers will maintain the last good data until see DMX restored The problem is that most lighting consoles reset to a clean state where they are sending a stream of zero levels This means that although all may seem to be well from the time power is lost up to the time when the console is initialising when initialisation is complete the lights may go out REFLECTION solves this problem by going into freeze mode when either Power is applied or Input data fails If power is lost in the control room taking out REFLECTION as well as the main console when it is restored REFLECTION transmits no DMX data until freeze is released This gives you time to set up the main console into the correct output state before pressing freeze to continue the show If the problem was a main console failure or loss of power to the main console only REFLECTION detects bad or missing input data and automatically freezes the input master with the last good data received If the main console recovers from its problem it need only be set to the cue being sent at the time of the failure at which time pressing freeze
27. tware version see sticker on rear of console e Options installed e Demultiplexer type if analogue dimmers e Dimmer type e Main console type RFXNOPS DOC Page 2 ee Reflection Users Guide Version 2 xx Electronic Theatre Controls Ltd chapter two installation This chapter includes set up instructions that you need to install REFLECTION and any optional accessories This chapter includes the following installation procedures e Installing your REFLECTION console e Installing analogue inputs e Installing expansion modules Installing your REFLECTION console This section details the installation instructions for your REFLECTION including connections to dimmers and control systems 1 Place console on a hard stable flat surface with at least 150mm of space behind it for ventilation and cable clearance Console should be at least 2m away from dimmers and high current AC lines Caution Do not leave the console in a flightcase tray or on a soft surface This will inhibit proper ventilation Verify that your dimmer connector pinout is correct Pinouts for USITT DMX512 digital dimmer protocol is listed below Connect the male end of the short 5 pin XLR cable supplied with your REFLECTION console to the DMX512 dimmer data output of your main lighting control console Connect the female end of the same cable to the socket labelled Data in on REFLECTION s rear panel Connect the socket marked D
28. utorial With the REFLECTION console set up as described in the previous chapter you are now ready to learn how to use it This chapter includes sections on the following topics e Switching on your REFLECTION console Recording backup states e Submaster pages e The freeze function e Using analogue inputs e In an emergency e Expanded systems Master Slave operation e Other features We strongly suggest that you work through all of this section of the manual with the equipment set up and running before using REFLECTION on a show Switching on your REFLECTION console This section details the initialisation procedure each time you switch on your REFLECTION console Switching on At switch on REFLECTION s faders should normally be set as follows e input fader up e all 12 submaster faders down Switch on REFLECTION using the power switch on the rear panel After two seconds REFLECTION is carrying out its initialisation procedures you will see hear the following e An intermittent tone sounds e The red freeze Led flashes e The green input data LED lights if good data is being received e One of the green page LEDs lights corresponding with the last active page prior to the previous shutdown as well as the LEDs of any submasters recorded in the current page The tone and flashing freeze LED indicate that REFLECTION is on but is as yet not transmitting any dimmer data This is important in various emergency situations an
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