Gilderfluke&Co Br-miniBrick8 - Manual (Page 23)

Programming the Br-miniBrick8 without a Computer
The digital outputs of the Br-miniBrick8 can be ʻProgrammed in Placeʼ using only
the three buttons on its top, or by connecting a RS-232 serial port and using Gilderfluke
& Co.ʼs PC•MACs software. The instructions in this section cover ʻPrograming-In-Placeʼ
using the buttons on the top of the Br-miniBrick8.
To enter programming mode:
Press and hold the red ʻRecordʼ button for three seconds. On the first press, the first
output (Output ʻ0ʼ) will begin flashing with a quick ʻdouble flashʼ pattern. This indicates
that only this one output is active for programming.
If the Br-miniBrick8 immediately starts a ʻback and forthʼ chase, it indicates that the
Br-miniBrick8 has had its memory cleared, and it has jumped right into the ʻclear allʼ
mode (see below).
On the next seven presses of the red ʻRecordʼ button , outputs ʻ1ʼ, through ʻ7ʼ are se-
lected in turn.
On the eighth press, the ʻclear allʼ mode is selected. This is indicated by a ʻback-and-
forthʼ chase on all eight red output LEDs.
On the next four presses of the red ʻRecordʼ button , the ʻoperating modeʼ mode is
selected. This is indicated by a two short / one long flash pattern on one of the output
LEDs and the green ʻtriggerʼ LEDs. This mode is used to select whether the Br-
miniBrick8 is going to play the show once or loop, and whether the show can be
ʻstepped uponʼ once running.
On the next press, ʻprogrammingʼ mode is exited.
ʻClear Allʼ mode:
This is normally done as the first step in programming a show. This is how you set
the length of the show. Press and hold the red ʻRecordʼ button . Momentarily pressing
the green ʻGoʼ button (or if an external trigger is received) starts the Br-miniBrick8 run-
ning (yellow LED flashes quickly). The length of the show is set by the length of time
you hold down the
red ʻRecordʼ button . When you release the red ʻRecordʼ button , the
show length will be set. While in this mode, outputs ʻ1ʼ through ʻ3ʼ are cleared. Bit ʻ0ʼ can
be programmed by pressing the
blue ʻDataʼ button . By default, a new show is set to play
once when triggered, and canʼt be stepped on.
ʻRecord Oneʼ mode:
Once in ʻRecordʼ mode (entered by pressing the red ʻRecordʼ button until the first
output LED starts doing the ʻdouble flash. Press and release the red ʻRecordʼ button up
to seven more times, until you see the LED for the output you want to program doing
the ʻdouble flash.) Momentarily pressing the
green ʻGoʼ button (or if an external trigger is
received) starts the Br-miniBrick8 running (yellow LED flashes quickly). Any outputs
which have previously been recorded will be played back. If the
red ʻRecordʼ button is
pressed and held, it will clear the selected output. Pressing the blue ʻDataʼ button while
the red ʻRecordʼ button is held down will record new data on the selected channel.
If a portion of your show is perfect, and you only want to re-record a small section,
this is easily done with the Br-miniBrick8. Just release the red ʻRecordʼ button during
the sections of the show you want to keep. The data will not be altered. When the red
ʻRecordʼ button is pressed during the portions of the show you want to change, you can
alter the data by pressing (or not) blue ʻDataʼ button .
Gilderfluke & Co.• 205 South Flower Street • Burbank, California 91502 • 818/840-9484 • 800/776-5972 • fax 818/840-9485
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