Gilderfluke&Co Sd-50 Audio & Show Controllers - Manual (Page 32)

3b)
An IR request for Show/SoundFile #2 will play Show/SoundFIles 5, 6, 7 or 8, depend-
ing on the 'language select' inputs to the J8 port.
3c)
An IR request for Show/SoundFile #3 will play Show/SoundFIles 9, 10, 11, or 12, de-
pending on the 'language select' inputs to the J8 port.
3d)
An IR request for Show/SoundFile #4 will play Show/SoundFIles 13, 14, 15 or 16, de-
pending on the 'language select' inputs to the J8 port.
………
3j)
An IR request for Show/SoundFile #10 will play Show/SoundFIles 37, 38, 39 or 40,
depending on the 'language select' inputs to the J8 port.
The only thing that the MultiLingual mode will not do is start a new show if the 'language select'
switch is thrown in the middle of a Show/SoundFile, unless the IR receiver is still in range of the IR
transmitter (and the Show/SoundFile is set as 'steppable'). In general, restarting a show in the mid-
dle is not the sort of thing that is generally desired. If there is a ride vehicle or other timed element
involved, it too would be recycled back to the beginning of the scene.
What the MultiLingual mode will do if the language switch has been thrown is to play the newly
requested language on the very next IR trigger.
None
If the DMX-512/MIDI input is not being used, then the DMX-512 transmission is enabled on the
DMX-512/MIDI output terminals.
G) ! DMX-512 Output (Sd-50/8, Sd-50/40)
Two position Screw Terminals. DMX-512 is transmitted on this pair of screw terminals. The DMX-512
standard was developed by the United States Institute for Theatrical Technology (USITT) for a high speed
(250 KBaud) asynchronous serial data link. Although it was originally designed for controlling light dimmers,
it is now supported by hundreds of suppliers throughout the world for controlling all kinds of theatrical
equipment (fans, strobes, chain winches, wiggle lights, etc.).
a)
If running from RealTime updates through the RS-232 serial port, the DMX-512 data will always
start with the channel ‘0’ (which is channel ‘1’ on most dimmers). Data after the sixteenth channel
will be padded with ‘0’ values through the 256th byte, and then followed by two checksum bytes (if
enabled).
The Show Control Outputs, Audio Level Control, And Repeater Control channels typically over-
lap with some of the lighting control channels when operated in this mode.
b)
If running from a show file which has been AutoDownloaded to the Sd-50/8 or Sd-50/40’s flash
memory, the ‘first address’ of the downloaded data will be the first DMX-512 channel to have your
programmed data in it. Channels before and after the AutoDownload data will be padded with ‘0’
values up until the 256th bytes sent, followed with a two byte checksum (if enabled). Following this
will be any additional data stored in the AutoDownload file, if there is any. After the end of the data
in the AutoDownload file, any remaining channels will be padded out through the 512th channel.
The Show Control Outputs, Audio Level Control, And Repeater Control channels often overlap
with some of the lighting control channels when operated in this mode.
c)
If running from DMX-512 input data, the DMX-512 data will always start with the channel ‘0’ (which
is channel ‘1’ on most dimmers). After the 256th DMX-512 channel is sent, there will be a two byte
checksum (if enabled). Following this will be any additional data from the received DMX-512 data,
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