Pathway Rooms Design and Operations Guide - Manual (Page 4)

Pathport Rooms – Operations, Maintenance and Design – Page 4
Operation
Operation of the Pathport Rooms system is intended to be transparent to the end
user.
To change the configuration, the user simply properly closes the walls necessary
to create the rooms desired, or the user sets the new configuration with the
installation-specific interface (by others). The Rooms Control Module detects the
changes and automatically reassigns DMX channels accordingly.
Maintenance
The Rooms system requires very little maintenance.
The Rooms Control Module should be powered directly from an appropriate,
unswitched electrical source, ideally incorporating an uninterruptible power
supply (UPS). In the event power is lost to the Control Module, adequate time
must be allowed once power is restored for the Control Module to reboot and re-
establish the hall’s configuration before any reconfiguration is undertaken.
Contact closure modules should be periodically inspected for damage or loose
connections and tested.
Pathport nodes should be periodically inspected for physical damage from
impacts or spilled liquids, but otherwise require no maintenance.
If an installation-specific switch interface has been provided, please follow the
interface’s documentation regarding maintenance.
Other elements of the Rooms system, such as Ethernet switches and wiring,
should be maintained and inspected according to their manufacturers’
recommendations.