PRG Mbox Designer Manual 3.8 - Manual (Page 3)

MBOX ® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL III
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
About This Manual........................................................................................................................................................................ 1
Important Note About Consoles!.................................................................................................................................................. 1
Additional Documentation ............................................................................................................................................................ 1
Training Videos ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Customer Service ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Chapter 1. Overview
General Overview
Important Terminology.................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Features........................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Concepts of Operation ................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Components
Mbox Extreme Case Assembly .................................................................................................................................................... 7
Dual I/O Module ........................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Auxiliary Input Panel ................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Mac Computer............................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Fixture Descriptions
Mbox Environment Concept....................................................................................................................................................... 13
Fixture and Layer Overview ........................................................................................................................................................ 14
Fixture, Layer and Parameter Details ......................................................................................................................................... 16
Ambient Light and Spot Lights 1 - 4 ................................................................................................................................... 16
Pro Lights ............................................................................................................................................................................ 16
Camera ............................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Shutter Control .................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Keystone Control................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Layers: Texture + Object ..................................................................................................................................................... 17
Operating Modes
Mbox Designer Modes ............................................................................................................................................................... 18
Single Output Mode ............................................................................................................................................................ 18
Dual Independent Mode...................................................................................................................................................... 18
Panoramic Wide Mode........................................................................................................................................................ 19
Panoramic Dual Mode......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Chapter 2. Installation and Power-Up
Sample Configuration Diagrams
Overview..................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
DMX512 Input Configuration: Single Media Server with DMX512 Devices ............................................................................... 22
Art-Net Input Configuration: Network Switch and Multiple Media Servers................................................................................ 23
Output Configuration: Single Media Server with Plasma Display and LCD Projector................................................................ 24
Hardware Setup
Basic Setup and Connections .................................................................................................................................................... 25
Connecting the Stage Output..................................................................................................................................................... 26
Networking Multiple Mbox Extreme Servers .............................................................................................................................. 26
Getting Started
Before You Start ......................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Installing Mbox Software ............................................................................................................................................................ 27
Licensing Mbox Software ........................................................................................................................................................... 28
Power-Up Overview.................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Power-Up Procedure .................................................................................................................................................................. 30
Mbox Daemon ............................................................................................................................................................................ 30
Patching Fixtures
Patching Overview...................................................................................................................................................................... 31