SP Controls SmartPanel - Manual (Page 2)

Page ii SmartPanel Configuration and Installation Guide
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PANEL AND PROJECTOR POWER .................................................................................................. 25
P OWER C ONTROLS AND I NDICATION ..................................................................................................... 25
P OWER S TATES .................................................................................................................................. 25
Projector power is more complex than on and off......................................................................... 25
Projector Power States.................................................................................................................. 25
Panel vs. Projector Power ............................................................................................................. 26
P OWER S TATUS I NDICATORS ............................................................................................................... 26
T HE W ARM -U P T IMER ......................................................................................................................... 27
T HE L OCKOUT T IMER ........................................................................................................................... 27
How the Lockout Timer affects users............................................................................................ 27
T HE I NACTIVITY S HUTDOWN T IMER ....................................................................................................... 28
Configuring the Inactivity Shutdown Timer.................................................................................... 29
How the Inactivity Shutdown Timer affects users ......................................................................... 29
PROJECTOR POWER STATUS FEEDBACK .................................................................................... 31
How Power Status Feedback affects users .................................................................................. 31
U SING RS-232 P OWER P OLLING ......................................................................................................... 32
U SING A P OWER C URRENT S ENSOR ..................................................................................................... 32
D OING WITHOUT POWER FEEDBACK ...................................................................................................... 32
VOLUME .............................................................................................................................................. 34
V OLUME C ONTROLS AND I NDICATION .................................................................................................... 34
Relative vs. absolute volume modes............................................................................................. 34
U SING THE P ROJECTOR ’ S S PEAKERS ................................................................................................... 35
U SING THE A UDIO F OLLOW V IDEO P REAMPLIFIER ................................................................................. 35
When you need the Preamplifier ................................................................................................... 36
What the Audio Follow Video Preamplifier does for you............................................................... 37
A functional description of the Audio Follow Video Preamplifier................................................... 37
C ONFIGURING THE A UDIO F OLLOW V IDEO P REAMPLIFIER ...................................................................... 38
E QUALIZATION ..................................................................................................................................... 39
Defeating equalization................................................................................................................... 39
G AIN ................................................................................................................................................... 40
Defeating Gain (converting the Preamplifier into a switcher)........................................................ 41
V IDEO S WITCHING WITH THE A UDIO F OLLOW V IDEO P REAMPLIFIER ........................................................ 41
CONTROL WIRING OPTIONS ............................................................................................................ 42
D ECIDING BETWEEN W IRED R EMOTE AND THE IR E MITTER .................................................................... 42
Using wired remote ....................................................................................................................... 42
Using the included IR Emitter........................................................................................................ 42
W HEN THE P ANEL USES RS-232 AND W IRED R EMOTE /IR ..................................................................... 43
Why the Panel uses both RS-232 and Wired Remote/IR ............................................................. 43
RELAYS ............................................................................................................................................... 44
P OWER R ELAYS .................................................................................................................................. 44
S ELECTION R ELAYS ............................................................................................................................. 47
MODULES AND LEGENDS ................................................................................................................ 49
L EGENDS ............................................................................................................................................ 49
S ELECTING AND A RRANGING M ODULES OR A UXILIARY P ATCH P OINTS ................................................... 49
AUXILIARY PATCH POINTS .............................................................................................................. 51