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controller will go into normal operation mode in
about two seconds.
Stand Alone Speed Control
You can set the speed at which a standalone
sequence is run. See the Stand Alone Operation
section for more information on standalone
sequences.
You can only set the standalone speed if a
standalone sequence is loaded into the controller.
Press the Select/Set button until the status display
flashes “SPnn” where nn is the current speed:
The speed is a number between 00 and 13. When
set to “06,” one second of real time equals one
second of sequence time. This means the
sequence runs at the same speed as it would be
run by a Show Director or your PC. Lower numbers
slow the sequence down.
SP00 is approximately 2.5 seconds/second
sequence time. SP13 is approximately 0.33
seconds/second of sequence time.
Use the ▼ and ▲ buttons to change the speed. To
save the new speed, let the display time out or
press Select/Set.
Testing with the Hardware Utility
Use this section to learn how to connect your
controller to your PC. If you have already installed
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the RS485 adapter and verified its operation with
another controller, you can skip to the Creating A
Sequence section.
Once power has been supplied to the controller the
Status Display will rotate through the “Idle”
messages – see the Status Display section. This
indicates that the Unit is functioning and that there
is no communication. Once communication with a
PC, Show Director or another controller is
established, the Status Display will stop rotating
through the “Idle” messages and steadily show its
Unit ID.
Installing LOR Software
You must have the LOR ShowTime software
installed on your PC to proceed. Follow the
instructions that came with the software to install it.
Connecting Controller-to-PC Data Cable
If you want to experiment with the lighting controller
using the LOR Windows Software, you will have to
install an RS485 adapter so you can talk to it from
your PC.
If you have an SC485 (PC serial port adapter,
shown on the left in the following picture), you need
only plug it into an available PC 9-pin serial port.
The cable from this serial adapter to the controller is
limited to 100’ or less.