User manual

LOR800W & LOR160xW g3

If you have one of the USB adapters (shown in the

previous picture on the center and right), follow the

installation instructions that came with the adapter

to install it. If your adapter has two RJ45 jacks, you

can use either.

If you are using telephone cable to connect your

controller to the RS485 adapter, plug one end of the

phone cable into the adapter and the other end of

the cable into the RJ11 In Only jack shown in

Figure 1 or 2.

If you are using Cat5 cable to connect your

controller to the RS485 adapter, plug one end of the

data cable into the adapter and the other end into

either of the RJ45 In or Out jacks shown in Figure 1

or 2.

Configuring the Communications Port

First start the Showtime software control panel by

clicking start ► All Programs ► Light-O-Rama ►

Light-O-Rama Control Panel. There will be a light

bulb with a red halo on the right side of the task bar

at the bottom of the screen. Right-click the light bulb

and select Hardware Utility (HWU) from the menu.

You will see this window:

LOR800W & LOR160xW g3

With your controller powered up and cabled to your

PC, click the Auto Configure button on the top left.

The HWU will pop up a window asking you to make

sure everything is connected, click OK. It will then

search through all ports on your PC looking for the

port being used by Light O Rama and you will see

this window like this one:

Click OK, your RS485 adapter has been located

and is functioning properly. This will also make this

port available to other LOR software, like the

Sequence Editor which is used to create your