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AUTO
BACKUP IF
DMX FAILS
The AUTO-BACKUP menu allows Micro-Scope to be connected in-
line between a lighting desk and dimmers. Micro-Scope monitors
the received DMX512 and
should the signal fail,
switches one of the twelve
Memories to the output.
This mode provides a useful backup, which forces a known look on
stage, should the console fail. When the backup mode is triggered,
the user can snap between the presets.
When the menu is entered,
the following display is shown
and received DMX512 is
looped to the output. The UP and DOWN keys are used to select
the Memory that will be output should the received DMX512 fail.
If the DMX fails, the following display is shown and the selected
Memory is output to the dimmers. When the problem with the
received DMX512 has been corrected, simply press MENU twice to
reset AUTO-BACKUP mode.
When AUTO-BACKUP is
active, the UP and DOWN keys are used to snap between
consecutive Memories.
LOOP
THROUGH
The BUFFER DMX/MIDI option is used to select between Micro-
Scope's Generator output
and a buffered copy of the
incoming DMX512 signal.
The Loop Through mode is selected by pressing the TOGGLE key
when the menu is displayed. The BUFFER mode of operation allows
Micro-Scope to be used as a signal booster for long DMX512 or
MIDI cables.
BUFFER mode is switched off when the Generator Menu is next
selected. When BUFFER mode is active, “L” is shown in the receive
window to denote “Loop Through”.