Owner manual

MBOX
®
MINI USER MANUAL 1
INTRODUCTION
About This Manual
This manual provides necessary information regarding product safety, installation, and operation for the following
PRG product:
+ Mbox® Mini
This manual applies to software version 3.9.
Familiarizing yourself with this information will help you get the most out of your PRG product.
WARNING: It is important to read ALL accompanying safety and installation instructions to avoid damage to
the product and potential injury to yourself or others.
Important Note About Consoles!
The Mbox Media Server is designed to work with moving-light consoles. Consequently, most of its features are not
compatible with conventional consoles. Mbox Designer v3.9 works with the following moving-light consoles: PRG
V676®, V476® and Virtuoso® consoles, MA Lighting grandMA 1 and 2 consoles, High End Systems Hog® 3, Hog®
4, or iPC consoles (running Hog 3 or 4 software only), the ChamSys MagicQ console, and the Martin Maxxyz™ and M
series consoles. Mbox Designer v3.9 is not compatible with High End Systems Hog® 2 or iPC consoles running Hog
2 software. Neither PRG nor High End Systems will support the use of Mbox Designer v3.9 on any console running
Hog 2 software.
In general, if you are using Mbox with any console other than Vx76, Virtuoso or grandMA, it is a good idea to contact
PRG for more information.
Additional Documentation
For more information, refer to the following manuals:
+ Mbox® Designer User Manual (02.9800.0001.xx)
+ Mbox® Director User Manual (02.9800.0002.xx)
+ Mbox® Studio User Manual (02.9800.0003.xx)
+ Mbox® Remote User Manual (02.9800.0005.xx)
+ PRG Lighting Systems Networking Guide (02.3004.1000.0)
+ Vx76 Software User Manual (02.9814.0001.xx)
For more information about DMX512 and sACN protocols, refer to the following documents available from the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) at www.ansi.org:
+ ANSI E1.11 - 2008 (R2013)
Entertainment Technology - USITT DMX512-A, Asynchronous Serial Digital Data Transmission Standard for
Controlling Lighting Equipment and Accessories
+ ANSI E1.31 - 2009
Entertainment Technology – Lightweight streaming protocol for transport of DMX512 using ACN
The above documents are also available in electronic format free to PLASA members at www.plasa.org
For more information about Art-Net, refer to the following document available from Artistic Licence Engineering at
www.artisticlicence.com:
+ Specification for the Art-Net Ethernet Protocol