JLCooper SX Midnight Eclipse User Manual

ECLIPSE

SX

Midnight Finish

Compact Color Grading Control Surface

Users Manual

EclipseSX Midnight Finish and EclipseSX are trademarks of JLCooper
Electronics. All other brand names are the property of their respective owners.

Eclipse SX User’s Manual, First Edition
Part Number 932114

 2010 JLCooper Electronics, 142 Arena Street, El Segundo, CA 90245 USA

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Table of Contents

Introduction................................................................................... 4

Installation..................................................................................... 5

Unpacking................................................................................... 5

Setup............................................................................................ 5

Connecting the Eclipse SX .......................................................... 5

Self Test....................................................................................... 8

Mode Selection............................................................................ 8

Technical Reference...................................................................... 9

Electrical Connections................................................................ 9

Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 15

Care and Service....................................................................... 15

Configuring the Host Application............................................. 15

Using the Eclipse SX ................................................................... 16

Technical Reference.................................................................... 17

Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 17

Care and Service....................................................................... 20

JLCooper Electronics Factory Warranty................................. 21

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Introduction

The EclipseSX Midnight is a tactile control surface intended for
color grading application such as Apple Color, Iridas SpeedGrade,
Assimilate Scratch and IFX Piranha Cinema HD.

The EclipseSX Midnight is identical to the left side of the
EclipseCX with the following enhancements:

• Darker unit finish with black sides,

• White LED and VFD displays and,

• The addition of six reset pushbutton switches next to the

high resolution encoders above the trackballs.

The EclipseSX Midnight has numerous interface options. It has
two slots to accommodate the MCS-Interface Cards. These are
available in:

• RS-232

• RS-422

• USB

• Ethernet

• GPI (8 in / 8 out)

Additionally, the EclipseSX Midnight has an expansion port,
which allows it to be connected to either an Eclipse or MCS-3000
series controllers as a slave peripheral. Alternatively, it can act as
a master to other Eclipse or MCS-3000 series peripherals.

The unit features a DC power jack. The unit can be power from
the supplied power adaptor or powered from 12 volts DC.

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Installation

Unpacking

When you receive your Eclipse SX Midnight, you should receive
the following items:

• EclipseSX Midnight

• This Users Manual

• Power Supply

• Power Cord

Please take a moment to register your product at:

http://www.jlcooper.com

This will allow us to notify you of important updates and changes
to software or features.

Setup

The compact design of the Eclipse SX makes it easy to locate
wherever you need it. The Eclipse SX must be setup up in a
location that does not experience vibration, excessive humidity,
dust or temperature extremes.

Connecting the Eclipse SX

The EclipseSX can connect to the host directly using an interface
card installed in slot 1. This can be an RS-422, RS-232, USB or
Ethernet card. Refer to the next section for specific instructions on
how to connect the EclipseSX to your host computer.

The Eclipse SX typically uses the MCS-Ethernet Interface which
connects to any 10baseT or 100baseTX Ethernet network.

1. Connect the Eclipse SX to the Ethernet network

2. Connect the included power supply to the Eclipse SX.

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Configuring the MCS-Spectrum as a Master
When the MCS-Spectrum is directly connected to a host computer
using an interface card in Slot 1, it becomes the master. That is,
the MCS-Spectrum communicates directly with the host and any
other MCS Series controller become slave or expander peripherals.
Expander peripherals connect to the MCS-Spectrum using the
Expander port on the rear of the MCS-Spectrum.

The diagram below shows how to set the jumpers in the MCS­Spectrum to operate as a Master. In this case, JB2 and JB3 in the
MCS-Spectrum MUST be placed in the “MASTER” position. JB1
in the MCS-Spectrum MUST be installed.

Maste

Slave

JB2 JB3

Jump for Master

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JB1

Configuring the MCS-Spectrum as a Slave

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When another MCS Series controller, such as the MCS-3800, is
directly connected to a host computer, the MCS-Spectrum
becomes a slave or expander peripheral. In this situation, the
MCS-Spectrum communicates indirectly with the host through the
master. The slave or expander MCS-Spectrum connects to the
master controller using the Expander port on the rear of the MCS­Spectrum.

The diagram below shows how to set the jumpers in the MCS­Spectrum to operate as a slave or expander peripheral. In this case,
JB2 and JB3 in the MCS-Spectrum MUST be placed in the
“SLAVE” position. JB1 in the MCS-Spectrum MUST be
removed. The jumper for JB1 can be installed on one of the pins
of JB1 for safekeeping.

Slave

Maste

JB2 JB3

Jump for Master

JB1

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