SP-19
User's Guide
Compulite R & D
Revised March 1999
Table of Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................................1
Front Panel.........................................................................................................................1
Back Panel..........................................................................................................................1
Optional External Devices..................................................................................................1
Function Keys ........................................................................................................................2
Starting Up.............................................................................................................................2
Service Tools Menu & Displays.............................................................................................2
Accessing Service Tools ....................................................................................................2
Service Tools display.........................................................................................................3
Run.....................................................................................................................................3
Cold Start .......................................................................................................................3
Warm Start.....................................................................................................................3
Test.....................................................................................................................................3
Test LCD display & keys ...............................................................................................4
Disk operations...............................................................................................................4
Select/deselect files........................................................................................................5
System version...............................................................................................................5
Main Menu & Displays..........................................................................................................6
Giving a Go command........................................................................................................6
Giving a Hold command ....................................................................................................7
Rstr.....................................................................................................................................7
Load ...................................................................................................................................8
Ctrl .....................................................................................................................................9
View controller levels ....................................................................................................9
Change controller levels.................................................................................................9
View running chasers...................................................................................................10
View type of controller assignment..............................................................................11
Mac...................................................................................................................................11
Starting Your Show..............................................................................................................12
Playback after warm start.................................................................................................12
Auto Run function............................................................................................................12
Editing Using the Text Keyboard.........................................................................................13
Programming the Show........................................................................................................14
Introduction
The SP-19 is a Spark packaged in a 19 ā³ rack mount. It can be used as a backup for the
Spark system or a stand-alone system. The stand-alone system can be used to playback
shows recorded on Spark or photon. When used with a Remote Control Unit, SP-19 can be
used as a full featured Spark or Photon.
The SP-19 consists of all the internal hardware of the Spark console, a 2 x 16 character
LCD display, a floppy disk drive, and 6 front panel buttons.
Front Panel
Power switch
2 x 16 LCD display
6 function buttons
Floppy drive
Text keyboard connector
Panel (CAN bus) connector
Back Panel
3 output connectors that transmit DMX512, High-End protocol, or S-Mix.
1 input connector receives DMX input or SMPTE.
Remote bus
Serial port
Parallel port
S/VGA
MIDI In/Out/Thru
Optional External Devices
External devices are supported by the SP-19.
Text keyboard
Macro Extension Keyboard
S/VGA monitor
UWR/UCR
Function Keys
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Function Keys
Arrow keys - These keys traverse the display. They are used for selection. A selected item
appears between brackets.
[MENU] - This key toggles between Service Tools functions and the main Service Tools
menu or between the Main menu and A/B crossfade display
[ENTER] - Use this key to apply your selection.
Starting Up
When you power up you can either Cold Start or Warm Start SP -19/4D.
To Warm Start turn on the power switch on the front panel. Your show starts at the same
point it was when you powered down.
Cold Start clears SP- 19/4Dās memory. Cold start can only be accessed via Service Tools
(see Service Tools . There is also a Warm start option in Service Tools.
The system defaults to MIDI On.
Service Tools Menu & Displays
The Service Tools menu provides 4 basic functions:
Run
Test
Disk Operations
System Version Information
Accessing Service T ools
1. When the power is off, press and hold any 2 function buttons.
2. Turn on the power switch.
3. Release the two buttons. The system boots up. When the boot up is complete
the Service Tools menu is displayed.
Service Tools Menu & Displays
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Service T ools display
Figure 1 - Service Tools menu
Run
This function accesses Cold Start or Warm Start.
Cold Start
1. If <RUN> is not selected, use the arrow keys to select it.
2. Press [ENTER]. <COLD> and WARM are displayed. The default selection is
<COLD>, which is bracketed.
3. Press [ENTER]. The current show is erased. You can proceed to load a new
show. If there is a diskette in the disk drive containing show file 999.9, this
show file is automatically loaded. (See Auto Run , page 12.
Warm Start
1. If <RUN> is not selected, use the arrow keys to select it.
2. Press [ENTER]. <COLD> and WARM are displayed. The default selection is
<COLD>, which is bracketed.
3. Press [
īī]. <WARM> is now selected; it appears in brackets.
4. Press [ENTER]. The system comes up exactly as it was before shut down. If
chasers are running, they come up running, if a loop was active on A/B, it will
continue, etc. The A/B X-fade exam is displayed on the LCD.
T est
This function is identical to the diagnostic function in Service Tools for the Spark console.
This is used to diagno se hardware problems.
Two Diagnostic Tests are available:
1. Keyboard - Test that the SP-19 buttons are functioning correctly. You can also test the
keys on any of the peripherals such as the Macro Extension Keyboard.
2. CRT - Test the LCD display. This also verifies the correct function of the CRT, if a
monitor is connected.
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