SP Controls SmartPanel - Manual

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PART I - INTRODUCTION
O VERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................1
A F IRST L OOK AT THE S MART P ANEL .......................................................................................................2
T WO F ORM F ACTORS TO F IT E VERY I NSTALLATION ..................................................................................3
Full-Size SmartPanel .......................................................................................................................3
Mini “Control-Only” SmartPanel.......................................................................................................3
B EFORE I NSTALLING THE S MART P ANEL ...................................................................................................4
Using the Configuration Utility .........................................................................................................4
Outline of this Document .................................................................................................................4
PARTS LIST ...........................................................................................................................................5
INSTALLING THE CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE.............................................................................6
R UNNING THE I NSTALLATION P ROGRAM ..................................................................................................6
C ONNECTING THE P ANEL TO YOUR C OMPUTER ........................................................................................6
S PECIFYING A C OM P ORT .......................................................................................................................7
U SING THE C ONFIGURATION U TILITY .......................................................................................................8
C HANGES MUST BE DOWNLOADED ..........................................................................................................9
The status bar ..................................................................................................................................9
Panel settings are retrieved by the Configuration Utility..................................................................9
How to download settings..............................................................................................................10
D OWNLOAD -O NLY M ODE .....................................................................................................................10
Manually placing the Panel in download-only mode .....................................................................11
Restoring normal operation after using download-only mode .......................................................11
PART II - CONFIGURING AND USING THE PANEL
PROJECTOR DRIVERS.......................................................................................................................13
S ELECTING A P ROJECTOR D RIVER ........................................................................................................13
P ROJECTOR D RIVER A PPLICATION N OTES ............................................................................................14
P ROJECTOR D RIVERS AND A PPLICATION N OTES ON THE W EBSITE .........................................................15
INPUT SOURCE SELECTION AND INPUT MAPPING ......................................................................16
U SING THE P ANEL TO S ELECT I NPUT S OURCES .....................................................................................16
What input source selection does from the installer’s perspective................................................17
M APPING P ROJECTOR I NPUTS ..............................................................................................................17
Why inputs must be mapped .........................................................................................................17
How to map inputs .........................................................................................................................17
A note on using relays to control an external switcher ..................................................................18
C OORDINATING I NPUT M APPING WITH M ODULES AND L EGENDS .............................................................19
Module Placement for the Large Chassis......................................................................................19
Auxiliary Patch Point Placement for the Small Chassis ................................................................20
Making it All Work Together...........................................................................................................20
HIDDEN FUNCTIONS ..........................................................................................................................22
W HY FUNCTIONS ARE HIDDEN ...............................................................................................................22
M APPING H IDDEN F UNCTIONS ..............................................................................................................23
Mapping No Hidden Function ........................................................................................................24