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(assuming it is not getting realtime updates from Pc•MACs through the serial port
or DMX-512), the Br-Brain4 will read in the AutoDownload file and begin running
your shows.
Accessing More Than Eight Shows on a Kp-300
Although there are only eight
, the control system has a ca-
pacity for 255 shows. With a minimum of three ʻutilityʼ shows (E-Stop1, E-Stop2
and Load/Unload), that leaves a room for up to 253 ʻmainʼ shows.
To access more than eight shows, you simply assign more than one show to
each button. The Br-Brain4 has a ʻplaylistingʼ feature. You can assign a range of
shows to a single
. Each time you press a ʻplaylistedʼ button, it
will play another show from the playlist. You have the option of telling the Br-
Brain4 to play the shows in the playlist sequentially, or in random order.
In a typical installation, you will divide your shows by ʻcategoriesʼ. i.e.:
1) Plays all the space rides in random order.
2) Plays all the undersea shows in sequential order.
3) Plays all the runaway mine train shows in random order.
4) Plays all the rollercoaster shows in sequential order.
5) Plays a specific space show.
6) Plays a specific undersea show.
7) Plays a specific runaway mine train show.
8) Plays a specific rollercoaster show.
To set up a playlist in Pc•MACs during the AutoDownload process. Everything
is set as described above, except instead of selecting the ʻStartʼ command for the
input, you just select either the ʻSequential from Listʼ or ʻRandom from Listʼ. You
can then enter the range of shows for the playlist to include.
Delayed ʻHPU Offʼ
You can program
to start the HPU at the beginning of
every show, and
to turn the HPU back off at the end of
every show.
Having the
in every show wonʼt hurt anything. If the
operator has forgotten to start the HPU manually, then it will automatically be
started with the show. A common situation is that you donʼt want the HPU to turn
off between every show when you have a steady stream of customers lined up.
One way to save electricity, and still save the wear and tear of having the HPU cy-
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