Broadcast Pix BPswitch - Bpswitch System Specifications

BPswitch Operators Manual
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Pressing this button when it is orange, immediately connects to the current
running show on the Server.
Pressing this button when it is green, causes the panel to reboot itself. This can
be useful to recover from an unusual condition.
Panel Setup & Test
Selecting this option opens a sub menu on the PixPad PixButtons. It also sets up
a button labeled “Select Panel Mode” on the effects PixButtons, which instantly
terminates any of the sub modes and returns the panel to this Panel Setup & Test
mode. The sub menus are:
Turn Off/On
Sleep
turns off or forces on sleep mode (see below)
Test Vfd
displays and scrolls all possible characters through the display
Test Ctrls
allows testing and interpretation of all controls
Test Pix
allows testing of each Pix button display
Show Knobs
displays the raw data from the three rotary encoders
Show Buts
displays the raw data from all the pushbuttons
Show Joys
displays the raw data from the lever and joystick
Show Date
displays the version date of the panel software
Panel IP
allows editing of the TCP/IP address of the panel
Svr IP
allows editing of the TCP/IP address of the workstation
Light Show
cycles through all the lights in an eye-catching manner
Set Mode
allows selection of which router is connected (see below)
Set Color
a 2ME function to allow brightness/contrast adjust for
PixButtons
Sleep
Normally the panel falls asleep after 30 minutes of inactivity. While asleep all
panel buttons are extinguished, and a single dot scrolls through the display. A
press of any button awakens the panel, but is otherwise ignored. If sleeping is not
desired, press Turn Off Sleep to disable it The second line of the display will now
say, “Sleep has been disabled.” When sleep is disabled the Turn Off Sleep button
changes to Force To Sleep and if pressed, re-enables sleeping and forces the
panel asleep immediately.
BPswitch System Specifications
Server Specifications