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Using ArtNet and ArtNet to DMX interfaces
To output ArtNet on a Universe enable it and ensure that the output type is set to ArtNet. Choose which ArtNet
Universe you wish to Output the MagicQ Universe on. MagicQ defaults to outputting MagicQ universe 1 on the first
ArtNet Universe (Art 0).
If you are using Ethernet to DMX512 conversion boxes then you will need to configure the boxes to respond to the
correct Art-Net subnet and Art-Net universe. With SnakeSys B4 Ethernet to DMX boxes you need to place the device
into Art-Net mode by setting dip switch 4 into the up position and all others down, and then set up the two rotary
switches to the correct values – the left one for Art-Net subnet and the right one for Art-Net universe. The interface will
then decode the four Art-Net universes starting from that Art-Net subnet and universe.
In most networks the Art-Net subnet is set. In Setup DMX I/O the Output and Input universes use subnet 0 unless
specifically set to an Art-Net universe greater than 15 or set using the notation X-Y where X is the subnet and Y the
universe. If you are using only one Ethernet to DMX512 interface then you can use Universe 0.
If you are using multiple Ethernet Interfaces then you will need to set each Ethernet Interface to a different Art-Net
Universe – for example when using two SnakeSys B4 Ethernet Interfaces set the first Interface to Art-Net Universe 0 and
the second one to Art-Net Universe 4.
Connecting a MagicQ Playback Wing
To connect a MagicQ Playback Wing simply connect the Wing to the MagicQ console via USB. In the Setup
Window, View System, View Wings by default in versions 1.6.0.6 and above all wings are set to Playback/Extra so
the wing should be automatically configured.
By default the Playback Wings are set so that the Wings change page when the Next Page / Prev Page button are
pressed on the MagicQ console. It is possible to make the Wings operate completely independently of the main
MagicQ console by changing the “Lower Bank Tie” and “Upper Bank Tie”.
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