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APPENDIX E:
ColorNet™ Remote Video
Encore Remote Video provides you with additional monitor locations, via the
ColorNet™ network, which allows you to access lighting control information when you
are at a location away from the Encore console. This is extremely useful when a remote
monitor is needed in the "house", backstage at your theater, or in your studio. This
appendix outlines how the Remote Video works with the Encore consoles. Remote
Video Support is an option available on any Encore console model that was ordered as a
configurable console with the Remote Video Option specified. If your Encore was not
originally ordered with the option, a Field Upgrade Kit is required to add the Remote
Video Option to your console. The Encore XL/2 model always includes the ColorNet
Remote Video feature. For more information about, or to order the ColorNet Remote
Video Option for your Encore console, please contact your local Colortran representative
or dealer, or call Colortran Customer Service at (800) 959-7999.
About ColorNet™
ColorNet is an Ethernet-based communications system that allows information
to be transmitted on a Local Area Network (LAN). When ColorNet systems are
designed, all Ethernet rules must be followed in order for the system to function
correctly. Most Ethernet cable, connectors, and equipment are commonly
available through computer and office supply retailers.
Because the Encore consoles use ColorNet for digital transmission of video
information, all remote monitor locations will have Remote Video displays of
the same quality as those at the console’s monitor. There is no possibility of
any degradation of the signal; the picture should be just as clear on a remote
monitor as it is at the console. If the picture appears “fuzzy” at a remote
location, it is due solely to the quality of the remote monitor.
Because the Encore console broadcasts video information onto the ColorNet
network, you may hook up as many as 29 different Remote Video locations
operating simultaneously. The cables that connect the console and the nodes to
the network are identical, so you can move the console to any Remote Video
location and still use Remote Video.
System Components
In order to run one or more Remote Video monitors off an Encore console, you
must have the following system components:
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