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MBOX® USER MANUAL
INTRODUCTION
About This Guide
This user manual provides necessary information regarding the operation of the Mbox v4 Media Server software.
This guide is provided to explain the features in the Mbox v4 software in detail. This manual is written to cover the
use of all three versions of the Mbox application - Designer, Studio, and Mini. Differences between the operation of
the three versions of software are noted wherever applicable.
Important Note About Control
The Mbox v4 software is designed to work with either the Mbox Director software or moving-light consoles. There is
a new version of the Mbox Director software (v4) required to control the Mbox v4 software. Mbox v4 will work with
any moving-light console that can have a compatible prole, including: PRG V676®, V476®, and V276 consoles, MA
Lighting grandMA1 and 2 consoles, High End Systems Hog® 4 series consoles, Jands Vista, Compulite Vector, ETC
EOS and Ion consoles, and Martin M-Series consoles.
Additional Documentation
For more information about DMX512 and sACN protocols, refer to the following documents available from the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) at www.ansi.org:
+ ANSI E1.11 - 2008 (R2013): Entertainment Technology - USITT DMX512-A, Asynchronous Serial Digital Data
Transmission Standard for Controlling Lighting Equipment and Accessories
+ ANSI E1.31 - 2009: Entertainment Technology - Lightweight streaming protocol for transport of DMX512 using
ACN
The above documents are also available in electronic format free for PLASA members at www.plasa.org
For more information about Art-Net, refer to the following document available from Artistic Licence Engineering at
www.artisticlicence.com:
+ Specication for the Art-Net Ethernet Protocol
Customer Service
For technical assistance, contact the nearest PRG ofce. Contact information for all PRG ofces can be found on
our website at: www.prg.com
For Mbox support, please contact: mboxsupport@prg.com
For additional resources and documentation, please visit our website at: www.prg.com
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