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3 TOGGLE THE MENU ITEM FROM REMOTE TO LOCAL
Press either of the volume ± keys to change the default setting of remote to
local. Press enter to save the change.
MP-8/9 Link The AVP2 has the ability to control the operational status of the Madrigal Imaging
MP-8 and MP-9 video projectors in an intelligent fashion.
Specifically, when the MP-8/9 Link is turned on and the AVP2 is connected to
either an MP-8 or an MP-9 projector, the AVP2 can toggle the projector between
its operate and standby conditions according to whether an A/V source has been
selected on the AVP2. (There is a short delay prior to changing the state of the
projector, to guard against rapid toggling of the projector’s status when acciden-
tally selecting an incorrect input.)
To take advantage of this feature with your Madrigal Imaging projector:
1 TOGGLE THE MP-8/9 LINK TO “ON”
2 CONNECT EITHER PHASTLINK™ CONNECTOR ON THE REAR PANEL OF
THE AVP2 TO THE CORRRESPONDING PHASTLINK™ INPUT CARD ON THE
PROJECTOR
Use a “straight-through” eight-conductor cable terminated in RJ-45 connec-
tors. This cable is outlined on page 29, in PHASTLink™ Control Ports.
Link Master When using the AVP in a PHAST™ home automation system, the PHAST™ con-
troller (that is, the computer running the PHAST™ software) must be the “master”
of the communications bus. It is responsible for passing all communications be-
tween various components in the system, much as the Post Office sorts out and
delivers the mail.
However, many Madrigal products also use the PHAST™ communications hard-
ware for their own inter-component communications, even absent the PHAST™
controller. In these cases, one of the Madrigal products serves as the “master” of
the communications bus, facilitating all the communications between the various
components. In effect, absent a post office, one of the Madrigal products steps in
to deliver the mail.
At the risk of excessive anthropomorphizing, PHAST™ controllers do not like
such challenges to their authority. To prevent the AVP2 from attempting to be-
come the “master” of the communications bus when sharing it with a PHAST™
control system, we suggest toggling the Link Master menu item to off, which pre-
vents the AVP2 from even enquiring as to whether it might take on these respon-
sibilities. If you do not have a PHAST™ controller, you may safely ignore this
menu item and leave it in its on setting.
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