27216 - Masterpiece Replay 216
1U x 19" Rack Mounting Format
Your PULSAR Replay 216 is capable of controlling up to 512
DMX slots (channels) of lighting or effects. It will faithfully
reproduce any "shows" that have been programmed on a
Pulsar Masterpiece 48, 108 or 216 controller and transferred
to the Replay 216 via a memory card. A Masterpiece Screen
Driver and Monitor may be connected to the Replay 216 to
display a bar graph of the PMX channel levels and give details
of the contents of the pre-programmed Environments and
Environment Chases.
FRONT PANEL
MAINS ON/OFF SWITCH - Switches the mains On or Off!
The contents of the Replay Unit's Memory is maintained by a
rechargeable battery so it will start up in the same state as it
was at switch off except that all chases start from step one. At
switch on the Software Version is shown in the display - e.g.
No.2.2, followed by the current Show No. from 1-8 e.g. "Sho.1".
Software upgrades will be available free of charge from time to
time so please keep in touch.
FUSE - please see "Fuses and Precautions" overleaf.
BLACKOUT / RESTORE - When Blackout is selected, the
switch LED is lit and the channel outputs go to zero. This
switch toggles between Blackout and Restore.
THE 4 DIGIT DISPLAY - This shows words and numbers
keeping you informed of various events and functions, e.g.
Memory Card battery voltage or which Environment or
Environment Chase is selected - either from the front panel,
the Remote Control Socket or by MIDI.
CLOCK SET - It is hoped to implement this function in a
future software upgrade. It is intended that a new type of
Environment Chase will be provided whose steps are
controlled by Clock Time. Pressing the Day or the Hrs/Mins
button will display the clock. To adjust the clock it will be
necessary to hold one of these buttons down and use the
Clock Change Up or Down buttons to advance or retard the
clock.
ENVIRONMENT CHANGE - The s UP, t DOWN and
SELECT keys allow you to select Environments and
Environment Chases (E/EC) from the front panel. When you
press Up or Down the display EITHER shows the last E/EC
selected if something else was in the display OR steps up or
down to the next accessible E/EC. The Up and Down keys
are repeat keys and may be held down to scan round the
accessible E/ECs quickly. Having reached the desired E/EC,
press Select. The display shimmers until you press Select. If
you do not press Select within 10 seconds, the display will
drop back to the previously selected E/EC and become steady
again. While the Select key is pressed the display shows On /
Off / Flash depending upon the state of the Keyboard Action
chosen when the program was made -
Latch / Flash / Swap / Solo (AB crossfade mode is not
appropriate). When the Select key is released, the display
shows the E/EC just selected or changed.
ENVIRONMENT SELECT - pressed without first pressing
the Up or Down keys EITHER shows the last E/EC selected if
something else was in the display OR will toggle the last
selected E/EC if the Keyboard Action is in Latch OR will Flash
the last selected E/EC if the Keyboard Action is in Flash.
Other uses - see Up and Down section and Memory to Card
section.
SHOW SELECT - pressed on its own displays the current
Show No. from 1-8 e.g. "Sho.1".
SHOW CHANGE - While pressing the SHOW SELECT key
use the s UP and t DOWN keys to choose the next show.
When Show Select is released the Replay 216 changes to the
selected show.
RELEASE ALL / ALL OFF (for trouble shooting) - is
achieved by pressing the Up and Down keys together. After
keeping them pressed for 2 seconds the Release All Sliders
function is performed and the number released is shown. This
number would normally be 0 unless the memory has been
corrupted. After a further 1 second the All Off function is
performed, switching everything off and giving you a clean
slate from which to select your chosen E/EC. Note: If a slider
was deliberately engaged to control a Channel, Scene, Chase
or other level, and Set User Access Levels had been used to
lock this slider away, Release All will not disengage it.
MEMORY CARD SLOT - The Memory Card contains all
the information needed by the Replay 216 to reproduce a
lightshow programmed on a Masterpiece 48, 108 or 216.
When a Card is correctly inserted, the 4 digit display will
indicate the Card's battery voltage. Battery Life is about 5
years. The Replay 216's internal memory is maintained by a
rechargeable battery which automatically charges when the
Replay Unit is in use. Keep your Memory Card in a secure
place as a backup.
CARD TO MEMORY - Insert your Memory Card. Press the
Card to Memory key. The display indicates which Memory
Card Source Show (9-16) will be transferred to the Current
Show (1-8). E.g. "Sho.9 to Sho.1". To change the Source
Show use Show Change as described above. The Source
Show may even be another Internal Show (1-8). This provides
a "copy Show to Show" function. When you have selected the
required Source Show, press the Enter Code key to start the
transfer, or press Card to Memory again to cancel. To load
into a different Destination Show (1-8) you must first make this
the Current Show - see Show Change above.
MEMORY TO CARD - It would be normal to work from your
security backup memory card rather than the contents of the
Replay Unit's Memory, however, should you need to do
Memory to Card, proceed as follows: Insert your Card, then,
while keeping the Card to Memory button pressed, press
Select to change to Memory to Card. The display indicates
the Current Show (1-8) will be transferred to Card Show (9-16).
E.g. "Sho.1 to Sho.9". To change the Destination Show use
Show Change as described above. The Destination Show
may even be another Internal Show (1-8). This provides a
"copy Show to Show" function. When you have selected the
required Destination Show, press the Enter Code key to start
the transfer, or press Card to Memory again to cancel. To
load from a different Source Show (1-8) you must first make
this the Current Show - see Show Change above.
MASTERPIECE REPLAY 216
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