Ross Acuity 4810AR-002 - Panel Module Configuration; Module Setup; To Set Up Communication to a SideBox Module; To Set Up Communication to a SideBoxNet Module

to Panel Modules menu is displayed on the main
menu.
1. Press HOME > Setup > More > Panel Modules.
2. Press Yes.
3. Press Upgrade PMCs.
Module Setup
Modules must be mapped to an internal or external
control panel row. This allows the switcher to apply color
schemes to the module, as well allow modules to be
assigned to MEs or aux buses.
If you are using an external module, such as a SideBox,
or SideBoxNet, you must set up communications with
that module before you can congure it.
To Set Up Communication to a SideBox Module
The SideBox must be set up on an external link on the
Acuity
®
control panel.
1. Press HOME > Setup > Installation > Com
Setup > Type.
2. Use the Com Port knob to select the port (ExtLnk
X) on the switcher that the external module is
connected to.
3. Use the Device knob to select Ext Module.
If the OverDrive
®
production control system is set
up with the switcher, you cannot assign ExtLnk 2
to Ext Module.
4. Press HOME > Confirm.
To Set Up Communication to a SideBoxNet
Module
You can connect up to 15 unique SideBoxNet enclosures
to a switcher. The number of each SideSlideNet,
SideShotNet, and SideStick modules depends on the type
of module you are connecting.
Note: You cannot have more than one SideShotNet,
SideSlideNet, and SideStick on the same external row. For
example, you cannot have two SideStick modules on the same
row, but you can have a SideShotNet and a SideStick on the
same row.
1. Press HOME > Setup > Installation > Com
Setup > Type.
2. Press Type and use the Com Port knob to select
the Remote or PanelNet port that you want to use to
connect to the SideBoxNet.
3. Use the Device knob to select OGP.
4. Press Select Device and use the Device knob to
select ePCH.
5. Press Com Type and use the Type knob to select
Network TCP.
6. Press Com Settings and use the Client/Server
knob to select Client and enter the IP address of the
device in the Remote IP Address eld and 5253
in the Remote Port eld.
7. Press Extra Options.
ValueOption
Each SideBoxNet must be
assigned to a different
number (1-15).
Unit ID
Select the panel row that
you want to assign the
SideBoxNet to. The panel
row corresponds to the
SideStick or SideBoxNet in
that the module assigned to
row 1 is numbered 1 in the
menus (SideStick1 for
example). You can only
assign the SideStick to an
internal panel row.
Row
Assigns the number, or
position, of the first audio
slider on the SideSlideNet
module. Each audio module
has 8 sliders, so the first
slider on module 1 is 1, the
first slider on module 2 is 9,
and so on.
First Fader
8. Press HOME > Confirm.
To Manually Map Modules to a Row
Modules are mapped to rows so that the system can
identify where the hardware is located on the panel.
Important: Do not manually map SideShotNet,
SideSlideNet, or SideStick modules to the panel.
Panel mapping for these modules is done from the
communications menu when you set them up.
1. Press HOME > Setup > More > Panel Modules.
2. Press Yes.
3. Press a button on the module that you want to assign
to a row. This sets the Link/Node knob to that
module.
Note: The term Virtual after the link/node indicates that it
is a virtual module on a Acuity Virtual Panel.
4. Press Panel Row & Crosspoint.
5. Use the Panel Row knob to select the panel row
that you want to assign the module to.
6. Use the First Crosspoint knob to select the
number, or position, of the rst source button on the
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