Lectrosonics PT3 User Manual

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Page 1 - LECTROSONICS, INC

PT3 Protocol Translator OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS and trouble-shooting guide LECTROSONICS, INC. Rio Rancho, NM

Page 2 - INTRODUCTION

EDIT LECNET MONITOR MAP ENTRY WINDOW The Edit LecNet Monitor Map Entry window describes a single monitor map entry. At the top is listed the LecNet de

Page 3 - FCC PART 15 NOTICE

Protocol Translator On the left side of the window is an editable list of LecNet actions. The New and Delete buttons may be used to extend or shorten

Page 4 - INSTALLING THE HARDWARE

On the left side of the window is an editable list of LecNet monitors. The New and Delete buttons may be used to extend or shorten the list. Lect

Page 5 - PT3 CONCEPTS

Protocol Translator 2. From the Setup menu, invoke the Options window. Here, we will tell the PT3 its identity with respect to the MIDI interface and

Page 6 - SETTING UP THE PT3

5. From the main window’s Action Map frame, click New... again. Change the settings to translate MIDI note 62 (the D above middle C) to the AM8’s Au

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Protocol Translator 8. If the PT3 is connected, you may now transfer your new settings to it by clicking the Go Live button. The Power/PC LED on the

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1. Start the PT3 software. If a PT3 is connected, its settings (which may be blank) will be read in at this time. If a PT3 is not connected, an info

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Protocol Translator instruct the AM8 that the Auto vs. Direct status of each AM8 input shall be selected by LecNet commands, not by the dipswitches o

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8. From the main window’s Monitor Map frame, click New... to invoke the Edit LecNet Monitor Map Entry window. Change the settings to monitor the AM8

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Protocol Translator command ECHO ON so you can see what you’re typing. Then enter SHOW DEVICE to see the list of connected devices. The Lectrosoni

Page 12 - A TUTORIAL FOR MIDI USERS

INTRODUCTION The PT3 Protocol Translator offers convenient and flexible control of LecNet™ equipment from an AMX®1 control system or a MIDI

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the channel turn on briefly, then switch off again. Such a channel should use the AXlink Pulse mapping, so that the action happens only once when t

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Protocol Translator Note: For reliable operation, groups of 16 or more actions sharing a common trigger should be broken into groups of 15 or fewer ac

Page 15 - A TUTORIAL FOR AMX USERS

This normalized trigger value is inverted (one’s complement: all bits complemented) if the action’s Value invert checkbox calls for it, then scaled to

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Protocol Translator TROUBLESHOOTING The following are just general guidelines and initial suggestions. If a problem persists, please refer to the se

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SERIAL CABLE WIRING DIAGRAM The serial port on the LecNet device is a minimal RS-232 implementation. The figure shows the wiring diagram to accomm

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Protocol Translator SERIAL PORT COMMANDS AVAILABLE All LecNet devices use a modification of the typical one-to-one connection between two RS-232 comp

Page 19 - AXCESS PROGRAMMING HINTS

GENERAL DEVICE COMMANDS Get Device Name - Causes the PT3 to send its “name” string back. The first data byte is the length of the name string, and t

Page 20 - ADVANCED CONCEPTS

Protocol Translator SEND_COMMAND commands The ‘BANK0’ through ‘BANK7’ commands cause changes to levels 1-8 to be treated as different levels b

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MIDI DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS Midi connector pinout 1 2 3 45 The PT3 listens on a single MIDI channel (1-16, user selectable in the Options window) an

Page 22 - AXlink Mapping How sent

Protocol Translator SERVICE AND REPAIR If your system malfunctions, you should attempt to correct or isolate the trouble before concluding that the

Page 23 - TROUBLESHOOTING

Protocol Translator FCC PART 15 NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to P

Page 24 - LecNet Device to PC

LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTYThe equipment is warranted for one year from date of purchase against defects in materials or workmanship provided it was pur

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REAR PANEL CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS LecNet EXPANSION AXlink PORT MIDI GNDAXMAXPPWR AXlink PORT The four pin AXlink connector is fully compatible with t

Page 26 - SPECIFICATIONS

Protocol Translator AM8 (Slave) Switch in SLAVE Position AM8 (Master) Switch in MASTER Position AM8 (Slave) Switch in SLAVE Position PWR IN (CH40) OU

Page 27 - Rio Rancho, NM – USA

The PT3 software comes with a large list of common LecNet actions for a wide variety of LecNet devices. This list is stored as a separate disk file

Page 28 - Midi connector pinout

Protocol Translator are provided to help organize the list cosmetically, however the order is not important to the functioning of the PT3. It is vali

Page 29 - RETURNING UNITS FOR REPAIR

The File menu offers the usual commands, plus two special ones. New prepares the software for composing new settings by initializing all controls.

Page 30 - LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTY

Protocol Translator DEVICE LIST WINDOW The Device List window tells the PT3 what LecNet devices will be connected. These settings affect what options

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